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Culture in International Construction Despite the wide range of technologies involved the construction industry still relies heavily on one old-fashioned component: the human. The clients managers designers investors and a whole host of other stakeholders are all involved in a crucial series of relationships that are just as important to project success as technical know-how. As construction projects become increasingly international as well as interdisciplinary the risk and cost of disharmonious working grows ever larger. The growth of IT and the increased reliance on large mergers and joint-ventures have created new problems which require a new set of solutions. Recent research has generated profound insights into international differences in business culture. This new work presents up-to-date theory and practical guidance identifying situations in which cultural differences present challenges. A focus on "critical incidents" demonstrated in a range of case studies will help readers to foresee such situations in their own projects and processes and so improve strategic and operational decision-making in construction collaborations. Detailed examples are taken from the Netherlands Germany Poland Turkey the UAE and China to explore a variety of problems in very different economic and cultural surroundings. A range of professionals (contractors developers investors architects engineers governments public/private clients) will find this book highly valuable as will researchers and students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138092891

Culture in MindToward a Sociology of Culture and Cognition What is thought and how does one come to study and understand it? How does the mind work? Does cognitive science explain all the mysteries of the brain? This collection of fourteen original essays from some of the top sociologists in the country including Eviatar Zerubavel Diane Vaughan Paul Dimaggio and Gary Alan Fine among others opens a dialogue between cognitive science and cultural sociology encouraging a new network of scientific collaboration and stimulating new lines of social scientific research. Rather than considering thought as just an individual act Culture in Mind considers it in a social and cultural context. Provocatively this suggests that our thoughts do not function in a vacuum: our minds are not alone. Covering such diverse topics as the nature of evil the process of storytelling defining mental illness and the conceptualizing of the premature baby these essays offer fresh insights into the functioning of the mind. Leaving the MRI behind Culture in Mind will uncover the mysteries of how we think. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203904701

Culture in School LearningRevealing the Deep Meaning Challenging educators to better understand themselves and their students this text presents a powerful process for developing a teaching perspective that embraces the centrality of culture in school learning. The six-part process covers examining culture personalizing culture inquiring about students' cultures and communities applying knowledge about culture to teaching formulating theory or a conceptual framework linking culture and school learning and transforming professional practice to better meet the needs of students from different cultural and experiential backgrounds. All aspects of the process are interrelated and interdependent. Two basic procedures employed in this process are presented: constructing an operational definition of culture that reveals its deep meaning in cognition and learning and applying the reflective-interpretive-inquiry (RIQ) approach to making linkages between students' cultural and experiential backgrounds and classroom instruction. Pedagogical features in each chapter include Focus Questions; Chapter Summaries; Suggested Learning Experiences Critical Reading lists. A Companion Website new for the Third Edition (www.routledge.com/cw/Hollins) provides additional student resources. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415743457

Culture IncarnateNative Anthropology from Russia This collection of studies uses the processes of analysis and self-analysis to examine the social political and spiritual forces at work in the post-Soviet world. The text includes discussions of ethnohistory political anthropology and ethnic conflict and symbolic anthropology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315482255

Culture MattersDecision-Making in Global Virtual Teams Global virtual teams (GVTs) have evolved as a common work structure in multinational corporations due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The cultural differences can produce great benefits in terms of perspective creativity and innovation but can also exacerbate interpersonal tensions miscommunications and clashing decision-making behaviors. This book outlines cultural competencies specific to GVTs and sheds light on management strategies for creating an optimal inter-cultural GVT environment. It covers theory decision making strategies and activities for cultural competence and problem resolution all told through vignettes and lessons-learned. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482240160

Culture MattersEssays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky Culture Matters explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. Culture theory was the focal point of the late Aaron Wildavsky's teaching and research for the last decade of his life a life that profoundly affected many fields of political science from the study of the pres Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315313

Culture Of HonorThe Psychology Of Violence In The South In the United States the homicide rate in the South is consistently higher than the rate in the North. In this brilliantly argued book Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen use this fact as a starting point for an exploration of the underlying reasons for violence.According to Nisbett and Cohen the increased tendency of white southerners to commit certa Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315320

Culture of InequalityThe Changing Hindu–Muslim Relations in Maharashtra This book offers a historical perspective on the changing Hindu–Muslim relationship in India through a study of syncretic traditions in Kurundwad Maharashtra. It explores the social and cultural dynamics between the two communities and analyses underlying issues of caste hierarchy Hindu hegemony and social dominance. The volume focusses on how the realization of cultural distinctiveness politics of identity and the struggle for dominance have played a role in shaping Hindu–Muslim relations in Maharashtra. Through field interviews conducted over three years the authors contextualise and analyse the nature of cultural hybridity in Kurundwad and how the relationship has changed over the years. The book also focusses on notions of tolerance and inequality and provides insights into the reasons for the growing distinctiveness in cultural and religious identity in Kurundwad since the 1990s in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the Shah Banu verdict. The book provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the relationship between Hindus and Muslims in India. It will be of great interest to researchers and students of sociology politics modern history cultural studies minority studies and South Asian studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367819422

Culture of the Internet As we begin a new century the astonishing spread of nationally and internationally accessible computer-based communication networks has touched the imagination of people everywhere. Suddenly the Internet is in everyday parlance featured in talk shows in special business "technology" sections of major newspapers and on the covers of national magazines. If the Internet is a new world of social behavior it is also a new world for those who study social behavior. This volume is a compendium of essays and research reports representing how researchers are thinking about the social processes of electronic communication and its effects in society. Taken together the chapters comprise a first gathering of social psychological research on electronic communication and the Internet. The authors of these chapters work in different disciplines and have different goals research methods and styles. For some the emergence and use of new technologies represent a new perspective on social and behavioral processes of longstanding interest in their disciplines. Others want to draw on social science theories to understand technology. A third group holds to a more activist program seeking guidance through research to improve social interventions using technology in domains such as education mental health and work productivity. Each of these goals has influenced the research questions methods and inferences of the authors and the "look and feel" of the chapters in this book. Intended primarily for researchers who seek exposure to diverse approaches to studying the human side of electronic communication and the Internet this volume has three purposes: * to illustrate how scientists are thinking about the social processes and effects of electronic communication; * to encourage research-based contributions to current debates on electronic communication design applications and policies; and * to suggest by example how studies of electronic communication can contribute to social science itself. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806389

Culture Politics and Linguistic Recognition in TaiwanEthnicity National Identity and the Party System The consolidation of Taiwanese identity in recent years has been accompanied by two interrelated paradoxes: a continued language shift from local Taiwanese languages to Mandarin Chinese and the increasing subordination of the Hoklo majority culture in ethnic policy and public identity discourses. A number of initiatives have been undertaken toward the revitalization and recognition of minority cultures. At the same time however the Hoklo majority culture has become akin to a political taboo. This book examines how the interplay of ethnicity national identity and party politics has shaped current debates on national culture and linguistic recognition in Taiwan. It suggests that the ethnolinguistic distribution of the electorate has led parties to adopt distinctive strategies in an attempt to broaden their ethnic support bases. On the one hand the DPP and the KMT have strived to play down their respective de-Sinicization and Sinicization ideologies as well as their Hoklo and Chinese ethnocultural cores. At the same time the parties have competed to portray themselves as the legitimate protectors of minority interests by promoting Hakka and Aboriginal cultures. These concomitant logics have discouraged parties from appealing to ethnonationalist rhetoric prompting them to express their antagonistic ideologies of Taiwanese and Chinese nationalism through more liberal conceptions of language rights. Therefore the book argues that constraints to cultural and linguistic recognition in Taiwan are shaped by political rather than cultural and sociolinguistic factors. Investigating Taiwan’s counterintuitive ethnolinguistic situation this book makes an important theoretical contribution to the literature to many fields of study and will appeal to scholars of Taiwanese politics sociolinguistics culture and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138351578

Culture WarsAn Encyclopedia of Issues Viewpoints and Voices The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference now with supporting primary documents on major topics of contemporary importance for students teachers and the general reader. It aims to promote understanding and clarification on pertinent topics that too often are not adequately explained or discussed in a balanced context. With approximately 640 entries plus more than 120 primary documents supporting both sides of key issues this is a unique and defining work indispensable to informed discussions of the most timely and critical issues facing America today. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705323

Culture WarsThe Media and the British Left Culture Wars investigates the relationship between the media and politics in Britain today. It focusses on how significant sections of the national press have represented and distorted the policies of the Labour Party and particularly its left from the Thatcher era up to and including Ed Miliband’s and Jeremy Corbyn’s leaderships. Revised and updated including five brand new chapters this second edition shows how press hostility to the left particularly newspaper coverage of its policies on race gender and sexuality has morphed into a more generalised campaign against ‘political correctness’ the ‘liberal elite’ and the so-called ‘enemies of the people’. Combining fine-grained case studies with authoritative overviews of recent British political and media history Culture Wars demonstrates how much of the press have routinely attacked Labour and in so doing have abused their political power distorted public debate and negatively impacted the news agendas of public service broadcasters. The book also raises the intriguing question of whether the rise of social media and the success of its initial exploitation by Corbyn supporters followed by Labour as a whole in the 2017 General Election represent a major shift in the balance of power between Labour and the media and in particular the right-wing press. Culture Wars will be of considerable interest to students and researchers in the fields of media politics and contemporary British history and will also attract those with a more general interest in current affairs in the UK. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138223035

Culture-Led Urban Regeneration The idea that culture can be employed as a driver for urban economic growth has become part of the new orthodoxy by which cities seek to enhance their competitive position. Such developments reflect not only the rise to prominence of the cultural sphere in the contemporary (urban) economy but how the meaning of culture has been redefined to include new uses in order to meet social economic and political objectives. This significant book focuses on the ability of cultural investment to meet the rhetoric of social inclusion and the extent to which it offers sustainable solutions to the problems of the city. To this end it focuses on the meanings and practice of culture-led policy within the city and its evaluation is proposed. Paddison and Miles have edited an innovative book which presents a series of diverse case studies to challenge the ‘one size fits all’ model of culture-led urban regeneration - a key concern being the extent to which culture-led regeneration can genuinely fulfil the expectations that policy-makers and urban commentators have of it. This book was previously published as a special issue of Urban Studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315878768

Culture-Meaning-ArchitectureCritical Reflections on the Work of Amos Rapoport This title was first pulished in 2000:  This collection of essays provides an excellent integrated source for the latest thinking in multiple disciplines on the issue of culture and its relationship with built form and hence human environmental experience. Whether one is primarily interested in how culture-built environment inquiry affects: theoretical issues research approaches research findings practical applications or has implications for teaching this book provides an engaging dialogue in regard to each of these perspectives. As important the book’s introduction provides a conceptual framework for integrating the various contributions in a meaningful and systemic fashion. Contributors come from disciplines including anthropology architecture human ecology psychology and urban planning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138712331

Cultures Citizenship and Human Rights In Cultures Citizenship and Human Rights the combined analytical efforts of the fields of human rights law conflict studies anthropology history media studies gender studies and critical race and postcolonial studies raise a comprehensive understanding of the discursive and visual mediation of migration and manifestations of belonging and citizenship. More insight into the convergence – but also the tensions – between the cultural and the legal foundations of citizenship has proven to be vital to the understanding of societies past and present especially to assess processes of inclusion and exclusion. Citizenship is more than a collection of rights and privileges held by the individual members of a state but involves cultural and historical interpretations legal contestation and regulation as well as an active engagement with national regional and local state and other institutions about the boundaries of those (implicitly gendered and raced) rights and privileges. Highlighting and assessing the transformations of what citizenship entails today is crucially important to the future of Europe which both as an idea and as a practical project faces challenges that range from the crisis of legitimacy to the problems posed by mass migration. Many of the issues addressed in this book however also play out in other parts of the world as several of the chapters reflect. This book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at　www.routledge.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367185619

Cultures Nationalism and PopulismNew Challenges to Multilateralism This book examines the role of the cultural factor and patterns of its interaction with social economic and political developments in fostering identity-based new populisms and various forms of political authoritarianism across the globe. Comparing authoritarianism in the Asian and Western context this book attempts to shed light on the different ways in which new political actors make use of cultural traditions or constructs in order to justify their claims to power and challenge the culture of modernity as understood in the Western world. Lastly the book focuses on the consequence of these new challenges for multilateral cooperation at regional and global levels asking the question: is the world going towards fragmentation and anarchy or a pluralist and innovative form of multilateral cooperation? This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of populism and authoritarianism studies democracy global governance and more broadly to international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367202477

Cultures Politics and Research ProgramsAn International Assessment of Practical Problems in Field Research A compilation of authoritative reports from seasoned researchers working in eight different countries on five continents this volume examines the concept that conditions of local feasibility are constitutive of research practices not simply obstructions to the realization of an ideal. The result documents the effects of political and cultural factors on research projects and offers culturally sensitive researchers a wealth of practical knowledge. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415515511

Cultures and DisastersUnderstanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction Why did the people of the Zambesi Delta affected by severe flooding return early to their homes or even choose to not evacuate? How is the forced resettlement of small-scale farmers living along the foothills of an active volcano on the Philippines impacting on their day-to-day livelihood routines? Making sense of such questions and observations is only possible by understanding how the decision-making of societies at risk is embedded in culture and how intervention measures acknowledge or neglect cultural settings. The social construction of risk is being given increasing priority in understand how people experience and prioritize hazards in their own lives and how vulnerability can be reduced and resilience increased at a local level. Culture and Disasters adopts an interdisciplinary approach to explore this cultural dimension of disaster with contributions from leading international experts within the field. Section I provides discussion of theoretical considerations and practical research to better understand the important of culture in hazards and disasters. Culture can be interpreted widely with many different perspectives; this enables us to critically consider the cultural boundedness of research itself as well as the complexities of incorporating various interpretations into DRR. If culture is omitted related issues of adaptation coping intervention knowledge and power relations cannot be fully grasped. Section II explores what aspects of culture shape resilience? How have people operationalized culture in every day life to establish DRR practice? What constitutes a resilient culture and what role does culture play in a society’s decision making? It is natural for people to seek refuge in tried and trust methods of disaster mitigation however culture and belief systems are constantly evolving. How these coping strategies can be introduced into DRR therefore poses a challenging question. Finally Section III examines the effectiveness of key scientific frameworks for understanding the role of culture in disaster risk reduction and management. DRR includes a range of norms and breaking these through an understanding of cultural will challenge established theoretical and empirical frameworks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415745604

Cultures and Practices of Coexistence from the Thirteenth Through the Seventeenth CenturiesMulti-Ethnic Cities in the Mediterranean World Volume 1 This book focuses on the ethnically composite heterogeneous mixed nature of the Mediterranean cities and their cultural heritage between the late middle ages and early modern times. How did it affect the cohabitation among different people and cultures on the urban scene? How did it mold the shape and image of cities that were crossroads of encounters but also the arena of conflict and exclusion? The 13 case studies collected in this volume address these issues by exploring the traces left by centuries of interethnic porosity on the tangible and intangible heritage of cities such as Acre and Cyprus Genoa and Venice Rome and Istanbul Cordoba and Tarragona. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367544447

Cultures in Conversation Cultures in Conversation introduces readers to the ethnographic study of intercultural and social interactions through the analysis of conversations in which various cultural orientations are operating. Author Donal Carbaugh presents his original research on conversation practices in England Finland Russia Blackfeet County and the United States demonstrating how each is distinctive in its communication codes--particularly in its use of symbolic meanings forms of interaction norms and motivational themes. Examining conversation in this way demonstrates how cultural lives are active in conversations and shows how conversation is a principal medium for the coding of selves social relationships and societies. Representing 20 years of research this volume offers unique insights into the ways social interactions not only gain shape from but also are formative of cultures. It makes a significant contribution to communication scholarship and will be illuminating reading in courses focusing on cultural communication language and social interaction intercultural pragmatics and linguistics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781410613837

Cultures in RefugeSeeking Sanctuary in Modern Australia New formulations of globalisation have radically altered how people conceptualize the movement of people ideas and capital throughout the globe with questions of securitisation and transnational sentiment re-shaping long-standing Western concepts of asylum and human rights. Questioning the manner in which the reception of sanctuary in modern Australia changes migrants' sense of belonging this interdisciplinary volume focuses on the disjuncture between receiving sanctuary and feeling secure in one's self and community. With emphasis on the formation and expression of migrant and refugee cultures the book deliberately blurs the distinction between migrants and refugees in order to engage more directly with the subjectivities of lived experience and social networks. Presenting research from the fields of sociology media studies politics international relations and history Cultures in Refuge places explores the manner in which notions of asylum and refuge affect the processes of articulating and negotiating identities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138261600

Cultures of AgeingSelf Citizen and the Body For undergraduate courses in sociology and psychology which examine ageing adulthood. This book focuses on the dramatic changes to the nature of post-retirement life experienced by people at the end of the twentieth century. It examines age and ageing in terms of the key preoccupations of contemporary sociology - citizenship the body and the self. The book provides a platform for a new social gerontology that sees ageing as central to our understanding of social change. It examines social cultural and political changes in Europe and North America to address the need for a text that moves the study of ageing from social policy towards the mainstream of social science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138157811

Cultures of Commodity Branding Commodity branding did not emerge with contemporary global capitalism. In fact the authors of this volume show that the cultural history of branding stretches back to the beginnings of urban life in the ancient Near East and Egypt and can be found in various permutations in places as diverse as the Bronze Age Mediterranean and Early Modern Europe. What the contributions in this volume also vividly document both in past social contexts and recent ones as diverse as the kingdoms of Cameroon Socialist Hungary or online eBay auctions is the need to understand branded commodities as part of a broader continuum with techniques of gift-giving ritual and sacrifice. Bringing together the work of cultural anthropologists and archaeologists this volume obliges specialists in marketing and economics to reassess the relationship between branding and capitalism as well as adding an important new concept to the work of economic anthropologists and archaeologists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781598745429

Cultures of Communication from Reformation to EnlightenmentConstructing Publics in the Early Modern German Lands Focusing on the territories of the Holy Roman Empire from the early Reformation to the mid-eighteenth century this volume of fifteen interdisciplinary essays examines some of the structures practices and media of communication that helped shape the social cultural and political history of the period. Not surprisingly print was an important focal point but it was only one medium through which individuals and institutions constructed publics and communicated with an audience. Religious iconography and ritual sermons music civic architecture court ceremony street gossip acts of violence are also forms of communication explored in the volume. Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines and scholarly backgrounds this volume transcends narrow specializations and will be of interest to a broad range of academics seeking to understand the social political and cultural consequences of the "information revolution" of Reformation Europe. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258669

Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe Disputes discord and reconciliation were fundamental parts of the fabric of communal living in early modern Europe. This edited volume presents essays on the cultural codes of conflict and its resolution in this period under three broad themes: peacemaking as practice; the nature of mediation and arbitration; and the role of criminal law in conflicts. Through an exploration of conflict and peacemaking this volume provides innovative accounts of state formation community and religion in the early modern period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472411556

Cultures of Consumption First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203388389

Cultures of CounterterrorismFrench and Italian Responses to Terrorism after 9/11 This book investigates counterterrorism responses from a strategic-culturalist perspective focusing on France and Italy in the post-9/11 era. Terrorism occupies a predominant space within contemporary political debate across all European countries. Recent attacks in Europe have raised many questions about the status of counterterrorism structures within European countries revealing a wide range of practical as well as discursive security implications. This work provides an original contribution to the understanding of counterterrorism by asking how values norms and a shared sense of identity matter in policy dynamics. It explores and assesses which cultural elements are relevant for the fight against terrorism and investigates the impact which these elements can have on practical approaches to terrorism. Despite the current attention to terrorist attacks in Europe the cases of France and Italy in counterterrorism affairs are particularly overlooked by the existing literature; this book analyses questions and examines the strategy of these two countries through the instruments offered by the culturalist approaches to strategy.This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism studies discourse analysis European politics security studies and international relations in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367731632

Cultures of Curriculum Using "cultures of curriculum" as a lens this clear compelling text reveals and critically examines the belief systems and classroom practices of curricular orientations in contemporary American society. It is designed to foster awareness examination and deliberation about the curricula planned for and carried out in classrooms and schools; to inspire conversations about theory and practice as well as political social and moral issues; and to expand critical consciousness about approaches to curriculum and practice. Readers are encouraged to give serious attention to the issues this book raises for them and to join with their colleagues students and communities in considering how to create curricula with purpose and congruent practices and to reculture classrooms and schools. A framework of inquiry is presented to facilitate such reflection and to accomplish these goals. Cultures of Curriculum Second Edition: Introduces the field of curriculum studies by describing theories and questions pertinent to curriculum inquiry Describes the process of curriculum leadership drawing from historical and contemporary research on curriculum change and transformation Presents the concept of cultures of curriculum as a way of thinking of curriculum as cultural text encompassing histories norms beliefs values roles and environments. Connects theory to practice by describing curricular orientations as depicted in practice providing educators with approaches to instruction planning and assessment for creating intentional practices in classrooms and schools Uses a heuristic that helps educators to understand curricular orientations examine curriculum in classrooms and schools and reflect upon their own beliefs and practices Integrates moral and political discourse into discussions of curriculum orientations so that educators can recognize question and challenge aims and actions by examining dominant paradigms and both their direct and unforeseeable influences upon schooling Changes in the second edition: Four new chapters – "Narrowing the Curriculum" (current trends of standardization and high-stakes testing) "Educating Through Occupations (Deweyan progressive and career/technical education) "Sustaining Indigenous Traditions" (Native American/indigenous education) "Envisioning Peace" (peace global human rights environmental education) Updates and pertinent scholarship in all chapters reflecting recent events and discourses Curricular cultures all are examples of progressive alternatives to traditional education New two-part structure: Curriculum Studies and Curricular Cultures Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203837276

Cultures of Defiance and ResistanceSocial Movements in 21st-Century America How does one achieve a sense of freedom and meaning in a confusing over-bureaucratized and unequal world? Scott McNall offers the compelling case that we do so by taking a stand to protect our identities and values and by taking further steps to create a sense of community with like-minded people. Modern social movements have sprung up on the right and left to provide this sense of community to seek explanations for why things are the way they are and to discover what might be done in response. At this critical juncture in American society when divisions over race class gender and government influence persist movements allow their members to feel they are not trapped by their conditions. Cultures of Defiance and Resistance is an eye-opening account of the 'Antis' - those who stand in opposition to received wisdom and power who resist the science of climate change who reject vaccinations who want to ban GMOs and those who have resisted what they see as political or cultural oppression such as Black Lives Matter Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party. McNall masterfully explores the goals narratives and rhetoric used by groups on the left right and center to understand and cope with 21st century America in a time of mass discord uncertainty and hostility. In doing so he reframes social movements for a new era in one of the first cross-comparative books reflecting the entire political spectrum. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138239722

Cultures of Democracy in Serbia and BulgariaHow Ideas Shape Publics At a time when some EU member states are attracting attention for the rise to power of illiberal anti-democratic political movements this book’s analytical focus on ideas and identities helps explain why institutional progress is not necessarily reflected in the formation of liberal democratic publics. Starting from the premise that citizens can only uphold the institutions of liberal democracy when they understand and identify with the principles enshrined in them the author applies normative public sphere theory to the analysis of political discourse and everyday discussion in Serbia and Bulgaria. From this perspective the Serbian public sphere is observed to be more contested pluralist and at the margins liberal than that of Bulgaria. Considering that Bulgaria has been a full EU member since 2007 while Serbia remains stuck in the waiting room it is argued that democratic cultures are not shaped by elite-led drives to meet institutional criteria but rather by the spread of ideas through politics the media and the discussions of citizens. Moving beyond the narrow focus on institutions that currently prevails in studies of democratization this book demonstrates the value of a more ethnographic and society-oriented approach. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138284906

Cultures of DesistanceRehabilitation Reintegration and Ethnic Minorities In contrast to the widespread focus on ethnicity in relation to engagement in offending the question of whether or not processes associated with desistance – that is the cessation and curtailment of offending behaviour – vary by ethnicity has received less attention. This is despite known ethnic differences in factors identified as affecting disengagement from offending such as employment place of residence religious affiliation and family structure providing good reasons for believing differences would exist. This book seeks to address this oversight. Using data obtained from in-depth qualitative interviews it investigates the processes associated with desistance from crime among offenders drawn from some of the principal minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. Cultures of Desistance explores how structural (families friends peer groups employment social capital) and cultural (religion values recognition) ethnic differences affected the environment in which their desistance took place. For Indians and Bangladeshis desistance was characterised as a collective experience involving their families actively intervening in their lives. In contrast Black and dual heritage offenders’ desistance was a much more individualistic endeavour. The book suggests a need for a research agenda and justice policy that are sensitive to desisters’ structural location and for a wider culture which promotes and supports desisters’ efforts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415623483

Cultures of DevelopmentVietnam Brazil and the Unsung Vanguard of Prosperity The North Atlantic development establishment has had a blemished track record over the past 65 years. In addition to a sizeable portfolio of failure the few economic success stories in the developing world such as South Korea and China have been achieved by rejecting the advice of Western experts. Despite these realities debates within mainstream development studies have stagnated around a narrow acultural emphasis on institutions or the size and role of government. Cultures of Development uses a contrapuntal comparison of Vietnam and Brazil to show why it is important for development scholars and practitioners to broaden their conceptualization of economies to include the socio-cultural. This smartly written book based on original ethnographic research breathes new life into development studies by bringing cultural studies into conversation with development studies with an emphasis on improving—rather than merely critiquing—market economies. The applied deployment of critical development studies i.e. interpretive economics results in a number of theoretical advances in both development and areas studies demonstrating the economic importance of certain kinds of cultural work carried out by religious leaders artists activists and educators. Most importantly the reader comes to fully appreciate how economies are embedded within the subjectivities discourses symbols rituals norms and values of a given society. This pioneering book revives development practice and policy by offering fresh insights and ideas about how development can be advanced. It will be of special interest to scholars and students of Development Studies Sociology Economics Anthropology and Area Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138597501

Cultures of DisasterSociety and Natural Hazard in the Philippines In this fascinating and comprehensive study Greg Bankoff traces the history of natural hazards in the Philippines from the records kept by the Spanish colonisers to the 'Calamitous Nineties' and assesses the effectiveness of the relief mechanisms that have evolved to cope with these occurrences. He also examines the correlation between this history of natural disasters and the social hierarchy within Filipino society. The constant threat of disaster has been integrated into the schema of daily life to such an extent that a 'culture of disaster' has been formed. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879263

Cultures of EnergyPower Practices Technologies This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy the underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and innovation in resource use around the globe. Theoretical chapters situate pressing energy issues in larger conceptual frames and ethnographic case studies reveal energy as it is imagined used and contested in a variety of cultural contexts. Contributors address issues including the connection between resource flows and social relationships in energy systems; cultural transformation and notions of progress and collapse; the blurring of technology and magic; social tensions that accompany energy contraction; and sociocultural changes required in affluent societies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Each of five thematic sections concludes with an integrative and provocative conversation among the authors. The volume is an ideal tool for teaching unique contemporary and comparative perspectives on social theories of science and technology in undergraduate and graduate courses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611321661

Cultures of Expertise in Global Currency Markets Notwithstanding financial crises global foreign exchange markets have undergone a tremendous growth during the last two decades. Foreign exchange (FX) is often thought of as a site where economic actors exchange currencies for buying foreign goods or selling goods in foreign countries but the FX markets are better understood as financial spheres dominated by speculative actors. A key question is how this huge global speculative sphere has developed and what maintains it. Thus far global currency markets have been largely neglected by the new approaches to finance and until now no study has existed to chart the interplay of their structural evolution and their shape as knowledge spheres. This new book offers a systematic study of FX markets from a knowledge sociological perspective empirically focussing on analysts within these markets. It makes the argument that market structures are reflected in and become stabilised by distinct cultures of financial expertise. These cultures connect the actions and perceptions of loosely coupled globally distributed market players and establish shared sets of strategies of how to observe valuate and invest. This highly original book will be of interest to scholars of economics sociology and political science and in particular to all those with an interest in the sociology of finance and the role of finance in the contemporary world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138902183

Cultures of ForgeryMaking Nations Making Selves In Cultures of Forgery leading literary studies and cultural studies scholars examine the double meaning of the word "forge"-to create or to form on the one hand and to make falsely on the other. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203957776

Cultures of Glass Architecture When designing architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity culture and architectural style. This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased or indeed enhanced the creation of meaningful place-making thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are perceived as an expression of technical achievement as symbols of global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for multi-cultural societies - all of which are difficult for urban developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization. Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from Europe the USA the Middle East and South East Asia the book reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138258839

Cultures of GlobalizationCoherence Hybridity Contestation Much has been written about the economic and political implications of the contemporary process of globalization. Much less has been written about the specific cultural implications. Previously published as a special issue of Globalizations this book seeks to add to our knowledge of the latter by bringing together researchers from different disciplines with the common goal of exploring the emerging cultural relations among groups and individuals in terms of coherence and hybridity identity and allegiance and cooperation and conflict. As the world’s peoples increasingly travel work trade recreate and otherwise communicate with each other relative cultural isolation (and isolationism) is becoming less and less possible. What does this mean for cultural coherence stability and identity across the planet? What have been the cultural implications of and reactions to this increasing global interdependence among peoples? From more global and theoretical perspectives to more empirical and case-specific approaches the various authors attempt to come to terms with the ever evolving and complex cultural content of contemporary globalization. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315878416

Cultures of HealingMedieval and After This volume brings together for the first time an updated collection of articles exploring poverty poor relief illness and health care as they intersected in Western Europe the Mediterranean and the Middle East during a ‘long’ Middle Ages. It offers a thorough and wide-ranging investigation into the institution of the hospital and the development of medicine and charity with focuses on the history of music therapy and the history of ideas and perceptions fundamental to psychoanalysis.The collection is both sequel and complement to Horden’s earlier volume of collected studies Hospitals and Healing from Antiquity to the Later Middle Ages (2008). It will be welcomed by all those interested in the premodern history of healing and welfare for its breadth of scope and scholarly depth. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367661724

Cultures of Improvement in Scottish Romanticism 1707-1840 The first applied research volume in Scottish Romanticism this collection foregrounds the concept of progress as 'improvement' as a constitutive theme of Scottish writing during the long eighteenth century. It explores improvement as the animating principle behind Scotland’s post-1707 project of modernization a narrative both shaped and reflected in the literary sphere. It represents a vital moment in Romantic studies as a 'four-nations' interrogation of the British context reaches maturity. Equally the volume contributes to a central concern in the study of Scottish culture amplifying a critical synthesis of Romanticism and Enlightenment. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781351056427_oachapter9.pdf Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367591519

Cultures of International Exhibitions 1840-1940Great Exhibitions in the Margins Beyond the great exhibitions expositions universelles and world fairs in London Paris or Chicago numerous smaller yet ambitious exhibitions took place in provincial cities and towns across the world. Focusing on the period between 1840 and 1940 this volume takes a novel look at the exhibitionary cultures of this period and examines the motivations scope and impact of lesser-known exhibitions in for example Australia Japan Brazil as well as a number of European countries. The individual case studies included explore the role of these exhibitions in the global exhibitionary network and consider their ’marginality’ related to their location and omission by academic research so far. The chapters also highlight a number of important issues from regional or national identities the role of modernisation and tradition to the relationship between capital cities and provincial towns present in these exhibitions. They also address the key topic of colonial exhibitions as well as the displays of arts and design in the context of the so-called marginal fairs. Cultures of International Exhibitions 1840-1940: Great Exhibitions in the Margins therefore opens up new angles in the way the global phenomenon of a great exhibition can be examined through the prism of the regional and will make a vital contribution to those interested in exhibition studies and related fields. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138575080

Cultures of Law in Urban Northern EuropeScotland and its Neighbours c.1350–c.1650 Drawing together an international team of historians lawyers and historical sociolinguists this volume investigates urban cultures of law in Scotland with a special focus on Aberdeen and its rich civic archive the Low Countries Norway Germany and Poland from c. 1350 to c. 1650. In these essays the contributors seek to understand how law works in its cultural and social contexts by focusing specifically on the urban experience and to a great extent on urban records. The contributions are concerned with understanding late medieval and early modern legal experts as well as the users of courts and legal services the languages and records of law and legal activities occurring inside and outside of official legal fora. This volume considers what the expectations of people at different status levels were for the use of the law what perceptions of justice and authority existed among different groups and what their knowledge was of law and legal procedure. By examining how different aspects of legal culture came to be recorded in writing the contributors reveal how that writing itself then became part of a culture of law. Cultures of Law in Urban Northern Europe: Scotland and its Neighbours c.1350–c.1650 combines the historical study of law towns language and politics in a way that will be accessible and compelling for advanced level undergraduates and postgraduate to postdoctoral researchers and academics in medieval and early modern urban legal political and linguistic history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367206796

Cultures of Mass TourismDoing the Mediterranean in the Age of Banal Mobilities With more than 230 million international tourists a year the Mediterranean region is the largest tourist destination in the world. This book outlines that its economic importance is matched by its significance as a cultural and aesthetic phenomenon. Through a series of ethnographic insights into some of the key sites of mass Mediterranean tourism it focuses on package tourists' experiences of the serial banal and depthless spaces that are mushrooming along the coast and the enchantments dissolutions and dreams that saturate them. Moving away from the notion of authentic places corrupted by mass tourism the book shows how new forms and spaces are made and remade by the mobilities and performances of locals workers and tourists. Finally the book looks at the complex materialities of mass tourism and the many networks that make it possible. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575568

Cultures of ParticipationArts Digital Media and Cultural Institutions This book examines cultural participation from three different but interrelated perspectives: participatory art and aesthetics; participatory digital media and participatory cultural policies and institutions. Focusing on how ideals and practices relating to cultural participation express and (re)produce different "cultures of participation" an interdisciplinary team of authors demonstrate how the areas of arts digital media and cultural policy and institutions are shaped by different but interrelated contextual backgrounds. Chapters offer a variety of perspectives and strategies for empirically identifying "cultures of participation" and their current transformations and tensions in various regional and national settings. This book will be of interest to academics and cultural leaders in the areas of museum studies media and communications arts arts education cultural studies curatorial studies and digital studies. It will also be relevant for cultural workers artists and policy makers interested in the participatory agenda in art digital media and cultural institutions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367218386

Cultures Of Politics/politics Of CulturesRevisioning Latin American Social Movements Investigating the complex interrelations between culture and politics in a wide range of social movements in Latin America this book focuses on the cultural politics enacted by social movements as they struggle for new visions and practices of citizenship democracy social relations and development. The volume explores the potential of these cul Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315337

Cultures of Post-War British Fascism In Post-War Britain cultural interventions were a feature of fascist parties and movements just as they were in Europe. This book makes a new major contribution to existing scholarship which begins to discuss British fascism as a cultural phenomenon. A collection of essays from leading academics this book uncovers how a cultural struggle lay at the heart of the hegemonic projects of all varieties of British fascism. Such a cultural struggle is enacted and reflected in the text and talk music and literature of British fascism. Where other published works have examined the cultural visions of British fascism during the inter-war period this book is the first to dedicate itself to detailed critical analysis of the post-war cultural landscapes of British fascism. Through discussions of cultural phenomena such as folk music fashion and neo-nazi fiction among others Cultures of Post-War British Fascism builds a picture of Post-War Britain which emphasises the importance of understanding these politics with reference to their corresponding cultural output. This book is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates studying far right politics and British history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138846845

Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate ScienceEpistemic and Cultural Shifts in Computer-based Modelling and Simulation In recent decades science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge‐making practices of scientific fields as diverse as astro‐physics genetics robotics and demography. This epistemic transformation has brought with it a simultaneous heightening of political relevance and a renewal of international policy agendas raising crucial questions about the nature and application of simulation knowledges throughout public policy. Through a diverse range of case studies spanning over a century of theoretical and practical developments in the atmospheric and environmental sciences this book argues that computer modelling and simulation have substantially changed scientific and cultural practices and shaped the emergence of novel ‘cultures of prediction’. Making an innovative interdisciplinary contribution to understanding the impact of computer modelling on research practice institutional configurations and broader cultures this volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in the past present and future of climate change and the environmental sciences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367152291

Cultures of Radicalism in Britain and Ireland This collection of essays addresses the role of literature in radical politics. Topics covered include the legacy of Robert Burns broadside literature in Munster and radical literature in Wales. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138662049

Cultures of Schooling (RLE Edu L Sociology of Education)Pedagogies for Cultural Difference and Social Access This volume examines the ways schools respond to cultural and linguistic diversity. A richness of accumulated experience is portrayed in this study of six Australian secondary schools; partial success near success or instructive failure as the culture of the school itself was transformed in an attempt to meet the educational needs of its students. Set in the context of a general historical background to the development of multicultural education in Australia a theoretical framework is developed with which to analyze the move from the traditional curriculum of cultural assimilation to the progressivist curriculum of cultural pluralism. The book analyzes the limitations of the progressivist model of multicultural education and suggests a new ‘post-progressivist’ model in evidence already in an incipient and as yet tentative ‘self-corrective’ trend in the case-study schools. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415752879

Cultures of SellingPerspectives on Consumption and Society since 1700 The study of consumption and its relationship to cultural and social values has become a vibrant and important field in recent years. Hitherto however relatively few detailed and full length works on this topic have been published. In what will become a seminal volume this book examines retail selling in various historical contexts and locations as both an activity at once 'mundane' and almost universal. The book introduces the reader to the existing literature relevant to the subject; and explores the widespread perceptions of moral ambiguity surrounding the practice of selling consumer goods - ranging from concerns about the adulteration of goods to fears about sharp practice on the part of retailers - and places such concerns in the context of wider societal values and ideas. The ambivalence towards retail selling and sellers is also a central focus of the collection focussing on the attempts by retailers to develop selling techniques and successful practices of salesmanship and at the same time establish widely-shared understandings of 'good' retailing. The book also delves into the more dubious practices of retail selling including practices on the margin of legality the issue of credit and changing attitudes towards debt. Uniquely the book examines how sales techniques relate to the wider context of a whole shopping 'experience' or shopping environment. Taken as a whole this volume will provide a first port of call for students researchers and others interested in exploring consumer cultures and the cultural norms and practices involved in the sale of consumer goods in various historical periods and geographical contexts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262782

Cultures of Sustainability and WellbeingTheories Histories and Policies  Cultures of Sustainability and Wellbeing: Theories Histories and Policies examines and assesses the interdependence between sustainability and wellbeing by drawing attention to humans as producers and consumers in a post-human age. Why wellbeing ought to be regarded as essential to sustainable development is explored first from multifocal theoretical perspectives encompassing sociology literary criticism and socioeconomics second in relation to institutions and policies and third with a focus on specific case studies across the world. Wellbeing and its sustainability are defined in terms of biological and cultural diversity; stages of advancement in science and technology; notions of citizenship and agency; geopolitical scenarios and environmental conditions. Wellbeing and sustainability call for enquiries into human capacities in ontological epistemological and practical terms. A view of sustainability that revolves around material and immaterial wellbeing is based on the assumption that life quality comfort happiness security safety always posit humans as both recipients and agents. Risk and resilience in contemporary societies define the intrinsically human ability to make and consume to act and adapt driving the search for and fruition of wellbeing. How to sustain the dual process of exploitation and regeneration is a task that requires integrated approaches from the sciences and the humanities jointly tracing a worldwide cartography with clear localisations. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in sustainability through conceptual and empirical approaches including social theory literary and cultural studies environmental economics and human ecology urbanism and cultural geography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367271190

Cultures of the CountrysideArt Museum Heritage and Environment 1970-2015 Cultures of the Countryside examines the relationship between the museum and the micro-cultures of the countryside. Offering an exploration of museums and heritage projects in the UK that have attempted to introduce new ways of engagement between localities objects and people this book considers how museums heritage initiatives and art projects have dealt with pressing local and global socio-political issues relating to the environment and rural life including changing demographics and rural practices local environmental concerns and global climate activism.Providing a thorough examination of the representation of competing histories visions and politics Sekules asks whether museums and heritage projects can engage actively in shaping cultures as well as reflecting them. At the core of the analysis is an examination of the findings from a project in the UK’s East Anglia ‘The Culture of the Countryside’ from which emerged themes closely bound to different countryside landscapes peoples and heritage.Aimed at practitioners and students alike Cultures of the Countryside provides a unique insight into the roles of the museum and heritage projects in rural and environmental issues in the recent past whilst also offering perspectives and recommendations for the future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367879372

Cultures of Transnationality in European MigrationSubjectivity Family and Inequality Transnational mobility in the EU has become a key factor for supranational integration equal life chances and socioeconomic prosperity. This book explores the cultural and social patterns that shape people’s migration the historical and contemporary patterns of their movement and the manifold consequences of their migration for themselves and their families. Exploring the links between social and spatial mobility the book draws attention to the complexity of moving and staying as ways in which social inequalities are shaped and reinforced. Grounded in research conducted in Germany and Poland the book develops the concept of "cultures of transnationality" to analytically frame the variety of expectations involved in migration and how they shape migration dispositions opportunities and outcomes. Cultures of Transnationality in European Migration will be of broad interest to scholars and students of transnational migration European development cultural sociology intersectionality and subjectivity. Specifically it will appeal to scholars interested in the cultural ramifications of moving and staying as well as those interested in the interplay of gender ethnicity and class in the making of social inequality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367728182

Cultures Of UnemploymentA Comparative Look At Long-term Unemployment And Urban Poverty This book presents survey data to devise a framework for a better understanding of the effects of welfare state policy on the chronically unemployed. It analyzes the personal and political worlds behind the social mechanisms behind the welfare state. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367161262

Cultures of ViolenceVisual Arts and Political Violence Investigating art practitioners’ responses to violence this book considers how artists have used art practices to rethink concepts of violence and non-violence. It explores the strategies that artists have deployed to expose physical and symbolic violence through representational performative and interventional means. It examines how intellectual and material contexts have affected art interventions and how visual arts can open up critical spaces to explore violence without reinforcement or recuperation. Its premises are that art is not only able to contest prevailing norms about violence but that contemporary artists are consciously engaging with publics through their practice in order to do so. Contributors respond to three questions: how can political violence be understood or interpreted through art? How are publics understood or identified? How are art interventions designed to shift challenge or respond to public perceptions of political violence and how are they constrained by them? They discuss violence in the everyday and at state level: the Watts’ Rebellion and Occupy repression in Russia domination in Hong Kong the violence of migration and the unfolding art activist logic of the sigma portfolio. Asking how public debates can be shaped through the visual and performing arts and setting taboos about violence to one side the volume provides an innovative approach to a perennial issue of interest to scholars of international politics art and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138624917

Cultures of Voting in Pre-modern Europe Cultures of Voting in Pre-modern Europe examines the norms and practices of collective decision-making across pre-modern European history east and west and their influence in shaping both intra- and inter-communal relationships. Bringing together the work of twenty specialist contributors this volume offers a unique range of case studies from Ancient Greece to the eighteenth century and explores voting in a range of different contexts with analysis that encompasses constitutional and ecclesiastical history social and cultural history the history of material culture and of political thought. Together the case-studies illustrate the influence of ancient models and ideas of voting on medieval and early modern collectivities and document the cultural and conceptual exchange between different spheres in which voting took place. Above all they foreground voting as a crucial element of Europe’s common political heritage and raise questions about the contribution of pre-modern cultures of voting to modern political and institutional developments. Offering a wide chronological and geographical scope Cultures of Voting in Pre-modern Europe is aimed at scholars and students of the history of voting and is a fascinating contribution to the key debates that surround voting today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138568181

Culturicide Resistance and Survival of the Lakota(Sioux Nation) First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967120

Cumulative Effects in Wildlife ManagementImpact Mitigation As humans continue to encroach on wildlands quality and quantity of wildlife habitat decreases before our eyes. A housing development here a shopping mall there a few more trees cut here another road put in there each of these diminishes available habitat. Unless the cumulative effects of multiple simultaneous development projects are recognized and incorporated at the beginning of project development we will continue to see wildlife habitat disappear at unprecedented rates.Divided into two parts Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management emphasizes the importance of recognizing cumulative effects and highlights the necessity of their bearing on future policy. It begins with an outline of the differences between direct indirect and cumulative effects of anthropogenic impacts on wildlife habitat and addresses the similarities and differences in US and Canadian policies legal and economic ramifications and the confusion that stems from lack of consideration communication and forward planning. Section 1 also describes the current standard means of quantifying cumulative effects as proposed by the Council on Environmental Quality.Section 2 presents a series of case studies that deepen our appreciation of how anthropogenic influences interconnect and how this heightened level of understanding influences our ability to make informed decisions. Case studies include cumulative effects in the Canadian Arctic border issues with Mexico suburban and exurban landscapes scenic resources and the cumulative impacts of energy development on sage-grouse.Without a conscious knowledge of what is happening around us we will not be able to incorporate an effective land ethic and natural resources will be the ultimate loser. Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management brings to light the crucial connections between human expansion and habitat destruction for those managers and practi Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367383015

Cumulative ExtremismA Comparative Historical Analysis This book frames several historical incidents of violent movement-countermovement conflicts within the concept of ‘cumulative extremism’— the mutually reinforcing dynamic of radicalisation that can develop between two or more antagonistic groups. Drawing on several in-depth case studies including the contests between British fascist and anti-fascist groups in the interwar period and from 1967 to 1979 and 1980 to 2000; the Troubles in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to mid-1970s; and Islamist extremists and the far-right counter-jihad movement in Britain since 2009 this book presents the first in-depth academic analysis of the concept of ‘cumulative extremism’ and constructs a theoretical framework through which to assess its development. This is a groundbreaking volume which will be of particular relevance to scholars with an interest in the extreme right social movements political violence and criminology. It will also be of interest to policy makers and to practitioners dealing with extremism and radicalisation including youth workers prevent coordinators community support officers and police officers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138386129

Cumulative Series Index for CRC Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology3rd Edition First Published in 1977 this book serves as a directory for the handbook of biochemistry and molecular biology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367260903

Cumulative Trauma DisordersCurrent Issues and Ergonomic Solutions OSHA frequently requires companies to implement the type of program promoted in Cumulative Trauma Disorders the first and only book to address both the medical and ergonomic aspects of cumulative trauma. This combination of conservative medical intervention and attention to ergonomic design of jobs creates the long-term cost control that companies are actively seeking. The book presents a down-to-earth discussion of issues facing companies as they try to implement an ergonomic program to control cumulative trauma. It examines cumulative trauma from all angles paying particular attention to cumulative trauma disorders of the upper extremities. Specific topics addressed include CTD etiology in-plant control programs return-to-work concepts ergonomic stressors and their root causes and basic guidelines for ergonomic workstation design.Cumulative Trauma Disorders also explains many of the programmatic features included in the OSHA Ergonomic Guidelines for the Red Meat Industry which OSHA uses as a means to structure their regulatory activities. This book discusses the rationale and value of implementing program components in the OSHA guidelines as they pertain to the production environment presenting technical information in a clear easy-to-read format. Cumulative Trauma Disorders is an essential book for managers of workers' compensation costs plant nurses safety and health technicians and managers and ergonomic consultants. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367450267

Cunning MachinesYour Pocket Guide to the World of Artificial Intelligence There are many myths and mistakes which make the topics of artificial intelligence complex and confusing. But the truth is that the foundations of AI are not rocket science. People do not need a PhD to understand how a basic neural network works. In fact one does not even need computer skills to learn this. Cunning Machines: Your Pocket Guide to the World of Artificial Intelligence explains the main concepts: what does AI really mean where do we find it how do scientists try to evaluate it what are its main limitations and what future we can expect with it? It also describes the most popular AI techniques in an easy-to-digest form: Artificial neural networks Genetic algorithms The Monte Carlo method Natural language processing Ontologies and their applications This book is for everyone. Still it may be especially valuable to teachers who wish to enrich their classes with some interesting and popular topics sales managers and business analysts who wish to better understand the IT world and finally politicians and journalists who take part in debates on the latest technologies. Jędrzej Osiński earned a PhD in artificial intelligence has worked on government grants and has published 14 scientific papers to date. He is also the co-author of two books. At the same time he has over ten years of experience working in IT companies of different sizes domains (the web telecoms banking e-learning) organisation structures and locations (Poland Ireland and the UK). He is also involved in various initiatives promoting AI science and modern technologies including blog posts invited talks and TV and radio appearances Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367898021

CUNY�s First Fifty YearsTriumphs and Ordeals of a People�s University Providing a comprehensive history of the City University of New York this book chronicles the evolution of the country’s largest urban university from its inception in 1961 through the tumultuous events and policies that have shaped it character and community over the past fifty years. On April 11 1961 New York State Governor Nelson Rockefeller signed the law creating the City University of New York (CUNY). This legislation consolidated the operations of seven municipal colleges—four senior colleges (Brooklyn College City College Hunter College and Queens College) and three community colleges (Bronx Community College Queensborough Community College and Staten Island Community College)—under a common Board of Higher Education. Enrolling at the time approximately 91 000 students CUNY would evolve over the next fifty years into the largest urban university in the country serving more than 500 000 students.Reflecting on its uniqueness and broader place in U.S. higher education Picciano and Jordan examine in depth the development of the CUNY system and all of its constituent colleges with emphasis on its rapid expansion in the 1960s and the end of its free tuition in the 1970s and open admissions policies in the 1990s. While much of CUNY’s history is marked by twists and turns unique to its locale many of the issues and experiences at CUNY over the past fifty years shed light on the larger nationwide developments in higher education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367886332

Cupid's Knife: Women's Anger and Agency in Violent Relationships Much domestic violence literature has called attention to the fact that women's material needs for shelter daycare employment and legal protection may render them helpless to leave toxic relationships. Yet even with the provision of these many women remain tightly wound in their abusers' embrace. In Cupid's Knife: Women's Anger and Agency in Violent Relationships Abby Stein draws on the gripping narratives of physically and emotionally abused women to illuminate how splitting off their own aggression undermines women's agency making it almost impossible for them to leave violent partners. Psychology with its focus on 'managing' men's anger in violent relationships has had little to offer in the way of substantive critical work with women on the identification integration and constructive use of a range of darker emotions typically labelled as antithetical to the norms for female behaviour. In this book Abby Stein shows that although a number of psychological processes that contribute to the intractability of abusive relationships have been identified – such as trauma bonding and learned helplessness – their recognition has offered no clinical pathway out of the abyss. Stein suggests that our attention to other aspects of the internal world the relational framework and the cultural context in which both operate may be more useful than current interventions in determining individual treatments that break the oft-cited 'cycle of violence'. More globally Cupid's Knife: Women's Anger and Agency in Violent Relationships jumpstarts a provocative conversation about how female aggression can be repurposed as a catalyst for social change. It will be essential reading for psychoanalysts psychologists psychiatrists sociologists criminologists students and the lay reader with an interest in clinical treatment interpersonal psychoanalysis domestic violence gender roles dissociation and aggression. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415527873

Curating OperaReinventing the Past Through Museums of Opera and Art Curation as a concept and a catchword in modern parlance has over recent decades become deeply ingrained in modern culture. The purpose of this study is to explore the curatorial forces at work within the modern opera house and to examine the functionaries and processes that guide them. In turn comparisons are made with the workings of the traditional art museum where artworks are studied preserved restored displayed and contextualised – processes which are also present in the opera house. Curatorial roles in each institution are identified and described and the role of the celebrity art curator is compared with that of the modern stage director who has acquired previously undreamt-of licence to interrogate operatic works overlaying them with new concepts and levels of meaning in order to reinvent and redefine the operatic repertoire for contemporary needs. A point of coalescence between the opera house and the art museum is identified with the transformation towards the end of the nineteenth century of the opera house into the operatic museum. Curatorial practices in the opera house are examined and further communalities and synergies in the way that ‘works’ are defined in each institution are explored. This study also considers the so-called ‘birth’ of opera around the start of the seventeenth century with reference to the near-contemporary rise of the modern art museum outlining operatic practice and performance history over the last 400 years in order to identify the curatorial practices that have historically been employed in the maintenance and development of the repertoire. This examination of the forces of curation within the modern opera house will highlight aspects of authenticity authorial intent preservation restoration and historically informed performance practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367467814

Curating Oral HistoriesFrom Interview to Archive For the past ten years Nancy MacKay’s Curating Oral Histories (2006) has been the one-stop shop for librarians curators program administrators and project managers who are involved in turning an oral history interview into a primary research document available for use in a repository. In this new and greatly expanded edition MacKay uses the life cycle model to map out an expanded concept of curation beginning with planning an oral history project and ending with access and use. The book:-guides readers step by step on how to make the oral history “archive ready”;-offers strategies for archiving preserving and presenting interviews in a digital environment;-includes comprehensive updates on technology legal and ethical issues oral history on the Internet cataloging copyright and backlogs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611328561

Curating Oral HistoriesFrom Interview to Archive The interview is completed the recorder packed away and you've captured the narrator's voice for posterity. The bulk of your oral history is finished or is it? Nancy MacKay archivist and oral historian addresses the crucial issue often overlooked by researchers: How do you ensure that the interview you so carefully recorded will be preserved and available in the future? MacKay goes carefully through the various steps that take place after the interview transcribing cataloging preserving archiving and making your study accessible to others. Written in a practical instructive style MacKay guides readers step by step to make the oral historyarchive ready offers planning strategies and provides links to the most current information in this rapidly evolving field. This book will be of interest to oral historians librarians archivists and others who conduct oral history and maintain oral history materials. See more at http://www.nancymackay.net/curating/ Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315095172

Curating the FutureMuseums Communities and Climate Change Curating the Future: Museums Communities and Climate Change explores the way museums tackle the broad global issue of climate change. It explores the power of real objects and collections to stir hearts and minds to engage communities affected by change. Museums work through exhibitions events and specific collection projects to reach different communities in different ways. The book emphasises the moral responsibilities of museums to address climate change not just by communicating science but also by enabling people already affected by changes to find their own ways of living with global warming. There are museums of natural history of art and of social history. The focus of this book is the museum communities like those in the Pacific who have to find new ways to express their culture in a new place. The book considers how collections in museums might help future generations stay in touch with their culture even where they have left their place. It asks what should the people of the present be collecting for museums in a climate-changed future? The book is rich with practical museum experience and detailed projects as well as critical and philosophical analyses about where a museum can intervene to speak to this great conundrum of our times. Curating the Future is essential reading for all those working in museums and grappling with how to talk about climate change. It also has academic applications in courses of museology and museum studies cultural studies heritage studies digital humanities design anthropology and environmental humanities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138658523

Curating Under PressureInternational Perspectives on Negotiating Conflict and Upholding Integrity Curating Under Pressure breaks the silence surrounding curatorial self-censorship and shows that it is both endemic to the practice and ubiquitous. Contributors map the diverse forms such self-censorship takes and offer creative strategies for negotiating curatorial integrity. This is the first book to look at pressures to self-censor and the curatorial responses to these pressures from a wide range of international perspectives. The book offers examples of the many creative strategies that curators deploy to negotiate pressures to self-censor and gives evidence of curators’ political acumen ethical sagacity and resilience over the long term. It also challenges the assumption that self-censorship is something to be avoided at all costs and suggests that a decision to self-censor may sometimes be politically and ethically imperative. Curating Under Pressure serves as a corrective to the assumption that censorship pressures render practitioners impotent. It demonstrates that curatorial practice under pressure offers inspiring models of agency ingenuity and empowerment. Curating Under Pressure is a highly original and intellectually ambitious volume and as such will be of great interest to students and academics in the areas of museum studies curatorial and gallery studies art history studio art and arts administration. The book will also be an essential tool for museum practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815396192

Curatorial ChallengesInterdisciplinary Perspectives on Contemporary Curating Curatorial Challenges investigates the challenges faced by curators in contemporary society and explores which practices ways of thinking and types of knowledge production curating exhibitions could challenge. Bringing together international curators and researchers from the fields of art and cultural history the book provides new research and perspectives on the curatorial process and aims to bridge the traditional gap between theoretical and academic museum studies and museum practices.The book focuses on exhibitions as a primary site of cultural exchange and argues that as highly visible showcases producers of knowledge and historically embedded events exhibitions establish and organize meanings of art and cultural heritage. Temporary exhibitions continue to increase in cultural significance and yet the traditional role of the museum as a Bildung institution has changed. As exhibitions gain in significance so too do curatorial strategies. Arguing that new research is needed to help understand these changes the book presents original research that explores how curatorial strategies inform both art and cultural history museums in contemporary society. The book also investigates what sort of critical transformative and perhaps even conservative potential can be traced in exhibition cultures.Curatorial Challenges fosters innovative interdisciplinary exchange and brings new insights to the field of curatorial studies. As such it should be of great interest to academics researchers and postgraduate students engaged in the study of curatorial practice museum studies the making of exhibitions museum communication and art history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367671679

Cures out of Chaos This volume describes important medical discoveries from the introduction of the first antibiotic to the present where serendipity intuition coincidence or laboratory accident played an important role in bringing a discovery to light. Although chance is the principal determinant the book emphasizes other factors such as economic and political exigencies and being in the right place at the right time. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367447892

Curing Concrete Curing is one of those activities that every civil engineer and construction worker has heard of but in reality does not worry about much. In practice curing is often low on the list of priorities on the construction site particularly when budgets and timelines are under pressure. Yet the increasing demands being placed on concrete mixtures also mean that they are less forgiving than in the past. Therefore any activity that will help improve hydration and so performance while reducing the risk of cracking is becoming more important. Curing Concrete explains exactly why curing is so important and shows you how to best do it.The book covers:The fundamentals behind hydrationHow curing affects the properties of concrete improving its long-term performanceWhat curing technologies and techniques you can use for different applicationsHow to effectively specify provide and measure curing in a projectThe author also gives numerous examples of how curing—or a lack of it—has affected concrete performance in real-world situations. These include examples from hot and cold climates as well as examples related to high-performance concrete performance parameters and specifications and testing. Written for construction professionals who want to ensure the quality and longevity of their concrete structures this book demonstrates that curing is well worth the effort and cost. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367865566

Curing The CrisisOptions For America's Health Care This book provides a comprehensive picture of the issues in the American health care system without wading through a lot of technical jargon. It outlines the features essential to a medically financially and politically effective cure to the health care system's ailments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166083

Curiosity and Wonder from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment 'Curiosity' and 'wonder' are topics of increasing interest and importance to Renaissance and Enlightenment historians. Conspicuous in a host of disciplines from history of science and technology to history of art literature and society both have assumed a prominent place in studies of the Early Modern period. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to investigate the various manifestations of and relationships between 'curiosity' and 'wonder' from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Focused case studies on texts objects and individuals explore the multifaceted natures of these themes highlighting the intense fascination and continuing scrutiny to which each has been subjected over three centuries. From instances of curiosity in New World exploration to the natural wonders of 18th-century Italy Curiosity and Wonder from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment locates its subjects in a broad geographical and disciplinary terrain. Taken together the essays presented here construct a detailed picture of two complex themes demonstrating the extent to which both have been transformed and reconstituted often with dramatic results. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258645

Curious Lessons in the MuseumThe Pedagogic Potential of Artists' Interventions Amongst recent contemporary art and museological publications there have been relatively few which direct attention to the distinct contributions that twentieth and twenty-first century artists have made to gallery and museum interpretation practices. There are fewer still that recognise the pedagogic potential of interventionist artworks in galleries and museums. This book fills that gap and demonstrates how artists have been making curious but none-the-less useful contributions to museum education and curation for some time. Claire Robins investigates in depth the phenomenon of artists' interventions in museums and examines their pedagogic implications. She also brings to light and seeks to resolve many of the contradictions surrounding artists' interventions where on the one hand contemporary artists have been accused of alienating audiences and on the other appear to have played a significant role in orchestrating positive developments to the way that learning is defined and configured in museums. She examines the disruptive and parodic strategies that artists have employed and argues for that they can be understood as part of a move to re-establish the museum as a discursive forum. This valuable book will be essential reading for students and scholars of museum studies as well as art and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815399407

Currency ConvertibilityThe Gold Standard and Beyond The spread of currency convertibility is one of the most dramatic trends of the late twentieth century. It reflects the desire of policymakers to integrate their economies into the global trading system and to attract financial capital and direct investment from abroad.In this book a team of leading international economists and economic historians look at parallel situations in the history of the international monetary system focusing in particular on the gold standard. The concluding chapter uses a case study of modern Portugal to draw out implications for modern international monetary relations in Europe and for the rest of the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513548

Currency Futures First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315063430

Currency Options First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315063423

Current Advances in Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering Oral tissue engineering involves the study of current approaches for in vitro regeneration of soft and hard tissues located into the oral cavity. In this context recent approaches involves the use of innovative biomaterials to replace the lost or damaged human oral tissues. Recent discoveries in materials science and nanotechnology are drastically changing the traditional approach to dentistry by the design of innovative devices able more efficiently supporting the natural regeneration process. The objective of this book is to highlight current progress in tissue engineering for various dental hard/soft tissues including enamel dentin pulp alveolar bone periodontium gum and oral mucosa by emphasizing the role of materials and their specific applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138390911

Current Concepts in Transgender Identity First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967137

Current Controversies in Bioethics Bioethics is the study of ethical issues arising out of advances in the life sciences and medicine. Historically bioethics has been associated with issues in research ethics and clinical ethics as a result of research scandals such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and public debates about the definition of death medical paternalism health care rationing and abortion. As biomedical technologies have advanced challenging new questions have arisen for bioethics and new sub-disciplines such as neuroethics and public health ethics have entered the scene. This volume features ten original essays on five cutting-edge controversies in bioethics written by leading philosophers. I. Research Ethics: How Should We Justify Ancillary Care Duties? II. Clinical Ethics: Are Psychopaths Morally Accountable?III. Reproductive Ethics: Is There A Solution to the Non-Identity Problem?IV. Neuroethics: What is Addiction and Does It Excuse? V. Public Health Ethics: Is Luck Egalitarianism Implausibly Harsh?S. Matthew Liao and Collin O’Neil’s concise introduction to the essays in the volume the annotated bibliographies and study questions for each controversy and the supplemental guide to additional current controversies in bioethics give the reader a broad grasp of the different kinds of challenges in bioethics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367872755

Current Controversies in Epistemology Epistemology is one of the oldest yet still one of the most active areas of philosophical research today. There currently exists many annotated tomes of primary sources and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field but there is no book that captures epistemology’s dynamic growth and lively debates for a student audience. In this volume eight leading philosophers debate four topics central to recent research in epistemology: The A Priori: C. S. I. Jenkins and Michael Devitt The A Posteriori: Richard Fumerton and Nicholas Silins The Regress of Justification: Declan Smithies and Peter Klein Skepticism: Anthony Brueckner and Ernest Sosa Ram Neta’s introduction to the volume descriptions of each chapter annotated bibliographies for each controversy and supplemental guide to further controversies in epistemology (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of active controversies for all readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415518147

Current Controversies in Experimental Philosophy Experimental philosophy is one of the most active and exciting areas in philosophy today. In Current Controversies in Experimental Philosophy Elizabeth O’Neill and Edouard Machery have brought together twelve leading philosophers to debate four topics central to recent research in experimental philosophy. The result is an important and enticing contribution to contemporary philosophy which thoroughly reframes traditional philosophical questions in light of experimental philosophers’ use of empirical research methods and brings to light the lively debates within experimental philosophers’ intellectual community. Two papers are dedicated to the following four topics: Language (Edouard Machery & Genoveva Martí) Consciousness (Brian Fiala Adam Arico and Shaun Nichols & Justin Sytsma) Free Will and Responsibility (Joshua Knobe & Eddy Nahmias and Morgan Thompson) Epistemology and the Reliability of Intuitions (Kenneth Boyd and Jennifer Nagel & Joshua Alexander and Jonathan Weinberg). Preliminary descriptions of each chapter annotated bibliographies for each controversy and a supplemental guide to further controversies in experimental philosophy (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of these live controversies for all readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415519670

Current Controversies in Metaphysics This book showcases a range of views on topics at the forefront of current controversies in the field of metaphysics. It will give readers a varied and alive introduction to the field and cover such key issues as: modality fundamentality composition the object/property distinction and indeterminacy. The contributors include some of the most important philosophers currently writing on these issues. The questions and philosophers are: Are there any individuals at the fundamental level? / (1) Shamik Dasgupta (2) Jason TurnerIs there an objective difference between essential and accidental properties? / (1) Meghan Sullivan (2) Kris McDaniel and Steve StewardAre there any worldly states of affairs? / (1) Daniel Nolan (2) Joseph MeliaAre there any intermediate states of affairs? / (1) Jessica Wilson (2) Elizabeth Barnes and Ross CameronDo ordinary objects exist? / (1) Trenton Merricks (2) Helen BeebeeEditor Elizabeth Barnes guides readers through these controversies (all published here for the first time) with a synthetic introduction and succinct abstracts of each debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367868093

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Cognitive Science Cognitive science is the study of minds and mental processes. Psychology neuroscience computer science and philosophy among other subdisciplines contribute to this study. In this volume leading researchers debate five core questions in the philosophy of cognitive science: Is an innate Universal Grammar required to explain our linguistic capacities? Are concepts innate or learned? What role do our bodies play in cognition? Can neuroscience help us understand the mind? Can cognitive science help us understand human morality? For each topic the volume provides two essays each advocating for an opposing approach. The editors provide study questions and suggested readings for each topic helping to make the volume accessible to readers who are new to the debates. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858008

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Film This volume advances the contemporary debate on five central issues in the philosophy of film. These issues concern the relation between the art and technology of film the nature of film realism how narrative fiction films narrate how we engage emotionally with films and whether films can philosophize. Two new essays by leading figures in the field present different views on each issue. The paired essays contain significant points of both agreement and disagreement; new theories and frameworks are proposed at the same time as authors review the current state of debate. Given their combination of richness and clarity the essays in this volume can effectively engage both students undergraduate or graduate and academic researchers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367869946

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of mind is one of the most dynamic fields in philosophy and one that invites debate around several key questions. There currently exist annotated tomes of primary sources and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field  but there is no book that captures philosophy of mind’s recent dynamic exchanges for a student audience. By bringing compiling ten newly commissioned pieces in which leading philosophers square off on five central related debates currently engaging the field editor Uriah Kriegel has provided such a publication.The five debates include: Mind and Body: The Prospects for Russellian Monism Mind in Body: The Scope and Nature of Embodied Cognition Consciousness: Representationalism and the Phenomenology of Moods Mental Representation: The Project of Naturalization The Nature of Mind: The Importance of Consciousness. Preliminary descriptions of each chapter annotated bibliographies for each controversy and a supplemental guide to further controversies in philosophy of mind (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of active controversies for all readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415530873

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Perception This book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of the hottest and most influential contemporary debates in philosophy of perception written especially for this volume by many of the most important philosophers of the field. The book addresses the following key questions: Can perception be unconscious? What is the relation between perception and attention? What properties can we perceive? Are perceptual states representations? How is vision different from the other sense modalities (like hearing or smell)? How do these sense modalities interact with one another? Contributors are Ned Block Berit Brogaard Alex Byrne Robert Kentridge John Kulvicki Heather Logue Mohan Matthen Bence Nanay Matt Nudds Casey O’Callaghan Adam Pautz Ian Phillips Susanna Siegel and Wayne Wu. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367870706

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Religion While orthodox religion by its very nature is conservative philosophy at its best is inherently radical. It challenges authority tradition and the whole idea of "dogma." For this reason philosophy of religion can be explosively controversial. It is bound to disturb those who peddle incontrovertible truth and fascinate those who seek spiritual truth and are willing to follow the argument wherever it leads. This volume is designed for such seekers. It brings together an international team of leading philosophers of religion to explore and debate radical new ideas about religion God and ultimate reality. Four related questions are addressed: How might religion make progress? Is life after death a real possibility? Must a perfect God be motivated by our well-being? What alternatives are there to traditional theism and materialist atheism? The book begins with a vision for the field of philosophy of religion and ends with a capstone chapter that touches on all of the topics debated in the other chapters. The addition of chapter overviews annotated suggestions for further reading and annotated guides to three additional controversies make it an ideal textbook in addition to being an important source for scholars and seekers of all kinds. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138183469

Current Controversies in Philosophy of Science Current Controversies in Philosophy of Science asks twelve philosophers to debate six questions that are driving contemporary work in this area of philosophy. The questions are: I. Are Boltzmann Brains Bad? II. Does Mathematical Explanation Require Mathematical Truth? III. Does Quantum Mechanics Suggest Spacetime is Nonfundamental? IV. Is Evolution Fundamental When It Comes to Defining Biological Ontology? V. Is Chance Ontologically Fundamental? VI. Are Sexes Natural Kinds? These debates explore the philosophical foundations of particular scientific disciplines while also examining more general issues in the philosophy of science. The result is a book that’s perfect for the advanced philosophy student building up their knowledge of the foundations of the field and engaging with its cutting-edge questions. Preliminary descriptions of each chapter annotated lists of further readings for each controversy and study questions for each chapter help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversies for all readers.　 　 　 　 　　　　　　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138825772

Current Controversies in Political Philosophy Current Controversies in Political Philosophy brings together an international team of leading philosophers to explore and debate four key and dynamic issues in the field in an accessible way. 　 Should we all be cosmopolitans? – Gillian Brock and Cara Nine Are rights important? – Rowan Cruft and Sonu Bedi Is sexual objectification wrong and if so why? – Lina Papadaki and Scott Anderson What to do about climate change? – Alexa Zellentin and Thom Brooks 　 These questions are the focus of intense debate. Preliminary chapter descriptions bibliographies following each chapter and annotated guides to supplemental readings help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversy for all readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415517539

Current Controversies in Values and Science Current Controversies in Values and Science asks ten philosophers to debate five questions (two philosophers per debate) that are driving contemporary work in this important area of philosophy of science. The book is perfect for the advanced student building up her knowledge of the foundations of the field while also engaging its most cutting-edge questions. Introductions and annotated bibliographies for each debate preliminary descriptions of each chapter study questions and a supplemental guide to further controversies involving values in science help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversies for all readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138390287

Current Controversies in Virtue Theory Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy and has recently seen a major revival.　 However new challenges to conceptions of virtue have also arisen.　 In Current Controversies in Virtue Theory five pairs of cutting-edge philosophers square off over central topics in virtue theory: the nature of virtue the connection between virtue and flourishing the connection between moral and epistemic virtues the way in which virtues are acquired and the possibility of attaining virtue.　 Mark Alfano guides his readers through these essays (all published here for the first time) with a synthetic introduction succinct abstracts of each debate suggested further readings and study questions for each controversy and a list of further controversies to be explored. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415658218

Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual StudiesIn Transition Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual Studies introduces new thinking on non-conforming gender representation addressing transsexuality as a subjective experience that highlights universal dilemmas related to how we conceive identity and exploring universal questions related to gender: its objects objections and obstacles. This book seeks to disassemble prejudicial orientations to the challenges and the everydayness of transsexuality and build new understanding and responses to issues including: medical biases the problem of authenticity and the agency of the child. Oren Gozlen leads an examination of three central pressures: transformation of a medical model the social experience of becoming transgender and the question of self-representation through popular culture. The chapters reframe several contemporary dilemmas such as: authenticity pathology normativity creativity the place of the clinic as a problem of authority the unpredictability of sexuality the struggle with limits of knowledge a demand for intelligibility and desire for certainty. The contributors consider sociocultural theoretical therapeutic and legal approaches to transsexuality that reveal its inherent instability and fluidity both as concept and as experience. They place transsexuality in tension and transition as a concept as a subject position and as a subjectivity. The book also reflects the way in which political and cultural change affects self and other representations of the transsexual person and their others asking: how does the subject metabolize the anxieties that relate to these transformations and facilitations? How can the subject respond in contexts of hostility and prohibition? Offering a much-needed interdisciplinary exploration Current Critical Debates in the Field of Transsexual Studies will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychotherapist as well as psychologists and scholars of gender studies cultural studies and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138481312

Current Directions in Dyslexia Research This book covers research on biopsychological aspects of dyslexia reflects on psycholinguistic aspects of dyslexia offers reflections on dyslexia treatment research in general. It points out that in some dyslexics it is not sufficient to treat word identification difficulties alone. Media > Books > E-books Garland Science 9781003077411

Current Directions in EcomusicologyMusic Culture Nature AWARD WINNER OF THE 2018 SOCIETY OF ETHNOMUSICLOGY ELLEN KOSKOFF PRIZE This volume is the first sustained examination of the complex perspectives that comprise ecomusicology—the study of the intersections of music/sound culture/society and nature/environment. Twenty-two authors provide a range of theoretical methodological and empirical chapters representing disciplines such as anthropology biology ecology environmental studies ethnomusicology history literature musicology performance studies and psychology. They bring their specialized training to bear on interdisciplinary topics both individually and in collaboration. Emerging from the whole is a view of ecomusicology as a field a place where many disciplines come together. The topics addressed in this volume—contemporary composers and traditional musics acoustic ecology and politicized soundscapes material sustainability and environmental crisis familiar and unfamiliar sounds local places and global warming birds and mice hearing and listening biomusic and soundscape ecology and more—engage with conversations in the various realms of music study as well as in environmental studies and cultural studies. As with any healthy ecosystem the field of ecomusicology is dynamic but this edited collection provides a snapshot of it in a formative period. Each chapter is short designed to be accessible to the nonspecialist and includes extensive bibliographies; some chapters also provide further materials on a companion website: http://www.ecomusicology.info/cde/. An introduction and interspersed editorial summaries help guide readers through four current directions—ecological fieldwork critical and textual—in the field of ecomusicology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138062498

Current Directions in Ostracism Social Exclusion and Rejection Research This edited volume provides an up-to-date review of current research on ostracism social exclusion and rejection. The book shows why exclusion and rejection occur how they affect the excluded individuals and the consequences they might have for individuals and organizations. Ostracism social exclusion and rejection are common phenomena both at the individual level such as ostracism in the classroom or at the workplace as well as on a societal or even global scale such as immigration or asylum policies. Examining key concepts such as the long-term effects of ostracism the developmental and cultural perspective on ostracism and the detrimental impact that social exclusion may have on individuals and societies the authors provide an up-to-date overview of the research field and present new conceptual models and methodological approaches. Featuring discussion of promising areas novel pathways for research and cutting-edge developments this is the most comprehensive bringing-together of research on this topic. The book gives both a broad state-of-the-art overview of the field as well as discussing cutting-edge ideas and promising areas for future research; it is essential for students researchers of social psychology and policy makers interested in this field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815368144

Current Economic Problems In China An analysis of the PRC's current economic problems and a critical evaluation of the nation's efforts to solve them this book brings together papers and speeches by Xue Muqiao one of China's most prominent economists and one of its key spokesmen for liberal economic reform. Xue addresses such issues as commune and brigade enterprises; employment a Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429049217

Current Feminist Issues in Psychotherapy This insightful book addresses a variety of clinical issues--depression displaced homemakers sibling incest and body image--from a feminist perspective. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315804422

Current Findings on Males with Eating Disorders The subgroup of males with eating disorders has been understudied and this book presents the most comprehensive look at this topic since Arnold Andersen edited the text Males with Eating Disorders in 1990. This monograph represents both original research and reviews of other studies based on a special issue of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention with additional added chapters. Representing international contributions from researchers and clinicians in nine countries this cross-section includes chapters on etiology sociocultural and gender issues symptom presentation assessment medical and psychological concerns treatment recovery and prevention. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415835909

Current International Treaties This volume comprises the texts of the main international treaties which formed the legal skeleton of international relations during the 1980s with details of signatories and amendments and a commentary on the general and particular situations to which they apply. The treaties are grouped broadly by subject and chronologically within each subject group which range from political security and economic agreements to those dealing with human rights. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138946668

Current Issues and Development in Hospitality and Tourism Satisfaction Stay ahead of your customers as their service expectations change! In Current Issues and Development in Hospitality and Tourism Satisfaction experts from the field explore customer satisfaction strategies examining both the long-term and short-term results. This vital tool shows you new and effective approaches for understanding customer satisfaction and providing quality service at all levels of the hospitality and tourism industry. Hospitality and tourism faculty and students as well as professionals will find this book useful for improving and providing quality service management. This book illustrates the complex relationship between customer and service provider offering practical advice and techniques for maximizing consumer contentment. Current Issues and Development in Hospitality and Tourism Satisfaction contains models for meeting—and even surpassing—consumer expectations to increase the value of the customer’s experience. This essential resource includes various methods for managers to anticipate consumer needs and perceptions reducing dissatisfaction. This book helps you: incorporate existing and alternative measurements of satisfaction measure and improve service quality create and maintain social interaction linkages between staff and customer identify the destination performance of your hotel and other destinations or attractions evaluate consumer satisfaction with lodging services increase cross-cultural service satisfaction and much more! Tables and figures throughout the text help demonstrate the strategies and bibliographies at the end of each chapter offer further reading. While there are other books that focus on customer satisfaction Current Issues and Development in Hospitality and Tourism Satisfaction is rare in that it covers satisfaction issues as they apply to both hospitality and tourism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203050477

Current Issues in Alcohol/Drug Studies This provocative and controversial book challenges a number of widely held ideas in the alcohol/drug field by critically evaluating the bases of these ideas. The field of alcohol/drug studies is fraught with conflict and controversy and each generation of researchers and practitioners seems to have its own special areas of conflict. In this new volume experts focus on a number of important issues of current interest and controversy. Is alcoholism a “disease” or is it not? Should federal bans on drugs like heroin and cocaine be removed and will that solve modify or exacerbate the problem? Can the risk for alcoholism really be predicted?Professionals from a very wide variety of disciplines--medicine and biochemistry psychiatry and psychology philosophy anthropology law social work and journalism--present their very differing points of view on the perception of alcoholism as a disease and on public policy issues like proposed legislative controls over alcoholic beverages. Current Issues in Alcohol/Drug Studies touches upon a number of questions that will be of interest both to people in alcohol/drug research and in alcohol/drug treatment and prevention. Because it will undoubtedly stimulate further investigation and debate researchers and policymakers will also find it useful. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138881815

Current Issues in Applied Memory Research Research on applied memory is one of the most active interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology today. This book provides descriptions of cutting-edge research and applies them to three key areas of contemporary investigation: education the law and neuroscience. In the area of education findings from the study of memory are described which could have a major impact on testing practice revision techniques for examinations and teaching basic literacy and numeracy. In applications to the law recent findings shed new light on the dynamics of child abuse investigations the status of traumatic memories recovered after long delays and a further challenge for the eyewitness: change blindness. Finally in neuroscience contributions cover the frightening question of whether patients can remember incidents during surgical operations under anaesthetic the unexpected impact of handedness and rapid eye movements on memory proficiency and the status of déjà vu: mystical experience or memory error? These accounts of recent research on applied memory have been written by leading experts in the field from both Europe and America with the non-specialist in mind. They will interest students who wish to extend their reading beyond core material in cognitive psychology graduates on more specialised courses in education forensics and neuropsychology and all those who wish to enrich their knowledge of the contemporary frontiers of applied memory research. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9780415647137

Current Issues in Asian Tourism This comprehensive volume was put together in response to the growing amount of research on tourism in Asia and an increasing number of authors from Asian countries. It concentrates on two aspects of Asian Tourism: first the Asian tourists themselves and second economic development and tourism in the Asian region.The first part of the collection focuses on three areas: the motivations of different types of Asian tourist; the characteristics and behaviour of particular Asian tourist segments; and finally an analysis of specific research issues. The second part of the book then goes on to explore the governance and organisation of tourism in the Asian region and the nature of Asian growth and competitiveness as it relates to tourism.The articles in this book were originally published in the journal Current Issues in Tourism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367729271

Current Issues in Business Ethics Current Issues in Business Ethics analyzes the questions which underlie business activities arguing that the prime object for a legitimate business must be sustainability. It also looks at the issues between individuals and business and asks whether businesses can support their employees as an alternative to family and church. Finally it assesses the impact of most recent trends in business looking at:* the activities of multinational companies* the changing gender balance* privatization* the loss of power of the trade unions. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203754320

Current Issues in Cognitive ProcessesThe Tulane Flowerree Symposia on Cognition The first book-length collection of papers presented at a Flowerree Symposium this volume provides an in-depth analysis of a variety of the newest and most critical empirical and theoretical issues in the study of human cognition. These include models of human category learning models of memory implicit memory and knowledge dynamic decision behavior effects of test and item presentation methods visual inputs and contexts. An essential reference for professionals and ideal for use as a textbook by both advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138876118

Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your local convention and exposition services! This book provides you with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and production phases of constructing a facility as part of a community’s tourism infrastructure. In Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development you’ll find diverse perspectives from experts in a range of disciplines—including public policy tourism convention management and urban planning. As more communities attempt to gain a share of the economically important meetings and exhibition market this critical resource will aid university faculty state and city government officials and convention and visitors’ bureaus. Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development examines the reasons why certain communities should create convention event or tourism centers. The strategies and tips presented in this book can help you select the most appropriate course of action for any given community from locating the best area to build a center to allocating space for an exhibition center in an already existing public building. This extensive guide addresses the political economical and environmental concerns that can prevent a convention center from ever leaving the drawing board. This book offers you practical advice on a number of concepts including: linear planning in the first phase—ten questions communities must confront Dedicated Convention Centers (DCC)—the “mother lode” of convention/exhibit tourism capitalizing on the union of two industries—conventions and casinos the definition of “success” in the lifetime of a convention center capturing a share of the market without interfering with local venues the facts behind the illusions—investigating the empirical evidence behind the central myths of the convention and tradeshow industry Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development is generously enhanced with figures tables models and case studies to illuminate the facts you need to know to stay competitive. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203708286

Current Issues in Developmental Disorders Cognitive development in children is a highly complex process which while remarkably resilient can be disrupted in a variety of ways. This volume focuses on two types of neurodevelopmental disorder: syndromic conditions such as fragile X syndrome Down syndrome Williams syndrome and velocardiofacial syndrome; and non-syndromic conditions including dyslexia specific language impairment autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of current research and covers key topics across the full range of developmental disorders. Topics covered include: diagnosis and comorbidity genetics longitudinal studies computational models distinguishing disorder from disadvantage language and culture the modern beginnings of research into developmental disorders The book also looks at how the study of developmental disorders has contributed to our understanding of typical development and themes emerge that are common across chapters including intervention and education and the neurobiological bases of developmental disorders. The result is a fascinating and thought-provoking volume that will be indispensable to advanced students researchers and practitioners in the fields of developmental psychology neuropsychology speech and language therapy and developmental disorders. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138109452

Current Issues in Economic IntegrationCan Asia Inspire the 'West'? The current economic crisis has called into question the long term viability of the decoupling between multinational firms and the banking system. It has also cast serious doubts on the US dollar-centred monetary system and invited reassessment of the long term viability of US-China economic relations based on a US current account deficit absorbed by Chinese financial institutions. It is also an opportunity to analyse the rise in property prices particularly in fast-growing economies. Long term food security is also an issue bringing to the fore the multinational firms from emerging economies (such as China and India) and calling into question the response strategies of multinational firms from the West and Japan. This book engages these key issues within the broad theme of integration to give an up-to-date consideration of the subject opening debate on the future stimulating role that Asia could play vis-à-vis the West particularly the European Union. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575612

Current Issues in Hospitality and TourismResearch and Innovations Globally the hospitality and tourism industry is evolving and undergoing radical changes. The past practices are now advancing through the rapid development of knowledge and skills acquired to adapt and create innovations in various ways. Hence it is imperative that we have an understanding of the present issues so that we are able to remedy problems on the horizon. Current Issues in Hospitality and Tourism: Research and Innovations is a complilation of research in the broad realm of hospitality and tourism. This book is divided into eight sections covering the following broad themes: – Training and education (hospitality students learning); – Organization and management (practical issues and current trends in the hotel catering and tourism industry); – Product and food innovation; – Marketing; – Islamic hospitality and tourism issues; – Gastronomy; – Current trends; – Tourism The contributions from different parts of the globe present a new outlook for future research including theoretical revelations and innovations environmental and cultural exploration aspects tourist destinations and other recreation and ecotourism aspects of the hospitality and tourism industry. Current Issues in Hospitality and Tourism: Research and Innovations will be useful as a reference for academics industry practitioners and policy makers and for those with research interests in the fields of hotels tourism catering and gastronomy. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415621335

Current Issues in Law and ReligionVolume IV This volume focuses on issues that have only recently come to the forefront of the discipline such as freedom from religion ordination of homosexuals apostasy security and fundamentalism issues that are linked to the common themes of secularism and globalization. Although these subjects are not new to the academic debate they have become prominent in law and religion circles as a result of recent and rapid changes in society. The essays in this volume present multiple points of view facilitate scholars in understanding this evolving discipline and act as a stimulus for further research.This collection gives the reader a sense of the key topics and current debates in law and religion and is of interest to law politics human rights and religion scholars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409436034

Current Issues in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health Learn what resources are needed for lesser-recognized LGBT health issuesMost literature that explores LGBT health issues concentrates on HIV/AIDS while leaving research studies on other vital issues lacking. Current Issues in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health addresses this inadequacy by presenting a broad range of LGBT health issues from an interdisciplinary and mixed-method perspective. Leading experts present both quantitative and qualitative descriptions of health issues among various population groups focusing on those topics poorly represented in present-day literature. This book is a strong start to fill in the blanks about unrealized health issues of LGBT individuals and offers insights into the resources needed to address them.Methods to assess sexual orientation and gender identity are not normally found in most population-based research. Because of the diversity within the relatively small LGBT population research has been forced to generalize making it less likely to effectively contribute to quality health issue data for these individuals. The research presented in Current Issues in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health takes particular care to specify how the orientation and sexual identity of study participants was measured. This book carefully mines previously unrevealed health disparities among LGBT populations across a broad spectrum of diseases—beyond the standard focus on HIV/AIDS. The most current and important studies are presented including rare research on transgender health issues. The chapters are extensively referenced and several include figures and tables to clarify and enhance understanding of the information.The wide range of topics in Current Issues in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health include: the inclusion of sexual orientation questions in research studies comparison of mental health issues between women of different sexual orientations mental health issues among men of different sexual orientations and HIV status in Australia the impact of sexual identity distress and social support in GLBT youth issues transgender youth health issues female-to-male (FTM) transexuals’ experiences accessing health care research on LBT domestic violence survivors health needs of male-to-female (MTF) transgenders of colorCurrent Issues in Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health is crucial thought-provoking reading for researchers working in LGBT health public health professionals working in community health and LGBT health policymakers advocates public health and community health faculty and students interested in LGBT health issues. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203057582

Current Issues in Morphological ProcessingA Special Issue of Language And Cognitive Processes First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138878044

Current Issues in Natural Resource Policy This volume offers an objective view of some of the most critical issues in natural resources. Written in nontechnical language it uses ideas drawn from economics to look at the issues examine how government laws and policies have caused some of them arise and to find ways in which problems can be lessened. Originally published in 1982 this is a valuable resource for students interested in environmental studies and public policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138961791

Current Issues in Rational-Emotive Therapy In his earlier book Rational-Emotive Therapy: Fundamentals and Innovations Dr Dryden outlined the central features of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) as it had developed in and from the work of Albert Ellis. He then proceeded to discuss innovations within the theory several of which had been instigated by the author. Originally published in 1987 this book builds upon these latter elements. It discusses the theoretical basis of RET arguing that it can be accurately described as theoretically consistent eclectic therapy and analyses the problems encountered in and the benefits derived from its practice. At the time this book provided a state of the art discussion of RET and will still be of interest for those involved in counselling psychotherapy clinical psychology psychiatry and social work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138791305

Current Issues in School Leadership Current Issues in School Leadership examines controversies about and affecting school practices. Focusing on two essential questions--what is important to today's school leaders? and what is interfering with schooling processes?--it includes chapters by a broad range of authors with expertise on their specific topic. The text is organized in three sections: Social and Political Issues; Curriculum and Learning Issues; and Organization and Management Issues. The goal of this text--designed for school leadership educational administration and foundations of education courses--is to challenge readers to think carefully and critically about each of the issues presented leading to positive action and leadership. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138460171

Current Issues in Stuttering Research and Practice This state-of-the art volume is a follow-up to the 1999 publication Stuttering Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap edited by Nan Ratner and E. Charles Healey. Like its predecessor the current book is an edited collection of the presentations from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Annual Leadership Conference in Fluency and Fluency Disorders. Among the topics covered are evidence-based practice impact of the self-help and support groups meta-analyses of selected assessment and intervention programs current theories of stuttering and the predicted path of stuttering intervention in the future. The authoritative representation of contributors offers the reader the most up to date presentation of fluency issues with a special emphasis placed on the practical clinical implications of fluency assessment treatment and evolving theories of the disorder. The book is written for fluency specialists and graduate students in programs of fluency disorders. It will also be valuable for the clinicians who wish to upgrade their skills in treating fluency disorders. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315805580

Current Issues in Women's History This lively collection of essays originally published in 1989 illustrated recent developments in the area with chapters by contributors from many different countries and disciplines. Asking new questions and using sources in a challenging way the contributors reflect 1980s debates about politics and academic research in women’s studies. They cover a wide range of topics dealing for example with opportunities and obstacles for women within male-defined power-structures and institutions such as science religious communities and ancient Roman industry. They discuss feminists and feminist movements analyse the utterances of women and men in medieval literature and in defamation cases and give insights into the ways femaleness and femininity are given meaning. The essays on theory deal with such important issues as women’s historiography and androcentrism and ethnocentrism in history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415752411

Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology is a series of edited books that reflect the state-of-the-art areas of current and emerging interest in the psychological study of employees workplaces and organizations. Each volume focuses on a particular topic and consists of chapters contributed by international experts with an introductory overview written by the editors who are leading figures in their areas. For the first time this book offers a comprehensive new collection which gathers together some of the most influential chapters from the series into one volume providing an essential overview of the hottest topics in work and organizational psychology. Including 24 chapters by many of the leading researchers in the field the book is split into two parts; the individual in the workplace and how individuals are organized at work. Topics such as burnout recruitment well-being and organizational change are covered as well as research on emerging topics such as flow humor i-deals and socialization. With an introduction and conclusion by Professor Sir Cary Cooper this is the ideal companion for any student or practitioner looking for an insightful overview of the most researched topics in work and organizational psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138604971

Current Issues of Science and Research in the Global WorldProceedings of the International Conference on Current Issues of Science and Resea This book contains the papers presented at the International Conference on Current Issues of Science and Research in the Global World held at the premises of the Vienna University of Technology from May 27 to May 28 2014. The book represents a significant contribution to Law Economics Information & Communication Technologies Journalism and Psychology including topical research work in the presented fields. This interdisciplinary volume is also essential reading for all those interested in international pluralism in terms of scientific contributions. The Pan-European University respecting its own vision and ambition to become a well-known institution within the Global Research Area traditionally elaborates research and scientifi c collaboration across national borders. The educational principles and research attitudes of the Pan-European University grasp the traditions of many cultures and geographic areas. The International Conference on Current Issues of Science and Research in the Global World was part of a series of similar top-rated international events organized by the Pan-European University bringing together scientists professionals policymakers and representatives of culture from many countries. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138027398

Current Issues of UK Asylum Law and Policy Published in 1998. This title brings together 18 essays by a selection of experts in the area of refugee and asylum law and policy. Each essay examines an issue of contemporary interest to those working in the refugee field in the UK. They have been selected from papers presented at a highly successful conference on Refugee Rights and Realities which was held at the University of Nottingham in November 1996 organized by the Human Rights Law Centre at the University and funded by the Airey Neave Trust. The essays are organised into two sections. The first covers issues of legal process and policy ranging from the development of asylum law and policy in the UK to the country’s obligations under international law. Special emphasis is placed on the most recent developments surrounding the 1996 Asylum and Immigration Act. The second section provides the context for a more detailed examination of the social health and welfare issues relevant to refugees and asylum seekers. These range from access to health care housing rights and the education of refugees in London to questions of language and of race relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138613423

Current Morphology This book aims to provide a thorough and wide-ranging introduction to approaches to morphology in linguistic theory over the last twenty years. This comprehensive survey concentrates not only on the generative linguistic mainstream but on approaches that are less fashionable or relatively unknown to English-speaking linguists and highlights recent European particularly German-speaking research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138868410

Current Perspectives in Feminist Media Studies Current Perspectives in Feminist Media Studies features contributions written by a diverse group of stellar feminist scholars from around the world. Each contributor has authored a brief thought-provoking commentary on the current status and future directions of feminist media studies. Although contributors write about numerous discrete subjects within the field of feminist media studies their various ideas and concerns can be merged into six broad overlapping subject areas that allow us to gain a strong sense of the expansive contours of current feminist communication scholarship and activism which the authors have identified as generally illustrative of the field. Specifically authors encourage feminist media scholars to engage with issues of political economy new ICTs and cybercultures as well as digital media policy media and identity sexuality and sexualisation and postfeminism. They stress that feminist media scholars must broaden and deepen our theoretical frameworks and methodologies so as to provide a better sense of the conceptual complexities of feminist media studies and empirical realities of contemporary media forms practices and audiences. This book was originally published as a special issue of Feminist Media Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415754729

Current Practice of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry This volume details the principles and instrumentation of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (CG-MS) and outlines industrial environmental pharmaceutical clinical toxicological forensic and food-related applications revealing findings from the laboratories of 40 contributing scientists around the world using GC-MS in practice. It describes upstream and downstream applications of GC-MS in the petroleum industry and identifies chlorinated compounds in the environment with quadrupole ion-trap technology and high-resolution sector instruments. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367397425

Current Practices in Public Libraries A comprehensive look at contemporary trends and practices in public libraries Current Practices in Public Libraries combines research surveys and practical experience to examine a variety of trends issues and practices in public library administration. The leading researchers in the field explore vital contemporary topics ranging from literacy instruction and advocacy to ethical concerns in the acquisition of foreign language materials. This practical professional guide presents examples of successful programs at individual libraries as well as results of comprehensive national surveys about funding computers and Internet access and branch closures. Current Practices in Public Libraries presents an extensive look at advocacy ethics multicultural outreach literacy training marketing and mentoring in today’s public libraries. This comprehensive resource examines a wide range of issues including public library funding; contributing factors to the quality of public access computing and Internet services; the impact of public library closures; recent human rights violations in U.S. public libraries; supporting local small business development; how multiculturalism and automation can affect collection development and technical services; new leadership models; the use of marketing and advocacy to build and sustain support for public libraries; promoting family learning activities; and the case for small independent libraries. Current Practices in Public Libraries explores: library funding library expenditures budget shortfalls fiscal planning Internet access and connectivity library siting library Bill of Rights entrepreneurs customization of library services targeted services acquisitions collection development and management outsourcing state library agencies and associations federal library programs and legislation government relations information literacy tutoring and much more Current Practices in Public Libraries is an essential resource for librarians and library administrators working in public and academic settings and for library sciences faculty and students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990562

Current Research in Embryology This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.Embryology is the study of embryos. It is the branch of biological science that deals with the formation and early development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg (ovum) to birth. This collection includes articles on some of the most important topics in embryology today such as cryopreservation of human embryos in vitro generation of neurons from embryonic stem cells embryonic transfer transcriptional profiling and more. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926692814

Current Research in Pharmaceutical Technology This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Pharmaceutical technology deals with the discovery production processing and safe and effective delivery of medications to patients. Technologies involved include computer modeling for research bioengineering for research instrumentation processes and methods for increasing production and computing technology and biosystematics for the management and analysis of data. This new book covers a wide range of important topics on today’s pharmaceutical technology such as in vitro drug release and controlled drug delivery the use of nanotechnology in pharmaceuticals quantum dot imaging assessment and efficacy of pharmaceuticals and much more. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926692685

Current Research in Puerto Rican Linguistics Current Research in Puerto Rican Linguistics is an edited collection of original contributions which explores the idiosyncratic grammatical properties of Puerto Rican Spanish. The book focuses on the structural aspects of linguistics analysed with a variety of frameworks and methodological approaches in order to presents the latest advances in the field of Puerto Rican and Caribbean linguistics. Current Research in Puerto Rican Linguistics brings together articles from researchers proposing new challenging and ground-breaking analyses on the nature of Spanish in Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican Spanish in the United States. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367886547

Current Research of the Human Interface SocietyA Special Issue of the international Journal of Human-computer Interaction This special issue is the first opportunity to introduce the research activities of the Human Interface Society. The first article gives a microworld approach to identify design requirements for better situation awareness. Next a focus on evaluation of organizational structure in emergency situations from the communication viewpoints is examined followed by a presentation of a speech-driven embodied interactive actor that activates human interaction and communication. The fourth paper describes two new additions to a Remote Infrared Audible Signage System for use by people with visual disabilities. Next this special issue focuses on the design of an interactive skill-transfer agent for parameter tuning of an image sensor used to distinguish inferior goods from regular goods in a production line. Finally a proposed embodied virtual communication system that provides a virtual face-to-face communication environment is discussed in the sixth article followed by an outline of information on the usability activities in Japan with a focus on the last 10 years. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138432895

Current Research on Bisexuality Current Research on Bisexuality is an important resource on recent psychological and sociological findings in bisexual studies. The authors provide research findings and case studies that add to our understanding of bisexual identity bisexuality and relationships bisexuality and ethnicity and attitudes toward bisexual people. This book examines research findings literature reviews and a wealth of resources that currently exist on bisexuality and bisexual issues. This book will bring you up to date on: bisexual identity development bisexuality in college students cross-orientation friendships of bisexual women bisexual married women and men—and their spouses bisexuality and heterosexually married couples monogamous as well as open bisexual relationships the interrelationship of bisexuality race and ethnicity attitudes toward bisexual women and bisexual men Current Research on Bisexuality also contains a comprehensive reader’s guide to the current social science literature about bisexuality. This bibliography brings together a wide range of nonfiction books journal articles book chapters theses and dissertations on bisexuality with a focus in the theoretical research clinical and community perspectives that have that have developed in the last twenty years. This reading list is essential for students educators researchers and practitioners in psychology counseling social work psychiatry education sociology and anthropology. Current Research on Bisexuality provides new knowledge of the life experiences of bisexual people. With this book you’ll find a basis for further research and education about bisexuality in the greater context of ongoing research education and advocacy regarding lesbian gay bisexual and transgender issues. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203057117

Current Research on Gender Issues in Advertising Gender stereotypes are general beliefs about sex-linked traits and roles psychological characteristics and behaviors all of which contribute towards describing women　and men. Gender role stereotyping in advertising has been a critical topic since the 1970s and there is a long-lasting debate between advertisers and sociologists about the role and the social nature of advertising. Although changing role structures in the family and the labor force have brought significant variation in both male and female roles it has been noted that there is a cultural lag in advertising where men and women were for a long period of time depicted in more traditional roles.This book extends the research on gender stereotypes in advertising over the past 20 years highlighting key themes such as attitude towards sex and nudity in advertising; women in decorative roles; the changing roles of women and men in advertising; and the viewpoints of those advertising professionals who design campaigns. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Advertising. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367593100

Current Research on Information Technologies and SocietyPapers from the 2013 Meetings of the American Sociological Association Research on communication and information technologies is of growing importance to sociology and the interdisciplinary examination of communication and (new) media. This volume includes eight chapters examining recent developments in the field illustrating the maturation vibrancy and diversity of this field of study as well as pointing to rich new avenues for scholarly exploration. Contributions aptly chart three key developments that characterize current research on communication and digital media. First chapters demonstrate the maturation of work on measurement demonstrating the importance of refining measurements of online activities and their consequences. For instance contributions evaluate: social network measures frequently used in online research; alternative measures for online activity; and alternative measures of Twitter activity. Second the volume showcases continued work on understanding user behaviour including research on the consequence of reward systems similar to badges and on the limitations of purely technological solutions to social dilemmas in emergency preparedness. Finally chapters identify emerging questions for the field related to social media such as research on potential privacy and identity implications of social media different dispositions toward social media use and variation in levels of social media usage.This book was originally published as a special issue of Information Communication & Society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367739546

Current Scientific Techniques in Archaeology In the early 1980s several revolutionary new techniques were introduced to archaeological science - including accelerator C-14 dating thermoluminescence dating of burnt flint and calcite and the application of uranium series dating to Palaeolithic material. Developments in analytical chemistry also made possible more detailed and accurate analyses of archaeological material. This book published in 1986 provides a guide for the archaeologist with little scientific training to these techniques as well as to established techniques from the physical and chemical sciences and has a chapter on the archaeological uses of computers. Each chapter describes the archaeological potential of the technique and explains the scientific principles involved with a number of examples to illustrate the particular technique in practice. Attention is given to common problems which may affect the accuracy or nature of the results obtained and to what constitutes a suitable sample. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138818033

Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery Fifth Edition provides current information regarding surgical techniques from the perspective of clinicians who are performing specific procedures on a regular basis. It is intended to be concise well illustrated and reflective of the writer’s experience both good and bad. The emphasis with this volume is technique. The pathophysiologic priniciples and applications are covered in the companion volume Mechanisms of Disease in Small Animal Surgery Third Edition. These two books are regarded by most practitioners and students as being a two-volume set. Media > Books > Print Books Teton NewMedia 9781591610359

Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy In Volume 2 of Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy the author's consideration of Ericksonian-influenced brief therapy continues. Presently there is a concern among those in the psychotherapy profession who worry that this area of science will become heartless. Others are equally concerned that their hearts not become science-less in the future. In this volume the authors respect both viewpoints and attempt to weave these notions together.Throughout this book different types of emotions in psychotherapy unfold. For instance Harry Aponte presents a thoughtful piece on the issue of client-therapy intimacy while Doug Flemons and Shelley Green a married couple share a humorous yet sensitive article on sexual concerns in couples and finally Daniel Handel provides a powerful story of the use of hypnosis with a dying adolescent.In addition to the emotional side of psychotherapy the authors include the scientific aspects of psychotherapy. A discussion about various models of brief therapy is given emphasizing that the therapeutic effects of the treatment models are attributable to "the non-treatment specifics" of the therapeutic interaction. A review of empirical data on the key elements of Ericksonian hypnosis and the social-psychological aspect of Ericksonian hypnosis are discussed as well. Finally an important and perhaps controversial essay on ethics in the general non-therapeutic use of hypnosis by lawyers and its use in recovering memories is presented. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138883765

Current Topics in Animal LearningBrain Emotion and Cognition This book based on the Flowerree Mardi Gras Symposium at Tulane University juxtaposes contemporary research and theory from several areas of animal learning -- learning theory comparative cognition animal models of human behavior and functional neurology. Investigators pursuing these different routes often work in isolation of progress being made in what should be related fields. This book will acquaint students and researchers with a variety of topics ordinarily treated separately in a way that will stimulate integrative thinking. Cognitive interpretations of animal learning are included as well as recent developments in conditioning theory physiological bases of learning animal models of human behavior problems and psychopharmacology. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138967144

Current Topics in Elastomers Research From weather-proof tires and artificial hearts to the o-rings and valve seals that enable successful space exploration rubber is an indispensable component of modern civilization. Stiff competition and stringent application requirements foster continuous challenges requiring manufacturers to fund ever-expanding research projects. However this vast and growing body of knowledge is jealously guarded by the rubber companies and not published in the open literature leaving the novice or general researcher forced as it were to re-invent the wheel.Drawing on the expertise of leading researchers in their fields Current Topics in Elastomers Research provides the first comprehensive overview of rubber research activities from around the world. Divided into seven sections this seminal work begins with a general introduction before presenting the chemistry and structure-property relationships of a variety of new materials and composites. The second section covers the most important rubber ingredients along with the current thinking on their mechanism of action. Two important new characterization techniques 3D-TEM and AFM are evaluated in the third section while the fourth considers the physics and engineering aspects of elastomers including reinforcement mechanisms viscoelastic properties fatigue life abrasion adhesion rheology mixing and processing and the effects of time temperature and fluids. The fifth section pays respect to the tire a driving impetus for research and one of the major applications of rubber. Finally the book includes two chapters on eco-friendly technology and recycling perhaps the most important engineering topic in this age of globalization and environmental responsibility.Barring the inaccessibility of truly classified information Current Topics in Elastomers Research is a complete review of current elastomers research and applications compiling once-guarded knowledge and Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367403515

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 10 This annual series presents basic research on the theory and practice of management and administration. Volume 10 includes both invited contributions and revised versions of papers presented at the 2004 International Conference on Advances in Management held at Orlando Florida. This volume exemplifies ICAM's comparative orientation in its broad scope of management perspectives in the diverse locations of its research as well as its application and in its comparisons of findings methodologies and operational definitions.The chapters in Part 1 "Knowledge Management Learning and Effectiveness " discuss the Effective Knowledge Organization; new frontiers to actionable knowledge; and reframing and engaging with organizational learning constraints. In Part 2 "Organization Change Innovation and Learning " chapters examine the new sciences and Organization Studies and Exploratory Research on the Effect of Autonomous Learners to Team Learning within Healthcare Systems. In Part 3 "Performance Social Capital and Ethics " chapters elaborate on corporate performance cycles; the Marginal Temp Syndrome; the liabilities of social capital with respect to career development third-party relationships creativity generation change organizational and societal fragmentation and collective wrongdoings; and ethics and the 2003 Mutual Fund Scandal. In Part 4 "International and Cross-cultural Management " chapters discuss selecting employees for global assignments; rethinking citizenship in public administration and styles of handling interdepartmental conflict and effectiveness.This volume will be of particular interest to corporate libraries doctoral students in management and administration economists and labor studies specialists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508965

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 12 Current Topics in Management presents basic research on the theory and practice of management and administration. Volume 12 contains eleven contributions divided into four sections. The editor explains the volume in Chapter 1 while the other chapters were the survivors of competitive reviews of 124 submissions to the thirteenth annual International Conference on Advances in Management held at Lisbon Portugal.Part 1 "Managing Evolution and Transformation" contains three chapters that deal with organizational transformation through reengineering for improving business processes an organizing framework for the emergence of new organizational forms and concepts and forms of "do-it-yourself" in organizations which involve creative use of resources to deal with a problem. Part 2 "Managing Inappropriateness" deals with some unusual situations: managing global imbalances that require cooperation and commitment from all countries and one of the most important contemporary phenomena--misrepresentation or radical distortion of reality. Part 3 "Issues in Strategic Management" focuses on the relationships of board of directors' attributes conflict and shared mental models to board effectiveness controlling CEO compensation through an independent board of directors and ecologically responsive behavior of corporate actors.The final part "Entrepreneurship and Behavior in Organizations" concentrates with an opportunity-based approach to the theory and research in entrepreneurial discovery research; a study of the moderating effects of goal commitment task feedback and reward for competence on the relationship between work overload and creativity; and guidelines to managers for the diagnosis of the spiritual health and intervention to enhance spirituality at work.This volume will be of interest to corporate libraries advanced students in management and administration economists and labor studies specialists. It is the official publication of the Center for Advanced Studies in Management Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508903

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 13 Global Perspectives on Strategy Behavior and Performance Volume thirteen in Current Topics in Management is focused on global perspectives on strategy behavior and performance. Originally presented at the 2008 ICAM (International Conference on Advances in Management) conference these contributions provide a substantial basis for such thematic developments. Th e series continues to resist pressures for specialized research on narrow topics within some temporary niche. It transcends narrow disciplines and national boundaries to provide management research with a universalistic fl avor.There are thousands of books and hundreds of academic and practitioner journals and magazines about the general subject of management. Each has its own subculture and concerns. The thirteenth volume of Current Topics is devoted to expanding and integrating ideas research and experiences that cuts across these specialties. Th e editor recognizes that it is important to respect the natural interdependencies that constitute management but doing so requires the fi eld to rise above narrow specialization and niche research. For an outstanding vision of the frontiers of management research and emerging topics such as the sub-prime crisis and recession this volume is an excellent place to begin.Among other topics the volume highlights the economic roots of management--the increase in visibility and perceived importance of accounting in the banking sector and how accounting is signifi cant beyond its technical roles. It provides new insights into how management accounting practices along with other organizational systems play an important role in questioning visualizing analyzing and measuring implemented strategies. It understands accounting's important infl uence on strategic decision-making and its role in legitimating action. Cumulatively these contributions integrate theory research and practice while sharing ideas and insights from diff erent national cultural and research traditions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508910

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 14 Organizational Behavior Performance and Effectiveness As the series editor M. Afzalur Rahim points out with justifiable pride for the past fourteen years Current Topics in Management has provided high quality research and theory on management concerns at the international as well as national levels and done so through with respect for the universality collegiality and need for broad involvement. The present volume continues and expands on that tradition and is predicated on the need for high level interactions between human motivation and organizational performance.While each essay is unique and can stand alone the volume demonstrates a linkage in four major sections: organizational behavior and performance; strategy structure and performance; cognition common sense and effectiveness; and entrepreneurship as a whole. This makes possible a unique title for the volume as a whole: Organizational Behavior Performance and Effectiveness.This volume takes on innovative dimensions in its own right: the relationship between competence performance and longevity in issues of social support networks and organizational turnover the issue of competence destroying technologies that are engulfed by uncertainty firm performance and cognitive differentiation of tasks management premises and cellular organizations - both past and present and wider issues of cognition in the performance of tasks and the design of enterprises. This is in short i?1/2a cutting edge volume of potential wide use and interest in a variety of public and private managerial situations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508927

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 7 This annual series presents fundamental research on the theory and practice of management. Volume 7 contains articles presented at the 2001 meeting of the International Conferences on Advances in Management (ICAM) held in Athens Greece. ICAM's goal is to be truly comparative-in terms of the broad scope of management perspectives in the broad-ranging locations of its research as well as its application and in its comparisons of findings methodologies and operational definitions. This volume exemplifies ICAM's objectives.Part 1 "Organization Theory Learning and Effectiveness " revisits the management theory jungle reports on the development organizational learning capabilities in Europe encourages organizational learning through cultural diversity and reviews the role of corporate parent . Part 2 "Behavior and Attitudes in Organizations " considers the relationships of religion to organizational citizenship and whistle-blowing behaviors identifies antecedents of misbehavior among nurses and social welfare workers and uses process framework as a method to depict encroaching processes and change in organizations. Part 3 "International and Cross-Cultural Management " looks at various issues of management abroad.Topics include the dimensions and levels of power bases and their relationships to subordinates' compliance and satisfaction in the U.S. and South Korea the relationship between empowerment and quality of work life in Mexico and case studies of organizational intellectual capital in China. Part 4 "Management in the Public Sector " turns attention to efforts to recognize and build on differences in public administration. Part 5 "Managing Human Resources " addresses the nature of researcher values in human resource management and considers recent publications in mainstream human resources in order to isolate the patterns of research. Part 6 "Role of Research in Management " discusses the need for processual thinking. It presents a list of factors contrasting two views of management: the classical view and the "process view of management."This volume will be of particular interest to corporate executives economists and labor studies specialists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508958

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 8 This annual series presents research on the theory and practice of management. Its goal is to be truly comparative--in terms of the broad scope of management perspectives in the broad-ranging locations of its research as well as its application and in its comparisons of findings methodologies and operational definitions.Part I "Organization Theory Change and Effectiveness " presents a model of organizational congruency discusses managing interdependence to enhance organizational effectiveness outlines a theoretical framework that clarifies the means by which IT can affect organizations' economic activities and suggests how organization development approach can help find more satisfying equilibria of forces and stakeholders in today's organizational cultures. Part II "Behavior and Attitudes in Organizations " considers values and leadership roles discusses the role played by trust in interfirm collaboration and explores the relationship between organizational climate and ethical decisions. Part III "International and Cross-cultural Management " looks at various issues of management including power bases of supervisors and subordinates' conflict management strategies and commitment organizational commitment of the U.S. and Korean workers; superior-subordinate communication in a multicultural workforce in Macao and cynicism toward change in the public sector in Australia. Part IV "Human Resource Management " deals with consequences of removing performance appraisal and merit pay; the entrepreneurial role to bring disconnected parties together for economic social and/or political benefits; and relationships of downsizing to career perceptions and psychological contract. Part V "Inference and Data in Management Research " urges greater use of strong inference and discusses the strength of data and the interaction between data and inference in a procedure called strong inference. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508934

Current Topics in ManagementVolume 9 This annual series presents research on the theory and practice of management. Volume 9 includes papers presented at the 2003 joint conference of the International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM) and Korean Association of Public Administration. This volume exemplifies ICAM's comparative orientiation in its broad scope of management perspectives in its diverse locations of its research as well as its application and in its comparisons of findings methodologies and operational definitions. Part 1 "Organization Theory Change and Effectiveness " discusses the relationship between ethical orientation and crisis management before and after the World Trade Center attacks and high success rates of organizational development and modern Hindu work ethics. Part 2 "Behavior and Attitudes in Organizations " offers a nuanced perspective on organization's behavior academic wisdom versus practical realities in organization and regulatory focus as a determinant of occupational status. Part 3 "Business and Society Ethics and Values " looks at crises in corporations and government due to corruption and unethical behavior. Part 4 "International and Cross-Cultural Management " looks at studies on leader power and how it is associated with subordinates' conflict-management strategies and propensity to leave a job in four countries the role of commitment to change as it is associated with reaction to organizational change in India and effective management of interdepartmental conflict in Greece. Part 5 looks at the number of levels in multi-level organizational research. This volume will be of particular interest to corporate executives economists and labor studies specialists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508941

Current Topics in Nonclinical Drug DevelopmentVolume 1 The inaugural volume in the Current Topics in Nonclinical Drug Development Series explores the critical issues and current topics in nonclinical drug development. This first volume covers individual topics and strategies in drug development from compound characterization to drug registration. Written by a variety of experts in the field recent and rapid advances in technologies and associated changes in regulatory guidance are discussed. Additional features include: Deals with day-to-day issues in study design evaluation of findings and presentation of data. Explains new approaches in the development of medical devices. Includes dedicated chapters on the use of bioinformatics in drug development. Addresses strategies for photosafety testing of drugs. Current Topics in Nonclinical Drug Development Volume I will aid toxicologists toxicologic pathologists consultants regulators Study Directors and nonclinical scientists dealing with day-to-day issues in study design evaluation of findings and presentation of data. In addition the book will be a valuable reference for academicians and graduate students pursuing research related to nonclinical drug development. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367136277

Current Topics in the Theory and Application of Latent Variable Models This book presents recent developments in the theory and application of latent variable models (LVMs) by some of the most prominent researchers in the field. Topics covered involve a range of LVM frameworks including item response theory structural equation modeling factor analysis and latent curve modeling as well as various non-standard data structures and innovative applications. The book is divided into two sections although several chapters cross these content boundaries.  Part one focuses on complexities which involve the adaptation of latent variables models in research problems where real-world conditions do not match conventional assumptions.  Chapters in this section cover issues such as analysis of dyadic data and complex survey data as well as analysis of categorical variables.  Part two of the book focuses on drawing real-world meaning from results obtained in LVMs. In this section there are chapters examining issues involving assessment of model fit the nature of uncertainty in parameter estimates inferences and the nature of latent variables and individual differences. This book appeals to researchers and graduate students interested in the theory and application of latent variable models. As such it serves as a supplementary reading in graduate level courses on latent variable models. Prerequisites include basic knowledge of latent variable models. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415637787

Current Trends in Analytical PsychologyProceedings of the first international congress for analytical psychology Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile this volume was originally published in 1961 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes or as a complete collection. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138871557

Current Trends in Bayesian Methodology with Applications Collecting Bayesian material scattered throughout the literature Current Trends in Bayesian Methodology with Applications examines the latest methodological and applied aspects of Bayesian statistics. The book covers biostatistics econometrics reliability and risk analysis spatial statistics image analysis shape analysis Bayesian computation clustering uncertainty assessment high-energy astrophysics neural networking fuzzy information objective Bayesian methodologies empirical Bayes methods small area estimation and many more topics.Each chapter is self-contained and focuses on a Bayesian methodology. It gives an overview of the area presents theoretical insights and emphasizes applications through motivating examples.This book reflects the diversity of Bayesian analysis from novel Bayesian methodology such as nonignorable response and factor analysis to state-of-the-art applications in economics astrophysics biomedicine oceanography and other areas. It guides readers in using Bayesian techniques for a range of statistical analyses. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367377625

Current Trends in ConnectionismProceedings of the 1995 Swedish Conference on Connectionism In order to build "intelligent" machines many researchers have turned to the only naturally occurring intelligent system: the brain. For quite a while now both the function and architecture of the brain have served as inspiration to philosophers psychologists computer scientists neurobiologists physicists and others in their quest for solving problems that seem to require intelligence in their own particular domain. The progress in the field of connectionism -- or artificial neural networks -- has had its ups and downs during its maturing years. Advocates of the field pointed out the virtues of connectionist systems dealing with low-level cognitive tasks such as visual recognition and pattern completion and inherent properties such as generalization fault tolerance and parallel processing. However research in the field virtually came to a halt at the end of the 1960s when Minsky and Papert published their critical analysis of connectionist systems Perceptrons. In the beginning of the 1980s the field was reborn with the appearance of new powerful learning methods which overcame many of the computational problems identified by Minsky and Papert. This volume is characterized by a number of different research directions distinguished by their perspectives on systems comprising interconnected sets of simple processing elements. Scientists who have strong backgrounds in neurobiology concentrate on the issues involved when modelling natural systems. Researchers with philosophical and psychological backgrounds stress other aspects which might not always be intuitively relevant to biology but instead are concerned with the mind and its higher-order cognitive capabilities. On the other hand many researchers and engineers in industry take advantage of the wide applicability and mathematical properties of connectionist systems in order to solve practical problems sacrificing even more of the principles underlying the basic idea of mimicking the function and architecture of the brain. None of these directions are right or wrong but there has perhaps been too little exchange of knowledge and experience between them. The main purpose for organizing this conference was to bring together researchers with different backgrounds to exchange ideas and visions in the broad field of connectionism -- providing means for new insights that may push this area to another major breakthrough. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203774229

Current-Driven Phenomena in Nanoelectronics Consisting of ten chapters written by some of the world's leaders in the field this book combines experimental theoretical and numerical studies of current-driven phenomena in the nanoscale. The topics covered range from single-molecule site-specific nanochemistry induced by a scanning tunneling microscope through inelastic tunneling spectrosco Media > Books > E-books Pan Stanford Publishing 9780429066511

Curricula for Diversity in Education They can make a start by recognising and accepting difference in their students and by providing curricula that are accessible to all. This volume portrays attempts to alleviate difficlties in learning across the curriculum in history mathematics poetry and science and explores ways of supporting children with disabilities. It examines how approaches to reducing difficulties have changed in the last decade looking at the experience of children and young people under pressure: children who are bullied; young people affected by HIV and AIDS; youth `trainees' and children in `care'. There is a final section on basic methods of research into educational practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138421349

Curricula for Students with Severe DisabilitiesNarratives of Standards-Referenced Good Practice Students with severe disabilities comprise 2 percent of the population of learners who are impacted by intellectual communicative social emotional physical sensory and medical issues. Increasingly however teachers are required to meet the challenges of creating a pedagogical balance between an individual student's strengths needs and preferences and core academic curricula. The need to embrace the current initiative of curriculum state standards in the debate of curricula relevance breadth balance and depth for students with severe disabilities is not just timely—it contributes to the evolving debate of what constitutes an appropriate curriculum for severely disabled learners. Curricula for Students with Severe Disabilities supports the development of greater understandings of the role that state curriculum standards play in the pedagogical decision-making for students with severe intellectual disabilities. The book first discusses the nature and needs of these students the curriculum for this group of learners and the recent contributions of state curriculum standards before presenting narratives of real classrooms teachers and students who have meaningfully integrated state curriculum standards at the kindergarten elementary and high school levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138811928

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning DifficultiesPractical strategies for educatio Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate pedagogical approach to the learning needs of the most educationally challenging pupils. This book written in accessible common sense and non-academic language provides an easy-to-follow alternative curriculum specifically designed to enhance and enrich the learning of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Chapter by chapter guidelines and support are offered in key curriculum areas some of which include: Cognition Language Literacy and Communication Mathematical Physical Sensory Creative Care Play Problem solving. This highly practical resource is essential reading for any educational professional parents school governors teachers teaching assistants therapists and indeed anyone involved with maximising the educational opportunities of those with profound learning difficulties. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415838474

Curricular ConversationsPlay is the (Missing) Thing The central theme of Curricular Conversations is this: Play is the thing that brings aesthetic curricular complications near educators and their students making the lived consequences very vivid tangible and possible. Viewing curriculum as genuine inquiry into what is worth knowing rather than simply a curricular document this book explores the significances instilled and nurtured through aesthetic play. Each chapter delves into the space a given artwork reveals. The artworks act as points of departure and/or generative vehicles foregrounding the roles and possibilities of play within curricular conversations. Looking at relevant educational issues traditions and theorists through an illuminating lens this book speaks to curriculum theorists and arts educators everywhere. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415897532

Curricular Needs of Slow Learners First published in 1979. This report discusses the existing practices of over 500 primary secondary and special schools with their special needs pupils. The study outlines the variety of provisions facilities and equipment in the schools and the extent of use with slow learners. It maps out the curricular activities in many organisational contexts and across all subject areas and discusses comparative strengths and weaknesses. It relates the findings to the problems of improving the quality of education offered to slow-learning pupils suggesting areas where improvement is needed and outlining possible new approaches. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138597839

Curriculum Accreditation and Coming of Age of Higher EducationPerspectives on the History of Higher Education This latest volume in Roger Geiger's distinguished series on the history of higher education begins with a rare glimpse into the minds of mid-nineteenth century collegians. Timothy J. Williams mines the diaries of students at the University of North Carolina to unearth a not unexpected preoccupation with sex but also a complex psychological context for those feelings. Marc A. VanOverbeke continues the topic in an essay shedding new light on a fundamental change ushering in the university era: the transition from high schools to college.The secularization of the curriculum is a fundamental feature of the emergence of the modern university. Katherine V. Sedgwick explores a distinctive manifestation by questioning why the curriculum of Bryn Mawr College did not refl ect the religious intentions of its Quaker founder and trustees. Secularization is examined more broadly by W. Bruce Leslie who shows how denominational faith ceded its ascendancy to "Pan-Protestantism."Where does the record of contemporary events end and the study of history begin? A new collection of documents from World War II to the present invites Roger Geiger's refl ection on this question as well as consideration of the most signifi cant trends of the postwar era. Educators chafi ng under current attacks on higher education may take solace or dismay from the essay "Shaping a Century of Criticism" in which Katherine Reynolds Chaddock and James M. Wallace explore H. L. Mencken's writings which address enduring issues and debates on the meaning and means of American higher education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521889

Curriculum Instruction and Assessment in JapanBeyond lesson study This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy research and practices of curriculum classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organization and the history of the National Courses of Study and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" – a characteristic teaching practice in Japan which utilizes groups and reviews the history of educational assessment in Japan. Case studies on the practice of portfolio assessment in the Period for Integrated Study as well as the practice of performance tasks in subject-based education are illustrated to show various examples of teaching practices.Curriculum Instruction and Assessment in Japan explores: • Child-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum  • Theories based on Models of Academic Achievement and Competency  • Various Methods for Organizing Creative Whole-Class Teaching  • Performance Assessment in Subject Teaching  A good guideline for those who would like to use the idea of "Lesson Study" in order to improve their own teaching and management practices and a reference to all working in educational improvement this book will be of interest to educators and policymakers concerned with curriculum practices or those with an interest in the Japanese education system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138604551

Curriculum Pedagogy and Educational ResearchThe Work of Lawrence Stenhouse   Lawrence Stenhouse was one of the most distinguished original and influential educationalists of his generation. His theories about curriculum curriculum development pedagogy teacher research and research as a basis for teaching remain compelling and fresh and continue to be a counterpoint to instrumental and technocratic thinking in education. In this book renowned educationalists describe Stenhouse’s contribution to education explore the contemporary relevance of his thinking and bring his work and legacy to the attention of a wide range of students teachers teacher educators and others involved in education. Stenhouse saw the primary aim of education as the development of individuality through a creative and critical engagement with culture. He was an early advocate of inclusive education and was committed to making available to all pupils an education that was challenging and empowering. For Stenhouse many of the problems of education stemmed not so much from its content as from the terms and conditions under which students were required to access it. Consequently he pioneered an approach to curriculum reform that stressed the quality of the educational process and the values that defined it as opposed to ‘rational curriculum planning’ which stressed the pre-specification of measureable learning outcomes. Stenhouse devised the curriculum reform movement’s most ambitious strategy ‘the process model’ and was its principal theorist. His idea of ‘the teacher as researcher’ lay at the heart of this strategy as the means by which the values that define a worthwhile educational process could be progressively realized by teachers in concrete forms of action within their classrooms and schools. What marked out Stenhouse’s unique contribution to the field of curriculum was his distinctive conceptualisation of the relationship between the teacher (authority) the learner (autonomy) and the subject matter (understanding). Founded on his epistemological scepticism and forged in his encounters with expertly discerning teachers who valued and nurtured the intellectual independence of students Stenhouse acquired an acute appreciation of the ways in which teaching enhances or inhibits develops or displaces the potential for autonomous thinking of students. He changed the relationship between curriculum theory educational research and teachers; placing teachers right at the heart of the curriculum development process and the teacher as researcher at the heart of teacher professionalism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415664561

Curriculum Personal Narrative and the Social Future Recent writing on education and social change and a growing number of new governmental initiatives across Western societies have proceeded in denial or ignorance of the personal missions and biographical trajectories of key public sector personnel. This book stems from an underpinning belief that we have to understand the personal biographical if we are to understand the fate of social and political initiatives. In education a pattern has emerged in many countries around the world. Each new government enshrines targets and tests to ensure that teachers at the frontline delivery are ‘more accountable’. Whilst this often provides evidence of symbolic action to the electorate or professional audiences the evidence at the level of service delivery is often far less impressive. Targets tests and tables may win wide support from the public but there are often negligible or even contradictory effects at the point of delivery enforced by the ignorance or denial of personal missions and biographical mandates. This book locates most of its analysis and discussion at the point of culture clash between centralised dictates and individual and collective life missions. Whilst the early part of the book considers a range of issues related to school curriculum the focus on the biographical and life narrative becomes increasingly important as the analysis proceeds. Curriculum Personal Narrative and the Social Future will be of key interest to practising teachers educational researchers and students on teacher training courses postgraduate courses and doctoral courses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415833561

Curriculum Syllabus Design and EquityA Primer and Model Curriculum scholars and teachers working for social justice and equity have been caught up in acrimonious and polarizing political debates over content ideology and disciplinary knowledge. At the forefront in cutting through these debates and addressing the practical questions involved this book is distinctive in looking to the technical form of the curriculum rather than its content for solutions. The editors and contributors all leading international scholars advance a unified principled approach to the design of curriculum and syllabus documents that aims for high quality/high equity educational outcomes and enhances teacher professionalism with appropriate system prescription. Stressing local curriculum development capacity and teacher professional responses to specific community and student contexts this useful practical primer introduces and unpacks definitions of curriculum syllabus the school subject and informed professionalism; presents key principles of design; discusses a range of approaches; and offers clear realistic guidelines for the tasks of writing curriculum documents and designing official syllabi and professional development programs at system and school levels. Providing a foundational structure for syllabus design work Curriculum Syllabus Design and Equity is relevant for teachers teacher educators and curriculum policy workers everywhere who are engaged in the real work of curriculum writing and implementation.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415803205

Curriculum Action ResearchA Handbook of Methods and Resources for the Reflective Practitioner A handbook of research techniques for teachers this book documents the historical development and changing nature of action research in the curriculum and aims to encourage teacher development through curriculum inquiry. It describes 57 action research tools ten of which are new. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138146747

Curriculum and Assessment in English 11 to 19A Better Plan Curriculum and Assessment in English 11 to 19: A Better Plan provides an overview of the subject in considerable breadth and depth and offers a clear balanced and forceful critique of the current English curriculum and its associated examinations for 11- to 19-year-olds in England and of developments in the area during the past thirty years. The book restates fundamental truths about how students speak read and write English with confidence and control. It describes how English can be taught most effectively calls for an urgent review of some aspects of the current National Curriculum and its examination arrangements and – crucially – proposes viable alternatives. This invaluable resource for those working in English media and drama education has a wide perspective and takes a principled and informed pedagogical approach. Based on a series of much-admired booklets released by the UKLA in 2015 this accessible guide to both theory and practice will be of interest to teachers student teachers teacher-educators advisers and policy-makers in the UK and internationally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415784498

Curriculum and Assessment in English 3 to 11A Better Plan Curriculum and Assessment in English 3 to 11: A Better Plan provides an overview of the subject in considerable breadth and depth and offers a clear balanced and forceful critique of the current language and literacy curriculum and its assessment arrangements for 3- to 11-year-olds in England and of developments in the area during the past thirty years. The book restates fundamental truths about how pupils speak read and write English with confidence and control. It describes how English can be taught most effectively calls for an urgent review of some aspects of the current National Curriculum and its associated tests and – crucially – proposes viable alternatives. This invaluable resource for those working in English language and literacy education has a wide perspective and takes a principled and informed pedagogical approach. Based on a series of much-admired booklets released by the UKLA in 2015 this accessible guide to both theory and practice will be of interest to teachers student teachers teacher-educators advisers and policy-makers in the UK and internationally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415784528

Curriculum and Culture (RLE: Education)Schooling in a Pluralist Society This book demonstrates how it is possible to value respect and utilise cultural diversity and yet achieve a ‘good education’ for all. The authors contend that few issues in education can be examined in isolation from the world outside. This must surely apply to the question of cultural social and economic differences among children and this book continually emphasises the importance of a healthy social climate as well as mastery of language literacy and numeracy. The book examines different teaching procedures and advises on curriculum construction and content especially the relationships between the teaching and learning of language and teaching and learning in a language. In short the authors have examined the why the what and the how of schooling to accommodate educational diversity and have suggested an approach that is constructive and stimulating rather than simply therapeutic. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753326

Curriculum and Environmental EducationPerspectives Priorities and Challenges This collection traces the development and findings of curriculum studies of environmental education since the mid-1970s. Based on a virtual special issue of the Journal of Curriculum Studies the volume identifies a series of curriculum challenges for and from environmental education. These include key questions in curriculum politics planning and implementation including which educative experiences should a curriculum foster and why; what the scope of a worthwhile curriculum should be and how it should be decided organised and reworked; why distinctive curricula are provided to different groups of students; and how curriculum should best be enacted and evaluated?The editor and contributors call for renewed attention to the possibilities for future directions in research in light of previously published work and innovations in scholarship. They also offer critical commentary on curriculum critique and crisis in environmental education through new material and previous studies from the journal by addressing three key themes: perspectives on curriculum and environment education; accounting for curriculum in environmental education; and changes in curriculum for environmental education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589820

Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive EducationValues into practice While activists politicians and policy-makers grapple with the big picture teachers and learners are making inclusion happen in their day-to-day lives. This unique text shows the importance and reality of curriculum and pedagogy in developing inclusive practice in a range of settings.Bringing together an exemplary collection of key articles this Reader provides ways of thinking about inclusive curricula and pedagogy as starting points for possible action as wel as:* illustrating how teachers can get education right or wrong for diverse learners depending on the pedagogical decisions they make;* discussing the role of the ordinary special and inclusive pedagogy;* showing examples of teaching that elicits genuine participation and active learning;* providing case studies and lessons from learners about what makes good teaching for them.Curriculum and Pedagogy in Inclusive Education will be inspirational reading for anyone with an interest in making inclusion happen. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315018188

Curriculum and the Generation of UtopiaInterrogating the Current State of Critical Curriculum Theory As a follow-up to Towards a Just Curriculum Theory and Curriculum Epistemicide this volume illuminates the challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory from establishing itself as an alternative to dominant Western Eurocentric epistemologies. Curriculum and the Generation of Utopia re-visits the work of leading progressive theorists and draws on a complex range of epistemological perspectives from the Middle East Africa Southern Europe and Latin America. Paraskeva illustrates how counter-dominant narratives have been suppressed by neoliberal dynamics through an exploration of key issues including: itinerant curriculum theory globalization and internationalization as well as utopianism. Foregrounding critical curriculum theory as a vector of de-colonization and de-centralization the text puts forth Itinerant Curriculum Theory (ITC) as an alternative form of anti-colonial theoretical engagement. This work forms an important addition to the literature surrounding critical curriculum theory. It will be of interest to post-graduate scholars researchers and academics in the fields of curriculum studies curriculum theory and critical educational research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367458546

Curriculum and the HolocaustCompeting Sites of Memory and Representation In this book Morris explores the intersection of curriculum studies Holocaust studies and psychoanalysis using the Holocaust to raise issues of memory and representation. Arguing that memory is the larger category under which history is subsumed she examines the ways in which the Holocaust is represented in texts written by historians and by novelists. For both psychological transference repression denial projection and reversal contribute heavily to shaping personal memories and may therefore determine the ways in which they construct the past. The way the Holocaust is represented in curricula is the way it is remembered. Interrogations of this memory are crucial to our understandings of who we are in today's world. The subject of this text--how this memory is represented and how the process of remembering it is taught--is thus central to education today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967151

Curriculum and the Specialization of KnowledgeStudies in the sociology of education This book presents a new way for educators at all levels - from early years to university - to think about curriculum priorities. It focuses on the curriculum as a form of specialised knowledge optimally designed to enable students to gain access to the best knowledge available in any field. Papers jointly written by the authors over the last eight years are revised for this volume. It draws on the sociology of knowledge and in particular the work of Emile Durkheim and Basil Bernstein opening up the possibilities for collaborative inter-disciplinary enquiry with historians philosophers and psychologists. Although primarily directed to researchers university teachers and graduate students its arguments about specialised knowledge have profound implications for policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138814929

Curriculum and the Teacher35 years of the Cambridge Journal of Education Even though the curriculum can be tightly specified and controlled by strong accountability mechanisms it is teachers who decisively shape the educational experiences of children and young people at school. Bringing together seminal papers from the Cambridge Journal of Education around the theme of curriculum and the teacher this book explores the changing conceptions of curriculum and teaching and the changing role of the teacher in curriculum development and delivery. The book is organised around three major themes: Taking its lead from Lawrence Stenhouse Part One looks at ‘defining the curriculum problem’ from a variety of perspectives and includes papers from some of the most influential curriculum theorists over the last thirty years. Part Two explores the framing of new orders of educational experience. It has papers from leading educational thinkers who have contributed to debates about how to make education more inclusive humane liberating creative and educational. Part Three is focused on teachers and teaching. It offers a selection of papers from significant scholars in the field reflecting on the experience of teaching and how it is personally as well as socially constructed and theorised. The papers are drawn from important and eventful periods of educational history spanning the curriculum reform movement of the 1960s and 1970s to the present age of surveillance accountability and control. A specially written Introduction contextualises the papers. Part of the Routledge Education Heritage series Curriculum and the Teacher presents landmark texts from the Cambridge Journal of Education offering a wealth of material for students and researchers in education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138866430

Curriculum as Contestation In 2015 a social movement swept across the South African higher education sector fuelled by the anger of the ‘born free’ generation the students born into post-apartheid South Africa. The movement found solidarity in other parts of the globe where the past decade has witnessed the rise of student protests in the UK the US Chile Turkey and Hong Kong to name a few. While the demands are specific to national contexts the underlying obstacles of economic cultural and political access into higher education are consistent. These protests have put a spotlight on the global academy that like the society of which it is a part is increasingly characterized by inequality. At its core these movements call for a more socially just higher education system. This call is profoundly dissonant to the dominant neoliberal discourses currently shaping higher education. Against the backdrop of these discourses there has been an unprecedented pressure on higher education curricula. This edited collection is dedicated to exploring what a socially just curriculum reform agenda might involve. The authors share a commitment to socially just curricula and a concern about the ways in which curricula are deeply implicated in the processes of producing and reproducing inequality. Each chapter opens up a different vista on the contested curriculum space drawing on a range of theoretical tools – Archer Bernstein Giroux and Maton to name a few – to illuminate the contestation. Perhaps even more importantly they also draw on a range of voices from both inside and outside the academy. This book was originally published as a special issue of　Teaching in Higher Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367590109

Curriculum as Institution and PracticeEssays in the Deliberative Tradition This volume brings together a collection of essays by William A. Reid that present and elaborate the deliberative tradition of curriculum theory and examine the implications of a deliberative perspective for approaches to policy making and school systems. The essays illustrate the development of Reid's understanding of the deliberative tradition and his efforts to extend it from a focus on practice to one that embraces conceptions of schooling as an institution. Institution and practice are the key concepts which guide and illuminate the central thesis of the book: To be effective a theory of curriculum must be able to talk not only about questions of desirable practice but also about questions of how practice may be aided or constrained by the nature of the institution within which it takes place. This significant new contribution to the literature of curriculum studies: *represents a unique attempt to synthesize what have often been treated as quite separate issues: questions of the philosophical basis for curriculum decision making questions of processes of decision making and questions of the nature of schools and classrooms; *presents its material in an evolutionary way focusing on the continuing development of ideas rather than on a "rhetoric of conclusions"; and *offers a summing up of thought and achievement in the deliberative tradition that is not otherwise available. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990579

Curriculum Development and Design This book has been written to provide a current practical Australian-based approach to designing and developing curriculum. The demands of schools and educational systems today are such that teachers with practical curriculum skills are highly valued and this book provides a vital source for teachers who wish to build their skills in the field of curriculum design and development.The book addresses the needs of curriculum developers by examining the nature of the curriculum process and how it can be applied in schools. A particular strength is the way in which the chapters are structured around a model of curriculum development. As the model unfolds the reader is familiarised with the various elements of curriculum including situational analysis intent content learning activities and evaluation.Teachers will appreciate the value of understanding these elements and in so doing will acquire valuable skills of curriculum design and development.A feature of this book is that it addresses the issues of curriculum implementation and curriculum change. To devise a curriculum document in these times is tough enough. Those who wish to see their curricula succeed must be involved with implementing that curriculum and the curriculum change that results.This important new book is particularly appropriate to classroom teachers system developers and student teachers studying curriculum. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003115328

Curriculum Development in the Postmodern EraTeaching and Learning in an Age of Accountability This landmark text was one of the first to introduce and analyze contemporary concepts of curriculum that emerged from the Reconceptualization of curriculum studies in the 1970s and 1980s. This new edition brings readers up to date on the major research themes (postmodernism ecological hermeneutics aesthetics and arts-based research race class gender sexuality and classroom practices) within the historical development of the field from the 1950s to the present. Like the previous editions it is unique in providing a comprehensive overview in a relatively short and highly accessible text. Provocative and powerful narratives (both biography and autoethnography) throughout invite readers to engage the complex theories in a personal conversation. School-based examples allow readers to make connections to schools and society teacher education and professional development of teachers. Changes in the Third Edition New Glossary - brief summaries in the text direct readers to the Companion Website to read the entire entries New analysis of the current accountability movement in schools　including the charter school movement. More international references clearly connected to international contexts More narratives invite readers to engage the complex theories in a personal conversation Companion Website–new for this edition Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415808569

Curriculum EpistemicideTowards An Itinerant Curriculum Theory Around the world curriculum – hard sciences social sciences and the humanities – has been dominated and legitimated by prevailing Western Eurocentric Anglophone discourses and practices. Drawing from and within a complex range of epistemological perspectives from the Middle East Africa Southern Europe and Latin America this volume presents a critical analysis of what the author influenced by the work of Sousa Santos coins curriculum epistemicides a form of Western imperialism used to suppress and eliminate the creation of rival alternative knowledges in developing countries. This exertion of power denies an education that allows for diverse epistemologies disciplines theories concepts and experiences. The author outlines the struggle for social justice within the field of curriculum as well as a basis for introducing an Itinerant Curriculum Theory highlighting the potential of this new approach for future pedagogical and political praxis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367195984

Curriculum Evaluation in Schools Originally published in 1983 and as a second edition in 1988. An attempt is made in this book to disentangle some of the professional ethical political theoretical and practical issues involved in curriculum evaluation. This book present evidence concerning a number of evaluation strategies and techniques drawing on experience in several countries including the UK Australia and the US to debate the potential of insider and outsider approaches to evaluation and combinations of the two. It also offers a practical source book for those wishing to plan and conduct curriculum evaluations. Finally it considers the crucial question of how evaluation can influence curriculum action and thereby teaching and learning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321816

Curriculum Exposed Originally published in 1989. This book defines and explains in simple language the essential characteristics of the school curriculum and the forces which act on it. The National Curriculum provides an integrating theme throughout the book and the author gives a list of suggested further reading. This is not just a standard first year text for students starting B.Ed and PGCE courses but also an introduction for school governors who under the 1986 and 1988 Education Acts have an increased responsibility for the curriculum in their schools. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321809

Curriculum for Culturally Responsive Health CareThe Step-by-Step Guide for Cultural Competence Training This is a creative comprehensive and user-friendly manual comprising a curriculum for residencies and medical schools looking to implement new or enhance existing curricula in culturally responsive care. It meticulously describes teaching strategies that will prove engaging to learners and faculty alike challenging them to grow in their attitudes awareness desire knowledge and skills to effectively practice culturally responsive medicine. It demonstrates commitment to teaching culturally responsive medicine towards the elimination of health disparities be they related to gender race/ethnicity income sexual orientation religious background or world view.The manual includes a step-by-step guide for each year of the curriculum with detailed session descriptions and sections on teaching techniques evaluation tools cultural competence exercises together with information on further resources. The curriculum provides a solid foundation upon which educational programs can build as they evolve to meet the needs of patients and their communities toward preventing and treating illness and improving access to excellence in medical care. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315377834

Curriculum for Personal and Social Education First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138420632

Curriculum in Abundance In this text Jardine Clifford and Friesen set forth their concept of curriculum as abundance and illustrate its pedagogical applications through specific examples of classroom practices the work of specific children and specific dilemmas images and curricular practices that arise in concrete classroom events. The detailed classroom examples and careful philosophical explorations illustrate the difference it makes in educational theory and classroom practice to think of the curriculum topics entrusted to teachers and students in schools as abundant. The central idea is that viewing what is available to teachers and students in classrooms as abundant rather than scarce makes available the unseen histories language images and ideas in everyday classroom life–makes it possible to break open the flat literal “ordinariness” of classroom events makes their complex and contested meanings visible understandable and pedagogically useful. Understanding the disciplines entrusted to schools (such as mathematics writing reading) as living inheritances not as inert finished static manipulable objects means that the work of the classroom requires getting in on the real living conversations that constitute these disciplines as they actually function in the classroom. This view of curriculum as abundance has a profound effect on classroom practice. Curriculum in Abundance addresses curriculum and teaching topics such as mathematics science environmental education social studies language arts and the arts curriculum; issues that arise from inviting student-teachers and practicing teachers into the idea of curriculum of abundance; the issue of information and communications technologies in the classroom; and the philosophical underpinnings of constructivism and the dilemmas it poses to thinking about curriculum in abundance. All of the chapters provide images of how to conduct interpretive research in the classroom. This critically important text for undergraduate and master’s-level courses on curriculum methods curriculum theory teacher research and philosophy of education speaks eloquently to students teachers teacher educators and researchers across the field of education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138169050

Curriculum in Early Childhood EducationRe-examined Reclaimed Renewed Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Re-examined Reclaimed Renewed critically and thoroughly examines key questions aims and approaches in early childhood curricula. Designed to provide a theoretical and philosophical foundation for examining teaching and learning in the early years this fully updated and timely second edition provokes discussion and analysis among all readers. What influences operate (both historically and currently) to impact what happens in young children's classrooms? Whose perspectives are dominant and whose are ignored? What values are explicit and implicit? Each chapter gives readers a starting point for re-examining key topics encourages a rich exchange of ideas in the university classroom and provides a valuable resource for professionals. This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the current complexities and tensions inherent in curricular decision-making and features attention to policy standardization play and diversity providing readers with historical context current theories and new perspectives for the field. Curriculum in Early Childhood Education is essential reading for those seeking to examine curriculum in early childhood and develop a stronger understanding of how theories and philosophies intersect with the issues that accompany the creation and implementation of learning experiences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138103016

Curriculum Leadership by Middle LeadersTheory design and practice Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders focusses on major issues relating to the continuing national and international discourse on curriculum leadership and highlights the vital role of middle leaders in schools. School leadership has focused primarily on first-order change involving school leaders or principals. This book seeks to put the spotlight on second-order change that involves curriculum leadership and professional development support on the part of middle leaders for more sustainable and long-term change in teaching and learning that will influence what happens in classrooms. With timely and thought-provoking contribution from authors who pursue a range of scholarly interests in multiple educational settings the book is guided by several underlying questions: How might we re-envision curriculum leadership so that it addresses both local and global concerns and aspirations? How might we better grasp how middle leaders understand and respond to the pressures of educational reform initiatives? How might middle leaders transform pressures into possibilities? This book will appeal to current teachers those currently undertaking teacher training and students or academics carrying out research in the field of educational leadership. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138549968

Curriculum Leadership DevelopmentA Guide for Aspiring School Leaders Curriculum Leadership Development is an up-to-date user-friendly textbook offering unique approaches to help readers understand the complexity of curriculum leadership. It is grounded in current and relevant theory research legislation and application in the closely related areas of curriculum leadership development and scholarship. The text solidifies the concepts of curriculum and leadership in experiential learning contexts and promotes democratic action and critical thinking. Author Carol A. Mullen uses a descriptive qualitative approach that integrates case study data analysis personal reflection and lessons learned. Among the most important elements of the book are:the inclusion of the voice and curricular experiences of the professional student who is a seasoned teacher or beginning adminstrator;detailed illustrations of practitioners' experiences as curriculum makers and action researchers;an articulation of the links among curriculum development constructivist curricula and mentoring scaffolds; andpractical exercises to accompany case studies. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students in education will find this textbook of value in their coursework as will curriculum professionals who teach practicing teachers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138466104

Curriculum of Global Migration and Transnationalism Curriculum of Global Migration and Transnationalism seeks to address the question: "What is the curriculum of global/transnational migration?". The authors in this collection explore the multifaceted implications of movement for curriculum teaching and learning teacher education cultural practice as well as educational research and policy. In this book the authors consider the following among other questions: is the current experience of global/transnational mobility and/or migration really a new phenomenon or is it an extension of existing processes and dynamics (e.g. colonialism capitalism imperialism)? What does global/transnational mobility imply for schools and other educational institutions and processes as spatially located entities? What approaches to curriculum are needed in the constantly shifting context of global movement? How are the "global" and "local" re-imagined through the experiences of mobility and migration? This book was originally published as a special issue of Curriculum Inquiry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367482176

Curriculum Planning with Design LanguageBuilding Elegant Courses and Units Curriculum Planning with Design Language provides a streamlined adaptable framework for using visual design terminology to conceptualize instructional design objectives processes and strategies. Drawing from instructional design theory pattern language theory and aesthetics these ten course and unit design principles help educators break down and clarify their broader planning tasks and concerns. Written in clear direct prose and rich with intuitive examples this book showcases insights leading to effective curriculum design that will speak equally to pre-service and experienced educators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138504721

Curriculum PracticeSome Sociological Case Studies When first published this book was one of the first collections of empirical research in the area of the knowledge transmitted in schools and the responses of students to it. It includes studies of the histories of particular school subjects and of how the knowledge they embody is presented in the classroom. Attention is also given to the effects of gender stereotypes among teachers and pupils both on pupils’ selection of courses to study and on their reactions to particular subjects in the classroom. The other major topic in this collection is the way external examinations shape the nature of the school curriculum and how it is taught. There are studies of how pupils and teachers adapt to the exam system and of how that system and its role in the accountability of schools have changed in recent years. The articles collected here throw into relief important aspects of what is taught in schools and they do this on the basis of a solid foundation of empirical research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138008427

Curriculum Provision for the Gifted and Talented in the Primary SchoolEnglish Maths Science and ICT The authors of this book offer practical help to teachers in making day-to-day provision for the gifted and talented pupils in their classroom. Designed mainly for primary teacher intending teachers and teacher trainers the book draws together current findings in curriculum provision in the core subjects links theory and practice in such a way that the readers can benefit from exemplar material and allows them to adapt their own teaching to provide an inclusive curriculum for the gifted and talented children they teach. Media > Books > Print Books David Fulton Publishers 9781138178588

Curriculum Provision for the Gifted and Talented in the Secondary School The authors of this book offer practical help to teachers in making day-to-day provision for the able in their classroom. Designed mainly for secondary teachers teacher educators and senior managers the book draws together a range of good practice in provision for the most able across all national curriculum subjects. The recommendations for classroom practice are underpinned by sound theoretical perspectives and provide a framework for teachers to evaluate and develop their own provision for able pupils. Media > Books > Print Books David Fulton Publishers 9781138153134

Curriculum Provision in the Small Primary School Originally published in 1990. Small primary schools were a source of considerable debate in the 1980s. This balanced and authoritative account is based on the findings of a survey of curriculum provision. It shows that small primary schools differ surprisingly little from their larger counterparts in the content of their curriculum and in the manner of its teaching. It suggests though that pupils in small schools do not necessarily get a better deal than pupils in larger schools. It looks at the future of those schools and discusses clustering and federation to pool resources. Written just as the National Curriculum was about to be introduced this book is an interesting reflection for students of primary education curriculum studies and educational administrators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321571

Curriculum Studies as an International ConversationEducational Traditions and Cosmopolitanism in Latin America Examining Curriculum Studies from an international perspective this book focuses on the relations between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin American educational traditions. Informed by William F. Pinar’s conceptualization of curriculum as currere Johnson-Mardones reconsiders curriculum as an international conversation and advances an intercultural dialogue among educational traditions to put forth a more comprehensive and inclusive theory of curriculum. Moving beyond the Anglo-Saxon space and into the Global South Johnson-Mardones brings in his own non-Western educational experience to the center of this inquiry and situates cosmopolitanism as a necessary but complex component of Curriculum Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815368694

Curriculum StudiesAn Introductory Annotated Bibliography Originally published in 1978 and as a second edition in 1984. The greatly enlarged second edition of the bibliography contains sections on curriculum history curriculum management ‘official’ publications and journals. It also added expanded sections on the sociology of the curriculum and on curriculum evaluation assessment and accountability reflecting the continuing development of curriculum studies in the United Kingdom the interest shown in the curriculum by scholars in other areas of educational enquiry and the rapid changes in the socio-cultural context in which the curriculum is discussed designed and transacted. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321915

Curriculum Theorizing and Teacher EducationComplicating conjunctions If teacher education as a field of study is to contribute to the revitalization re-moralization and re-politicization of Education this book argues that it needs to be alert to questions of teachers’ intellectual and political freedom and to concerns about the legitimacy of what we do in teacher education in the name of Education. Anne Phelan demonstrates how curriculum theorizing can serve such an educational project by engaging concerns about subjectivity (human agency and action) society and historical moment thereby widening the field of insight in teacher education and informing debates about new trajectories for policy and practice. Exploring teacher education through ethical political aesthetic vocabularies drawn from the Humanities is vital at a time when the dehumanizing influences of performativity standardization and accountability are evident in education systems across the world and when we are in danger of losing the things that we most value and are the least measurable - relationships independent thought and ethical judgment. Curriculum Theorizing and Teacher Education will be of interest to teacher educators who are practicing researching or (re)designing teacher education as well as policy makers who are curious about new possibilities for framing the "problem" of teacher education at provincial state and federal levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815356103

Curriculum Theory in Adult and Lifelong Education Originally published in 1983. Curriculum studies and curriculum theory have tended to be pursued almost exclusively in the context of the school. Developments in curriculum theory have therefore not found reflections in much theoretical work in adult education. This book points to the necessity of a curriculum theory for adult and continuing education through discussion of both curriculum studies and the principles of adult education. The various ways in which systems of adult education are now developing are reviewed in social political and cultural terms and recent advances in education theory are related to developments in post-school education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321700

Curriculum Traditions and Practices First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967168

Curriculum WorkshopAn Introduction to Whole Curriculum Planning Originally published in 1983. Written by an experienced headteacher and curriculum consultant this book was written to help schools with the task of planning their whole curriculum - teachers governors administrators and students. It provides information on national educational policies of the time approaches to curriculum planning and the structures of actual schools. The Department of Education and Science had just issued Circular 6 of 1981 which called upon education authorities governing bodies heads and the staffs of schools ‘to secure a planned and coherent curriculum within the schools’. The book describes the background to this development; spells out the tasks involved; provides a series of exercises for planning and discussion; and offers ideas questions and methods. It recognises the diversity of school circumstances and talks about the vital transition from theory to practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321748

Curriculum: Product Or Praxis? First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203058848

Curriculum-Based Assessment for Instructional DesignUsing Data to Individualize Instruction Accessibly written and featuring illustrative case examples this book provides a complete guide to curriculum-based assessment for instructional design (CBA-ID). CBA-ID comprises easy-to-implement reliable and valid procedures for determining a student's instructional level and individualizing instruction by developing tasks that are neither too hard nor too easy. It is a key tool for supporting K-8 students who are struggling in reading math or writing and is ideally suited for intervention planning within multi-tiered systems of support. Including reproducible forms the print book has a large-size format and lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462514403

CurriculumToward New Identities This collection of essays by established writers in postmodern pedagogy stakes out new conceptual territories redefines the field and presents a complete review of contemporary curriculum practice and theory in a single volumeDrawing upon contemporary research in political feminist theological literary and racial theory this anthology reformulates the research methodologies of the discipline and creates a new paradigm for the study of curriculum into the next century. The contributors consider gender identity narrative and autobiography as vehicles for reviewing the current and future state of curriculum studies. Special FeaturesPresents new essays by established writers in postmodern pedagogy Reviews curriculum studies through the filters of race gender identity nattative and autobiography Offers in a single affordable volume a complete review of contemporary curriculum practice and theory. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315051604

Curse of the Factory System First Published in 1969. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967175

Curtains of Iron and GoldReconstructing Borders and Scales of Interaction First published in 1999 this book examines the construction of new political economic and mental borders in post-Cold War Europe. Various national and regional settings are analyzed along the old East-West divide. In post-Cold War Europe the East-West divide no longer exists in the form of the clear-cut Iron Curtain separating two security blocs two politico-economic systems and two ideologically and culturally distinct worlds. Still it remains clearly discernible both in the form of unrelenting politico-cultural differences and as an economic Golden Curtain. At the same time a more complicated system of intersecting political economic and mental borders keeps developing. Today there are various scales of interaction which produce distinctive national regional and local experiences of borders. In this book the construction of new political economic and mental borders is analysed by specialists from both sides of the former East-West divide. The future of European borders is discussed in various national and regional settings from the Barents Region in the North to the Old Habsburgian lands in ‘Mitteleuropa’. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138612174

Curved-Folding Origami Design The origami introduced in this book is based on simple techniques. Some were previously known by origami artists and some were discovered by the author. Curved-Folding Origami Design shows a way to explore new area of origami composed of curved folds. Each technique is introduced in a step-by-step fashion followed by some beautiful artwork examples. A commentary explaining the theory behind the technique is placed at the end of each chapter. Features Explains the techniques for designing curved-folding origami in seven chapters Contains many illustrations and photos (over 140 figures) with simple instructions Contains photos of 24 beautiful origami artworks as well as their crease patterns Some basic theories behind the techniques are introduced Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367180256

Curvepossibilities and problems with deviating from the straight in architecture Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture which first appeared in 1997 and has subsequently been enlarged in three further editions. Examining these extra themes as a series of Notebooks rather than as additional chapters in future editions allows greater space for more detailed exploration of a wider variety of examples whilst avoiding the risk of the original book becoming unwieldy. Curve is a divisive issue in architecture. Some see curves as expensive and decadent; others as an expression of transcendence – a way that the human mind can express its freedom from quotidian constraints. Yet others use curves to emulate some of the most beautiful forms in nature. This Notebook considers the various authorities to which architects look for the generation of their curves. It also considers the aspirations curves manifest in architectural form. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138045958

Curzon and British Imperialism in the Middle East 1916-1919 John Fisher explores the acquisitive thinking which from the autumn of 1914 drove the Mesopotamian Expedition and examines the political issues international and imperial delegated to a War Cabinet committee under Lord Curzon. The motives of Curzon and others in attempting to obtain a privileged political position in the Hejaz are studied in the context of inter-Allied suspicions and Turkish intrigues in the Arabian Peninsula. This is a penetrating study of war imperialism when statesmen contemplated strong measures of control in several areas of the Middle East. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044711

Custer on CanvasRepresenting Indians Memory and Violence in the New West The 1876 events known as Custer’s Last Stand Battle of Little Big Horn or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions—often racist—of Native America by the majority culture juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting of autobiographical reminiscences historical description artistic representations staged readings and snippets of documents this multilayered performance ethnography examines questions of memory race and violence against Native America as symbolized by the changing interpretations of General Custer and his final battle. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781598745993

Custodians of the CommonsPastoral Land Tenure in Africa An examination of the conflicts facing traditional pastoralist societies within the developing nations of Africa. The book explores the forms of traditional land tenure and access to grazing resources which are being increasingly eroded by modern forms of ownership and development. It shows how communal land tenure arrangements are essential not only for the survival of these societies but also to manage the pastures and rangelands in question. The case studies are by local experts. They cover Kenya Mali Senegal Mauritania Sudan Tanzania and Uganda. Each looks at: the political and legal context trends in pastoral development causes of conflict procedures for resolving conflict and environmental implications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138159723

Custom Courts and CounselSelected Papers of the 6th British Legal History Conference Norwich 1983 This emphasis of this collection is upon the history of courts and their procedures they also illustrate the varied approaches and themes of legal history today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990586

Custom Improvement and the Landscape in Early Modern Britain A great deal has been written about the acceleration of English agriculture in the early modern period. In the late middle ages it was hard to see that English agriculture was so very different from that of the continent but by 1750 levels of agricultural productivity in Britain were well ahead of those general in northern Europe. The country had become much more urban and the proportion of the population engaged in agriculture had fallen. Customary modes of behaviour whilst often bitterly defended had largely been swept away. Contemporaries were quite clear that a process of improvement had taken place which had seen agriculture reshaped and made much more productive. Exactly what that process was has remained surprisingly obscure. This volume addresses the fundamental notion of improvement in the development of the British landscape from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Contributors present a variety of cases of how improvement custom and resistance impacted on the local landscape which includes manorial estates enclosures fens forests and urban commons. Disputes between tenants and landlords and between neighbouring landlords over improvement meant that new economic and social identities were forged in the battle between innovation and tradition. The volume also includes an analysis of the role of women as agricultural improvers and a case study of what can happen when radical improvement failed. The volume will be essential reading for scholars of landscape studies rural and agrarian history but will also provide a useful context for anybody studying the historical legacy of mankind's exploitation of the environment and its social economic legal and political consequences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138379596

Custom and Politics in Urban AfricaA Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns Based on Cohen's fieldwork in the 1960s among the Hausa migrants a people of the Yoruba area (then the western region of the Federation of Nigeria) Custom and Politics in Urban Africa looks at how ethnic groups use elements of tradition in jostling for power and privilege in new urban situations. This is a landmark work in urban anthropology and provides a comparative framework for studying political processes in African societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138160187

Custom and Politics in Urban AfricaA Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values myths symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop an informal political organisation. This organisation is then used as a weapon in the struggle for power and privilege within contemporary society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861770

CustomAn Essay on Social Codes In Custom Ferdinand Tonnies illustrates the relationship of custom to various aspects of culture such as religion gender and family. Tonnies argues that all social norms are evolved from a basic sense of order which is largely derived from customs. As such custom refers to the ideal and the desirable and it mediates subjective aspects of social life. Tonnies makes observations in Custom that are just as true today as when they were written over a century ago. The pivotal idea in Tonnies work is the observation that custom like its individual counterpart habit has three distinct aspects: a fact--an actual way of conduct; a norm--a general rule of conduct; and a will. The analysis extended into the field of collective behaviour helps to explain how far custom can be regarded as a manifestation of a common will. Custom is a classic contribution in the grand canon of law and society scholarship. Moreover the volume introduces several key elements of Tonnies' work focusing on broader sociological thought which benefits both the theoretical understanding of law as an object of social science reflection as well as provides empirical insights into the roles of law in society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412853651

Customary Law in the Modern WorldThe Crossfire of Sudan's War of Identities Customary Law in the Modern World is the study of a coherent and well-established legal system which is now operating in the context of a modern nation-state and therefore poised between remaining relevant and the threat of marginalization. Focusing on Sudan the author places customary law in its historical and cultural context analyzing the fundamental and traditional values that underlie customary law and the impact of the war between the North and the South that lasted intermittently for half a century. He deals with the substance of customary law covering a wide variety of areas: family law property law torts and criminal liability. Drawing on interviews conducted with judges legislators and practicing lawyers on customary law and its future in the modern context the book challenges the development of customary law to build on the positives of tradition and the reform of its shortcomings particularly in the areas of human rights gender equality and the protection of children. This book fills a gap in the literature on customary law and will be of great interest to anyone interested in law anthropology and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846905

Customary Law of the Haya TribeTanganyika Territory Originally published in 1945 this book was written at a time when an increasing European influence was affecting customary law in what was Tanganyika and this volume records different aspects of customary law such as inheritance matrimony divorce property and the courts. Tribal structure in Uhaya is also discussed and a list of clans provided. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138500372

Customer Advisory BoardsA Strategic Tool for Customer Relationship Building Learn why customer advisory boards are so successful—and how to create one for any business! From a leading authority in business management comes a book to give your company the winning edge. Customer Advisory Boards: A Strategic Tool for Customer Relationship Building examines the customer advisory board (CAB)—one of the most effective competitive tools for building and maintaining customer satisfaction. This business guide shows how to create and make use of an effective CAB and how doing so can give your company a marketing advantage and improve vital aspects of business including customer responsiveness trust-building and customer satisfaction. Customer Advisory Boards focuses on bringing companies and customers closer together utilizing input and advice from a CAB. This book shows how to use three types of customer bases—existing customers potential customers or former buyers—to form three different types of advisory boards: corporate strategy boards to plan future investments product planning boards to create new product and launch success boards to improve existing product. Using the information in this book your company can transform from being customer focused to customer driven. Customary advisory boards benefit your company by: improving sales contact and dialogue dynamics of the company enabling the company to see itself through the customers’ eyes sharing ideas and suggestions to improve a company’s programs and services to its customers showing that the company values its customers’ opinions and wants to improve for them providing access to expertise and experience from a wide range of necessary disciplines without legal liability Customer advisory boards also benefit the board members by: giving them opportunities to offer practical advice that can affect a company allowing them to establish personal and professional contacts from each other rewarding them with company perks and products giving them a sense of belonging and empowerment With case studies appendices notes references and surveys Dr. Tony Carter has created an illuminating educational research tool for company owners and managers. Whether applied to a corporation a medical or religious institution or a not-for-profit organization Customer Advisory Boards will help increase customer loyalty and satisfaction. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203862490

Customer and Business AnalyticsApplied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R Customer and Business Analytics: Applied Data Mining for Business Decision Making Using R explains and demonstrates via the accompanying open-source software how advanced analytical tools can address various business problems. It also gives insight into some of the challenges faced when deploying these tools. Extensively classroom-tested the text is ideal for students in customer and business analytics or applied data mining as well as professionals in small- to medium-sized organizations. The book offers an intuitive understanding of how different analytics algorithms work. Where necessary the authors explain the underlying mathematics in an accessible manner. Each technique presented includes a detailed tutorial that enables hands-on experience with real data. The authors also discuss issues often encountered in applied data mining projects and present the CRISP-DM process model as a practical framework for organizing these projects. Showing how data mining can improve the performance of organizations this book and its R-based software provide the skills and tools needed to successfully develop advanced analytics capabilities. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781466503960

Customer CEOHow to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Most companies still operate as if they control their customers. But in today's market it's really the other way around. Customer CEO confronts the new market reality that customers choose which companies to do business with completely on their own terms. This effectively inverts the power control and direction of decision-making; to survive in this new landscape organizations must quickly adapt. Author Chuck Wall explores the nine powers customer possess - including "the power of me " "the power of the heart " and "the power of rebellion" - and how companies can profit by understanding the power of their customers. Based on more than a decade of firsthand experience and over 100 000 customer interviews Customer CEO provides every size company with a roadmap of fresh ideas and easy to use tools while exploring three-dozen companies that embrace the power of their customers. By reading this book every leader can transform their business into a Customer CEO company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781937134372

Customer EngagementContemporary issues and challenges How customers and consumer behavior have been changing due to technology and other forces is of prime interest. This book addresses the central questions regarding new emerging consumer behavior; how does social media affect this behavior; how and at what points do emotions affect consumer decisions; and what triggers this is: How should engagement be conceptualized defined and measured? How do social media and other marketing activities create engagement? The book draws on the rich extensive knowledge of the authors who are pioneers in the field. The book's editors have identified the weakness in the current knowledge and aim to address this gap by touching on significant conceptual and empirical contributions to this emerging literature stream providing readers with a comprehensive contemporary perspective of customer engagement. The book also endeavors to develop a richer narrative around the notion of social media and customer engagement and the non-monetary notion of social media within new media-based social networks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815350736

Customer Lifetime ValueReshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits Get the competitive edge by effectively managing customer lifetime valueThe customer lifetime value (CLV) concept is extensively changing the way today’s business is managed. A student or practitioner needs to understand CLV to best gain the competitive edge in business. Customer Lifetime Value: Reshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits is a text that shows in detail how managers and researchers can best use CLV to a business’s advantage. This valuable resource explores various practical approaches to the measurement and management of customer value that focus on maximizing profitability and growth. Leading thinkers discuss how to leverage CLV in all aspects of business including customer management employee management and firm valuation. Everyone needing to prepare a business for success in the future should read this book.Most books on the subject only cover separate components of CLV and are typically limited to targeting for direct response marketing. Customer Lifetime Value presents all components cohesively putting them together into an understandable functioning whole. This source prepares forward-looking managers and researchers for the inevitable change and provides strategies to gain and sustain the competitive advantage. Topics in Customer Lifetime Value include: leveraging the customer database to maximize CLV using CLV in customer segmentation customer divestment using CLV in firm valuation setting up an organization designed to maximize CLV much more! Customer Lifetime Value: Reshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits is essential reading for practitioners in the areas of customer satisfaction loyalty CRM and direct response as well as academics in the service marketing area. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138139435

Customer Lifetime ValueReshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits Get the competitive edge by effectively managing customer lifetime valueThe customer lifetime value (CLV) concept is extensively changing the way today’s business is managed. A student or practitioner needs to understand CLV to best gain the competitive edge in business. Customer Lifetime Value: Reshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits is a text that shows in detail how managers and researchers can best use CLV to a business’s advantage. This valuable resource explores various practical approaches to the measurement and management of customer value that focus on maximizing profitability and growth. Leading thinkers discuss how to leverage CLV in all aspects of business including customer management employee management and firm valuation. Everyone needing to prepare a business for success in the future should read this book.Most books on the subject only cover separate components of CLV and are typically limited to targeting for direct response marketing. Customer Lifetime Value presents all components cohesively putting them together into an understandable functioning whole. This source prepares forward-looking managers and researchers for the inevitable change and provides strategies to gain and sustain the competitive advantage. Topics in Customer Lifetime Value include: leveraging the customer database to maximize CLV using CLV in customer segmentation customer divestment using CLV in firm valuation setting up an organization designed to maximize CLV much more! Customer Lifetime Value: Reshaping the Way We Manage to Maximize Profits is essential reading for practitioners in the areas of customer satisfaction loyalty CRM and direct response as well as academics in the service marketing area. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967182

Customer Loyalty and Supply Chain ManagementBusiness-to-Business Customer Loyalty Analysis Many business-to-business (B2B) managers think that customers act rationally and base decisions mostly on price customer loyalty isn’t considered. Companies outsource various activities which enable them to improve efficiency reduce costs focus more on core competencies and improve their innovation capabilities. Supply Chain Management synchronizes the efforts of all parties—particularly suppliers manufacturers retailers dealers customers—involved in achieving customer’s needs. Despite much research the relationship between customer loyalty and the supply chain strategy remains insufficiently explored and understood by practitioners and academics while the theme has been extensively developed within marketing literature.Customer Loyalty and Supply Chain Management is the result of years of work by the authors on different projects concerning the overlapping areas of supply chains logistics and marketing drawing a connection between the literature to provide a holistic picture of the customer loyalty framework. Emphasis is given to the B2B context where recent research has provided some clues to support the fact that investment in operations new technologies and organizational strategy have had a significant role in understanding B2B loyalty particularly in the context of global supply chains. Moreover the book provides a modernized and predictive model of B2B loyalty showing a different methodological approach that aims at capturing the complexity of the phenomenon.This book will be a useful resource for professionals and scholars from across the supply chain who are interested in exploring the dimension of customer loyalty in the challenging supplier and customer context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367888947

Customer Loyalty Programmes and Clubs In every industry and any company customer loyalty marketing is an important pillar of corporate strategy. This second edition of Customer Loyalty Programmes and Clubs explains how the key to effective protection against competition lies in identifying and offering your customers the right combination of financial and non-financial benefits. Stephen Butscher has reviewed the developments that have taken place since his original successful step-by-step guide was published and now includes 'pricing for customer loyalty' and 'e-loyalty' along with extra case studies. He takes you through all the necessary stages to research plan and launch a programme that builds and develops the relationship between you and your customers and emphasises value measurement and selection of the right benefits enabling you to integrate the loyalty programme into every part of your organization. Customer Loyalty Programmes and Clubs includes case studies from some of the most successful companies including Volkswagen Club Kawasaki Riders Club Swatch the Club Porsche and many more. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138248618

Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets Discover an important tool in the development of new marketing strategies for satisfying online customers! Edited by two experts in the fields of business and marketing Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets is designed to help you build Internet relationships that lead to customer retention and long-term loyalty. With this book you will be able to offer customers the benefits they seek in the virtual marketplace and serve their best interests. Examining Web sites e-mail data mining and other technology this valuable tool can help you attract and keep the customers who will be the most profitable for your business. Despite many predictions that electronic marketing would create high profits for lower costs many businesses have been discouraged by low yields due to ineffectual methods of obtaining and maintaining customers. Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets provides multiple frameworks strategies and techniques around which to organize your company’s electronic marketing plans. It shows you how to calculate trends predict customer loss and gain and prevent dissolution through analysis of the customer’s ever-changing needs. This volume also utilizes examples of real successful companies that have used the Internet to the fullest extent like Staples Dell and Amazon.com. Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets is an excellent resource for individuals engaged in any aspect of business relationships from customer service managers consultants and corporate trainers in marketing to owners of major corporations online businesses and entrepreneurs and students in the field. Specifically you will gain information on the following: business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) exchanges—similarities differences and how the Internet has changed these relationships the prospects of the Internet for marketing and customer relationships—predictions positive effects and negative effects from its inception to today how to develop and maintain a loyal customer base via the Internet improving B2B exchanges and business buyer relationship management through seamless Internet integration how to create a Web site that satisfies loyal customers and draws in new customers Featuring several charts tables and graphs this guide provides effective measures that you can institute to ensure your company’s longevity. Customer Relationship Management in Electronic Markets will help you create marketing strategies that will successfully meet the needs of your customers and enhance your business reputation. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315785868

Customer Relationship ManagementA Global Perspective Customer Relationship Management is the first book to explore the benefits to the firm of a globally integrated approach to the management philosophy of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The best hope for achieving a sustainable competitive advantage in a global marketplace is by means of better understanding which customers are in the best position to experience long-term profitable relationships for the globally oriented firm. This book offers both an academic and a practical viewpoint of the importance of CRM in a global framework. It integrates the topics of knowledge management total quality management and relationship marketing with the goal of explaining the benefits of CRM for internationally active firms. The authors have included six case studies which allow the reader to undertake the role of CRM consultant in a 'learning by doing' approach. The book should be required reading for all business executives who desire a customer-oriented approach to success and for all students of business who desire to gain insight into a relationship management approach which will become ever-more important in the years ahead. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575636

Customer Relationship ManagementConcepts and Technologies Customer Relationship Management Fourth Edition continues to be the go-to CRM guide explaining with unrivalled clarity what CRM is its uses benefits and implementation. Buttle and Maklan take a managerial perspective to track the role of CRM throughout the customer journey stages of acquisition retention and development. Theoretically sound and managerially relevant the book is liberally illustrated with examples of technology applications that support marketing sales and service teams as they interact with customers but assumes no deep technical knowledge on the reader’s part. The book is structured around three core types of CRM – strategic operational and analytical – and throughout each chapter case illustrations of CRM in practice and images of CRM software demystify the technicalities. 　 Ideal as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students on CRM or related courses such as relationship marketing digital marketing customer experience management or key account management the book is equally valuable to industry professionals managers involved in CRM programs and those pursuing professional qualifications or accreditation in marketing sales or service management. 　 NEW TO THIS EDITION: New and updated international case illustrations throughout New and updated screenshots from CRM applications Fully updated to reflect the evolving CRM landscape including extended coverage of: Big data and its influence on CRM Artificial intelligence (AI) Advances in CRM analytics The relationships between CRM and customer experience management The role of social media in customer management strategy Real-time marketing Chatbots and innovative customer self-service Privacy and data security. Updated lecturer support materials online. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138498259

Customer Relationship ManagementThe Foundation of Contemporary Marketing Strategy This book balances the behavioral and database aspects of customer relationship management providing students with a comprehensive introduction to an often overlooked but important aspect of marketing strategy. Baran and Galka deliver a book that helps students understand how an enhanced customer relationship strategy can differentiate an organization in a highly competitive marketplace. This edition has several new features: Updates that take into account the latest research and changes in organizational dynamics business-to-business relationships social media database management and technology advances that impact CRM New material on big data and the use of mobile technology An overhaul of the social networking chapter reflecting the true state of this dynamic aspect of customer relationship management today A broader discussion of the relationship between CRM and the marketing function as well as its implications for the organization as a whole Cutting edge examples and images to keep readers engaged and interested A complete typology of marketing strategies to be used in the CRM strategy cycle: acquisition retention and win-back of customers With chapter summaries key terms questions exercises and cases this book will truly appeal to upper-level students of customer relationship management. Online resources including PowerPoint slides an instructor’s manual and test bank provide instructors with everything they need for a comprehensive course in customer relationship management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138919525

Customer Satisfaction Measurement for ISO 9000: 2000 For the first time the ISO 9000 quality management standard requires that registered companies measure customer satisfaction. Many customer surveys produce misleading results due to poor questionnaire design inappropriate data collection methods and invalid statistic analysis. Customer Satisfaction Measurement for ISO 9000 explains in a clear and simple manner how to conduct a professional customer satisfaction survey that will produce a reliable result - as well as being consistent with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. Each step of the customer satisfaction measurement process is explained sequentially and each is linked to appropriate clauses in the ISO 9001:2000 statement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138464452

Customer Service Games for Training This title was first published in 2011.After World War II a systems approach to solving complex problems and managing complex systems came into vogue among engineers scientists and managers fostered in part by the diffusion of digital computing power.Enthusiasm for the approach peaked during the Johnson administration when it was applied to everything from military command and control systems to poverty in American cities. Although its failure in the social sphere coupled with increasing skepticism about the role of technology and "experts" in American society led to a retrenchment systems methods are still part of modern managerial practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138742741

Customer Service Intelligence Customer Service Intelligence uses a wide range of management and educational theories to provide different approaches that can be incorporated as part of the customer service trainer‘s toolkit. Concepts such as:emotional intelligencebehaviour modificationrole modellingdimensions of procedure and convivialityexpectancy theorysocio-cultural concepts of (service) communitycustomer service as dynamic 'object' in activity theoryZen mindfulness all form the basis of training design in different contexts. Some trainers are dealing with new employees in fast food environments others are retraining engineers in customer service provision as part of a strategic marketing initiative. This book enables the trainer to review the context for training and select the most appropriate approach to take. The training design is thus carefully thought through for maximum impact on the audience. Professionalism in customer service training is essential for the growth of many industries. This complex and challenging task is assisted by these perspectives recommendations and case studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138433465

Customer Service Management in AfricaA Strategic and Operational Perspective Customer Service Management in Africa: A Strategic and Operational Perspective (978-0-367-14337-4 K410515) "Customer Service is Changing!" The message of 34 authors featured in Customer Service Management in Africa: A Strategic and Operational Perspective is clear: Today’s consumers are no longer ‘passive audiences’ but ‘active players’ that engage with businesses at each stage of product or service design and delivery systems. Consumer demands and expectations are also increasingly being dictated by changing personal preferences enhanced access to information and expanding digital reality. The customer service principles – strategic and operational – advocated by these authors are universal but particularly compelling as they apply to Africa’s unique and dynamic operating environment. In recognition of the importance of excellent customer service this comprehensive and well-timed book provides an essential guide on the increasing role of the customer to business success. This book discusses the management and delivery of customer service under seven broad themes: Customer Service as Shared Value Customer Service Strategy Customer Service Systems Customer Service Style Customer Service Culture Customer Service Skills and Customer Experience – Advancing Customer Service in Africa. Central questions posed and addressed include: What is the new definition of customer service management? How should organisations position themselves to create value for customers and stakeholders? How should employees project themselves to align with customer service promises made by their organisations? Overall this book provides strategic and operational insights into effective customer service management in Africa. The customer service management concepts roles and practices outlined particularly as they apply to the African context make it an important addition to scholars’ or practitioners’ reference works. 　 Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9780367143374

Customer Service Over the PhoneTechniques and Technology for Handling Customers Over the Phone Exceptional customer service is crucial to a successful phone-based business. Quality service can secure customer loyalty while poor service can lose it. This concise guide examines every important scenario that a customer service representative is likely to encounter and shows how to best handle each situation. It also explains how to make effective use of voice mail email fax and letters. ; Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138412224

Customer Service Training The Trainer‘s Workshop Series is designed to be a practical hands-on roadmap to help you quickly develop training in key business areas. Each book in the series offers all the exercises handouts assessments structured experiences and ready-to-use presentations needed to develop effective training sessions. In addition to easy-to-use icons each book in the series includes a companion CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations and electronic copies of all supporting material featured in the book.Customer Service Training provides practical hands-on guidance to help you quickly develop customer service training. Dozens of field-tested exercises games activities icebreakers and assessment instruments help you teach employees the importance of customer service and improve their performance. Contains exercises handouts assessments and tools to help you: create fantastic customer service to meet your specific needs raise the bar for service excellence become a more effective and efficient facilitator ensure training is on target and gets results This book is a complete training programme. Its practical learning activities and embedded assessment tools will help any company understand that first-rate training equals first-rate customer service.Fred S. Anton Chief Executive Officer Warner Bros. PublicationsOther books in this series: Leadership Training New Supervisor Training New Employee Orientation Training Leading Change Training. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138433557

Customer Value Creation Behavior We all live in a service-based economy right now and the role of customers has changed from passive buyers to active value creators. Customers are actively engaged in the value creation process and customer value creation behavior has become an essential phenomenon. For the competitive advantage of the firm employees need to change from exclusive service providers to value facilitators. Firms must now change their paradigm from treating customers as mere buyers to engaging customers as value creators. This book sheds insight into the essentiality of understanding customer value creation behavior for enhancing firm performance. This book is also a comprehensive reference critically analyzing the current state of customer value creation behavior. It covers theoretical foundations measurement antecedents and consequences of customer value creation behavior in addition to applications in specific and various contexts. The book also highlights the importance of  understanding the dimensional structure of customer value creation behaviour for accurate results of empirical research. In addition the book also examines customer value destruction behavior or dysfunctional customer behavior. This book challenges the conventional belief that handling customer complaints equates with handling dysfunctional customer behavior and provides useful insights for handling employees and customers. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315771847

Customer Value Creation Behavior We all live in a service-based economy right now and the role of customers has changed from passive buyers to active value creators. Customers are actively engaged in the value creation process and customer value creation behavior has become an essential phenomenon. For the competitive advantage of the firm employees need to change from exclusive service providers to value facilitators. Firms must now change their paradigm from treating customers as mere buyers to engaging customers as value creators. This book sheds insight into the essentiality of understanding customer value creation behavior for enhancing firm performance. This book is also a comprehensive reference critically analyzing the current state of customer value creation behavior. It covers theoretical foundations measurement antecedents and consequences of customer value creation behavior in addition to applications in specific and various contexts. The book also highlights the importance of  understanding the dimensional structure of customer value creation behavior for accurate results of empirical research. In addition the book also examines customer value destruction behavior or dysfunctional customer behavior. This book challenges the conventional belief that handling customer complaints equates with handling dysfunctional customer behavior and provides useful insights for handling employees and customers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138687530

Customer Visits: Building a Better Market FocusBuilding a Better Market Focus Visits to customers by a cross-functional team of marketers and engineers play an important role in new product development entry into new markets and in exploring customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The new edition of this widely used professional resource provides step-by-step instructions for making effective use of this market research technique.Using a wealth of specific examples Edward F. McQuarrie explains how to set feasible objectives and how to select the right number of the right kind of customers to visit. One of the leading experts in the field McQuarrie demonstrates how to construct a discussion guide and how to devise good questions and offers practical advice on how to conduct face-to-face interviews.Extensively updated throughout this third edition includes three new chapters as well as expanded coverage of the analysis of visit data. It also discusses which industries and product categories are most (and least) suitable to the customer visit technique. The author also covers how the customer visit technique compares to other market research techniques such as focus groups. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705316

Customer-based Collection DevelopmentAn Overview This essential guide to customer-based/patron-driven collection development will allow librarians to navigate the rapid changes in what users expect of libraries. The traditional "top down" approach to collection development definitely has its drawbacks: even after spending a good deal of time energy and resources librarians are sometimes frustrated to find that their library's collection is not being used as they anticipated. But there's another strategy that's gaining momentum. This book gathers together the best practitioners in the emerging field of customer-based collection development to find out what library users need and want and provide strategies to allow librarians to manage collections accordingly. Drawing on the experiences of professionals from a variety of academic and public libraries Customer-based Collection Development: Offers strategies for planning and implementing a customer-based collection program Summarizes its potential impact on a library's budget Discusses cataloguing implications and other day-to-day operational issues Presents guidelines for evaluating and marketing. Customer-based Collection Development is one way for libraries to navigate the rapid changes in what users expect of libraries and this new anthology is an important guide to this approach. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781856049313

Customer-Centric Project Management There has been a sea-change in the focus of organizations - whether private or public - away from a traditional product- or service-centricity towards customer-centricity and projects are just as much a part of that change. Projects must deliver value; projects must involve stakeholders and Elizabeth Harrin and Phil Peplow demonstrate convincingly that stakeholders are the ones who get to decide what ’value’ actually means. Customer-Centric Project Management is a short guide explaining what customer-centricity means in terms of how you work and its importance for project performance; using tools and processes to guide customer-centric thinking will help you see the results of engagement and demonstrate how things can improve even on difficult projects. The text provides a straightforward implementation guide to moving your own business to a customer-centric way of working using a model called Exceed and provides some guidance for ensuring that customer-centricity is sustainable and supported in the organization. This is a practical rigorous and well-researched text. It draws on established models and uses the example of project implementation in a healthcare environment to demonstrate the impact of this significant way of thinking about value. The authors can’t guarantee that the Exceed process will radically improve project success rates and no process can. Adopting a customer-centric mindset and using the Exceed process to measure and monitor customer satisfaction will however help you move towards working with happier more engaged stakeholders. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409443124

Cut `n' MixCulture Identity and Caribbean Music First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138834453

Cut and Paste Urban LandscapeThe Work of Gordon Cullen During the post-war era the emerging consumer economy radically changed both the discourse and practice of architecture. It was a time where architecture became a mainstream commodity whose products sold through mass media; a time in which Thomas Gordon Cullen came to be one of Britain’s best-known twentieth-century architectural draftsmen. Despite Cullen’s wide acclaim there has been little research into his life and work; particularly his printed images and his methods of operation. This book examines Cullen’s drawings and book design and also looks into his process of image making to help explain his considerable popularity and influence which continues to this day. It presents the lessons Cullen had to offer in today’s design culture and practice and looks into the post-war consumerist design strategies that are still used today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138104297

Cut Down to SizeAchieving success with weight loss surgery Cut Down to Size covers everything you need to know about bariatric surgery from referral through to the challenges you may face after surgery. Most people who seek weight loss surgery have struggled for many years to control their eating and have experienced increasing health limitations self-consciousness and discrimination. People see weight loss surgery as their last chance for a better more normal life. While hopeful fantasies about an alternative future make it hard to contemplate the risk of failure some patients experience considerable emotional or physical problems. This book offers insight into the realities of living with weight loss surgery and practical exercises help you think through your emotional readiness social circumstances and eating habits that could determine the success of surgery. Active preparation for surgery by making psychological and lifestyle changes puts you in the best position to achieve better health and emotional wellbeing. Cut Down to Size is the first book to focus on the psychological and social aspects of weight loss surgery and will be of interest to health professionals as well as anyone contemplating weight loss surgery. By sharing the experiences of other bariatric patients the reader can appreciate the nature of life after surgery and make a judgement about their capacity to cope with these demands. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415683777

Cut-and-Cover Metro StructuresGeo-Structural Design: An Integrated Approach Because of their complexity and scale metro structures capture all the essential aspects of a cut-and-cover structure and so are given primary focus in this book. The design of a metro construction is outlined coherently and in detail; and the reader is shown how to apply this design process equally well to other relatively simple cut-and-cover structures. Geotechnical and structural engineering principles are combined with both design and construction practice to make this book a unique guide for engineers.See www.cutandcoverstructures.com/ for further information. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367864446

Cutaneous Cryosurgery Cutaneous Cryosurgery is an invaluable practical guide for the management of benign premalignant and malignant skin lesions. The book provides practitioners with all the information needed to add cryosurgery to their surgical repertoire. For practitioners already using cryosurgery many pearls are provided to expand the use of cryosurgery for new indications along with helpful tips for the use of cutting-edge cryosurgical equipment. This new edition of an established reference uses an evidence-based approach including a chapter reviewing the evidence for using cryosurgery to treat viral warts actinic keratosis and basal cell carcinoma. It also discusses patient consent aftercare side effects and complications. In addition the book reviews other low-temperature systems used for therapeutic tissue destruction. With nearly 300 clinical color photographs the book is an outstanding resource for dermatologists family physicians other primary care physicians nurse practitioners physician assistants podiatrists plastic surgeons head and neck surgeons and oculoplastic surgeons alike. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482214734

Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Disease Dermatologists are often the first medical professionals to see patients with HIV infection as skin diseases are common in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. This book aims to help dermatologists recognize the cutaneous manifestations of HIV infection and AIDS so that diagnosis can be made quickly and therapy begun as soon as possible. The book covers the entire spectrum of HIV-associated cutaneous diseases and emphasizes how they present in immunocompromised patients. A wide range of skin disorders are covered including infections caused by bacterial parasitic and fungal agents. The latest treatments are described including Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). Each condition is discussed in detail with information on clinical presentation histopathological findings morphology and treatment - as well as possible side-effects. The text is accompanied by colour photos of the highest quality. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367452193

Cutaneous T-Cell LymphomaMycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a general term for many lymphomas of the skin including mycosis Fungoides and Sezary syndrome. This book presents the state of the art in CTCL epidemiology clinical features pathology immunochemistry diagnostic molecular techniques staging and prognosis and treatment. Edited by one of the leading experts in the disease Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome provides comprehensive coverage of the disease and presents techniques for diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment modalities such as ultraviolet light steroids and topical chemotherapeutics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367393670

Cutoffs for Dams ICOLD Bulletin 150 Cutoffs for Dams discusses foundation treatment methods using cutoff-type barriers. High emphasis is given to alluvial deposits throughout this document; however different materials may require cutoff. The construction of cutoffs has made significant advances mainly through the development of more powerful machinery for drilling and excavation but also through the introduction of new concepts and techniques such as jet grouting and deep soil mixing. The following types of cutoffs are presented in this Bulletin: - Diaphragm walls- Vib walls- Pile walls- Superimposed concreted galleries- Jet grouting- Deep mixing These methods are described and the practical application of each method is illustrated by selected case histories. These case histories also demonstrate how certain difficulties specific to a particular dam site have been dealt with. The performance of cutoffs should be monitored so that their efficiency in reducing flow and piezometric head can be evaluated. Piezometers installed in the foundation upstream and downstream of the cutoff are needed to meet this objective. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138490086

Cuts and CriminalityBody Alteration in Legal Discourse This book investigates how and why the criminal law differentiates between different types of body alterations with particular reference to how they are conceptualised within legal discourse. By drawing connections between types of body alteration that have traditionally been considered separately and discretely the book allows analytical conclusions to be made about the law’s treatment of the general category of ’body alteration’ rather than merely about specific types of body alteration. Taking legal discourse as its analytical focus the author critically examines a number of case studies to determine the techniques and processes by which some body alterations are discursively constructed as legitimate and legally approved and by which other body alterations are discursively constructed as illegitimate and legally sanctioned. Specifically the body alterations that are addressed include sadomasochistic injuries; female genital modification and male circumcision; cosmetic surgery body modification and healthy limb amputation; and sex reassignment surgery and genital ’normalisation’ surgery. International in scope the discursive analysis in the book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of socio-legal and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599256

Cutting Down: A CBT workbook for treating young people who self-harm A quarter of adolescents engage in some form of self-harm and even experienced therapists can find working with these young people difficult. Based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) a highly effective method for working with emotional problems Cutting Down offers a practical and accessible programme for mental health therapists from different professional backgrounds working with young people who self-harm. The programme is comprised of four parts each covering a specific stage of therapy and is split into 27 short　modules. Although designed to be delivered over a course of 14 sessions the programme is presented in a way that allows the therapist to decide which combination of specific modules is chosen and how long is spent on each based on the specific clinical needs of the person they are working with. Throughout the programme virtual patients are used to illustrate the various exercises and strategies. Part One What’s Going On? introduces self-harm and CBT and aims to develop insight into feelings problems goals and the concept of change. Part Two Feelings Thoughts and Behaviour looks at working on activities managing depression and identifying and managing negative thoughts. Part Three Coping Strategies introduces modules on problem solving assertiveness mindfulness and alternatives to self-harm. Part Four On You Go! finishes up the programme with a review of goals identifying triggers and developing a ‘first aid kit’ and a ‘tool box’ of skills to reinforce the programme. Downloadable worksheets enhance the practicality of the text. Designed to support clinicians working with adolescents engaging in self-harm this unique workbook is ideal for counsellors counselling psychologists clinical psychologists CBT therapists IAPT practitioners CAMHS mental health workers and nurse therapists as well as students and trainees.     Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415624534

Cutting Edge Technologies and Microcomputer Applications for Developing Countries This report covers microcomputer applications in cutting edge technologies for developing countries. For those developing countries with experience in microcomputer use it provides informartion on important new areas. These include advanced computer concepts artificial intelligence computer-aided design and manufacture applied expert systems and geographic information systems. For developing countries initiating use of microcomputers this report can help set priorities by providing awareness of the unique ways that problems in resource assessment resource utilization and communication can be approached using newly developed hardware and software. For all developing countries microcomputers can assist government and industrial planning with extensive guidance on options and outcomes. Microcomputers have a special role in development because they can provide access to new technologies and facilitate the implementation of these technologies. Because of these dual functions in technology and planning microcomputers can speed the incorporation of science and technology into both government and industrial planning and maximize its benefits. Preparation of this report was coordinated by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development in response to a request from the U. S. Agency for International Development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367012663

Cutting Hair the Vidal Sassoon Way This comprehensive manual marks an important milestone in the Vidal Sassoon success story. For the first time the man who is the acknowledged master in the world of haircutting and hair care reveals in book form the secrets of the techniques that have made him famous all over the world. 'Cutting Hair the Vidal Sassoon Way' will teach you step-by-step how the main basic and advanced haircuts are achieved. It is backed by many photographs which actively demonstrate how to improve your technique and perform the perfect cut. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138167810

Cutting RhythmsIntuitive Film Editing There are many books on the technical aspects of film and video editing. Much rarer are books on how editors think and make creative decisions. Filled with timeless principles and thought-provoking examples from a variety of international films the second edition of Karen Pearlman’s Cutting Rhythms offers an in-depth study of the film editor’s rhythmic creativity and intuition the processes and tools editors use to shape rhythms and how rhythm works to engage audiences in film. While respecting the importance of intuitive flow in the cutting room this book offers processes for understanding what editing intuition is and how to develop it. This fully revised and updated edition contains: New chapters on collaboration and "editing thinking"; Advice on making onscreen drafts before finalizing your story Tips on how to create and sustain audience empathy and engagement; Explanations of how rhythm is perceived learned practiced and applied in editing; Updated discussions of intuition structure and dynamics; An all-new companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/pearlman) with video examples and links for expanding and illustrating the principles of key chapters in the book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138856516

Cutting the Cost of ColdAffordable Warmth for Healthier Homes In this book academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines provide a survey of research into buildings epidemiology and medical issues followed by an assessment of the tools available to the practitioner. The book goes on to provide clear guidance on putting theory into practice.This will be a powerful reference source and a compelling read for a wide range of built environment and health professionals from surveyors to environmental health officers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138408722

Cutting the EdgeCurrent Perspectives in Radical/critical Criminology and Criminal Justice Understanding crime criminals and criminal justice from a radical/critical perspective is indispensable in today's academic applied research and policy sectors. Neglect of this approach leads to narrow-mindedness and the probability of repeating past mistakes or reinventing the wheel. Cutting the Edge by Jeffrey Ian Ross will encourage individuals and organizations especially students and instructors to innovatively identify ways of experimenting with new policy initiatives designed to improve not only criminal justice but social and human justice as well.Ross has significantly changed this volume to include six new chapters and three revised ones as well. The studies chosen demonstrate the difference between critical criminology and other approaches used to study and explain criminological phenomena. The authors do not approach the inequalities of the criminal justice system as phenomena that should be studied but as wrongs that must be righted.Cutting-edge critical criminology combines concerns about fairness in punishment tools of class analysis and the insights of feminism postmodernism and ethnography. The authors included here wield these newer tools with elegance and enthusiasm. Written with passion by experts in the field the book engages the mind as fully as it engages the emotions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521919

Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research Apply knowledge from the latest research to urgent social problems and programsCutting-Edge Social Policy Research is a careful selection of the finest papers from the 2004 Social Policy Conference held in Charleston South Carolina. These presentations from respected experts spotlight the latest and best research on a wide variety of crucial social policy issues. Explanations are provided on how to use qualitative and quantitative methods to research social policy questions with a clear view on how to apply research results to today’s social problems and programs.Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research discusses various social policy topics approaches and the latest high-quality research and findings. Students learn how others have researched the topics using different approaches while practitioners gain important new information relevant to their jobs and practice areas. Chapters explore vital perspectives such as how to link program evaluation to policy practice how clients’ “in their own voices” views bring more convincing rationale to policymakers and how the “trauma perspective” can spotlight the true effects of poverty inequality and oppression in our society. The text includes extensive up-to-date bibliographies and literature reviews.Topics in Cutting-Edge Social Policy Research include: measuring program implementation—to differentiate between theories that don’t work and programs that aren’t effective inclusion of qualitative methods into research in social policy the latest quality-of-life research for the elderly in nursing homes effective intervention practices for deaf and hard of hearing children susceptible to abuse in-depth analysis of the eight variables of the Section 8 Housing Program policy process trauma theory and its application to poverty policy the impact of work incentive policies examination of state and local governments granting large tax breaks to corporations—and the implications for social welfare practitionersCutting-Edge Social Policy Research is stimulating insightful reading for practitioners educators and students in social policy social work sociology and political science. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203726082

CyanotypeThe Blueprint in Contemporary Practice Cyanotype: The Blueprint in Contemporary Practice is a two part book on the much admired blue print process. Part One is a comprehensive how-to on the cyanotype process for both beginner and advanced practitioners with lots of photographs and clear step-by-step directions and formulas. Part Two highlights contemporary artists who are using cyanotype making work that ranges from the photographic to the abstract from the traditional to the conceptual with tips on their personal cyanotype methods alongside their work. These artists illustrate cyanotype’s widespread use in contemporary photography today probably the most of any alternative process. Book features include: A brief discussion of the practice of the process with some key historical points How to set up the cyanotype ÒdimroomÓ The most extensive discussion of suitable papers to date with data from 100+ papers Step-by-step digital negative methods for monochrome and duotone negatives Chapters on classic new and other cyanotype formulas Toning to create colors from yellow to brown to violet Printing cyanotype over palladium for those who want to temper cyanotype’s blue nature Printing cyanotype on alternate surfaces such as fabric glass and wood More creative practice ideas for cyanotype such as handcoloring and gold leafing Troubleshooting cyanotype photographically illustrated Finishing framing and storing cyanotype Contemporary artists’ advice techniques and works Cyanotype is backed with research from 120 books journals and magazine articles from 1843 to the present day. It is richly illustrated with 400 photographs from close to 80 artists from 14 countries. It is a guide for the practitioner from novice to expert providing inspiration and proof of cyanotype’s original and increasing place in historical and contemporary photography. Media > Books > Print Books Focal Press 9781138338838

Cyber Over the past several years rising cyber power has comprehensively and profoundly affected international security. Key areas include military operations terrorism critical infrastructure corporate security individual privacy and financial security and political processes. The burgeoning development of information technology did not always seem especially daunting from a strategic perspective. For instance as recently as the Arab ‘spring’ which began less than a decade ago social media seemed to power political liberalisation casting the digital revolution as an engine of social progress. It may yet prove to be that but for the time being less salutary aspects of the technological march have arguably overtaken the sunnier ones. The articles in this collection reflect this arc. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367346898

Cyber and Electromagnetic Threats in Modern Relay Protection Cyber and Electromagnetic Threats in Modern Relay Protection provides a detailed overview of the vulnerabilities of digital protection relays to natural and intentional destructive impacts including cyber attacks and electromagnetic intrusions. From lightning strikes electromagnetic fields generated by operating equipment and issues with control cable shielding to modern technical tools that realize intentional destructive impacts remotely this first-of-its-kind text covers the latest cyber and electromagnetic threats to digital protection relays. Emphasizing the importance of relay protection to the infrastructure of a country this book: Explains how technological advances in the power industry like the smart grid can create dangerous vulnerabilities Discusses traditional passive means of protection such as screened cabinets filters cables special materials and covers Describes advanced protective solutions based on hardware methods Cyber and Electromagnetic Threats in Modern Relay Protection is a valuable reference for engineers involved in the design development and use of relay protection. It is also beneficial for scientists researchers and students of vocational schools and technical universities. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138892828

Cyber ArmsSecurity in Cyberspace This book will raise awareness on emerging challenges of AIempowered cyber arms used in weapon systems and stockpiled in the global cyber arms race. Based on real life events it provides a comprehensive analysis of cyber offensive and defensive landscape analyses the cyber arms evolution from prank malicious codes into lethal weapons of mass destruction reveals the scale of cyber offensive conflicts explores cyber warfare mutation warns about cyber arms race escalation and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for military purposes. It provides an expert insight into the current and future malicious and destructive use of the evolved cyber arms AI and robotics with emphasis on cyber threats to CBRNe and critical infrastructure. The book highlights international efforts in regulating the cyber environment reviews the best practices of the leading cyber powers and their controversial approaches recommends responsible state behaviour. It also proposes information security and cyber defence solutions and provides definitions for selected conflicting cyber terms. The disruptive potential of cyber tools merging with military weapons is examined from the technical point of view as well as legal ethical and political perspectives. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367424954

Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of ForceThe Turn to Information Ethics Examining the thematic intersection of law technology and violence this book explores cyber attacks against states and current international law on the use of force. The theory of information ethics is used to critique the law’s conception of violence and to develop an informational approach as an alternative way to think about cyber attacks.Cyber attacks against states constitute a new form of violence in the information age and international law on the use of force is limited in its capacity to regulate them. This book draws on Luciano Floridi’s theory of information ethics to critique the narrow conception of violence embodied in the law and to develop an alternative way to think about cyber attacks violence and the state. The author uses three case studies â€“ the 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia the Stuxnet incident involving Iran that was discovered in 2010 and the cyber attacks used as part of the Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election â€“ to demonstrate that an informational approach offers a means to reimagine the state as an entity and cyber attacks as a form of violence against it.This interdisciplinary approach will appeal to an international audience of scholars in international law international relations security studies cyber security and anyone interested in the issues surrounding emerging technologies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367732219

Cyber Conflicts and Small States The probability of a world-wide cyber conflict is small. Yet the probability of forms of cyber conflict regional or even global could be argued as being very high. Small countries are usually signatories to military and economic alliances with major world powers but rely heavily on the technical ability of these powers in protecting their own national interests. They may be considered to be IT ’technology colonies’. Their cyber infrastructure is usually fully imported and their ability to assess it is limited. This book poses the question: to what extent should or can a small country prepare itself for handling the broad range of cyber threats? Looking at cyber-warfare cyber-terrorism cyber-crime and associated concerns national experts from New Zealand Australia The Netherlands and Poland present analyses of cyber-defence realities priorities and options for smaller countries. They show that what is needed is the ability of small nations to be able to define and prepare appropriate responses such as the role of military/law enforcement/business entities continuity and resilience strategies incident response and business continuity plans and more for handing nationally-aimed cyber-attacks particularly where these address national critical infrastructures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367597269

Cyber Consumer Law and Unfair Trading Practices Of great interest to practitioners policymakers and academics - as well as to consumers and traders in general - this timely work addresses all important legal and practical issues that arise in connection with online trading. This important work outlines the existing legislation and legal jurisprudence in the EU and the US and exposes the potential for unfair commercial practices to arise from online contracts electronic agents disclosure of information online advertising and online dispute resolution in cross-border transactions. The continuing prevalence of unfair commercial practices will ensure this book remains in great demand. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138271302

Cyber Crime Security and Digital Intelligence Today's digital economy is uniquely dependent on the Internet yet few users or decision makers have more than a rudimentary understanding of the myriad of online risks that threaten us. Cyber crime is one of the main threats to the integrity and availability of data and systems. From insiders to complex external attacks and industrial worms modern business faces unprecedented challenges; and while cyber security and digital intelligence are the necessary responses to this challenge they are understood by only a tiny minority. In his second book on high-tech risks Mark Johnson goes far beyond enumerating past cases and summarising legal or regulatory requirements. He describes in plain non-technical language how cyber crime has evolved and the nature of the very latest threats. He confronts issues that are not addressed by codified rules and practice guidelines supporting this with over 30 valuable illustrations and tables. Written for the non-technical layman and the high tech risk manager alike the book also explores countermeasures penetration testing best practice principles cyber conflict and future challenges. A discussion of Web 2.0 risks delves into the very real questions facing policy makers along with the pros and cons of open source data. In a chapter on Digital Intelligence readers are provided with an exhaustive guide to practical effective and ethical online investigations. Cyber Crime Security and Digital Intelligence is an important work of great relevance in today's interconnected world and one that nobody with an interest in either risk or technology should be without. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367605469

Cyber Crime Investigator's Field Guide Many excellent hardware and software products exist to protect our data communications sytems but security threats dictate that they must be further enhanced. Many laws implemented during the past 15 years have provided law enforcement with more teeth to take a bite out of cyber crime but there is still a need for individuals who know how to investigate computer network security incidents. Organizations demand experts with both investigative talents and a technical knowledge of how cyberspace really works. Cyber Crime Investigator's Field Guide Second Edition provides the investigative framework that needs to be followed along with information about how cyberspace works and the tools that reveal the who what when where why and how in the investigation of cyber crime.This volume offers a valuable Q&A by subject area an extensive overview of recommended reference materials and a detailed case study. Appendices highlight attack signatures UNIX/Linux commands Cisco PIX commands port numbers targeted by trojan horses and more. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138415447

Cyber Defense MechanismsSecurity Privacy and Challenges This book discusses the evolution of security and privacy issues and brings related technological tools techniques and solutions into one single source.　　　　 The book will take readers on a journey to understanding the security issues and possible solutions involving various threats attacks and defense mechanisms which include IoT cloud computing Big Data lightweight cryptography for blockchain and data-intensive techniques and how it can be applied to various applications for general and specific use.　　　　 Graduate and postgraduate students researchers and those working in this industry will find this book easy to understand and use for security applications and privacy issues. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367408831

Cyber EnigmaUnravelling the Terror in the Cyber World Cyber and its related technologies such as the Internet was introduced to the world only in late 1980s and today it is unimaginable to think of a life without it. Despite being ubiquitous cyber technology is still seen as an enigma by many mainly due to its rapid development and the high level of science involved. In addition to the existing complexities of the technology the level of threat matrix surrounding the cyber domain further leads to various misconceptions and exaggerations. Cyber technology is the future thus forcing us to understand this complex domain to survive and evolve as technological beings. To understand the enigma the book analyzes and disentangles the issues related to cyber technology. The author unravels the threats that terrorize the cyber world and aims to decrypt its domain. It also presents the existing reality of cyber environment in India and charts out a few recommendations for enhancing the country’s cyber security architecture. Further the book delves into detailed analysis of various issues like hacking dark web cyber enabled terrorism and covert cyber capabilities of countries like the US and China. 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 9780367322649

Cyber Frauds Scams and their Victims Crime is undergoing a metamorphosis. The online technological revolution has created new opportunities for a wide variety of crimes which can be perpetrated on an industrial scale and crimes traditionally committed in an offline environment are increasingly being transitioned to an online environment. This book takes a case study-based approach to exploring the types perpetrators and victims of cyber frauds. Topics covered include: An in-depth breakdown of the most common types of cyber fraud and scams. The victim selection techniques and perpetration strategies of fraudsters. An exploration of the impact of fraud upon victims and best practice examples of support systems for victims. Current approaches for policing punishing and preventing cyber frauds and scams. This book argues for a greater need to understand and respond to cyber fraud and scams in a more effective and victim-centred manner. It explores the victim-blaming discourse before moving on to examine the structures of support in place to assist victims noting some of the interesting initiatives from around the world and the emerging strategies to counter this problem. This book is essential reading for students and researchers engaged in cyber crime victimology and international fraud. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138931206

Cyber FraudTactics Techniques and Procedures With millions lost each year cyber crime has evolved from a minor nuisance to a major concern involving well-organized actors and highly sophisticated organizations. Combining the best of investigative journalism and technical analysis Cyber Fraud: Tactics Techniques and Procedures documents changes in the culture of cyber criminals and explores the innovations that are the result of those changes. The book uses the term Botnet as a metaphor for the evolving changes represented by this underground economy.Copiously illustrated this engaging and engrossing book explores the state of threats present in the cyber fraud underground. It discusses phishing and pharming trojans and toolkits direct threats pump-and-dump scams and other fraud-related activities of the booming cyber-underground economy. By examining the geopolitical and socio-economic foundations of a cyber threat landscape the book specifically examines telecommunications infrastructure development patterns and trends of internet adoption and use profiles of specific malicious actors threat types and trends in these areas. This eye-opening work includes a variety of case studies ― including the cyber threat landscape in Russia and Brazil. An in-depth discussion is provided on the Russian Business Network’s (RBN) role in global cyber crime as well as new evidence on how these criminals steal package buy sell and profit from the personal financial information of consumers. Armed with this invaluable information organizations and individuals will be better able to secure their systems and develop countermeasures to disrupt underground fraud. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367385743

Cyber Physical SystemsArchitectures Protocols and Applications Cyber Physical Systems: Architectures Protocols and Applications helps you understand the basic principles and key supporting standards of CPS. It analyzes different CPS applications from the bottom up extracting the common characters that form a vertical structure. It presents mobile sensing platforms and their applications toward interrelated paradigms highlighting and briefly discussing different types of mobile sensing platforms and the functionalities they offer. It then looks at the naming addressing and profile services of CPS and proposes a middleware component to meet the requirements of dynamic applications and sensors/actuators deployment/configurations across different platforms.The middle chapters of the book present a context-aware sensor search selection and ranking model which addresses the challenge of efficiently selecting a subset of relevant sensors out of a large set of sensors with similar functionality and capabilities. The authors consider various topics in the energy management of CPS and propose a novel energy-efficient framework. They also present the fundamental networking technologies of CPS and focus on machine-to-machine communications for CPS specifically the open technologies such as IPv6-based solutions that can be integrated into IoT and enable wireless sensor communications.In the book's final chapters the authors bring you up to date on mobile cloud computing (MCC) research activities that enhance the capabilities of resource-constrained smart devices in CPS sensory environments. They also present a few representative CPS applications including connected healthcare gaming in public transport crowds and a series of MCC-enabled emerging CPS applications. You will find that these application fields fully demonstrate the great potential of applying CPS in public life. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367377113

Cyber PowerCrime Conflict and Security in Cyberspace Most books on cybercrime are written by national security or political experts and rarely propose an integrated and comprehensive approach to cybercrime cyber-terrorism cyber-war and cyber-security. This work develops approaches to crucial cyber-security issues that are non-political non-partisan and non-governmental. It informs readers throug Media > Books > E-books EFPL Press 9780429101328

Cyber Risk Intellectual Property Theft and CyberwarfareAsia Europe and the USA The desire to steal the intellectual property (IP) of others be they creative individuals or company teams working in patent pools to create new innovations remains the same. Political methods have become more sophisticated in terms of devaluing the output of creative humans by creating open- source access which can be taken freely by all and sundry. What has changed is the new cyber- based technology that allows increased theft of IP. Likewise warfare for geo- political imperatives is not new but sophisticated cyber- based methods that can actually carry out infrastructural damage through cyberspace are new and are accordingly termed cyberwarfare. How cyber strategies are used in IP theft and cyberwarfare in relation to new complex digital technology such as the Internet of Things (IoT) is explored in relation to particular essential sectors in the economy: marine smart energy power grids and insurance. Country- specifi c studies based on either being the recipient or perpetrator (or both) of cyberattacks provide analysis in relation to Japan China and North Korea Russia Europe (the UK in particular) Iran and the USA. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138320581

Cyber Security CultureCounteracting Cyber Threats through Organizational Learning and Training Focusing on countermeasures against orchestrated cyber-attacks Cyber Security Culture is research-based and reinforced with insights from experts who do not normally release information into the public arena. It will enable managers of organizations across different industrial sectors and government agencies to better understand how organizational learning and training can be utilized to develop a culture that ultimately protects an organization from attacks. Peter Trim and David Upton believe that the speed and complexity of cyber-attacks demand a different approach to security management including scenario-based planning and training to supplement security policies and technical protection systems. The authors provide in-depth understanding of how organizational learning can produce cultural change addressing the behaviour of individuals as well as machines. They provide information to help managers form policy to prevent cyber intrusions to put robust security systems and procedures in place and to arrange appropriate training interventions such as table top exercises. Guidance embracing current and future threats and addressing issues such as social engineering is included. Although the work is embedded in a theoretical framework non-technical staff will find the book of practical use because it renders highly technical subjects accessible and links firmly with areas beyond ICT such as human resource management - in relation to bridging the education/training divide and allowing organizational learning to be embraced. This book will interest Government officials policy advisors law enforcement officers and senior managers within companies as well as academics and students in a range of disciplines including management and computer science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276642

Cyber Security EducationPrinciples and Policies This book investigates the goals and policy aspects of cyber security education in the light of escalating technical social and geopolitical challenges. The past ten years have seen a tectonic shift in the significance of cyber security education. Once the preserve of small groups of dedicated educators and industry professionals the subject is now on the frontlines of geopolitical confrontation and business strategy. Global shortages of talent have created pressures on corporate and national policy for workforce development. Cyber Security Education offers an updated approach to the subject as we enter the next decade of technological disruption and political threats. The contributors include scholars and education practitioners from leading research and education centres in Europe North America and Australia. This book provides essential reference points for education policy on the new social terrain of security in cyberspace and aims to reposition global debates on what education for security in cyberspace can and should mean. This book will be of interest to students of cyber security cyber education international security and public policy generally as well as practitioners and policy-makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367421915

Cyber Security Essentials The sophisticated methods used in recent high-profile cyber incidents have driven many to need to understand how such security issues work. Demystifying the complexity often associated with information assurance Cyber Security Essentials provides a clear understanding of the concepts behind prevalent threats tactics and procedures.To accomplish this the team of security professionals from VeriSign‘s iDefense Security Intelligence Services supply an extensive review of the computer security landscape. Although the text is accessible to those new to cyber security its comprehensive nature makes it ideal for experts who need to explain how computer security works to non-technical staff. Providing a fundamental understanding of the theory behind the key issues impacting cyber security the book: Covers attacker methods and motivations exploitation trends malicious code techniques and the latest threat vectors Addresses more than 75 key security concepts in a series of concise well-illustrated summaries designed for most levels of technical understanding Supplies actionable advice for the mitigation of threats Breaks down the code used to write exploits into understandable diagrams This book is not about the latest attack trends or botnets. It‘s about the reasons why these problems continue to plague us. By better understanding the logic presented in these pages readers will be prepared to transition to a career in the growing field of cyber security and enable proactive responses to the threats and attacks on the horizon. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138440401

Cyber Security for Educational LeadersA Guide to Understanding and Implementing Technology Policies As leaders are increasingly implementing technologies into their districts and schools they need to understand the implications and risks of doing so. Cyber Security for Educational Leaders is a much-needed text on developing integrating and understanding technology policies that govern schools and districts. Based on research and best practices this book discusses the threats associated with technology use and policies and arms aspiring and practicing leaders with the necessary tools to protect their schools and to avoid litigation. Special Features: A Cyber Risk Assessment Checklist and Questionnaire helps leaders measure levels of risk in eight vital areas of technology usage. Case vignettes illuminate issues real leaders have encountered and end-of-chapter questions and activities help readers make connections to their own practice. Chapter alignment with the ELCC standards. An entire chapter on Copyright and Fair Use that prepares leaders for today’s online world. A Companion Website with additional activities assessment rubrics learning objectives and PowerPoint slides. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415631976

Cyber Security for Industrial Control SystemsFrom the Viewpoint of Close-Loop Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems: From the Viewpoint of Close-Loop provides a comprehensive technical guide on up-to-date new secure defending theories and technologies novel design and systematic understanding of secure architecture with practical applications. The book consists of 10 chapters which are divided into three parts.The first three chapters extensively introduce secure state estimation technologies providing a systematic presentation on the latest progress in security issues regarding state estimation. The next five chapters focus on the design of secure feedback control technologies in industrial control systems displaying an extraordinary difference from that of traditional secure defending approaches from the viewpoint of network and communication. The last two chapters elaborate on the systematic secure control architecture and algorithms for various concrete application scenarios.The authors provide detailed descriptions on attack model and strategy analysis intrusion detection secure state estimation and control game theory in closed-loop systems and various cyber security applications. The book is useful to anyone interested in secure theories and technologies for industrial control systems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367574970

Cyber Security ManagementA Governance Risk and Compliance Framework Cyber Security Management: A Governance Risk and Compliance Framework by Peter Trim and Yang-Im Lee has been written for a wide audience. Derived from research it places security management in a holistic context and outlines how the strategic marketing approach can be used to underpin cyber security in partnership arrangements. The book is unique because it integrates material that is of a highly specialized nature but which can be interpreted by those with a non-specialist background in the area. Indeed those with a limited knowledge of cyber security will be able to develop a comprehensive understanding of the subject and will be guided into devising and implementing relevant policy systems and procedures that make the organization better able to withstand the increasingly sophisticated forms of cyber attack. The book includes a sequence-of-events model; an organizational governance framework; a business continuity management planning framework; a multi-cultural communication model; a cyber security management model and strategic management framework; an integrated governance mechanism; an integrated resilience management model; an integrated management model and system; a communication risk management strategy; and recommendations for counteracting a range of cyber threats. Cyber Security Management: A Governance Risk and Compliance Framework simplifies complex material and provides a multi-disciplinary perspective and an explanation and interpretation of how managers can manage cyber threats in a pro-active manner and work towards counteracting cyber threats both now and in the future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367606169

Cyber SecurityAn Introduction for Non-Technical Managers Cyber security involves protecting organisations from cyber risks the threats to organisations caused by digital technology. These risks can cause direct damage to revenues and profits as well as indirect damage through reduced efficiency lower employee morale and reputational damage. Cyber security is often thought to be the domain of specialist IT professionals however cyber risks are found across and within organisations. Unfortunately many managers outside IT feel they are ill equipped to deal with cyber risks and the use of jargon makes the subject especially hard to understand. For this reason cyber threats are worse than they really need to be. The reality is that the threat from cyber risks is constantly growing thus non-technical managers need to understand and manage it. As well as offering practical advice the author guides readers through the processes that will enable them to manage and mitigate such threats and protect their organisations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367606114

Cyber Society Big Data and Evaluation We are living in a cyber society. Mobile devices social media the Internet crime cameras and other diverse sources can be pulled together to form massive datasets known as big data which make it possible to learn things we could not begin to comprehend otherwise. While private companies are using this macroscopic tool policy-makers and evaluators have been slower to adopt big data to make and evaluate public policy. Cyber Society Big Data and Evaluation shows ways big data is now being used in policy evaluation and discusses how it will transform the role of evaluators in the future. Arguing that big data will play a permanent and growing role in policy evaluation especially since results may be delivered almost in real time the contributors declare that the evaluation community must rise to the challenge or risk being marginalized.  This volume suggests that evaluators must redefine their tools in relation to big data obtain competencies necessary to work with it and collaborate with professionals already experienced in using big data. By adding evaluators' expertise for example in theory- driven evaluation using repositories making value judgements and applying findings policy-makers and evaluators can come to make better-informed decisions and policies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138483033

Cyber StrategyRisk-Driven Security and Resiliency Cyber Strategy: Risk-Driven Security and Resiliency provides a process and roadmap for any company to develop its unified Cybersecurity and Cyber Resiliency strategies. It demonstrates a methodology for companies to combine their disassociated efforts into one corporate plan with buy-in from senior management that will efficiently utilize resources target high risk threats and evaluate risk assessment methodologies and the efficacy of resultant risk mitigations. The book discusses all the steps required from conception of the plan from preplanning (mission/vision principles strategic objectives new initiatives derivation) project management directives cyber threat and vulnerability analysis cyber risk and controls assessment to reporting and measurement techniques for plan success and overall strategic plan performance. In addition a methodology is presented to aid in new initiative selection for the following year by identifying all relevant inputs. Tools utilized include: Key Risk Indicators (KRI) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF) Target State Maturity interval mapping per initiative Comparisons of current and target state business goals and critical success factors A quantitative NIST-based risk assessment of initiative technology components Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed (RACI) diagrams for Cyber Steering Committee tasks and Governance Boards’ approval processes Swimlanes timelines data flow diagrams (inputs resources outputs) progress report templates and Gantt charts for project management The last chapter provides downloadable checklists tables data flow diagrams figures and assessment tools to help develop your company’s cybersecurity and cyber resiliency strategic plan. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367339456

Cyber TerrorismA Guide for Facility Managers Cyber Terrorism: A Guide for Facility Managers addresses cyberterrorism and other forms of terrorist activity including mailroom security bomb threats and the constant attacks from viruses hackers and other invasive programs. Media > Books > E-books Fairmont Press 9781003151104

Cyber WarfareA Multidisciplinary Analysis This book is a multi-disciplinary analysis of cyber warfare featuring contributions by leading experts from a mixture of academic and professional backgrounds. Cyber warfare meaning interstate cyber aggression is an increasingly important emerging phenomenon in international relations with state-orchestrated (or apparently state-orchestrated) computer network attacks occurring in Estonia (2007) Georgia (2008) and Iran (2010). This method of waging warfare – given its potential to for example make planes fall from the sky or cause nuclear power plants to melt down – has the capacity to be as devastating as any conventional means of conducting armed conflict. Every state in the world now has a cyber-defence programme and over 120 states also have a cyber-attack programme. While the amount of literature on cyber warfare is growing within disciplines our understanding of the subject has been limited by a lack of cross-disciplinary engagement. In response this book drawn from the fields of computer science military strategy international law political science and military ethics provides a critical overview of cyber warfare for those approaching the topic from whatever angle. Chapters consider the emergence of the phenomena of cyber warfare in international affairs; what cyber-attacks are from a technological standpoint; the extent to which cyber-attacks can be attributed to state actors; the strategic value and danger posed by cyber conflict; the legal regulation of cyber-attacks both as international uses of force and as part of an on-going armed conflict and the ethical implications of cyber warfare. This book will be of great interest to students of cyber warfare cyber security military ethics international law security studies and IR in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415787079

Cyber ZenImagining Authentic Buddhist Identity Community and Practices in the Virtual World of Second Life Cyber Zen ethnographically explores Buddhist practices in the online virtual world of Second Life. Does typing at a keyboard and moving avatars around the screen however count as real Buddhism? If authentic practices must mimic the actual world then Second Life Buddhism does not. In fact a critical investigation reveals that online Buddhist practices have at best only a family resemblance to canonical Asian traditions and owe much of their methods to the late twentieth-century field of cybernetics. If however they are judged existentially by how they enable users to respond to the suffering generated by living in a highly mediated consumer society then Second Life Buddhism consists of authentic spiritual practices. Cyber Zen explores how Second Life Buddhist enthusiasts form communities identities locations and practices that are both products of and authentic responses to contemporary Network Consumer Society. Gregory Price Grieve illustrates that to some extent all religion has always been virtual and gives a glimpse of possible future alternative forms of religion. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415628730

Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web Cyberactivism already has a rich history but over the past decade the participatory web—with its de-centralized information/media sharing portability storage capacity and user-generated content—has reshaped political and social change. Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web examines the impact of these new technologies on political organizing and protest across the political spectrum from the Arab Spring to artists to far-right groups. Linking new information and communication technologies to possibilities for solidarity and action—as well as surveillance and control—in a context of global capital flow war and environmental crisis the contributors to this volume provide nuanced analyses of the dramatic transformations in media citizenship and social movements taking place today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138548404

CyberactivismOnline Activism in Theory and Practice Cyberactivism is a timely collection of essays examining the growing importance of online activism. The contributors show how online activists have not only incorporated recent technology as a tool for change but also how they have changed the meaning of activism what community means and how they conceive of collective identity and democratic change. Topics addressed range from the Zapatista movement's use of the web to promote their cause globally to the establishment of alternative media sources like indymedia.org to the direct action of "hacktivists" who disrupt commercial computer networks. Cyberactivism is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the impact of the Internet on politics today. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203954317

Cyberbullying at University in International Contexts Cyberbullying is a problem that is being increasingly investigated by researchers however much of the cyberbullying research literature to date has focused on children and youth. Cyberbullying at University in International Contexts fills the gap in the research literature by examining the nature extent impacts proposed solutions and policy and practice considerations of bullying in the cyber-world at post-secondary institutions where reports of serious cyberbullying incidents have become more prevalent. This book brings together cutting-edge research from around the world to examine the issue of cyberbullying through a multi-disciplinary lens offering an array of approaches interpretations and solutions. It is not solely focused on cyberbullying by and against students but also includes cyberbullying by and against faculty members and permutations involving both students and faculty as well as institutional staff presenting perspectives from students practitioners and senior university policy makers. It draws on research from education criminology psychology sociology communications law health sciences social work humanities labour studies and is valuable reading for graduate students in these fields. It is also essential reading for policymakers practitioners and University administrators who recognize their responsibility to provide a healthy workplace for their staff as well as a safe and respectful environment for their students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138730441

Cyberbullying in Schools Workplaces and Romantic RelationshipsThe Many Lenses and Perspectives of Electronic Mistreatment This volume brings together research on cyberbullying across contexts age groups and cultures to gain a fuller perspective of the prevalence and impact of electronic mistreatment on individual group and organizational outcomes. This is the first book to integrate research on cyberbullying across three contexts: schools workplaces and romantic relationships providing a unique synthesis of lifespan contexts.For each context the expert chapter authors bring together three different 'lenses': existing research on the predictors and outcomes of cyberbullying within that context; a cross-cultural review across national borders and cultural boundaries; and a developmental perspective that examines age-related differences in cyberbullying within that context. The book closes by drawing commonalities across these different contexts leading to a richer understanding of cyberbullying as a whole and some possible avenues for future research and practice.This is fascinating reading for researchers and upper-level students in social psychology counseling school psychology industrial-organizational psychology and developmental psychology as well as educators and administrators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138087163

Cyberbullying Prevention and ResponseExpert Perspectives Just as the previous generation was raised in front of televisions adolescents at the turn of the 21st century are being raised in an internet-enabled world where blogs social networking and instant messaging are competing with face-to-face and telephone communication as the dominant means through which personal interaction takes place. Unfortunately a small but growing proportion of our youth are being exposed online to interpersonal violence aggression and harassment via cyberbullying. The mission of this book is to explore the many critical issues surrounding this new phenomenon. Key features include the following. Comprehensive – The book provides a comprehensive up-to-date look at the major issues that teachers school administrators counsellors social workers and parents need to be aware of with respect to cyberbullying identification prevention and response. Practical – While the information is informed by research it is written in an accessible way that all adults will be able to understand and apply. Expertise – Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja are Co-Directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center (www.cyberbullying.us). Chapter authors represent a carefully selected group of contributors who have demonstrated both topical expertise and an ability to write about the topic in clear easily accessible language. This book is appropriate for teachers administrators parents and others seeking research-based guidance on how to deal with the rising tide of cyberbullying issues. It is also appropriate for a variety of college level courses dealing with school violence and educational administration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415892377

Cyberbullying through the New MediaFindings from an international network Cyberbullying is one of the darker and more troubling aspects to the growing accessibility of new media technologies. Children in developed countries engage with cyberspace at younger and younger ages and the use of the internet as a means to bully and harass has been greeted with alarm by educationalists parents the media and governments. This important new book is the result of a four-year international collaboration funded by the EU to better understand how we can cope and confront cyberbullying and how new media technologies can be used to actually support the victims of such abuse. The articles initially define the historical and theoretical context to cyberbullying before examining key issues involved in managing this pervasive phenomenon. Coverage includes:　 The definition and measurement of cyberbullying. The legal challenges in tackling cyberbullying across a number of international contexts. The role of mobile phone companies and Internet service providers in monitoring and prevention How the media frame and present the issue and how that influences our understanding. How victims can cope with the effects of cyberbullying and the guidelines and advice provided in different countries. How cyber-bullying can continue from school into further education and the strategies that can be used to prevent it. The ways in which accessing 'youth voice' or maximising the contribution of young people themselves to the research process can enhance our understanding The book concludes with practical guidance to help confront the trauma that cyberbullying can cause. It will be a valuable resource for researchers students policy makers and administrators with an interest in how children and young people are rendered vulnerable to bullying and harassment through a variety of online channels.   Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781848722545

CyberbullyingDevelopment Consequences Risk and Protective Factors From the beginning of 2000 with the increase and diffusion of modern technologies a new form of bullying using electronic means has emerged. Literature has reached some consistent findings on the description of the problem. However there is still a lack of knowledge about developmental processes of cyberbullying and about possible predictors and correlates. Some of the main emerging areas investigated in connection with cyberbullying are: personality factors callous unemotional traits and self-control memory cognitive distortions emotional and moral mechanisms ICT use and media exposure family and social contexts. Another important issue is the relation between cyberbullying and face to face bullying. From face to face literature we know some of the mechanisms in the peer group such as the relation between bullying dominance and popularity and the role of bystanders in the social dynamic of the attacks. However nothing is known about the cyber community. Contributors to this volume attempt to investigate these group mechanisms in the cyber community. Finally for the victims long-term consequences are also relevant both in terms of perceived stress level and of the association between cyber-victimization and mental health. This special issue offers important new findings on the development and consequences of cyberbullying and cyber-victimization and opens new and future directions of research. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138844865

CyberbullyingFrom Theory to Intervention The study of cyberbullying has exploded since its first appearance in a peer-reviewed journal article in 2005. Cyberbullying: From theory to intervention aims to make clear and practical sense of this proliferation of coverage by defining the problem of cyberbullying and examining its unique features. The volume provides a thorough overview of state-of-the-art research into the phenomenon and discusses the development and evaluation of interventions to prevent and combat it. Whereas most research papers offer limited space to describe actual intervention methods this book provides tremendous insight into the different theoretical methods and practical strategies available to combat cyberbullying. Part One provides readers with a critical review of the existing research literature and collects insights from international researchers involved in bullying and cyberbullying research tackling key questions such as: how is cyberbullying defined what is the overlap with traditional bullying and what are the negative consequences of cyberbullying? Part Two gives an overview of the development and content of evidence-based ICT interventions aimed at preventing and combating bullying and cyberbullying. In addition some of the important outcomes of the effect evaluations will be described. The book's final chapter integrates the information from Part One with advice regarding practical applications from Part Two. Cyberbullying: From theory to intervention is essential reading for academics and researchers concerned with both cyberbullying and traditional bullying. It can be used in graduate seminars or advanced undergraduate courses in cyberbullying and will also be of interest to teachers field experts and organisations involved and disseminating cyberbullying solutions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781848723382

CyberconnectingThe Three Lenses of Diversity The ability of organisations to cyberconnect is becoming increasingly important for superior performance. Cyberconnecting: The Three Lenses of Diversity by Dr Priya E. Abraham explains how to establish connections across technological cultural and social boundaries mirrored in organisations succeeding in today’s hybrid business world. Some companies create and innovate technology; others use and adopt it; but in the cyberage both must closely interconnect tech with human behaviour. Face-to-face and cyber-interactions are at the heart of effective work-based relationships which in turn increase organisational performance. To build these effective business relations organisations must foster the discovery muscle - curiosity combined with skills - in individuals. Priya E. Abraham shows how seemingly opposing domains (technology business anthropology and diversity) best leverage interactions for the benefit of organisation development using findings from practitioner-focused research conducted when leading complex cross-boundary projects in the telecommunications and mobile learning industries. Tools from business anthropology help uncover people’s diverse needs and expectations in a cyberconnected world. Identity portfolios need reflection in development solutions of face-to-face and mobile applications. Solutions uncovered by qualitative research methods help close the gap between human behaviour and tech to engage internal and external stakeholders. The book presents a much-needed strategic framework required for cyberconnecting: 'The Three Lenses of Diversity’ designed to organise thinking in the navigation of technological cultural and social boundaries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599546

Cybercrime and Digital Deviance Cybercrime and Digital Deviance is a work that combines insights from sociology criminology and computer science to explore cybercrimes such as hacking and romance scams along with forms of cyberdeviance such as pornography addiction trolling and flaming. Other issues are explored including cybercrime investigations organized cybercrime the use of algorithms in policing cybervictimization and the theories used to explain cybercrime. Graham and Smith make a conceptual distinction between a terrestrial physical environment and a single digital environment produced through networked computers. Conceptualizing the online space as a distinct environment for social interaction links this text with assumptions made in the fields of urban sociology or rural criminology. Students in sociology and criminology will have a familiar entry point for understanding what may appear to be a technologically complex course of study. The authors organize all forms of cybercrime and cyberdeviance by applying a typology developed by David Wall: cybertrespass cyberdeception cyberviolence and cyberpornography. This typology is simple enough for students just beginning their inquiry into cybercrime. Because it is based on legal categories of trespassing fraud violent crimes against persons and moral transgressions it provides a solid foundation for deeper study. Taken together Graham and Smith’s application of a digital environment and Wall’s cybercrime typology makes this an ideal upper level text for students in sociology and criminal justice. It is also an ideal introductory text for students within the emerging disciplines of cybercrime and cybersecurity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815376316

Cybercrime and Digital ForensicsAn Introduction This book offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction to cybercrime. It provides an authoritative synthesis of the disparate literature on the various types of cybercrime the global investigation and detection of cybercrime and the role of digital information and the wider role of technology as a facilitator for social relationships between deviants and criminals. It includes coverage of: key theoretical and methodological perspectives; computer hacking and malicious software; digital piracy and intellectual theft; economic crime and online fraud; pornography and online sex crime; cyber-bullying and cyber-stalking; cyber-terrorism and extremism; digital forensic investigation and its legal context around the world; the law enforcement response to cybercrime transnationally; cybercrime policy and legislation across the globe. The new edition features two new chapters the first looking at the law enforcement response to cybercrime and the second offering an extended discussion of online child pornography and sexual exploitation. This book includes lively and engaging features such as discussion questions boxed examples of unique events and key figures in offending quotes from interviews with active offenders and a full glossary of terms. This new edition includes QR codes throughout to connect directly with relevant websites. It is supplemented by a companion website that includes further exercises for students and instructor resources. This text is essential reading for courses on cybercrime cyber-deviancy digital forensics cybercrime investigation and the sociology of technology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138238732

Cybercrime and its victims The last twenty years have seen an explosion in the development of information technology to the point that people spend a major portion of waking life in online spaces. While there are enormous benefits associated with this technology there are also risks that can affect the most vulnerable in our society but also the most confident. Cybercrime and its victims explores the social construction of violence and victimisation in online spaces and brings together scholars from many areas of inquiry including criminology sociology and cultural media and gender studies. The book is organised thematically into five parts. Part one addresses some broad conceptual and theoretical issues. Part two is concerned with issues relating to sexual violence abuse and exploitation as well as to sexual expression online. Part three addresses issues related to race and culture. Part four addresses concerns around cyberbullying and online suicide grouped together as ‘social violence’. The final part argues that victims of cybercrime are in general neglected and not receiving the recognition and support they need and deserve. It concludes that in the volatile and complex world of cyberspace continued awareness-raising is essential for bringing attention to the plight of victims. It also argues that there needs to be more support of all kinds for victims as well as an increase in the exposure and punishment of perpetrators. Drawing on a range of pressing contemporary issues such as online grooming sexting cyber-hate cyber-bulling and online radicalization this book examines how cyberspace makes us more vulnerable to crime and violence how it gives rise to new forms of surveillance and social control and how cybercrime can be prevented. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367226701

Cybercrime in ProgressTheory and prevention of technology-enabled offenses The emergence of the World Wide Web smartphones and computers has transformed the world and enabled individuals to engage in crimes in a multitude of new ways. Criminological scholarship on these issues has increased dramatically over the last decade as have studies on ways to prevent and police these offenses. This book is one of the first texts to provide a comprehensive review of research regarding cybercrime policing and enforcing these offenses and the prevention of various offenses as global change and technology adoption increases the risk of victimization around the world. Drawing on a wide range of literature Holt and Bossler offer an extensive synthesis of numerous contemporary topics such as theories used to account for cybercrime policing in domestic and transnational contexts cybercrime victimization and issues in cybercrime prevention. The findings provide a roadmap for future research in cybercrime policing and technology and discuss key controversies in the existing research literature in a way that is otherwise absent from textbooks and general cybercrime readers. This book is an invaluable resource for academics practitioners and students interested in understanding the state of the art in social science research. It will be of particular interest to scholars and students interested in cybercrime cyber-deviance victimization policing criminological theory and technology in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138066144

Cybercrime InvestigationsA Comprehensive Resource for Everyone Cybercrime continues to skyrocket but we are not combatting it effectively yet. We need more cybercrime investigators from all backgrounds and working in every sector to conduct effective investigations. This book is a comprehensive resource for everyone who encounters and investigates cybercrime no matter their title including those working on behalf of law enforcement private organizations regulatory agencies or individual victims. It provides helpful background material about cybercrime's technological and legal underpinnings plus in-depth detail about the legal and practical aspects of conducting cybercrime investigations.   Key features of this book include: Understanding cybercrime computers forensics and cybersecurity Law for the cybercrime investigator including cybercrime offenses; cyber evidence-gathering; criminal private and regulatory law and nation-state implications Cybercrime investigation from three key perspectives: law enforcement private sector and regulatory Financial investigation Identification (attribution) of cyber-conduct Apprehension Litigation in the criminal and civil arenas. This far-reaching book is an essential reference for prosecutors and law enforcement officers agents and analysts; as well as for private sector lawyers consultants information security professionals digital forensic examiners and more. It also functions as an excellent course book for educators and trainers. We need more investigators who know how to fight cybercrime and this book was written to achieve that goal. Authored by two former cybercrime prosecutors with a diverse array of expertise in criminal justice and the private sector this book is informative practical and readable with innovative methods and fascinating anecdotes throughout. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367196233

Cybercrime Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Research on cybercrime has been largely bifurcated with social science and computer science researchers working with different research agendas. These fields have produced parallel scholarship to understand cybercrime offending and victimization as well as techniques to harden systems from compromise and understand the tools used by cybercriminals. The literature developed from these two fields is diverse and informative but until now there has been minimal interdisciplinary scholarship combining their insights in order to create a more informed and robust body of knowledge. 　 This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to research on cybercrime and lays out frameworks for collaboration between the fields. Bringing together international experts this book explores a range of issues from malicious software and hacking to victimization and fraud. This work also provides direction for policy changes to both cybersecurity and criminal justice practice based on the enhanced understanding of cybercrime that can be derived from integrated research from both the technical and social sciences. The authors demonstrate the breadth of contemporary scholarship as well as identifying key questions that could be addressed in the future or unique methods that could benefit the wider research community. 　 This edited collection will be key reading for academics researchers and practitioners in both computer security and law enforcement. This book is also a comprehensive resource for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students undertaking courses in social and technical studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367226336

CybercrimeInvestigating High-Technology Computer Crime This innovative text provides an excellent introduction to technology-assisted crime and the basics of investigating such crime from the criminal justice perspective. It presents clear concise explanations for students and professionals who need not be technically proficient to find the material easy-to-understand and practical. The book begins by identifying and defining the most prevalent and emerging high-technology crimes — and exploring their history their original methods of commission and their current methods of commission. Then it delineates the requisite procedural issues associated with investigating technology-assisted crime. In addition the text provides a basic introduction to computer forensics explores legal issues in the admission of digital evidence and then examines the future of high-technology crime including legal responses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138168626

CybercrimeKey Issues and Debates Now in its second edition Cybercrime: Key Issues and Debates provides a valuable overview of this fast-paced and growing area of law. As technology develops and internet-enabled devices become ever more prevalent new opportunities exist for that technology to be exploited by criminals. One result of this is that cybercrime is increasingly recognised as a distinct branch of criminal law. The book offers readers a thematic and critical overview of cybercrime introducing the key principles and clearly showing the connections between topics as well as highlighting areas subject to debate. Written with an emphasis on the law in the UK but considering in detail the Council of Europe’s important Convention on Cybercrime this text also covers the jurisdictional aspects of cybercrime in international law. Themes discussed include crimes against computers property offensive content and offences against the person and new to this edition cybercrime investigation. Clear concise and critical this book is designed for students studying cybercrime for the first time enabling them to get to grips with an area of rapid change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138541788

CybercrimeSecurity and Surveillance in the Information Age Cybercrime focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities and the appropriateness of the countermeasures that are being adopted by law enforcement agencies security services and legislators to address such anxieties. Fuelled by sensational media headlines and news coverage which has done much to encourage the belief that technologies like the Internet are likely to lead to a lawless electronic frontier Cybercrime provides a more considered and balanced perspective on what is an important and contested arena for debate. It looks at:*legislation*electronic criminal behaviour*privacy and liberty*the dangers of surveillance.Cybercrime explains the basic issues surrounding cybercrime and its impact on society. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203354643

Cyberdualism in ChinaThe Political Implications of Internet Exposure of Educated Youth Internet usage in China has recently grown exponentially rising from 59 million users in 2002 to 710 million by mid-2016. One in every two Chinese has currently been exposed to the Internet. This upsurge has made political communication among citizens and between the government and citizens less costly and almost instantaneous in China. Despite these advances scholars are only beginning to understand and systematically explain the ways in which increased Internet exposure may affect behavior and values of Chinese netizens. Can the Internet help liberalize Chinese society due to its innate pluralism? Has the Internet become an efficient tool assisting the ruling elite to remain in power given the tendency of Internet service providers and users to be easily manipulated by the Chinese state? This book addresses these questions by focusing on the most digitally embedded segment of Chinese population – university students. Using survey evidence from more than 1200 observations data confirm that Internet exposure to information generated by fellow netizens promotes democratic orientation enhances political resistance to indoctrination and boosts popular nationalism. However exposure to government-managed websites encourages regime support and at a less significance level decreases democratic orientation and elevates official patriotism. People who perceive the Internet as a tool enhancing the vertical communication between the Chinese government and netizens tend to become patriotic and supportive of the regime. Building upon quantitative evidence this book draws a nuanced picture of Internet exposure and its political implications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367141851

Cyber-Enabled Intelligence The book provides an advanced vision and trends of computational intelligence in cyberspace and cyber-enabled spaces. It reviews  architectures and models as well as state-of-the-art computational and interpretation capabilities for social industrial and multimedia applications. Cyber-enabled intelligence involves the design and development of intelligent and innovative application scenarios in social networks computer vision multimedia and image processing. Application scenarios can also cover the applicability of intelligent sensing data collection and predictive analysis in Internet of Things. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9780367184872

CyberGeneticsHealth genetics and new media Online genetic testing services are increasingly being offered to consumers who are becoming exposed to and knowledgeable about new kinds of genetic technologies as the launch of a 23andme genetic testing product in the UK testifies. Genetic research breakthroughs cheek swabbing forensic pathologists and celebrities discovering their ancestral roots are littered throughout the North American European and Australasian media landscapes. Genetic testing is now capturing the attention and imagination of hundreds of thousands of people who can not only buy genetic tests online but can also go online to find relatives share their results with strangers sign up for personal DNA-based musical scores and take part in research. This book critically examines this market of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing from a social science perspective asking what happens when genetics goes online?With a focus on genetic testing for disease the book is about the new social arrangements which emerge when a traditionally clinical practice (genetic testing) is taken into new spaces (the internet). It examines the intersections of new genetics and new media by drawing from three different fields: internet studies; the sociology of health; and science and technology studies. While there has been a surge of research activity concerning DTC genetic testing particularly in sociology ethics and law this is the first scholarly monograph on the topic and the first book which brings together the social study of genetics and the social study of digital technologies. This book thus not only offers a new overview of this field but also offers a unique contribution by attending to the digital and by drawing upon empirical examples from our own research of DTC genetic testing websites (using online methods) and in-depth interviews in the United Kingdom with people using healthcare services. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138351936

CyberkidsYouth Identities and Communities in an On-line World As Tony Blair has said "Technology has revolutionised the way we work and is now set to transform education. Children cannot be effective in tomorrow's world if they are trained in yesterday's skills."Cyberkids draws together research in the sociology of childhood and social studies of technology to explore children's experiences in the Information Age. The book addresses key policy debates about social inclusion and exclusion children's identities and friendships in on-line and off-line worlds and their relationships with families and teachers. It counters contemporary moral panics about children's risk from dangerous strangers on-line about corruption and lost innocence from adult-centred material on the web and about the addiction to life on the screen. Instead by showing how children use ICT in balanced and sophisticated ways the book draws out the importance of everyday uses of technology and the ways in which children's local experiences are embedded within and in part constitute the global. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315011257

Cybermarketing Cybermarketing' is a no-nonsense structured guide to using the Internet for marketing and is essential reading for all marketers and managers who need to know how to use the Internet to promote and sell their product. This new edition both follows on the success of and adds significantly to the first edition by: Increasing the up to date case material Having a live Internet site to support the book Adding a collection of key URLs for market research purposes Adding a new section on marketing information systems More coverage on electronic direct and 1 to 1 marketing Covering intranets for Marcomms in more depth Building on 'Justifying the Business Case' Updated and expanded information on pricing and branding.This new edition confirms 'Cybermarketing' as both the most comprehensive and accessible guide to the net for marketing professionals at all levels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138441064

Cybernetic Psychology and Mental HealthA Circular Logic Of Control Beyond The Individual This book explores the cultural importance of cybernetic technologies and their relationship to human experience through a critical theoretical lens. Bringing several often-marginalized histories of cybernetics psychology and mental health into dialogue with one another Beck questions common assumptions about human life such as that our minds operate as information processing machines and our neurons communicate with one another. Rather than suggest that such ideas are either right or wrong however this book analyzes how and why we have come to frame questions about ourselves in these ways as if our brains were our own personal computers. Here the rationality underlying information theories in psychology is followed to its logical conclusion only to find it circles back to where it began: engineered methods of human control. After tracing a series of recent developments in this vein across fields related to mental health Beck highlights emerging psychosocial alternatives by incorporating recent work of scholars and activists who have already begun creating collective support networks in radical ways. Their work overlaps fruitfully with ideas from those including Gilbert Simondon and Fernand Deligny who foresaw many of the current problems with how information theories have been coupled with psychology and mental health care. This book is fascinating reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students across psychology mental health programs and digital media studies and academics and researchers with a theoretical interest in the philosophy of technology. It’s also an interesting resource for professionals with a practical interest in organizing care services under the data-driven imperatives of contemporary capitalism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367252946

Cybernetic-ExistentialismFreedom Systems and Being-for-Others in Contemporary Arts and Performance Cybernetic-Existentialism: Freedom Systems and Being-for-Others in Contemporary Arts and Performance offers a unique discourse and an original aesthetic theory. It argues that fusing perspectives from the philosophy of Existentialism with insights from the ‘universal science’ of cybernetics provides a new analytical lens and deconstructive methodology to critique art. 　 In this study Steve Dixon examines how a range of artists’ works reveal the ideas of Existentialist philosophers including Kierkegaard Camus de Beauvoir and Sartre on freedom being and nothingness eternal recurrence the absurd and being-for-others. Simultaneously these artworks are shown to engage in complex explorations of concepts proposed by cyberneticians including Wiener Shannon and Bateson on information theory and ‘noise’ feedback loops circularity adaptive ecosystems autopoiesis and emergence. Dixon’s groundbreaking book demonstrates how fusing insights and knowledge from these two fields can throw new light on pressing issues within contemporary arts and culture including authenticity angst and alienation homeostasis radical politics and the human as system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367142490

Cybernetics and Applied Systems In light of the enormous interest in building intelligent systems this volume blends theory applications and methodology of cybernetics taking it out of the realm of the abstract and explaining how cybernetics can contribute to an improved understanding of intelligence. Among the topics of the 17 Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315214627

Cybernetics and SystemsSocial and Business Decisions Society is now facing challenges for which the traditional management toolbox is increasingly inadequate. Well-grounded theoretical frameworks such as systems thinking and cybernetics offer general level interpretation schemes and models that are capable of supporting understanding of complex phenomena and are not impacted by the passage of time. This book serves the knowledge society to address the complexity of decision making and problem solving in the 21st century with contributions from systems and cybernetics. A multi-disciplinary approach has been adopted to support diversity and to develop inter- and trans-disciplinary knowledge within the shared thematic of problem solving and decision making in the 21st century. Its conceptual thread is cyber/systemic thinking and its realisation is supported by a wide network of scientists on the basis of a highly participative agenda.The book provides a platform of knowledge sharing and conceptual frameworks developed with multi-disciplinary perspectives which are useful to better understand the fast changing scenario and the complexity of problem solving in the present time.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367663247

Cybernetics and the Philosophy of Mind This book published in 1976 presents an entirely original approach to the subject of the mind-body problem examining it in terms of the conceptual links between the physical sciences and the sciences of human behaviour. It is based on the cybernetic concepts of information and feedback and on the related concepts of thermodynamic and communication-theoretic entropy. The foundation of the approach is the theme of continuity between evolution learning and human consciousness. The author defines life as a process of energy exchange between organism and environment and evolution as a feedback process maintaining equilibrium between environment and reproductive group. He demonstrates that closely related feedback processes on the levels of the behaving organism and of the organism’s nervous system constitute the phenomena of learning and consciousness respectively. He analyses language as an expedient for extending human information-processing and control capacities beyond those provided by one’s own nervous system and shows reason to be a mode of processing information in the form of concepts removed from immediate stimulus control. The last chapter touches on colour vision pleasure and pain intentionality self-awareness and other subjective phenomena. Of special interest to the communication theorist and philosopher this study is also of interest to psychologists and anyone interested in the connection between the physical and life sciences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138825536

Cybernetics of Prejudices in the Practice of Psychotherapy Two central ideas have become part of the orthodoxy of modern family therapy thinking. The first is that the therapist is part of the system he or she observes and the second is that the therapist and family create a co-evolving reality through their interactions until now. No one has described the process by which these concepts are played out in the course of therapy. Cecchin Lane and Ray are opening the way for a new field of enquiry in psychotherapy. In this book the authors identify the therapist's values and beliefs which they describe as prejudices then they identify the equivalent prejudices held by the family and finally they trace the ways a prejudice from one side affects the other and is in turn affected by the other. The book is a blend of theoretical discussion supported by case examples from therapy and the world at large. Readers of this book will discover values about themselves which guide their therapy but have long since been rendered to some unconscious realm: values about certainty control accountability and the search for understanding. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367104672

Cyber-Physical SystemsA Computational Perspective In cyber-physical systems (CPS) sensors and embedded systems are networked together to monitor and manage a range of physical processes through a continuous feedback system. This allows distributed computing using wireless devices. Cyber-Physical Systems—A Computational Perspective examines various developments of CPS that are impacting our daily lives and sets the stage for future directions in this domain. The book is divided into six sections. The first section covers the physical infrastructure required for CPS including sensor networks and embedded systems. The second section addresses energy issues in CPS with the use of supercapacitors and reliability assessment. In the third section the contributors describe the modeling of CPS as a network of robots and explore issues regarding the design of CPS. The fourth section focuses on the impact of ubiquitous computing and cloud computing in CPS and the fifth section discusses security and privacy issues in CPS. The final section covers the role of CPS in big data analytics social network analysis and healthcare. As CPS are becoming more complex pervasive personalized and dependable they are moving beyond niche laboratories to real-life application areas such as robotics smart grids green computing and healthcare. This book provides you with a guide to current CPS research and development that will contribute to a "smarter" planet. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781482259759

Cyber-Physical SystemsFrom Theory to Practice Although comprehensive knowledge of cyber-physical systems (CPS) is becoming a must for researchers practitioners system designers policy makers system managers and administrators there has been a need for a comprehensive and up-to-date source of research and information on cyber-physical systems. This book fills that need.Cyber-Physical Systems: From Theory to Practice provides state-of-the-art research results and reports on emerging trends related to the science technology and engineering of CPS including system architecture development modeling simulation security privacy trust and energy efficiency. It presents the research results of esteemed professionals on cutting-edge advances in cyber-physical systems that include communications computing and control.The book consists of eight sections each containing chapters contributed by leading experts in the field. Each section covers a different area that impacts the design modeling and evaluation of CPS including: Control systemsModeling and designCommunications and signal processingMobility issuesArchitectureSecurity issuesSensors and applicationsComputing issuesThe book’s coverage includes cyber-physical system architecture mobile cyber-physical systems cyber-physical systems for intelligent (road/air) transportation and cyber-physical system applications and standardization.With the CPS field advancing so rapidly this book is an ideal reference to help researchers system designers and practitioners manufacture devices that are compatible with CPS standards. Presenting numerous examples that illustrate practical applications derived from theory the book is also suitable for use as a textbook in upper undergraduate and graduate-level university courses. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367575427

Cyber-Physical SystemsIntegrated Computing and Engineering Design Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have quickly become one of the hottest computer applications today. With their tight integration of cyber and physical objects it is believed CPSs will transform how we interact with the physical world just like the Internet transformed how we interact with one another. A CPS could be a system at multiple scales from large smart bridges with fluctuation detection and responding functions to autonomous cars and tiny implanted medical devices.Cyber-Physical Systems: Integrated Computing and Engineering Design supplies comprehensive coverage of the principles and design of CPSs. It addresses the many challenges that must be overcome and outlines a roadmap of how to get there. Emphasizes the integration of cyber computing and physical objects control Covers important CPS theory foundations and models Includes interesting case studies of several important civilian and health care applications that illustrate the CPS design process Addresses the collaboration of the sensing and controlling of a physical system with robust software architecture Explains how to account for random failure events that can occur in a real CPS environment Presented in a systematic manner the book begins by discussing the basic concept underlying CPSs and examining some challenging design issues. It then covers the most important design theories and modeling methods for a practical CPS. Next it moves on to sensor-based CPSs which use embedded sensors and actuators to interact with the physical world. The text presents concrete CPS designs for popular civilian applications including building and energy management. Reflecting the importance of human health care in society it includes CPS examples of rehabilitation applications such as virtual reality-based disability recovery platforms. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466577008

Cyberpl@yCommunicating Online The Internet is changing the way we communicate. As a cross between letter-writing and conversation email has altered traditional letter-writing conventions. Websites and chat rooms have made visual aspects of written communication of greater importance arguably than ever before. New communication codes continue to evolve with unprecedented speed. This book explores playfulness and artfulness in digital writing and communication and anwers penetrating questions about this new medium. Under what conditions do old letter-writing norms continue to be important even in email? Digital greetings are changing the way we celebrate special occasions and public holidays but will they take the place of paper postcards and greeting cards? The author also looks at how new art forms such as virtual theatre ASCII art and digital folk art on IRC are flourishing and how many people collect and display digital fonts on handsome Websites or even design their own. Intended as a time capsule documenting developments online in the mid- to late 1990s when the Internet became a mass medium this book treats the computer as an expressive instrument fostering new forms of creativity and popular culture. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003085140

CyberpopDigital Lifestyles and Commodity Culture Cyberpop is an analysis of cyberculture and its popular cultural productions. The study begins with a Foucaultian model of cyberculture as a discursive formation and explains how some key concepts (such as 'virtuality ' 'speed ' and 'Connectivity') operate as a conceptual architecture network linking technologies to information and individual subjects. The chapters then each focus on a particular cyberfiguration including Hollywood films (GATTACA The Matrix) popular literature (William Gibson's Neuromancer Scott Westerfeld's Polymorph) advertising for digital products and services (Apple Computer's '1984/McIntosh' campaign AT&T's 'mLife' campaign) digital artworks (including virtual females such as Motorola's 'Mya' and Elite Modeling Agency's 'Webbie Tookay ' and work by visual artist Daniel Lee for Microsoft's 'Evolution' campaign) and video games (Tomb Raider). Each close reading illustrates the ways in which representations of digital lifestyles and identities - which typically fetishize computers and celebrate a 'high tech' aesthetic encourage participation in digital capitalism and commodity cyberculture. Matrix argues that popular representations of cyberculture often function as forms of social criticism that creatively inspire audiences to 'think different' (in the words of Mac advertising) about the consequences of the digitalization of everyday life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415649018

Cyberpsychology and New MediaA thematic reader Cyberpsychology is the study of human interactions with the internet mobile computing and telephony games consoles virtual reality artificial intelligence and other contemporary electronic technologies. The field has grown substantially over the past few years and this book surveys how researchers are tackling the impact of new technology on human behaviour and how people interact with this technology. Examining topics as diverse as online dating social networking online communications artificial intelligence health-information seeking behaviour education online online therapies and cybercrime Cyberpsychology and New Media book provides an in-depth overview of this burgeoning field and allows those with little previous knowledge to gain an appreciation of the diversity of the research being undertaken in the area. Arranged thematically and structured for accessibility Cyberpsychology and New Media will be essential reading for researchers and students in Social Psychology and Cyberpsychology and in　 Communication and Media Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781848721661

Cyberpsychology and SocietyCurrent Perspectives Human interaction with technology is constantly evolving with rapid developments in online interaction gaming and artificial intelligence all impacting upon and altering our behaviour. The speed of this change has led to an urgent need for a new field of study cyberpsychology in order to investigate the ways in which human behaviour is affected by the addition of technology and the benefits and risks thereof. Cyberpsychology and Society does not offer a description of or justification for the field of study but is rather a presentation of some of the most recent research in many key sub-topics within the area. Based on the work being done in the Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT) in Dublin Ireland Cyberpsychology and Society brings together a unique collection of writings by contributors on cyberpsychology in relation to health education gaming consumer behaviour and social change in an online world. The book focuses on the impact of societies’ increasing interaction with technology and is a presentation of some of the most recent research in the area. Describing cutting-edge research while employing a tone which is accessible to both students and academic staff this book is an invaluable resource for students researchers and academics of cyberpsychology and related areas. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138063532

Cyberpunk and Visual Culture Within the expansive mediascape of the 1980s and 1990s cyberpunk’s aesthetics took firm root relying heavily on visual motifs for its near-future splendor saturated in media technologies both real and fictitious. As today’s realities look increasingly like the futures forecast in science fiction cyberpunk speaks to our contemporary moment and as a cultural formation dominates our 21st century techno-digital landscapes. The 15 essays gathered in this volume engage the social and cultural changes that define and address the visual language and aesthetic repertoire of cyberpunk – from cybernetic organisms to light energy and data flows from video screens to cityscapes from the vibrant energy of today’s video games to the visual hues of comic book panels and more. Cyberpunk and Visual Culture provides critical analysis close readings and aesthetic interpretations of exactly those visual elements that define cyberpunk today moving beyond the limitations of merely printed text to also focus on the meaningfulness of images forms and compositions that are the heart and lifeblood of cyberpunk graphic novels films television shows and video games. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138062917

Cyber-risk and YouthDigital Citizenship Privacy and Surveillance Cyber-risks are moving targets and societal responses to combat cyber-victimization are often met by the distrust of young people. Drawing on original research this book explores how young people define perceive and experience cyber-risks how they respond to both the messages they are receiving from society regarding their safety online and the various strategies and practices employed by society in regulating their online access and activities. This book complements existing quantitative examinations of cyberbullying assessing its extent and frequency but also aims to critique and extend knowledge of how cyber-risks such as cyberbullying are perceived and responded to. Following a discussion of their methodology and their experiences of conducting research with teens the authors discuss the social network services that teens are using and what they find appealing about them and address teens’ experiences with and views towards parental and school-based surveillance. The authors then turn directly to areas of concern expressed by their participants such as relational aggression cyberhacking privacy and privacy management as well as sexting. The authors conclude by making recommendations for policy makers educators and teens – not only by drawing from their own theoretical and sociological interpretations of their findings but also from the responses and recommendations given by their participants about going online and tackling cyber-risk.One of the first texts to explore how young people respond to attempts to regulate online activity this book will be key reading for those involved in research and study surrounding youth crime cybercrime youth culture media and crime and victimology – and will inform those interested in addressing youth safety online how to best approach what is often perceived as a sensitive and volatile social problem. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367663209

Cybersecurity Analytics Cybersecurity Analytics is for the cybersecurity student and professional who wants to learn data science techniques critical for tackling cybersecurity challenges and for the data science student and professional who wants to learn about cybersecurity adaptations. Trying to build a malware detector a phishing email detector or just interested in finding patterns in your datasets? This book can let you do it on your own. Numerous examples and datasets links are included so that the reader can "learn by doing." Anyone with a basic college-level calculus course and some probability knowledge can easily understand most of the material. The book includes chapters containing: unsupervised learning semi-supervised learning supervised learning text mining natural language processing and more. It also includes background on security statistics and linear algebra. The website for the book contains a listing of datasets updates and other resources for serious practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367346010

Cybersecurity and Privacy in Cyber Physical Systems Cybersecurity and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems collects and reports on recent high-quality research that addresses different problems related to cybersecurity and privacy in cyber-physical systems (CPSs). It Presents high-quality contributions addressing related theoretical and practical aspects Improves the reader’s awareness of cybersecurity and privacy in CPSs Analyzes and presents the state of the art of CPSs cybersecurity and related technologies and methodologies Highlights and discusses recent developments and emerging trends in cybersecurity and privacy in CPSs Proposes new models practical solutions and technological advances related to cybersecurity and privacy in CPSs Discusses new cybersecurity and privacy models prototypes and protocols for CPSs This comprehensive book promotes high-quality research by bringing together researchers and experts in CPS security and privacy from around the world to share their knowledge of the different aspects of CPS security. Cybersecurity and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems is ideally suited for policymakers industrial engineers researchers academics and professionals seeking a thorough understanding of the principles of cybersecurity and privacy in CPSs. They will learn about promising solutions to these research problems and identify unresolved and challenging problems for their own research. Readers will also have an overview of CPS cybersecurity and privacy design. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138346673

Cybersecurity Awareness Among Students and Faculty Recipient of the SJSU San Jose State University Annual Author & Artist Awards 2019 In modern times all individuals need to be knowledgeable about cybersecurity. They must have practical skills and abilities to protect themselves in cyberspace. What is the level of awareness among college students and faculty who represent the most technologically active portion of the population in any society? According to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2016 Consumer Sentinel Network report 19 percent of identity theft complaints came from people under the age of 29. About 74 400 young adults fell victim to identity theft in 2016. This book reports the results of several studies that investigate student and faculty awareness and attitudes toward cybersecurity and the resulting risks. It proposes a plan of action that can help 26 000 higher education institutions worldwide with over 207 million college students create security policies and educational programs that improve security awareness and protection. Features Offers an understanding of the state of privacy awareness Includes the state of identity theft awareness Covers mobile phone protection Discusses ransomware protection Discloses a plan of action to improve security awareness Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367144074

Cybersecurity Discourse in the United StatesCyber-Doom Rhetoric and Beyond This book examines the role of cyber-doom rhetoric in the U.S. cybersecurity debate.For more than two decades fear of "cyber-doom" scenarios—i.e. cyberattacks against critical infrastructure resulting in catastrophic physical social and economic impacts—has been a persistent feature of the U.S. cybersecurity debate. This is despite the fact that no cyberattack has come close to realizing such impacts. This book argues that such scenarios are part of a broader rhetoric of cyber-doom within the U.S. cybersecurity debate and takes a multidisciplinary approach that draws on research in history sociology communication psychology and political science. It identifies a number of variations of cyber-doom rhetoric then places them into a larger historical context assesses how realistic the fears expressed in such rhetoric are and finally draws out the policy implications of relying on these fears to structure our response to cybersecurity challenges. The United States faces very real cybersecurity challenges that are nonetheless much less dramatic than what is implied in the rhetoric. This book argues that relying on cyber-doom rhetoric to frame our thinking about such threats is counterproductive and encourages us to develop ways of thinking and speaking about cybersecurity beyond cyber-doom.This book will be of much interest to students of cybersecurity foreign policy public administration national security and international relations in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138201828

Cybersecurity EthicsAn Introduction This new textbook offers an accessible introduction to the topic of cybersecurity ethics. The book is split into three parts. Part I provides an introduction to the field of ethics philosophy and philosophy of science three ethical frameworks – virtue ethics utilitarian ethics and communitarian ethics – and the notion of ethical hacking. Part II applies these frameworks to particular issues within the field of cybersecurity including privacy rights intellectual property and piracy surveillance and cyberethics in relation to military affairs. The third part concludes by exploring current codes of ethics used in cybersecurity. The overall aims of the book are to: provide ethical frameworks to aid decision making; present the key ethical issues in relation to computer security; highlight the connection between values and beliefs and the professional code of ethics. The textbook also includes three different features to aid students: ‘Going Deeper’ provides background information on key individuals and concepts; ‘Critical Issues’ features contemporary case studies; and ‘Applications’ examine specific technologies or practices which raise ethical issues. The book will be of much interest to students of cybersecurity cyberethics hacking surveillance studies ethics and information science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138717527

Cybersecurity for Everyone Cyberspace is a critical part of our lives. Although we all use cyberspace for work entertainment and social life much of its infrastructure and operation is invisible to us. We spend a big part of our lives in an environment that is almost an essential service but is full of potential dangers: a place where criminals can commit new kinds of crimes where governments can exert political pressure and where we can be hurt by the unthinking actions of the bored and careless. Making cyberspace more secure is one of the challenges of our times. This is not only (or perhaps even primarily) a technical challenge. It requires actions by governments and businesses to encourage security whenever possible and to make sure that their own actions do not undermine it. Unfortunately many of those in a position to do something about cybersecurity do not have the background to understand the issues fully. Cybersecurity for Everyone will help by describing the issues in a way that is accessible to anyone but especially those from non-technical backgrounds. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367642785

Cybersecurity for Industrial Control SystemsSCADA DCS PLC HMI and SIS As industrial control systems (ICS) including SCADA DCS and other process control networks become Internet-facing they expose crucial services to attack. Threats like Duqu a sophisticated worm found in the wild that appeared to share portions of its code with the Stuxnet worm emerge with increasing frequency. Explaining how to develop and implement an effective cybersecurity program for ICS Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: SCADA DCS PLC HMI and SIS provides you with the tools to ensure network security without sacrificing the efficiency and functionality of ICS.Highlighting the key issues that need to be addressed the book begins with a thorough introduction to ICS. It discusses business cost competitive and regulatory drivers and the conflicting priorities of convergence. Next it explains why security requirements differ from IT to ICS. It differentiates when standard IT security solutions can be used and where SCADA-specific practices are required.The book examines the plethora of potential threats to ICS including hi-jacking malware botnets spam engines and porn dialers. It outlines the range of vulnerabilities inherent in the ICS quest for efficiency and functionality that necessitates risk behavior such as remote access and control of critical equipment. Reviewing risk assessment techniques and the evolving risk assessment process the text concludes by examining what is on the horizon for ICS security including IPv6 ICSv6 test lab designs and IPv6 and ICS sensors. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781439801963

Cybersecurity for Information ProfessionalsConcepts and Applications Information professionals have been paying more attention and putting a greater focus on privacy over cybersecurity. However the number of both cybersecurity and privacy breach incidents are soaring which indicates that cybersecurity risks are high and growing. Utilizing cybersecurity awareness training in organizations has been an effective tool to promote a cybersecurity-conscious culture making individuals more cybersecurity-conscious as well. However it is unknown if employees’ security behavior at work can be extended to their security behavior at home and personal life. On the one hand information professionals need to inherit their role as data and information gatekeepers to safeguard data and information assets. On the other hand information professionals can aid in enabling effective information access and dissemination of cybersecurity knowledge to make users conscious about the cybersecurity and privacy risks that are often hidden in the cyber universe. Cybersecurity for Information Professionals: Concepts and Applications introduces fundamental concepts in cybersecurity and addresses some of the challenges faced by information professionals librarians archivists record managers students and professionals in related disciplines. This book is written especially for educators preparing courses in information security cybersecurity and the integration of privacy and cybersecurity. The chapters contained in this book present multiple and diverse perspectives from professionals in the field of cybersecurity. They cover such topics as: Information governance and cybersecurity User privacy and security online and the role of information professionals Cybersecurity and social media Healthcare regulations threats and their impact on cybersecurity A socio-technical perspective on mobile cybersecurity Cybersecurity in the software development life cycle Data security and privacy Above all the book addresses the ongoing challenges of cybersecurity. In particular it explains how information professionals can contribute to long-term workforce development by designing and leading cybersecurity awareness campaigns or cybersecurity hygiene programs to change people’s security behavior. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367486815

Cybersecurity FundamentalsA Real-World Perspective Cybersecurity Fundamentals: A Real-World Perspective explains detailed concepts within computer networks and computer security in an easy-to-understand way making it the perfect introduction to the topic. This book covers fundamental issues using practical examples and real-world applications to give readers a rounded understanding of the subject and how it is applied. The first three chapters provide a deeper perspective on computer networks cybersecurity and different types of cyberattacks that hackers choose to unleash on cyber environments. It then goes on to cover the types of major computer malware and cybersecurity attacks that shook the cyber world in the recent years detailing the attacks and analyzing their impact on the global economy. The details of the malware codes that help the hacker initiate the hacking attacks on networks are fully described. It then covers high-tech cybersecurity programs devices and mechanisms that are extensively adopted in modern security systems. Examples of those systems include intrusion detection systems (IDS) intrusion prevention systems (IPS) and security firewalls. It demonstrates how modern technologies can be used to create and manage passwords for secure data. This book also covers aspects of wireless networks and their security mechanisms. The details of the most commonly used Wi-Fi routers are provided with step-by-step procedures to configure and secure them more efficiently. Test questions are included throughout the chapters to ensure comprehension of the material. Along with this book’s step-by-step approach this will allow undergraduate students of cybersecurity network security and related disciplines to gain a quick grasp of the fundamental topics in the area. No prior knowledge is needed to get the full benefit of this book. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367472504

Cybersecurity Lessons from CoVID-19 Using the SARS-CoV-2/CoVID-19 pandemic as a giant case study and following the structure of the domains of information security this book looks at what the crisis teaches us about security. It points out specific security fundamentals where social medical or business responses to the crisis failed or needed to make specific use of those concepts. For the most part these lessons are simply reminders of factors that get neglected during times of non-crisis. The lessons particularly point out the importance of planning and resilience in systems and business. Those studying cybersecurity and its preventive measures and applications as well as those involved in risk management studies and assessments will all benefit greatly from the book. Robert Slade has had an extensive and prolific career in management security and telecommunications research analysis and consultancy. He has served as an educator visiting universities and delivering lecturers and seminars. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367682699

CybersecurityGeopolitics Law and Policy This book examines the legal and policy aspects of cyber-security. It takes a much needed look at cyber-security from a geopolitical perspective. Through this lens it seeks to broaden the reader's understanding of the legal and political considerations of individuals corporations law enforcement and regulatory bodies and management of the complex relationships between them. In drawing on interviews conducted with experts from a wide range of fields the book presents the reader with dilemmas and paradigms that confront law makers corporate leaders law enforcement and national leaders. The book is structured in a novel format by employing a series of vignettes which have been created as exercises intended to confront the reader with the dilemmas involved in cyber-security. Through the use of vignettes the work seeks to highlight the constant threat of cyber-security against various audiences with the overall aim of facilitating discussion and reaction to actual probable events. In this sense the book seeks to provide recommendations for best practices in response to the complex and numerous threats related to cyber-security. This book will be of interest to students of cyber-security terrorism international law security studies and IR in general as well as policy makers professionals and law-enforcement officials. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138033290

CybersecurityProtecting Critical Infrastructures from Cyber Attack and Cyber Warfare The World Economic Forum regards the threat of cyber attack as one of the top five global risks confronting nations of the world today. Cyber attacks are increasingly targeting the core functions of the economies in nations throughout the world. The threat to attack critical infrastructures disrupt critical services and induce a wide range of damage is becoming more difficult to defend against. Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Infrastructures from Cyber Attack and Cyber Warfare examines the current cyber threat landscape and discusses the strategies being used by governments and corporations to protect against these threats.The book first provides a historical reference detailing the emergence of viruses worms malware and other cyber threats that created the need for the cybersecurity field. It then discusses the vulnerabilities of our critical infrastructures the broad arsenal of cyber attack tools and the various engineering design issues involved in protecting our infrastructures. It goes on to cover cyber intelligence tactics recent examples of cyber conflict and warfare and the key issues in formulating a national strategy to defend against cyber warfare.The book also discusses how to assess and measure the cost of cybersecurity. It examines the many associated cost factors and presents the results of several important industry-based economic studies of security breaches that have occurred within many nations. The book concludes with a look at future trends in cybersecurity. It discusses the potential impact of industry-wide transformational changes such as virtualization social media cloud computing structured and unstructured data big data and data analytics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599362

CybersecurityPublic Sector Threats and Responses The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents in the form of e-government. But with a rapidly growing user base globally and an increasing reliance on the Internet digital tools are also exposing the public sector to new risks.An accessible primer Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses focuses on the convergence of globalization connectivity and the migration of public sector functions online. It identifies the challenges you need to be aware of and examines emerging trends and strategies from around the world. Offering practical guidance for addressing contemporary risks the book is organized into three sections: Global Trends—considers international e-government trends includes case studies of common cyber threats and presents efforts of the premier global institution in the field National and Local Policy Approaches—examines the current policy environment in the United States and Europe and illustrates challenges at all levels of government Practical Considerations—explains how to prepare for cyber attacks including an overview of relevant U.S. Federal cyber incident response policies an organizational framework for assessing risk and emerging trends Also suitable for classroom use this book will help you understand the threats facing your organization and the issues to consider when thinking about cybersecurity from a policy perspective. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439846636

Cybersex: The Dark Side of the ForceA Special Issue of the Journal Sexual Addiction and Compulsion This groundbreaking examination of cybersex was originally published as a special issue of the journal Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity. It is a crucial resource for sex therapists who until now had no rigorous study of the effect of online pornography on the patients they treat. It will also be of great interest to general marriage and family therapists who find themselves dealing with this issue with their clients as well as others who are interested in the Internet as a social phenomenon. Cybersex: The Dark Side of the Force presents for the first time an empirical foundation for the discussion of cybersex compulsivity and its effect on the mental health of individuals couples teens and young children. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138176447

Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Providing comprehensive coverage of cyberspace and cybersecurity this textbook not only focuses on technologies but also explores human factors and organizational perspectives and emphasizes why asset identification should be the cornerstone of any information security strategy. Topics include addressing vulnerabilities building a secure enterprise blocking intrusions ethical and legal issues and business continuity. Updates include topics such as cyber risks in mobile telephony steganography cybersecurity as an added value ransomware defense review of recent cyber laws new types of cybercrime plus new chapters on digital currencies and encryption key management. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367657550

Cyberspace and the StateTowards a Strategy for Cyber-Power The major aim of Cyberspace and the State is to provide conceptual orientation on the new strategic environment of the Information Age. It seeks to restore the equilibrium of policy-makers which has been disturbed by recent cyber scares as well as to bring clarity to academic debate on the subject particularly in the fields of politics and international relations war and strategic studies. Its main chapters explore the impact of cyberspace upon the most central aspects of statehood and the state system—power sovereignty war and dominion. It is concerned equally with practice as with theory and may be read in that sense as having two halves. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415525305

Cyberspace Crime This book was published in 2003.This book is a collection of key texts that have contributed towards or have reflected the various debates that have taken place over crime and the internet during that past decade. The texts are organised into three parts. The first contains a number of viewpoints and perspectives that facilitate our broader understanding of cyberspace crime/ cybercrimes. The second part addresses each of the major types of cybercrime - trespass/ hacking/cracking thefts/ deceptions obscenities/ pornography violence - and illustrate their associated problems of definition and resolution. The third and final part contains a selection of texts that each deal with the impact of cyberspace crime upon specific criminal justice processes: the police and the trial process. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315199627

Cyberspace LawCensorship and Regulation of the Internet This book explores what the American Civil Liberties Union calls the "third era" in cyberspace in which filters "fundamentally alter the architectural structure of the Internet with significant implications for free speech." Although courts and nongovernmental organizations increasingly insist upon constitutional and other legal guarantees of a freewheeling Internet multi-national corporations compete to produce tools and strategies for making it more predictable. When Google attempted to improve our access to information containing in books and the World Wide Web copyright litigation began to tie up the process of making content searchable and resulted in the wrongful removal of access to thousands if not millions of works. Just as the courts were insisting that using trademarks online to criticize their owners is First Amendment-protected corporations and trade associations accelerated their development of ways to make Internet companies liable for their users’ infringing words and actions potentially circumventing free speech rights. And as social networking and content-sharing sites have proliferated so have the terms of service and content-detecting tools for detecting flagging and deleting content that makes one or another corporation or trade association fear for its image or profits. The book provides a legal history of Internet regulation since the mid-1990s with a particular focus on efforts by patent trademark and copyright owners to compel Internet firms to monitor their online offerings and remove or pay for any violations of the rights of others. This book will be of interest to students of law communications political science government and policy business and economics as well as anyone interested in free speech and commerce on the internet. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415630313

Cyberspaces and Global Affairs From the "Facebook" revolutions in the Arab world to the use of social networking in the aftermath of disasters in Japan and Haiti to the spread of mobile telephony throughout the developing world: all of these developments are part of how information and communication technologies are altering global affairs. With the rise of the social web and applications like Facebook YouTube and Twitter scholars and practitioners of international affairs are adapting to this new information space across a wide scale of issue areas. In conflict resolution dialogues and communication are taking the form of open social networks while in the legal realm where cyberspace is largely lawless space states are stepping up policing efforts to combat online criminality and hackers are finding new ways around increasingly sophisticated censorship. Militaries are moving to deeply incorporate information technologies into their doctrines and protesters are developing innovative uses of technology to keep one step ahead of the authorities. The essays and topical cases in this book explore such issues as networks and networked thinking information ownership censorship neutrality cyberwars humanitarian needs terrorism privacy and rebellion giving a comprehensive overview of the core issues in the field complemented by real world examples. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409427544

Cyberthreats and the Decline of the Nation-State This book explores the extraordinary difficulties a nation-state’s law enforcement and military face in attempting to prevent cyber-attacks. In the wake of recent assaults including the denial of service attack on Estonia in 2007 and the widespread use of the Zeus Trojan Horse software Susan W. Brenner explores how traditional categories and procedures inherent in law enforcement and military agencies can obstruct efforts to respond to cyberthreats. Brenner argues that the use of a territorially-based system of sovereignty to combat cyberthreats is ineffective as cyberspace erodes the import of territory. This problem is compounded by the nature of cybercrime as a continually evolving phenomenon driven by rapid and complex technological change. Following an evaluation of the efficacy of the nation-state the book goes on to explore how individuals and corporations could be integrated into a more decentralized distributed system of cyberthreat control. Looking at initiatives in Estonia and Sweden which have attempted to incorporate civilians into their cyber-response efforts Brenner suggests that civilian involvement may mediate the rigid hierarchies that exist among formal agencies and increase the flexibility of any response. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of information technological law and security studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138204492

CybertypesRace Ethnicity and Identity on the Internet First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203699188

CyberUnionEmpowering Labor Through Computer Technology Key players in organized labour in the USA and abroad are busy modernizing their communications and making creative and effective use of computers and other technology. The author of this book argues that the road to CyberUnion has begun and that those unions are ensuring a future strength. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315292250

CybervettingInternet Searches for Vetting Investigations and Open-Source Intelligence Second Edition   Researching an individual’s firm’s or brand’s online presence has become standard practice for many employers investigators and intelligence officers including law enforcement. Countless companies and organizations are implementing their own policies procedures and practices for Internet investigations cybervetting and intelligence. Cybervetting: Internet Searches for Vetting Investigations and Open-Source Intelligence Second Edition examines our society’s growing dependence on networked systems exploring how individuals businesses and governments have embraced the Internet including social networking for communications and transactions. It presents two previously unpublished studies of the effectiveness of cybervetting and provides best practices for ethical cybervetting advocating strengthened online security. Relevant to investigators researchers legal and policy professionals educators law enforcement intelligence and other practitioners this book establishes the core skills applicable techniques and suitable guidelines to greatly enhance their practices. The book includes the outcomes of recent legal cases relating to discoverable information on social media that have established guidelines for using the Internet in vetting investigations and open-source intelligence. It outlines new tools and tactics and indicates what is and isn’t admissible under current laws. It also highlights current cybervetting methods provides legal frameworks for Internet searching as part of investigations and describes how to effectively integrate cybervetting into an existing screening procedure. What’s New in the Second Edition: Presents and analyzes results of two recent studies of the effectiveness of cybervetting Updates key litigation trends investigative advances HR practices policy considerations social networking and Web 2.0 searching Includes the latest tactics and guidelines for cybervetting Covers policy legal issues professional methodology and the operational techniques of cybervetting Provides a strengthened rationale legal foundation and procedures for successful cybervetting Contains compelling evidence that trends in legal policy and procedural developments argue for early adoption of cybervetting Presents new strategies and methodologies Cybervetting: Internet Searches for Vetting Investigations and Open-Source Intelligence Second Edition is a relevant and timely resource well suited to businesses government non-profits and academia looking to formulate effective Internet search strategies methodologies policies and procedures for their practices or organizations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482238853

Cyborg BabiesFrom Techno-Sex to Techno-Tots First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203948729

Cyborg SaintsReligion and Posthumanism in Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Saints are currently undergoing a resurrection in middle grade and young adult fiction as recent prominent novels by Socorro Acioli Julie Berry Adam Gidwitz Rachel Hartman Merrie Haskell Gene Luen Yang and others demonstrate. Cyborg Saints: Religion and Posthumanism in Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction makes the radical claim that these holy medieval figures are actually the new cyborgs in that they dethrone the autonomous subject of humanist modernity. While young people navigate political and personal forces as well as technologies that threaten to fragment and thingify them saints show that agency is still possible outside of the humanist construct of subjectivity. The saints of these neomedievalist novels through living a life vulnerable to the other attain a distributed agency that accomplishes miracles through bodies and places and things (relics icons pilgrimage sites and ultimately the hagiographic text and its reader) spread across time. Cyborg Saints analyzes MG and YA fiction through the triple lens of posthumanism neomedievalism and postsecularism. Cyborg Saints charts new ground in joining religion and posthumanism to represent the creativity and diversity of young people’s fiction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367193164

Cyborg SelvesA Theological Anthropology of the Posthuman What is the 'posthuman'? Is becoming posthuman inevitable-something which will happen to us or something we will do to ourselves? Why do some long for it while others fearfully reject it? These questions underscore the fact that the posthuman is a name for the unknown future and therefore not a single idea but a jumble of competing visions - some of which may be exciting some of which may be frightening and which is which depends on who you are and what you desire to be. This book aims to clarify current theological and philosophical dialogue on the posthuman by arguing that theologians must pay attention to which form of the posthuman they are engaging and to demonstrate that a 'posthuman theology' is not only possible but desirable when the vision of the posthuman is one which coincides with a theological vision of the human. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138261150

Cycles Growth and Structural Change This volume gathers together key new contributions on the subject of the relationship both empirical and theoretical between economic oscillations growth and structural change. Employing a sophisticated level of mathematical modelling the collection contains articles from amongst others William Baumol Katsuhito Iwai and William Brock. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138865952

Cycles Growth and the Great Recession Cycles Growth and the Great Recession is a collection of papers that assess the nature and role of the business cycle in contemporary economies. These assessments are made in the context of the financial market instability that distinguishes the Great Recession from previous post-war slowdowns. Theorists and applied scholars in the fields of economics and mathematical economics discuss various approaches to understanding cycles and growth and present mathematical and applied macro models to show how uncertainty shapes cycles by affecting the economic agent choice. Also included is an empirical section that investigates how the Great Recession affected households’ housing wealth labour productivity and migration decisions. This book aims to: Propose a novel understanding of the business cycle by comparing the approaches of various scholars starting from Hyman Minsky and Piero Ferri. Show that uncertainty is a main feature of the business cycle that affects decision-making and economic behaviour in general. Explain with mathematical models how the behaviour of economic agents can lead to cyclical paths for modern developed economies. Augment theory with empirical analysis of some central issues related to the Great Recession. This book comprises an original view of such widely discussed subjects as business cycles uncertainty economic growth and the Great Recession constructed around theory models and applications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138220546

Cycles of Poverty and Crime in America's Inner Cities Despite the best hopes of the past half century black urban pathologies persist in America. The inner cities remain concentrations of the uneducated unemployed underemployed and unemployable. Many fail to stay in school and others choose lives of drugs violence and crime. Most do not marry leading to single-parent households and children without a father figure. The cycle repeats itself generation after generation.It is easy to argue that nothing works given the policy failures of the past. For Lewis D. Solomon fatalism is not acceptable. A complex and interrelated web of issues plague inner-city black males: joblessness; the failure of public education; crime mass incarceration and drugs; the collapse of married two-parent families; and negative cultural messages. Rather than abandon the black urban underclass Solomon presents strategies and programs to rebuild lives and revitalize America's inner cities. These approaches are neither government oriented nor dependent on federal intervention and they are not futuristic.Focusing on rehabilitative efforts Solomon describes workforce development prisoner reentry and the role of nonprofit organizations. Solomon's strategies focus on the need to improve the quality of America's workforce through building human capital at the socioeconomic bottom. The goal is to enable more people to fend for themselves thereby weaning them from dependency on public sector handouts. Solomon shows a path forward for inner-city black males. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508972

Cyclic and Computer Generated Designs Cyclic and Computer Generated Designs is a much-expanded and updated version of the well-received monograph Cyclic Designs . The book is primarily concerned with the construction and analysis of designs with a number of different blocking structures such as revolvable designs row-column designs and Latinized designs. It describes how appropriate and efficient designs can be constructed through the use of cyclic methods and recently developed computer algorithms. In this new edition a greater emphasis is given to the construction and properties of resolvable block and row-column designs.A general theory for single fractional and multiple replicate factorial designs is presented. Cyclic methods are used to construct most of these designs. Some new work on the use of computer algorithms for setting out factorial experiments in row-column designs is described.All the designs discussed can be analyzed using the generalized least squares theory given in the book. Two experiments with analyses are described in detail. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367579692

Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in Health and Disease Since the last major compendium dedicated to cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) was published over 15 years ago an enormous amount of progress has occurred in the field. There is great need for a centralized source for key information in this burgeoning and therapeutically important area of medical research. Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in Health and Disease provides an integrated volume covering PDE biology from genes to organisms. It examines phosphodiesterases as pharmacological targets as well as the development of specific PDE inhibitors as therapeutic agents. With contributions from pioneers in the field individual chapters describe one of the 11 known mammalian PDE families including the molecular characteristics structure function and traits unique to each. Characteristics of PDEs from lower organisms are also the subject of other chapters since they provide key insights into PDE functions and are also pharmacological targets for treatment of a variety of diseases in humans and domestic animals. Chapters on the current biomedical and therapeutic research on PDEs include studies on gene-targeted knockout strategies and compartmentation in cyclic nucleotide signaling. By unraveling the unique cellular roles for different PDEs scientists are beginning to open the door to the therapeutic use of PDE inhibitors for the treatment of a number of pathological conditions including asthma and inflammation pulmonary hypertension erectile dysfunction and stroke. By collating current information into a coherent and coordinated perspective Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in Health and Disease provides an invaluable reference for industry and clinical scientists and points toward future directions of research and therapeutic advancements in developing selective inhibitors for these various enzymes. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367453329

Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling Showcasing the recent progresses of the field Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling covers the major tools and methodologies used in various areas of research. The majority of the chapters are protocol oriented with the goal of providing clear directions for laboratory use. Students and investigators new to the field will find this book particularly informative as will scientists already actively researching nucleotide signaling. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482235562

Cyclical Productivity in US Manufacturing (RLE: Business Cycles) This book presents several pieces of empirical work which disentangle why the standard measure of productivity growth used in macroeconomics turn out to be procyclical for American manufacturing industries. Procyclical productivity is an essential feature of business cycles because of its important implications for macroeconomic modelling. The author explains why traditional Keynesian theories of the business cycle do not explain satisfactorily why productivity is procyclical and argues that the force of technology for generating economic cycles is much more important than that of the management or mismanagement of monetary or fiscal policies. This book is aimed at those working in empirical macroeconomics but also industrial economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858299

Cyclical Psychodynamics and the Contextual SelfThe Inner World the Intimate World and the World of Culture and Society Cyclical Psychodynamics and the Contextual Self articulates in new ways the essential features and most recent extensions of Paul Wachtel's powerfully integrative theory of cyclical psychodynamics. Wachtel is widely regarded as the leading advocate for integrative thinking in personality theory and the theory and practice of psychotherapy. He is a contributor to cutting edge thought in the realm of relational psychoanalysis and to highlighting the ways in which the relational point of view provides especially fertile ground for integrating psychoanalytic insights with the ideas and methods of other theoretical and therapeutic orientations. In this book Wachtel extends his integration of psychoanalytic cognitive-behavioral systemic and experiential viewpoints to examine closely the nature of the inner world of subjectivity its relation to the transactional world of daily life experiences and the impact on both the larger social and cultural forces that both shape and are shaped by individual experience. Here he discusses in a uniquely comprehensive fashiong the subtleties of the clinical interaction the findings of systematic research and the role of social economic and historical forces in our lives. The chapters in this book help to transcend the tunnel vision that can lead therapists of different orientations to ignore the important discoveries and innovations from competing approaches. Explicating the pervasive role of vicious circles and self-fulfilling prophecies in our lives Cyclical Psychodynamics and the Contextual Self shows how deeply intertwined the subjective the intersubjective and the cultural realms are and points to new pathways to therapeutic and social change. Both a theoretical tour de force and an immensely practical guide to clinical practice this book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts psychotherapists and students of human behavior of all backgrounds and theoretical orientations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415713955

Cyclical Time & Ismaili Gnosis First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415861656

Cycling and Society How can the social sciences help us to understand the past present and potential futures of cycling? This timely international and interdisciplinary collection addresses this question discussing shifts in cycling practices and attitudes and opening up important critical spaces for thinking about the prospects for cycling. The book brings together for the first time analyses of cycling from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including history sociology geography planning engineering and technology. The book redresses the past neglect of cycling as a topic for sustained analysis by treating it as a varied and complex practice which matters greatly to contemporary social cultural and political theory and action. Cycling and Society demonstrates the incredible diversity of contemporary cycling both within and across cultures. With cycling increasingly promoted as a solution to numerous social problems across a wide range of policy areas in car-dominated societies this book helps to open up a new field of cycling studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575735

Cycling FuturesFrom Research into Practice Pointing the way to the future of research and development in relation to cycling as a mode of transport this book investigates some of the significant recent developments in the technology provision for and take up of cycling in various parts of the world. Tensions at the heart of the nature of cycling remain: on the one hand cycling is frequently viewed as being a risky activity while on the other hand it is seen as being a way of allowing populations to live healthier lives. Reviewing this dichotomy the authors in this book consider the ways that cycling is planned and promoted. This is done partly in relation to these issues of risk and health but also from the broader perspective of behavioural response to the changing nature of cycling. A section on methodologies is also included which outlines the current state-of-the art and points a way to future research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138546868

Cycling SocietiesInnovations Inequalities and Governance This book examines emerging debates and questions around cycling to critically analyse and challenge dominant framings and prevalent conventions of ‘good cycling’. 　 Cycling Societies brings to light the plurality of voices and forms of cycling in other societies revealing the diversity and complexity of cycling across different socio-political regimes geographies and cultures. It presents case studies from five continents and demonstrates the need of thinking comparatively about cycling and urban environments. The book pivots around the three themes of innovations inequalities and governance and engages a diversity of voices: world-renowned academics in the field of cycling and urban mobility cycling activists and transportation consultants. 　 Synthesising academic contributions with policy briefs this innovative book will be of great interest to students scholars and practitioners of sustainable transportation urban planning and mobility studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367336615

CyclingA Sociology of Vélomobility Cycling: A Sociology of Vélomobility explores cycling as a sociological phenomenon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork it considers the interaction of materials competencies and meanings that comprise a variety of cycling practices. What might appear at first to be self-evident actions are shown to be constructed through the interplay of numerous social and political forces. Using a theoretical framework from mobilities studies its central themes respond to the question of what it is about cycling that provokes so much interest and passion both positive and negative. Individual chapters consider how cycling has appeared as theme and illustration in social theory as well as the legacies of these theorizations. The book expands on the image of cycling practices as the product of an assemblage of technology rider and environment. Riding spaces as material technologies are found to be as important as the machinery of the cycle and a distinction is made between routes and rides to help interpret aspects of journey-making. Ideas of both affordance and script are used to explore how elements interact in performance to create sensory and experiential scapes. Consideration is also given to the changing identities of cycling practices in historical and geographical perspective.The book adds to existing research by extending the theorization of cycling mobilities. It engages with both current and past debates on the place of cycling in mobility systems and the problems of researching analyzing and communicating ephemeral mobile experiences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367670948

Cyclopolymerization and Cyclocopolymerization This broadly-based work gathers the vast bulk of information published on cyclopolymerization since its discovery - including the symmetrical diene counterparts of all classical monomers that can undergo addition polymerization all unsymmetrical dienes and cyclopolymerizable monomers such as dialdehydes diynes diisocyanates diepoxides dinitriles and some organometallic monomers.;Providing access to contemporary knowledge in the field and offering discussions of interest to a wide variety of polymer scientists Cyclopolymerization and Cyclocopolymerization: delineates theory; summarizes polymerization procedures; furnishes theoretical justification for mechanistic proposals; details commercial applications; and describes new monomer syntheses. Supplying over 2700 references as well as chemical abstract citations Cyclopolymerization and Cyclocopolymerization is a resource which should be of practical value to polymer academic theoretical and industrial chemists; chemical and plastics engineers; research and development directors in chemistry and chemical engineering programmes; and graduate-level students in these disciplines Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003066828

CymbelineConstructions of Britain In Cymbeline: Constructions of Britain Ros King argues that because of previous misunderstanding of the nature and history of tragi-comedy critics have mistaken the tone of Shakespeare's play. Although it is often dismissed as a pedestrian 'romance' or at best a self-parodic reworking of previous Shakespearean themes she proposes that Cymbeline's fantastical black comedy and its facility for keeping multiple plots all in the air together are in fact a tour de force of dramaturgical construction. King's multi-faceted approach combines strikingly perceptive commentaries on the text's most notoriously difficult passages with descriptions of performance and analysis of the text's historical cultural and literary contexts. In this wide-ranging study the play becomes a focus for considering early modern England's encounters with its Scottish king with religious struggle in Europe and with the indigenous peoples of North America. King demonstrates that the play's dramaturgical structure enables it to raise daring questions about the nature of government the rights of birth and of succession and the concepts of 'empire' supplying a curiously bitter and indeed tragic undercurrent to the final 'happy' ending while attempting to neutralise contemporary religious conflict. Having explored the influences that went into the writing of Cymbeline King devotes her final chapter to the play's later reception and shows how it has been made to respond to different cultural pressures over time. Using as a test case the outrageously ebullient production at Shakespeare Santa Cruz 2000 for which she was dramaturg she outlines an ethic for interpretation and considers the problems to be faced in both criticism and performance when realising the text as living theatre for a modern audience. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575759

Cynics Once regarded as a minor Socratic school Cynicism is now admired as one of the more creative and influential philosophical movements in antiquity. First arising in the city-states of late classical Greece Cynicism thrived through the Hellenistic and Roman periods until the triumph of Christianity and the very end of pagan antiquity. In every age down to the present its ideals of radical simplicity and freedom have alternately inspired and disturbed onlookers. This book offers a survey of Cynicism its varied representatives and ideas and the many contexts in which it operated. William Desmond introduces important ancient Cynics and their times from Diogenes 'the Dog' in the fourth century BC to Sallustius in the fifth century AD. He details the Cynics' rejection of various traditional customs and the rebellious life-style for which they are notorious.The central chapters locate major Cynic themes (nature and the natural life Fortune self-sufficiency cosmopolitanism) within the rich matrix of ideas debated by the ancient schools. The final chapter reviews some moments in the diverse legacy of Cynicism from Jesus to Nietzsche. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315711744

Cynics Paul and the Pauline Churches F. Gerald Downing explores the teachings of Paul arguing that the development of Paul's preaching and of the Pauline Church owed a great deal to the views of the vagabond Cynic philosophers critics of the gods and of the ethos of civic society.F. Gerald Downing examines the New Testament writings of Paul explaining how he would have been seen heard perceived and understood by his culturally and ethnically diverse converts and disciples. He engages in a lucid Pauline commentary and offers some startling and ground-breaking views of Paul and his Word.Cynics Paul and the Pauline Churches is a unique and controversial book particularly in its endorsement of the simple and ascetic life proffered in Paul's teachings in comparison with the greedy consumerist and self-promoting nature of today's society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415757256

Cyprus and International Peacemaking 1964-1986 First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315022550

Cyprus and the EUThe Road to Accession This informative book provides an in-depth study of Cyprus' efforts to join the European Union. It examines the various steps taken towards harmonization in various contexts the suitability of the country for EU accession and the political problems surrounding the Cypriot EU accession. Constantin Stefanou also broadens the scope to consider the wider issues surrounding EU accession negotiations for applicant countries especially with reference to the new and untested EU guidelines. The volume will be of great value to those interested in Europe and the European Union in general and European Law and the development of Cyprus in particular. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138619289

Cyprus between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (ca. 600�800)An Island in Transition Research on early medieval Cyprus has focused on the late antique "golden age" (late fourth/early fifth to seventh century) and the so-called Byzantine "Reconquista" (post-AD 965) while overlooking the intervening period. This phase was characterized supposedly by the division of the political sovereignty between the Umayyads and the Byzantines bringing about the social and demographic dislocation of the population of the island. This book proposes a different story of continuities and slow transformations in the fate of Cyprus between the late sixth and the early ninth centuries.Analysis of new archaeological evidence shows signs of a continuing link to Constantinople. Moreover together with a reassessment of the literary evidence archaeology and material culture help us to reappraise the impact of Arab naval raids and contextualize the confrontational episodes throughout the ebb and flow of Eastern Mediterranean history: the political influence of the Caliphate looked stronger in the second half of the seventh century the administrative and ecclesiastical influence of the Byzantine empire was held sway from the beginning of the eighth to the twelfth century. Whereas the island retained sound commercial ties with the Umayyad Levant in the seventh and eighth centuries at the same time politically and economically it remained part of the Byzantine sphere. This belies the idea of Cyprus as an independent province only loosely tied to Constantinople and allows us to draw a different picture of the cultural identities political practices and hierarchy of wealth and power in Cyprus during the passage from Late Antiquity to the early Middle Ages. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367885434

Cyprus from Colonialism to the Present: Visions and RealitiesEssays in Honour of Robert Holland This volume is published in honour of the acclaimed work of Robert Holland historian of the British Empire and the Mediterranean and it brings together essays based on the original research of his colleagues former students and friends. The focal theme is modern Cyprus on which much of Robert Holland’s own history writing was concentrated for many years. The essays analyse British rule in Cyprus between 1878 and 1960 and especially the transition to independence; the coverage however also incorporates the post-colonial era and the construction of present-day dilemmas. The Cypriot experience intertwines with Anglo-Hellenic relations generally so that a section of the book is devoted to those aspects that have been central to Robert Holland’s sustained contribution. The essays explore inter alia historiography social history economics politics ideology education and the 2013 financial crisis. Taken as a collection the essays serve as an appropriate tribute to Robert Holland as well as an innovative addition to the existing historiography of colonial and post-colonial Cyprus. They will be of great interest to anyone interested in Imperial and Commonwealth History Anglo-Hellenic relations and the Eastern Mediterranean in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367593711

Cystic Fibrosis The median age of survival for those with cystic fibrosis has risen considerably in recent years. This text thoroughly examines the developments and breakthroughs which have led to this improvement in life expectancy. With a focus on the latest discoveries in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease this book provides a comprehensive overview of the past current and forthcoming advancements in cystic fibrosis research and clinical care. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138112612

Cytochrome P450 2D6Structure Function Regulation and Polymorphism Cytochromes are proteins that catalyze electron transfer reactions of well-known metabolic pathways and are classified in various superfamilies. The CYP or P450 superfamily accounts for 90% of the oxidative metabolism of clinical drugs. One member of this superfamily P450 2D6 (or CYP2D6) singlehandedly metabolizes about 25% of all medications in the human liver. Cytochrome P450 2D6: Structure Function Regulation and Polymorphism reviews the current knowledge of CYP2D6 as well as the maturing body of evidence indicating its significance to clinical and pharmacological researchers and practitioners.This book focuses on the critical role CYP2D6 plays in the human liver. It examines the genetic epigenetic physiological pathological and structural factors of the gene that govern the highly variable metabolism of a number of drugs in clinical use. It highlights the impact of the functional roles of CYP2D6 on clinical practice and drug development and also discusses implications for precise medicine strategies to avoid adverse drug reactions and paths for future research.Cytochrome P450 2D6 is a unique valuable book focusing on a single but immensely powerful human gene. It provides the first single source of comprehensive information on CYP2D6 that serves as an important reference for medical biomedical pharmaceutical and nursing researchers practitioners and students. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367658595

Cytokines The cytokines are a group of peptides secreted by cells of the immune system such as macrophages lymphocytes and T cells. The term cytokine is however simplistic and in fact they can be divided into functional families and have wide ranging effects from cells and molecular pathways to the whole individual. Written by distinguished scholars and experts this book is a holistic knowledge-base to enable scientists and doctors to understand cytokines in specific or broad detail. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781578086900

Cytokines and the CNS Provides Insight into How Cytokine Action Impacts the Physiology and Pathology of the CNS. As with the first edition of Cytokines and the CNS this completely updated and revised edition introduces neurobiologists to cytokine biology and immunologists to the unique functions of cytokines in CNS physiology. The dramatically accelerating interest in cytokines and cytokine/chemokine signaling over the past several years has encouraged an explosion of literature on cytokines. The similarity between factors involved in inflammation or immunity and those implicated in neural development physiology and repair has become so apparent that familiarity with cytokines must now be considered an essential element in the neurobiologist’s cognitive tool-kit. Conversely for immunobiologists the concepts elaborated by neurobiologists to understand developmental patterning and networked organ function continue to evolve in such a way that comprehension of cytokine action in the CNS can only enhance a further understanding of immune system function.  Cytokines and the CNS Second Edition is patterned after the first edition; however the wealth of knowledge now available adds a tremendous amount of insight and new implications. To guarantee a fresh perspective the editors made a conscious choice to utilize an entirely new set of contributors all experts in various aspects of cytokine research. Cytokines and the CNS Second Edition starts with a chapter on the CNS focusing on pathological reactions to insult. Next come three chapters on cytokine biology followed by four chapters that integrate cytokine biology into basic CNS processes (development; inflammation; immunity; degeneration/repair) after which five chapters apply this body of knowledge to disease or pathology. The book closes with a look at the application of cytokine biology to the treatment of disease a brand new area of research.  Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367391935

Cytokines in Animal Health and Disease This work offers comprehensive up-to-date coverage of cytokine biology in veterinary and agricultural species describing the role of cytokines in physiological and pathological processes. It addresses recent advances and new information on the function of cytokines in reproduction detoxification of xenobiotics growth modulation and other areas and discusses the approaches to and pitfalls of studying cytokines in animals. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003067382

Cytokines of the Lung Focusing on all the major cytokine families this reference book provides coverage of cytokine regulatory processes in the lung and other tissues and comprehensive descriptions of cytokine functions specific to the lung.;Discussing the diverse cytokine-binding proteins and the role of cytokines in tissue injury and repair processes and extracellular matrix regulations the book supplies information on amino acid structure and gene regulatory sequences examines the receptor biology of individual cytokines illustrates cytokine interactions with their cognate receptors and surveys the phenotypic effects of individual cytokines on target cells. With over 2700 literature citations and figures this book is a resource for pulmonologists physiologists immunologists cell and molecular biologists environmental toxicologists oncologists and graduate-level and medical school students in these disciplines. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003066927

CytokinesStress and Immunity Second Edition Cytokine involvement in the immune system's response to stress is now very well documented. Cytokine activity has been implicated in a variety of mental and physical diseases and has been shown to have a significant role in fueling the vicious circle of depression and illness.The first edition of Cytokines: Stress and Immunity pointed out that the immune system does not stand alone but is profoundly affected by other organ systems especially the central nervous and the neuroendocrine systems with cytokines being the common tool of communication. This edition continues on the trailblazing path of the original to once again present current research that informs our evolving understanding of how cytokines function and the clinical implications of cytokine activity.Completely rewritten by the top authorities in their fields this volume includes 16 entirely new chapters which document dramatic new developments. It provides a comprehensive overview of the role of cytokines in the neuroendocrine and immune systems while also addressing the interactions between these systems. It examines cytokine activity and clinical implications from a number of perspectives including those of immunology pharmacology oncology endocrinology and psychiatry. Researchers involved with the most specific aspects of cell signaling as well clinicians dealing with the effects of immunosuppression-related diseases will find a wealth of interesting and instantly applicable information.This new edition begins with an extended dedication and tribute to the late Robert A. Good the father of modern immunology. It documents the life and groundbreaking achievements of Dr. Good who served as an editor for both the former and current editions of this work. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367390150

CytokininsChemistry Activity and Function Cytokinins are hormones involved in all aspects of plant growth and development and are essential for in vitro manipulation of plant cells and tissues. Much information has been gathered regarding the chemistry and biology of cytokinins while recent studies have focused on the genetics and cytokinin-related genes. However other than proceedings of symposia no single volume on cytokinins has been written. This book is the first of its kind homing in on the key subject areas of cytokinin-chemistry biosynthesis metabolism activity function genetics and analyses. These areas are comprehensively reviewed in individual chapters by experts currently active in the field. In addition a personal history on the discovery of cytokinin is presented by Professor Folke Skoog. This volume summarizes previous findings and identifies future research directions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315892184

Cytology Histology and Histochemistry of Fruit Tree Diseases Published in 1993: This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the relationships between host plant structure and pathological anatomy. Topics include the structure and development of gum ducts wound reactions systemic invasion by bacterial pathogens diseases caused by MLOs and responses to cold temperatures. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429265303

Cytolytic Lymphocytes and Complement Effectors of the Immune SystemVolume 1 These volumes Cytolytic Lymphocytes and Complement: Effectors of the Immune System originate from the realization that pathways of recognition and killings of foreign targets follow similar routes in the humoral and cellular part of the immune system. In particular the homology of immunoglobins with the T-cell-MHC-antigen receptor at the beginning of the recognition sequence and the homology of complement component C9 with lymphocyte perforin 1 (P1) as pore formers at the end of the effector sequence are striking examples. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315892207

Czech Democracy in the New Millennium This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the postcommunist region it explores the extent to which the Czech Republic is genuinely an outlier within the region and why. The book elaborates on an original conception of democratic quality that emphasizes three aspects of governance: citizen rule political equality and good citizenship. The authors show that while the Czech Republic falls short of Western democracies on these standards it does perform better than most of its peers. The book includes original data on campaign promises dual mandates legislative productivity the wealth of MPs the opinions of millionaires women’s representation and the stability of public preferences along with comparative analyses of a host of other indicators. The book will appeal to those interested in the politics of Eastern Europe and new democracies those working in the rapidly growing fields of democratic quality and populism and NGOs concerned with the development of new democracies around the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367280765

CzechAn Essential Grammar Czech: An Essential Grammar is a practical reference guide to the core structures and features of modern Czech. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language this engaging grammar uses clear jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Czech in short readable sections. This new revised edition has been thoroughly updated with examples of current usage additional morphological explanations and an historical overview of Czech as to why two levels – written and spoken Czech – exist till this day. Suitable for either independent study or for students in schools colleges universities and adult classes of all types key features include: focus on the morphology and syntax of the language clear explanations of grammatical terms full use of authentic examples use of basic twenty-first-century English borrowings detailed contents list and index for easy access to information. With an emphasis on the Czech that native speakers use today Czech: An Essential Grammar will help students to read speak and write the language with greater confidence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367861858

Czechoslovakia in European History First published in 1943 this volume aims to trace the development of several of the more acute problems of Czechoslovak life and history in a country which has been highly sensitive to the disturbances which have shaken the rest of Europe and which has never been far from the tumult and the clash of arms. Only through historical analysis and quiet explanation of the facts can we fairly judge in the light of past event the ultimate value of a free Czechoslovakia to a free Europe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367022983

Czechoslovakia/h This book traces the aftermath of the 1848 revolution examining the Czechs' and Slovaks' historical tragedy and ideological struggle. It discusses the economic social cultural and political forces that transformed Czechoslovakia's politicking and academic curiosity into a national movement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367170554

CzechoslovakiaProfile Of A Socialist Republic At The Crossroads Of Europe This book examines Czechoslovakia's position in contemporary Europe as well as its historical background taking into full consideration the multiplicity of traditions that make up this ethnically heterogeneous country. It focuses on the development of the communist political and economic system. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367169688

D(X) Centres and other Metastable Defects in Semiconductors Proceedings of the INT Symposium Mauterndorf Austria 18-22 February 1991 Since the first reports on metastable defects in III-V and II-VI compound semiconductors appeared in the late 1960s the number of reports on defects with metastable states has been growing at an ever increasing rate. D(X)-center and other metastability defects cause many technical problems that are exacerbated by the uncertainty and controversy surrounding the mechanisms that cause them. A lively mix of theoretical and experimental discussions D(X)-Centres and other Metastable Defects in Semiconductors presents a timely investigation of these systems. The book discusses topics such as the validity of negative or positive U models as well as alternative views that challenge existing ideas. The richness and precision of experimental data now emerging in the field is chronicled as are new investigative techniques. Based on an INT symposium this book provides a successful forum where an extraordinary variety of ideas including new perspectives are examined critically. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003062912

D. H. Lawrence and Psychoanalysis This book opens out a wholly new field of enquiry within a familiar subject: it offers a detailed – yet eminently readable – historical investigation of a kind never yet undertaken of the impact of psychoanalysis (at a crucial moment of its history) on the thinking and writing of D.H. Lawrence. It considers the impact on his writing through his relationship with Frieda Weekley of the maverick Austrian analyst Otto Gross; it situates the great works of 1911-20 in relation to the controversial issues at stake in the Freud-Jung quarrel about which his good friend the English psychoanalyst David Eder kept him informed; and it explores his sympathy with the maverick American analyst Trigant Burrow. It is a study to interest a literary audience by its close reading of Lawrence’s texts and a psychoanalytic audience by its detailed consideration of the contribution made to contemporary debate by three comparatively neglected analytic thinkers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367416157

D.H. Lawrence This set comprises 40 volumes covering 19th and 20th 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 68 volume set of Critical Heritage published by Routledge in October 1995. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415845588

D.H. LawrenceA Guide to Research Originally published in 1983 D.H. Lawrence is an annotated bibliographic collection of works by and about D.H. Lawrence. Consisting of three parts the primary bibliography contains separate bibliographies of Lawrence’s major publications of collection editions of his works of his letters and of concordances to his writings. The secondary bibliography contains bibliographies of biographical and critical publications concerning Lawrence generally or his individual works. Appendixes and Indexes include an extensive checklist of major foreign-language publications concerning Lawrence and a useful topical and thematic subject index for the guide. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138486157

D.H. Lawrence's AustraliaAnxiety at the Edge of Empire The first full-length account of D.H. Lawrence’s rich engagement with a country he found both fascinating and frustrating D.H. Lawrence’s Australia focuses on the philosophical anthropological and literary influences that informed the utopian and regenerative visions that characterise so much of Lawrence’s work. David Game gives particular attention to the four novels and one novella published between 1920 and 1925 what Game calls Lawrence’s 'Australian period ' shedding new light on Lawrence’s attitudes towards Australia in general and more specifically towards Australian Aborigines women and colonialism. He revisits key aspects of Lawrence’s development as a novelist and thinker including the influence of Darwin and Lawrence’s rejection of eugenics Christianity psychoanalysis and science. While Game concentrates on the Australian novels such as Kangaroo and The Boy in the Bush he also uncovers the Australian elements in a range of other works including Lawrence’s last novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Lawrence lived in Australia for just three months but as Game shows it played a significant role in his quest for a way of life that would enable regeneration of the individual in the face of what Lawrence saw as the moral collapse of modern industrial civilisation after the outbreak of World War I. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367879914

D.H. Lawrence's Border CrossingColonialism in His Travel Writing and Leadership Novels D.H. Lawrence's Border Crossing builds upon developments within postcolonial theory to argue for a reconsideration of the concept of "spirit of place" in D. H. Lawrence’s travel books and "leadership" novels – works that record Lawrence’s various encounters with racial and geographical "others." Exploring his relationship to colonialism  Dr. Oh shows how Lawrence’s belief in different "spirits" belonging to these disparate places enables him to transcend the hierarchies between metropolis and colony between civilized and "primitive" worlds. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415762830

D.H. LawrenceThe Utopian Vision The dominant view of D.H. Lawrence's work has long been that of F. R. Leavis who confined Lawrence within an exclusively ethical and artistic tradition. In D.H. Lawrence: The Utopian Vision Eugene Goodheart widens the context in which Lawrence should be understood to include European as well as English writers - Blake Nietzsche Rilke and Freud among others. Goodheart shows that the characteristic impulse of Lawrence's principal discovery was the bodily or physical life that he believed man had once possessed in his pre-civilized past and must now fully recover if future civilized life is possible. Goodheart's argument fully engages the paradoxes of Lawrence's writing. He is at once the last great representative of the moral tradition of the English novel and of the English Protestant imagination and a novelist without precedent a diabolist in the service of the dark gods. He rejects the claims of society while simultaneously lamenting the thwarting of the societal instinct. The oppositions and paradoxes in the work are the expression of a single not always coherent revolutionary imagination. D.H. Lawrence: The Utopian Vision provides a rigorous and critical analysis of the ideological character of Lawrence's novels and essays in particular the effect of his utopianism on his views of nature myth and religious experience while responding to his aesthetic achievement. Goodheart's Lawrence is a prophetic artist whose vision is at once inspiring and dangerous. In the new introduction to the book Goodheart reflects upon the vicissitudes of Lawrence's reputation since the sixties when the book first appeared and his relevance to the concerns of our own time. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521926

D.W. WinnicottA Biographical Portrait A distillation of painstaking research into the life of Donald Winnicott tracing his life from his childhood in Plymouth through his career in paediatrics to his election as President of the British Psycho-Analytic Society. The author makes many interesting links between Winnicott's life and the development of his theories. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367104870

D.Z. Phillips' Contemplative Philosophy of ReligionQuestions and Responses This collection presents a critical discussion and exploration of the late D.Z. Phillips' contemplative approach in the philosophy of religion. What are the main characteristics of this ground-breaking approach which is inspired by thinkers like Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein and meant as a serious critical alternative to the mainstream way of doing philosophy of religion? What is its aim if it is deliberately avoiding apology and defence of faith? How does Phillips' approach relate to systematic historical and empirical theology and is it really as 'neutral' as he claims it to be? Or is he perhaps a certain kind of theologian? What are the implications of his contemplative philosophy for central issues of religious life today such as petitionary prayer the hope of 'eternal life' and radical religious diversity? The essays of six distinguished scholars from five different nations critically and sympathetically address these questions and are responded to by Phillips in essays of his own written briefly before his sudden death in July 2006. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575773

Da!A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar This fully revised second edition of Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is a concise and contemporary reference grammar and workbook for intermediate-level students. The book contains clear explanations of the core areas of Russian grammar. Each point is illustrated with examples of contemporary language usage showing you how grammar works in practice while at the same time enhancing your vocabulary and cultural knowledge. Every chapter ends with a variety of exercises to test your progress and consolidate your understanding. Now revised with more exercises and enhanced e-resources. Suitable for intermediate-level students Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is an invaluable resource for both classroom and self-study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367210014

Déodat de SéveracMusical Identity in Fin de Siècle France Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921) is best known for his piano music but his compositions included orchestral and vocal works including opera cantata and incidental music. Claude Debussy described Séverac's music as "exquisite and rich with ideas." The early works were influenced by Impressionist harmonies church modes cyclic techniques folk-like melodies and Andalusian motives. Séverac's style changed dramatically in 1907 when he left Paris and began to include Catalan elements in his compositions - a transition that has hitherto gone unrecognized. Robert Waters provides a much-needed study of the life and works of Séverac focusing on the composer's regionalist philosophy. Séverac's engagement with folk music was not a patriotic gesture in the vein of nationalistic composers but a way of expressing regional identity within France to counter the restrictive styles sanctioned by the Paris Conservatory. His musical philosophy mirrored larger social and political debates regarding anti-centralist positions on education politics art and culture in fin de siècle France. Such debates involved political and social leaders whom Séverac knew and personally admired including the writer Maurice Barrès and the poet Frédéric Mistral. The book will appeal to those specializing in French music European ethnic musics piano music and French music history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138274273

Dāphā: Sacred Singing in a South Asian CityMusic Performance and Meaning in Bhaktapur Nepal Dāphā or dāphā bhajan is a genre of Hindu-Buddhist devotional singing performed by male non-professional musicians of the farmer and other castes belonging to the Newar ethnic group in the towns and villages of the Kathmandu Valley Nepal. The songs their texts and their characteristic responsorial performance-style represent an extension of pan-South Asian traditions of rāga- and tāla-based devotional song but at the same time embody distinctive characteristics of Newar culture. This culture is of unique importance as an urban South Asian society in which many traditional models survive into the modern age. There are few book-length studies of non-classical vocal music in South Asia and none of dāphā. Richard Widdess describes the music and musical practices of dāphā accounts for their historical origins and later transformations investigates links with other South Asian traditions and describes a cultural world in which music is an integral part of everyday social and religious life. The book focusses particularly on the musical system and structures of dāphā but aims to integrate their analysis with that of the cultural and historical context of the music in order to address the question of what music means in a traditional South Asian society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409466017

DaccaA Study in Urban History and Development Originally published in 1986 this work discusses the development in Dacca of western-style municipal organization and its financial and practical problems and also explores the economic transition of the city after 1840. It is one of the few urban studies which carries through from the ‘old order’ to the new administrative towns of British rule and attempts to show what happened to the communities of townsmen in the period of adaptation. It casts new light on the function and organization of Indian urban societies in the colonial period on the transfer of western institutions and the organization and composition of Bengali trade outside Calcutta. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815394105

Dada & Surrealism First published in 1972 the work provides an introduction to Dada and Surrealism. It explores the two movements and their cultural significance. It also looks at those who called themselves Dadaists and Surrealists including their aims and achievements. In doing so the book identifies the meaning that the two terms have acquired which is often remote from the claims advanced by the chief adherents of each movement. This book will be a valuable resource to those studying Dada and Surrealism and its relationship to modern literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138241701

Dada as Text Thought and Theory This book aims to show new ways in which Dada explains itself and that Dada in turn can help to animate and expand debates about a diverse range of other fields including poetics psychoanalysis ethics semantics intellectual history and science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367600099

DagestanRussian Hegemony and Islamic Resistance in the North Caucasus Like other majority Muslim regions of the former Soviet Union the republic of Dagestan on Russia's southern frontier has become contested territory in a hegemonic competition between Moscow and resurgent Islam. In this authoritative book the leading experts on Dagestan provide a path breaking study of this volatile state far from the world's gaze. The largest and most populous of the North Caucasian republics bordered on the west by Chechnya and on the east by the Caspian Sea Dagastan is almost completely mountainous. With no majority nationality the republic developed a distinctive system of calibrated power relations among ethnic groups and with Moscow a system that has been undermined by the spillover of the wars in Chechnya Wahhabi and Islamist recruiting efforts targeting youth and Moscow's reassertion of the 'power vertical'. Underdevelopment high birthrates transiting pipelines and the rising incidence of terrorist violence and assassinations add to the explosive potential of the region. Authors Ware and Kisriev combine analysis of the dynamics of domination and resistance and the distinctive forms of social organization characteristic of mountain societies that may be applicable to other areas such as Afghanistan. They draw on decades of field research interviews and data to offer unique perspective on the civilizational collision course under way in the Caucasus today. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705309

DaghestanTradition and Survival Daghestan is home to more than 30 distinct peoples. Each has their own language yet they share a surprisingly homogeneous culture that has both withstood and absorbed centuries of external influences. A fascinating account of change and adaptation in the villages of this area. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203036723

Dahomey and the DahomansBeing the Journals of Two Missions to the King of Dahomey and Residence at His Capital in the Years 1849 and 1850 According to Forbes the object of these Journals is "to illustrate the dreadful slave hunts and savages the annihilations and exterminations consequent on this trade" with the aim of encouraging the British public in its efforts to end slavery. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315033273

Daily Behavior Report CardsAn Evidence-Based System of Assessment and Intervention This book presents everything needed to design and implement daily behavior report cards (DRCs) a flexible and dynamic system for promoting positive student behaviors and overcoming barriers to learning. DRCs offer a way to reward K-12 students for achieving clearly defined goals while building school-home collaboration. Teachers can implement the authors' evidence-based approach in just minutes a day and it is fully compatible with multi-tiered systems of support. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying the book includes helpful reproducible forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download the reproducible forms (and have the option to fill in forms on-screen before printing) plus additional useful tools for charting student progress.This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462509232

Daily Life in FlorenceIn the Time of the Medici Originally published in 1960 paints a picture of what life was like in Renaissance Florence. It examines private and public life of Florentine citizens governance and defence; the life of women; domestic arrangements; ritual and ceremony siege and plague. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367272432

Daily Liturgical PrayerOrigins and Theology Tracing the origins of daily prayer from the New Testament and Patristic period through the Reformation and Renaissance to the present this book examines the development of daily rites across a broad range of traditions including: Pre-Crusader Constantinopolitan East and West Syrian Coptic and Ethiopian non-Roman and Roman Western. Structure texts and ceremonial are examined and contemporary scholarship surveyed. Concluding with a critique of the present tenor of liturgical revision Gregory Woolfenden raises key questions for current liturgical change suggests to whom these questions should be addressed and proposes that the daily office might be the springboard for an authentic baptismal spirituality. The author explores how prayer and poetic texts indicate that the thrust of the ancient offices was a movement from night to morning - from death to resurrection. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258607

Daily Living Presents a glimpse of everyday colonial life by examining the daily life on the settlements. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705293

Daily Living with a Handicapped Child First published in 1984 this book focuses on the support and reassurance needed by parents of children with handicaps. It provides a practical guide in relation to daily care and is equally as relevant to professionals therapists teachers doctors and psychologists who must advise parents. Written by an Occupational Therapist the book highlights the need to make such children as independent as possible and gives advice on care of a special baby modifications to the home environment the needs of a child with a physical handicap problems of educational handicap and the place of a child in the family and community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138124929

Daily Math Thinking Routines in ActionDistributed Practices Across the Year Bring math to life with routines that are academically rigorous standards-based and engaging! Go beyond circling ABCD on your bell ringers and do nows and get your students reasoning modeling and communicating about math every day! In this new book from bestselling author and consultant Dr. Nicki Newton you’ll learn how to develop effective daily routines to improve students’ thinking reasoning and questioning about math. The book provides a wide variety of rigorous high-interest routines and explains how to rotate and implement them into your curriculum. Inside you’ll find: Questioning techniques that encourage students to think beyond the "right vs. wrong" continuum Tips for building a math-learning environment that is friendly and supportive of all students Math vocabulary exercises that are meaningful and fun An assortment of innovative daily activities including "Fraction of the Day " "Truth or Fib " "Find and Fix the Error " "Guess My Number " "What Doesn’t Belong?" and many many more. Each chapter offers examples charts and tools that you can use immediately. With these resources and the practical advice throughout the book you’ll increase students’ ability to understand math on a deeper level while keeping them engaged in their own learning processes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815349631

Daily Spatial MobilitiesPhysical and Virtual Discussing the concept of mobility at large and that of spatial mobilities in particular this book makes the case for daily spatial mobilities as a distinct type of mobility and explores this concept from a variety of perspectives. Daily mobilities such as for commuting shopping social ties information banking news studies business meetings etc. are typified by their being two-way mobilities frequently performed constituting a major element of our daily routine lives and inclusive of both corporeal and/or virtual mobilities. Outlining his argument for daily spatial mobility author Aharon Kellerman focuses on needs and triggers for daily mobilities on levels of personal mobility and personal autonomy in daily mobilities and on potential mobilities leading to practiced ones. The concept is further explored using three major types of daily mobility terrestrial virtual and aerial and three major spatial elements; urban spatial reorganization in the information age mobility terminals namely bus metro and railway stations as well as airports and global opportunities through daily mobilities notably for users of the Internet. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138268562

Dairy EngineeringAdvanced Technologies and Their Applications Written for and by dairy and food engineers with experience in the field this new volume provides a wealth of valuable information on dairy technology and its applications. The book covers devices standardization packaging ingredients laws and regulatory guidelines food processing methods and more. The coverage of each topic is comprehensive enough to serve as an overview of the most recent and relevant research and technology. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771883801

Dairy Microbiology and BiochemistryRecent Developments This book covers recent developments in types classifications and genetic traits of indigenous milk microorganisms and dairy starter cultures. It also discusses biochemical reactions taking place in different dairy products and microorganisms involved in such reactions. The text provides strategies for rapid detection of pathogenic and non‐pathogenic organisms in milk and milk products and safety systems for dairy processing. It concludes with a discussion of the effects of non‐thermal processing technologies on milk microorganisms and biochemical reactions in milk products. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482235029

Dairy MicrobiologyA Practical Approach The objective of this book is to provide a scientific background to dairy microbiology by re-examining the basic concepts of general food microbiology and the microbiology of raw milk while offering a practical approach to the following aspects: well-known and newfound pathogens that are of major concern to the dairy industry. Topics addressed include Cronobactersakazakii and its importance to infant formula milk or Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) that might be connected to chronic human diseases (Crohn’s) the role of dairy starter cultures in manufacturing fermented dairy products developing novel functional dairy products through the incorporation of probiotic strains insights in the field of molecular methods for microbial identification and controlling dairy pathogens owing to the compulsory application of food safety management systems (FSMS) to the dairy industry.The book will provide dairy professionals and students alike the latest information on this vast topic. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367738693

Dairy Science HandbookVol. 15 This handbook represents advanced technology in a problem-oriented form readily accessible to livestock producers operators of family farms managers of agribusinesses and students of animal agriculture. It includes papers on farm and ranch business management and economics and animal management. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367169374

Daisaku Ikeda Language and Education Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928) is an international Buddhist leader peacebuilder prolific author and the founder of the secular Soka kindergartens elementary and secondary schools women’s college and universities in seven countries across Asia and the Americas. He has emerged as an important educational philosopher and practitioner whose perspectives on dialogue value-creation (soka) global citizenship and the deep inner transformation he calls "human revolution" have informed the curriculum and instruction of thousands of teachers not only at the Soka schools but also at numerous non-Soka schools and universities around the world. This volume brings together for the first time in English international scholars’ empirical and theoretical analyses of Ikeda’s contributions to language and education in a global context. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Inquiry in Language Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138953772

Dak'ArtThe Biennale of Dakar and the Making of Contemporary African Art What can an art biennale in Dakar Senegal tell us about current discourses surrounding the place of art in the world and in the academic study of anthropology? This volume investigates the Dak'Art biennale ranked among the world's top 20 biennials drawing upon fieldwork archival research and the experiences of those involved. In so doing the chapters make a statement about the impact of globally-acting art biennials contributing to current scholarship both on biennales and the anthropology of art scene more widely.  Part I opens with the history of its foundation and considers it in conjunction with the rise of contemporary art in Senegal. Part II deals with the biennale's various objectives selection strategies exhibition spaces platforms for debate and discourses between the State the secretariat and local artists and art world professionals. Part III examines the cyclical creation of contemporary African art and questions if the Biennial creates local canonical practices. The Epilogue uses the Dak'art biennale to question assumptions around practice in general biennale scholarship and work. Featuring a dialogic structure between practitioners of art and anthropologists this unique volume will be of interest to students of anthropology art history and practice African studies and curatorial practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781350106499

Dakota War-Whoopor Indian Massacres and War in Minnesota of 1862-1863 First published in 1970 this volume from Mrs Harriet E. Bishop McConkey a pioneer schoolteacher of St. Paul Minnesota was part of the first wave of contemporaneous accounts from Americans in 1863 documenting their perspective of the Sioux Uprising between the 17th of August and the 26th of September 1862. At least 450 settlers and soldiers were killed depopulating large areas. Although not a direct eyewitness to events Harriet McConkey was on the fringes of the action in St. Paul and gathered material firsthand from the participants themselves enabling her to convey the settlers’ story with profound emotional involvement and intimacy though with equally profound bitterness for the Native Americans. McConkey made little attempt to explore their motivations in the form of famine late payment and poor treatment. Though imperfect hers remains an important account documenting the settlers’ experience of the event which began a succession of wars over thirty years ending at Wounded Knee South Dakota in 1890. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367023614

Dalit CapitalState Markets and Civil Society in Urban India This book details the discrimination and unfavourable treatment that Dalit entrepreneurs encounter in the functioning of markets in modern India. It refutes the optimistic notion that the process of modernization in India will automatically undermine the significance of social identities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780815373100

Dalit Christians in South IndiaCaste Ideology and Lived Religion This ethnographic study of Dalit Lutherans in South India examines how the lived religion of Dalit Christians contests the structures of caste domination in rural Andhra. It shows how the emergence of Dalit Christianity generated new religious ideas patterns terrains rituals and practices that challenge the traditional notions of caste privilege and impact the politics of the region. It highlights the transforming role of Dalit agency in the development of Christianity which is largely unexplored in the studies of Christian missions and anthropology of Christianity in India. The book looks at the social history of Christianity critical events of protest platforms of community politics caste ideology and local politics and interlocking of caste with congregation to provide a constructive critique of the dominant paradigm of the Dalit movement which often treats Dalits as a homogenous social group. It discusses the pragmatic changes within the politics of Dalit Christianity as viewed from the margins of Indian society and incorporated through engagement with political ideologies (from communism to the Ambedkarite movement) and religious belief systems (from Hinduism to Christianity).  This volume at the intersection of religion and caste will be an essential read for students and researchers of Dalit studies political studies sociology sociology of religion religious studies social justice and exclusion studies and South Asian studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138366794

Dalit Feminist TheoryA Reader Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader radically redefines feminism by introducing the category of Dalit into the core of feminist thought. It supplements feminism by adding caste to its study and praxis; it also re-examines and rethinks Indian feminism by replacing it with a new paradigm namely that caste-based feminist inquiry offers the only theoretical vantage point for comprehensively addressing gender-based injustices. Drawing on a variety of disciplines the chapters in the volume discuss key themes such as Indian feminism versus Dalit feminism; the emerging concept of Dalit patriarchy; the predecessors of Dalit feminism such as Phule and Ambedkar; the meaning and value of lived experience; the concept of Difference; the analogical relationship between Black feminism and Dalit feminism; the intersectionality debate; and the theory-versus-experience debate. They also provide a conceptual historical empirical and philosophical understanding of feminism in India today. Accessible essential and ingenious in its approach this book is for students teachers and specialist scholars as well as activists and the interested general reader. It will be indispensable for those engaged in gender studies women’s studies sociology of caste political science and political theory philosophy and feminism Ambedkar studies and for anyone working in the areas of caste class or gender-based discrimination exclusion and inequality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367278250

Dalit Literatures in India This book breaks new ground in the study of Dalit literature including in its corpus a range of genres such as novels autobiographies pamphlets poetry short stories and graphic novels. With contributions from major scholars in the field alongside budding ones the book critically examines Dalit literary production and theory. It also initiates a dialogue between Dalit writing and Western literary theory. This second edition includes a new Introduction which takes stock of developments since 2015. It discusses how Dalit writing has come to play a major role in asserting marginal identities in contemporary Indian politics while moving towards establishing a more radical voice of dissent and protest. Lucid accessible yet rigorous in its analysis this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of Dalit studies social exclusion studies Indian writing literature and literary theory politics sociology social anthropology and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138593282

Dalit Politics in Contemporary India This book is a ground-breaking intervention on Dalit politics in India. Challenging received ideas it uses a comparative framework to understand Dalit mobilisations for political power social equality and justice. The monograph traces the emergence of Dalit consciousness and its different strands in north and south India — from colonial to contemporary times — and interrogates key notions and events. These include: the debate regarding core themes such as the Hindu–Muslim cleavage in the north and caste in the south; the extent to which Dalits and other backward castes (OBC) base their anti-Brahminism on similar ideologies; and why Dalits in Uttar Pradesh (north India) succeeded in gaining power while they did not do so in the region of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (south India) where Dalit consciousness is more evolved. Drawing on archival material fieldwork and case studies this volume puts forward an insightful and incisive analysis. It will be of great interest to researchers and scholars of Dalit studies and social exclusion Indian politics and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780815393023

Dalit TextAesthetics and Politics Re-imagined This book companion to the much-acclaimed Dalit Literatures in India examines questions of aesthetics and literary representation in a wide range of Dalit literary texts. It looks at how Dalit literature born from the struggle against social and political injustice invokes the rich and complex legacy of oral folk and performative traditions of marginalised voices. The essays and interviews systematically explore a range of literary forms from autobiographies memoirs and other testimonial narratives to poems novels or short stories foregrounding the diversity of Dalit creation. Showcasing the interplay between the aesthetic and political for a genre of writing that has ‘change’ as its goal the volume aims to make Dalit writing more accessible to a wider public for the Dalit voices to be heard and understood. The volume also shows how the genre has revolutionised the concept of what literature is supposed to mean and define. Effervescent first-person accounts socially militant activism and sharp critiques of a little-explored literary terrain make this essential reading for scholars and researchers of social exclusion and discrimination studies literature (especially comparative literature) translation studies politics human rights and culture studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367218416

Dalit Theology and Christian Anarchism A second generation of emerging Dalit theology texts is re-shaping the way we think of Indian theology and liberation theology. This book is a vital part of that conversation. Taking post-colonial criticism to its logical end of criticism of statism Keith Hebden looks at the way the emergence of India as a nation state shapes political and religious ideas. He takes a critical look at these Gods of the modern age and asks how Christians from marginalised communities might resist the temptation to be co-opted into the statist ideologies and competition for power. He does this by drawing on historical trends Christian anarchist voices and the religious experiences of indigenous Indians. Hebden's ability to bring together such different and challenging perspectives opens up radical new thinking in Dalit theology inviting the Indian Church to resist the Hindu fundamentalists labelling of the Church as foreign by embracing and celebrating the anarchic foreignness of a Dalit Christian future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409424390

Dalit Theology and Dalit LiberationProblems Paradigms and Possibilities In fulfilling the long-awaited need for a constructive and critical rethinking of Dalit theology this book offers and explores the synoptic healing stories as a relevant biblical paradigm for Dalit theology in order to help redress the lacuna between Dalit theology and the social practice of the Indian Church. Peniel Rajkumar's starting point is that the growing influence of Dalit theology in academic circles is incompatible with the praxis of the Indian Church which continues to be passive in its attitude towards the oppression of the Dalits both within and outside the Church. The theological reasons for this lacuna between Dalit theology and the Church's praxis Rajkumar suggests lie in the content of Dalit theology especially the biblical paradigms explored which do not offer adequate scope for engagement in praxis. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575803

Dalit WomenHonour and Patriarchy in South India One of the only ethnographic studies of Dalit women this book gives a rich account of individual Dalit women’s lives and documents a rise in patriarchy in the community. The author argues that as Dalits’ economic and political position improves ‘honour’ becomes crucial to social status. One of the ways Dalits accrue honour is by altering patterns of women’s work education and marriage and by adopting dominant-caste gender practices. But Dalits are not simply becoming like upper castes; they are simultaneously asserting a distinct politicised Dalit identity formed in direct opposition to the dominant castes. They are developing their own ‘politics of culture’. Key to both the author argues is the ‘respectability’ of women. This has significant effects on gender equality in the Dalit community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138095571

Dalit Women's Education in Modern IndiaDouble Discrimination Inspired by egalitarian doctrines the Dalit communities in India have been fighting for basic human and civic rights since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this book Shailaja Paik focuses on the struggle of Dalit women in one arena - the realm of formal education – and examines a range of interconnected social cultural and political questions. What did education mean to women? How did changes in women’s education affect their views of themselves and their domestic work public employment marriage sexuality and childbearing and rearing? What does the dissonance between the rhetoric and practice of secular education tell us about the deeper historical entanglement with modernity as experienced by Dalit communities? Dalit Women's Education in Modern India is a social and cultural history that challenges the triumphant narrative of modern secular education to analyse the constellation of social economic political and historical circumstances that both opened and closed opportunities to many Dalits. By focusing on marginalised Dalit women in modern Maharashtra who have rarely been at the centre of systematic historical enquiry Paik breathes life into their ideas expectations potentials fears and frustrations. Addressing two major blind spots in the historiography of India and of the women’s movement she historicises Dalit women’s experiences and constructs them as historical agents. The book combines archival research with historical fieldwork and centres on themes including slum life urban middle classes social and sexual labour and family marriage and children to provide a penetrating portrait of the actions and lives of Dalit women. Elegantly conceived and convincingly argued Dalit Women's Education in Modern India will be invaluable to students of History Caste Politics Women and Gender Studies Education Studies Urban Studies and Asian studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815384144

Dalit WomenVanguard of an Alternative Politics in India Through its investigation of the underlying political economy of gender caste and class in India this book shows how changing historical geographies are shaping the subjectivities of Dalits across India in ways that are neither fixed nor predictable. It brings together ethnographies from across India to explore caste politics Dalit feminism and patriarchy religion economics and the continued socio-economic and political marginalisation of Dalits. With contributions from major academics this is an indispensable book for researchers teachers and students working on new political expressions gender identities social inequalities and the continuing use of the notion of ‘caste’ identity in the oppression of subalterns in contemporary India. It will be essential reading in the disciplines of politics gender social exclusion studies sociology and social anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367279950

Dalits Subalternity and Social Change in India The linguistic origin of the term Dalit is Marathi and pre-dates the militant-intellectual Dalit Panthers movement of the 1970s. It was not in popular use till the last quarter of the 20th century the origin of the term Dalit although in the 1930s it was used as Marathi-Hindi translation of the word "Depressed Classes".The changing nature of caste and Dalits has become a topic of increasing interest in India. This edited book is a collection of originally written chapters by eminent experts on the experiences of Dalits in India. It examines who constitute Dalits and engages with the mainstream subaltern perspective that treats Dalits as a political and economic category a class phenomenon and subsumes homogeneity of the entire Dalit population. This book argues that the socio-cultural deprivations of Dalits are their primary deprivations characterized by heterogeneity of their experiences. It asserts that Dalits have a common urge to liberate from the oppressive and exploitative social arrangement which has been the guiding force of Dalit movement. This book has analysed this movement through three phases: the reformative the transformative and the confrontationist.An exploration of dynamic relations between subalternity exclusion and social change the book will be of interest to academics in the field of sociology political science and contemporary India. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367584283

Dalits in Neoliberal IndiaMobility or Marginalisation? India‘s economic growth has brought opportunities for many but to what extent has it benefitted its ethnically-shaped underclass: the Dalits? Have Dalits fared better in a neoliberal India or have structural economic and social changes served to magnify Dalit disadvantage? This volume offers a varied picture of Dalit experience in different states Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367176839

DalitsPast present and future This book is a comprehensive introduction to dalits in India (who comprise over one-sixth of the country‘s population) from the origins of caste system to the present day. Despite a plethora of provisions for affirmative action in the Indian Constitution dalits are largely excluded from the mainstream except for a minuscule section. The book trace Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367177331

DalitsPast Present and Future This book is a comprehensive introduction to Dalits in India from their origin to the present day. Despite a plethora of provisions for affirmative action in the Indian Constitution Dalits still suffer exclusion on various counts. The book traces the multifarious changes that befell them through history germination of Dalit consciousness during the colonial period and its f lowering under the legendary leadership of Babasaheb Ambedkar. It provides critical insights to their degeneration during the post-Ambedkar period taking stock of all significant developments therein such as the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party Dalit capitalism NGOization of the Dalit discourse and the various implicit or explicit emancipation schemas thrown up by them. It also discusses ideology implicit strategy and tactics of the Dalit movement touches upon one of the most contentious issues of increasing divergence between the Dalit and Marxist movements and delineates the role of the state both colonial and post-colonial in shaping Dalit politics in particular ways. This new edition includes a new chapter providing the causal analysis of the rise of Hindutva under Narendra Modi its fascist march obliterating the idea of India sketched out by the Constitution and forecasts its future as the Hindu Rashtra – the Brahmanic-fascist state – which has been the goal of its progenitors. A tour de force this book brings to the fore many key contemporary concerns and will be of great interest to activists students scholars and teachers of politics political economy sociology anthropology history and social exclusion studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367466701

Dam Break Modelling Risk Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis for Flood MitigationIHE-PhD Thesis Unesco-IHE Delft The Netherlands More than 800 000 dams and thousands of kilometers of dikes have been constructed around the world. These structures are often designed based on a statistical analysis of the discharge distribution in rivers. However the history of construction of dams and dikes coexists with the history of failures. Hundreds of dam failure events were reported worldwide in the previous century while every year dikes breach due to high flows in the rivers or for other reasons leading sometimes to catastrophic consequences. In this book a description is presented of a framework and techniques for modelling structure failure events as well as a proposal to several novel approaches for risk analysis and assessment by numerical statistical and constrained based methods in particular to the problems of breach modelling and flood water mitigation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138465817

Dam Maintenance and RehabilitationProceedings of the International Congress on Conservation and Rehabilitation of Dams Madrid 11-13 November 2002 During the life of a dam changes in safety standards legislation and land use will inevitably occur and functional deterioration may also appear. To meet these challenges these Proceedings from a panel of international experts assess define and re-evaluate the design criteria for the construction of dams and the many attendant issues in on-going maintenance and management. Authors include international specialists: academics professionals and those in local government utilities and suppliers.   Practitioners from these same fields will find the book a useful tool in acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of managing and retrofitting dams so that they can continue to meet society's needs. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140728

Dam Projects and the Growth of American ArchaeologyThe River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program The Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program were the most ambitious archaeological projects ever undertaken in the United States. Administered by the National Park Service from 1945–1969 the programs had profound effects—methodological theoretical and historical—on American archaeology many of which are still being felt today. They stimulated the public’s interest in heritage preservation led to the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act served as the model for rescue archaeology in other countries and helped launch the “New Archaeology.” This book examines the impacts of these two programs on the development of American archaeology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781611321753

Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage In the last decades the technology of dam protection has undergone major advancements. The increasing demand for safety in modern society has created the need for cost-effective measures to protect critical infrastructure such as dams. This situation has resulted in the drafting of new regulations and technical manuals in countries like Norway Sweden and the USA among others. Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage includes the latest advances in dam protection and a portfolio of applications in representative case studies. The main topics include: - Failure of embankment and concrete dams due to overtopping or accidental leakage - Hard protections for embankment dams (RCC wedge-shaped blocks reinforced concrete slabs) - Soft protections for embankment dams (rockfill toes articulated concrete blocks vegetation cover) - Concrete dam protections and additional issues directly related to dam protections The book includes contributions from the 1st International Seminar on Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage (Madrid Spain 24-26 November 2014) and also a summary of the technical manual "Overtopping Protection for Dams" published by the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in March 2014. Dam Protections against Overtopping and Accidental Leakage provides a comprehensive summary of dam protections covering case studies and applied research worldwide and will be invaluable to professionals and academics in Dam Engineering. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138028081

Dam Surveillance Guide Dams are part of human achievements that induce great benefits for society but also bear a potential risk to people property and the natural environment. The risk of a dam rupture is extremely low and diffi cult to quantify accurately. The aim of ‘Dam surveillance’ (ICOLD Bulletin 158) is to help reduce these risks by early detection of an undesirable event. The objective of dam surveillance is to make a precise and timely diagnosis of the behavior of dams in order to prevent undesirable consequences. Both the monitoring system and surveillance program has to be designed and should be able to detect any abnormal behaviour. ‘Dam surveillance’ (ICOLD Bulletin 158) emphasizes the following aspects: • Routine visual inspection • Special inspection • Checking and testing of Hydro-electromechanical equipment • Monitoring parameters and devices • Automation • Maintenance of ageing monitoring systems • Re-instrumentation of existing dams • Recent developments • Data management • Dam documentation management • Assessment of dam condition and behaviour • Assessment of routine dam safety monitoring programme • Prioritization of maintenance remedial and upgrading works. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138490208

Dam the Rivers Damn the PeopleDevelopment and resistence in Amazonian Brazil The Brazilian Amazon is the largest area of tropical rainforest in Latin America. Brazil is that continent's most rapidly developing country. The Amazon is at the heart of the conflict between conservation and development between people and power and between heritage and modernisation. In the name of development the powerful are colonizing the forest. The greatest new threat comes from the massive hydro-electric schemes which are being pushed ahead with little regard to efficacy the rights of the people or the survival of the forest. Dam the Rivers Damn the People is about two of the most affected areas Balbina in Amazonas and the Xingu River in Para. Barbara Cummings describes the plans which the state attempted to keep secret the extent to which these projects will destroy the forest the consequent dispossession of the people of the forest and above all their growing resistance. She shows how the outcome of their fight affects us all. Originally published in 1990 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846912

Damage IncorporatedMetallica and the Production of Musical Identity "Damage Incorporated" is the first book about the legendary heavy metal band Metallica that provides a detailed exploration of the group’s music and its place within the wider popular music landscape. Written with a broad readership in mind it offers an interdisciplinary study that incorporates a range of topics which intersect with the band’s music and cultural influence. For students of popular culture mass media and music "Damage Incorporated" will be necessary reading and sets a new standard for the study and exploration of metal within the field of popular music studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203036150

Damage Mechanics Before a structure or component can be completed before any analytical model can be constructed and even before the design can be formulated you must have a fundamental understanding of damage behavior in order to produce a safe and effective design. Damage Mechanics presents the underlying principles of continuum damage mechanics along with the latest research. The authors consider both isotropic and anisotropic theories as well as elastic and elasto-plastic damage analyses using a self-contained easily understood approach.Beginning with the requisite mathematics Damage Mechanics guides you from the very basic concepts to advanced mathematical and mechanical models. The first chapter offers a brief MAPLE® tutorial and supplies all of the MAPLE commands needed to solve the various problems throughout the chapter. The authors then discuss the basics of elasticity theory within the continuum mechanics framework the simple case of isotropic damage effective stress damage evolution kinematic description of damage and the general case of anisotropic damage. The remainder of the book includes a review of plasticity theory formulation of a coupled elasto-plastic damage theory developed by the authors and the kinematics of damage for finite-strain elasto-plastic solids.From fundamental concepts to the latest advances this book contains everything that you need to study the damage mechanics of metals and homogeneous materials. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367392574

Damage Models and Algorithms for Assessment of Structures under Operating ConditionsStructures and Infrastructures Book Series Vol. 5 Extensive amounts of operational data are generated over time by the health monitoring system of a structure’s management system yet there are few analysis algorithms which can tell the exact working state of the structure on-line. Good maintenance engineers need to know the exact location and state of the structural components after an earthquake or some attack or accident involving the structure possibly within a matter of hours and the client also demands a rapid diagnosis of the structure before making decisions on any necessary remedial work. This book is devoted to the condition assessment of a structure under operational loading with most of the illustrations related to a bridge deck under a group of moving vehicular loads. More generally a wide variety of excitation forces can be exerted on a structure from earthquake excitation wind loading vehicular loading or ambient excitation at the supports. Different algorithms may be used to enable real time identification with deterministic results on the state of the structure. This book also covers a group of damage-detection-oriented-models developed by the author including a new decomposition of the system matrices of the beam element and plate element. Methods for extending the deterministic condition assessment to provide statistical information are also included. The methods and algorithms described can be implemented for the on-line condition assessment of a structure through model updating of the structure during the course of extreme loading such as an earthquake or when under normal ambient excitation or operation excitation. Different sample structures are described and analysed supplemented with major references. This leading-edge work will be especially useful for researchers and graduate students and it is also heavily rooted in advanced engineering practice.   Series: Structures and Infrastructures Series Structures and Infrastructures comprises advanced-level books dealing with the maintenance management and cost analysis of structures and infrastructures. Topics treated include research development and application of the most advanced technologies for analyzing predicting and optimizing the performance of structures and infrastructures such as buildings bridges dams underground construction offshore platforms pipelines naval vessels ocean structures and nuclear power plants as well as airplanes aerospace and automotive structures. Themes featured are mathematical modeling computer and experimental methods practical applications in assessment and evaluation construction and design for durability decision making deterioration modeling and aging failure analysis field testing financial planning inspection and diagnostics life-cycle analysis and prediction loads maintenance strategies management systems nondestructive testing maintenance and management optimization specifications and codes structural safety and reliability system analysis time-dependent performance rehabilitation repair replacement reliability and risk management service life prediction strengthening and whole life costing.   Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138372535

Damage to Concrete Structures Serious degradation mechanisms can severely reduce the service life of concrete structures: steel reinforcement can corrode cement matrix can be attacked and even aggregates can show detrimental processes. Therefore it is important to understand how damage can occur to concrete structures and to appreciate the timing of the actions leading to damage. Damage to Concrete Structures summarizes the state-of-the-art information on the degradation of concrete structures and gives a clear and comprehensive overview of what can go wrong. Offering a logical flow the chapters are ordered according to the chronological timing of the actions leading to concrete damage. The author explains the different actions or mechanisms in a fundamental manner without too many physical or chemical details to provide greater clarity and readability. The book describes the different causes of damage to concrete including inappropriate design errors during execution mechanisms occurring during hardening of concrete and actions or degradation mechanisms during service life (hardened concrete). The degradation mechanisms are illustrated with numerous real-world examples and many drawings and photographs taken of actual structures. Written as a textbook for students as well as a reference for professionals this easy-to-comprehend book gives readers a deeper understanding of the damage that can occur to concrete during the construction process and service. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415603881

Damage Tolerance in Advanced Composites This recent book provides a detailed presentation of damage tolerance assessment and characterization methods for advanced composites as well as an examination of the role of damage tolerance in the design of composites. Included are analytical models for different types of damage in different composite materials. Tables provide helpful reference Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140735

Damaged Bonds Damaged Bonds explores W. R. Bion's writings on dream-work growing within damaged bonds and concerns dramas revolving around difficulties in psychic digestion and clinical work in the trenches. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367324032

Damaged LifeThe Crisis of the Modern Psyche What are the psychological problems caused by modernization? How can we minimize its negative effects? Modernization has brought many material benefits to us yet we are constantly told how unhappy we are: crime divorce suicide depression and anxiety are rampant. How can this contradiction be reconciled? Damaged Life originally published in 1996 presents a powerful and progressive analysis of modernity’s impact on the psyche. Tod Sloan develops an integrated theory of the self in society by combining perspectives on personality development and socio-historical processes to explore our complex response to modernization. He discusses the implications of postmodern theory for psychology and proposes concrete responses to address the issue of mass emotional suffering. His book should be read not only by those working within psychology and related disciplines such as sociology and social policy but also by anyone seeking enlightenment about the predicament of the self in contemporary society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138669581

DamascusA History Damascus first published in 2005 was the first account in English of the history of the city bringing out the crucial role it has played at many points in the region’s past. It traces the story of this colourful significant and complex city through its physical development from the its emergence in around 7000 BC through the changing cavalcade of Aramaean Persian Greek Roman Byzantine Arab Turkish and French rulers to independence in 1946. This new edition has been thoroughly updated using recent scholarship and includes an additional chapter placing the events of the Syrian post-2011 conflict in the context of the city’s tumultuous experiences over the last century. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the sweep of Syrian history and archaeology and is an ideal partner to Burns’ Aleppo (2016). Lavishly illustrated Damascus: A History remains a unique and compelling exploration of this fascinating city. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138483354

Dame Kathleen KenyonDigging Up the Holy Land Dame Kathleen Kenyon has always been a larger-than-life figure likely the most influential woman archaeologist of the 20th century. In the first full-length biography of Kenyon Miriam Davis recounts not only her many achievements in the field but also her personal side known to very few of her contemporaries. Her public side is a catalog of major successes: discovering the oldest city at Jericho with its amazing collection of plastered skulls; untangling the archaeological complexities of ancient Jerusalem and identifying the original City of David; participating in the discipline’s most famous all-woman excavation at Great Zimbabwe. Her development (with Sir Mortimer Wheeler) of stratigraphic trenching methods has been universally emulated by archaeologists for over half a century. Her private life—her childhood as daughter of the director of the British Museum her accidental choice of a career in archaeology her working at bombed sites in London during the blitz and her solitary retirement to Wales—are generally unknown. Davis provides a balanced and illuminating picture of both the public Dame Kenyon and the private person. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315430690

Damming The DanubeGabcikovo/nagymaros And Post-communist Politics In Europe The conflict between Hungary and Slovakia over the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros dam system on the Danube is a potentially explosive threat to regional stability along this key economic artery between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Emblematic of the difficulties in establishing a post-communist regional order this bitter battle between material economic v Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315344

Damnable Practises: Witches Dangerous Women and Music in Seventeenth-Century English Broadside Ballads Broadside ballads-folio-sized publications containing verse a tune indication and woodcut imagery-related cautionary tales current events and simplified myth and history to a wide range of social classes across seventeenth century England. Ballads straddled and destabilized the categories of public and private performance spaces the material and the ephemeral music and text and oral and written traditions. Sung by balladmongers in the streets and referenced in theatrical works they were also pasted to the walls of local taverns and domestic spaces. They titillated and entertained but also educated audiences on morality and gender hierarchies. Although contemporaneous writers published volumes on the early modern controversy over women and the English witch craze broadside ballads were perhaps more instrumental in disseminating information about dangerous women and their acoustic qualities. Recent scholarship has explored the representations of witchcraft and malfeasance in English street literature; until now however the role of music and embodied performance in communicating female transgression has yet to be investigated. Sarah Williams carefully considers the broadside ballad as a dynamic performative work situated in a unique cultural context. Employing techniques drawn from musical analysis gender studies performance studies and the histories of print and theater she contends that broadside ballads and their music made connections between various degrees of female crime the supernatural and cautionary tales for and about women. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367599270

Damnation and DevianceThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Failure The Calvinist view that man is predestined to be among the elect or the damned has profoundly influenced not only our views of criminals and deviants but also the theoretical basis of correctional methods and psychotherapeutic techniques. In this provocative and original volume Mordechai Rotenberg examines the impact of Protestant doctrine on Western theories of deviance. He explores the inherent contradiction between Protestant ethics with its view of human nature as predestinated and the "people-changing" sciences.Rotenberg presents empirical studies that show how people's tendency to label themselves and others as deviant can be predicted on the basis of their exposure to Western socialization. He contrasts alienating individuals the result of competitiveness and exaggerated independence fostered by socialization in Protestant societies to the reciprocal individualism of Hassidic Japanese and other non-Western cultures. Examining the Protestant "bias" of Western behavioral sciences Rotenberg examines modern theories of deviance and proposes alternative models. He compares traditional past-oriented insight therapy grounded in Calvinist methods of introspection self-torment and conversion with Hassidic notions of redemption and salvation."Rotenberg provides important historical and sociological insights into the intellectual origins of modern theories of deviance. His argument that Western behavioral science retains a Calvinist view of humanity will force most scholars to examine anew the assumptions and foundations of their own theories."--Gerald N. Grob Rutgers University"A highly original work which should be of great interest to anyone concerned with relevant behavior. It shows how macro-definitions in a society tend to lead people to think about themselves and their ills in certain ways--and thus to deviate in certain ways."--Richard A. Cloward co-author Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521933

Damned If You Do Damned If You Don'tWorking in Child Welfare First published in 1998 Anthony McMahon details the accounts of public agency child welfare dealing abused and neglected children and their families and the pressures on child welfare workers. Opening up the discussion on the ambiguities whilst dealing with balancing child welfare work whilst dealing with the societal pressure of the non-intrusion into family life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138611405

Damping of Vibrations This monograph seeks to strengthen the contributions of Polish scientists and engineers to the study of problems of mechanical vibrations and noise. It presents research covering such topics as: structural damping; internal damping in composite materials; and noise attenuation in working machines. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315140742

Dampness in Buildings This book explains the nature of dampness in buildings how to diagnose a dampness problem before it gets out of hand and how to deal with it. It covers the problems of rising dampness and condensation (and how to distinguish them) which are generallynot fully understood even by many professional surveyors. The book stresses the need to use a moisture meter to obtain reliable and comprehensive information. Dampness in Buildings will be of immediate practical use to surveyors architects builders housing managers and health inspectors. It will be equally valuable to house owners and potential purchasers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138144170

Dams Dams have been used to control water for thousands of years with the oldest known dam being a small earthen structure in present-day Jordan dating to c.4000 BCE. Since then cultures throughout the world have practised the art of dam-building and the technology has evolved in myriad ways. The papers selected here examine the key technical issues influencing dam construction from ancient times to the early 20th century. In addition they illustrate why various human societies have built dams and how ’social’ (or seemingly ’non-technical’) factors have influenced the process of dam design. Though hydraulic engineering is the primary focus of the book it also reveals a keen interest in questions of water resources and environmental history. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258591

Dams Migration and Authoritarianism in ChinaThe Local State in Yunnan Past studies on the Chinese state point towards the inherent adaptability effectiveness and overall stability of authoritarian rule in China. The key question addressed here is how this adaptive capacity plays out at the local level in China clarifying the extent to which local state actors are able to shape local processes of policy implementation. This book studies the evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy in China based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Yunnan province. It shows that local governments at the lowest administrative levels are caught in a double bind facing strong top-down pressures in the important policy field of hydropower development while simultaneously having to handle growing social pressure from local communities affected by resettlement policies. In doing so the book questions the widespread assumption that the observed longevity and resilience of China’s authoritarian regime is to a large extent due to the high degree of flexibility that has been granted to local governments in the course of the reform period. The research extends beyond previous analyses of policy implementation by focusing on the state on society and the ways in which they interact as well as by examining what happens when policy implementation is interrupted. Analysing the application of resettlement policies in contemporary China with a focus on the multiple constraints that Chinese local states face this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science Chinese Studies and Sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138609020

Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures 2nd edition Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures now in its second edition provides a comprehensive and complete overview of all kinds of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures throughout the world. The reader is guided through different aspects of dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures in 35 chapters which are subdivided in five themes:I. Dams and appurtenant hydraulic structures – General;II. Embankment dams;III. Concrete dams;IV. Hydromechanical equipment and appurtenant hydraulic structures;V. Hydraulic schemes. Subjects treated are general questions design construction surveillance maintenance and reconstruction of various embankment and concrete dams hydromechanical equipment spillway structures bottom outlets special hydraulic structures composition of structures in river hydraulic schemes reservoirs environmental effects of river hydraulic schemes and reservoirs and environmental protection. Special attention is paid to advanced methods of static and dynamic analysis of embankment dams. The wealth of experience gained by the author over the course of 35 years of research and practice is incorporated in this richly-illustrated fully revised updated and expanded edition. For the original Macedonian edition of Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures Ljubomir Tanchev was awarded the Goce Delchev Prize the highest state prize for achievements in science in the Republic of Macedonia. This work is intended for senior students researchers and professionals in civil hydraulic and environmental engineering and dam construction and exploitation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073654

Dams and DevelopmentA New Framework for Decision-making - The Report of the World Commission on Dams By the year 2000 the world had built more than 45 000 large dams to irrigate crops generate power control floods in wet times and store water in dry times. Yet in the last century large dams also disrupted the ecology of half the world's rivers displaced tens of millions of people from their homes and left nations burdened with debt. Their impacts have inevitably generated growing controversy and conflicts. Resolving their role in meeting water and energy needs is vital for the future and illustrates the complex development challenges that face our societies. The Report of the World Commission on Dams: - is the product of an unprecedented global public policy effort to bring governments the private sector and civil society together in one process - provides the first comprehensive global and independent review of the performance and impacts of dams - presents a new framework for water and energy resources development - develops an agenda of seven strategic priorities with corresponding criteria and guidelines for future decision-making. Challenging our assumptions the Commission sets before us the hard rigorous and clear-eyed evidence of exactly why nations decide to build dams and how dams can affect human plant and animal life for better or for worse. Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making is vital reading on the future of dams as well as the changing development context where new voices choices and options leave little room for a business-as-usual scenario. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315541518

Dams and Reservoirs under Changing Challenges In the past boundary conditions in the building of dams have changed as technological developments have been influential on dam planning construction operation and maintenance processes. It is ICOLD’s mission to not only consider these developments but also adequately deal with environmental aspects and related infrastructure issues. Altered water cycles more extreme weather conditions and an increasing number of natural hazards clearly affect the safe and economical operation of dams and reservoirs. Moreover emission-free hydropower production as the most important form of “liquid” solar energy and the provision of water for irrigation and potable water supply is becoming more and more important to meet the world’s fast growing demand for energy and food in a sustainable way. Dams and Reservoirs Under Changing Challenges covers subjects ranging from dam engineering through the benefits and drawbacks of dams including the latest developments dealing with dams and reservoirs under changing environmental and socioeconomic conditions. It is a valuable resource for professional and dam engineers water manager governmental organizations and commercial consultants responsible for dam design and management. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780415682671

Dams and Waterways Dams and Waterways a title in the five-title series Frameworks: Science Technology and the Built Environment illuminates the history architecture environmental impact and scientific and engineering principles behind the design and construction of dams canals and other waterways around the world throughout history. Examples include aqueducts in the Roman Empire the Hoover Dam Aswan High Dam Three Gorges Dam and the Erie Canal.  Dams and Waterways provides an interdisciplinary visual approach that combines informative text fascinating background information and basic scientific principles with dozens of full-color photographs illustrations diagrams and other visuals. It highlights the importance of structures that support essential functions of everyday life from the irrigation of crops to the generation of hydroelectric power. Appropriate for a broad audience of students teachers librarians and general interest readers Dams and Waterways is an excellent supplemental resource for subjects covered throughout the curricula: science technology and society; art and architecture; economics; and world history and culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765682017

Dams for Hydroelectric Energy Barrages pour l’Énergie Hydroélectrique The Bulletin is intended as a general document aimed at a wide technical audience involved with or affected by hydropower. Basic background data and some statistics are presented with specific reference to hydro-electricity production hydropower dams hydropower plants in operation or under construction. Key aspects of hydropower are discussed. Data are presented about typical capital and both internal and external operating costs. Environmental and social impacts are discussed and reference is made to the impact reservoirs have on greenhouse gas emissions. A section is dedicated to the exploitation of tidal energy by means of barrage systems. The current extent of hydropower development and the influence of policies aimed to favour the development of renewable energies are also discussed. Reference sources of information on hydropower in general and interesting case-histories are provided. Le Bulletin se veut un document général destiné à un large public technique impliqué ou affecté par l'hydroélectricité. Des données de base et quelques statistiques sont présentées avec une référence spécifique à la production hydroélectrique aux barrages hydroélectriques aux centrales hydroélectriques en fonctionnement ou en construction. Les principaux aspects de l'hydroélectricité sont discutés. Les données sont présentées sur le capital type et les coûts de fonctionnement internes et externes. Les impacts environnementaux et sociaux sont discutés et il est fait référence à l'impact des réservoirs sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Une section est dédiée à l'exploitation de l'énergie marémotrice au moyen de systèmes de barrage. L'ampleur actuelle du développement hydroélectrique et l'influence des politiques visant à favoriser le développement des énergies renouvelables sont également abordées. Des sources d'information de référence sur l'hydroélectricité en général et des études de cas intéressantes sont fournies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138492035

Dams in Africa CbAn Inter-Disciplinary Study of Man-Made Lakes in Africa First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315828008

Dams in JapanPast Present and Future Overview of Japan’s long water history by the Japanese Commission on large dams. Starting from the 7th century when irrigation ponds were first constructed for paddy cropping until the beginning of the 21st century. Elaborates on various roles of dams: water supply power generation and flood control. Moreover  tries to clarify the negative impacts of dams on the natural environment and local societies as well as extensive efforts made to minimize these impacts. Includes appendices with location and characteristics of main dams administrative organs river management system and water resources development river systems and facilities to offer the full picture. Richly-illustrated. Intended for dam and water resources professionals. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138114548

Dance Access and InclusionPerspectives on Dance Young People and Change The arts have a crucial role in empowering young people with special needs through diverse dance initiatives. Inclusive pedagogy that integrates all students in rich equitable and just dance programmes within education frameworks is occurring alongside enabling projects by community groups and in the professional dance world where many high-profile choreographers actively seek opportunities to work across diversity to inspire creativity. Access and inclusion is increasingly the essence of projects for disenfranchised and traumatised youth who find creative expression freedom and hope through dance. This volume foregrounds dance for young people with special needs and presents best practice scenarios in schools communities and the professional sphere. International perspectives come from Australia Brazil Cambodia Canada Denmark Fiji Finland India Indonesia Jamaica Japan Malaysia New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Portugal Singapore  South Africa Spain Taiwan Timor Leste the UK and the USA. Sections include: inclusive dance pedagogy equality advocacy and policy changing practice for dance education community dance initiatives professional integrated collaborations Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138674080

Dance Desire and Anxiety in Early Twentieth-Century French TheaterPlaying Identities The 1909 arrival of Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris marked the beginning of some two decades of collaboration among littérateurs painters musicians and choreographers many not native to France. Charles Batson's original and nuanced exploration of several of these collaborations integral to the formation of modernism and avant-gardist aesthetics reinscribes performances of the celebrated Russians and the lesser-known but equally innovative Ballets Suédois into their varied artistic traditions as well as the French historical context teasing out connections and implications that are usually overlooked in less decidedly interdisciplinary studies. Batson not only uncovers the multiple meanings set in motion through the interplay of dancers musicians librettists and spectators but also reinterprets literary texts that inform these meanings such as Valéry's 'L'Ame et la danse'. Identifying the performing body as a site where anxieties drives and desires of the French public were worked out he shows how the messages carried by and ascribed to bodies in performance significantly influenced thought and informed the direction of much artistic expression in the twentieth century. His book will be a valuable resource for scholars working in the fields of literature dance music and film as well as French cultural studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258584

Dance Modernism and Modernity This collection of new essays explores connections between dance modernism and modernity by examining the ways in which leading dancers have responded to modernity. Burt and Huxley examine dance examples from a period beginning just before the First World War and extending to the mid-1950s ranging across not only mainland Europe and the United States but also Africa the Caribbean the Pacific Asian region and the UK. They consider a wide range of artists including Akarova Gertrude Colby Isadora Duncan Katherine Dunham Margaret H’Doubler Hanya Holm Michio Ito Kurt Jooss Wassily Kandinsky Margaret Morris Berto Pasuka Uday Shankar Antony Tudor and Mary Wigman. The authors explore dancers’ responses to modernity in various ways including within the contexts of natural dancing and transnationalism. This collection asks questions about how in these places and times dancing developed and responded to the experience of living in modern times or even came out of an ambivalence about or as a reaction against it. Ideal for students and practitioners of dance and those interested in new modernist studies Dance Modernism and Modernity considers the development of modernism in dance as an interdisciplinary and global phenomenon. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138313040

Dance Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora Dance Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora provides fascinating examples of dance and music projects across the Indian Diaspora to highlight that decolonisation is a creative process as well as a historical and political one. The book analyses creative processes in decolonising projects illustrating how dance and music across the Indian Diaspora articulate socio-political aspirations in the wake of thinkers such as Gandhi and Ambedkar. It presents a wide range of examples: post-apartheid practices and experiences in a South African dance company contestations over national identity politics in Trinidadian music competitions essentialist and assimilationist strategies in a British dance competition the new musical creativity of second-generation British-Tamil performers Indian classical dance projects of reform and British multiculturalism feminist intercultural performances in Australia and performance re-enactments of museum exhibits that critically examine the past. Key topics under discussion include postcolonial contestations decolonising scholarship dialogic pedagogies and intellectual responsibility. The book critically reflects on decolonising aims around respect equality and the colonial past’s redress as expressed through performing arts projects. Presenting richly detailed case studies that underline the need to examine creative processes in the cultures of decolonisation Dance Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora will be of great interest to scholars of South Asian Studies Diaspora Studies Performing Arts Studies and Anthropology. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367819750

Dance Professional Practice and the WorkplaceChallenges and Opportunities for Dance Professionals Students and Educators Originally published as a special issue of Research in Dance Education now with an added chapter this text acknowledges and celebrates the increasingly diverse careers and employment networks in which dance professionals and dance educators are engaged. Addressing issues and developments relating to the workplace of dance the text explores what it means to transcend the boundary between dance as passion and dance as employment. Chapters explore challenges of professional practice including limitations on access precarity bodily risk gender inequality and sexual harassment and challenge the status quo to offer readers new ways of thinking about dance and how this might translate into professional practice and work. Ultimately celebrating the passion which motivates dancers to embark on a professional career and highlighting the elation and joy which such employment can bring this volume encourages dance professionals students and educators to imagine things differently and develop teaching approaches curricula work places and communities which capitalise on the diversity and dedication of individuals in the field. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students researchers academics professionals in the field of Dance Dance Education Choreography and related art forms Curriculum studies and Sociology of Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367421373

Dance and Creativity within Dance Movement TherapyInternational Perspectives Dance and Creativity within Dance Movement Therapy discusses the core work and basic concepts in dance movement therapy (DMT) focusing on the centrality of dance the creative process and their aesthetic-psychological implications in the practice of the profession for both patients and therapists. Based on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary inputs from fields such as philosophy anthropology and dance contributions examine the issues presented by cultural differences in DMT through the input of practitioners from several diverse countries. Chapters blend theory and case studies with personal intimate reflections to support critical descriptions of DMT interventions and share methods to help structure practice and facilitate communication between professionals and researchers. The book’s multicultural multidisciplinary examination of the essence of dance and its countless healing purposes will give readers new insights into the value and functions of dance both in and out of therapy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138337527

Dance and Dancers in the Victorian and Edwardian Music Hall Ballet First published in 2005. The Victorian and Edwardian music hall ballet has been a neglected facet of dance historiography falling prey principally to the misguided assumption that any ballet not performed at the Opera House or 'legitimate' theatre necessarily meant it was of low cultural and artistic merit. Here Alexandra Carter identifies the traditional marginalization of the working class female participants in ballet historiography and moves on to reinstate the 'lost' period of the music hall ballet and to apply a critical account of that period. Carter examines the working conditions of the dancers the identities and professional lives of the ballet girls and the ways in which the ballet of the music hall embodied the sexual psyche of the period particularly in its representations of the ballet girl and the ballerina. By drawing on newspapers journals theatre programmes contemporary fiction poetry and autobiography Carter firmly locates the period in its social economic and artistic context. The book culminates in the argument that there are direct links between the music hall ballet and what has been termed the 'birth' of British ballet in the 1930s; a link so long ignored by dance historians. This work will appeal not only to those interested in nineteenth century studies but also to those working in the fields of dance studies gender studies cultural studies and the performing arts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815346272

Dance and LightThe Partnership Between Choreography and Lighting Design Dance and Light examines the interconnected relationship between movement and design the fluid partnership that exists between the two disciplines and the approaches that designers can take to enhance dance performances through lighting design. The book demystifies lighting for the dancer and helps designers understand how the dancer/choreographer thinks about their art form providing insight into the choreographer’s process and exploring how designers can make the most of their resources. The author shares anecdotes and ideas from an almost 50-year career as a lighting designer along with practical examples and insights from colleagues and stresses the importance of clear communication between designers choreographers and dancers. Attention is also given to the choreographer who wants to learn what light can do to help enhance their work on stage. Written in short stand-alone chapters that allow readers to quickly navigate to areas of interest Dance and Light is a valuable resource for lighting design classes wishing to add a section on dance lighting as well as for choreography classes who want to better equip young artists for a significant collaborative partnership. Media > Books > Print Books Focal Press 9780367259440

Dance and OrganizationIntegrating Dance Theory and Methods into the Study of Management Dance and Organisation is the first comprehensive work to integrate dance theory and methods into the study of management which have developed an interest in the arts and the humanities. Dance represents dynamics and change and puts the moving body at the centre which has been ignored and oppressed by traditional management theory. ‘Being’ a leader however also means to ‘move’ like one and critical lessons can be learned from ballerinas and modern dancers. Leadership is a dialogue as in the work of musicians conductors and DJs who manage groups without words. Movement in organisational space in a museum or a techno club can be understood as a choreography and site-specific performance. Movement also is practically used for leadership and employee development workshops and can be deployed as an organisational research method. By taking a firm interdisciplinary stance in dance studies and organisational research to explore management topics reflecting on practitioner accounts and research projects the book seeks to make an innovative contribution to our understanding of the moving body generating new insights on teamwork leadership gender in management organisational space training and research methods. It comprises an important contribution to the organizational behaviour and critical management studies disciplines and looks to push the boundaries of the academic literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367026530

Dance and Other Expressive Art TherapiesWhen Words Are Not Enough First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315811550

Dance and the Corporeal UncannyPhilosophy in Motion Dance and the Corporeal Uncanny takes the philosophy of the body into the field of dance through the lens of subjectivity and via its critique. It draws on dance and performance as its dedicated field of practice to articulate a philosophy of agency and movement. It is organized around two conceptual paradigms - one phenomenological (via Merleau-Ponty) the other an interpretation of Nietzschean philosophy mediated through the work of Deleuze. The book draws on dance studies cultural critique ethnography and postcolonial theory seeking an interdisciplinary audience in philosophy dance and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367508425

Dance Appreciation Dance Appreciation is an exciting exploration of how to understand and think about dance in all of its various contexts. This book unfolds a brief history of dance with engaging insight into the social cultural aesthetic and kinetic aspects of various forms of dance. Dedicated chapters cover ballet modern tap jazz and hip-hop dance complete with summaries charts timelines discussion questions movement prompts and an online companion website all designed to foster awareness of and appreciation for dance in a variety of contexts. This wealth of resources helps to uncover the fascinating history that makes this art form so diverse and entertaining and to answer the questions of why we dance and how we dance. Written for the novice dancer as well as the more experienced dance student Dance Appreciation enables readers to learn and think critically about dance as a form of entertainment and art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367184032

Dance As EducationTowards A National Dance Culture First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138171763

Dance CompositionA Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138133501

Dance DiscoursesKeywords in Dance Research Focusing on politics gender and identities a group of international dance scholars provide a broad overview of new methodological approaches â€“ with specific case studies â€“ and how they can be applied to the study of ballet and modern dance. With an introduction exploring the history of dance studies and the development of central themes and areas of concerns in the field the book is then divided into three parts: politics explores 'Ausdruckstanz' â€“ an expressive dance tradition first formulated in the 1920s by dancer Mary Wigman and carried forward in the work of Pina Bausch and others gender examines eighteenth century theatrical dance â€“ a time when elaborate sets costumes and plots examined racial and sexual stereotypes identity is concerned with modern dance. Exploring contemporary analytical approaches to understanding performance traditions Dance Discourses' pedagogical structure makes it ideal for courses in performing arts and humanities. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315539171

Dance Education and Responsible CitizenshipPromoting Civic Engagement through Effective Dance Pedagogies Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Dance Education this collection brings together a number of insightful chapters which explore themes relating to responsible citizenship within dance education.Presenting research scholarship experiences and pedagogical approaches from national and international contexts and diverse educational settings the chapters included in this book demonstrate how the study of dance requires students to develop a clear sense of self- and group-responsibility. Including high-level contributions from a range of researchers educators and dance instructors the volume investigates how research and instruction can contribute to building communities; and ensure that dance education reacts to shifting social political and cultural norms. Responsible citizenship and civic engagement are examined in relation to course content pedagogical approaches systemic practices and cultural assumptions.This valuable collection of diverse and insightful chapters will be of great interest to researchers post-graduate academics teachers and instructors in the fields of dance and teacher education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367728373

Dance Education around the WorldPerspectives on dance young people and change Dance has the power to change the lives of young people. It is a force in shaping identity affirming culture and exploring heritage in an increasingly borderless world.　 Creative and empowering pedagogies are driving curriculum development worldwide where the movement of peoples and cultures generates new challenges and possibilities for dance education in multiple contexts. In Dance Education around the World: Perspectives on Dance Young People and Change writers across the globe come together to reflect comment on and share their expertise and experiences. The settings are drawn from a spectrum of countries with contributions from Europe the Americas the Middle East Asia the Pacific and Africa giving insights and fresh perspectives into contrasting ideas philosophies and approaches to dance education from Egypt to Ghana Brazil to Finland Jamaica to the Netherlands the UK USA Australia New Zealand and more. This volume offers chapters and narratives on: Curriculum developments worldwide Empowering communities through dance Embodiment and creativity in dance teaching Exploring and assessing learning in dance as artistic practice Imagined futures for dance education Reflection evaluation analysis and documentation are key to the evolving ecology of dance education and research involving individuals communities and nations. Dance Education around the World: Perspectives on Dance Young People and Change provides a great resource for dance educators practitioners and researchers and pushes for the furtherance of dance education around the world. Charlotte Svendler Nielsen is Assistant professor and head of educational studies at the Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports research group Body Learning and Identity University of Copenhagen Denmark.　 Stephanie Burridge lectures at Lasalle College of the Arts and Singapore Management University and is the series editor for Routledge Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415743631

Dance HistoryAn Introduction Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale process techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts the editors have brought together a team of internationally known dance historians. Roger Copeland and Deborah Jowitt each take a controversial look at the modern American dance. Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson explain the processes they use when reconstructing 'lost' ballets and Theresa Buckland and Georgina Gore write on traditional dance in England and West Africa respectively. With other contributions on social dance ballet early European modern dance and feminist perspectives on dance history this book offers a multitude of starting points for studying dance history as well as presenting examples of dance writing at its very best. Dance History will be an essential purchase for all students of dance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138139275

Dance In Society Ils 85 First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315888743

Dance Legacies of ScotlandThe True Glen Orchy Kick Dance Legacies of Scotland compiles a collage of references portraying percussive Scottish dancing and explains what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from contemporary Scottish practices. Mats Melin and Jennifer Schoonover explore the historical references describing percussive dancing to illustrate how widespread the practice was giving some glimpses of what it looked and sounded like. The authors also explain what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from Scottish dancing practices. Their research draws together fieldwork references from historical sources in English Scots and Scottish Gaelic and insights drawn from the authors’ practical knowledge of dances. They portray the complex network of dance dialects that existed in parallel across Scotland and share how remnants of this vibrant tradition have endured in Scotland and the Scottish diaspora to the present day. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Dance and Music and its relationship to the history and culture of Scotland. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367489472

Dance MastersInterviews with Legends of Dance Dance Masters is a lively ensemble of conversations with seven celebrated dancers and choreographers. In these intimate interviews dance critic Janet Lynn Roseman probes the heart of dance: * The creative process * The role of dream and rituals * The interplay between dancer and audience * The spiritual aspects of performance These dance masters offer rare insights into the internal world of the artist as they reveal their philosophies on dance training discuss their mentors and speak candidly about the artistic process of dance-making and how it actually feels to dance. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203614792

Dance Matters TooMarkets Memories Identities Dance Matters Too: Markets Memories Identities is a rich intellectual contribution to the growing field of dance studies in India. It forges new avenues of scholarly inquiry and critical engagement and opens the field in innovative ways. This volume builds on Dance Matters (2009) which mapped the interdisciplinary breadth of the field. The chapters presented here continue to underline the uniqueness of a field that is a blend of critical scholarship on aesthetics and performance with the humanities and social sciences.Including diverse material analytical approaches and perspectives from scholars and practitioners this multidimensional volume explores debates on dance preservation and tradition in globalizing India multimedia choreographies and the circulation of dance via electronic media embodiment and memory power democracy and bourgeoning markets classification and censorship and corporatization and Bollywood.This tour de force will appeal to those in dance and performance studies cultural studies sociology as well as to readers interested in tradition modernity gender and globalization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367735319

Dance MattersPerforming India on Local and Global Stages This volume presents a multidisciplinary perspective on dance scholarship and practice as they have evolved in India and its diaspora outlining how dance histories have been written and re-written how aesthetic and pedagogical conventions have changed and are changing and how politico-economic shifts have shaped Indian dance and its negotiation Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367176525

Dance Medicine in PracticeAnatomy Injury Prevention Training Dance Medicine in Practice is the complete physical textbook for dance written specifically to help dancers understand the anatomy function and care of their bodies. Specific chapters are devoted to focusing on the spine pelvis hips knees feet shoulders and arms. Each of these covers the following key aspects: Anatomy: bone structure musculature and function. How each part of the body moves and how it responds under pressure Pitfalls: Common examples of bad practice and the effect that these can have on the body Self Analysis: How to become aware of and muscle groups and the capacity of each joint. Injury Prevention: Tips and advice on how to best avoid and prevent injury both in training and everyday life Exercises: Simple and effective methods of strengthening mobilising and relaxing joints and muscles Checklists: Dos and Don’ts for the best dance technique. The best dancers know that looking after their bodies is the key to their success and Dance Medicine in Practice also covers how to ensure the best possible nutrition plan and manage training schedules and ensure that injuries are kept to a minimum both in frequency and impact. It is the best possible companion to a life in dance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415809399

Dance Movement Psychotherapy with People with Learning DisabilitiesOut Of The Shadows Into The Light This book provides an overview of dance movement psychotherapy for young people and adults with learning disabilities. Contributors from a variety of backgrounds examine their work with clients from across the disabilities spectrum ranging from mild to complex needs.　The book chapters present theory and practice relating to the client group and subsequent therapy processes. This comprises psychotherapeutic interventions dance movement interventions theoretical constructs case study material practitioner care and practitioner learning and development related to individual and group therapy work. The logistics of a Dance Movement Psychotherapy intervention the intervention itself and the ripples of influence into the clients’ wider socio-cultural context are discussed. This stance speaks to current research and practice discourse in health and social care. The book champions acceptance of difference and equality in the health and social care needs for people with learning disabilities whilst emphasising the importance of dance movement psychotherapy for people with non-verbal communication. Dance Movement Psychotherapy with People with Learning Disabilities: Out of the Shadows into the Light will provide a practical and theoretical resource for practitioners and students of dance movement psychotherapy as well as allied health professionals service providers and carers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138963320

Dance Movement TherapyTheory Research and Practice What can dance movement contribute to psychotherapy? This thoroughly updated edition of Dance Movement Therapy echoes the increased world-wide interest in dance movement therapy and makes a strong contribution to the emerging awareness of the nature of embodiment in psychotherapy. Recent research is incorporated along with developments in theory and practice to provide a comprehensive overview of this fast-growing field. Helen Payne brings together contributions from experts in the field to offer the reader a valuable insight into the theory and practice of Dance Movement Therapy. The contributions reflect the breadth of developing approaches covering subjects including: dance movement therapy with people with dementia group work with people with enduring mental health difficulties transcultural competence in dance movement therapy freudian thought applied to authentic movement embodiment in dance movement therapy training and practice personal development through dance movement therapy. Dance Movement Therapy will be a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to learn more about the therapeutic use of creative movement and dance. It will be welcomed by students and practitioners in the arts therapies psychotherapy counselling and other health and social care professions.   Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203641613

Dance Music Manual Dance Music Manual aimed at the novice and seasoned professional alike takes the reader through the software and hardware needed to create original captivating and professional sounding music. Key features of Dance Music Manual include: How to create compelling professional-sounding original or remixed dance tracks. The differences between different genres and how to produce them. How to expose your tracks to their chosen audience and equip you with the skills to develop your career as a dance music producer and engineer. Along with the book is a companion website which provides examples of synthesis programming compression effects MIDI files and examples of the tracks discussed in this edition. The new and improved fourth edition covers processes and techniques used by music producers masters mixers and DJs. Each page is full of facts presented in a manner that is easy to absorb and implement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138319646

Dance ProductionDesign and Technology Dance Production: Design and Technology introduces you to the skills you need to plan design and execute the technical aspects of a dance production. While it may not seem that staging a dance production is that different from a play or musical in reality a dance performance offers up unique intricacies and challenges all its own from scenery that accommodates choreography to lighting design that sculpts the body and costumes that complement movement. This unique book approaches the process of staging a dance production from a balanced perspective making it an essential resource for dancers and designers alike. Covering a broad range of topics author Jeromy Hopgood takes the reader through the process of producing dance from start to finish – including pre-production planning (collaboration production process personnel performance spaces) design disciplines (lighting sound scenery costumes projections) stage management and more. Bridging the gap between theatrical and dance design the book includes a quick reference guide for theatrical and dance terminology useful in giving dancers and designers a common working vocabulary that will ensure productive communication across the different fields. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138795914

Dance Studies: The Basics A concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as: Exactly how do we define dance? What kinds of people dance and what kind of training is necessary? How are dances made? What do we know about dance history? Featuring a glossary chronology of dance history and list of useful websites this book is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in the study of dance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415582551

Dance Technique and Injury Prevention Dance Technique and Injury Prevention has established itself as the key reference for everyone involved in dance injury and treatment physical therapy and dance instruction. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203826119

Dance Therapy and Depth PsychologyThe Moving Imagination Dance/movement as active imagination was originated by Jung in 1916. Developed in the 1960s by dance therapy pioneer Mary Whitehouse it is today both an approach to dance therapy as well as a form of active imagination in analysis. In her delightful book Joan Chodorow provides an introduction to the origins theory and practice of dance/movement as active imagination.Beginning with her own story the author shows how dance/ movement is of value to psychotherapy. An historical overview of Jung's basic concepts is given as well as the most recent depth psychological synthesis of affect theory based on the work of Sylvan Tomkins Louis Stewart and others. Finally in discussing the use of dance/movement as active imagination in practice the movement themes that emerge and the non-verbal expressive aspects of the therapaeutic relationship are described. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138167896

Dance Words First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315077468

Dance-Play and Drawing-Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children’s Learning Investigating children’s learning through dance and drawing-telling Dance-Play and Drawing-Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children’s Learning provides a unique insight into how these activities can help children to critically reflect on their own learning. Promoting the concept of dance and drawing-telling as highly effective semiotic tools for meaning-making the book enlivens thinking about the extraordinary capacities of young children and argues for the incorporation of dance and drawing in mainstream early childhood curriculum. Throughout the book numerous practice examples show how children use movement sound images props and language to imaginatively re-conceptualize their everyday experiences into bodily-kinesthetic and spatial-temporal concepts. These examples illustrate children’s competence when given the opportunity to learn through dance and drawing-telling as well as the important role that teachers play in scaffolding children’s learning. Based on award-winning research this insightful and informative book makes a sought after contribution to the field of dance education and seeks to reaffirm dance as a powerful learning modality that supports young children’s expressive non-verbal communication. Encouraging the reader to consider the significance of multi-modal teaching and learning it is essential reading for researchers in the dance drawing and education spheres; postgraduate students taking courses in early childhood; play and dance therapists; and all early childhood teachers who have a specific interest in arts education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367376833

Dances of José Limón and Erick Hawkins Dances of José Limón and Erick Hawkins examines stagings of masculinity whiteness and Latinidad in the work of US modern dance choreographers José Limón (1908-1972) and Erick Hawkins (1908-1994). Focusing on the period between 1945 to 1980 this book analyzes Limón and Hawkins’ work during a time when modern dance was forming new relationships to academic and governmental institutions mainstream markets and notions of embodiment. The pre-war expressionist tradition championed by Limón and Hawkins’ mentors faced multiple challenges as ballet and Broadway complicated the tenets of modernism and emerging modern dance choreographers faced an increasingly conservative post-war culture framed by the Cold War and Red Scare. By bringing the work of Limón and Hawkins together in one volume Dances of José Limón and Erick Hawkins accesses two distinct approaches to training and performance that proved highly influential in creating post-war dialogues on race gender and embodiment. This book approaches Limón and Hawkins’ training regimes and performing strategies as social practices symbiotically entwined with their geo-political backgrounds. Limón’s queer and Latino heritage is put into dialogue with Hawkins’ straight and European heritage to examine how their embodied social histories worked co-constitutively with their training regimes and performance strategies to produce influential stagings of masculinity whiteness and Latinidad. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138300477

Dances of the Self in Heinrich von Kleist E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich Heine Lucia Ruprecht's study is the first monograph in English to analyse the relationship between nineteenth-century German literature and theatrical dance. Combining cultural history with close readings of major texts by Heinrich von Kleist E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich Heine the author brings to light little-known German resources on dance to address the theoretical implications of examining the interdiscursive and intermedial relations between the three authors' literary works aesthetic reflections on dance and dance of the period. In doing so she not only shows how dancing and writing relate to one another but reveals the characteristics that make each mode of expression distinct unto itself. Readings engage with literary modes of understanding physical movement that are neglected under the regime of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory and of classical ballet setting the human frail and expressive body against the smoothly idealised neoclassicist ideal. Particularly important is the way juxtaposing texts and performance practice allows for the emergence of meta-discourses about trauma and repetition and their impact on aesthetics and formulations of the self and the human body. Related to this is the author's concept of performative exercises or dances of the self which constitute a decisive force within the formation of subjectivity that is enacted in the literary texts. Joining performance studies with psychoanalytical theory this book opens up new pathways for understanding Western theatrical dance's theoretical historical and literary continuum. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258577

Dances with Darwin 1875–1910Vernacular Modernity in France Examining the extraordinary influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on French thought from 1875 to 1910 Rae Beth Gordon argues for a reconsideration of modernism both in time and in place that situates its beginnings in the French café-concert aesthetic. Gordon weaves the history of medical science ethnology and popular culture into a groundbreaking exploration of the cultural implications of gesture in dance performances at late-nineteenth-century Parisian café-concerts and music halls. While art historians have studied the ties between primitivism and modernism their convergence in fin-de-siècle popular entertainment has been largely overlooked. Gordon argues that while the impact of Darwinism was unprecedented in science it was no less present in popular culture through the popular press and popular entertainment where it constituted a kind of "evolutionist aesthetic" on display in the café-concert circus and music-hall as well as in the spectator's reception of the representations on the stage. Modernity in these sites Gordon contends was composed by the convergence of contemporary medical theory with representations of the primitive staged in entertainments that ranged from the can-can Missing Links and epileptic singers to the Cake-Walk. Her anthropology of gesture uncovers in these dislocations of the human form an aesthetic of disorder a half century before the eruptions of Dada and Surrealism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258560

Dancing Across BordersPerspectives on Dance Young People and Change Dancing Across Borders presents formal and non-formal settings of dance education where initiatives in different countries transcend borders: cultural and national borders subject borders professional borders and socio-economic borders. It includes chapters featuring different theoretical perspectives on dance and cultural diversity alongside case narratives that show these perspectives in a specific cultural setting. In this way each section charts the processes change and transformation in the lives of young people through dance. Key themes include how student learning is enhanced by cultural diversity experiential teaching and learning involving social cross-cultural and personal dimensions. This conceptually aligns with the current UNESCO protocols that accent empathy creativity cooperation collaboration alongside skills- and knowledge-based learning in an endeavour to create civic mindedness and a more harmonious world. This volume is an invaluable resource for teachers policy makers artists and scholars interested in pedagogy choreography community dance practice social and cultural studies aesthetics and interdisciplinary arts. By understanding the impact of these cross-border collaborative initiatives readers can better understand promote and create new ways of thinking and working in the field of dance education for the benefit of new generations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367442590

Dancing Female First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315078779

Dancing in DamascusCreativity Resilience and the Syrian Revolution On March 17 2011 many Syrians rose up against the authoritarian Asad regime that had ruled them with an iron fist for forty years. Initial successes were quickly quashed and the revolution seemed to devolve into a civil war pitting the government against its citizens and extremist mercenaries. As of late 2015 almost 300 000 Syrians have been killed and over half of a total population of 23 million forced out of their homes. Nine million are internally displaced and over four million are wandering the world many on foot or in leaky boats. Countless numbers have been disappeared. These shocking statistics and the unstoppable violence notwithstanding the revolution goes on. The story of the attempted crushing of the revolution is known. Less well covered has been the role of artists and intellectuals in representing to the world and to their people the resilience of revolutionary resistance and defiance. How is it possible that artists filmmakers and writers have not been cowed into numbed silence but are becoming more and more creative? How can we make sense of their insistence that despite the apocalypse engulfing the country their revolution is ongoing and that their works participate in its persistence? With smartphones pens voices and brushes these artists registered their determination to keep the idea of the revolution alive. Dancing in Damascus traces the first four years of the Syrian revolution and the activists’ creative responses to physical and emotional violence. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138692176

Dancing in the VortexThe Story of Ida Rubinstein First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415516204

Dancing Shadows Of Bali First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415865258

Dancing with Devtas: Drums Power and Possession in the Music of Garhwal North India In the Central Himalayan region of Garhwal the gods (devtas) enjoy dancing. Musicians - whether ritual specialists or musical specialists - are therefore an indispensable part of most entertainment and religious events. In shamanistic ceremonies their incantations songs and drumming 'make' the gods possess their mediums. In other contexts such as dramatic theatrical renditions of stories of specific deities actors 'dance' the role of their character having become possessed by the spirit of their character. Through the powerful sounds of their drumming musicians cause the gods to dance. Music and more particularly musical sound is perceived in Garhwal as a powerful force. Andrew Alter examines music and musical practice in Garhwal from an analytical perspective that explores the nexus between musical sounds and performance events. He provides insight into performance practice vocal techniques notions of repertoire classification instruments ensembles performance venues and dance practice. However music is not viewed simply as a system of organized sounds such as drum strokes pitch iterations or repertoire items. Rather in Garhwal the music is viewed as a system of knowledge and as a system of beliefs in which meaning and spirituality become articulated through potent sound iterations. Alter makes a significant contribution to the discipline of ethnomusicology through a detailed documentation of musical practice in the context of ritual events. The book offers a traditionally thorough historical-ethnographic study of a region with the aim of integrating the local field-based case studies of musical practices within the broader Garhwali context. The work contains invaluable oral data which has been carefully transliterated as well as translated. Alter blends a carefully detailed analysis of drumming in conjunction with the complex ritual and social contexts of this sophisticated and semantically rich musical practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138092419

Dancing with LightAdvances in Photofunctional Liquid-Crystalline Materials Liquid crystal (LC) displays dominating in the present market of flat panel displays are generally based on interactions of light and LCs. Recent progress in this field indicates that integrating photochromic molecules into LC materials enables one to photomanipulate unique features such as photoinduced phase transition photocontrolled alignment and phototriggered molecular cooperative motion giving birth to their novel applications beyond displays. For instance on connecting with three-dimensionally crosslinked elastomers LCs show photomechanical and photomobile properties converting light energy directly into mechanical work. Combining supramolecular cooperative motion with microphase separation of well-defined block copolymers they exhibit controllable regular nanostructures on a macroscopic scale with excellent reproducibility and mass production. This book first introduces the basic knowledge on LCs in a step-by-step manner and then deeply discusses photoresponsive LCs in low-molecular-weight compounds or small molecules polymers or macromolecules elastomers and block copolymers respectively. The engrossing photoresponsive LC materials offer an effective and convenient chance to adjust properties of advanced materials by integrating photoresponsive molecules with LC properties which has become one of the emerging topics in the present and future LC researches. This book comprehensively compiles the nature of this type of materials and the ongoing progress in this research area and uses graphs and figures extensively to enhance understanding especially of beginners. This book would be useful for students and primary researchers in soft materials and self-organized materials in both chemistry and physics. It may also serve as a reference for experienced researchers to keep up the current research trends in photoresponsive LC materials. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814411110

Dancing with the Family: A Symbolic-Experiential ApproachA Symbolic Experiential Approach Dancing with the Family presents something of a clinical importance not to offer an all-encompassing theory of the family therapy. This book emphasize on a dual focus. You will be asked to remain cognizant of the centrality of the person of the therapist as well as of the evolving process of the therapy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138004559

Dancing with the UnconsciousThe Art of Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalysis of Art In writing and lecturing over the past two decades on the relationship between psychoanalysis and art Danielle Knafo has demonstrated the many ways in which these two disciplines inform and illuminate each other. This book continues that discussion emphasizing how the creative process in psychoanalysis and art utilizes the unconscious in a quest for transformation and healing. Part one of the book presents case studies to show how free association transference dream work regression altered states of consciousness trauma and solitude function as creative tools for analyst patient and artist. Knafo uses the metaphor of dance to describe therapeutic action the back-and-forth movement between therapist and patient past and present containment and release and conscious and unconscious thought. The analytic couple is both artist and medium and the dance they do together is a dynamic representation of the boundless creativity of the unconscious mind. Part two of the book offers in-depth studies of several artists to illustrate how they employ various media for self-expression and self-creation. Knafo shows how artists though mostly creating in solitude are frequently engaged in significant relational proceses that attempt rapprochement with internalized objects and repair of psychic injury. Dancing with the Unconscious expands the theoretical dimension of psychoanalysis while offering the clinician ways to realize greater creativity in work with patients.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415881012

Dancing WomenFemale Bodies Onstage Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage is a spectacular and timely contribution to dance history recasting canonical dance since the early nineteenth century in terms of a feminist perspective. Setting the creation of specific dances in socio-political and cultural contexts Sally Banes shows that choreographers have created representations of women that are shaped by - and that in part shape - society's continuing debates about sexuality and female identity. Broad in its scope and compelling in its argument Dancing Women: * provides a series of re-readings of the canon from Romantic and Russian Imperial ballet to contemporary ballet and modern dance * investigates the gaps between plot and performance that create sexual and gendered meanings * examines how women's agency is created in dance through aspects of choreographic structure and style * analyzes a range of women's images - including brides mistresses mothers sisters witches wraiths enchanted princesses peasants revolutionaries cowgirls scientists and athletes - as well as the creation of various women's communities on the dance stage * suggests approaches to issues of gender in postmodern dance Using an interpretive strategy different from that of other feminist dance historians who have stressed either victimization or celebration of women Banes finds a much more complex range of cultural representations of gender identities. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203344347

Dandyism and Transcultural ModernityThe Dandy the Flaneur and the Translator in 1930s Shanghai Tokyo and Paris This book views the Neo-Sensation mode of writing as a traveling genre or style that originated in France moved on to Japan and then to China. The author contends that modernity is possible only on "the transcultural site"—transcultural in the sense of breaking the divide between past and present elite and popular national and regional male and female literary and non-literary inside and outside. To illustrate the concept of transcultural modernity three icons are highlighted on the transcultural site: the dandy the flaneur and the translator. Mere flaneurs and flaneurses simply float with the tide of heterogeneous information on the transcultural site whereas the dandy/flaneur and the cultural translator propellers of modernity manage to bring about transformative creation. Their performance marks the essence of transcultural modernity: the self-consciousness of working on the threshold always testing the limits of boundaries and tempted to go beyond them. To develop the concept of dandyism—the quintessence of transcultural modernity—the Neo-Sensation gender triad formed by the dandy the modern girl and the modern boy is laid out. Writers discussed include Liu Na’ou a Shanghai dandy par excellence from Taiwan Paul Morand who looked upon Coco Chanel the female dandy as his perfect other self and Yokomitsu Riichi who developed the theory of Neo-Sensation from Kant’s the-thing-in-itself. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879072

Danger Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime PoliticsSecuring the Seas Securing the State Grounded in extensive empirical research Danger Development and Legitimacy in East Asian Maritime Politics addresses the major issues of geopolitics in the region that have been and will continue to shape the international politics of the Asia-Pacific for years to come. Covering the nation-states of China Japan and South Korea it includes an examination of the key island disputes as well as analysis of the North Korea–South Korea clashes in the Yellow Sea controversies in Japan’s relations with both Koreas and the so-called ‘history disputes’ including recognition of World War II atrocities across the region. In doing so this book explores a range of themes from the ecological environment to the globalized nature of shipping and therein links the East Asian maritime sphere directly to the dynamics and developments in the domestic politics of each country. Thus it serves to demonstrate how several controversial debates in the international politics of the Asia-Pacific are ultimately and inextricably intertwined. A timely contribution that furthers our understanding of contemporary politics of the Asia-Pacific this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Asian politics international relations and the Asia-Pacific region in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367260231

Danger and OpportunityBridging Cultural Diversity for Competitive Advantage The Chinese characters for "danger" and "opportunity" form the word "crisis". Ancient Chinese wisdom sees an opportunity in danger. While cultural diversity brings challenges to the workplace how do we turn these challenges into opportunities? Drawing on their extensive experience working with multicultural and multinational organizations Lionel Laroche and Caroline Yang provide an in-depth analysis of cross-cultural dynamics in the workplace and offer practical suggestions at both the individual and organizational levels. The book analyzes cross-cultural challenges in six areas: the relative importance of technical and soft skills; cross-cultural communication; cross-cultural feedback; hierarchy; individualism; and risk tolerance. It then provides a solutions framework that encompasses people systems and environment to bridge the issues that arise from cultural differences. The analysis and solutions are applied in four business contexts: managing a multicultural workforce; competing in the global talent market; collaborating with joint venture partners; and working with offshore resources. If you work with colleagues managers employees and customers from diverse cultures if you are with an organization that has a multicultural workforce and/or global operations or if your organization collaborates with joint venture partners or offshore resources from different cultures then Danger and Opportunity: Bridging Cultural Diversity for Competitive Advantage is the book for you. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415658065

Danger and Risk as Challenges for HRMManaging People in Hostile Environments Questions related to managing people in hostile environments have become more central on the agenda of business leaders and HR professionals in multinational corporations (MNCs). This is due to developments such as the increase of terrorism or the political instability in many regions. In consequence research on the role of HR in hostile environments has increased though it can still be considered in its early stages. Danger and Risk as Challenges for HRM: Managing People in Hostile Environments adds to this emerging field of research by investigating the management of people in hostile environments from conceptual as well as empirical perspectives. It delivers an essential and comprehensive overview and gives deep insight into this highly relevant topic from leading authors in the field. This book will be of great value to scholars and researchers interested in the role of human resource management (HRM) in hostile environments people management in companies in conflict-affected areas and to those interested in new grounds in HR Research. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367628642

Dangerous ClassesThe Underclass and Social Citizenship First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415755542

Dangerous DecadeTaiwan’s Security and Crisis Management Taiwan’s position looks increasingly precarious and tensions threaten to grow into a major strategic crisis. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made reunification with Taiwan a central pillar of his vision for China and has ramped up diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan. Its inhabitants are increasingly estranged from the mainland and Tsai Ing-wen’s administration refuses to conduct relations with China on Beijing’s terms. Taiwan could take on renewed strategic significance amid the backdrop of the deepening rivalry between China and the United States and find itself at the centre of a Cold War-style superpower confrontation. While Washington’s support and military power has historically guaranteed Taiwan’s security this is no longer a certainty. This Adelphi book argues that China’s military modernisation has changed the cross-strait military balance and the ability of the US to prevail in a conflict over Taiwan may have evaporated by 2030. As China feels increasingly empowered to retake Taiwan there is significant potential for escalation particularly given the ambiguity of Beijing’s ‘red lines’ on Taiwan. Neither Beijing Taipei nor Washington want such a conflict but each is challenging the uneasy status quo. Taylor calls for the introduction of a narrower set of formal crisis-management mechanisms designed to navigate a major Taiwan crisis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367437480

Dangerous FamiliesQueer Writing on Surviving Queer survivors piece together the clues to discover their own lives! Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving goes beyond the recovery narrative to create a new queer literature of investigation exploration and transformation. Twenty-six stories illuminate the reality of growing up in fear struggling to rebuild lives damaged by sexual physical and/or emotional abuse. The book explores how abuse turns queer survivors—male female and transgendered—into healers heartbreakers and homicidal maniacs presenting brilliant stories that sear and soar. Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving addresses all forms of abuse head-on representing a cross-section of queer survivors in terms of race class ethnicity education origin sexuality and gender. Contributors use their own life experiences to create a book that takes back control from well-meaning “outsiders ” as they recount the daily struggle to overcome the damage done to their minds bodies and spirits in a world that denies their gender sexual and social identities. From the editor: “Dangerous Families consists entirely of writing by survivors of childhood abuse. That's right—no therapists analyzing our plight no talk-show hosts exploiting us—just survivors exploring our complicated frightening and fulfilling lives. These stories dispense with the usual technique of carefully massaging the reader's fragile worldview before plunging this unsuspecting innocent into a world of horror. They go right to the horror the beauty and the joy often throwing the reader off-guard revealing layers of meaning before the reader can step back.” Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving is an anthology of 26 true stories of growing up queer in families that magnify the horrors of the outside world instead of offering protection. The book is an essential read for therapists caseworkers cultural studies specialists and anyone struggling to survive childhood abuse. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203057247

Dangerous GroundThe World of Hazardous Waste Crime For many years if businesses were caught dumping waste it was treated more as a nuisance than as a crime; the common images of the criminal and the dumper were worlds apart. In Dangerous Ground originally published in 1992 Donald J. Rebovich closes this perceptual gap providing essential information about and analysis of hazardous waste crime and the hazardous waste criminal. This paperback edition includes new material noting important changes since the book's original publication.Rebovich finds that the criminal dumper is usually an ordinary businessman. The author's research discovers that hazardous waste disposal crimes are more likely driven by the cost of legitimate disposal options rather than by organized crime figures. It is also a world where one's criminal position is often determined by industry connections and personal relationships.Dangerous Ground places the criminal dumping culture in perspective by detailing the basics of hazardous waste generation its legitimate disposal government responses and efforts to control illegal disposal. An epilogue concludes with an analysis of new threats to our environment posed by gas and oil drilling declining federal prosecutions progressive sentencing for offenders and recommendations on how the global community can effectively address international environmental crime. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412856010

Dangerous LiaisonsCollaboration and World War Two The Nazi regime in Germany was terrible enough without even accounting for the policy of collaboration. So what extra does collaboration say about Hitler and his plans for Europe? Peter Davies explores the mindset and political attitudes of Hitler and also many other controversial pro-Nazi leaders in Western Europe Scandanavia Central and Eastern Europe and also beyond. Delving into four different "types" of collaboration: political financial the Holocaust and collaboration at a social level he asks some difficult questions. The story of collaboration is brought up to date assessing both the legacy and its contemporary parallels. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138452794

Dangerous Memory in NagasakiPrayers Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives On 9th August 1945 the US dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Of the dead approximately 8500 were Catholic Christians representing over sixty percent of the community. In this collective biography nine Catholic survivors share personal and compelling stories about the aftermath of the bomb and their lives since that day. Examining the Catholic community’s interpretation of the A-bomb this book not only uses memory to provide a greater understanding of the destruction of the bombing but also links it to the past experiences of religious persecution drawing comparisons with the ‘Secret Christian’ groups which survived in the Japanese countryside after the banning of Christianity. Through in-depth interviews it emerges that the memory of the atomic bomb is viewed through the lens of a community which had experienced suffering and marginalisation for more than 400 years. Furthermore it argues that their dangerous memory confronts Euro-American-centric narratives of the atomic bombings whilst also challenging assumptions around a providential bomb. Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki presents the voices of Catholics many of whom have not spoken of their losses within the framework of their faith before. As such it will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese history religion and war history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367217754

Dangerous NeighborhoodContemporary Issues in Turkey's Foreign Relations Contemporary Turkish politics have long been roiled by cultural and social debates rooted in the legacy of modernization initiated in the 1920s by Mustafa Kemal Atati?1/2rk. Islamist challenges to Ataturk's secularism to political corruption and economic inefficiency and debates over the meaning of human rights all remain open to argument-in Ankara as well as elsewhere. Undoubtedly they exert influence on Turkey's position in world affairs and reinforce its double identity between the West and the Islamic world. Dangerous Neighborhood examines Turkish foreign policy problems both with its immediate neighbors in the Caucasus and Middle East and in its essential strategic relations with the European Union and the United States. How important is Washington for Turkey's strategic interests considering its controversial relations with the European Union? The Kurdish problem has affected Turkey's bid for EU membership and also its relations with the United States as the war on terrorism is pursued. Are Turkish values and national interests based on the legacy of Atati?1/2rk compatible with minority rights as defined by the European Union and if not why not? Moreover is there any advantage to Turkey in joining the European Union or is the price too high relating to human rights concessions and legal issues? These important questions are examined in this volume. In the Caucasus Turkey is an important factor if for no other reason than its size and common borders. Turkey's role whether Ankara likes it or not remains important for both Russian ambitions and local ethnic groups seeking either autonomy or independence-Chechens Abkhaz Circassians among others. Ankara's dilemma is whether to support co-nationals and co-religionists or to seek normal relations with Moscow. The solution to this dilemma is debated in this volume. In other parts of the world Turkey also plays a central role. For example Ankara's close military and political relations with Israel contribute to a different strategic and military balance in the Middle East. Turkey's views are seldom made public and few Turks have believed it is important to present their case. This book with contributors from Turkey as well as the West is intended in part to broaden understanding of Turkey's position. Dangerous Neighborhood will be of interest to political scientists foreign policy analysts and Middle East specialists.. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508989

Dangerous Others Insecure SocietiesFear and Social Division Dangerous Others Insecure Societies examines the turn in post-industrial societies towards a fear of cultural racial or religious externality adopting a ground-breaking analysis which considers 'insecurity' a constituent part of 'otherness' rather than something separate or following from it. By addressing the link between insecurity and otherness this book sheds light on the contemporary cultures of fear and risk that have made possible the aggressive measures that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US and which continue to dominate contemporary geopolitics. The result of particular socio-economic and political circumstances a sense of fear in relation to the Other has emerged as a replacement for the social bond as otherness and danger are increasingly associated with one another - a development that appears paradoxical in the modern globalized world. Bringing together the latest research from scholars in the UK Europe and Australia Dangerous Others Insecure Societies engages with diverse issues surrounding migration authoritarianism and social exclusion to consider the implications of a culture of fear and exclusion for multicultural globalized networked societies. As such it will appeal to sociologists geographers social anthropologists and political scientists concerned with questions of identity citizenship exclusion and belonging. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138246713

Dangerous PatientsA Psychodynamic Approach to Risk Assessment and Management This thought-provoking new collection - the fourth volume in the Forensic Psychotherapy Monograph Series - investigates the inherent difficulties in risk assessment. We have all read the lurid headlines when things go wrong but what is it like for the professional who has to make such vital decisions? Ronald Doctor has assembled an impressive group of clinicians who specialise in various aspects of forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy to present their experiences and theories on this formidable subject. The book begins with a general overview of current psychodynamic approaches and covers various mental health settings including medium- and high-security units general medical hospitals and psychiatric wards. This collection will prove to be an indispensable guide to any healthcare professional and a fascinating insight for all into this highly-pressured environment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367105303

Dangerous PeoplePolicy Prediction and Practice Experienced legal academics and mental health professionals explore the current approaches to “dangerousness” and preventive detention. The defining characteristics of those deemed dangerous by society vary according to culture place and time and the contributors to this text have gathered to analyze the policies and practices related to current out-groups such as sex offenders suspected terrorists and young offenders in the United States Scotland England and Australia. Dangerous People is the result of their research workshopping and writing. The text is organized logically and begins with a section on Parameters that explores the international human rights and legal limitations related to preventive detention schemes. It moves on to Policy where contributors examine legislative policy and Prediction or risk assessment especially in terms of violent crimes in youth. The section on Practice focuses on recent schemes to prevent re-offending. This text is indispensible as a resource that deals with the practical issues surrounding preventive detention and supervision schemes the assessment of the risk of future harm in offenders and different programs and sentencing options for high-risk offenders with mental illnesses. It contains case examples that bring real-life issues to light and sets forth an agenda to provide effective ways to protect communities from harm. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415884952

Dangerous TerritoriesStruggles for Difference and Equality in Education With the recent conservative retrenchment educational institutions have witnessed a backlash against the gains made by feminist and antiracist activists. Dangerous Territories examines higher education as one site of this backlash at the same time challenging the binary framing of discourse as "reactionary" vs. "progressive " or Right vs. Left. Contributors are scholars working within and across a variety of disciplines including law history sociology education literature women's studies queer theory cultural politics and postcolonialism. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315022246

Dangerous Thinking in the Age of the New Authoritarianism Giroux probes the depth and range of forces pushing the United States into a new form of authoritarianism one that connects the Orwellian surveillance state with the forms of ideological control made famous by Aldous Huxley. Addressing how neoliberalism or the new market fundamentalism is shaping a range of registers from language and memory to youth and higher education Giroux explores how education in a variety of spheres is transformed into a type of miseducation perpetuated through what he calls a "disimagination machine"-one that reproduces the present by either distorting or erasing the past. But Giroux is not content to focus on how matters of politics subjectivity power and desire are colonized through forms of miseducation; he is also concerned with the educative nature of politics as the practice of freedom and how the emphasis on critique must be matched by a politics and discourse of resistance hope and possibility. This becomes particularly evident in his chapters on Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn. Thinking Dangerously makes clear that at the heart of the struggle for a radical democracy is the reviving of the radical imagination as the basis for new forms of political and collective struggle. Probing these issues through a series of interrelated essays and important interviews Giroux provides an accessible layered and sustained example of how thinking dangerously is central to and connected with the struggle over the radical imagination and the fight to fulfill the promise of a radical democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781612058641

Dangerous Weapons Desperate StatesRussia Belarus Kazakstan and Ukraine With the collapse of the USSR fifteen fledgling sates inherited a massive Soviet arsenal unstable political systems and desperate economies. A "sell everything" mentality threatens to result in the largest arms bazaar in human history and this potential "fire sale" includes weapons of mass destruction. This book addresses the challenges the new independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) face in controlling and monitoring their sensitive military-related exports.Dangerous Weapons Desperate States explores the various theoretical approaches that help explain the development of nonproliferation export control systems in the NIS. The contributors coming from both the FSU states and the US provide a broad range of perspectives on the problems posed by the threat of proliferation. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203612026

Dangerous Women Libertine Epicures and the Rise of Sensibility 1670-1730 In the first full-length study of the figure of the female libertine in late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century literature Laura Linker examines heroines appearing in literature by John Dryden Aphra Behn Catharine Trotter Delariviere Manley and Daniel Defoe. Linker argues that this figure partially inspired by Epicurean ideas found in Lucretius's De rerum natura interrogates gender roles and assumptions and emerges as a source of considerable tension during the late Stuart and early Georgian periods. Witty and rebellious the female libertine becomes a frequent satiric target because of her transgressive sexuality. As a result of negative portrayals of lady libertines women writers begin to associate their libertine heroines with the pathos figures they read in French texts of sensibilité. Beginning with a discussion of Charles II's mistresses Linker shows that these women continue to serve as models for the female libertine in literature long after their "reigns" at court ended. Her study places the female libertine within her cultural philosophical and literary contexts and suggests new ways of considering women's participation and the early novel which prominently features female libertines as heroines of sensibility. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138270800

Dangerous WomenGender and Korean Nationalism Dangerous Women addresses the themes of Korean nationalism and gender construction as well as various issues related to the colonialization and decolonialization of the Korean nation. The contributors explore the troubled category of "woman " placing it in the specific context of a marginalized and colonized nation. But Korean women are not merely configured here as metaphors for an emasculated and infantilized "homeland;" they are also shown to be products of a problematic gender construction that originates in Korea and extends even today to Korean communities beyond Asia. Representations of Korean women still attempt to confine them to the status of either mother or prostitute: Dangerous Women rectifies that construction offering a feminist intervention that might recuperate womanhood. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203379424

Dangerousness Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and Violent Offenders Dangerousness Risk and the Governance of Serious Sexual and Violent Offenders is a fully up-to-date comprehensive and user-friendly guide on those offenders who are often assessed as being dangerous. Outlining evaluating and commenting on specific methods regimes and strategies for dealing with dangerous offenders throughout each chapter this book begins by considering what a dangerous offender is and providing a brief historical account of how the label has been used for different types of offender over the last three or four centuries. The book examines sentencing policy in addition to early and current dangerousness legislation evaluating the available sentences specifically designed for dangerous offenders and assessing their use and appropriateness. The role of risk and risk assessment tools is discussed considering what risk assessment is the way in which it works and how over recent times it has become more reliable and valid. It looks at the practical realities of how serious sexual and violent offenders are dealt with by the penal system in England and Wales. Finally specific offender groups are considered including female offenders children and young people and mentally disordered offenders. Each chapter considers whether there are any differences in terms of policy assessment and management strategies when sentencing and managing each distinct group; and if not whether any such modifications are required. This book will be key reading for students of law criminology social policy psychology and sociology and of interest to criminal justice professionals including the police prison officers probation officers psychologists lawyers and judges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415668637

Dangers of DeterrencePhilosophers on Nuclear Strategy Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war and nothing to gain from it. Yet it is nuclear deterrence that we are relying on to shield us from war. More and more people are coming to believe that security under a nuclear shield is an illusion and that nuclear deterrence embodies a dangerous paradox. It is too close to provocation it cannot prevent nuclear blackmail and its short-term success can only lead to proliferation and ultimate instability. In this book originally published in 1983 philosophers go behind the rhetoric of the nuclear debate and analyse the dangers of deterrence. The contributors all share a concern about the radical confusions that have arisen concerning nuclear deterrence. Showing how unilateral arguments can be developed from hard-headed political and military considerations they stress their belief that carefully managed unilateralism is the best method for securing the political independence of Western Europe. The doctrine is not founded on sheer moral idealism. This book will be essential reading for anyone engaged in the public discussion of defence policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367535131

Daniel Belknap (1771-1815)The Collected Works Daniel Belknap was a farmer mechanic and singing-master in Framingham Massachusetts who compiled four sacred and one secular tunebooks. These featured his own sacred compositions as well as those by other New England composers. While Belknap was not as flamboyant prolific nor as innovative as his contemporaries he nevertheless provided fitting and eloquent religious and social music for his own and neighboring communities. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315051130

Daniel Defoe and the Representation of Personal Identity The concept of a personal identity was a contentious issue in the early eighteenth century. John Locke’s philosophical discussion of personal identity in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding fostered a public debate upon the status of an immortal Christian soul. This book argues that Defoe like many of this age had religious difficulties with Locke’s empiricist analysis of human identity. In particular it examines how Defoe explores competitive individualism as a social threat while also demonstrating the literary and psychological fiction of any concept of a separated lone identity. This foreshadows Michel Foucault’s assertion that the idea of man is ‘a recent invention a figure not yet two centuries old a new wrinkle in our knowledge’. The monograph’s engagement with Defoe’s destabilization of any definition or image of personal identity across a wide range of genres – including satire political propaganda history conduct literature travel narrative spiritual autobiography piracy and history economic and scientific literature rogue biography scandalous and secret history dystopian documentary science fiction and apparition narrative - is an important and original contribution to the literary and cultural understanding of the early eighteenth century as it interrogates and challenges modern presumptions of individual identity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367175658

Daniel DefoeThe Critical Heritage First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513524

Daniel Dennett SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE! (Valid until 3 months after publication) Daniel Dennett has been one of the central voices in the philosophy of mind for at least the past forty years. Unlike most philosophers of his generation Dennett’s work has resonated far and wide. It has powerfully influenced the development of cognitive science robotics developmental psychology and artificial intelligence. Indeed his work has led to many new lines of inquiry. For example he has developed a theory of consciousness which provides an approach to naturalizing mind which circumvents many of the most significant philosophical arguments against the possibility of a scientific explanation of consciousness. The daunting quantity (and variable quality) of literature available on Dennett makes it difficult to discriminate the useful from the tendentious superficial and otiose. Moreover because no comparable philosopher has had a profound impact across such a wide range of disciplines and on intellectual culture in general responses to Dennett’s philosophy are dispersed across a broad range of scientific philosophical and cultural domains. That is why this new title in the highly regarded Routledge series Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers is so urgently needed. Edited by John Symons this new Routledge Major Work is a four-volume collection of the best scholarship on Dennett; the collected materials have been carefully selected from a wide range of academic journals edited collections research monographs and other sources. The tightly focused organization of this collection allows users quickly and easily to access both established and cutting-edge assessments of Dennett’s work. The set is also made for irresistible browsing. With comprehensive introductions to each volume providing essential background information and relating the various works to each other Daniel Dennett is destined to be an indispensable resource for research and study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415588140

Daniel Gookin the Praying Indians and King Philip's WarA Short History in Documents This volume presents a valuable collection of annotated primary documents published during King Philip’s War (1675–76) a conflict that pitted English colonists against many native peoples of southern New England to reveal the real-life experiences of early Americans. Louise Breen’s detailed introduction to Daniel Gookin and the War combined with interpretations of the accompanying ancillary documents offers a set of inaccessible or unpublished archival documents that illustrate the distrust and mistreatment heaped upon praying (Christian) Indians. The book begins with an informative annotation of Historical Account of the Doings and Sufferings of the Christian Indians in New England in the Years 1675 1675 and 1677 written by Gookin a magistrate and military leader who defended Massachusetts’ praying Indians to expose atrocities committed against natives and the experiences of specific individuals and towns during the war. Developments in societal and particularly religious inclusivity in Puritan New England during this period of colonial conflict are thoroughly explored through Breen’s analysis. The book offers students primary sources that are pertinent to survey history courses on Early Americans and Colonial History as well as providing instructors with documents that serve as concrete examples to illustrate broad societal changes that occurred during the seventeenth century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138745322

Daniel O'Connell The British Press and The Irish FamineKilling Remarks Through an investigation of the reportage in nineteenth-century English metropolitan newspapers and illustrated journals this book begins with the question 'Did anti-O'Connell sentiment in the British press lead to "killing remarks " rhetoric that helped the press government and public opinion distance themselves from the Irish Famine?' The book explores the reportage of events and people in Ireland focussing first on Daniel O'Connell and then on debates about the seriousness of the Famine. Drawing upon such journals as The Times The Observer the Morning Chronicle The Scotsman the Manchester Guardian the Illustrated London News and Punch Williams suggests how this reportage may have effected Britain's response to Ireland's tragedy. Continuing her survey of the press after the death of O'Connell Leslie Williams demonstrates how the editors writers and cartoonists who reported and commented on the growing crisis in peripheral Ireland drew upon a metropolitan mentality. In doing so the press engaged in what Edward Said identifies as 'exteriority ' whereby reporters cartoonists and illustrators basing their viewpoints on their very status as outsiders reflected the interests of metropolitan readers. Although this was overtly excused as an effort to reduce bias stereotyping and historic enmity - much of unconscious - were deeply embedded in the language and images of the press. Williams argues that the biases in language and the presentation of information proved dangerous. She illustrates how David Spurr's categories or tropes of invalidation debasement and negation are frequently exhibited in the reports editorials and cartoons. However drawing upon the communications theories of Gregory Bateson Williams concludes that the real 'subject' of the British Press commentary on Ireland was Britain itself. Ireland was used as a negative mirror to reinforce Britain's own commitment to capitalist industrial values at a time of great internal str Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367888336

Daniel O'Connell and the Anti-Slavery Movement'The Saddest People the Sun Sees' Previous histories on O’Connell have dealt predominantly with his attempts to secure a repeal of the 1800 Act of Union and on his success in achieving Catholic Emancipation in 1829 Kinealy focuses instead on the neglected issue of O’Connell’s contribution to the anti-slavery movement in the United States. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138663282

Danish Arctic Expeditions 1605 to 1620In Two Books. Book I - The Danish Expeditions to Greenland in 1605 1606 and 1607; to which is added Continued in First Series 97. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1897. Media > Books > E-books Hakluyt Society 9781315575841

Danish DictionaryDanish-English English-Danish First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138126558

Danish Natl Child-care/h This book is for those who believe they have a voice in what happens to their children. It details the strengths and weaknesses of a number of programs in the Danish national child care system linking the Danish example to begin a movement toward a more rational concern for all American children. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367170370

Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar presents a fresh and accessible description of the language concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Danish. The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Danish grammar. It offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of the language and provides full and clear explanations. This edition has been fully updated to reflect changes in grammar cultural changes and the impact of modern technology. All sections have been systematically revised and a new section on phrases and an up-to-the-moment account of the use of the comma have been added. The examples and grammar explanations have been improved throughout. Features include: a wealth of examples from present-day Danish particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty Danish-English parallels highlighted throughout the book an extensive index and clear paragraph numbering for easy navigation cross-references in all parts of the book. Danish: A Comprehensive Grammar is the most comprehensive and detailed Danish grammar available in English and is an essential reference source for the learner and user of Danish at all levels. It is ideal for use in schools colleges universities and adult classes of all types. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203853023

Danish: An Essential Grammar Danish: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most important aspects of current Danish as it is used by native speakers. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language focusing on those areas of Danish that pose particular problems for English speakers but at the same time providing a broad general account of the language. The Grammar is the ideal source of reference for the learner of Danish in the early and middle stages. It is suitable for independent study or for students in schools colleges universities and adult classes of all types. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect changes in current language use and recent cultural developments. Features include: clear jargon-free explanations many tables and diagrams for extra clarity separate glossary of linguistic and grammatical terms detailed index with key Danish and English words Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415496896

D'AnnunzioThe First Duce Gabriele D'Annunzio was one of the most flamboyant figures in the political history of modern Europe. A poet in the Byronic style and a popular hero of the First World War D'Annunzio passionately believed that the sacrifices of war should prelude a new social order. His capture of the city of Fiume in 1919 which had been claimed by Italy as part of the settlement before the Versailles Peace Conference has been popularized and romanticized ever since. Ledeen uses information gathered from Italian and American archives and from personal interviews to examine the sixteen months of D'Annunzio's personal rule in Fiume seeing it as a harbinger of successful mass movements of the twentieth century. The connection between D'Annunzio and Fascism is central to Ledeen's narrative. Virtually the entire ritual of Fascist politics made familiar by Mussolini-the balcony address the Roman salute the dramatic dialogues with the crowd the use of religious symbols in a new secular setting-was influenced by D'Annunzio at Fiume. Both were masters of a political style based on personal charisma. Each spoke for a "new" Italy and eventually for a new world. Each attempted to transform his countrymen into more heroic types by an ethic of violence and grandeur. But Ledeen brings sharply into focus profound differences between D'Annunzio's vision of a new world and that offered by Fascism. Significantly D'Annunzio enlisted support from the most diverse elements of society-politicians and businessmen in addition to representatives of radical trade unions anarchist groups and the armed forces. Often sensationalized as a precursor of a sixties-style "dolce vita " D'Annunzio's Fiume presented many of the phenomena considered novel or unsettling today: sexual promiscuity widespread experimentation with drugs clergymen wanting to marry women demanding equal rights youth calling for the elimination of the old soldiers insisting on a democratic army poets yearning for a beautiful world instead of a purely utilitarian one minorities clamoring for their fair share of political power. From the dispassionate distance of half a century Ledeen views Fiume as a microcosm of the larger chaos of our contemporary scene. Although he was removed from Fiume after a pitched battle on land and sea D'Annunzio remained an influential figure in Italian politics. Ledeen presents him as "one of the great innovators and watersheds of the modern world." This book will be of interest to historians political scientists and those interested in Post World War I Italy. An authority on Italian fascism and contemporary Europe Michael A. Ledeen is Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. In addition to being a frequent contributor to The New Republic The American Spectator and 11 Giornale (Milan) he is the author of 15 books on contemporary history and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521940

Dante Dante's work has fascinated readers for seven hundred years and has provided key reference points for writing as diverse as that of Chaucer the Renaissance poets the English Romantics Tennyson and the Pre-Raphaelites American writers from Melville through to Eliot and Pound Anglo-Irish Modernists from Joyce to Beckett and contemporary poets such as Heaney and Walcott.In this volume Jeremy Tambling has selected ten recent essays from the mass of Dante studies and put the Divine Comedy - Dante's record of a journey to Hell Purgatory and Paradise - into context for the modern reader. Topics such as Dante's allegory his relationship to classical and modern poetry his treatment of love and of sexuality his attitudes to Florence and to his contemporary Italy are explored and clarified through a selection of work by some of the best scholars in the field. An introduction and notes help the reader to situate the criticism and to relate it to contemporary literary theory. In this anthology Dante's relevance to both English and Italian literature is highlighted and the significance of Dante for poetry in English is illuminated for the modern reader.This book provides students of English literature and Italian literature with the most comprehensive collection of important critical studies of Dante to date. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315840604

Dante Columbus and the Prophetic TraditionSpiritual Imperialism in the Italian Imagination Exploring the diverse factors that persuaded Christopher Columbus that he could reach the fabled "East" by sailing west Dante Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition considers first the impact of Dante’s Divine Comedy and the apocalyptic prophetic tradition that it reflects on Columbus’s perception both of the cosmos and the eschatological meaning of his journey to what he called an ‘other world.’ In so doing the book considers how affinities between himself and the exiled poet might have led Columbus to see himself as a divinely appointed agent of the apocalypse and his enterprise as the realization of the spiritual journey chronicled in the Comedy. As part of this study the book necessarily examines the cultural space that Dante’s poem its geography cosmography and eschatology enjoyed in late fifteenth century Spain as well as Columbus’s own exposure to it. As it considers how Italian writers and artists of the late Renaissance and Counter Reformation received the news of Columbus’ ‘discovery’ and appropriated the figure of Dante and the pseudo-prophecy of the Comedy to interpret its significance the book examines how Tasso Ariosto Stradano and Stigliani in particular forge a link between Dante and Columbus to present the latter as an inheritor of an apostolic tradition that traces back to the Aeneid. It further highlights the extent to which Italian writers working in the context of the Counter Reformation use a Dantean filter to propagate the notion of Columbus as a new Paul that is a divinely appointed apostle to the New World and the Roman Church as the rightful emperor of the souls encountered there. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367884413

Dante and EpicurusA Dualistic Vision of Secular and Spiritual Fulfilment This book explores Dante's reception and polemical representation of Epicureanism and the light this sheds on his dualistic theory of the secular and spiritual hemispheres of human conduct. It also addresses a significant gap in Dante scholarship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367600105

Dante and the OtherA Phenomenology of Love Dante and the Other brings together noted and emerging Dante scholars with theologians philosophers psychoanalysts and psychotherapists bridging the Florentine’s premodern world to today’s postmodern context. Exploring how alterity has become a potent symbol in religion philosophy politics and culture this book will be of interest to many related fields. The book offers a thorough foundation in approaching Dante as proto-phenomenologist. It includes an informative review of literature historical insight into Dante’s poetics-toward-ineffability as alternative to modern scientism a foray into science fiction existential elaborations phenomenological analyses of Inferno’s Canto I and applications to psychotherapy and qualitative research. It also contains a poem from an imagined Virgil retiring in Limbo and a meditation on Dante’s complicated relationship to homosexuality. Dante and the Other presents the mystical passion of apophatic spirituality the millennia-spanning Augustinianism of radical orthodoxy Levinas Heidegger and many others—all driven by Dante’s Labors of Love. It is essential reading for Dante scholars as well as readers interested in his works. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367675851

Dante Chr First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315888682

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the Late Victorian Sonnet SequenceSexuality Belief and the Self In 1870 Dante Gabriel Rossetti published the first version of his sonnet sequence The House of Life. The next thirty years saw the greatest flourishing of the sonnet sequence since the 1590s. John Holmes's carefully researched and eloquent study illuminates how leading sonneteers including the Rossettis John Addington Symonds Wilfrid Blunt and Augusta Webster and their early twentieth-century successors Rosa Newmarch and Rupert Brooke addressed the urgent questions of selfhood religious belief and doubt and sexual and national identity which troubled late Victorian England. Drawing on the heritage of the sonnet sequence the poetic self-portraits they created are unsurpassed in their subtlety complexity courage and honesty. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367887858

Dante in OxfordThe Paget Toynbee Lectures 1995-2003 This book is a collection of the Paget Toynbee's lectures given by internationally renowned scholars such as Zygmunt Baranski John Barnes and Jonathan Usher. It includes key questions such as Dante Ovid and the poetry of exile and ground-breaking work on obscenity in the Divine Comedy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367603830

Dante on ViewThe Reception of Dante in the Visual and Performing Arts Dante on View opens an important new dimension in Dante studies: for the first time a collection of essays analyses the presence of the Italian Medieval poet Dante Alighieri in the visual and performing arts from the Middle Ages to the present day. The essays in this volume explore the image of Dante emerging in medieval illuminated manuscripts and later ideological and nostalgic uses of the poet. The volume also demonstrates the rich diversity of projects inspired by the Commedia both as an overall polysemic structure and as a repository of scenes which generate a repertoire for painters actors and film-makers. In its original multimediality Dante's Commedia stimulates the performance of readers and artists working in different media from manuscript to stage from ballet to hyperinstruments from film to television. Through such a variety of media the reception of Dante in the visual and performing arts enriches our understanding of the poet and of the arts represented at key moments of formal and structural change in the European cultural world. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258522

Dante the Lyric and Ethical PoetDante Lirico E Etico This book presents the proceedings of the fifth and final meeting of the International Dante Seminar. It addresses four major topics of present-day Dante studies: Dante as a lyric poet; Dante as an ethical poet; Dante and the Eclogues; and Dante in nineteenth-century Britain. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602390

Dante's PlurilingualismAuthority Knowledge Subjectivity This book focuses on Dante's central problem of the plurality of languages. It discusses the medieval theories of language and explores Dante's original place with respect to them by focusing on the concepts of universality unity variability and plurality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602444

Dante's Poetry of Donati: The Barlow Lectures on Dante Delivered at University College London 17-18 March 2005: No. 7The Barlow Lectures on "Members of the Florentine family of the Donati feature prominently in Dante's Divine Comedy . Their presence is explored by Piero Boitani as a 'comedy' within the Comedy in close readings of the three major episodes in which they appear one for each of Inferno Purgatorio and Paradiso ." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351199391

Dante's Second LoveThe Originality and the Contexts of the Convivio "Three essays on the nature of the bonds between Vita Nuova and Convivio; the nature and significance of the Donna Gentile Dante's 'second love'; and the imaginative and intellectual coherence of the third and fourth treatises of the Convivio . An excursus comments on the Donna Gentile's fate at the hands of scholars." Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351199438

Daoism and Environmental PhilosophyNourishing Life Daoism and Environmental Philosophy explores ethics and the philosophy of nature in the Daodejing the Zhuangzi and related texts to elucidate their potential significance in our contemporary environmental crisis. This book traces early Daoist depictions of practices of embodied emptying and forgetting and communicative strategies of undoing the fixations of words things and the embodied self. These are aspects of an ethics of embracing plainness and simplicity nourishing the asymmetrically differentiated yet shared elemental body of life of the myriad things and being responsively attuned in encountering and responding to things. These critical and transformative dimensions of early Daoism provide exemplary models and insights for cultivating a more expansive ecological ethos environmental culture of nature and progressive political ecology. This work will be of interest to students and scholars interested in philosophy environmental ethics and philosophy religious studies and intellectual history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367025144

Daoism in JapanChinese traditions and their influence on Japanese religious culture Like an ancient river Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape forever altering its topography and ecology. Daoism’s presence in Japan still may be discerned in its abiding influence on astrology divination festivals literature politics and popular culture not to mention Buddhism and Shintō. Despite this legacy few English-language studies of Daoism’s influence on Japanese religious culture have been published. Daoism in Japan provides an exploration of the particular pathways by which Daoist traditions entered Japan from continental East Asia. After addressing basic issues in both Daoist Studies and the study of Japanese religions including the problems of defining ‘Daoism’ and ‘Japanese ’ the book looks at the influence of Daoism on ancient medieval and modern Japan in turn. To do so the volume is arranged both chronologically and topically according to the following three broad divisions: "Arrivals" (c. 5th-8th centuries CE) "Assimilations" (794-1868) and "Apparitions" (1600s-present). The book demonstrates how Chinese influence on Japanese religious culture ironically proved to be crucial in establishing traditions that usually are seen as authentically even quintessentially Japanese. Touching on multiple facets of Japanese cultural history and religious traditions this book is a fascinating contribution for students and scholars of Japanese Culture History and Religions as well as Daoist Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138319349

DaoismA Contemporary Philosophical Investigation Daoism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation explores philosophy of religion from a Daoist perspective. Philosophy of religion is a thriving field today increasingly expanding from its traditional theistic Christian roots into more cosmologically oriented Asian religions. This book raises a number of different issues on the three levels of cosmos individual and society and addresses key questions like: What are the distinctive characteristics of Daoist thought and cosmology? How does it approach problems of creation body mind and society? What ultimately is Dao? How does it manifest and play a role in the world? What are the key features of Daoist communities and ethics? What role does the body play in Daoism? What do Daoists think is the relationship between language and reality? What is Daoist immortality? How do Daoists envision the perfect life on earth? The volume delves into philosophical subject matter in a way that is accessible to those approaching the topic for this first time while also making an original contribution to Daoist philosophy of religion. This volume is suitable for use by undergraduate and graduate students studying Chinese religion and philosophy as well as more general introductory courses on Daoism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138304949

Daoist Ritual State Religion and Popular PracticesZhenwu Worship from Song to Ming (960-1644) Zhenwu or the Perfected Warrior is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion. Religious specialists lay devotees the state machine and the cultural industry all participated both collaboratively and competitively in the evolution of this devotional movement. This book centres on the development and transformation of the godhead of Zhenwu as well as the devotional movement focused on him. Organised chronologically on the development of the Zhenwu worship in Daoist rituals state religion and popular practices it looks at the changes in the way Zhenwu was perceived and the historical context in which those changes took place. The author investigates the complicated means by which various social and political groups contested with each other in appropriating cultural-religious symbols. The question at the core of the book is how in a given historical context human agents and social institutions shape the religious world to which they profess devotion. The work offers a holistic approach to religion in a period of Chinese history when central local official clerical and popular power are constantly negotiating and reshaping established values. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138086494

Dare Dream DoRemarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream Thinkers50 Management Thinker of 2015 Whitney Johnson has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book Johnson directs her attention to teaching women in particular a three-step model for personal advancement and happiness. She first encourages us to Dare to boldly step out to consider disrupting life as we know it. Then she teaches us how to Dream to give life to the many possibilities available whether to start a business run a marathon or travel the world. She shows us how to "date" our dreams (no need to commit!) and how to make space for dreams. Finally Whitney's model brings out the businesswoman in her; she teaches us to Do to execute our dreams. She showcases the importance of sharing dreams with others to give them life creating your own "dream team." Rich with real stories of women who have dared to dream Dare Dream Do offers a practical framework for making remarkable things happen. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781937134129

Dare to Be HumanA Contemporary Psychoanalytic Journey Daniel is 35 successful a high level professional and an accomplished academic - yet he is also a virgin who fears that he will spend the rest of his life alone. More importantly Daniel has existed in an emotional bubble all of his life and has had no intimate friendships. In other words he is not fully alive and seeks psychotherapy because he is haunted by not understanding what is wrong with him. He is attractive to women yet as soon as a woman tries to get close to him he runs away. Lacking an inner foundation he fears that women will annihilate him like his overbearing mother who abused him as a child. Quite simply this book is an unprecedented achievement taking the reader into actual psychoanalytic sessions and sharing with the reader Michael Shoshani Rosenbaum’s dialogues with Daniel  vividly illustrating his pain and struggle to transcend his existential plight.  Furthermore as the author of two sections of the book Daniel himself provides a rare insightful view from the other side of the couch illuminating the challenge and change experienced within the other half of the therapeutic relationship. It is a compelling psychological adventure fusing together the intimacy of the therapy with an account of the revolutionary changes that have occurred in the practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis over the last decades.  Daniel is like no one else and yet he is everyone making this book a must for every person searching for self-knowledge allowing the reader to identify with Daniel and his struggle to become human. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203883129

Dare to Soar Poster The poster is available with a thin Plastic Film Coating to protect against dust and grime fading due to light exposure and oil from finger marks. We encourage our customers to protect their posters with this product. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9781138070042

Darfur's Political EconomyA Quest for Development Darfur is a vast region endowed with limited and unexplored natural resources poor infrastructure and lack of major development projects and identifying its economic and human development needs brings us closer to finding ways to alleviate its human suffering and environmental stress. This book presents a broad spectrum of analytical perspectives from prominent academics professionals and practitioners from Darfur itself adhering to the principles of scientific inquiry with intellectual rigor and objectivity in order to form a collective thesis on the political economy of Darfur.The first section in this title presents Darfur as a political entity including its systems of land tenure and administration. The second section describes the water resources agricultural production and environmental conditions of the region. The third discusses the cost of the war health issues and women’s issues and the fourth discusses energy and transportation infrastructure.While there are many existing books that discuss the current humanitarian and political crisis in Darfur this is one of the first to explore the causes behind the crisis. This title is a valuable resource for academics students researchers and policy-makers with an interest in the region and in the wider fields of political economy and conflict studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367600495

Daring to DreamToward a Pedagogy of the Unfinished -- New from the author of the million-selling Pedagogy of the Oppressed -- In an era when teachers and states are resisting high-stakes testing this new book from world-renowned author Paulo Freire could not be more timely. Freire's uplifting message u Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635309

Daring to PlayA Brecht Companion Translated into English for the first time Daring To Play: A Brecht Companion is the study of Bertolt Brecht’s theatre by Manfred Wekwerth Brecht’s co-director and former director of the Berliner Ensemble. Wekwerth aims to challenge prevailing myths and misconceptions of Brecht’s theatre instead providing a refreshing and accessible approach to his plays and theatrical craft. The book is rich in information examples and anecdotal detail from first-hand acquaintance with Brecht and rehearsal with the Berliner Ensemble. Wekwerth provides a detailed practical understanding of how theatre operates with a clear perspective on the interface between politics and art. Warm and engaging whilst also being provocative and challenging Daring to Play displays the continued vitality of Brecht’s true approach to theatre makers today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415569699

Dark CognitionEvidence for Psi and its Implications for Consciousness Outlining the scientific evidence behind psi research Dark Cognition expertly reveals that such anomalous phenomena clearly exist highlighting that the prevailing view of consciousness purely as a phenomenon of the brain fails to account for the empirical findings. David Vernon provides essential coverage of information and evidence for a variety of anomalous psi phenomena calling for a paradigm shift in how we view consciousness: from seeing it as something solely reliant on the brain to something that is enigmatic fundamental and all pervasive. The book examines the nature of psi research showing that despite claims to the contrary it is clearly a scientific endeavour. It explores evidence from telepathy and scopaesthesia clairvoyance and remote viewing precognition psychokinesis fields of consciousness energy healing out of body experiences near-death experiences and post death phenomena showing that not only do these phenomena exist but that they have significant implications for our understanding of consciousness. Featuring discussion on scientific research methods reflections on the fields of dark cognition and end-of-chapter questions that encourage critical thinking this book is an essential text for those interested in parapsychology consciousness and cognitive psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138331020

Dark FantasyRegressive Movements and the Search for Meaning in Politics Recent trends in politics culminating in the US with the election of Donald Trump both provoked and expressed a troubling intensification of emotion in the body politic. Heightened levels of anger frustration and distrust the dismissal of the norms of politics and policy making and the prevalence of intractable conflict indicated an increase in the power of regressive forces. The power of these forces takes the form of dark fantasies involving the loss indeed the destruction of safe space the prevalence of existential threat and the corrosion of the kinds of relationships that make living in the world tolerable. This book explores the emotional meaning of regressive movements in contemporary politics with special reference to Trump and his supporters. Its main hypothesis is that the primary goal of these movements is not to restore a lost world of safety and wellbeing as they claim it is but to make their members' experience of the destruction and loss of that world universal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782206255

Dark HorizonsScience Fiction and the Dystopian Imagination First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315810775

Dark MatterAn Introduction Dark Matter: An Introduction tackles the rather recent but fast-growing subject of astroparticle physics encompassing three main areas of fundamental physics: cosmology particle physics and astrophysics. Accordingly the book discusses symmetries conservation laws relativity and cosmological parameters and measurements as well as the astrophysical behaviors of galaxies and galaxy clusters that indicate the presence of dark matter and the possible nature of dark matter distribution. This succinct yet comprehensive volume: Addresses all aspects essential to the study of dark matter Explores particle candidates for cold dark matter beyond the theory of the standard model providing examples of basic extensions and introducing theories such as supersymmetry and extra dimensions Explains—in simple text and mathematical formulations—calculation of the freeze-out temperature of a dark matter species and its relic density Provides theoretical background for dark matter scattering off a target event rate calculation and dark matter annihilation essential to study direct and indirect detection of dark matter Complete with a detailed review of the latest dark matter experiments and techniques Dark Matter: An Introduction is an ideal text for beginning researchers in the field as well as for general readers with an inquisitive mind as the important topic of astroparticle physics is treated both pedagogically and with deeper insight. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466572119

Dark MattersExploring the Realm of Psychic Devastation This book takes a deeper look into the darker side of the human condition by examining the psyches of those who have been victims or survivors of heinous acts perpetrated by others. From the "personal Holocaust" of sexual abuse in the family to the genocidal persecution during "the" Holocaust and from the shared national horror of September 11 to the Palestinian/Israeli situation a special model of the traumatized mind is evolved to further our understanding of such "dark matters". The traditional models of the mind fall short when dealing with extraordinary people under ordinary conditions as well as with ordinary people under extraordinary conditions. This metapsychology is organized around the defensive operations of repression or splitting. In the model proposed here defensive altered states of consciousness or dissociation seems more helpful. A historical perspective is offered from Freud and Breuer with their Studies on Hysteria to current thinking about dissociative disorders. A developmental line of dissociation is also explored. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781780491639

Dark of the Moon As the tale unfolds a witch boy tarries in a mountain community in love with a beautiful girl named Barbara Allen. The superstitious townspeople resent their happiness and their subsequent meddling ends in violence and tragedy. This play was proclaimed a Broadway hit. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138132863

Dark Side of the Tune: Popular Music and Violence Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of the ways in which popular music has been deployed in association with violence ranging from what appears to be an incidental relationship to one in which music is explicitly applied as an instrument of violence. A preliminary overview of the physiological and cognitive foundations of sounding/hearing which are distinctive within the sensorium discloses in particular their potential for organic and psychic violence. The study then elaborates working definitions of key terms (including the vexed idea of the 'popular') for the purposes of this investigation and provides a historical survey of examples of the nexus between music and violence from (pre)Biblical times to the late nineteenth century. The second half of the book concentrates on the modern era marked in this case by the emergence of technologies by which music can be electronically augmented generated and disseminated beginning with the advent of sound recording from the 1870s and proceeding to audio-internet and other contemporary audio-technologies. Johnson and Cloonan argue that these technologies have transformed the potential of music to mediate cultural confrontations from the local to the global particularly through violence. The authors present a taxonomy of case histories in the connection between popular music and violence through increasingly intense forms of that relationship culminating in the topical examples of music and torture including those in Bosnia Darfur and by US forces in Iraq and Guant mo Bay. This however is not simply a succession of data but an argumentative synthesis. Thus the final section debates the implications of this nexus both for popular music studies itself and also in cultural policy and regulation the ethics of citizenship and arguments about human Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315095127

Dark Territory in the Information AgeLearning from the West German Census Controversies of the 1980s Through a detailed account of the West German census controversies of the 1980s this book offers a robust and geographical sense of what effective 'resistance' and 'empowerment' might mean in an age when the intensification of 'surveillance society' appears to render us ever more passive and incapable of controlling our own registration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138273634

Dark ThoughtsRace and the Eclipse of Society In Dark Thoughts eminent sociologist Charles Lemert dares to say and explain what everyone already knows - that the modern world was built on the need of white people to pretend they are not as dark as the next person.Delving poignantly into the history and literature of domination Lemert retells key moments of the twentieth-century by profiling figures like W.E.B. DuBois Charlotte Perkins Gilman Anna Julia Cooper Nella Larson Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. In a rare and unflinching look at his own complicated history Lemert also explores his own racism his struggle with the suicide of his oldest son as well as growing up as the virtual son of a black mother and his life now as the real father of an African-American daughter. Dark Thoughts speaks to the most urgent social issues at the beginning of the twenty-first century: race relations multiculturalism and social justice. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203952405

Dark Tourism and Crime Dark tourism has become widespread and diverse.   It has passed into popular culture vernacular deployed in guide books as a short hand descriptor for sites that are associated with death suffering and trauma.  However whilst  books have been devoted to dark tourism as a general topic no single text has sought to explore dark tourism in spaces where crime -  mass murder genocide State sanctioned torture and violence - has occurred as an organising theme. Dark Tourism and Crime explores the socio-cultural contours of this unique type of tourism and explains why spaces/places where crime has occurred fascinate and attract tourists. The book is marked by an ethics of respect for the suffering a place has experienced and an imperative to learn something tangible about the history and legacy of that suffering. Based on empirical ethnographic research it takes the reader from the remnants of Auschwitz concentration camp to the tranquil Australian island of Tasmania to explore precisely what things a dark tourist might encounter - architecture art installations gardens memorials physical traces of crime -  and how these things invoke and evoke past crimes. This volume furthers understanding of dark tourism and will be of interest to students researchers and academics of criminology tourism and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138083455

Dark Tourism and Place IdentityManaging and interpreting dark places Dark Tourism including visitation to places such as murder sites battlefields and cemeteries is a growing phenomenon as well as an emergent area of scholarly interest. Despite this interest the intersecting domains of dark tourism and place identity have been largely overlooked in the academic literature and this book aims to fill this void. The three main themes of Visitor Motivation Destination Management and Place Interpretation are addressed in this book from both a demand and supply perspective by examining a variety of case studies from around the world. This edited volume takes the dark tourism discussion to another level by reinforcing the critical intersecting domains of dark tourism and place identity and in particular highlighting the importance of understanding this connection for visitors and destination managers. Written by leading academics in the area this stimulating volume of 19 chapters will be valuable reading for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in a range of discipline areas; researchers and academics interested in dark tourism; and other interested stakeholders including those in the tourism industry government bodies and community groups. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138651272

Dark TourismPractice and interpretation Dark Tourism as well as other terms such as Thanatourism and Grief Tourism has been much discussed in the past two decades. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration of the subject from the point of view of both practice - how Dark Tourism is performed what practical and physical considerations exist on site - and interpretation - how Dark Tourism is understood including issues pertaining to ethics community involvement and motivation. It showcases a wide range of examples drawing on the expertise of academics with management and consultancy experience as well as those from within the social sciences and humanities.  Contributors discuss the historical development of Dark Tourism including its earlier incarnations across Europe but they also consider its future as a strand within academic discourse as well as its role within tourism development. Case studies include holocaust sites in Germany as well as analysis of the legacy of war in places such as the Channel Islands and Malta. Ethical and myriad marketing considerations are also discussed in relation to Ireland Brazil Rwanda Romania U.K. Nepal and Bosnia-Herzegovina. This book covers issues that are of interest to students and staff across a spectrum of disciplines from management to the arts and humanities including conservation and heritage site management marketing and community participation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367368784

Darkened EnlightenmentThe Deterioration of Democracy Human Rights and Rational Thought in the Twenty-First Century The premise of Darkened Enlightenment is to highlight the fact that there currently exist a number of socio-political forces that have the design or ultimate consequence of trying to extinguish the light of reason and rationality. The book presents a critique of modernity and provides a socio-political and cultural analysis of world society in the early twenty-first century. Specifically this analysis examines the deterioration of democracy human rights and rational thought. Key features include a combination of academic analysis that draws on numerous and specific examples of the growing darkness that surrounds us along with a balanced practical everyday-life approach to the study of the socio-political world we live in through the use of popular culture references and featured boxes. The general audience will also be intrigued by these same topics that concern academics including: a discussion on the meaning of "fake news"; attacks on the media and a declaration of the news media as the "enemy of the people"; the rise of populism and nationalism around the world; the deterioration of freedom and human rights globally; the growing economic disparity between the rich and the poor; attempts to devalue education; a growing disbelief in science; attacks on the environment; pseudoscience as a by-product of unreasoned and irrational thinking; the political swamp; the power elites and the deep state; and the variations of Big Business that impact our daily lives. This book will make a great contribution to such fields as sociology philosophy political science environmental science public administration economics psychology and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367461300

Darkroom DynamicsA Guide to Creative Darkroom Techniques - 35th Anniversary Annotated Reissue Back in print 35 years after it was first published Jim Stone’s classic darkroom manual provides step-by-step instructions for alternative creative darkroom techniques for experimental and manipulated photography. Each technique presented by a photographer who is an expert in its application includes how-to illustrations and reproductions of the photographer’s work. Perfect for students of darkroom photography including those interested in experimental photography and alternative processing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138944633

Darwin 1942 (RLE World War II in Asia) On Wednesday 18 February 1942 the Japanese air force bombed Darwin. Whilst this fact is well known very few people know exactly what happened. Timothy Hall was the first writer to be given acess to all the official reports of the time and as a result he has been able to reveal exactly what happened on that dreadful day – a day which Sir Paul Hasluck (17th Governor-General of Australia) later described as ‘a day of national shame’. The sequence of events in Darwin that day certainly did not reflect the military honour that the War Cabinet wanted people to believe. On the contrary for what really happened was a combination of chaos panic and in many cases cowardice on an unprecented scale. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138912762

Darwin and the BibleThe Cultural Confrontation For courses in evolution creationism or as a supplemental item in biology and/or biological anthropology courses.Darwin and the Bible helps readers to understand the nature history and passions behind the debate over scientific and religious versions of creation and human origins. Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation is about the history and nature of the disputes over human origins that arose with the publication of Charles Darwin‘s book Origin of Species in 1859. The readings in the text provide the historical theological social and political backgrounds of the debate. Rather than trying to demonstrate the truth of Darwinian evolution this book seeks to help the reader understand why the debate over Darwin and the Bible remains as contentious as ever. The book seeks to examine why Darwin‘s theory of evolution appears threatening to some people and likewise to help understand why some scientists often react with such emotion to challenges to their views. The contributors include biological scientists social scientists social historians and proponents of the importance of God faith and religion in peoples lives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138432567

Darwin and the Naked LadyDiscursive Essays on Biology and Art Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud the author discusses criticism the fantasy element in drama and popular literature the history of the novel the motivation of science and the function of erotic art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415853019

Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History Darwin and Theories of Aesthetics and Cultural History is a significant contribution to the fields of theory Darwin studies and cultural history. This collection of eight essays is the first volume to address from the point of view of art and literary historians Darwin's intersections with aesthetic theories and cultural histories from the eighteenth century to the present day. Among the philosophers of art influenced by Darwinian evolution and considered in this collection are Alois Riegl Ruskin and Aby Warburg. This stimulating collection ranges in content from essays on the influence of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory on Darwin and nineteenth-century debates circulating around beauty to the study of evolutionary models in contemporary art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138252677

Darwin in Atlantic CulturesEvolutionary Visions of Race Gender and Sexuality This collection is an interdisciplinary edited volume that examines the circulation of Darwinian ideas in the Atlantic space as they impacted systems of Western thought and culture. Specifically the book explores the influence of the principle tenets of Darwinism -- such as the theory of evolution the ape-man theory of human origins and the principle of sexual selection -- on established transatlantic intellectual traditions and cultural practices. In doing so it pays particular attention to how Darwinism reconfigured discourses on race gender and sexuality in a transnational context. Covering the period from the publication of The Origin of Species (1859) to 1933 when the Nazis (National Socialist Party) took power in Germany the essays demonstrate the dissemination of Darwinian thought in the Western world in an unprecedented commerce of ideas not seen since the Protestant Reformation. Learned societies literary groups lyceums and churches among other sites for public discourse sponsored lectures on the implications of Darwin’s theory of evolution for understanding the very ontological codes by which individuals ordered and made sense of their lives. Collectively these gatherings reflected and constituted what the contributing scholars to this volume view as the discursive power of the cultural politics of Darwinism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138867758

Darwin StudiesA Theorist and his Theories in their Contexts This is the second of a pair of volumes by Jonathan Hodge collecting all his most innovative revisionist and influential papers on Charles Darwin and on the longer run of theories about origins and species from ancient times to the present. The focus here is on Darwin himself and the development of his theories. Darwin is now such an iconic hero in our histories and such a commanding authority in our sciences that it has become a serious challenge to study him as just another disaffected medical student - or would-be vicar aspiring zoology professor or gentleman of independent means -- thinking about sexual reproduction in animals and plants about coral islands or about rock strata and fossils in post-Napoleonic Edinburgh Cambridge South America and London. But the challenge is one well worth taking up as the papers here demonstrate for such studies require us integrate the precise details of his inquiries with those larger scientific metaphysical religious and political issues of the day that a young ambitious 'philosopher' and 'naturalist' was then expected to engage. This contextual understanding can then allow us to reinterpret his relations to such longer- run legacies as Christian Platonism Enlightenment materialism and British capitalism. Together with the companion volume devoted to those and other long run legacies this volume offers throughout reinterpretations of both the theorist and his theories. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138382374

Darwinian Creativity and Memetics The author examines how Darwinism has been used to explain novelty and change in culture through the Darwinian approach to creativity and the theory of memes. The first claims that creativity is based on a Darwinian process of blind variation and selection while the latter claims that culture is based on and explained by units - memes - that are similar to genes. Both theories try to describe and explain mind and culture by applying Darwinism by way of analogies. The author shows that the analogies involved in these theories lead to claims that give either wrong or at least no new descriptions or explanations of the phenomena at issue. Whereas the two approaches are usually defended or criticized on the basis that they are dangerous for our vision of ourselves this book takes a different perspective: it questions the acuteness of these approaches. Darwinian theory is not like a dangerous wolf hunting for our self image. Far from it in the case of the two analogical applications addressed in this book Darwinian theory is shown to behave more like a disoriented sheep in wolf's clothing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367872205

Darwinian Evolution In little more than a hundred years the evolutionary theory of Charles Darwin has conquered the thinking world. No other body of ideas has enjoyed such unrivaled success. But precisely because of its scientific status Darwinism has sometimes been invoked to sustain other ideas and beliefs with a much less solid foundation. Darwinian Evolution is a study of the historical background of Darwin's ideas of their logical structure and of their alleged and actual implications.Flew explores the Scottish Enlightenment an important and often neglected aspect of Darwin's intellectual background. He compares Darwin with such figures as Adam Smith Thomas Malthus and Karl Marx emphasizing not the similarities but the differences between the natural and social sciences. Flew argues that social science must do what natural science does not: take account of individual choice. He examines the creationist controversy in Britain and the United States and discusses the possibility of a human sociobiology.In his new introduction Flew updates his book by discussing relevant works that have appeared since it was published thirteen years ago. He discusses two different tendencies among both social scientists and those who develop or promote social policies according to various findings in the social sciences: (1) to assume there is no such thing as human nature; and (2) to take no account of the possibility that differences between sets of individuals may be genetically determined. Flew maintains that both these tendencies violate Darwin's theory. Darwinian Evolution is an intriguing study that should be read by sociologists biologists philosophers and all those interested in the impact of Darwin and his work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521957

Darwinian Misadventures in the Humanities In recent decades the humanities have been in thrall to postmodern skepticism while Darwinists brimming with confidence in the genuine progress they have made in the sciences of biology and psychology have set their sights on rescuing the humanities from the ravages of postmodernism. In this volume Eugene Goodheart attacks the neo-Darwinist approach to the arts and articulates a powerful defense of humanist criticism. E. O. Wilson the distinguished Harvard biologist has spoken of converting philosophy into science substituting science for religion and formulating a biological theory of literature and the arts in Consilence: The Unity of Knowledge. Goodheart demonstrates that Wilson's efforts and those of his colleagues Richard Dawkins Steven Pinker and Daniel Dennett among others have resulted in scientism rather than science. If for example Dawkins had contented himself in The Selfish Gene with the claim that Darwinism had made worthless other answers to the question of how we have evolved he would have given offense only to creationists but questions of meaning and purpose are of another order. Contemporary Darwinist critiques err in assuming that art and traditional criticism aspire to truths that can be codified in terms of scientific laws. If this were so we would have to regard the speculations of Plato Aristotle Augustine Montaigne Shakespeare and Rousseau as worthless. Goodheart exposes the philistinism of literary Darwinism the bad faith and inverted fundamentalism of the Darwinian approach to religion and the dangers of the eff ort to create a Darwinian ethical system. Taken together Goodheart's arguments show that in moving beyond their area of competence the neo -Darwinists commit an ideology not a science. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203793831

Darwinism Democracy and RaceAmerican Anthropology and Evolutionary Biology in the Twentieth Century Darwinism Democracy and Race examines the development and defence of an argument that arose at the boundary between anthropology and evolutionary biology in twentieth-century America. In its fully articulated form this argument simultaneously discredited scientific racism and defended free human agency in Darwinian terms. The volume is timely because it gives readers a key to assessing contemporary debates about the biology of race. By working across disciplinary lines the book’s focal figures--the anthropologist Franz Boas the cultural anthropologist Alfred Kroeber the geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky and the physical anthropologist Sherwood Washburn--found increasingly persuasive ways of cutting between genetic determinist and social constructionist views of race by grounding Boas’s racially egalitarian culturally relativistic and democratically pluralistic ethic in a distinctive version of the genetic theory of natural selection. Collaborators in making and defending this argument included Ashley Montagu Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin. Darwinism Democracy and Race will appeal to advanced undergraduates graduate students and academics interested in subjects including Philosophy Critical Race Theory Sociology of Race History of Biology and Anthropology and Rhetoric of Science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367358587

Darwinism and Modern Socialism An adamant fan of Darwin F.W. Headley attempts to argue the difficulties of believing in Socialism and Darwinism simultaneously and highlights issues which could prevent Socialism from being put into practice. Originally published in 1909 this study uses examples of communities in countries such as England and India to illustrate Headley’s key belief that societies only function well if they do not interfere with the fight for existence and natural selection. This title will be of interest to students of Philosophy Sociology and Anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138192133

Darwinism and PragmatismWilliam James on Evolution and Self-Transformation Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world. Unlike prior evolutionary theories Darwinism construes species as mutable historical products of a blind process that serves no inherent purpose. It also represents a distinctly modern kind of fallible science that relies on statistical evidence and is not verifiable by simple laboratory experiments. What are human purpose and knowledge if humanity has no pre-given essence and science itself is our finite and fallible product? According to the Received Image of Darwinism Darwin’s theory signals the triumph of mechanism and reductionism in all science. On this view the individual virtually disappears at the intersection of (internal) genes and (external) environment. In contrast William James creatively employs Darwinian concepts to support his core conviction that both knowledge and reality are in the making with individuals as active participants. In promoting this Pragmatic Image of Darwinism McGranahan provides a novel reading of James as a philosopher of self-transformation. Like his contemporary Nietzsche James is concerned first and foremost with the structure and dynamics of the finite purposive individual. This timely volume is suitable for advanced undergraduate postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers interested in the fields of history of philosophy history and philosophy of science history of psychology American pragmatism and Darwinism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367358570

Darwinism and the Study of SocietyA centenary symposium Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile this volume was originally published in 1961 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes or as a complete collection. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315888828

Darwinism in the Pressthe Evolution of An Idea Numerous books and articles have outlined Darwin's impact on American scientists philosophers businessmen and clergy in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Few however have undertaken a study of Darwinism in the form in which it was presented to most Americans -- popular newspapers and magazines. The main concern of this book is to identify how the press is treated as a part of our culture - - pointing to its ability to shape and to be shaped by the forces that act on the rest of society and its ability to be critical in the interpretation of ideas for "the masses." Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138437128

Darwin's MedicineHow Business Models in the Life Sciences Industry are Evolving Darwin’s Medicine is the sequel to Brian D. Smith’s influential and critically acclaimed Future of Pharma (Gower 2011). Whereas the earlier book predicted the evolution of the pharmaceutical market and the business models of pharmaceutical companies Darwin’s Medicine goes much deeper into the drivers of industry change and how leading pharmaceutical and medical technology companies are adapting their strategies structures and capabilities in practice. Through the lens of evolutionary science Professor Smith explores the speciation of new business models in the Life Sciences Industry. This sophisticated and highly original approach offers insights into: The mechanisms of evolution in this exceptional industry; The six great technological and social shifts that are shaping its landscape; The emergence of 26 distinct new business models; and The lessons that enable firms to direct and accelerate their own evolution. These insights map out the industry’s complex changing landscape and provide an invaluable guide to those firms seeking to survive and thrive in this dynamic market. The book is essential reading for anyone working in or studying the pharmaceutical medical technology and related sectors. It provides a unique and novel way of making sense of the transformation we can see going on around us and a practical focused approach to managing a firm’s evolutionary trajectory.　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472420718

Das Fremde im eigenen LandeZur Historiographie des Christentums in China von Liang Qichao (1873–1929) bis Zhang Kaiyuan (geb. 1926) Shortlisted in the German Language Edition category of the ICAS book prize 2017. Christianity was initially a “foreign religion” in China nevertheless it took roots over the course of several centuries through the process of evangelisation negotiation conversion and contextualization. Therefore it constitutes a rather complex cultural phenomenon in China. It has been and still is viewed from several perspectives and embedded into various sometimes mutually exclusive master narratives of Chinese history e.g. Cultural exchanges between China and the West Imperialism in China Modernisation of China and Chinese religious history. Each of these narratives entails a different evaluation of the history of Christianity in China. As this study in German points out changes in this field of research are an apt indicator for shifts in the conception of national and cultural identity/alterity in Mainland China. They also reflect different perceptions of the relationship between Christianity/Christian groups and Chinese culture/non-Christian population as well as between China and the West. Based on an analysis of discourses on the historiography of Christianity in China the author demonstrates the interplay of historical research with Mainland Chinese debates on meta-topics such as paths of modernisations and identity. The focus of this research is on the contributions of Liang Qichao (1873–1929) Hu Shi (1891–1962) and Chen Yuans (1880–1971) for the early 20th century. For the late 20th and 21st century relevant articles from the leading historical journals Jindaishi yanjiu (Modern Chinese History Studies) Lishi yanjiu (Historical Reserarch) and Zhongguoshi yanjiu (Studies in Chinese History) are discussed. In the evaluation of these articles a special emphasis is put on the influence of the historian Zhang Kaiyuan as a pioneer of a new research perspective. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9783805006248

Data Architecture and the Experience of Place The notion of data is increasingly encountered in spatial creative and cultural studies. Big data and artificial intelligence are significantly influencing a number of disciplines. Processes methods and vocabularies from sciences architecture  arts are borrowed discussed and tweaked and new cross-disciplinary fields emerge. More and more artists and designers are drawing on hard data to interpret the world and to create meaningful sensuous environments. Architects are using neurophysiological data to improve their understanding of people’s experiences in built spaces. Different disciplines collaborate with scientists to visualise data in different and creative ways revealing new connections interpretations and readings. This often demonstrates a genuine desire to comprehend human behaviour and experience and to – possibly – inform design processes accordingly. At the same time this opens up questions as to why this desire and curiosity is emerging now how it relates to recent technological advances and how it converses with the cultural philosophical and methodological context of the disciplines with which it engages. Questions are also raised as to how the use of data and data-informed methods may serve support promote and/or challenge political agendas. Data Architecture and the Experience of Place provides an overview of new approaches on this significant subject and is ideal for students and researchers in digital architecture architectural theory design digital media sensory studies and related fields. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815352488

Data Data EverywhereBringing All the Data Together for Continuous School Improvement The latest book from best-selling author Victoria L. Bernhardt is an easy-to-read primer that describes what it takes to achieve student learning growth at every grade level in every subject area and with every student group. In this new edition readers will learn how to use data to inform their continuous school improvement as they develop an appreciation of the various types of data uses for data and how data are involved in the process. This accessible updated edition provides a wealth of straightforward and accessible strategies that will allow educators to become comfortable with the many uses of data in increasing student improvement. Data Data Everywhere 2nd edition provides a framework and summary of the continuous school improvement framework. It is a perfect resource for teachers administrators support staff and students of leadership to guide comprehensive school improvement that will make a difference for all students. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138912175

Data Matter DesignStrategies in Computational Design Data Matter Design presents a comprehensive overview of current design processes that rely on the input of data and use of computational design strategies and their relationship to an array of outputs. Technological changes through the use of computational tools and processes have radically altered and influenced our relationship to cities and the methods by which we design architecture urban and landscape systems. This book presents a wide range of curated projects and contributed texts by leading architects urbanists  and designers that transform data as an abstraction into spatial experiential and performative configurations within urban ecologies emerging materials robotic agents adaptive fields and virtual constructs. Richly illustrated with over 200 images Data Matter Design is an essential read for students academics and professionals to evaluate and discuss how data in design methodologies and theoretical discourses have evolved in the last two decades and why processes of data collection measurement quantification simulation algorithmic control and their integration into methods of reading and producing spatial conditions are becoming vital in academic and industry practices. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367369095

Data Models and AnalysisThe Highest Impact Articles in 'Atmosphere-Ocean' This volume contains the ten most cited articles that have appeared in the journal Atmosphere-Ocean since 1995. These articles cover a wide range of topics in meteorology climatology and oceanography. Modelling work is represented in five papers covering global climate model development; a cumulus parameterization scheme for global climate models; development of a regional forecast modelling system and parameterization of peatland hydraulic processes for climate models. Data rehabilitation and compilation in order to support trend analysis work on comprehensive precipitation and temperature data sets is presented in four papers. Field studies are represented by a paper on the circumpolar lead system. While the modelling studies are global in their application and applicability the data analysis and field study papers cover environments that are specifically but not uniquely Canadian. This book will be of interest to researchers students and professionals in the various sub-fields of meteorology oceanography and climate science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367143114

Data Acquisition and Process Control Using Personal Computers ""Covers all areas of computer-based data acquisition--from basic concepts to the most recent technical developments--without the burden of long theoretical derivations and proofs. Offers practical solution-oriented design examples and real-life case studies in each chapter and furnishes valuable selection guides for specific types of hardware. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140766

Data Analysis and Approximate ModelsModel Choice Location-Scale Analysis of Variance Nonparametric Regression and Image Analysis The First Detailed Account of Statistical Analysis That Treats Models as Approximations The idea of truth plays a role in both Bayesian and frequentist statistics. The Bayesian concept of coherence is based on the fact that two different models or parameter values cannot both be true. Frequentist statistics is formulated as the problem of estimating the "true but unknown" parameter value that generated the data. Forgoing any concept of truth Data Analysis and Approximate Models: Model Choice Location-Scale Analysis of Variance Nonparametric Regression and Image Analysis presents statistical analysis/inference based on approximate models. Developed by the author this approach consistently treats models as approximations to data not to some underlying truth. The author develops a concept of approximation for probability models with applications to: Discrete data Location scale Analysis of variance (ANOVA) Nonparametric regression image analysis and densities Time series Model choice The book first highlights problems with concepts such as likelihood and efficiency and covers the definition of approximation and its consequences. A chapter on discrete data then presents the total variation metric as well as the Kullback–Leibler and chi-squared discrepancies as measures of fit. After focusing on outliers the book discusses the location-scale problem including approximation intervals and gives a new treatment of higher-way ANOVA. The next several chapters describe novel procedures of nonparametric regression based on approximation. The final chapter assesses a range of statistical topics from the likelihood principle to asymptotics and model choice. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781482215861

Data Analysis and Statistics for Geography Environmental Science and Engineering Providing a solid foundation for twenty-first-century scientists and engineers Data Analysis and Statistics for Geography Environmental Science and Engineering guides readers in learning quantitative methodology including how to implement data analysis methods using open-source software. Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability the book brings together principles of statistics and probability multivariate analysis and spatial analysis methods applicable across a variety of science and engineering disciplines.Learn How to Use a Variety of Data Analysis and Statistics MethodsBased on the author’s many years of teaching graduate and undergraduate students this textbook emphasizes hands-on learning. Organized into two parts it allows greater flexibility using the material in various countries and types of curricula. The first part covers probability random variables and inferential statistics applications of regression time series analysis and analysis of spatial point patterns. The second part uses matrix algebra to address multidimensional problems. After a review of matrices it delves into multiple regression dependent random processes and autoregressive time series spatial analysis using geostatistics and spatial regression discriminant analysis and a variety of multivariate analyses based on eigenvector methods.Build from Fundamental Concepts to Effective Problem SolvingEach chapter starts with conceptual and theoretical material to give a firm foundation in how the methods work. Examples and exercises illustrate the applications and demonstrate how to go from concepts to problem solving. Hands-on computer sessions allow students to grasp the practical implications and learn by doing. Throughout the computer examples and exercises use seeg and RcmdrPlugin.seeg open-source R packages developed by th Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367866792

Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement provides a new definition of school improvement away from a singular focus on compliance toward a true commitment to excellence. This book is a call to action. It is about inspiring schools and school districts to commit to continuous school improvement by providing a framework that will result in improving teaching for every teacher and learning for every student through the comprehensive use of data. A culmination of over 30 years of doing the hard work in schools and districts both nationally and internationally Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement shares new evidence-based learnings about how to analyze report communicate and use multiple measures of data. The updated edition provides a wealth of tools protocols timelines examples and strategies that will help schools and districts become genuine learning organizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138294622

Data Analysis for the Life Sciences with R This book covers several of the statistical concepts and data analytic skills needed to succeed in data-driven life science research. The authors proceed from relatively basic concepts related to computed p-values to advanced topics related to analyzing highthroughput data. They include the R code that performs this analysis and connect the lines of code to the statistical and mathematical concepts explained. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498775670

Data Analysis in Sport Making sense of sports performance data can be a challenging task but is nevertheless an essential part of performance analysis investigations. Focusing on techniques used in the analysis of sport performance this book introduces the fundamental principles of data analysis explores the most important tools used in data analysis and offers guidance on the presentation of results. The book covers key topics such as: The purpose of data analysis from statistical analysis to algorithmic processing Commercial packages for performance and data analysis including Focus Sportscode Dartfish Prozone Excel SPSS and Matlab Effective use of statistical procedures in sport performance analysis Analysing data from manual notation systems player tracking systems and computerized match analysis systems Creating visually appealing ‘dashboard’ interfaces for presenting data Assessing reliability. The book　includes worked examples from real sport offering clear guidance to the reader and bringing the subject to life. This book is invaluable reading for any student researcher or analyst working in sport performance or undertaking a sport-related research project or methods course Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415739849

Data Analysis of Asymmetric StructuresAdvanced Approaches in Computational Statistics Data Analysis of Asymmetric Structures provides a comprehensive presentation of a variety of models and theories for the analysis of asymmetry and its applications and provides a wealth of new approaches in every section. It meets both the practical and theoretical needs of research professionals across a wide range of disciplines and  considers data analysis in fields such as psychology sociology social science ecology and marketing. In seven comprehensive chapters this guide details theories methods and models for the analysis of asymmetric structures in a variety of disciplines and presents future opportunities and challenges affecting research developments and business applications. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367393373

Data Analysis Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models with R Since their introduction hierarchical generalized linear models (HGLMs) have proven useful in various fields by allowing random effects in regression models. Interest in the topic has grown and various practical analytical tools have been developed. This book summarizes developments within the field and using data examples illustrates how to analyse various kinds of data using R. It provides a likelihood approach to advanced statistical modelling including generalized linear models with random effects survival analysis and frailty models multivariate HGLMs factor and structural equation models robust modelling of random effects models including penalty and variable selection and hypothesis testing.This example-driven book is aimed primarily at researchers and graduate students who wish to perform data modelling beyond the frequentist framework and especially for those searching for a bridge between Bayesian and frequentist statistics. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367657925

Data Analysis Using Stata Third Edition Data Analysis Using Stata Third Edition is a comprehensive introduction to both statistical methods and Stata. Beginners will learn the logic of data analysis and interpretation and easily become self-sufficient data analysts. Readers already familiar with Stata will find it an enjoyable resource for picking up new tips and tricks. The book is written as a self-study tutorial and organized around examples. It interactively introduces statistical techniques such as data exploration description and regression techniques for continuous and binary dependent variables. Step by step readers move through the entire process of data analysis and in doing so learn the principles of Stata data manipulation graphical representation and programs to automate repetitive tasks. This third edition includes advanced topics such as factor-variables notation average marginal effects standard errors in complex survey and multiple imputation in a way that beginners of both data analysis and Stata can understand. Using data from a longitudinal study of private households the authors provide examples from the social sciences that are relatable to researchers from all disciplines. The examples emphasize good statistical practice and reproducible research. Readers are encouraged to download the companion package of datasets to replicate the examples as they work through the book. Each chapter ends with exercises to consolidate acquired skills. Media > Books > Print Books Stata Press 9781597181105

Data Analysis with Competing Risks and Intermediate States Data Analysis with Competing Risks and Intermediate States explains when and how to use models and techniques for the analysis of competing risks and intermediate states. It covers the most recent insights on estimation techniques and discusses in detail how to interpret the obtained results.After introducing example studies from the biomedical and epidemiological fields the book formally defines the concepts that play a role in analyses with competing risks and intermediate states. It addresses nonparametric estimation of the relevant quantities. The book then shows how to use a stacked data set that offers great flexibility in the modeling of covariable effects on the transition rates between states. It also describes three ways to quantify effects on the cumulative scale.Each chapter includes standard exercises that reflect on the concepts presented a section on software that explains options in SAS and Stata and the functionality in the R program and computer practicals that allow readers to practice with the techniques using an existing data set of bone marrow transplant patients. The book’s website provides the R code for the computer practicals along with other material.For researchers with some experience in the analysis of standard time-to-event data this practical and thorough treatment extends their knowledge and skills to the competing risks and multi-state settings. Researchers from other fields can also easily translate individuals and diseases to units and phenomena from their own areas. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367738051

Data Analysis with Mplus A practical introduction to using Mplus for the analysis of multivariate data this volume provides step-by-step guidance complete with real data examples numerous screen shots and output excerpts. The author shows how to prepare a data set for import in Mplus using SPSS. He explains how to specify different types of models in Mplus syntax and address typical caveats--for example assessing measurement invariance in longitudinal SEMs. Coverage includes path and factor analytic models as well as mediational longitudinal multilevel and latent class models. Specific programming tips and solution strategies are presented in boxes in each chapter. The companion website (www.guilford.com/geiser-materials) features data sets annotated syntax files and output for all of the examples. Of special utility to instructors and students many of the examples can be run with the free demo version of Mplus. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462502455

Data AnalysisA Model Comparison Approach To Regression ANOVA and Beyond Third Edition Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach to Regression ANOVA and Beyond is an integrated treatment of data analysis for the social and behavioral sciences. It covers all of the statistical models normally used in such analyses such as multiple regression and analysis of variance but it does so in an integrated manner that relies on the comparison of models of data estimated under the rubric of the general linear model. 　 Data Analysis also describes how the model comparison approach and uniform framework can be applied to models that include product predictors (i.e. interactions and nonlinear effects) and to observations that are nonindependent. Indeed the analysis of nonindependent observations is treated in some detail including models of nonindependent data with continuously varying predictors as well as standard repeated measures analysis of variance. This approach also provides an integrated introduction to multilevel or hierarchical linear models and logistic regression. Finally Data Analysis provides guidance for the treatment of outliers and other problematic aspects of data analysis. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses in data analysis and offers an integrated approach that is very accessible and easy to teach. 　 Highlights of the third edition include: a new chapter on logistic regression; expanded treatment of mixed models for data with multiple random factors; updated examples; an enhanced website with PowerPoint presentations and other tools that demonstrate the concepts in the book; exercises for each chapter that highlight research findings from the literature; data sets R code and SAS output for all analyses; additional examples and problem sets; and test questions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138819832

Data AnalysisA Statistical Primer for Psychology Students This book is intended for psychology majors and graduate students who are conducting experiments for the first time and are faced with the task of making sense out of their data. This much needed "how-to-do-it" text illustrates the application of statistical methods to the data from small samples. It also serves as a handbook with twenty-two tables presented at the end of the text that will allow the student to carry out virtually every computation necessary in analyzing his data. Almost all of the examples and illustrations are drawn from actual experiments so that the student can see how professional scientists examine their data. The book also shows students the kinds of data that are encountered in psychological research the kinds of questions investigators seek to answer and how these questions are approached.The author asserts that statistics is not an abstract discipline but a tool in research. However the book also imparts a philosophy of data analysis and its meaning a concern for questions of the function of data analysis and the interpretations that legitimately can be drawn from data. In brief Data Analysis asks: What kinds of data are met in psychological research? What can we do with these data? What can we conclude as a result of this doing?The book will be invaluable for students who even though they may have taken a previous statistics course are still unsure of what statistical techniques should be used in interpreting their data. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521964

Data Analytic Techniques for Dynamical Systems Each volume in the Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology features leading methodologists and substantive experts who provide instruction on innovative techniques designed to enhance quantitative skills in a substantive area. This latest volume focuses on the methodological issues and analyses pertinent to understanding psychological data from a dynamical system perspective. Dynamical systems analysis (DSA) is increasingly used to demonstrate time-dependent variable change. It is used more and more to analyze a variety of psychological phenomena such as relationships development and aging emotional regulation and perceptual processes. The book opens with the best occasions for using DSA methods. The final two chapters focus on the application of dynamical systems methods to problems in psychology such as substance use and gestural dynamics. In addition it reviews how and when to use: time series models from a discrete time perspective stochastic differential equations in continuous time estimating continuous time differential equation models multilevel models of differential equations to estimate within-person dynamics and the corresponding population means new SEM models for dynamical systems data Data Analytic Techniques for Dynamical Systems is beneficial to advanced students and researchers in the areas of developmental psychology family studies language processes cognitive neuroscience social and personality psychology medicine and emotion. Due to the book’s instructive nature it serves as an excellent text for advanced courses on this particular technique. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203936757

Data Analytics and AI Analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) what are they good for? The bandwagon keeps answering absolutely everything! Analytics and artificial intelligence have captured the attention of everyone from top executives to the person in the street. While these disciplines have a relatively long history within the last ten or so years they have exploded into corporate business and public consciousness. Organizations have rushed to embrace data-driven decision making. Companies everywhere are turning out products boasting that "artificial intelligence is included." We are indeed living in exciting times. The question we need to ask is do we really know how to get business value from these exciting tools? Unfortunately both the analytics and AI communities have not done a great job in collaborating and communicating with each other to build the necessary synergies. This book bridges the gap between these two critical fields. The book begins by explaining the commonalities and differences in the fields of data science artificial intelligence and autonomy by giving a historical perspective for each of these fields followed by exploration of common technologies and current trends in each field. The book also readers introduces to applications of deep learning in industry with an overview of deep learning and its key architectures as well as a survey and discussion of the main applications of deep learning. The book also presents case studies to illustrate applications of AI and analytics. These include a case study from the healthcare industry and an investigation of a digital transformation enabled by AI and analytics transforming a product-oriented company into one delivering solutions and services. The book concludes with a proposed AI-informed data analytics life cycle to be applied to unstructured data. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367895617

Data Analytics Applications in Education The abundance of data and the rise of new quantitative and statistical techniques have created a promising area: data analytics. This combination of a culture of data-driven decision making and techniques to include domain knowledge allows organizations to exploit big data analytics in their evaluation and decision processes. Also in education and learning big data analytics is being used to enhance the learning process to evaluate efficiency to improve feedback and to enrich the learning experience. As every step a student takes in the online world can be traced analyzed and used there are plenty of opportunities to improve the learning process of students. First data analytics techniques can be used to enhance the student’ s learning process by providing real-time feedback or by enriching the learning experience. Second data analytics can be used to support the instructor or teacher. Using data analytics the instructor can better trace and take targeted actions to improve the learning process of the student. Third there are possibilities in using data analytics to measure the performance of instructors. Finally for policy makers it is often unclear how schools use their available resources to "produce" outcomes. By combining structured and unstructured data from various sources data analytics might provide a solution for governments that aim to monitor the performance of schools more closely. Data analytics in education should not be the domain of a single discipline. Economists should discuss the possibilities issues and normative questions with a multidisciplinary team of pedagogists philosophers computer scientists and sociologists. By bringing together various disciplines a more comprehensive answer can be formulated to the challenges ahead. This book starts this discussion by highlighting some economic perspectives on the use of data analytics in education. The book begins a rich multidisciplinary discussion that may make data analytics in education seem as natural as a teacher in front of a classroom. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781498769273

Data Analytics Applications in Gaming and Entertainment The last decade has witnessed the rise of big data in game development as the increasing proliferation of Internet-enabled gaming devices has made it easier than ever before to collect large amounts of player-related data. At the same time the emergence of new business models and the diversification of the player base have exposed a broader potential audience which attaches great importance to being able to tailor game experiences to a wide range of preferences and skill levels. This in turn has led to a growing interest in data mining techniques as they offer new opportunities for deriving actionable insights to inform game design to ensure customer satisfaction to maximize revenues and to drive technical innovation. By now data mining and analytics have become vital components of game development. The amount of work being done in this area nowadays makes this an ideal time to put together a book on this subject. Data Analytics Applications in Gaming and Entertainment seeks to provide a cross section of current data analytics applications in game production. It is intended as a companion for practitioners academic researchers and students seeking knowledge on the latest practices in game data mining. The chapters have been chosen in such a way as to cover a wide range of topics and to provide readers with a glimpse at the variety of applications of data mining in gaming. A total of 25 authors from industry and academia have contributed 12 chapters covering topics such as player profiling approaches for analyzing player communities and their social structures matchmaking churn prediction and customer lifetime value estimation communication of analytical results and visual approaches to game analytics. This book’s perspectives and concepts will spark heightened interest in game analytics and foment innovative ideas that will advance the exciting field of online gaming and entertainment. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138104433

Data Analytics Applications in Latin America and Emerging Economies This book focuses on understanding the analytics knowledge management process and its comprehensive application to various socioeconomic sectors. Using cases from Latin America and other emerging economies it examines analytics knowledge applications where a solution has been achieved. Written for business students and professionals as well as researchers the book is filled with practical insight into applying concepts and implementing processes and solutions. The eleven case studies presented in the book incorporate the whole analytics process and are useful reference examples for applying the analytics process for SME organizations in both developing and developed economies. The cases also identify multiple tacit factors to deal with during the implementation of analytics knowledge management processes. These factors which include data cleaning data gathering and interpretation of results are not always easily identified by analytics practitioners. This book promotes the understanding of analytics methods and techniques. It guides readers through numerous techniques and methods available to analytics practitioners by explaining the strengths and weaknesses of these methods and techniques. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781498762762

Data Analytics Applied to the Mining Industry Data Analytics Applied to the Mining Industry describes the key challenges facing the mining sector as it transforms into a digital industry able to fully exploit process automation remote operation centers autonomous equipment and the opportunities offered by the industrial internet of things. It provides guidelines on how data needs to be collected stored and managed to enable the different advanced data analytics methods to be applied effectively in practice through use of case studies and worked examples. Aimed at graduate students researchers and professionals in the industry of mining engineering this book: 　 Explains how to implement advanced data analytics through case studies and examples in mining engineering Provides approaches and methods to improve data-driven decision making Explains a concise overview of the state of the art for Mining Executives and Managers Highlights and describes critical opportunity areas for mining optimization Brings experience and learning in digital transformation from adjacent sectors Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138360006

Data Analytics for Internal Auditors There are many webinars and training courses on Data Analytics for Internal Auditors but no handbook written from the practitioner’s viewpoint covering not only the need and the theory but a practical hands-on approach to conducting Data Analytics. The spread of IT systems makes it necessary that auditors as well as management have the ability to examine high volumes of data and transactions to determine patterns and trends. The increasing need to continuously monitor and audit IT systems has created an imperative for the effective use of appropriate data mining tools. This book takes an auditor from a zero base to an ability to professionally analyze corporate data seeking anomalies. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367658106

Data Analytics for PandemicsA COVID-19 Case Study Epidemic trend analysis timeline progression prediction and recommendation are critical for initiating effective public health control strategies and AI and data analytics play an important role in epidemiology diagnostic and clinical fronts. The focus of this book is data analytics for COVID-19 which includes an overview of COVID-19 in terms of epidemic/pandemic data processing and knowledge extraction. Data sources storage and platforms are discussed along with discussions on data models their performance different big data techniques tools and technologies. This book also addresses the challenges in applying analytics to pandemic scenarios case studies and control strategies. Aimed at Data Analysts Epidemiologists and associated researchers this book: discusses challenges of AI model for big data analytics in pandemic scenarios; explains how different big data analytics techniques can be implemented; provides a set of recommendations to minimize infection rate of COVID-19; summarizes various techniques of data processing and knowledge extraction; enables users to understand big data analytics techniques required for prediction purposes. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367558468

Data Analytics for Smart Cities The development of smart cities is one of the most important challenges over the next few decades. Governments and companies are leveraging billions of dollars in public and private funds for smart cities. Next generation smart cities are heavily dependent on distributed smart sensing systems and devices to monitor the urban infrastructure. The smart sensor networks serve as autonomous intelligent nodes to measure a variety of physical or environmental parameters. They should react in time establish automated control and collect information for intelligent decision-making. In this context one of the major tasks is to develop advanced frameworks for the interpretation of the huge amount of information provided by the emerging testing and monitoring systems. Data Analytics for Smart Cities brings together some of the most exciting new developments in the area of integrating advanced data analytics systems into smart cities along with complementary technological paradigms such as cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT). The book serves as a reference for researchers and engineers in domains of advanced computation optimization and data mining for smart civil infrastructure condition assessment dynamic visualization intelligent transportation systems (ITS) cyber-physical systems and smart construction technologies. The chapters are presented in a hands-on manner to facilitate researchers in tackling applications. Arguably data analytics technologies play a key role in tackling the challenge of creating smart cities. Data analytics applications involve collecting integrating and preparing time- and space-dependent data produced by sensors complex engineered systems and physical assets followed by developing and testing analytical models to verify the accuracy of results. This book covers this multidisciplinary field and examines multiple paradigms such as machine learning pattern recognition statistics intelligent databases knowledge acquisition data visualization high performance computing and expert systems. The book explores new territory by discussing the cutting-edge concept of Big Data analytics for interpreting massive amounts of data in smart city applications. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138308770

Data Analytics in FootballPositional Data Collection Modelling and Analysis Data Analytics in Football provides students researchers and coaches with a firm grounding in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional data exploring how it can be collected modelled analysed and interpreted. Introducing cutting-edge methods the book challenges long-held assumptions and encourages a new way of thinking about football analysis. 　 Based on data collected from the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League the book seeks to define the role of positional data in football match analysis by exploring topics such as: What is positional data analysis and how did it emerge from conventional match analysis? How can positional data be collected and which technologies can be used? What are the benefits of a data-driven approach to decision making in football? What Key Performance Indicators based on positional data should be used? How can traditional match analysis be complemented by using positional data and advanced KPIs? How can these new methods evolve in the future? 　 Accessibly written packed full of examples from elite football and supplemented with expert interviews (Ralf Rangnick Urs Siegenthaler and others) Data Analytics in Football is a thought-provoking rigorously evidence-based guide to the use of data analytics in football performance analysis. As such it is a vital resource for any student researcher or coach interested in performance analysis and skill acquisition or anyone interested in football more generally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815381556

Data Analytics in Marketing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Innovation based in data analytics is a contemporary approach to developing empirically supported advances that encourage entrepreneurial activity inspired by novel marketing inferences. Data Analytics in Marketing Entrepreneurship and Innovation covers techniques processes models tools and practices for creating business opportunities through data analytics. It features case studies that provide realistic examples of applications. This multifaceted examination of data analytics looks at: Business analytics Applying predictive analytics Using discrete choice analysis for decision-making Marketing and customer analytics Developing new products Technopreneurship Disruptive versus incremental innovation The book gives researchers and practitioners insight into how data analytics is used in the areas of innovation entrepreneurship and marketing. Innovation analytics helps identify opportunities to develop new products and services  and improve existing methods of product manufacturing and service delivery. Entrepreneurial analytics facilitates the transformation of innovative ideas into strategy and helps entrepreneurs make critical decisions based on data-driven techniques. Marketing analytics is used in collecting managing assessing and analyzing marketing data to predict trends investigate customer preferences and launch campaigns. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367184834

Data Analytics in Project Management This book aims to help the reader better understand the importance of data analysis in project management. Moreover it provides guidance by showing tools methods techniques and lessons learned on how to better utilize the data gathered from the projects. First and foremost insight into the bridge between data analytics and project management aids practitioners looking for ways to maximize the practical value of data procured. The book equips organizations with the know-how necessary to adapt to a changing workplace dynamic through key lessons learned from past ventures. The book’s integrated approach to investigating both fields enhances the value of research findings. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138307285

Data AnalyticsConcepts Techniques and Applications Large data sets arriving at every increasing speeds require a new set of efficient data analysis techniques. Data analytics are becoming an essential component for every organization and technologies such as health care financial trading Internet of Things Smart Cities or Cyber Physical Systems. However these diverse application domains give rise to new research challenges. In this context the book provides a broad picture on the concepts techniques applications and open research directions in this area. In addition it serves as a single source of reference for acquiring the knowledge on emerging Big Data Analytics technologies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367570989

Data AnalyticsEffective Methods for Presenting Results If you are a manager who receives the results of any data analyst’s work to help with your decision-making this book is for you. Anyone playing a role in the field of analytics can benefit from this book as well. In the two decades the editors of this book spent teaching and consulting in the field of analytics they noticed a critical shortcoming in the communication abilities of many analytics professionals. Specifically analysts have difficulty in articulating in business terms what their analyses showed and what actionable recommendations were made. When analysts made presentations they tended to lapse into the technicalities of mathematical procedures rather than focusing on the strategic and tactical impact and meaning of their work. As analytics has become more mainstream and widespread in organizations this problem has grown more acute. Data Analytics: Effective Methods for Presenting Results tackles this issue. The editors have used their experience as presenters and audience members who have become lost during presentation. Over the years they experimented with different ways of presenting analytics work to make a more compelling case to top managers. They have discovered tried and true methods for improving presentations which they share. The book also presents insights from other analysts and managers who share their own experiences. It is truly a collection of experiences and insight from academics and professionals involved with analytics. The book is not a primer on how to draw the most beautiful charts and graphs or about how to perform any specific kind of analysis. Rather it shares the experiences of professionals in various industries about how they present their analytics results effectively. They tell their stories on how to win over audiences. The book spans multiple functional areas within a business and in some cases it discusses how to adapt presentations to the needs of audiences at different levels of management. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138035485

Data AnalyticsHandbook of Formulas and Techniques Good data analytics is the basis for effective decisions. Whoever has the data has the ability to extract information promptly and effectively to make pertinent decisions. The premise of this handbook is to empower users and tool developers with the appropriate collection of formulas and techniques for data analytics and to serve as a quick reference to keep pertinent formulas within fingertip reach of readers. This handbook includes formulas that will appeal to mathematically inclined readers. It discusses how to use data analytics to improve decision-making and is ideal for those new to using data analytics to show how to expand their usage horizon. It provides quantitative techniques for modeling pandemics such as COVID-19. It also adds to the suite of mathematical tools for emerging technical areas. This handbook is a handy reference for researchers practitioners educators and students in areas such as industrial engineering production engineering project management civil engineering mechanical engineering technology management and business management worldwide. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367537418

Data and Computer CommunicationsNetworking and Internetworking The protocols and standards for networking are numerous and complex. Multivendor internetworking crucial to present day users requires a grasp of these protocols and standards. Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking a comprehensive text/reference brings clarity to all of the complex issues involved in networking activity providing excellent instruction for students and an indispensable reference for practitioners.This systematic work answers a vast array of questions about overall network architecture design protocols and deployment issues. It offers a practical thorough treatment of the applied concepts of data and computer communication systems including signaling basics transmission of digital signals and layered architecture. The book features in-depth discussions of integrated digital networks integrated services digital networks and high-speed networks including currently evolving technologies such as ATM switching and their applications in multimedia technology. It also presents the state-of-the-art in Internet technology its services and implementations.The balance of old and new networking technologies presents an appealing set of topics for both undergraduate students and computer and networking professionals. This book presents all seven layers of OSI-based networks in great detail covering services functions design issues interfacing and protocols. With its introduction to the basic concepts and practical aspects of the field Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking helps you keep up with the rapidly growing and dominating computer networking technology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367397456

Data and InformationOrganization and access This important new foundational textbook covers the theory practice research issues and contexts of information organization and interactive information retrieval. Readers will learn about the key principles of information organization and retrieval along with the essentials of human information behaviour and information seeking and retrieval and how to put them into practice.  Information Organization and Access will help readers develop creative critical and reflective problem solving capabilities in the management of information and data and allow them to demonstrate advanced information and data management skills in diverse environments.Topics covered include: structured and unstructured information resources digital libraries web information indexing techniquesinformation retrieval models information interactions in specific domains and contexts human information behaviour modelsinformation seeking and retrieval models usability and evaluation of information retrieval systems. This book will be a pivotal text for information science students specialising in any area and also for young professionals and researchers who want to get a good grasp of the theory practice and research issues of information organization information retrieval and information users that is required for professional work as well as research in any area of information science. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781783302611

Data and InformationOrganization and access This important new foundational textbook covers the theory practice research issues and contexts of information organization and interactive information retrieval. Readers will learn about the key principles of information organization and retrieval along with the essentials of human information behaviour and information seeking and retrieval and how to put them into practice.  Information Organization and Access will help readers develop creative critical and reflective problem solving capabilities in the management of information and data and allow them to demonstrate advanced information and data management skills in diverse environments. Topics covered include: structured and unstructured information resources digital libraries web information indexing techniques information retrieval models information interactions in specific domains and contexts human information behaviour models information seeking and retrieval models usability and evaluation of information retrieval systems. This book will be a pivotal text for information science students specialising in any area and also for young professionals and researchers who want to get a good grasp of the theory practice and research issues ofinformation organization information retrieval and information users that is required for professional work as well as research in any area of information science. This book will be a pivotal text for information science students specialising in any area and also for young professionals and researchers who want to get a good grasp of the theory practice and research issues ofinformation organization information retrieval and information users that is required for professional work as well as research in any area of information science. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781783302604

Data and Safety Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials Praise for the first edition: "Given the author’s years of experience as a statistician and as a founder of the first DMC in pharmaceutical industry trials I highly recommend this book—not only for experts because of its cogent and organized presentation but more importantly for young investigators who are seeking information about the logistical and philosophical aspects of a DMC." -S. T. Ounpraseuth The American Statistician 　 In the first edition of this well-regarded book the author provided a groundbreaking and definitive guide to best practices in pharmaceutical industry data monitoring committees (DMCs). Maintaining all the material from the first edition and adding substantial new material Data and Safety Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials Second Edition is ideal for training professionals to serve on their first DMC as well as for experienced clinical and biostatistical DMC members sponsor and regulatory agency staff. The second edition guides the reader through newly emerging DMC responsibilities brought about by regulations emphasizing risk vs benefit and the emergence of risk-based monitoring. It also provides the reader with many new statistical methods clinical trial designs and clinical terminology that have emerged since the first edition. The references have been updated and the very popular end-of-chapter Q&A section has been supplemented with many new experiences since the first edition. 　 New to the Second Edition: Presents statistical methods tables listings and graphs appropriate for safety review efficacy analysis and risk vs benefit analysis SPERT and PRISMA initiatives. Newly added interim analysis for efficacy and futility section. DMC responsibilities in SUSARs (Serious Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions) basket trials umbrella trials dynamic treatment strategies /SMART trials pragmatic trials biosimilar trials companion diagnostics etc. DMC responsibilities for data quality and fraud detection (Fraud Recovery Plan) Use of patient reported outcomes of safety Use of meta analysis and data outside the trial New ideas for training and compensation of DMC members 　 Jay Herson is Senior Associate Biostatistics Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he teaches courses on clinical trials and drug development based on his many years experience in clinical trials in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367261276

Data and the City There is a long history of governments businesses science and citizens producing and utilizing data in order to monitor regulate profit from and make sense of the urban world. Recently we have entered the age of big data and now many aspects of everyday urban life are being captured as data and city management is mediated through data-driven technologies. Data and the City is the first edited collection to provide an interdisciplinary analysis of how this new era of urban big data is reshaping how we come to know and govern cities and the implications of such a transformation. This book looks at the creation of real-time cities and data-driven urbanism and considers the relationships at play. By taking a philosophical political practical and technical approach to urban data the authors analyse the ways in which data is produced and framed within socio-technical systems. They then examine the constellation of existing and emerging urban data technologies. The volume concludes by considering the social and political ramifications of data-driven urbanism questioning whom it serves and for what ends. This book the companion volume to 2016’s Code and the City offers the first critical reflection on the relationship between data data practices and the city and how we come to know and understand cities through data. It will be crucial reading for those who wish to understand and conceptualize urban big data data-driven urbanism and the development of smart cities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138222632

Data Center StorageCost-Effective Strategies Implementation and Management We overspend on data center storage … yet we fall short of business requirements. It's not about the technologies. It's about the proper application of technologies to deliver storage services efficiently and affordably. It’s about meeting business requirements dependent on data center storage. Spend less deliver more. Data Center Storage: Cost-Effective Strategies Implementation and Management provides an industry insider’s insight on how to properly scope plan evaluate and implement storage technologies to maximize performance capacity reliability and power savings. It provides business and use-case focused coverage of storage technology including storage area networks (SAN) capacity-optimized drives and solid-state drives. It offers key insights on financially responsible spending for data center storage.Delivered in accessible language the book starts with a discussion of the business merits of replacing direct attached compartmentalized storage with consolidated SAN-attached storage. The author advises on the use of service level applications (SLAs) as a tool to drive business unit collaboration with IT and prioritize those actions that impact productivity and profit from those that are less critical. This business guide to applied technologies disassembles big problems into digestible segments to help you understand quantify and fix any problems that arise as you work towards meeting your growing storage needs.The book builds on the consolidation and SLA driven approach to take advantage of the compelling benefits and potential savings of managed hosting and cloud storage. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367382940

Data ClassificationAlgorithms and Applications Comprehensive Coverage of the Entire Area of ClassificationResearch on the problem of classification tends to be fragmented across such areas as pattern recognition database data mining and machine learning. Addressing the work of these different communities in a unified way Data Classification: Algorithms and Applications explores the underlying algorithms of classification as well as applications of classification in a variety of problem domains including text multimedia social network and biological data.This comprehensive book focuses on three primary aspects of data classification:Methods: The book first describes common techniques used for classification including probabilistic methods decision trees rule-based methods instance-based methods support vector machine methods and neural networks.Domains: The book then examines specific methods used for data domains such as multimedia text time-series network discrete sequence and uncertain data. It also covers large data sets and data streams due to the recent importance of the big data paradigm.Variations: The book concludes with insight on variations of the classification process. It discusses ensembles rare-class learning distance function learning active learning visual learning transfer learning and semi-supervised learning as well as evaluation aspects of classifiers. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367659141

Data Clustering in C++An Object-Oriented Approach Data clustering is a highly interdisciplinary field the goal of which is to divide a set of objects into homogeneous groups such that objects in the same group are similar and objects in different groups are quite distinct. Thousands of theoretical papers and a number of books on data clustering have been published over the past 50 years. However few books exist to teach people how to implement data clustering algorithms. This book was written for anyone who wants to implement or improve their data clustering algorithms. Using object-oriented design and programming techniques Data Clustering in C++ exploits the commonalities of all data clustering algorithms to create a flexible set of reusable classes that simplifies the implementation of any data clustering algorithm. Readers can follow the development of the base data clustering classes and several popular data clustering algorithms. Additional topics such as data pre-processing data visualization cluster visualization and cluster interpretation are briefly covered.This book is divided into three parts--Data Clustering and C++ Preliminaries: A review of basic concepts of data clustering the unified modeling language object-oriented programming in C++ and design patternsA C++ Data Clustering Framework: The development of data clustering base classesData Clustering Algorithms: The implementation of several popular data clustering algorithms A key to learning a clustering algorithm is to implement and experiment the clustering algorithm. Complete listings of classes examples unit test cases and GNU configuration files are included in the appendices of this book as well as in the CD-ROM of the book. The only requirements to compile the code are a modern C++ compiler and the Boost C++ libraries. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367382957

Data ClusteringAlgorithms and Applications Research on the problem of clustering tends to be fragmented across the pattern recognition database data mining and machine learning communities. Addressing this problem in a unified way Data Clustering: Algorithms and Applications provides complete coverage of the entire area of clustering from basic methods to more refined and complex data clustering approaches. It pays special attention to recent issues in graphs social networks and other domains.The book focuses on three primary aspects of data clustering: Methods describing key techniques commonly used for clustering such as feature selection agglomerative clustering partitional clustering density-based clustering probabilistic clustering grid-based clustering spectral clustering and nonnegative matrix factorization Domains covering methods used for different domains of data such as categorical data text data multimedia data graph data biological data stream data uncertain data time series clustering high-dimensional clustering and big data Variations and Insights discussing important variations of the clustering process such as semisupervised clustering interactive clustering multiview clustering cluster ensembles and cluster validation In this book top researchers from around the world explore the characteristics of clustering problems in a variety of application areas. They also explain how to glean detailed insight from the clustering process—including how to verify the quality of the underlying clusters—through supervision human intervention or the automated generation of alternative clusters. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781466558212

Data Collection in SociolinguisticsMethods and Applications Second Edition The second edition of Data Collection in Sociolinguistics: Methods and Applications continues to provide up-to-date succinct relevant and informative discussion about methods of data collection in sociolinguistic research. Written by a range of top sociolinguists both veteran and emerging scholars it covers the main areas of research design conducting research and sharing data findings. In addition to revisions of original material this edition includes nine new vignettes covering such topics as collecting data from social media conducting linguistic landscape research forensic linguistic data collection and working with transgender communities. A companion website http://sociolinguisticdatacollection.com provides enhanced pedagogical features such as discussion questions activities end-of-chapter exercises and contributor videos. This volume is the one-stop go-to guide for the numerous quantitative qualitative and mixed methods used in sociolinguistic research; it is the ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in sociolinguistic research field methods and data collection. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138691377

Data Communications Network Auditing This book contains product specific information based on Cisco router command line interface and IBM's Net view. It is designed to help us understand the "parts and pieces" of communications and determine how components fit together and what they look like on your bill. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138412170

Data Converters Phase-Locked Loops and Their Applications With a focus on designing and verifying CMOS analog integrated circuits the book reviews design techniques for mixed-signal building blocks such as Nyquist and oversampling data converters and circuits for signal generation synthesis and recovery. The text details all aspects from specifications to the final circuit of the design of digital-to-analog converters analog-to-digital converters phase-locked loops delay-locked loops high-speed input/output link transceivers and class D amplifiers. Special emphasis is put on calibration methods that can be used to compensate circuit errors due to device mismatches and semiconductor process variations.Gives an overview of data converters phase- and delay-locked loop architectures highlighting basic operation and design trade-offs.Focus on circuit analysis methods useful to meet requirements for a high-speed and power-efficient operation.Outlines design challenges of analog integrated circuits using state-of-the-art CMOS processes.Presents design methodologies to optimize circuit performance on both transistor and architectural levels.Includes open-ended circuit design case studies. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367733117

Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ WorkAn Institutional Ethnography Data Culture and the Organisation of Teachers’ Work provides an in-depth look at how the political and media scrutiny of teachers pupils and schools now organises teaching and learning. Spina also examines how educational data is used in schools and where it fails to take account of the everyday experiences of school leaders teachers and students. Drawing on primary research and discussing practice in relation to the National Assessment Programme: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) this book discusses the strengths and weaknesses of a data-driven approach the restrictions this can impose and how to navigate them as a teacher. Ideal for scholars and postgraduate students of education this book provides a comprehensive institutional ethnographic look into the daily lived experiences of teachers and the effects of standardised testing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367173258

Data DistributionManaging the Environment Published in 1992. Business information has evolved from typewriter/card index (decentralized) through the era of DP Department and mainframe (centralized) to present mix with PCs and networks (distributed). This book demonstrates how data distribution can function in the best interests of organizations through a managed environment. It looks at what is needed from the systems professionals to support current methods; reporting actual experience defining techniques and examining the opportunities and challenges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138613119

Data Driven Approaches for HealthcareMachine learning for Identifying High Utilizers Health care utilization routinely generates vast amounts of data from sources ranging from electronic medical records insurance claims vital signs and patient-reported outcomes. Predicting health outcomes using data modeling approaches is an emerging field that can reveal important insights into disproportionate spending patterns. This book presents data driven methods especially machine learning for understanding and approaching the high utilizers problem using the example of a large public insurance program. It describes important goals for data driven approaches from different aspects of the high utilizer problem and identifies challenges uniquely posed by this problem. Key Features: Introduces basic elements of health care data especially for administrative claims data including disease code procedure codes and drug codes Provides tailored supervised and unsupervised machine learning approaches for understanding and predicting the high utilizers Presents descriptive data driven methods for the high utilizer population Identifies a best-fitting linear and tree-based regression model to account for patients’ acute and chronic condition loads and demographic characteristics Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367342906

Data Driven Statistical Methods Calculations once prohibitively time-consuming can be completed in microseconds by modern computers. This has resulted in dramatic shifts in emphasis in applied statistics. Not only has it freed us from an obsession with the 5% and 1% significance levels imposed by conventional tables but many exact estimation procedures based on randomization tests are now as easy to carry out as approximations based on normal distribution theory. In a wider context it has facilitated the everyday use of tools such as the bootstrap and robust estimation methods as well as diagnostic tests for pinpointing or for adjusting possible aberrations or contamination that may otherwise be virtually undetectable in complex data sets. Data Driven Statistical Methods provides an insight into modern developments in statistical methodology using examples that highlight connections between these techniques as well as their relationship to other established approaches. Illustration by simple numerical examples takes priority over abstract theory. Examples and exercises are selected from many fields ranging from studies of literary style to analysis of survival data from clinical files from psychological tests to interpretation of evidence in legal cases. Users are encouraged to apply the methods to their own or other data sets relevant to their fields of interest. The book will appeal both to lecturers giving undergraduate mainstream or service courses in statistics and to newly-practising statisticians or others concerned with data interpretation in any discipline who want to make the best use of modern statistical computer software. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140780

Data Flow AnalysisTheory and Practice Data flow analysis is used to discover information for a wide variety of useful applications ranging from compiler optimizations to software engineering and verification. Modern compilers apply it to produce performance-maximizing code and software engineers use it to re-engineer or reverse engineer programs and verify the integrity of their programs.   Supplementary Online Materials to Strengthen Understanding   Unlike most comparable books many of which are limited to bit vector frameworks and classical constant propagation Data Flow Analysis: Theory and Practice offers comprehensive coverage of both classical and contemporary data flow analysis. It prepares foundations useful for both researchers and students in the field by standardizing and unifying various existing research concepts and notations. It also presents mathematical foundations of data flow analysis and includes study of data flow analysis implantation through use of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). Divided into three parts this unique text combines discussions of inter- and intraprocedural analysis and then describes implementation of a generic data flow analyzer (gdfa) for bit vector frameworks in GCC. Through the inclusion of case studies and examples to reinforce material this text equips readers with a combination of mutually supportive theory and practice and they will be able to access the author’s accompanying Web page. Here they can experiment with the analyses described in the book and can make use of updated features including: Slides used in the authors’ courses The source of the generic data flow analyzer (gdfa) An errata that features errors as they are discovered Additional updated relevant material discovered in the course of research Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315222349

Data for Continuous Programmatic ImprovementSteps Colleges of Education Must Take to Become a Data Culture This book addresses the issue of data use in educator preparation programs towards continuous programmatic improvement. With an aim to increase the rigor in both research and practice in educational administration and teacher education this volume will analyze the longstanding quality concerns about teacher and leadership preparation and standards for programs and educators as well as controversies concerning national accreditation and federal efforts to mandate program reporting data. By exploring the policies and practices that influence departments of education this volume examines the increasing pressures to improve institutional functioning within a complex system of university state and national structures and organizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367583699

Data for JournalistsA Practical Guide for Computer-Assisted Reporting This straightforward and effective how-to guide provides the basics for any reporter or journalism student beginning to use data for news stories. It has step-by-step instructions on how to do basic data analysis in journalism while addressing why these digital tools should be an integral part of reporting in the 21st century. In an ideal core text for courses on data-driven journalism or computer-assisted reporting Houston emphasizes that journalists are accountable for the accuracy and relevance of the data they acquire and share. With a refreshed design this updated new edition includes expanded coverage on social media scraping data from the web and text-mining and provides journalists with the tips and tools they need for working with data. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815370406

Data Fusion and Data Mining for Power System Monitoring Data Fusion and Data Mining for Power System Monitoring provides a comprehensive treatment of advanced data fusion and data mining techniques for power system monitoring with focus on use of synchronized phasor networks. Relevant statistical data mining techniques are given and efficient methods to cluster and visualize data collected from multiple sensors are discussed. Both linear and nonlinear data-driven mining and fusion techniques are reviewed with emphasis on the analysis and visualization of massive distributed data sets. Challenges involved in realistic monitoring visualization and analysis of observation data from actual events are also emphasized supported by examples of relevant applications. Features Focuses on systematic illustration of data mining and fusion in power systems Covers issues of standards used in the power industry for data mining and data analytics Applications to a wide range of power networks are provided including distribution and transmission networks Provides holistic approach to the problem of data mining and data fusion using cutting-edge methodologies and technologies Includes applications to massive spatiotemporal data from simulations and actual events Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367333676

Data Fusion MathematicsTheory and Practice Fills the Existing Gap of Mathematics for Data Fusion Data fusion (DF) combines large amounts of information from a variety of sources and fuses this data algorithmically logically and if required intelligently using artificial intelligence (AI). Also known as sensor data fusion (SDF) the DF fusion system is an important component for use in various applications that include the monitoring of vehicles aerospace systems large-scale structures and large industrial automation plants. Data Fusion Mathematics: Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive overview of data fusion and provides a proper and adequate understanding of the basic mathematics directly related to DF. The material covered can be used for evaluation of the performances of any designed and developed DF systems. It tries to answer whether unified data fusion mathematics can evolve from various disparate mathematical concepts and highlights mathematics that can add credibility to the data fusion process. Focuses on Mathematical Tools That Use Data Fusion This text explores the use of statistical/probabilistic signal/image processing filtering component analysis image algebra decision making and neuro-FL–GA paradigms in studying developing and validating data fusion processes (DFP). It covers major mathematical expressions and formulae and equations as well as where feasible their derivations. It also discusses SDF concepts DF models and architectures aspects and methods of type 1 and 2 fuzzy logics and related practical applications. In addition the author covers soft computing paradigms that are finding increasing applications in multisensory DF approaches and applications. This book: Explores the use of interval type 2 fuzzy logic and ANFIS in DF Covers the mathematical treatment of many types of filtering algorithms target-tracking methods and kinematic DF methods Presents single and multi-sensor tracking and fusion mathematics Considers specific DF architectures in the context of decentralized systems Discusses information filtering Bayesian approaches several DF rules image algebra and image fusion decision fusion and wireless sensor network (WSN) multimodality fusion Data Fusion Mathematics: Theory and Practice incorporates concepts processes methods and approaches in data fusion that can help you with integrating DF mathematics and achieving higher levels of fusion activity and clarity of performance. This text is geared toward researchers scientists teachers and practicing engineers interested and working in the multisensor data fusion area. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138748637

Data GovernanceCreating Value from Information Assets As organizations deploy business intelligence and analytic systems to harness business value from their data assets data governance programs are quickly gaining prominence. And although data management issues have traditionally been addressed by IT departments organizational issues critical to successful data management require the implementation of enterprise-wide accountabilities and responsibilities.Data Governance: Creating Value from Information Assets examines the processes of using data governance to manage data effectively. Addressing the complete life cycle of effective data governance—from metadata management to privacy and compliance—it provides business managers IT professionals and students with an integrated approach to designing developing and sustaining an effective data governance strategy. Explains how to align data governance with business goals Describes how to build successful data stewardship with a governance framework Outlines strategies for integrating IT and data governance frameworks Supplies business-driven and technical perspectives on data quality management metadata management data access and security and data lifecycle The book summarizes the experiences of global experts in the field and addresses critical areas of interest to the information systems and management community. Case studies from healthcare and financial sectors two industries that have successfully leveraged the potential of data-driven strategies provide further insights into real-time practice.Facilitating a comprehensive understanding of data governance the book addresses the burning issue of aligning data assets to both IT assets and organizational strategic goals. With a focus on the organizational operational and strategic aspects of data governance the text provides you with the understanding required to leverage derive and sustain maximum value from the informational assets housed in your IT infrastructure. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781439879139

Data Infrastructure ManagementInsights and Strategies This book looks at various application and data demand drivers along with data infrastructure options from legacy on premise public cloud hybrid software-defined data center (SDDC) software data infrastructure (SDI) container as well as serverless along with infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) IT as a Service (ITaaS) along with related technology trends tools techniques and strategies. Filled with example scenarios tips and strategy considerations the book covers frequently asked questions and answers to aid strategy as well as decision-making. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138486423

Data Integrity in Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Regulation OperationsBest Practices Guide to Electronic Records Compliance Data integrity is fundamental in a pharmaceutical and medical devices quality system. This book provides practical information to enable compliance with data integrity while highlighting and efficiently integrating worldwide regulation into the subject. The ideas presented in this book are based on many years’ experience in regulated industries in various computer systems development maintenance and quality functions. In addition to case studies a practical approach will be presented to increase efficiency and to ensure that the design and testing of the data integrity controls are correctly achieved. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9781498773249

Data Interpretation Made EasyFor Medical Students and Junior Doctors The ability to interpret and synthesise medical data is essential for doctors yet it is a skill which can be difficult to master. Data Interpretation Made Easy focuses on developing this skill by presenting an array of case-based themes considering interpretation of blood results X-rays ECGs and CT images in medicine with discussion of evidence-based practice. The concise list-based text aids easy comprehension and images provide the much needed link from raw data to evidence-based care and management. This highly practical book is essential reading for undergraduate medical students preparing for examinations. It is also ideal for junior doctors needing a succinct guide to data interpretation for everyday use. 'Dr Neel Sharma's latest venture on data interpretation has dozens of credible clinical scenarios covering many key areas of clinical medicine. And you will certainly feel challenged as he leaves it up to you to diagnose and devise the treatment plan.' From the Foreword by Tiago Villanueva Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781846193293

Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News traces the emergence of data journalism through a scholarly lens. It reveals the growth of data journalism as a subspecialty cultivated and sustained by an increasing number of professional identities tools and technologies educational opportunities and new forms of collaboration and computational thinking. The authors base their analysis on five years of in-depth field research largely in Canada an example of a mature media system. The book identifies how data journalism’s development is partly due to it being at the center of multiple crises and shocks to journalism including digitalization acute mis- and dis-information concerns and increasingly participatory audiences. It highlights how data journalists particularly in well-resourced newsrooms are able to address issues of trust and credibility to advance their professional interests. These journalists are operating as institutional entrepreneurs in a field still responding to the disruption effects of digitalization more than 20 years ago. By exploring the ways in which data journalists are strategically working to modernize the way journalists talk about methods and maintain journalism authority Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News introduces an important new dimension to the study of digital journalism for researchers students and educators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138058934

Data Librarian’s Handbook The importance of data has never been greater. There has been a growing concern with the skills required to exploit the data surfeit; the ability to collect compute and crunch data for economic social and scientific purposes. This book written by two working data librarians based at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh aims to help fill this skills gap by providing a nuts and bolts guide to research data support. 'The Data Librarian's Handbook' draws on a combination of over 30 years experience providing data support services to create the must-read book for all entrants to this field. This book zooms in to the actual library service level where the interaction between the researcher and the librarian takes place. Both engaging and practical this book draws the reader in through story-telling and suggested activities linking concepts from one chapter to another.This book is for the practising data librarian possibly new in their post with little experience of providing data support. It is also for managers and policy-makers public service librarians research data management coordinators and data support staff. It will also appeal to students and lecturers in iSchools and other library and information degree programmes where academic research support is taught. The importance of data has never been greater. There has been a growing concern with the ‘skills gap’ required to exploit the data surfeit; the ability to collect compute and crunch data for economic social and scientific purposes. This book written by two working data librarians based at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh aims to help fill this skills gap by providing a nuts and bolts guide to research data support. The Data Librarian’s Handbook draws on a combination of over 30 years’ experience providing data support services to create the ‘must-read’ book for all entrants to this field. This book ‘zooms in’ to the actual library service level where the interaction between the researcher and the librarian takes place. Both engaging and practical this book draws the reader in through story-telling and suggested activities linking concepts from one chapter to another. This book is for the practising data librarian possibly new in their post with little experience of providing data support. It is also for managers and policy-makers public service librarians research data management “coordinators” and data support staff. It will also appeal to students and lecturers in iSchools and other library and information degree programmes where academic research support is taught. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781783300471

Data Made FleshEmbodying Information In an age of cloning cyborgs and biotechnology the line between bodies and bytes seems to be disappearing. Data Made Flesh is the first collection to address the increasingly important links between information and embodiment at a moment when we are routinely tempted in the words of Donna Haraway "to be raptured out of the bodies that matter in the lust for information " whether in the rush to complete the Human Genome Project or in the race to clone a human being. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203873274

Data Management and Data Description Published in 1992. The author sets out the main issues in Data Management from the first principles of meta modelling and data description through the comprehensive management exploitation re-use valuation extension and enhancement of data as a valuable organizational resource. Using his recent in-depth experience of a major trans-European project he highlights data value metrics and provides examples of extended data analysis to assist readers to produce corporate data architectures. The book considers how the techniques of data management can be applied in the wider community of business institutional and organizational settings and considers how new types of data (from the EDIFACT world) can be integrated into the existing data management environments of large data processing functions. This wide-ranging text considers existing work in the field of data resource management and extends the concepts of data resource valuation. References are made to new aspects of metrics for data value and how they can be applied. It will interest strategic business planners information systems and DP managers and executives data-management personnel and data analysts and academics involved in MSc and BSc courses on Dara Analysis CASE repositories and structured methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138612990

Data Management Using StataA Practical Handbook This second edition of Data Management Using Stata focuses on tasks that bridge the gap between raw data and statistical analysis. It has been updated throughout to reflect new data management features that have been added over the last 10 years. Such features include the ability to read and write a wide variety of file formats the ability to write highly customized Excel files the ability to have multiple Stata datasets open at once and the ability to store and manipulate string variables stored as Unicode. Further this new edition includes a new chapter illustrating how to write Stata programs for solving data management tasks. As in the original edition the chapters are organized by data management areas: reading and writing datasets cleaning data labeling datasets creating variables combining datasets processing observations across subgroups changing the shape of datasets and programming for data management. Within each chapter each section is a self-contained lesson illustrating a particular data management task (for instance creating date variables or automating error checking) via examples. This modular design allows you to quickly identify and implement the most common data management tasks without having to read background information first. In addition to the “nuts and bolts” examples author Michael Mitchell alerts users to common pitfalls (and how to avoid them) and provides strategic data management advice. This book can be used as a quick reference for solving problems as they arise or can be read as a means for learning comprehensive data management skills. New users will appreciate this book as a valuable way to learn data management while experienced users will find this information to be handy and time saving—there is a good chance that even the experienced user will learn some new tricks. Media > Books > Print Books Stata Press 9781597183185

Data Mining and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity With the rapid advancement of information discovery techniques machine learning and data mining continue to play a significant role in cybersecurity. Although several conferences workshops and journals focus on the fragmented research topics in this area there has been no single interdisciplinary resource on past and current works and possible paths for future research in this area. This book fills this need. From basic concepts in machine learning and data mining to advanced problems in the machine learning domain Data Mining and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity provides a unified reference for specific machine learning solutions to cybersecurity problems. It supplies a foundation in cybersecurity fundamentals and surveys contemporary challenges—detailing cutting-edge machine learning and data mining techniques. It also: Unveils cutting-edge techniques for detecting　new attacks Contains in-depth discussions of machine learning solutions to detection problems Categorizes methods for detecting scanning and profiling intrusions and anomalies Surveys contemporary cybersecurity problems and unveils state-of-the-art machine learning and data mining solutions Details privacy-preserving data mining methods This interdisciplinary resource includes technique review tables that allow for speedy access to common cybersecurity problems and associated data mining methods. Numerous illustrative figures help readers visualize the workflow of complex techniques and more than forty case studies provide a clear understanding of the design and application of data mining and machine learning techniques in cybersecurity. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781439839423

Data Mining for Bioinformatics Covering theory algorithms and methodologies as well as data mining technologies Data Mining for Bioinformatics provides a comprehensive discussion of data-intensive computations used in data mining with applications in bioinformatics. It supplies a broad yet in-depth overview of the application domains of data mining for bioinformatics to help readers from both biology and computer science backgrounds gain an enhanced understanding of this cross-disciplinary field. The book offers authoritative coverage of data mining techniques technologies and frameworks used for storing analyzing and extracting knowledge from large databases in the bioinformatics domains including genomics and proteomics. It begins by describing the evolution of bioinformatics and highlighting the challenges that can be addressed using data mining techniques. Introducing the various data mining techniques that can be employed in biological databases the text is organized into four sections:Supplies a complete overview of the evolution of the field and its intersection with computational learningDescribes the role of data mining in analyzing large biological databases—explaining the breath of the various feature selection and feature extraction techniques that data mining has to offerFocuses on concepts of unsupervised learning using clustering techniques and its application to large biological dataCovers supervised learning using classification techniques most commonly used in bioinformatics—addressing the need for validation and benchmarking of inferences derived using either clustering or classificationThe book describes the various biological databases prominently referred to in bioinformatics and includes a detailed list of the applications of advanced clustering algorithms used in bioinformatics. Highlighting the challenges encountered during the application of classification on biologica Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367380700

Data Mining for Design and Marketing Data Mining for Design and Marketing shows how to design and integrate data mining tools into human thinking processes in order to make better business decisions especially in designing and marketing products and systems. The expert contributors discuss how data mining can identify valuable consumer patterns which aid marketers and designers in detecting consumers’ needs. They also explore visualization tools based on the computational methods of data mining. Discourse analysis chance discovery knowledge discovery formal concept analysis and an adjacency matrix are just some of the novel approaches covered. The book explains how these methods can be applied to website design the retrieval of scientific articles from a database personalized e-commerce support tools and more. Through the techniques of data mining this book demonstrates how to effectively design business processes and develop competitive products and services. By embracing data mining tools businesses can better understand the behavior and needs of their customers. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138113473

Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity Thanks to advances in electronic archiving of biodiversity data and the digitization of climate and other geophysical data a new era in biogeography functional ecology and evolutionary ecology has begun. In Data Mining for Global Trends in Mountain Biodiversity Christian Korner Eva M. Spehn and a team of experts from the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment of DIVERSITAS explore two of the hottest subjects in science and technology: biodiversity and data mining. They demonstrate how to harness the scientific power of biological databases for furthering ecological and evolutionary theory. Expert contributors address two aspects of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment. They cover how to link biodiversity data with geophysical data and how to use biodiversity data to substantiate evolutionary and ecological theory. The text provides different methodological approaches and examples of successful mining of geo-referenced data in mountain regions on various scales. It includes:   Elevational and latitudinal gradients in plant diversity E-mining trends in diversity of Lepidoptera beetles and birds Niche modeling to explain past trends and predict future trends in mountain biodiversity Sharing biodiversity data with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Using electronic databases opens ways to manage biodiversity in a sustainable fashion test evolutionary and ecological theories and measure the impact of climate change on various species and its effect on conservation efforts. The information and examples presented in this book can stimulate the creative use of archive data to answer old questions with new tools and advance knowledge and understanding of mountain biodiversity worldwide. The book highlights the benefits of and the continuing need for an increase in the amount and quality of georeferenced data provided online in order to meet the challenges of global change. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138112636

Data Mining in Biomedical Imaging Signaling and Systems Data mining can help pinpoint hidden information in medical data and accurately differentiate pathological from normal data. It can help to extract hidden features from patient groups and disease states and can aid in automated decision making. Data Mining in Biomedical Imaging Signaling and Systems provides an in-depth examination of the biomedical and clinical applications of data mining. It supplies examples of frequently encountered heterogeneous data modalities and details the applicability of data mining approaches used to address the computational challenges in analyzing complex data.The book details feature extraction techniques and covers several critical feature descriptors. As machine learning is employed in many diagnostic applications it covers the fundamentals evaluation measures and challenges of supervised and unsupervised learning methods. Both feature extraction and supervised learning are discussed as they apply to seizure-related patterns in epilepsy patients. Other specific disorders are also examined with regard to the value of data mining for refining clinical diagnoses including depression and recurring migraines. The diagnosis and grading of the world’s fourth most serious health threat depression and analysis of acoustic properties that can distinguish depressed speech from normal are also described. Although a migraine is a complex neurological disorder the text demonstrates how metabonomics can be effectively applied to clinical practice. The authors review alignment-based clustering approaches techniques for automatic analysis of biofilm images and applications of medical text mining including text classification applied to medical reports. The identification and classification of two life-threatening heart abnormalities arrhythmia and ischemia are addressed and a unique segmentation method for mining a 3-D imaging biomarker exemplified by evaluation of osteoarthritis is also present Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367382773

Data Mining Methods for the Content AnalystAn Introduction to the Computational Analysis of Content With continuous advancements and an increase in user popularity data mining technologies serve as an invaluable resource for researchers across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. In this comprehensive guide author and research scientist Kalev Leetaru introduces the approaches strategies and methodologies of current data mining techniques offering insights for new and experienced users alike. Designed as an instructive reference to computer-based analysis approaches each chapter of this resource explains a set of core concepts and analytical data mining strategies along with detailed examples and steps relating to current data mining practices. Every technique is considered with regard to context theory of operation and methodological concerns and focuses on the capabilities and strengths relating to these technologies. In addressing critical methodologies and approaches to automated analytical techniques this work provides an essential overview to a broad innovative field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415895149

Data Mining Mobile Devices With today’s consumers spending more time on their mobiles than on their PCs new methods of empirical stochastic modeling have emerged that can provide marketers with detailed information about the products content and services their customers desire.Data Mining Mobile Devices defines the collection of machine-sensed environmental data pertaining to human social behavior. It explains how the integration of data mining and machine learning can enable the modeling of conversation context proximity sensing and geospatial location throughout large communities of mobile users.Examines the construction and leveraging of mobile sitesDescribes how to use mobile apps to gather key data about consumers’ behavior and preferencesDiscusses mobile mobs which can be differentiated as distinct marketplaces—including Apple® Google® Facebook® Amazon® and Twitter®Provides detailed coverage of mobile analytics via clustering text and classification AI software and techniquesMobile devices serve as detailed diaries of a person continuously and intimately broadcasting where how when and what products services and content your consumers desire. The future is mobile—data mining starts and stops in consumers' pockets.Describing how to analyze Wi-Fi and GPS data from websites and apps the book explains how to model mined data through the use of artificial intelligence software. It also discusses the monetization of mobile devices’ desires and preferences that can lead to the triangulated marketing of content products or services to billions of consumers—in a relevant anonymous and personal manner. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367379896

Data Mining Tools for Malware Detection Although the use of data mining for security and malware detection is quickly on the rise most books on the subject provide high-level theoretical discussions to the near exclusion of the practical aspects. Breaking the mold Data Mining Tools for Malware Detection provides a step-by-step breakdown of how to develop data mining tools for malware detection. Integrating theory with practical techniques and experimental results it focuses on malware detection applications for email worms malicious code remote exploits and botnets. The authors describe the systems they have designed and developed: email worm detection using data mining a scalable multi-level feature extraction technique to detect malicious executables detecting remote exploits using data mining and flow-based identification of botnet traffic by mining multiple log files. For each of these tools they detail the system architecture algorithms performance results and limitations. Discusses data mining for emerging applications including adaptable malware detection insider threat detection firewall policy analysis and real-time data mining Includes four appendices that provide a firm foundation in data management secure systems and the semantic web Describes the authors’ tools for stream data mining From algorithms to experimental results this is one of the few books that will be equally valuable to those in industry government and academia. It will help technologists decide which tools to select for specific applications managers will learn how to determine whether or not to proceed with a data mining project and developers will find innovative alternative designs for a range of applications. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781439854549

Data Mining with RLearning with Case Studies Second Edition Data Mining with R: Learning with Case Studies Second Edition uses practical examples to illustrate the power of R and data mining. Providing an extensive update to the best-selling first edition this new edition is divided into two parts. The first part will feature introductory material including a new chapter that provides an introduction to data mining to complement the already existing introduction to R. The second part includes case studies and the new edition strongly revises the R code of the case studies making it more up-to-date with recent packages that have emerged in R.The book does not assume any prior knowledge about R. Readers who are new to R and data mining should be able to follow the case studies and they are designed to be self-contained so the reader can start anywhere in the document. The book is accompanied by a set of freely available R source files that can be obtained at the book’s web site. These files include all the code used in the case studies and they facilitate the "do-it-yourself" approach followed in the book.Designed for users of data analysis tools as well as researchers and developers the book should be useful for anyone interested in entering the "world" of R and data mining.About the AuthorLuís Torgo is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Porto in Portugal. He　teaches Data Mining in R in the NYU Stern School of Business’ MS in Business Analytics program. An active researcher in machine learning and data mining for more than 20 years Dr. Torgo is also a researcher in the Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis (LIAAD) of INESC Porto LA. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367573980

Data MiningA Tutorial-Based Primer Second Edition Data Mining: A Tutorial-Based Primer Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to data mining with a focus on model building and testing as well as on interpreting and validating results. The text guides students to understand how data mining can be employed to solve real problems and recognize whether a data mining solution is a feasible alternative for a specific problem. Fundamental data mining strategies techniques and evaluation methods are presented and implemented with the help of two well-known software tools. Several new topics have been added to the second edition including an introduction to Big Data and data analytics ROC curves Pareto lift charts methods for handling large-sized streaming and imbalanced data support vector machines and extended coverage of textual data mining. The second edition contains tutorials for attribute selection dealing with imbalanced data outlier analysis time series analysis mining textual data and more. The text provides in-depth coverage of RapidMiner Studio and Weka’s Explorer interface. Both software tools are used for stepping students through the tutorials depicting the knowledge discovery process. This allows the reader maximum flexibility for their hands-on data mining experience.     Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498763974

Data MiningTechnologies Techniques Tools and Trends Focusing on a data-centric perspective this book provides a complete overview of data mining: its uses methods current technologies commercial products and future challenges.Three parts divide Data Mining:Part I describes technologies for data mining - database systems warehousing machine learning visualization decision support statistics parallel processing and architectural support for data miningPart II presents tools and techniques - getting the data ready carrying out the mining pruning the results evaluating outcomes defining specific approaches examining a specific technique based on logic programming and citing literature and vendors for up-to-date informationPart III examines emerging trends - mining distributed and heterogeneous data sources; multimedia data such as text images video; mining data on the World Wide Web; metadata aspects of mining; and privacy issues.This self-contained book also contains two appendices providing exceptional information on technologies such as data management and artificial intelligence.Is there a need for mining? Do you have the right tools? Do you have the people to do the work? Do you have sufficient funds allocated to the project? All these answers must be answered before embarking on a project. Data Mining provides singular guidance on appropriate applications for specific techniques as well as thoroughly assesses valuable product information. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367400163

Data MiningTheories Algorithms and Examples New technologies have enabled us to collect massive amounts of data in many fields. However our pace of discovering useful information and knowledge from these data falls far behind our pace of collecting the data. Data Mining: Theories Algorithms and Examples introduces and explains a comprehensive set of data mining algorithms from various data mining fields. The book reviews theoretical rationales and procedural details of data mining algorithms including those commonly found in the literature and those presenting considerable difficulty using small data examples to explain and walk through the algorithms. The book covers a wide range of data mining algorithms including those commonly found in data mining literature and those not fully covered in most of existing literature due to their considerable difficulty. The book presents a list of software packages that support the data mining algorithms applications of the data mining algorithms with references and exercises along with the solutions manual and PowerPoint slides of lectures. The author takes a practical approach to data mining algorithms so that the data patterns produced can be fully interpreted. This approach enables students to understand theoretical and operational aspects of data mining algorithms and to manually execute the algorithms for a thorough understanding of the data patterns produced by them. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073661

Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)A Software Optimization Guide to the User Space-Based Network Applications This book brings together the insights and practical experience of some of the most experienced Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) technical experts detailing the trend of DPDK data packet processing hardware acceleration packet processing and virtualization as well as the practical application of DPDK in the fields of SDN NFV and network storage. The book also devotes many chunks to exploring various core software algorithms the advanced optimization methods adopted in DPDK detailed practical experience and the guides on how to use DPDK. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367373955

Data PoliticsWorlds Subjects Rights Data has become a social and political issue because of its capacity to reconfigure relationships between states subjects and citizens. This book explores how data has acquired such an important capacity and examines how critical interventions in its uses in both theory and practice are possible. Data and politics are now inseparable: data is not only shaping our social relations preferences and life chances but our very democracies. Expert international contributors consider political questions about data and the ways it provokes subjects to govern themselves by making rights claims. Concerned with the things (infrastructures of servers devices and cables) and language (code programming and algorithms) that make up cyberspace this book demonstrates that without understanding these conditions of possibility it is impossible to intervene in or to shape data politics. Aimed at academics and postgraduate students interested in political aspects of data this volume will also be of interest to experts in the fields of internet studies international studies Big Data digital social sciences and humanities. The Open Access version of this book available at https://www.routledge.com/Data-Politics-Worlds-Subjects-Rights/Bigo-Isin-Ruppert/p/book/9781138053267 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138053267

Data Privacy for the Smart Grid Many Smart Grid books include "privacy" in their title but only touch on privacy with most of the discussion focusing on cybersecurity. Filling this knowledge gap Data Privacy for the Smart Grid provides a clear description of the Smart Grid ecosystem presents practical guidance about its privacy risks and details the actions required to protect data generated by Smart Grid technologies. It addresses privacy in electric natural gas and water grids and supplies two different perspectives of the topic—one from a Smart Grid expert and another from a privacy and information security expert.The authors have extensive experience with utilities and leading the U.S. government’s National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Cyber Security Working Group (CSWG)/Smart Grid Interoperability Group (SGIP) Privacy Subgroup. This comprehensive book is understandable for all those involved in the Smart Grid. The authors detail the facts about Smart Grid privacy so readers can separate truth from myth about Smart Grid privacy.  While considering privacy in the Smart Grid the book also examines the data created by Smart Grid technologies and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and associated legal issues. The text details guidelines based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Privacy Guidelines and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Fair Information Practices. It includes privacy training recommendations and references to additional Smart Grid privacy resources.After reading the book readers will be prepared to develop informed opinions establish fact-based decisions make meaningful contributions to Smart Grid legislation and policies and to build technologies to preserve and protect privacy. Policy makers; Smart Grid and M2M product and service developers; utility customer and privacy resources; and other service providers and resources are primary beneficiaries of the information provided in Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367377823

Data PrivacyPrinciples and Practice The book covers data privacy in depth with respect to data mining test data management synthetic data generation etc. It formalizes principles of data privacy that are essential for good anonymization design based on the data format and discipline. The principles outline best practices and reflect on the conflicting relationship between privacy and utility. From a practice standpoint it provides practitioners and researchers with a definitive guide to approach anonymization of various data formats including multidimensional longitudinal time-series transaction and graph data. In addition to helping CIOs protect confidential data it also offers a guideline as to how this can be implemented for a wide range of data at the enterprise level. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498721042

Data Protection and Privacy in HealthcareResearch and Innovations The Healthcare industry is one of the largest and rapidly developing industries. Over the last few years healthcare management is changing from disease centered to patient centered. While on one side the analysis of healthcare data plays an important role in healthcare management but on the other side the privacy of a patient’s record must be of equal concern. This book uses a research-oriented approach and focuses on privacy-based healthcare tools and technologies. It offers details on privacy laws with real-life case studies and examples and addresses privacy issues in newer technologies such as Cloud Big Data and IoT. It discusses the e-health system and preserving its privacy and the use of wearable technologies for patient monitoring data streaming and sharing and use of data analysis to provide various health services. This book is written for research scholars academicians working in healthcare and data privacy domains as well as researchers involved with healthcare law and those working at facilities in security and privacy domains. Students and industry professionals as well as medical practitioners might also find this book of interest. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367501082

Data Protection in the Financial Services Industry Privacy and data protection are now important issues for companies across the financial services industry. Financial records are amongst the most sensitive for many consumers and the regulator is keen to promote good data handling practices in an industry that is looking towards increased customer profiling for both risk management and opportunity spotting. Mandy Webster's Data Protection in the Financial Services Industry explains how to manage privacy and data protection issues throughout the customer cycle; from making contact to seeking additional business from current customers. She also looks at the precise role of the Financial Services Authority and its response to compliance or non-compliance. Each of the Eight Principles of the Data Protection Act are reviewed and explained. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258508

Data ProtectionEnsuring Data Availability The second edition of Data Protection goes beyond the traditional topics including deduplication continuous availability snapshots replication backup and recovery and explores such additional considerations as legal privacy and ethical issues. A new model is presented for understanding and planning the various aspects of data protection which is essential to developing holistic strategies. The second edition also addresses the cloud and the growing adoption of software and function as a service as well as effectively planning over the lifespan of a workload: what the best mix of traditional and cloud native data protection services might be. Virtualization continues to present new challenges to data protection and the impact of containerization is examined. The book takes a holistic business-based approach to data protection. It explains how data protection is a mix of proactive and reactive planning technology and activities that allow for data continuity. There are three essential activities that refer to themselves as data protection; while they all overlap in terms of scope and function each operates as a reasonably self-contained field with its own specialists and domain nomenclature. These three activities are: • Data protection as a storage and recovery activity • Data protection as a security activity • Data protection as a privacy activity These activities are covered in detail with a focus on how organizations can use them to leverage their IT investments and optimize costs. The book also explains how data protection is becoming an enabler for new processes around data movement and data processing. This book arms readers with information critical for making decisions on how data can be protected against loss in the cloud on premises or in a mix of the two. It explains the changing face of recovery in a highly virtualized datacenter and techniques for dealing with big data. Moreover it presents a model for where data recovery processes can be integrated with IT governance and management in order to achieve the right focus on recoverability across the business. About the Author Preston de Guise has been working with data recovery products for his entire career—designing implementing and supporting solutions for governments universities and businesses ranging from SMEs to Fortune 500 companies. This broad exposure to industry verticals and business sizes has enabled Preston to understand not only the technical requirements of data protection and recovery but the management and procedural aspects too. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367256777

Data ProtectionGovernance Risk Management and Compliance Failure to appreciate the full dimensions of data protection can lead to poor data protection management costly resource allocation issues and exposure to unnecessary risks. Data Protection: Governance Risk Management and Compliance explains how to gain a handle on the vital aspects of data protection.The author begins by building the foundation of data protection from a risk management perspective. He then introduces the two other pillars in the governance risk management and compliance (GRC) framework. After exploring data retention and data security in depth the book focuses on data protection technologies primarily from a risk management viewpoint. It also discusses the special technology requirements for compliance governance and data security; the importance of eDiscovery for civil litigation; the impact of third-party services in conjunction with data protection; and data processing facets such as the role of tiering and server and storage virtualization. The final chapter describes a model to help businesses get started in the planning process to improve their data protection.By examining the relationships among the pieces of the data protection puzzle this book offers a solid understanding of how data protection fits into various organizations. It allows readers to assess their overall strategy identify security gaps determine their unique requirements and decide what technologies and tactics can best meet those requirements. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367385330

Data PublicsPublic Plurality in an Era of Data Determinacy Data has emerged as a key component that determines how interactions across the world are structured mediated and represented. This book examines these new data publics and the areas in which they become operative via analysis of politics geographies environments and social media platforms. By claiming to offer a mechanism to translate every conceivable occurrence into an abstract code that can be endlessly manipulated digitally processed data has caused conventional reference systems which hinge on our ability to mark points of origin to rapidly implode. Authors from a range of disciplines provide insights into such a political economy of data capitalism; the political possibilities of techno-logics beyond data appropriation and data refusal; questions of visual spatial and geographical organization; emergent ways of life and the environments that sustain them; and the current challenges of data publics which is explored via case studies of three of the most influential platforms in the social media economy today: Facebook Instagram and Whatsapp. Data Publics will be of great interest to academics and students in the fields of computer science philosophy sociology media and communication studies architecture visual culture art and design and urban and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367184728

Data Scheduling and Transmission Strategies in Asymmetric Telecommunication Environments This book presents a framework for a new hybrid scheduling strategy for heterogeneous asymmetric telecommunication environments. It discusses comparative advantages and disadvantages of push pull and hybrid transmission strategies together with practical consideration and mathematical reasoning. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367446123

Data Science and Analytics with Python Data Science and Analytics with Python is designed for practitioners in data science and data analytics in both academic and business environments. The aim is to present the reader with the main concepts used in data science using tools developed in Python such as SciKit-learn Pandas Numpy and others. The use of Python is of particular interest given its recent popularity in the data science community. The book can be used by seasoned programmers and newcomers alike. The book is organized in a way that individual chapters are sufficiently independent from each other so that the reader is comfortable using the contents as a reference. The book discusses what data science and analytics are from the point of view of the process and results obtained. Important features of Python are also covered including a Python primer. The basic elements of machine learning pattern recognition and artificial intelligence that underpin the algorithms and implementations used in the rest of the book also appear in the first part of the book. Regression analysis using Python clustering techniques and classification algorithms are covered in the second part of the book. Hierarchical clustering decision trees and ensemble techniques are also explored along with dimensionality reduction techniques and recommendation systems. The support vector machine algorithm and the Kernel trick are discussed in the last part of the book.   About the Author Dr. Jesús Rogel-Salazar is a Lead Data scientist with experience in the field working for companies such as AKQA IBM Data Science Studio Dow Jones and others. He is a visiting researcher at the Department of Physics at Imperial College London UK and a member of the School of Physics Astronomy and Mathematics at the University of Hertfordshire UK He obtained his doctorate in physics at Imperial College London for work on quantum atom optics and ultra-cold matter. He has held a position as senior lecturer in mathematics as well as a consultant in the financial industry since 2006. He is the author of the book Essential Matlab and Octave also published by CRC Press. His interests include mathematical modelling data science and optimization in a wide range of applications including optics quantum mechanics data journalism and finance. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498742092

Data Science and Machine LearningMathematical and Statistical Methods "This textbook is a well-rounded rigorous and informative work presenting the mathematics behind modern machine learning techniques. It hits all the right notes: the choice of topics is up-to-date and perfect for a course on data science for mathematics students at the advanced undergraduate or early graduate level. This book fills a sorely-needed gap in the existing literature by not sacrificing depth for breadth presenting proofs of major theorems and subsequent derivations as well as providing a copious amount of Python code. I only wish a book like this had been around when I first began my journey!" -Nicholas Hoell University of Toronto "This is a well-written book that provides a deeper dive into data-scientific methods than many introductory texts. The writing is clear and the text logically builds up regularization classification and decision trees. Compared to its probable competitors it carves out a unique niche. -Adam Loy Carleton College The purpose of Data Science and Machine Learning: Mathematical and Statistical Methods is to provide an accessible yet comprehensive textbook intended for students interested in gaining a better understanding of the mathematics and statistics that underpin the rich variety of ideas and machine learning algorithms in data science. Key Features: Focuses on mathematical understanding. Presentation is self-contained accessible and comprehensive. Extensive list of exercises and worked-out examples. Many concrete algorithms with Python code. Full color throughout. The Authors: Dirk P. Kroese PhD is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Queensland. He has published over 120 articles and five books in a wide range of areas in mathematics statistics data science machine learning and Monte Carlo methods. He is a pioneer of the well-known Cross-Entropy method—an adaptive Monte Carlo technique which is being used around the world to help solve difficult estimation and optimization problems in science engineering and finance. Zdravko Botev PhD is an Australian Mathematical Science Institute Lecturer in Data Science and Machine Learning with an appointment at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia. He is the recipient of the 2018 Christopher Heyde Medal of the Australian Academy of Science for distinguished research in the Mathematical Sciences. Thomas Taimre PhD is a Senior Lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Queensland. His research interests range from applied probability and Monte Carlo methods to applied physics and the remarkably universal self-mixing effect in lasers. He has published over 100 articles holds a patent and is the coauthor of Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods (Wiley). Radislav Vaisman PhD is a Lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics at The University of Queensland. His research interests lie at the intersection of applied probability machine learning and computer science. He has published over 20 articles and two books. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138492530

Data Science for Mathematicians Mathematicians have skills that if deepened in the right ways would enable them to use data to answer questions important to them and others and report those answers in compelling ways. Data science combines parts of mathematics statistics computer science. Gaining such power and the ability to teach has reinvigorated the careers of mathematicians. This handbook will assist mathematicians to better understand the opportunities presented by data science. As it applies to the curriculum research and career opportunities data science is a fast-growing field. Contributors from both academics and industry present their views on these opportunities and how to advantage them. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367027056

Data Science for Wind Energy Data Science for Wind Energy provides an in-depth discussion on how data science methods can improve decision making for wind energy applications near-ground wind field analysis and forecast turbine power curve fitting and performance analysis turbine reliability assessment and maintenance optimization for wind turbines and wind farms. A broad set of data science methods covered including time series models spatio-temporal analysis kernel regression decision trees kNN splines Bayesian inference and importance sampling. More importantly the data science methods are described in the context of wind energy applications with specific wind energy examples and case studies. Please also visit the author’s book site at https://aml.engr.tamu.edu/book-dswe.FeaturesProvides an integral treatment of data science methods and wind energy applicationsIncludes specific demonstration of particular data science methods and their use in the context of addressing wind energy needsPresents real data case studies and computer codes from wind energy research and industrial practiceCovers material based on the author's ten plus years of academic research and insights Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367729097

Data Science FoundationsGeometry and Topology of Complex Hierarchic Systems and Big Data Analytics "Data Science Foundations　is most welcome and indeed a piece of literature that the field is very much in need of…quite different from most data analytics texts which largely ignore foundational concepts and simply present a cookbook of methods…a very useful text and I would certainly use it in my teaching."- Mark Girolami Warwick UniversityData Science encompasses the traditional disciplines of mathematics statistics data analysis machine learning and pattern recognition. This book is designed to provide a new framework for Data Science based on a solid foundation in mathematics and computational science. It is written in an accessible style for readers who are engaged with the subject but not necessarily experts in all aspects. It includes a wide range of case studies from diverse fields and seeks to inspire and motivate the reader with respect to data associated information and derived knowledge. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367657758

Data Science in Education Using R Data Science in Education Using R is the go-to reference for learning data science in the education field. The book answers questions like: What does a data scientist in education do? How do I get started learning R the popular open-source statistical programming language? And what does a data analysis project in education look like? If you’re just getting started with R in an education job this is the book you’ll want with you. This book gets you started with R by teaching the building blocks of programming that you’ll use many times in your career. The book takes a "learn by doing" approach and offers eight analysis walkthroughs that show you a data analysis from start to finish complete with code for you to practice with. The book finishes with how to get involved in the data science community and how to integrate data science in your education job. This book will be an essential resource for education professionals and researchers looking to increase their data analysis skills as part of their professional and academic development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367422257

Data Science in RA Case Studies Approach to Computational Reasoning and Problem Solving Effectively Access Transform Manipulate Visualize and Reason about Data and Computation Data Science in R: A Case Studies Approach to Computational Reasoning and Problem Solving illustrates the details involved in solving real computational problems encountered in data analysis. It reveals the dynamic and iterative process by which data analysts approach a problem and reason about different ways of implementing solutions. The book’s collection of projects comprehensive sample solutions and follow-up exercises encompass practical topics pertaining to data processing including: Non-standard complex data formats such as robot logs and email messages Text processing and regular expressions Newer technologies such as Web scraping Web services Keyhole Markup Language (KML) and Google Earth Statistical methods such as classification trees k-nearest neighbors and naïve Bayes Visualization and exploratory data analysis Relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL) Simulation Algorithm implementation Large data and efficiency Suitable for self-study or as supplementary reading in a statistical computing course the book enables instructors to incorporate interesting problems into their courses so that students gain valuable experience and data science skills. Students learn how to acquire and work with unstructured or semistructured data as well as how to narrow down and carefully frame the questions of interest about the data. Blending computational details with statistical and data analysis concepts this book provides readers with an understanding of how professional data scientists think about daily computational tasks. It will improve readers’ computational reasoning of real-world data analyses. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781482234817

Data Science with Julia "This book is a great way to both start learning data science through the promising Julia language and to become an efficient data scientist."- Professor Charles Bouveyron INRIA Chair in Data Science Université Côte d’Azur Nice France Julia an open-source programming language was created to be as easy to use as languages such as R and Python while also as fast as C and Fortran. An accessible intuitive and highly efficient base language with speed that exceeds R and Python makes Julia a formidable language for data science. Using well known data science methods that will motivate the reader Data Science with Julia will get readers up to speed on key features of the Julia language and illustrate its facilities for data science and machine learning work. Features: Covers the core components of Julia as well as packages relevant to the input manipulation and representation of data. Discusses several important topics in data science including supervised and unsupervised learning. Reviews data visualization using the Gadfly package which was designed to emulate the very popular ggplot2 package in R. Readers will learn how to make many common plots and how to visualize model results. Presents how to optimize Julia code for performance. Will be an ideal source for people who already know R and want to learn how to use Julia (though no previous knowledge of R or any other programming language is required). The advantages of Julia for data science cannot be understated. Besides speed and ease of use there are already over 1 900 packages available and Julia can interface (either directly or through packages) with libraries written in R Python Matlab C C++ or Fortran. The book is for senior undergraduates beginning graduate students or practicing data scientists who want to learn how to use Julia for data science. "This book is a great way to both start learning data science through the promising Julia language and to become an efficient data scientist." Professor Charles BouveyronINRIA Chair in Data ScienceUniversité Côte d’Azur Nice France Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138499980

Data ScienceTheory Analysis and Applications The aim of this book is to provide an internationally respected collection of scientific research methods technologies and applications in the area of data science. This book can prove useful to the researchers professors research students and practitioners as it reports novel research work on challenging topics in the area surrounding data science. In this book some of the chapters are written in tutorial style concerning machine learning algorithms data analysis information design infographics relevant applications etc. The book is structured as follows: • Part I: Data Science: Theory Concepts and Algorithms This part comprises five chapters on data Science theory concepts techniques and algorithms. • Part II: Data Design and Analysis This part comprises five chapters on data design and analysis. • Part III: Applications and New Trends in Data Science This part comprises four chapters on applications and new trends in data science. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367208615

Data Security in Internet of Things Based RFID and WSN Systems Applications This book focuses on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) IoT (Internet of Things) and WSN (Wireless Sensor Network). It includes contributions that discuss the security and privacy issues as well as the opportunities and applications that are tightly linked to sensitive infrastructures and strategic services. This book addresses the complete functional framework and workflow in IoT-enabled RFID systems and explores basic and high-level concepts. It is based on the latest technologies and covers the major challenges issues and advances in the field. It presents data acquisition and case studies related to data-intensive technologies in RFID-based IoT and includes WSN-based systems and their security. It can serve as a manual for those in the industry while also helping beginners to understand both the basic and  advanced aspects of IoT-based RFID-related issues. This book can be a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations trends and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and find solutions that have been adopted in the fields of IoT and analytics. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367260439

Data SketchesA journey of imagination exploration and beautiful data visualizations In Data Sketches Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu document the deeply creative process behind 24 unique data visualization projects and they combine this with powerful technical insights which reveal the mindset behind coding creatively. Exploring 12 different themes – from the Olympics to Presidents & Royals and from Movies to Myths & Legends – each pair of visualizations explores different technologies and forms blurring the boundary between visualization as an exploratory tool and an artform in its own right. This beautiful book provides an intimate behind-the-scenes account of all 24 projects and shares the authors’ personal notes and drafts every step of the way. The book features: Detailed information on data gathering sketching and coding data visualizations for the web with screenshots of works-in-progress and reproductions from the authors’ notebooks Never-before-published technical write-ups with beginner-friendly explanations of core data visualization concepts Practical lessons based on the data and design challenges overcome during each project Full-color pages showcasing all 24 final data visualizations This book is perfect for anyone interested or working in data visualization and information design and especially those who want to take their work to the next level and are inspired by unique and compelling data-driven storytelling. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9780367000080

Data Stewardship for Open ScienceImplementing FAIR Principles Data Stewardship for Open Science: Implementing FAIR Principles has been written with the intention of making scientists funders and innovators in all disciplines and stages of their professional activities broadly aware of the need complexity and challenges associated with open science modern science communication and data stewardship. The FAIR principles are used as a guide throughout the text and this book should leave experimentalists consciously incompetent about data stewardship and motivated to respect data stewards as representatives of a new profession while possibly motivating others to consider a career in the field. The ebook avalable for no additional cost when you buy the paperback will be updated every 6 months on average (providing that significant updates are needed or avaialble). Readers will have the opportunity to contribute material towards these updates and to develop their own data management plans via the free Data Stewardship Wizard. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780815348184

Data Storage at the NanoscaleAdvances and Applications In the big data era data storage is one of the cores in the whole information chain which includes production transfer sharing and finally processing. Over the years the growth of data volume has been explosive. Today various storage services need memories with higher density and capacity. Moreover information storage in the big data applications should be green safe and long life. The storage density of memories was largely enhanced in recent years because of the rapid development of nanotechnology. The minimum feature size of optical magnetic and electrical memories is already at the nanometer scale. Furthermore the interdisciplinary cooperation of nanotechnology can facilitate the development of data storage technology to achieve higher operation speed lower power consumption and increased retention time. This book compiles the cutting-edge research progress of nanometer-scale data storage. The main topics covered include optical memory random access memory magnetic memory and hybrid memory. The text emphasizes more practical methods for data storage development and applications. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814613194

Data Strategy in Colleges and UniversitiesFrom Understanding to Implementation This valuable resource helps institutional leaders understand and implement a data strategy at their college or university that maximizes benefits to all creators and users of data. Exploring key considerations necessary for coordination of fragmented resources and the development of an effective cohesive data strategy this book brings together professionals from different higher education experiences and perspectives including academic administration institutional research information technology and student affairs. Focusing on critical elements of data strategy and governance each chapter in Data Strategy in Colleges and Universities helps higher education leaders address a frustrating problem with much-needed solutions for fostering a collaborative data-driven strategy. 　 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138345980

Data Structure and Software EngineeringChallenges and Improvements This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Data structure and software engineering is an integral part of computer science. This volume presents new approaches and methods to knowledge sharing brain mapping data integration and data storage. The author describes how to manage an organization’s business process and domain data and presents new software and hardware testing methods. The book introduces a game development framework used as a learning aid in a software engineering at the university level. It also features a review of social software engineering metrics and methods for processing business information. It explains how to use Pegasys to create and manage sequence analysis workflows. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781926692975

Data Structure Practicefor Collegiate Programming Contests and Education Combining knowledge with strategies Data Structure Practice for Collegiate Programming Contests and Education presents the first comprehensive book on data structure in programming contests. This book is designed for training collegiate programming contest teams in the nuances of data structure and for helping college students in computer-related majors to gain deeper understanding of data structure.Based on successful experiences in many world-level contests the book includes 204 typical problems and detailed analyses selected from the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest and other major programming contests since 1990. It is divided into four sections that focus on:Fundamental programming skillsExperiments for linear listsExperiments for treesExperiments for graphsEach chapter contains a set of problems and includes hints. The book also provides test data for most problems as well as sources and IDs for online judgments that help with improving programming skills.Introducing a multi-options model and considerations of context Data Structure Practice for Collegiate Programming Contests and Education encourages students to think creatively in solving programming problems. By taking readers through practical contest problems from analysis to implementation it provides a complete source for enhancing understanding and polishing skills in programming. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367575069

Data Visualization for Design ThinkingApplied Mapping Data Visualization for Design Thinking helps you make better maps. Treating maps as applied research you’ll be able to understand how to map sites places ideas and projects revealing the complex relationships between what you represent your thinking the technology you use the culture you belong to and your aesthetic practices. More than 100 examples illustrated with over 200 color images show you how to visualize data through mapping. Includes five in-depth cases studies and numerous examples throughout. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138958357

Data Visualization Made SimpleInsights into Becoming Visual Data Visualization Made Simple is a practical guide to the fundamentals strategies and real-world cases for data visualization an essential skill required in today’s information-rich world. With foundations rooted in statistics psychology and computer science data visualization offers practitioners in almost every field a coherent way to share findings from original research big data learning analytics and more. In nine appealing chapters the book: examines the role of data graphics in decision-making sharing information sparking discussions and inspiring future research; scrutinizes data graphics deliberates on the messages they convey and looks at options for design visualization; and includes cases and interviews to provide a contemporary view of how data graphics are used by professionals across industries Both novices and seasoned designers in education business and other areas can use this book’s effective linear process to develop data visualization literacy and promote exploratory inquiry-based approaches to visualization problems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138503915

Data Visualization with Flash BuilderDesigning RIA and AIR Applications with Remote Data Sources Design and create functional applications that interact with remote data sources. You get a thorough introduction to the latest Flash Builder tools learning how you can use the built-in wizards MXML or pure ActionScript 3 to build information-rich applications for the browser or AIR applications. Hand's on tutorials guide you through each iteration including building user interaction charting incorporating audio and video customizing the UI; and a code repository provides re-usable code that you can modify and deploy in your own applications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138426351

Data VisualizationCharts Maps and Interactive Graphics This is the age of data. There are more innovations and more opportunities for interesting work with data than ever before but there is also an overwhelming amount of quantitative information being published every day. Data visualisation has become big business because communication is the difference between success and failure no matter how clever the analysis may have been. The ability to visualize data is now a skill in demand across business government NGOs and academia. Data Visualization: Charts Maps and Interactive Graphics gives an overview of a wide range of techniques and challenges while staying accessible to anyone interested in working with and understanding data. Features: Focusses on concepts and ways of thinking about data rather than algebra or computer code. Features 17 short chapters that can be read in one sitting. Includes chapters on big data statistical and machine learning models visual perception high-dimensional data and maps and geographic data. Contains more than 125 visualizations most created by the author. Supported by a website with all code for creating the visualizations further reading datasets and practical advice on crafting the images. Whether you are a student considering a career in data science an analyst who wants to learn more about visualization or the manager of a team working with data this book will introduce you to a broad range of data visualization methods. Cover image: Landscape of Change uses data about sea level rise glacier volume decline increasing global temperatures and the increasing use of fossil fuels. These data lines compose a landscape shaped by the changing climate a world in which we are now living. Copyright © Jill Pelto (jillpelto.com). Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138707603

Data VisualizationPrinciples and Practice Second Edition Designing a complete visualization system involves many subtle decisions. When designing a complex real-world visualization system such decisions involve many types of constraints such as performance platform (in)dependence available programming languages and styles user-interface toolkits input/output data format constraints integration with third-party code and more. Focusing on those techniques and methods with the broadest applicability across fields the second edition of Data Visualization: Principles and Practice provides a streamlined introduction to various visualization techniques. The book illustrates a wide variety of applications of data visualizations illustrating the range of problems that can be tackled by such methods and emphasizes the strong connections between visualization and related disciplines such as imaging and computer graphics. It covers a wide range of sub-topics in data visualization: data representation; visualization of scalar vector tensor and volumetric data; image processing and domain modeling techniques; and information visualization. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Additional visualization algorithms and techniques New examples of combined techniques for diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) visualization illustrative fiber track rendering and fiber bundling techniques Additional techniques for point-cloud reconstruction Additional advanced image segmentation algorithms Several important software systems and libraries Algorithmic and software design issues are illustrated throughout by (pseudo)code fragments written in the C++ programming language. Exercises covering the topics discussed in the book as well as datasets and source code are also provided as additional online resources. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9781466585263

Data Warehouse DesignsAchieving ROI with Market Basket Analysis and Time Variance Market Basket Analysis (MBA) provides the ability to continually monitor the affinities of a business and can help an organization achieve a key competitive advantage. Time Variant data enables data warehouses to directly associate events in the past with the participants in each individual event. In the past however the use of these powerful tools in tandem led to performance degradation and resulted in unactionable and even damaging information. Data Warehouse Designs: Achieving ROI with Market Basket Analysis and Time Variance presents an innovative soup-to-nuts approach that successfully combines what was previously incompatible without degradation and uses the relational architecture already in place. Built around two main chapters Market Basket Solution Definition and Time Variant Solution Definition it provides a tangible how-to design that can be used to facilitate MBA within the context of a data warehouse. Presents a solution for creating home-grown MBA data marts Includes database design solutions in the context of Oracle DB2 SQL Server and Teradata relational database management systems (RDBMS) Explains how to extract transform and load data used in MBA and Time Variant solutions The book uses standard RDBMS platforms proven database structures standard SQL and hardware and software and practices already accepted and used in the data warehousing community to fill the gaps left by most conceptual discussions of MBA. It employs a form and language intended for a data warehousing audience to explain the practicality of how data is delivered stored and viewed. Offering a comprehensive explanation of the applications that provide store and use MBA data Data Warehouse Designs provides you with the language and concepts needed to require and receive information that is relevant and actionable. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138374577

Data Warehousing for Biomedical Informatics Data Warehousing for Biomedical Informatics is a step-by-step how-to guide for designing and building an enterprise-wide data warehouse across a biomedical or healthcare institution using a four-iteration lifecycle and standardized design pattern. It enables you to quickly implement a fully-scalable generic data architecture that supports your organization’s clinical operational administrative financial and research data. By following the guidelines in this book you will be able to successfully progress through the Alpha Beta and Gamma versions plus fully implement your first production release in about a year. The Alpha version allows you to implement just enough of the basic design pattern to illustrate its core capabilities while loading a small sampling of limited data for demonstration purposes. This provides an easy way for everyone involved to visualize the new warehouse paradigm by actually examining a core subset of the working system. You can finish the Alpha version also referred to as the proof-of-concept in as little as 3-4 weeks. The Beta version which can be completed in about 2-3 months adds required functionality and much more data. It allows you to get the full warehouse up and running quickly in order to facilitate longer-term planning user and support team training and setup of the operational environment. The Gamma version which is a fully-functional system–though still lacking data–can be implemented in about 3-4 months. About one year after starting you will be ready to launch Release 1.0 as a complete and secure data warehouse. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781482215212

Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams Essential to database design entity-relationship (ER) diagrams are known for their usefulness in mapping out clear database designs. They are also well-known for being difficult to master. With Database Design Using Entity-Relationship Diagrams Second Edition database designers developers and students preparing to enter the field can quickly learn the ins and outs of ER diagramming.Building on the success of the bestselling first edition this accessible text includes a new chapter on the relational model and functional dependencies. It also includes expanded chapters on Enhanced Entity Relationship (EER) diagrams and reverse mapping. It uses cutting-edge case studies and examples to help readers master database development basics and defines ER and EER diagramming in terms of requirements (end user requests) and specifications (designer feedback to those requests). Describes a step-by-step approach for producing an ER diagram and developing a relational database from it Contains exercises examples case studies bibliographies and summaries in each chapter Details the rules for mapping ER diagrams to relational databases Explains how to reverse engineer a relational database back to an entity-relationship model Includes grammar for the ER diagrams that can be presented back to the user The updated exercises and chapter summaries provide the real-world understanding needed to develop ER and EER diagrams map them to relational databases and test the resulting relational database. Complete with a wealth of additional exercises and examples throughout this edition should be a basic component of any database course. Its comprehensive nature and easy-to-navigate structure makes it a resource that students and professionals will turn to throughout their careers. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781439861769

Database Modeling Step by Step With the aim of simplifying relational database modeling Database Modeling Step-by-Step presents the standard approach to database normalization and then adds its own approach which is a more simplistic intuitive way to building relational database models. Going from basics to contemporary topics the book opens with relational data modeling and ends with BigData database modeling following a road map of the evolution in relational modeling and including brief introductions to data warehousing and BigData modeling. A break-down of the elements of a model explains what makes up a relational data model. This is followed by a comparison between standard normalization and a more simplistic intuitive approach to data modeling that a beginner can follow and understand. A brief chapter explains how to use the database programming language SQL (Structured Query Language) which reads from and writes to a relational database. SQL is fundamental to data modeling because it helps in understanding how the model is used. In addition to the relational model the last three chapters cover important modern world topics including denormalization that leads into data warehouses and BigData database modeling. The book explains how there is not much to logical data modeling in BigData databases because as they are often schema-less which means that BigData databases do not have schemas embedded into the database itself they have no metadata and thus not much of a logical data model. Online bonus chapters include a case study that covers relational data modeling and are available at the author’s web site: www.oracletroubleshooter.com/datamodeling.html Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367422172

Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals & Their Activity Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activities presents an alphabetical tabulation of some 3 000 biologically active phytochemicals (elements and compounds) from higher plants. The data includes at least one and in some cases as many as 25 biological activities for each phytochemical. The database also provides data on effective dose inhibitory concentrations and lethal and/or toxic doses. Entries after 1990 indicate the source of the data.  Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activities makes it possible to locate the concentration of many compounds in plants and compare this data with dosage information to calculate how much of a given plant food it would take to cause lethality antioxidant activity hypoglycemic activity or artemicidal activity. Using WordPerfect (TM) 5.1's search function you can find compounds by entering a key word in their name (e.g. choline or salicyl-) locate all compounds with a given activity (e.g. hypotensive) or list all compounds for which ED50 data is entered or reported. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429332869

Database Practitioner's Guide to Useable Mathematics For the last three decades the author has built a reputation for teaching hands-on SQL programming with industry standards and small doses of theory in his series SQL Programming for Smarties. In this database programming book he switches the focuses to mathematical foundations. The book discusses the underlying math not discussed in the usual data structures and programming courses. Facilitating the understanding of theory and mathematical tools needed to become a database programmer the book covers enough math to be useful but not to overwhelm the reader. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781466567566

Databases with Access This handy textbook covers all you need to know to begin to use databases such as Microsoft Access.Learning Made Simple books give readers skills without frills. They are matched to the main qualifications and written by experienced teachers and authors to make often tricky subjects simple to learn. Every book is designed carefully to provide bite-sized lessons matched to learners needs. Building on the multi-million success of the previous series Made Simple Books Learning Made Simple titles provide both a new colourful way to study and a useful adjunct to any training course. Using full colour throughout and written by leading teachers and writers Learning Made Simple books will help readers learn new skills and develop their talents. Whether studying at college training at work or reading at home aiming for a qualification or simply getting up to speed Learning Made Simple books will give readers the advantage of easy well-organised training materials in a handy volume with two or four-page sections for each topic for ease of use. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138436329

Data-Driven Analytics for the Geological Storage of CO2 Data-driven analytics is enjoying unprecedented popularity among oil and gas professionals. Many reservoir engineering problems associated with geological storage of CO2 require the development of numerical reservoir simulation models. This book is the first to examine the contribution of artificial intelligence and machine learning in data-driven analytics of fluid flow in porous environments including saline aquifers and depleted gas and oil reservoirs. Drawing from actual case studies this book demonstrates how smart proxy models can be developed for complex numerical reservoir simulation models. Smart proxy incorporates pattern recognition capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning to build smart models that learn the intricacies of physical mechanical and chemical interactions using precise numerical simulations. This ground breaking technology makes it possible and practical to use high fidelity complex numerical reservoir simulation models in the design analysis and optimization of carbon storage in geological formations projects. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367734381

Data-driven Block Ciphers for Fast Telecommunication Systems The Most Progressive and Complete Guide to DDO-Based Ciphers Developers have long recognized that ciphers based on Permutation Networks (PNs) and Controlled Substitution-Permutation Networks (CSPNs) allow for the implementation of a variety of Data Driven Operations (DDOs). These DDOs can provide fast encryption without incurring excessive hardware costs in modern telecommunication networks. However until now with a few exceptions most DDO-based ciphers have been poorly represented in available literature and have continued to remain known to only a small number of encryption experts. In Data-Driven Block Ciphers for Fast Telecommunication Systems Nikolai Moldovyan and Alexander Moldovyan major innovators and holders of several dozen international patents in encryption technology provide the background and detail the applications needed to investigate new properties of PNs especially relevant to the improvement of modern wireless systems.Furthermore they propose a universal architecture involving controlled bit permutation instruction that will permit the performance of both data-driven permutations and an arbitrary prescribed fixed permutation in a single cycle. Immediately improved efficiency for current and future fast telecommunication systems and mobile networks Because of its simplicity and efficient use of current hardware the embedding of this architecture is a highly attractive option for CPU manufacturers.By detailing all the relevant information into a single volume for the first time the authors of this book make that option more feasible than ever before. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367387983

Data-Driven Decision Making and Dynamic Planning This book will help you understand how to integrate data-based decisions into the daily work of the school. It is a practical and relevant handbook for converting data into wise decision-making and planning. It will give you the skills to successfully--Make data-based decisions -Measure student learning and program effectiveness -Evaluate student progress-Use data to improve instruction -Integrate a "Dynamic Planning" process into the daily operation of your school Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138416420

Data-Driven InnovationWhy the Data-Driven Model Will Be Key to Future Success Today innovation does not just occur in large and incumbent R&D organizations. Instead it often emerges from the start-up community. In the new innovation economy the key is to quickly find pieces of innovation some of which may already be developed. Therefore there is the need for more advanced means of searching and identifying innovation wherever it may occurs. We point to the importance of data-driven innovation based on digital platforms as their footprints are growing rapidly and in sync with the shift from analogue to digital innovation workflows. This book offers companies insights on paths to business success and tools that will help them find the right route through the various options when it comes to the digital platforms where innovations may be discovered and from which value may be appropriated. The world hungers for growth and one of the most important vehicles for growth is innovation. In light of the new digital platforms from which data-driven innovation can be extracted major parts of analogue workflows will be substituted with digital workflows. Data-driven innovation and digital innovation workflows are here to stay. Are you? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367485771

Data-Driven Instructional Leadership With real-world examples from actual schools this book shows you how to nurture a culture of continuous improvement meet the needs of individual students foster an environment of high expectations and meet the requirements of NCLB. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138142916

Data-Driven LawData Analytics and the New Legal Services For increasingly data-savvy clients lawyers can no longer give "it depends" answers rooted in anecdata. Clients insist that their lawyers justify their reasoning and with more than a limited set of war stories. The considered judgment of an experienced lawyer is unquestionably valuable. However on balance clients would rather have the considered judgment of an experienced lawyer informed by the most relevant information required to answer their questions. Data-Driven Law: Data Analytics and the New Legal Services helps legal professionals meet the challenges posed by a data-driven approach to delivering legal services. Its chapters are written by leading experts who cover such topics as: Mining legal data Computational law Uncovering bias through the use of Big Data Quantifying the quality of legal services Data mining and decision-making Contract analytics and contract standards In addition to providing clients with data-based insight legal firms can track a matter with data from beginning to end from the marketing spend through to the type of matter hours spent billed and collected including metrics on profitability and success. Firms can organize and collect documents after a matter and even automate them for reuse. Data on marketing related to a matter can be an amazing source of insight about which practice areas are most profitable. Data-driven decision-making requires firms to think differently about their workflow. Most firms warehouse their files never to be seen again after the matter closes. Running a data-driven firm requires lawyers and their teams to treat information about the work as part of the service and to collect standardize and analyze matter data from cradle to grave. More than anything using data in a law practice requires a different mindset about the value of this information. This book helps legal professionals to develop this data-driven mindset. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781498766654

Data-Driven Learning for the Next GenerationCorpora and DDL for Pre-tertiary Learners Despite advancements in and availability of corpus software in language classrooms facilitating data-driven learning (DDL) the use of such methods with pre-tertiary learners remains rare. This book specifically explores the affordances of DDL for younger learners testing its viability with teachers and students at the primary and secondary years of schooling. It features eminent and up-and-coming researchers from Europe Asia and Australasia who seek to address best practice in implementing DDL with younger learners while providing a wealth of empirical findings and practical DDL activities ready for use in the pre-tertiary classroom. Divided into three parts the volume's first section focuses on overcoming emerging challenges for DDL with younger learners including where and how DDL can be integrated into pre-tertiary curricula as well as potential barriers to this integration. It then considers new cutting-edge innovations in corpora and corpus software for use with younger learners in the second section before reporting on actual DDL studies performed with younger learners (and/or their teachers) at the primary and secondary levels of education. This book will appeal to post-graduate students academics and researchers with interests in corpus linguistics second language acquisition primary and secondary literacy education and language and educational technologies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138388017

Data-Driven Public Relations Research21st Century Practices and Applications The public relations industry is undergoing a revolution in using data to define promotional programs to measure influence and to address the needs of clients with more precision than ever. Applying tools that range from online surveys to social-media listening to applying big data with sophisticated algorithms today’s PR professionals are data-driven in virtually everything they do. Data-Driven Public Relations Research is the first book for PR students and practitioners to offer an overview of these new practices as well as a glimpse into the future of these new applications including "big data" and some of the applications from real-world PR campaigns and strategic planning. It includes contemporary cases involving brand name companies who are blazing new trails in the use of metrics in public relations. This book presents a practical accessible approach that requires no prior training or experience with easy to follow step-by-step measurement examples from existing campaigns. Using Excel the book enables readers to export lessons from the classroom to the office where use of statistical packages is rare and can give PR practitioners the advantage over competitors. This pragmatic approach helps readers apply metrics to PR problems such as: Finding the best target audiences Understanding audience communication needs and preferences How best to present research outcomes How to manage major projects with specialized research firms. Accompanying electronic resources for the book include sample answers to the book’s discussion questions PowerPoint lecture slides for instructors and sample research exercises using Excel. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138717077

Data-Driven Storytelling This book presents an accessible introduction to data-driven storytelling. Resulting from unique discussions between data visualization researchers and data journalists it offers an integrated definition of the topic presents vivid examples and patterns for data storytelling and calls out key challenges and new opportunities for researchers and practitioners.   Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9781138197107

Data-Intensive Science Data-intensive science has the potential to transform scientific research and quickly translate scientific progress into complete solutions policies and economic success. But this collaborative science is still lacking the effective access and exchange of knowledge among scientists researchers and policy makers across a range of disciplines. Bringing together leaders from multiple scientific disciplines Data-Intensive Science shows how a comprehensive integration of various techniques and technological advances can effectively harness the vast amount of data being generated and significantly accelerate scientific progress to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. In the book a diverse cross-section of application computer and data scientists explores the impact of data-intensive science on current research and describes emerging technologies that will enable future scientific breakthroughs. The book identifies best practices used to tackle challenges facing data-intensive science as well as gaps in these approaches. It also focuses on the integration of data-intensive science into standard research practice explaining how components in the data-intensive science environment need to work together to provide the necessary infrastructure for community-scale scientific collaborations. Organizing the material based on a high-level data-intensive science workflow this book provides an understanding of the scientific problems that would benefit from collaborative research the current capabilities of data-intensive science and the solutions to enable the next round of scientific advancements. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138199682

Date Rape and Consent First publisghed in 1998 this book Mark Cowling attempts to make sense of this massive discrepancy much of which is now based on how 'date rape' is understood. After a review of the way rape is dealt with in Britain he examines the survey evidence. One major issue he identifies is that of the boundary between rape and normal sex. Arguing this cannot be sharply defined he uses philosophical techniques to look at the issues involved particularly those of communicative sexuality and of the imbalance of power between men and women. The implications for philosophy the law and psychological research are considered. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138611610

Dateline HavanaThe Real Story of Us Policy and the Future of Cuba Expertly researched and deftly reported <i>Dateline Havana</i> is a probing exposé of U.S. policy and the future of Cuba on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Covering art music and Cuban politics Reese Erlich creates a tableau that is at once moving and informative.<br><br> Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635293

Dates in Ophthalmology The development of ophthalmology to its present level of sophisticated practice is an extraordinary story of research experiment and achievement. Dates in Ophthalmology: A Chronological Record of Progress in Ophthalmology over the Last Millennium charts the progress of that achievement over the last millennium highlighting and describing the key dates of advancement. It presents a concise listing of the chief personages periods publications and events in the history of ophthalmology from ancient times to the present.The book demonstrates how ideas discoveries and technologies cross borders and oceans. It illustrates the interplay of subspecialties the changing pre-eminence of countries and cities and the explosions of creativity and generations of dormancy in various areas. The author highlights the numerous and diverse events and people responsible for shaping this specialty.There are many ways of looking at history: from the standpoint of the lives of major figures of society and impact of subspecialties of countries of institutions and of books. By presenting its information chronologically Dates in Ophthalmology explores the how these areas intersect influence and impact each other. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367395681

DatesProduction Processing Food and Medicinal Values Of the many varieties of date palms the species Phoenix dactylifera Linn. is cultivated extensively and traded and consumed worldwide. Dates: Production Processing Food and Medicinal Values draws from a broad spectrum of contributors to present a comprehensive survey of this particular species. The book explores a range of essential facets of what many consider to be a wonder plant—from its cultivation to its potential for medicinal purposes. Divided into four parts the book begins by examining cultural practices and their implications for date quality. The contributors discuss tissue culture studies farm water management mechanization approaches in pollination and harvesting operations and marketing aspects. The second section focuses on postharvest operations such as drying and explores alternatives for methyl bromide fumigation and value-added products. It also reviews biofuel production from by-products and discusses the issue of waste generated from industry. The third part of the book highlights the physical chemical and structural characteristics of dates. It reviews fermentative products that use dates as substrate discusses the fruits as a substitute for added sugar in food and explores date palm feeding to livestock. The final section discusses the possibilities for nutritional and medicinal use and reviews the use of dates in indigenous medicine. Exploring essential properties and agricultural implications this volume is a reliable resource for understanding the many aspects of the Phoenix dactylifera Linn. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439849453

Dating Mating and Marriage This book examines the American system of dating mate choice and marriage. It analyzes a wide range of established ideas about how dating and mate choice are changing and identifies changes and continuities in premarital experiences in twentieth century America. A variety of ideas about what sorts of dating and premarital experiences will make for a successful marriage are tested and for the most part disproven raising serious doubts about our fundamental assumption that dating experience helps individuals make a "wise" choice for a future mate. Marital success turns out to depend not so much on premarital experiences or on the social background characteristics of couples (such as race religion and social class) as on the way in which couples structure their day-to-day marital life together. Through its detailed examination of a wide range of ideas and predictions about dating mating and marriage and through its dramatic findings Dating Mating and Marriage challenges many previous assumptions and conclusions about the fate of American marriage and elevates our knowledge of the American system of mate choice to a higher level. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351328685

Dating Buildings and Landscapes with Tree-Ring AnalysisAn Introduction with Case Studies This book presents guidance theory methodologies and case studies for analyzing tree rings to accurately date and interpret historic buildings and landscapes. Written by two long-time practitioners in the field of dendrochronology the research is grounded in the fieldwork data of approximately 200 structures and landscapes. By scientifically analyzing the tree rings of historic timbers preservationists can obtain valuable information about construction dates interpret the evolution of landscapes and buildings over time identify species and provenance and gain insight into the species matrix of local forests. Authors Darrin L. Rubino and Christopher Baas demonstrate through full-color illustrated case studies and methodologies how this information can be used to interpret the history of buildings and landscapes and assist preservation decision-making. Over 1 000 samples obtained from more than 40 buildings including high style houses vernacular log houses and timber frame barns are reported. This book will be particularly relevant for students instructors and professional readers interested in historic preservation cultural landscapes museum studies archaeology and dendrochronology globally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138503960

Daughtering and MotheringFemale Subjectivity Reanalysed This book provides analyses of many aspects of mother-daughter relationships starting from the premise that daughters and mothers both take an active part in shaping their relationship. It discusses contextual issues examining women's roles in therapy management and education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138463141

Daughters of AllahAmong Moslem Women in Kurdistan In 1957 Henny Harald Hansen the first Danish female anthropologist was invited to take part in an archaeological expedition to the site of the projected Dokan Dam on the Little Zab river in Northern Iraq. Although her responsibilities were originally ethnological she became the guest first of the local sheik and later of her interpreter’s family and as a result the doors of many Kurdish homes were opened to her that normally would have remained closed to foreigners. She travelled widely among the mountain villages of Iraqi Kurdistan and was able to see from very close range the everyday life of women. First published in 1958 and translated in 1960 this book contains the intimate and fascinating account of Henny Harald Hansen’s travels and her encounters with the women of Kurdistan. It will be of keen interest to those studying women in Islamic societies and anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138212800

Daughters of EvePregnant Brides and Unwed Mothers in Seventeenth Century Essex County Massachusetts This study examines cases of fornication bastardy and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692. Prosecution and conviction rates sentencing patterns and socio-economic data as well as attitudes were analyzed to determine that women who bore illegitimate children were punished more severely than their male partners and regarded with contempt by the majority of women. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415649025

Daughters of HaritiChildbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia Hariti is the ancient Indian goddess of childbirth and women healers known at one time throughout South and Southeast Asia from India to Nepal and Bali. Daughters of Hariti looks at her 'daughters' today female midwives and healers in many different cultures across the region. It also traces the transformation of childbirth in these cultures under the impact of Western biomedical technology national and international health policies and the wider factors of social and economic change. The authors ask what can be done to improve the high rates of maternal and infant deaths and illnesses still associated with childbirth in most societies in this area and whether the wholesale replacement of indigenous knowledge by Western biomedical technology is necessarily a good thing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753791

Daughters of TunisWomen Family and Networks in a Muslim City Daughters of Tunis is an innovative ethnography that carefully weaves the words and intimate personal stories of four Tunisian women and their families with a statistical analysis of women's survival strategies in a rapidly urbanizing industrializing Muslim nation. Delineating three distinct network strategies Holmes-Eber demonstrate Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315351

David Armstrong David (D. M.) Armstrong is one of Australia's greatest philosophers. His chief philosophical achievement has been the development of a core metaphysical programme embracing the topics of universals laws modality and facts: a naturalistic metaphysics consistent with a scientific view of the natural world. It is primarily through his owrk that Australian philosophy and Australian metaphysics in particular enjoys such a high reputation in the rest of the world. In this book Stephen Mumford offers an introduction to the full range of Armstrong's thought. Mumford begins with a discussion of Armstong's naturalism his most general commitment and his realism about universals. He then examines his theories of laws modality and dispositions which make up the basics of Armstrong's core theory. With this in place Mumford explores his ideas on perception mind and belief before returning to metaphysics in the last two chapters looking at truth and the new view of instantiation. The book is a dispassionate fair and unbiased account of Armstrong's thought. Although Armstong's is a body of work that Mumford regards highly and of real significance he nevertheless highlights areas of weakness and issues about which there is room for further debate. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315711874

David Ben-GurionPolitics and Leadership in Israel First published in 2004. It may well be that genius begins where fear ends: not to be afraid to question what is known not to be afraid to be original.  David Ben-Gurion did not try to imitate anyone...He was endowed with a mind that sought out whats was new and was capable of penetrating the deepest recesses. First and foremost he challenged every Jew who believed it was the fate of Jews to live in the Diaspora and he believed that the Jews could be a nation of farmers industrialists soldiers pioneers and not only scientists and intellectuals. He decided that the time had come to establish a Jewish state yet once it had been founded he was not satisfied- it must be an exemplary state a chosen state. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138870079

David BergelsonFrom Modernism to Socialist Realism. Proceedings of the 6th Mendel Friedman Conference This book seeks to challenge conventionally accepted views of David Bergelson's achievement by examining his entire oeuvre. It offers a full-length biography the first comprehensive bibliography of Bergelson's work and translations of two of his most influential programmatic essays. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602451

David Bowie and Transmedia Stardom Addressing the interart intertextual and intermedial dimensions of David Bowie’s sonic and visual legacy this book considers more than five decades of a career invested with a star’s luminosity that shines well beyond the remit of pop music. The book approaches the idea of the star David Bowie as a medium in transit undergoing constant movement and change. Within the context of celebrity studies the concept of stardom provides an appropriate frame for an examination of Bowie’s transmedial activity especially given his ongoing iconic signification within the celestial realm. While Bowie has traversed many mediums he has also been described as a medium which is consistent with the way he has described himself. With contributions from a wide range of disciplinary areas and countries each chapter brings a fresh perspective on the concept of stardom and the conceptual significance of the terms ‘mediation’ and ‘navigation’ as they relate to Bowie and his career. Containing a multitude of different approaches to the stardom and mediation of David Bowie this book will be of interest to those studying celebrity audio and visual legacy and the relationships between different forms of media. It was originally published as a special issue of Celebrity Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367356750

David BowieCritical Perspectives David Bowie: Critical Perspectives examines in detail the many layers of one of the most intriguing and influential icons in popular culture. This interdisciplinary book brings together established and emerging scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds including musicology sociology art history literary theory philosophy politics film studies and media studies. Bowie’s complexity as a singer songwriter producer performer actor and artist demands that any critical engagement with his overall work must be interdisciplinary and wide-ranging in its scope. The chapters are organised around the key themes of ‘textualities’ ‘psychologies’ ‘orientalisms’ ‘art and agency’ and ‘performing and influencing’ in Bowie’s work. This comprehensive book contributes a great deal to the study of popular music performance gender religion popular media and celebrity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138631205

David BrahamThe American Offenbach First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967212

David Crystal's Introduction to LanguageA Complete Course ‘A brilliantly accessible introduction to core topics in English language and linguistics. My students loved it.’ David Adger Queen Mary University of London UK ‘Entertaining clear and informative. David Crystal’s lectures demystify and enrich the English language for students of all levels.’ Sylvia Shaw Middlesex University UK ‘A well-delivered and well-structured bird’s-eye introduction to all areas of the study of language. Crystal’s discussion of issues like dialect and bilingualism will interest many and hopefully promote a rational and reasoned stance towards language.’ Klaus Abels University College London UK David Crystal brings linguistics alive in these specially recorded lectures. Six 30-minute lectures each divided into two parts for flexibility of use in lectures and virtual learning environments cover all the key topics in an introductory English-language/linguistics course under the headings: Language Communication & Pragmatics The Structure of Language – semantics and grammar The Mode of Transmission – speech and writing Language in Use: Temporal Variation Language in Use – regional social and personal variation Language & Discourse This is an essential resource for all beginning students of English language linguistics and English as a second language. The companion website at www.routledge.com/davidcrystal includes substantial supporting material: bonus extra clips from the lectures a synopsis of lecture content a linguistic and cultural commentary with time codes so users can select points of interest a glossary of linguistic terms with flashcards for self-testing suggestions for activities follow-up work and further reading multiple-choice questions to test knowledge of the content of the lectures an index of linguistic terms with time codes to locate them in use on the DVD. David Crystal has been a freelance writer lecturer and broadcaster since 1984. Based in Holyhead Crystal is Honorary Professor at Bangor University UK. He is author of numerous books including Internet Linguistics (2011) Just a Phrase I’m Going Through: My Life in Language (2009) and The Future of Language DVD (2009) all Routledge. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415602679

David Foster Wallace and the Body David Foster Wallace and the Body is the first full-length study to focus on Wallace’s career-long fascination with the human body and the textual representation of the body. The book provides engaging accessible close readings that highlight the importance of the overlooked and yet central theme of all of this major American author’s works: having a body. Wallace repeatedly made clear that good fiction is about what it means to be a ‘human being’. A large part of what that means is having a body and being conscious of the conflicts that arise morally and physically as a result; a fact with which as Wallace forcefully and convincingly argues we all desire ‘to be reconciled’. Given the ubiquity of the themes of embodiment in Wallace’s work this study is an important addition to an expanding field. The book also opens up the themes addressed to interrogate aspects of contemporary literature culture and society more generally placing Wallace’s works in the history of literary and philosophical engagements with the brute fact of embodiment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367225223

David HareA Casebook Learning that David Hare has written sixteen stage plays eight collaborations and eleven screenplays for film and television one might be surprised by the fact that this leading English artist is not yet fifty years old. He was only twenty-two when his first play was performed by the Portable Theatre and he was a major voice on the British stage before he was thirty. The present volume is the first major collection of essays devoted to Hare and its editor Hersh Zeifman who is a professor at York University Toronto is well-qualified to assemble and supervise such a significant undertaking. As co-editor of the prestigious journal Modern Drama he has been exposed to all the major authors and topics of modem theatre and is ideally positioned to discern Hare's pivotal role on the contemporary stage. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315055459

David Harvey's Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography) The emphasis of this book is to explore two major philosophical influences in contemporary human geography namely logical positivism and Marxism and to explore the relationships between philosophy methodology and geographical research. Rather than being a biography of David Harvey the book contributes to the understanding of one of the most innovative and iconoclastic scholars in contemporary Anglo-American human geography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990609

David Hume This volume on Hume's politics brings together essays that have been formative of the scholarly and more general debate about Hume's political thought. Unlike many theorists who express their thought in terms of system Hume uses the incidental genre of the essay as the vehicle for his writing and his mode of presentation is a reflection indeed an expression of his belief in the limited power of reason to give any over-all shape to human life. Hume's politics are particularly suited for discussion of a wide range of view-points. The possibilities of seeing in Hume both the conservative and the liberal are pursued along with Hume's sophisticated analysis of party-politics. His acute and pioneering theorisation of perhaps the most central issue for 18th-century political observers that of commerce and politics is brought out in the context of his ideas of the international order. His fundamental theory of justice is discussed in its connection with law property and government. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780754627166

David Hume: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion In Focus Based on the original handwritten manuscript this book provides a new accurate edition of Hume’s important work faithful to his original text marginal notes and changes. Stanley Tweyman’s comprehensive introduction gives an interpretation of the Dialogues as a whole as well as close analysis of each of the work’s twelve parts. Hume’s views on evil are discussed in four previously published articles and the volume concludes with an extensive bibliography. Originally published in 1991. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967229

David Hume: His Theory of Knowledge and Morality This book first published in 1951 is an examination of Hume’s ‘Treatise of Human Nature’ ‘An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals’ and ‘An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding’. It lucidly clarifies and makes alive the new discoveries of Hume’s works in a study that makes plain the importance of this philosopher to the world today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367136062

David Hume's Theory of Mind This book first published in 1990 is a detailed examination of David Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature. It shows that the theory of mind developed in the Trestise is a thread which ties together many of the seemingly unrelated philosophical issues discussed in the work. Hume’s primary objective was to defend a ‘bundle theory’ of mind and through a close examination of the texts this book provides a thorough account of how Hume understood this theory and the problems he discovered with it. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367135539

David Lewis David Lewis's work is of fundamental importance in many areas of philosophical inquiry and there are few areas of Anglo-American philosophy where his impact has not been felt. Lewis's philosophy also has a rare unity: his views form a comprehensive philosophical system answering a broad range of questions in metaphysics philosophy of mind philosophy of language philosophy of action and many other areas. This breadth of Lewis's work however has meant that it is difficult to know where to start in Lewis's work and a casual reader may often miss some of the illuminating connections between apparently quite disparate pieces of Lewis's work. This book aims to make this body of work more accessible to a general philosophical readership while also providing a unified overview of the many contributions Lewis has made to contemporary Anglo-American philosophy. The book can be divided into four parts. The first part examines Lewis's metaphysical picture - one of the areas where he has had the greatest impact and also the framework for the rest of his theories. The second section discusses Lewis's important contributions in the philosophy of mind language and meaning. The third part explores some of Lewis's work in decision theory metaethics and applied ethics areas where his work in not necessarily as widely appreciated but in which he has done a range of work that is both accessible and important. The final section focuses on Lewis's distinctive philosophical method perhaps one of his most significant legacies which combines naturalism with "common-sense" theorizing. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315712291

David Martin and the Sociology of Religion David Martin is a pioneer of a political sociology of religion that integrates a combined analysis of nationalism and political religions with the history of religion. He was one of the first critics of the so-called secularization thesis and his historical orientation makes him one of the few outstanding scholars who have continued the work begun by Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. This collection provides the first scholarly overview of his hugely influential work and includes a chapter written by David Martin himself. Starting with an introduction that contextualises David Martin’s theories on the sociology of religion both currently and historically this volume aims to cover David Martin’s lifework in its entirety. An international panel of contributors sheds new light on his studies of particular geographical areas (Britain Latin America Scandinavia) and on certain systematic fields (secularization violence music Pentecostalism the relation between sociology and theology). David Martin’s concluding chapter addresses the critical points raised in response to his theories. This book addresses one of the key figures in the development of the sociology of religion and as such it will be of great interest to all scholars of the sociology of religion. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589554

David McKeeAuthor Study Activities for Key Stage 1 This innovative series is designed to help primary teachers plan focused sessions on the work of popular well-loved and valued authors both classic and contemporary. Each book contains a range of activities for use directly in the classroom covering biographical information about the author; a review of the author's work and a summary of major themes in his/her key texts; key language features of the author; frameworks to help children analyze evaluate and compare texts and to develop personal opinions of authors' works; ideas for writing modeled on or developed from key texts; speaking and listening opportunities; drama and role play ideas; and references to video CD-ROM websites and ICT activities. Inside each book is a full-color pullout poster illustrating the work of the author which also has a set of challenges for children on the back. David McKee is an author and illustrator creator of Mr Benn King Rollo and the ever-popular patchwork elephant Elmer. Building on children's enjoyment of the characters and their adventures this book presents activities that focus on narrative structure character development settings and themes. Most importantly the activities are designed to make learning about stories as much fun as reading them. Games and activities include: fortunately/unfortunately and chain of events - exploring cause and effect; comparing plots - using a matrix to order information; looking for clues about Elmer - building a character sketch; mapping feelings - exploring character development; time talk and Isabel's diary - understanding setting sequence and relationships between the two; making a story map - recognizing picture and context clues; comparing the video to the written text; and text detective work using extracts. Media > Books > E-books David Fulton Publishers 9781315069999

David Riesman's Unpublished Writings and Continuing Legacy It has been over 60 years since David Riesman’s most famous work The Lonely Crowd brought him international acclaim. While this remains a best-selling sociology book Riesman’s expertise and publications spanned far beyond the treatment of the American social character type offered there. This volume recasts and reintroduces Riesman by presenting newly discovered and unpublished manuscripts of his work including excerpts from a previously unpublished critical biography of Freud that Riesman began with this assistant at the time Philip Rieff an interview in which Riesman describes in detail his early biography and his route into the social sciences and other research notes and memoranda. With additional chapters analyzing the unpublished works as well as discussions of Riesman as a public intellectual his multi-disciplinary method of understanding society and his connections with figures such as Goffman and Fromm this book will appeal to scholars of sociology social theory and the history of American social science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472428486

David Rudkin: Sacred DisobedienceAn Expository Study of his Drama 1959-1994 Dr. Rabey's profound critical study of David Rudkin's drama constitutes an in-depth evaluation of this unique dramatist re-assessed in the light of his bi-sexuality and Anglo-Irish origins. This key study includes insights from noted performers of Rudkin's work including Ian Hogg Peter McEnery Ian McDiarmid Gerard Murphy and Charlotte Cornwell. It is a fully authorized study with exclusive reference to archival material which includes some frank and urgent interview contributions from the dramatist himself who is usually deemed reclusive. It is enhanced by Dr. Rabey's own experience of Wales Ireland and the English Black Country for his exposition of Rudkin's mythic sense of Celtic and Mercian history. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315078960

David Taylor's Inside Track: Provocative Insights into the World of IT in Business Never before has IT played such a significant role in transforming organisations of all sizes. And yet it continues to be dominated by technical jargon acronyms and irrelevant detail. This book cuts through all of the confusion and presents a clear direct solution based focus on the key IT/business issues facing every company and business leader today.This book contains the complete first fifteen months of David Taylor's highly acclaimed Computer Weekly column - Inside Track. With a reputation for cutting through the hype David focuses on the IT/business and personal leadership agenda covering such issues as: The key IT issues for the boardroom - in business language Actions to win in the new world of e-commerce - and get started today The successful new IT leader - the skills you and your company need toemploy Quick solutions to long-term IT problems - they can be resolved How to motivate your people and slash staff turnover - save a fortune onrecruitment costs True IT/business alignment - add real value to your bottom lineDavid Taylor is a leading authority on IT in business. He is President of the association of IT Directors Certus a reference partner to the UK Government's National Audit Office and a registered expert with several global research companies. His overall aim is to enable people and organisations to be all that they can be through the combination of world class technology true leadership and the release of human potential. With a prestigious background across companies such as Rolls-Royce Allianz and Cornhill David has a driving positive passion for IT in business and a reputation for championing IT Directors who want to achieve board level positions in their organisations. David and his team work with FTSE Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138435063

David Teniers The Younger This book presents a complete biography of David Teniers along with a detailed analysis of his style in various periods of his career. It discusses the artists who influenced Teniers and those he influenced containing material about the painters with whom Teniers collaborated. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367171797

David’s JerusalemBetween Memory and History The history of David’s Jerusalem remains one of the most contentious topics of the ancient world. This study engages with debates about the nature of this location by examining the most recent archaeological data from the site and by exploring the relationship of these remains to claims made about David’s royal center in biblical narrative. Daniel Pioske provides a detailed reconstruction of the landscape and lifeways of early 10th century BCE Jerusalem connected in biblical tradition to the figure of David. He further explores how late Iron Age (the Book of Samuel-Kings) and late Persian/early Hellenistic (the Book of Chronicles) Hebrew literary cultures remembered David’s Jerusalem within their texts and how the remains and ruins of this site influenced the memories of those later inhabitants who depicted David’s Jerusalem within the biblical narrative. By drawing on both archaeological data and biblical writings Pioske calls attention to the breaks and ruptures between a remembered past and a historical one and invites the reader to understand David’s Jerusalem as more than a physical location but also as a place of memory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138053113

Davidson and SpinozaMind Matter and Morality Baruch Spinoza a Dutch rationalist philosopher of the 17th century and Donald Davidson one of the most distinguished contemporary American analytic philosophers are two thinkers not usually analysed in conjunction with each other in the philosophical literature yet there are remarkable parallels in their thought. In this book Floris van der Burg identifies topics of comparison in the areas of ontology epistemology philosophy of mind and philosophy of language and after explaining the theory of each philosopher examines the parallel themes between Spinoza and Davidsonian theory. In the light of this comparison van der Burg shows that the staunch naturalism of Spinoza even in the mental realm should not be abandoned in modern times. Rather it is exactly what Spinoza lacks in this area the linguistic turn in philosophy characterised by Davidson that allows for his naturalism to be salvaged after 300 years. Van der Burg's analysis culminates in his paving the way for a Spinozistic ethics for a Davidsonian philosophy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258485

Davies and Penhall's Sunny Afternoon When ‘You Really Got Me’ exploded on Swinging London in 1964 the Kinks forever changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. Ray Davies and Joe Penhall’s Olivier Award-winning Sunny Afternoon (2014) covers the band’s formative years of 1964–7 when four working- class North London lads broke through to become one of the most unlikely and influential rock bands of the 1960s. Mixing the comic adventures of ‘Dave the Rave’ with the touching introspection of Ray’s sometimes fragile psyche Joe Penhall’s script weaves Ray Davies’ songs both the hits and lesser-known works into one of the finest jukebox musicals of the new millennium. Drawing on a wealth of background material John Fleming examines the blend of events and songs selected reconsidering the relationship between biography and drama to shed new light on the Kinks and the musical that tells their story. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138239944

Da'wa and Other ReligionsIndian Muslims and the Modern Resurgence of Global Islamic Activism Da‘wa a concept rooted in the scriptural and classical tradition of Islam has been dramatically re-appropriated in modern times across the Muslim world. Championed by a variety of actors in diverse contexts da‘wa –"inviting" to Islam or Islamic missionary activity – has become central to the vocabulary of contemporary Islamic activism. Da‘wa and Other Religions explores the modern resurgence of da‘wa through the lens of inter-religious relations and within the two horizons of Islamic history and modernity. Part I provides an account of da‘wa from the Qur’an to the present. It demonstrates the close relationship that has existed between da‘wa and inter-religious relations throughout Islamic history and sheds light on the diversity of da‘wa over time. The book also argues that Muslim communities in colonial and post-colonial India shed light on these themes with particular clarity. Part II therefore analyzes and juxtaposes two prominent da‘wa organizations to emerge from the Indian subcontinent in the past century: the Tablīghī Jamā‘at and the Islamic Research Foundation of Zakir Naik. By investigating the formative histories and inter-religious discourses of these movements Part II elucidates the influential roles Indian Muslims have played in modern da‘wa. This book makes important contributions to the study of da‘wa in general and to the study of the Tablīghī Jamā‘at one of the world’s largest da‘wa movements. It also provides the first major scholarly study of Zakir Naik and the Islamic Research Foundation. Further it challenges common assumptions and enriches our understanding of modern Islam. It will have a broad appeal for students and scholars of Islamic Studies Indian religious history and anyone interested in da‘wa and inter-religious relations throughout Islamic history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367265564

Dawn of Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan KingdomsThe 20th Century This book traces the beginnings of democracy in the three Himalayan kingdoms of Sikkim Nepal and Bhutan. Charting the mobilisations and political experimentations that took place in the former buffer states under monarchies to establish democratic regimes this book investigates their varying degrees of success and offers a critical commentary on the consequent socio-political histories of this region. The volume sheds light on the nuances of their different geo-political contexts of the three Himalayan states while tracing the social origins of the movements. It also undertakes a close analysis of the political participation and leadership involved to understand their achievements and limitations.　　　　　　　 A comprehensive analysis of a hitherto unexplored chapter in South Asian history it will be of an immense interest to scholars and researchers of international relations modern history sociology and social anthropology politics South Asian studies area studies especially Nepal and Himalayan studies as well as policy makers and government think tanks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367733018

Dawn of the Metal AgeTechnology and Society During the Levantine Chalcolithic The fifth millennium BCE was a period of rapid social change. One of the key factors was the developments in technology which led to the rise of the metals industry. Archaeological finds from sites dating to the Chalcolithic period indicate the production and use of copper. 'Dawn of the Metal Age' examines a range of sites - from copper mines in Jordan and Israel to the villages of the northern Negev where copper was produced in household workshops to a series of cave burials where a range of luxury metal goods were buried with the elite members of Chalcolithic society. Ancient technology is reconstructed from the archaeological evidence which also illuminates the changing economic social religious and political environment of the time. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138663862

Dawn Over Oman Oman is one of the most beautiful and popular countries in the Middle East yet a few years ago it was one of the world’s backwaters where visitors were discouraged. The turning point came with the takeover of power by Sultan Qaboos bin Said in 1970. This book first published in 1979 takes the reader around the country from the rugged Musandam peninsula in the north to the southern province of Dhofar. It builds a bridge between historical and modern Oman describes the people and their landscapes and the country’s indigenous arts and crafts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138644496

DawnThe Origins of Language and the Modern Human Mind In this work originally published in Dutch Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is instead the result of combining separate abilities each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans. Lacking strength and speed man relies on wisdom for survival. Smits theorizes that human skills in calculation and estimation continued to develop until they were sufficient to accommodate a system as complex as grammar. Only after our linguistic ability emerged could humans think logically and share our reasoning with others at which point almost everything we now call culture began to flourish. Smits concludes that language cannot have long predated the invention of agriculture in the Middle East some 14 000 years ago. The huge advance in civilization represented by language made abstract powers of reasoning indispensable for the first time along with highly developed concepts of identity past present and future all of which rely upon language. This explanation of the origins of language throws new light on cave paintings by Cro-Magnon man whose masterpieces date from about 40 000 to 15 000 years ago. Anatomically Cro-Magnons were modern humans but they had no language in the modern sense. Their absence of language gave them no true sense of individual identity. This translation was made possible by a grant from the Dutch Foundation for Literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412862578

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in First Grade40 Weeks of Quick Prompts and Activities Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in First Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action the book follows the simple premise that frequent rigorous engaging practice leads to mastery and retention of concepts ideas and skills. These worksheet-free academically rigorous routines and prompts follow the grade level priority standards and include whole group individual and partner work. The book can be used with any math program or for small groups workstations or homework. Inside you will find: 40 weeks of practice 1 activity a day 200 activities total Answer Key For each week the Anchor Routines cover these key areas: Monday: General Thinking Routines; Tuesday: Vocabulary; Wednesday: Place Value; Thursday: Fluency; and Friday: Problem Solving. Get your students’ math muscles moving with the easy-to-follow routines in this book! Media > Books > Print Books Eye on Education 9780367421229

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Kindergarten40 Weeks of Quick Prompts and Activities Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Kindergarten helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action the book follows the simple premise that frequent rigorous engaging practice leads to mastery and retention of concepts ideas and skills. These worksheet-free academically rigorous routines and prompts follow the kindergarten priority standards and include whole group individual and partner work. The book can be used with any math program or for small groups workstations or homework. Inside you will find: 40 weeks of practice 1 activity a day 200 activities total Answer Key For each week the Anchor Routines cover these key areas: Monday: General Thinking Routines; Tuesday: Vocabulary; Wednesday: Place Value; Thursday: Fluency; and Friday: Problem Solving. Get your students’ math muscles moving with the easy-to-follow routines in this book! Media > Books > Print Books Eye on Education 9780367421205

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Second Grade40 Weeks of Quick Prompts and Activities Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Second Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action the book follows the simple premise that frequent rigorous engaging practice leads to mastery and retention of concepts ideas and skills. These worksheet-free academically rigorous routines and prompts follow second grade level priority standards and include whole group individual and partner work. The book can be used with any math program or for small groups workstations or homework. Inside you will find: 40 weeks of practice 1 activity a day 200 activities total Answer Key For each week the Anchor Routines cover these key areas: Monday: Reasoning; Tuesday: Vocabulary; Wednesday: Place Value; Thursday: Fluency; and Friday: Problem Solving. Get your students’ math muscles moving with the easy-to-follow routines in this book! Media > Books > Print Books Eye on Education 9780367421243

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Third Grade40 Weeks of Quick Prompts and Activities Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Third Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action the book follows the simple premise that frequent rigorous engaging practice leads to mastery and retention of concepts ideas and skills. These worksheet-free academically rigorous routines and prompts follow grade level priority standards and include whole group individual and partner work. The book can be used with any math program or for small groups workstations or homework. Inside you will find: 40 weeks of practice 1 activity a day 200 activities total Answer Key For each week the Anchor Routines cover these key areas: Monday: General Thinking Routines; Tuesday: Vocabulary; Wednesday: Place Value; Thursday: Fluency; and Friday: Problem Solving. Get your students’ math muscles moving with the easy-to-follow routines in this book! Media > Books > Print Books Eye on Education 9780367439163

Daydreaming and Fantasy Daydreaming our ability to give ‘to airy nothing a local habitation and a name’ remains one of the least understood aspects of human behaviour. As children we explore beyond the boundaries of our experience by projecting ourselves into the mysterious worlds outside our reach. As adolescents and adults we transcend frustration by dreams of achievement or escape and use daydreaming as a way out of intolerable situations and to help survive boredom drudgery or routine. In old age we turn back to happier memories as a relief from loneliness or frailty or wistfully daydream about what we would do if we had our time over again. Why is it that we have the ability to alternate between fantasy and reality? Is it possible to have ambition or the ability to experiment create or invent without the catalyst of fantasy? Are sexual fantasies an inherent part of human behaviour? Are they universal healthy destructive? Is daydreaming itself destructive? Or is it a force which facilitates change and which can even be harnessed to positive advantage? In this provocative book originally published in 1975 the product of the previous twenty-five years of research the author debates the nature and function of daydreaming in the light of his own experiments. As well as investigating what is a normal ‘fantasy-life’ and outlining patterns and types of daydreaming he describes the role of daydreaming in schizophrenia and paranoia examines the fantasies and hallucinations induced by drugs and also the nature of altered states of consciousness in Zen and Transcendental Meditation. Among the many topics covered he explains how it is possible to help children enlarge their capacity for fantasy how adults can make positive use of daydreaming and how people on the verge of disturbed behaviour are often unconscious of their own fantasies. Advances in scientific methods and new experimental techniques had made it possible at this time to monitor both conscious daydreaming and sub-conscious fantasies in a way not possible before. Professor Singer is one of the few scientists who have conducted substantial research in this area and it is his belief that the study of daydreaming and fantasy is of great importance if we are to understand the workings of the human mind. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138019799

Daydreams and NightmaresExpanded Edition *Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography and Autobiography This is the story of the making of a world-famous sociologist. It is even more the story of a boy hustling to survive. Here in an astonishing and candidly written memoir by one of America's premier social scientists recounting the intensely personal story of his tormented youth in a ghetto within a ghetto. It etches the painful details of a boy's overcoming alienation and isolation in a hostile place in an unloving family.In the 1930s a small remnant community of Eastern European Jewish immigrants still resided in predominantly black Harlem. As shopkeepers trying to make out a marginal existence Harlem's Jews were a minority within a minority. Into this restricted world the author of this book was born. Irving Louis Horowitz's parents had fled Russia his father the victim of persecution in the Tsarist army during World War I. The boy's schoolmates were the children of black sharecroppers who had immigrated to the North. Poverty language and culture all cut off the Horowitz family from traditional community life and the stress of a survival existence led to the trauma of a deteriorating family unit.Harlem and its environs the Apollo and the Alhambra theaters the Polo Grounds and Central Park were the stage on which a youngster from this ghetto built a kind of self-reliance at the cost of social graces. The recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography and Autobiography this new augmented edition contains the author's reflection of the impact of the Great Depression on Harlem family life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412845892

Daylight Design and Place-Making Daylight Design and Place-Making examines the role of daylight in creating and revealing the wonders of heritage and contemporary architecture. Shifting from a purely technical approach to daylighting this book places importance on the creation of meaningful aesthetics through an understanding of context and culture. 　 Cultural applications of light in architecture differ depending on various historical technological and social characteristics. Increasingly there is a revival of interest in contemporary architecture using daylight as an essential contextual ingredient in the design process. By examining the architecture of daylight in different locales and setting these in their historical contexts the book argues that appropriate use of daylight will ensure not only visual and thermal comfort in the urban setting and aid in energy efficiency but also will contribute to the overall identity of new buildings particularly in urban regeneration projects. 　 This book brings together an analysis of technical aspects of daylight performance and environmental impact with discussions on the psychology of daylighting and its influence in shaping perceptions of our built environment. It will be an ideal read for academics and researchers interested in architecture and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780754672319

Daylight Design of BuildingsA Handbook for Architects and Engineers To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the study of some sixty buildings this design manual has been developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles which lie behind successful daylight design. These principles are illustrated with examples drawn from the case study buildings. The emphasis throughout has been on practical methods to improve design rather than techniques studied for any intrinsic interest. The book provides the necessary tools to assist the designer to provide well daylit interiors and shows that good daylight design is not a restriction on architectural expression but on the contrary acts as an inspiration and foundation for good architecture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138405530

Daylight Performance of Buildings As part of Daylight Europe the daylighting behaviour of 60 buildings was observed and measured during a three year period. Buildings of many different types sizes and ages were included - from offices to museums libraries churches houses airports and factories; from Classical buildings to modern constructions and from a small single room to an office of over 100 000 square meters. The results of the study of each building are presented extensively illustrated in colour with the unusual features and main lessons highlighted. The book also includes details of the monitoring procedures the results of and comparisons with simulations the outcome of post-occupancy evaluation and a summary of the major findings. These show the extraordinary potential of daylighting techniques to improve amenity and energy performance for the benefit of the occupants and building managers. They also demonstrate how often opportunities are missed and the frequency of problems of overheating or glare. Above all they demonstrate the beauty elegance and scope of daylight design. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138408548

Daylighting Architecture and Health Daylighting Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field. As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings the book examines the question of daylighting from the perspective of the health of building occupants. It gathers and reviews all the latest and pertinent medical and architectural research related to natural light or lack thereof and its effect on people. Documents medical research findings which establish a link between light quality and health Considers design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings Develops understanding and awareness of the importance of natural light in buildings. Daylighting Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies is a timely and essential text for professional architects and all others concerned with the effects of daylighting on health architecture and building design. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138470507

Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design provides architects building designers and students clear direction for the successful inclusion of daylight and integrated electric light in buildings. It presents design teams with the performance analysis resources energy saving estimates and user satisfaction results they need in order to make informed decisions regarding daylighting and lighting design. Written by two well-known experts in the field the book provides: critical geometric and material relationships along with proven design process activities offered in a quick-reference format with sufficient context to address the range of associated issues present in any building project both the "fundamentals" and "applications" which cover design concepts and practice activities applicable to all integrated lighting projects specific directives for how the concepts covered are applied in a range of common design scenarios including architectural rules-of-thumb instructions for ensuring visual comfort and preferred approaches for electric lighting control integration. In demonstrating these necessary insights to designers the authors employ an iterative analysis of common "daylighting patterns" and illustrate and annotate both successful and unsuccessful examples via built form and simulation. Part of the PocketArchitecture series this is the ideal pocketbook for any designer serious about reducing the energy impact of their buildings.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415725262

Daylighting in ArchitectureA European Reference Book Typically one third of the energy used in many buildings may be consumed by electric lighting. Good daylighting design can reduce electricity consumption for lighting and improve standards of visual comfort health and amenity for the occupants.As the only comprehensive text on the subject written in the last decade the book will be welcomed by all architects and building services engineers interested in good daylighting design. The book is based on the work of 25 experts from all parts of Europe who have collected evaluated and developed the material under the auspices of the European Commission's Solar Energy and Energy Conservation R&D Programmes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138175358

DaylightingArchitecture and Lighting Design This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects lighting specialists and anyone else working daylight into design with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental element of architecture. It includes: an overview of current practice of daylighting in architecture and urban planning a review of recent research on daylighting and what this means to the practitioner a global vision of architectural lighting which is linked to the climates of the world and which integrates view sunlight diffuse skylight and electric lighting up-to-date tools for design in practice delivery of information in a variety of ways for interdisciplinary readers: graphics mathematics text photographs and in-depth illustrations a clear structure: eleven chapters covering different aspects of lighting a set of worksheets giving step-by-step examples of calculations and design procedures for use in practice and a collection of algorithms and equations for reference by specialists and software designers. This book should trigger creative thought. It recognizes that good lighting design needs both knowledge and imagination. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138168497

Days of the FallA Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years Jonathan Spyer reported from the depths of the wars spending time in Aleppo Baghdad Damascus Mosul Idlib Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict – the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014 the Assad regime’s assault on Aleppo the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict such as the Shia militias in Iraq and even ISIS members Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138561205

DBT Metaphors and StoriesUnderstanding the Skills that Make Life Worth Living DBT Metaphors and Stories gives therapists and DBT skills trainers the skills they need to make effective use of dialectical behavior therapy and to help clients more deeply understand complex realities. Each page is devoted to explaining a specific DBT skill. The book is structured so that it can be used in several ways including as a reference tool to look up specific skills the reader is struggling to understand or (for skills trainers) to teach. The book can also be read cover to cover both for understanding the broad array of skills and as a source of motivation to devote one’s self to regular practice of skills. It’s a vital guide for trainers therapists and their clients interested in fully harnessing DBT’s power to change lives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367636210

DBT Principles in ActionAcceptance Change and Dialectics The key to flexible skillful decision making in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) lies in understanding the connections between moment-to-moment clinical strategies and core principles. This lucid guide from leading DBT authority Charles R. Swenson offers clinicians a compass for navigating challenging clinical situations and moving therapy forward--even when change seems impossible. Numerous vivid case examples illustrate DBT in action and show how to use skills and strategies that flow directly from the fundamental paradigms of acceptance change and dialectics. Clinicians gain knowledge and confidence for meeting the complex needs of each client while implementing DBT with fidelity. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462536108

DBT Skills in SchoolsSkills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents (DBT STEPS-A) Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills have been demonstrated to be effective in helping adolescents manage difficult emotional situations cope with stress and make better decisions. From leading experts in DBT and school-based interventions this unique manual offers the first nonclinical application of DBT skills. The book presents an innovative social–emotional learning curriculum designed to be taught at the universal level in grades 6-12. Explicit instructions for teaching the skills--mindfulness distress tolerance emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness--are provided in 30 lesson plans complete with numerous reproducible tools: 99 handouts a diary card and three student tests. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462525591

DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents From leading experts who have trained thousands of professionals in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) this manual provides indispensable tools for treating adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems of any level of severity. Clinicians are guided step by step to teach teens and parents five sets of skills: Mindfulness Distress Tolerance Walking the Middle Path (a family-based module developed by the authors specifically for teens) Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Designed for optimal clinical utility the book features session outlines teaching notes discussion points examples homework assignments and 85 reproducible handouts in a large-size format for easy photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462515356

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets Featuring more than 225 user-friendly handouts and worksheets this is an essential resource for clients learning dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and those who treat them. All of the handouts and worksheets discussed in Marsha M. Linehan's DBT Skills Training Manual Second Edition are provided together with brief introductions to each module written expressly for clients. Originally developed to treat borderline personality disorder DBT has been demonstrated effective in treatment of a wide range of psychological and emotional problems. No single skills training program will include all of the handouts and worksheets in this book; clients get quick easy access to the tools recommended to meet their particular needs. The 8 1/2" x 11" format and spiral binding facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print additional copies of the handouts and worksheets. Mental health professionals see also the author's DBT Skills Training Manual Second Edition which provides complete instructions for teaching the skills. Also available: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder the authoritative presentation of DBT and Linehan's instructive skills training videos for clients--Crisis Survival Skills: Part One Crisis Survival Skills: Part Two From Suffering to Freedom This One Moment and Opposite Action. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781572307810

DBT Skills Training Manual From Marsha M. Linehan--the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)--this comprehensive resource provides vital tools for implementing DBT skills training. The reproducible teaching notes handouts and worksheets used for over two decades by hundreds of thousands of practitioners have been significantly revised and expanded to reflect important research and clinical advances. The book gives complete instructions for orienting clients to DBT plus teaching notes for the full range of mindfulness interpersonal effectiveness emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Handouts and worksheets are not included in the book; purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print all the handouts and worksheets discussed as well as the teaching notes. The companion volume is available separately: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets Second Edition. New to This Edition*Handouts and worksheets (available online and in the companion volume) have been completely revised and dozens more added--more than 225 in all.*Each module has been expanded with additional skills.*Multiple alternative worksheets to tailor treatment to each client.*More extensive reproducible teaching notes (provided in the book and online) with numerous clinical examples.*Curricula for running skills training groups of different durations and with specific populations such as adolescents and clients with substance use problems.*Linehan provides a concise overview of "How to Use This Book." See also DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets Second Edition a spiral-bound 8 1/2" x 11" volume containing all of the handouts and worksheets and featuring brief introductions to each module written expressly for clients. Plus Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder the authoritative presentation of DBT. Also available: Linehan's instructive skills training videos for clients--Crisis Survival Skills: Part One Crisis Survival Skills: Part Two From Suffering to Freedom This One Moment and Opposite Action. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462516995

DBT TeamsDevelopment and Practice The treatment team is an essential component of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). This much-needed resource from Jennifer H. R. Sayrs and DBT originator Marsha M. Linehan explains how DBT teams work ways in which they differ from traditional consultation teams and how to establish an effective team culture. The book addresses the role of the DBT team leader; the structure of meetings; the use of DBT strategies within teams; identifying and resolving common team problems; and important functions before during and after suicide crises. User-friendly features include end-of-chapter exercises and reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.  Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462539819

DC Isolators for Photovoltaic SystemsA Good Practice Guide (FB 68) PV power systems are now commonplace. In most cases the PV systems are safe and reliable but incorrectly specified or installed isolators can cause fires damage the reputation of the solar power industry or worse cause loss of life.This guide provides the key points to take into account when specifying DC isolators including standards and certifications required.The guide: describes the purpose functions and features of isolators on PV systems describes some of the available products highlights some of the real issues occurring in the field (with a rogues’ gallery of examples) reviews the relevant standards and guidance that are currently available summarises the key recommendations. Media > Books > Print Books IHS BRE Press 9781848063860

DC Power SuppliesPower Management and Surge Protection for Power Electronic Systems As we increasingly use electronic devices to direct our daily lives so grows our dependence on reliable energy sources to power them. Because modern electronic systems demand steady efficient reliable DC voltage sources—often at a sub-1V level—commercial AC lines batteries and other common resources no longer suffice. New technologies also require intricate techniques to protect against natural and manmade disasters. Still despite its importance practical information on this critical subject remains hard to find. Using simple accessible language to balance coverage of theoretical and practical aspects DC Power Supplies Power Management and Surge Protection details the essentials of power electronics circuits applicable to low-power systems including modern portable devices. A summary of underlying principles and essential design points it compares academic research and industry publications and reviews DC power supply fundamentals including linear and low-dropout regulators. Content also addresses common switching regulator topologies exploring resonant conversion approaches. Coverage includes other important topics such as: Control aspects and control theory Digital control and control ICs used in switching regulators Power management and energy efficiency Overall power conversion stage and basic protection strategies for higher reliability Battery management and comparison of battery chemistries and charge/discharge management Surge and transient protection of circuits designed with modern semiconductors based on submicron dimension transistors This specialized design resource explores applicable fundamental elements of power sources with numerous cited references and discussion of commercial components and manufacturers. Regardless of their previous experience level this information will greatly aid designers researchers and academics who study design and produce the viable new power sources needed to propel our modern electronic world. CRC Press Authors Speak Nihal Kularatna introduces his book. Watch the video Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076914

DC ServosApplication and Design with MATLAB® Fundamental to the control of mechatronic devices the servomechanism applies feedback from the device in question to regulate its position velocity or some other physical attribute. Successful mastery of servo control requires an understanding of a wide range of engineering disciplines making it difficult and time-consuming to master it all—and even harder to find an all-encompassing guide that shows you how. DC Servos: Application and Design with MATLAB® is designed and written with this problem in mind. It breaks down the practical knowledge required from the various branches of applied science—electrical and mechanical engineering analog electronics mechanics control theory digital electronics embedded computing and firmware design—into a cohesive and usable framework. Today DC servos are working around the world in countless applications—CD players ink-jet printers robots machining centers vending machines eyeglass manufacturing machines home appliances and automotive seat positioners just to name a few. This book balances coverage of theoretical and practical aspects of application and design of DC servomechanisms. It also provides detailed coverage of feedback transducers particularly the application of optical encoders to real systems. It covers how to use the MATLAB® Control System Toolbox specifically for servo design to make the design process faster and more interactive. It also presents two complete bench-tested reference designs that can be duplicated using readily available parts so you can build your own servo and see it in action. Author Stephen M. Tobin is an expert in motion control and electro-optical instrumentation and a respected consultant in the medical device and manufacturing automation communities. In order to instill confidence in the engineers scientists students and hobbyists designing the ever more complex machines of the 21st century Tobin guides the reader on a short journey through "servo school " imparting his lifelong passion for motion control along the way. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138113855

DDoS AttacksEvolution Detection Prevention Reaction and Tolerance DDoS Attacks: Evolution Detection Prevention Reaction and Tolerance discusses the evolution of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks how to detect a DDoS attack when one is mounted how to prevent such attacks from taking place and how to react when a DDoS attack is in progress with the goal of tolerating the attack. It introduces types and characteristics of DDoS attacks reasons why such attacks are often successful what aspects of the network infrastructure are usual targets and methods used to launch attacks. The book elaborates upon the emerging botnet technology current trends in the evolution and use of botnet technology its role in facilitating the launching of DDoS attacks and challenges in countering the role of botnets in the proliferation of DDoS attacks. It introduces statistical and machine learning methods applied in the detection and prevention of DDoS attacks in order to provide a clear understanding of the state of the art. It presents DDoS reaction and tolerance mechanisms with a view to studying their effectiveness in protecting network resources without compromising the quality of services. To practically understand how attackers plan and mount DDoS attacks the authors discuss the development of a testbed that can be used to perform experiments such as attack launching monitoring of network traffic and detection of attacks as well as for testing strategies for prevention reaction and mitigation. Finally the authors address current issues and challenges that need to be overcome to provide even better defense against DDoS attacks. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498729642

'De acuerdo' 20 simulaciones para la clase de español ¿De acuerdo? 20 Simulaciones para la clase de español es el manual perfecto para estudiantes de español de nivel intermedio y avanzado que quieren desarrollar su destreza oral. El libro presenta 20 simulaciones que proporcionan un marco eficaz y motivador para el desarrollo de la destreza oral y la producción del habla espontánea. Los estudiantes asumen un papel que les permite expresar opiniones discutir y debatir dentro de un contexto significativo preparándolos para situaciones de la vida real. Características destacadas: amplia variedad de temas tales como los negocios la educación la salud y las redes sociales 　　 actividades de preparación que ayudan al estudiante a participar plenamente en los debates secciones para el profesor y el estudiante con explicaciones sobre cómo usar y participar en simulaciones　 Las versiones en color de las imágenes del libro pueden descargarse en　https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138831087. ¿De acuerdo? 20 Simulaciones para la clase de español es ideal para los niveles B1-C1 del MCER o los niveles intermedio-bajo a avanzado según las guías de capacidad lingüística de ACTFL.   ¿De acuerdo? 20 Simulaciones para la clase de español is the ideal course for intermediate to advanced students of Spanish seeking to develop their speaking skills. The book presents 20 simulations which provide an effective and motivating framework for developing speaking skills and producing spontaneous speech. Students take on a role allowing them to express opinions argue and debate within a meaningful context that prepares them for real-life situations. Key features:　　 wide variety of topics such as business education health and social media　　　 Preparatory activities to help students engage fully in the debates　 teacher and student sections　with explanations on how to use and participate in simulations　 Full colour versions of the images in the book are available to download from　https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138831087. ¿De acuerdo? 20 Simulaciones para la clase de español is ideal for levels B1-C1 of the CEFR or Intermediate-Low to Advanced according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138831087

De Facto States in Eurasia This book explores the phenomenon of de facto states in Eurasia: states such as Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh and the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. It examines how they are formed what sustains them and how their differing development trajectories have unfolded. It argues that most of these de facto states have been formed with either direct or indirect support from Russia but they all have their own internal logic and are not simply puppets in the hands of a powerful patron. The book provides detailed case studies and draws out general patterns and compares present-day de facto states with de facto states which existed in the past. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367199128

De Facto StatesThe Quest for Sovereignty In this new century the relentless appeal of national self-determination has moved beyond decolonisation. A large group of de facto states would-be sovereignties now seek international recognition. In some cases these 'nations in waiting' have already established the exclusivity of their writ on the ground and wait only for the outside world to come to terms with the realities of their existence. In others there are powerful external players who could undermine their claims on one hand or ensure their success on the other.The cases described in this book are to be found throughout the world: Abkhazia and Chechnya in the Caucasus; Kosovo Montenegro Republika Srpska and Transnistria in eastern Europe; Palestine and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the Middle East; Somaliland in Africa; and Bougainville in the Pacific.Are these isolated voices or a harbinger of things to come? Their demands for separate statehood have breached the orthodoxies of territorial integrity and eroded the taboos of secession. Other large states such as Indonesia Nigeria and the Sudan also teeter on the brink of disintegration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990616

De Gaulle If any modern democratic leader has believed in the "great man'' theory of history and acted self-consciously in accordance with it it was surely de Gaulle. On both occasions when he came to power it was in his own right as a ``providential figure'' not as the representative of a political or social movement. In office his wielding of power was by modern standards remarkably personal; and his impact on France and on Europe was immense. He is a natural subject for Profiles in Power. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138837379

De Gaulle Israel and the Jews The lives of Raymond Aron and Charles de Gaulle intersected at significant moments in twentieth-century history though they differed on many issues during World War II and over the subsequent decades. Aron for example distinguished between the attitude and responsibility of the Vichy government and the French Nazi collaborators in Paris unlike de Gaulle who regarded anyone who obeyed Marshal Petain as a traitor. In the postwar period Aron differed from de Gaulle on a number of issues including Algeria. But the strongest direct criticism by Aron of de Gaulle's language and policy resulted after a 1967 press conference where he referred to Jews as "an elite people self-assured and domineering."This comment led Aron to write DeGaulle Israel and the Jews. Aron saw de Gaulle conflating the issues of Israel and that of French Jews and the question of Israeli policy in 1967 and other times. He stressed the right of individuals to be at the same time French and Jewish and raised the question of whether de Gaulle intended to deliver a message to the Jews in the Diaspora or simply wanted to attack those in Israel. While Aron did not accuse de Gaulle of anti-Semitism he felt that for the first time in postwar Europe a leader had used language that lent respectability to anti-Semitism and made it legitimate.De Gaulle Israel and the Jews translated from the French by John Sturrock and graced with a new introductory essay by Michael Curtis allows us the opportunity to raise questions about de Gaulle and his policy in the Middle East. Was he anti-Semitic? What were his real attitudes and policies toward Israel and how did they relate to his policies on the Middle East and on international affairs? This is a volume of contemporary relevance for students of political science Middle East affairs and international policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521995

De GaulleStatesmanship Grandeur and Modern Democracy This analysis of the thought and action of Charles de Gaulle explores the intellectual foundations of Gaullist statecraft. Mahoney's careful exegesis of de Gaulle's major writings and speeches reveals a penetrating political thinker as well as a major political actor. He explains de Gaulle to an American public that too often sees him as a posturing figure suffering from an exaggerated and misplaced sense of personal and national grandeur. Mahoney shows that de Gaulle's defense of the "grandeur" of France is tied to a fundamentally classical view of human nature and politics. In elucidating de Gaulle's political self-understanding Mahoney highlights the foundation of his noble but elusive moderation.Mahoney shows how de Gaulle repeatedly and explicitly rejected the cult of the Nietzschean superman the Bonapartist separation of grandeur from moderation and all temptations of personal and ideological despotism. He explicates de Gaulle's self-understanding as a statesman or "man of character" who comes to the service of a democratic political order in a time of crisis. He articulates de Gaulle's relationship to classical and Christian thought his place in the French tradition his profound debts to the Catholic poet-philosopher Charles Peguy as well as his important affinities with Alexis de Tocqueville on the need to remain faithful to the dual imperatives of democracy and grandeur.In addition the book discusses the principal moments of de Gaulle's statecraft from his "appeal" to resistance in June 1940 and his founding of a new French Republic in 1958 to his articulation of a "Europe of Nations" in the 1960's. In doing so Mahoney thoughtfully clarifies the Gaullist understanding of the "problem" of democracy: The democratic statesman must correct the corrosive acids of modern individualism while accepting that democratic individualism sets the inescapable contours of political action in our time.Written in clear and non-technical language for both a scholarly and general audience. De Gaulle will be of interest to students of modern European political history contemporary political theory and those concerned with statecraft or statesmanship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138521988

De Re MetallicaThe Uses of Metal in the Middle Ages De Re Metallica brings together a wide variety of perspectives on metal use in the Middle Ages a topic that has received less systematic scholarly attention than it deserves given its central importance for medieval culture. Because of its strength beauty and prestige metal figured prominently in many medieval contexts from the military and utilitarian to the architectural and liturgical. Metal was a crucial ingredient in weapons and waterpipes rose windows and reliquaries coinage and jewelry. The 23 essays presented here from an international team of scholars explore the production and use of such objects from the early Middle Ages to the sixteenth century and from the British Isles Iceland and Scandinavia to France Germany Spain and Italy. This thematic chronological and geographical scope will make this volume into a valuable resource for historians of art technology and culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138279445

Dead Artists Live Theories and Other Cultural Problems First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138179967

Dead for GoodMartyrdom and the Rise of the Suicide Bomber "An easily accessible account of the development of martyrdom ...Barlow presents a masterful account of how religion death and sacrifice developed into the cult of martyrdom of today." Mia Bloom University of Georgia and author of Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror "Thoroughly researched yet full of novel-like gripping narratives this book succeeds in giving the reader a glimpse of what might happen in the mind of candidates to "martyrdom" while never loosing sight of the overall context that brings this phenomenon into being and fuels it." Gilbert Achcar author of The Clash of Barbarisms "Hugh Barlow is a gifted writer. In this book he uses his skills as a renowned sociologist to bring the reader a refreshing and engaging analysis...This is a must-read for anyone who is interested in understanding martyrdom operations from a broad historical and cultural perspective." Ami Pedahzur University of Texas at Austin Dead for Good vividly describes how history gave rise to the suicide bombers of today. The passionate submission of ancient Jewish and Christian martyrs was largely supplanted by militant self-sacrifice as Islam spread and holy war erupted in the Crusades. In the Indian Punjab the Khalsa Sikhs made warrior-martyrdom an instinct and policy in their defense of community and of justice. In a last-ditch effort to defeat the Allies in World War II the Japanese transformed warrior-martyrs into martyr-warriors trained to sacrifice themselves in attacks on enemy carriers. The current suicide bomber is the latest phase: Whether motivated by nationalism religious ideology or a combination of both the new "predatory" martyr dies for the cause while killing indiscriminately. Exploring martyrdom across cultures and throughout history this book gives us new insights into today's suicide bombers and answers the common question "Why do they do it?" Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635286

Dead Letters to the New WorldMelville Emerson and American Transcendentalism This book contextualises and details Herman Melville's artistic career and outlines the relationship between Melville and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Michael McLoughlin divides Melville's professional career as a novelist into two major phases corresponding to the growth and shift in his art. In the developmental phase from 1845 to 1850 Melville wrote his five Transcendental novels of the sea in which he defended self-reliance attacked conformity and learned to employ Transcendental symbols of increasing complexity. This phase culminates in Moby-Dick with its remarkable matching of Transcendental idealism with tragic drama influenced by Hawthorne. After 1851 Melville endeavoured to find new ways to express himself and to re-envision human experience philosophically. In this period of transition Melville wrote anti-Transcendental fiction attacking self-reliance as well as conformity and substituting fatalism for Emersonian optimism. According to McLoughlin Moby-Dick represents an important transitional moment in Herman Melville's art dramatically altering tendencies inherent in the novels from Typee onward; in contrast to Melville's blithely exciting and largely optimistic first six novels of the sea Melville's later works - beginning with his pivotal epic Moby-Dick - assume a much darker and increasingly anti-Transcendental philosophical position. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138868649

Dead ReckoningThe Art of Forensic Detection Her Brentwood home became a hotbed for homicide. But in the wake of intense public and media attention one saliant and hard truth was often overlooked: the murder of Nicole Brown-Simpson while brutal and heinous in its form was just one of thousands of homicides committed during that same year. Most escaped the scrutiny of public interest. Many never made it to trial and still others were dismissed as natural deaths-perfect crimes that remain forever unsolved. How then do investigators solve a murder when the trail goes cold?Like mariners navigating without landmarks under a starless night sky-lacking a reliable witness or smoking gun-they plot their course through the clues by applying their own style of Dead Reckoning reconstructing the crime by disciplined observation careful reasoning and experience.Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection examines the applications of logic and science to decipher chaotic death scenes and difficult cases and to derive orderly explanations from their jumbled clues. The 10 case studies in this book illustrate the powers of observation exercised in reading the signs identifying them as clues and reasoning from them to the best explanation.For investigators as well as forensic pathologists coroners prosecutors and defense attorneys Dead Reckoning: The Art of Forensic Detection stresses the importance of trusting your own observations even in the wake of contradictory evidence. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138426856

Dead Woman WalkingExecuted Women in England and Wales 1900-55 This title was first published in 2000:  Between 1900 and 1950 130 women were sentenced to death for murder in England and Wales. Only 12 of these women were actually executed. Thus 91 per cent of women murderers had their sentence commuted whereas if we examine the corresponding figures for men only 39 per cent had their sentence commuted. It would appear that state servants working within the criminal justice system were far more reluctant to hang women than men. However this text argues that a closer examination of this apparent discrepancy reveals it to be a misconception which has come about as a result of the statistics regarding infanticide. That is to say - unlike men - the vast majority of women murderers have killed their own child or children. Once this is taken into account we find that women who had murdered an adult had less hope of a reprieve than men. Thus the author shows that the large proportion of women murderers as killers of their own children has created a false impression of how female murderers fared inside the criminal justice system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138736962

Deadlock Resolution in Computer-Integrated Systems Complex computer-integrated systems offer enormous benefits across a wide array of applications including automated production transportation concurrent software and computer operating systems computer networks distributed database systems and many other automated systems. Yet as these systems become more complex automated distributed and computing-intensive the opportunity for deadlock issues rises exponentially. Deadlock modeling detection avoidance and recovery are critical to improving system performance.Deadlock Resolution in Computer-Integrated Systems is the first text to summarize and comprehensively treat this issue in a systematic manner. Consisting of contributions from prominent researchers in the field this book addresses deadlock-free models and scheduling detection and recovery methods the formulation of dynamic control policies and comparison and industrial benchmark studies that evaluate various approaches. The editors lay the foundation for exploring deadlock issues with a typical example of an automated manufacturing process illustrating three primary modeling methods (digraphs Petri nets and automata) and comparing their respective advantages and disadvantages.Providing all of the important models and resolution approaches this book is the complete guide for electrical and control engineers and manufacturing intelligent and network systems designers to prevent and manage deadlock issues in their systems. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315214665

Deadly DesiresA Psychoanalytic Study of Female Sexual Perversion and Widowhood in Fin-de-Siecle Women's Writing During the fin-de-siecle stories about hysterical women filled the air of Paris and the novels emerging during this era conveyed this hysteria and openly portrayed the symptoms of the women being treated at the Salpetiere. This book examines the emergence of hysterical discourse and its influence on women's writing specifically focusing on the presentation of female sexuality in three different narratives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781780491387

Deadly DocumentsTechnical Communication Organizational Discourse and the Holocaust: Lessons from the Rhetorical Work of Everyday Texts Scholars teachers and practitioners of organizational professional and technical communication and rhetoric are target audiences for a new book that reaches across those disciplines to explore the dynamics of the Holocaust. More than a history the book uses the extreme case of the Final Solution to illumine the communicative constitution of organizations and to break new ground on destructive organizational communication and ethics. Deadly Documents: Technical Communication Organizational Discourse and the Holocaust—Lessons from the Rhetorical Work of Everyday Texts starts with a microcosmic look at a single Nazi bureau. Through close rhetorical visual and discursive analyses of organizational and technical documents produced by the SS Security Police Technical Matters Group—the bureau that managed the Nazi mobile gas van program—author Mark Ward shows how everyday texts functioned as “boundary objects” on which competing organizational interests could project their own interpretations and temporarily negotiate consensus for their parts in the Final Solution.  The initial chapters of Deadly Documents provide a historical ethnography of the SS technical bureau by closely describing the institutional and organizational cultures in which it operated and relating organizational stories told in postwar testimony by the desk-murderers themselves. Then through examination of the primary material of their documents Ward demonstrates how this Social Darwinist world of competing Nazi bureaucrats deployed rhetorical and linguistic resources to construct a social reality that normalized genocide. Ward goes beyond the usual Weberian bureaucratic paradigm and applies to the problem of the Holocaust both the interpretive view that sees organizations as socially constructed through communication and the postmodern view that denies the notion of a preexisting social object called an “organization” and instead situates it within larger discourses.  The concluding chapters trace how contemporary scholars of professional communication have wrestled with the Nazi case and developed a consensus explanation that the desk-murderers were amoral technocrats. Though the explanation is dismissed by most historians it nevertheless offers Ward argues a comforting distance between “us” and “them.” Yet as Ward writes “First we will learn more about the dynamic role of everyday texts in organizational processes. Second as we see these processes—perhaps inherent to all organized communities including our own—at work even in the extreme case of the SS Technical Matters Group the comforting distance that we now maintain between ‘them’ and ‘us’ is necessarily diminished. And third our newfound discomfort may open productive spaces to revisit conventional wisdoms about the ethics of technical and organizational communication.” Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780895038029

Deadly Medicines and Organised CrimeHow Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AFTER HEART DISEASE AND CANCER. In his latest ground-breaking book Peter C Gotzsche exposes the pharmaceutical industries and their charade of fraudulent behaviour both in research and marketing where the morally repugnant disregard for human lives is the norm. He convincingly draws close comparisons with the tobacco conglomerates revealing the extraordinary truth behind efforts to confuse and distract the public and their politicians. The book addresses in evidence-based detail an extraordinary system failure caused by widespread crime corruption bribery and impotent drug regulation in need of radical reforms. "The main reason we take so many drugs is that drug companies don't sell drugs they sell lies about drugs. This is what makes drugs so different from anything else in life...Virtually everything we know about drugs is what the companies have chosen to tell us and our doctors...the reason patients trust their medicine is that they extrapolate the trust they have in their doctors into the medicines they prescribe. The patients don't realise that although their doctors may know a lot about diseases and human physiology and psychology they know very very little about drugs that hasn't been carefully concocted and dressed up by the drug industry...If you don't think the system is out of control please email me and explain why drugs are the third leading cause of death...If such a hugely lethal epidemic had been caused by a new bacterium or a virus or even one-hundredth of it we would have done everything we could to get it under control." FROM THE INTRODUCTION Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781846198847

Deaf and Hearing Impaired Pupils in Mainstream Schools First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books David Fulton Publishers 9781138155152

Deaf Children and Their Families First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books David Fulton Publishers 9781315067698

Deaf Liberation Theology Following years of theology of deafness based on the premise that Deaf people are simply people who cannot hear this book breaks new ground. Presenting a new approach to Deaf people theology and the Church this book enables Deaf people who see themselves as members of a minority group to formulate their own theology rooted in their own history and culture. Deconstructing the theology and practice of the Church Hannah Lewis shows how the Church unconsciously oppresses Deaf people through its view of them as people who cannot hear. Lewis reclaims Deaf perspectives on Church history examines how an essentially visual Deaf culture can relate to the written text of the Bible and asks 'Can Jesus sign?' This book pulls together all these strands to consider how worship can be truly liberating truly a place for Deaf people to celebrate who they are before God. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575919

Deaf Mental Health Care This volume presents a state of the art account of the clinical specialty of mental health care of deaf people. Drawing upon some of the leading clinicians teachers administrators and researchers in this field from the United States and Great Britain it addresses critical issues from this specialty such as Deaf/hearing cross cultural dynamics as they impact treatment organizations Clinical and interpreting work with deaf persons with widely varying language abilities Adaptations of best practices in inpatient residential trauma and substance abuse treatment for deaf persons Overcoming administrative barriers to establishing statewide continua of care University training of clinical specialists The interplay of clinical and forensic responses to deaf people who commit crimes An agenda of priorities for Deaf mental health research Each chapter contains numerous clinical case studies and places a heavy emphasis on providing practical intervention strategies in an interesting easy to read style. All mental health professionals who work with deaf individuals will find this to be an invaluable resource for creating and maintaining culturally affirmative treatment with this population. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415894753

Deaf People and SocietyPsychological Sociological and Educational Perspectives Deaf People and Society incorporates multiple perspectives related to the topics of psychology education and sociology including the viewpoints of deaf adults themselves. In doing so it considers the implications of what it means to be deaf or hard of hearing and how deaf adults’ lives are impacted by decisions that professionals make whether in the clinic the school or when working with family. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and offers current perspectives on the following topics: Etiologies of deafness and the identification process The role of auditory access Cognition language communication and literacy Bilingual bilingual/bimodal and monolingual approaches to language learning Educational legal and placement aspects Childhood psychological issues Psychological and sociological viewpoints of deaf adults The criminal justice system and deaf people Psychodynamics of interaction between deaf and hearing people Each chapter begins with a set of objectives and concludes with suggested readings for further research. This edition contains 10 new and original case studies including ones on hearing children of deaf adults sudden hearing loss a young deaf adult with mental illness and more. Written by a seasoned deaf/hearing bilingual team this unique text continues to be the go-to resource for students and future professionals interested in working with deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138908147

Deaf Students in Postsecondary Education First published in 1992. With an ever-increasing number of deaf students entering higher education throughout the world major strides need to be made in provision and support for them. This book recognises that the integration of deaf students into mainstream higher education raises complex and challenging problems. It has proved extremely difficult for deaf students to enter fully into the social and extra-curricular fabric of campus life – an essential factor in ensuring student success. The authors provide an assessment of state-of-the-art practice in postsecondary settings and suggest theoretical and practical approaches to providing support. There is discussion of the attainments of deaf graduates with commentaries by deaf persons about their experiences in college. In addition statistics support the theoretical contentions and clearly demonstrate the benefits of postsecondary education to deaf people. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138595484

Deafness Development and Literacy Originally published in 1986. Deafness is not just a deprivation of sound but a barrier to normal social interaction and learning. There are likely to be children with some degree of hearing loss in every primary classroom so it is important that teachers know how to help them. This book gives a clear summary of the main causes of hearing loss (mild or severe) its identification diagnosis and treatment followed by an explanation of the impact it can have on a child's social and linguistic development. Considering normal development of literacy the book then is concerned with the hearing-impaired child's strategies for reading spelling and writing. It explores how teachers can give the most effective help what the impact of a teaching programme is likely to be and how to evaluate what the child has learnt. Specialist teachers of the deaf advisers and psychologists as well as class teachers and students of education will find this book very helpful. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815373636

Dealing With DebtInternational Financial Negotiations And Adjustment Bargaining This book brings together a theoretical overview of the subject cases describing the principal institutional actors carefully excerpted cases of bilateral financial negotiations and a helpful glossary of technical terms. It explores the key aspects of debtor country bargaining power. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367154219

Dealing with DeindustrializationAdaptive Resilience in American Midwestern Regions The late 1970s and 1980s saw a process of mass factory closures in cities and regions across the Midwest of the United States. What happened next as leaders reacted to the news of each plant closure and to the broader deindustrialization trend that emerged during this time period is the main subject of this book.It shows how leaders in eight metropolitan areas facing deindustrialization strived for adaptive resilience by using economic development policy. The unique attributes of each region - asset bases modes of governance civic capacity leadership qualities and external factors - influenced the responses employed and the outcomes achieved. Using adaptive resilience as a lens  Margaret Cowell provides a thorough understanding of how and why regions varied in their abilities to respond to deindustrialization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669256

Dealing with DepressionFive Pastoral Interventions This important book explores strategies to enable clergy and lay persons to identify and help individuals suffering from depression. It contains many techniques that can be used in managing depression including coping devices treatments and interventions which actually help depressed persons to improve their mental health. Dealing With Depression describes types of depression and related symptoms to help clergy develop a more complete understanding of the disorder. They will learn to recognize the symptoms of depression and be better able to help individuals who suffer from it. This useful guide includes a step-by-step approach to depression intervention and proven techniques readers can use to enable people to cope more successfully with depression. This important book has also been translated into a Chinese version. Dealing With Depression brings together expert psychologists who explore five modalities for conceptualizing and managing depression which deflates for clergy the often intimidating quality of the disorder. These experts discuss in practical and understandable ways the helping techniques they use and explain their understanding of depression and their methods of treatment. A medical-religious case conference with these experts shows how clergy and laity can help ease depression and an extensive bibliography is included to facilitate further reference. Dealing With Depression puts this common disorder back into the human life situation where it can be seen as just another temporary disturbance to which human beings are vulnerable but which need not significantly distort their lives relationships spiritual development or prosperity of body mind and soul. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315800912

Dealing with Difficult Demolition WastesA Guide This report provides practical guidance for recovery of product and waste types that are difficult to recover or recycle such as carpet underlay insulated concrete formwork industrial batteries structural insulated panels and smoke alarms. Current waste management routes are examined together with the potential to improve levels of reuse recycling and recovery. The key principles relating to 'design for deconstruction' are summarised. Appendices include a wider directory of potentially difficult waste types together with a short summary of recycling and recovery issues that may need to be considered.The guidance will be useful to those working in the demolition sector policy makers and their advisors working in waste and recycling those in the respective product supply chains who need to improve resource efficiency by designing for deconstruction to facilitate reuse at end of life and construction clients and contractors who have targets to divert increasing amounts of waste from landfill.   Media > Books > Print Books IHS BRE Press 9781848062733

Dealing with Difficult Parents Communicating with parents is one of the most challenging and potentially stressful tasks that teachers face on a daily basis. Whether trying to resolve a heated argument or delivering bad news it is essential to know how to handle difficult situations and establish positive relationships with your students’ parents. In this updated second edition of the bestselling Dealing with Difficult Parents award-winning educators Todd Whitaker and Douglas J. Fiore help you develop a repertoire of tools and skills for comfortable and effective interaction with parents. The book’s features include: Tools to help you understand parents’ motivations and how to work with them rather than against them; Detailed scripts for dealing with even the most stubborn and volatile parents; New strategies for increasing parent involvement to foster student success; An all-new chapter on the role that social media can play in interacting with parents; and A new chapter on initiating contact with parents to build positive credibility. This must-read book will equip you with the skills you need to expertly navigate even the most challenging encounters with parents and walk away feeling that you have made a positive and meaningful impact. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138938670

Dealing with Difficult Teachers This book provides tips and strategies to help school leaders improve neutralize or eliminate resistant and negative teachers. Learn how to handle staff members who gossip in the teacher's lounge consistently say "it won't work" when any new idea is suggested send an excessive number of student to your office for disciplinary reasons undermine your efforts toward school improvement or negatively influence other staff members. Don’t miss the revised and expanded third edition of this best-seller! Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415733465

Dealing with Disaffection In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school through the misuse of alcohol and drugs to serious or persistent offending. Seeking to address these issues has become a major focus of public policy and a variety of forms of intervention with disaffected youth have been set up. One of the most talked about forms of intervention with disaffected youth has been 'mentoring'. This book based on a large-scale research study examines the lives of a large group of 'disaffected' young people and considers the impact that involvement in a mentoring programme had on them. In doing so it fills a large gap providing empirical evidence on the effectiveness of mentoring programmes providing at the same time a vivid insight into the nature of such disaffection the realities of contemporary social exclusion among young people and the experience and outcome of mentoring. Media > Books > Print Books Willan 9781138161375

Dealing with Disaster in JapanResponses to the Flight JL123 Crash Just as the sinking of the Titanic is embedded in the public consciousness in the English-speaking world so the crash of JAL flight JL123 is part of the Japanese collective memory. The 1985 crash involved the largest loss of life for any single air crash in the world. 520 people many of whom had been returning to their ancestral home for the Obon religious festival were killed; there were only four survivors. This book tells the story of the crash discusses the many controversial issues surrounding it and considers why it has come to have such importance for many Japanese. It shows how the Japanese responded to the disaster: trying to comprehend how a faulty repair may have caused the crash and the fact that rescue services took such a long time to reach the remote crash site; how the bereaved dealt with their loss; how the media in Japan and in the wider world reported the disaster; and how the disaster is remembered and commemorated. The book highlights the media coverage of anniversary events and the Japanese books and films about the crash; the very particular memorialization process in Japan alongside Japanese attitudes to death and religion; it points out in what ways this crash both reflects typical Japanese behaviour and in what ways the crash is unique. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415705998

Dealing with DisasterPublic Management in Crisis Situations Now updated with examples through 2010 this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780765622433

Dealing with DisruptionLessons from the Publishing Industry Publishing today requires a presence in local and global markets and successful publishers can be more effective in reaching both by employing current technology at all stages of the publishing process. Finding the most efficient and profitable business models has become more challenging (and more rewarding) by the same advancements in technology. Michael Ross provides a roadmap to the essential aspects of the international publishing industry from how to develop content that can be easily adapted to other cultures to establishing relationships and negotiating licensing and co-publishing contracts. With a discussion of the critical innovations in the industry and through case studies from all stages in the publishing process the book provides insights into the maturing of digital publishing and the challenges and opportunities provided by new technologies. Many publishing models have emerged over the last 15 years and technology has made the mechanics of publishing in general and web publishing in particular easier. Thus the role of the professional publisher is being challenged and issues of quality and trust are now competing with easy access to information. Publishing in all forms can be viewed as a conspicuous bellwether for any business that must make strategic and tactical adjustments quickly to innovate and grow. Ross applies principles from both consumer and educational publishing to explore publishing's ongoing 'sea change' and its implications for other industries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138496361

Dealing with Disruptive Students in the Classroom Designed for individual teachers and school teams alike this text demonstrates how to approach and manage disruptive students and behaviour. At the book’s core is a series of detailed strategies for dealing with commonly occurring problems. Some of the chapters in the book focus on: * The Nature and Causes of Disruption* Responding to Disruption* Basic Principles* Understanding and Dealing with Gambits* Sharing Good Practice The ideas and theories are presented in the context of a research base and come complete with case studies. This text is published in association with the Times Educational Supplement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138145856

Dealing with Dying Death and Grief during Adolescence For some life’s introduction to death and grief comes early and when it does it can take many forms. Not only does Dealing with Dying Death and Grief during Adolescence tackle them all it does so with David Balk’s remarkable sensitivity to and deep knowledge of the pressures and opportunities adolescents face in their transition from childhood to adulthood. In seamless jargon-free language Balk brings readers up to date with what we know about adolescent development because over time such changes form the backstory we need to comprehend the impact of death and bereavement in an adolescent’s life. The book’s later chapters break down the recent findings in the study of life-threatening illness and bereavement during adolescence. And crucially these chapters also examine interventions that assist adolescents coping with these difficulties. Clinicians will come away from this book with both a grounded understanding of adolescent development and the adolescent experience of death and they’ll also gain specific tools for helping adolescents cope with death and grief on their own terms. For any clinician committed to supporting adolescents facing some of life’s most difficult experiences this integrated up-to-date and deeply insightful text is simply the book to have. David E. Balk is professor in the department of health and nutrition sciences at Brooklyn College (CUNY) where he directs the graduate program in thanatology. He is the author of Adolescent Development: Early Through Late Adolescence Helping the Bereaved College Student and several other books on death and bereavement. He is also co-editor of the 2nd edition of the Handbook of Thanatology (Routledge 2013). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415534505

Dealing with Emotional Problems in CoachingA Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioural Approach This book is a comprehensive guide for coaches on how to use rational-emotive and cognitive behaviour therapy to help coachees with their emotional problems within a coaching context. In this fully updated new edition Windy Dryden: discusses the eight major emotions that feature in coachees’ emotional problems and their healthy alternatives outlines a step-by-step guide to the use of RECBT in the coaching context illustrates these points with a case of a coachee whose progress towards a personal development objective was hampered by an emotional problem and how the coach implemented RECBT to help her deal with the obstacle and resume development-based coaching. Dealing with Emotional Problems in Coaching will be a valuable resource for all those involved in coaching. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367556211

Dealing with Emotional Problems Using Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour TherapyA Client's Guide Dealing with Emotional Problems offers clear practical advice on how to deal with some of the most common emotional difficulties. Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT) is a technique that encourages a direct focus on emotional problems helping you to understand the thoughts beliefs and behaviours that cause you to maintain these problems. This understanding will enable you to overcome problems and lead a happier and more fulfilling life. The book begins by outlining foundations of emotional problems. Each problem is then presented in a similar way allowing the reader to compare and contrast similarities and differences between each emotion and how to cope with it. This book covers: anxiety depression guilt shame hurt unhealthy anger unhealthy jealousy unhealthy envy. Dealing with Emotional Problems Using Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can be used on your own or in conjunction with a therapist who can use the Practitioner's Guide. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415586870

Dealing with Emotional Problems Using Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour TherapyA Practitioner's Guide In this practical companion to the client manual Windy Dryden draws on Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT) – a form of CBT that focuses on challenging and changing the irrational beliefs that largely determine emotional and behavioural issues – to encourage people to deal with their emotional problems. This Practitioner's Guide includes all of the information presented in the Client’s Guide with the addition of helpful hints and tips for the therapist making it straightforward to use in the consulting room with no need for further references. Dealing with Emotional Problems Using Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy will allow the therapist to work through and help the client learn to deal with their problems from an RECBT perspective covering: anxiety depression guilt shame hurt unhealthy anger unhealthy jealousy unhealthy envy. This practical Workbook presents each emotion in a similar way allowing the reader to compare and contrast common and distinctive features of each problem. It will be essential reading for any professional using RECBT with their client. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415677646

Dealing with EuropeBritain and the Negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty Published in 1999. This book provides a detailed analysis of the positions and strategies adopted by Britain during the 1990-91 Intergovernmental Conference which concluded in the Maastricht Treaty on European Union. The main focus is on the questions of British policy coordination and the factors which determined the government’s position during the negotiations on European Political Union and European Monetary Union. This is the first major study which reconstructs the mechanisms of British policy making and notes the internal and external factors which shaped the construction of the government’s position on the major points of the negotiations. The hypothesis of the book is that domestic politics primarily through the Prime Minister’s aim to maintain the unity of the Conservative Party was the determining factor in shaping government policy. This view is based upon micro-level empirical analysis undertaken through a methodological approach of historical interpretation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138612976

Dealing with Failed StatesCrossing Analytic Boundaries With the ever-increasing interdependence across individuals groups international organizations and nation-states an increasingly significant policy concern in the contemporary turbulent world of globalization is the question of state failure. There has been a growing academic interest in the determinants of state failure and an acute awareness across the international community of the need for dealing with issues of instability in states. The contributors to this volume represent the most recent cutting edge approaches to state failure—looking at both conditions of conflict and economic development dealing with the conceptualization causes and consequences of state failure as well as policy-oriented analyses as to how state failure can be contained reversed or prevented. In order to deal fully with the phenomenon of state failure investigators must be involved in a number of boundary-crossing activities. The contributors to this volume have addressed failed states through: multiple levels of analysis assessing domestic and cross-border phenomena internal and external conflict domestic and international political economy; multiple disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches representing political science sociology and economics; various methodological approaches including large-N empirical analyses case studies and simulations; and through both basic and applied research drawing on the work of academics IGOs NGOs and national governments. This book was originally published as a special issue of Conflict Management and Peace Science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415664417

Dealing with Natural Disasters In libraries Learn from those who actually dealt with disaster! Regardless of the type of library natural disasters can have catastrophic effects on its collections and artifacts. Dealing with Natural Disasters in Libraries provides an inside look at different disasters and how diverse types of libraries dealt with the consequences. This useful resource covers a wide range of natural disasters including flood fire water damage mold sick building syndrome and hurricane damage. Librarians from different types of libraries describe personal efforts to cope with real-life cases of disaster and discuss principles and lessons which can be used to plan for—and better respond to—future catastrophic occurrences. Every library should have a disaster plan in place. Dealing with Natural Disasters in Libraries provides realistic guidance on how to best prepare for catastrophic damage and loss and practical suggestions on how to best respond once disaster does strike. These authors use their unique perspectives on having lived through a disaster to provide a close examination of lessons learned. This crucial book includes a selected bibliography and a series of case studies that illustrate what other librarians did to repair and rebuild collections and facilities after experiencing some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable. Managing people education and training the creation of a disaster plan the treatment of damaged materials recovery of materials and the successful rebuilding of a library after its complete destruction are all discussed in detail. Dealing with Natural Disasters in Libraries examines: case studies of different types of disasters and effective responses steps small libraries should take during the first month after a disaster strategies to deal with fire smoke and water damage issues what to do to avoid mold growth after moisture problems or water damage fixing “sick” buildings dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina post-disaster recovery differing responses to minor disasters localized disasters major disasters and catastrophic disasters providing public access to vital information after disasters strike prevention of potential disaster situations and more! Dealing with Natural Disasters in Libraries is an essential resource for academic librarians public librarians special librarians school librarians library science faculty and administrators. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203826089

Dealing with the Legacy of AuthoritarianismThe “Politics of the Past” in Southern European Democracies In recent years the agenda of how to ‘deal with the past’ has become a central dimension of the quality of contemporary democracies. Many years after the process of authoritarian breakdown consolidated democracies revisit the past either symbolically or to punish the elites associated with the previous authoritarian regimes. New factors like international environment conditionality party cleavages memory cycles and commemorations or politics of apologies do sometimes bring the past back into the political arena. This book addresses such themes by dealing with two dimensions of authoritarian legacies in Southern European democracies: repressive institutions and human rights abuses. The thrust of this book is that we should view transitional justice as part of a broader ‘politics of the past’: an ongoing process in which elites and society under democratic rule revise the meaning of the past in terms of what they hope to achieve in the present. This book was published as a special issue of South European Society and Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846936

Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of MenopauseFinding Hope in the Midlife Turn menopause and midlife into a positive experienceDealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause examines the emotional toll of menopause offering help for the worry anxiety stress and depression women can face during the midlife years. Instead of focusing on estrogen hormones and osteoporosis the book shares up-to-date research findings on the link between spiritual and emotional health. Women from different backgrounds and spiritual traditions will find hope in the healing power of the mind/body/spirit connection as they gain a healthy perspective of the changes taking place and restore balance to their lives.Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause goes beyond the traditional medical approach to examine ways women can make peace with the changes they face at midlife. This unique book informs empowers and enlightens women about the opportunities for personal and spiritual growth during menopause offering strategies for exercise meditation prayer and counseling. The authors offer a new perspective on menopause that offers hope in the face of the stress worry hot flashes and often-overwhelming responsibilities women face at the midlife. This book demonstrates that women can do more than just “make it through” menopause. The authors show that menopause can become a positive experience for women as they discover new avenues for finding peace and hope to sustain them through the challenges of mid-life—and beyond. Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause examines alternative aspects of menopause including: dealing with emotional loss on top of physical and psychological changes moods attitudes and depression the benefits of counseling and group support exercise as a treatment for anxiety and depression the work experience spiritual issues special challenges of the perimenopausal period and much more!Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause is a vital resource for physicians counselors therapists and psychologists and especially for the women they treat. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315808642

Dealing with the Threat of Cruise Missiles How can the core transatlantic Allies make coalitions more effective? One year on from Kosovo disparities in the capabilities of the coalition partners as well as uneven levels of prior coordination persist. To address these problems will require much greater force planning in peacetime. This stimulating and influential work offers one of the most comprehensive independent assessments to date of the Kosovo campaign and of the performance of the NATO allies. An important subject area in which there is a great deal of international interest. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138466753

Dealing with the VisualArt History Aesthetics and Visual Culture One of the issues underlying current debates between practitioners of art history visual culture and aesthetics is whether the visual is a unique irreducible category or whether it can be assimilated with the textual or verbal without any significant loss. Can paintings buildings or installations be 'read' in the way texts are read or deciphered or do works of visual art ask for their own kind of appreciation? This is not only a question of choosing the right method in dealing with visual works of art but also an issue that touches on the roots of the disciplines involved: can a case be made for the visual as an irreducible category of art and if so how is it best studied and appreciated? In this anthology this question is approached from the angles of three disciplines: aesthetics visual culture and art history. Unlike many existing overviews of visual culture studies it includes both painting and architecture and investigates historical ways of defining and appreciating the visual in their own contemporary terms. Dealing with the Visual will be of great use to advanced students because it offers an overview of current debates and to graduate students and professionals in the field because the essays offer in-depth investigations of the methodological issues involved and various historical ways of defining visuality. The topics included range from early modern ways of viewing pictures and sixteenth-century views of Palladio's villas in their landscape settings to contemporary debate about whether there is life yet in painting. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815388449

Dealings with GodFrom Blasphemers in Early Modern Zurich to a Cultural History of Religiousness Early modern European society took a serious view of blasphemy and drew upon a wide range of sanctions - including the death penalty - to punish those who cursed swore and abused God. Whilst such attitudes may appear draconian today this study makes clear that in the past blasphemy was regarded as a very real threat to society. Based on a wealth of primary sources including court records theological and ecclesiastical writings and official city statutes Francisca Loetz explores verbal forms of blasphemy and the variety of contexts within which it could occur. Honour conflicts theological disputation social and political provocation and religious self-questioning all proved fertile ground for accusations of blasphemy and her contention - that blasphemers often meant more than they said - reveals the underlying complexity of an apparently simple concept. This innovative approach interprets cases of verbal blasphemy as 'speech actions' that reflect broader political social and religious concerns. Cases in Protestant Zurich are compared with the situation in Catholic Lucerne and related to findings in other parts of Europe (Germany France England Italy) to provide a thorough discussion of different historical approaches to blasphemy - ecclesiastical legal intellectual social and cultural - in the Early Modern period. In so doing the book offers intriguing suggestions about what a cultural history of religiousness could and should be. By linking a broad overview of the issue of blasphemy with case studies from Zurich and Lucerne this book provides a fascinating insight into a crucial but often misunderstood aspect of early-modern society. The conclusions reached not only offer a much fuller understanding of the situation in Zurich but also have resonance for all historians of Reformation Europe. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315575933

Dear Candidate: Analysts from around the World Offer Personal Reflections on Psychoanalytic Training Education and the Profession In this first-of-kind book senior psychoanalysts from around the world offer personal reflections on their own training what it was like to become a psychoanalyst and what they would like most to convey to the candidate of today. With forty-two personal　letters to candidates this edited collection helps analysts in training and those recently entering the profession to reflect upon what it means to be a psychoanalytic candidate and enter the profession. Letters tackle the anxieties ambiguities complications and pleasures faced in these tasks. From these reflections the book serves as a guide through this highly personal complex and meaningful experience and helps readers consider the many different meanings of being a candidate in a psychanalytic institute. Perfect for candidates and psychoanalytic educators this book inspires analysts at all levels to think once again about this impossible but fascinating profession and to consider their own psychoanalytic development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367617622

Dear PauloLetters from Those Who Dare Teach Dear Paulo: Letters from Those Who Dare Teach is a heartfelt response from teachers academics and community workers to the work of the internationally renowned educator and author Paulo Freire. From newly minted teachers terrified of facing their first day in the classroom to seasoned academics whose work has largely been inspired by Freire this collection accompanied by photographs of Freire with some of the letter writers is both a loving memorial and a call to action to work for social justice praxis and democracy ideals envisioned and brilliantly articulated by Paulo. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635279

Dear Survivors This epistle containing letter that is addressed to all survivors emerging from shelters concentrates the mind in a bomb shelter awaiting the 'All Clear' after a thermonuclear war. It is directed toward defining the problem of policy making and concerned with war avoidance policies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367169312

Dearing and Beyond14-19 Qualifications Frameworks and Systems Focuses on the 14-19 curriculum and qualification debates around the Dearing Review. It identifies the main parameters of this area of policy development for the future and argues strongly for a staged process to reform which ultimately leads to a unified 14-19 qualifications system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138420793

Death The fact that we will die and that our death can come at any time pervades the entirety of our living. There are many ways to think about and deal with death. Among those ways however a good number of them are attempts to escape its grip. In this book Todd May seeks to confront death in its power. He considers the possibility that our mortal deaths are the end of us and asks what this might mean for our living. What lessons can we draw from our mortality? And how might we live as creatures who die and who know we are going to die? In answering these questions May brings together two divergent perspectives on death. The first holds that death is not an evil or at least that immortality would be far worse than dying. The second holds that death is indeed an evil and that there is no escaping that fact. May shows that if we are to live with death we need to hold these two perspectives together. Their convergence yields both a beauty and a tragedy to our living that are inextricably entwined.Drawing on the thoughts of many philosophers and writers - ancient and modern - as well as his own experience May puts forward a particular view of how we might think about and more importantly live our lives in view of the inescapability of our dying. In the end he argues it is precisely the contingency of our lives that must be grasped and which must be folded into the hours or years that remain to each of us so that we can live each moment as though it were at once a link to an uncertain future and yet perhaps the only link we have left. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138139510

Death What is death and why does it matter to us? How should the knowledge of our finitude affect the living of our lives and what are the virtues suitable to mortal beings? Does death destroy the meaningfulness of lives or would lives that never ended be eternally and absurdly tedious? Should we reconcile ourselves to the fact of our forthcoming death or refuse to "go gently into that good night"? Can death really be an evil if after death we no longer exist as subjects of goods or evils? How should we respond to the deaths of others and do we have any duties towards the dead? These and many other questions are addressed in Geoffrey Scarre's book which draws upon a wide variety of philosophical and literary sources to offer an up-to-date and highly readable study of some major ethical and metaphysical riddles concerning death and dying. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315711966

Death Bereavement and Mourning An encounter with the death of another is often an occasion when the bereaved need to be sustained in their loss relieved of the anxiety that the meeting with death engenders and comforted in their grief. It is a time when those left behind often seek to redress wrongs in themselves or in the relationships that death has shaken and upset. In both collective and individual responses to the trauma of encountering death we witness efforts to counter the misfortune and to explain the meaning of the loss to turn memory into blessing to reconcile life with death to regenerate life and redeem both the bereaved and the dead.Sometimes loss may transform the bereaved in ways that lead to growth and maturity; other times a loss leads to unremitting anger or melancholia. There may be a variety of spiritual expressions that the bereaved experience in their time of loss but there appears to be some common elements in all of them. Overtime survivors' feelings are transformed into growing exploration of the spiritual a profound sense of rebirth newfound feelings of self-mastery or confidence and a deeply held conviction that "life goes on."The contributions to this volume are based on a conference held in New York on the first anniversary of September 11 2001. Contributors include Peter Metcalf Robert Jay Lifton Ilana Harlow Robert A. Neimeyer Samuel Heilman and Neil Gillman. This sensitive and heartfelt volume relates specifically to issues of death bereavement and mourning in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center but the applications to other individual and catastrophic events is obvious. The contributions do not simply explore how people deal with bereavement or are psychologically affected by extreme grief: they address how people can try to find meaning in tragedy and loss and strive to help restore order in the wake of chaos. The multidisciplinary perspectives include those of anthropology psychology theology social work and art. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138508996

Death Brain Death and Ethics Originally published in 1985 this book examines the concept of death against the background of dramatic changes in medical technology. The book argues that ‘brain death’ can be precisely defined and that a biological concept of death such as ‘brain death’ can be philosophically well-grounded. It examines traditional criteria for death and various formulations of the concept of death in both medical literature and philosophical texts. Definitions of ‘brain death’ – some of which have become statute law – are critically examined. The author also examines ethical and social policy questions which arise out of attempts to redefine the boundaries of life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367477615

Death Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity In Death Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered are:* Osiris and Isis: the life theology of Ancient Egypt* burying the Jewish dead* Roman religion and Roman funerals* Early Christian burial* the nature of martyrdom.Jon Davies also draws on the sociological theory of Max Weber to present a comprehensive introduction to and overview of death burial and the afterlife in the first Christian centuries which offers insights into the relationship between social change and attitudes to death and dying. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203030509

Death Contemplation and Schopenhauer The connections between death contemplation and the contemplative life have been a recurrent theme in the canons of both western and eastern philosophical thought. This book examines the classical sources of this philosophical literature in particular Plato's Phaedo and the Katha Upanishad and then proceeds to a sustained analysis and critical assessment of the sources and standpoints of a single thinker Arthur Schopenhauer whose work comprehensively pursues this problem. Going beyond the well examined western influences on Schopenhauer Singh offers an in-depth account of Schopenhauer's references to eastern thought and a comprehensive examination of his eastern sources particularly Vedanta and Buddhism. The book traces the pivotal issue of death through the whole range of Schopenhauer's writings uncovering the deeper connotations of his crucial notion of the will-to-live. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276086

Death Decomposition and Detector DogsFrom Science to Scene Death Decomposition and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene is designed to help police investigators and Human Remains Detection K9 handlers understand the basics of forensic taphonomy (decomposition) and how to most effectively use a human remains detection (HRD) K9 as a locating tool. The book covers basic anatomy and the physiology of canine olfaction along with some of the unique characteristics that allow a dog to work. Using concise and understandable explanations along with numerous photographs the book covers the stages of decomposition and how they are affected by the environment; what is currently understood about the chemical profile of odor from human remains; how weather topography ground cover and terrain can affect odor dispersion; and different types of mapping and weather data that can be used before and during deployment of the HRD K9. The final chapter ties it all together by providing case reports about decedents who have been found in different locations in a variety of environmental conditions. By learning how these variables can affect how and what is found handlers and investigators will be better prepared to meet the challenges of their jobs. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439878378

Death Deeds and DescendentsInheritance in Modern America Clignet's analysis of inheritance patterns in modern America is the first sustained treatment of the subject by a sociologist. Clignet shows that even today inheritance serves to perpetuate both familial wealth and familial relations. He examines what leads decedents to chose particular legal instruments (wills trusts insurance policies gifts inter vivos) and how in turn the instrument chosen helps explain the extent and the form of inequalities in bequests of a result of the gender or matrimonial status of the beneficiaries. The author's major is to identify and explain the most significant sources of variations in the amount and the direction of transfers of wealth after death in the United States. He uses two kinds of primary data: estate tax returns filed by a sample of male and female beneficiaries to estates in 1920 and 1944 representing two successive generations of estate transfers and publicly recorded legal instruments such as wills and trusts. In addition Clignet draws widely on secondary sources in the fields of anthropology economics and history. His findings reflect substantive and methodological concerns. The analysis underlines the need to rethink the sociology of generational bonds as it is informed by age and gender. Death Deeds and Descendants underscores the variety of forms of inequality that bequests take and highlights the complexity of interrelations between the cultures of the decedents' nationalities and issues like occupation and gender. Inheritance is viewed as a way of illuminating the subtle tensions between continuity and change in American society. This book is an important contribution to the study of the relationship between sociology of the family and sociology of social stratification. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203793749

Death Desire and Loss in Western Culture Death Desire and Loss in Western Culture is a rich testament to our ubiquitous preoccupation with the tangled web of death and desire. In these pages we find nuanced analysis that blends Plato with Shelley Hölderlin with Foucault. Dollimore a gifted thinker is not content to summarize these texts from afar; instead he weaves a thread through each to tell the magnificent story of the making of the modern individual. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203724293

Death Distress and SolidaritySpecial Issue "OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying" In preparing this special issue of "Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying" - we choose to consider solidarity in a somewhat larger perspective than the other one usually adopted by a clear majority of social support studies. This perspective gives priority to microscopic immediate direct transactions between a focal individual - the one affected by the prospect of soon to come death and two classes of people: those included in the core of that person's personal network and the health care personnel treating and accompanying soon to die people many of them already advanced into agony. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785815

Death Dying and Bereavement in a Changing World In this introductory text on thanatology Alan Kemp continues to take on the central question of mortality: the centrality of death coupled with the denial of death in the human experience. Drawing from the work of Ernest Becker Death Dying and Bereavement in a Changing World provides a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to the study of death putting extra emphasis on the how death takes place in a rapidly changing world. This new second edition includes the most up-to-date research data and figures related to death and dying. New research on the alternative death movement natural disaster-related deaths and cannabis as a form of treatment for life-threatening illnesses and updated research on physician-assisted suicide as well as on grief as it relates to the DSM-5 have been added. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138301528

Death Dying TranscendingViews from Many Cultures Every living thing must die but only human beings know it. This knowledge can bring to the living anxiety and despair or new richness and meaning. This volume explores the problems and possibilities of coping with this universal experience. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785396

Death Dying and the Ending of Life Volumes I and II The two volumes of Death Dying and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues. Volume I examines issues in death and consent: the nature of death brain death and the uses of the dead and decision-making at the end of life including the use of advance directives and decision-making about the continuation discontinuation or futility of treatment for competent and incompetent patients and children. Volume II on justice and hastening death examines whether there is a difference between killing and letting die issues about physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia and questions about distributive justice and decisions about life and death. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258447

Death Life and LaughterEssays on religion in honour of Douglas Davies Birth death and the rituals that take us from one to the other tell us a lot about humanity and our quest to understand ourselves. It is cross-disciplinary analyses of the life course that have generated the most profound insights into religion and spirituality challenging the concepts and methods we commonly use to understand these universal aspects of human experience. Douglas Davies' work is a rare example of this kind of scholarship challenging the boundaries that separate theology from the social sciences and that divide academia from public life. This book serves as a tribute to Davies' work and a critical commentary on the questions that arise from it. Featuring essays by renowned international scholars this book brings cutting-edge research into conversation with ongoing debates about disciplinary difference and the nature of scholarship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409457022

Death Memory and Material Culture - How do the living maintain ongoing relationships with the dead in Western societies? - How have the residual belongings of the dead been used to evoke memories? - Why has the body and its material environment remained so important in memory-making? Obje Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003085164

Death Men and ModernismTrauma and Narrative in British Fiction from Hardy to Woolf Death Men and Modernism argues that the figure of the dead man becomes a locus of attention and a symptom of crisis in British writing of the early to mid-twentieth century. While Victorian writers used dying women to dramatize aesthetic structural and historical concerns modernist novelists turned to the figure of the dying man to exemplify concerns about both masculinity and modernity. Along with their representations of death these novelists developed new narrative techniques to make the trauma they depicted palpable. Contrary to modernist genealogies the emergence of the figure of the dead man in texts as early as Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure suggests that World War I intensified-but did not cause-these anxieties. This book elaborates a nodal point which links death masculinity and modernity long before the events of World War I. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415867115

Death Money and the Vultures (Routledge Revivals)Inheritance and Avarice 1660-1750 By the latter half of the seventeenth century the practice of drawing up a will had become commonplace and people were increasingly encouraged to set down their final wishes in a ‘last will and testament’. Although intended to clarify ownership these documents often provoked conflict amongst those who had survived the testator. As John Addy shows in this study first published in 1992 where there was a will there were relatives. Drawing on a large corpus of contemporary evidence this survey analyses numerous cases of the family disputes that arose from wills to form a picture of the attitudes and priorities possessed by those who contested them. This was one of the first studies to use contested-will material and remains of great value to students of early modern history sociology and genealogy as well as general readers with an interest in local history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415706773

Death Posthumous Harm and Bioethics Death Posthumous Harm and Bioethics offers a highly distinctive and original approach to the metaphysics of death and applies this approach to contemporary debates in bioethics that address end-of-life and post-mortem issues. Taylor defends the controversial Epicurean view that death is not a harm to the person who dies and the neo-Epicurean thesis that persons cannot be affected by events that occur after their deaths and hence that posthumous harms (and benefits) are impossible. He then extends this argument by asserting that the dead cannot be wronged finally presenting a defence of revisionary views concerning posthumous organ procurement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138891579

Death Religion and LawA Guide For Clinicians This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the death of the patient. The first part of the book provides a reflective introduction to the general influences of world religions on matters to do with dying death and grief. It considers the sometimes conflicting relationships between ethics religion culture and personal philosophies and how these differences impact on individual cases of dying death and loss. The second part describes the general customs and beliefs of the major religions that are encountered in hospitals hospices care homes and home care settings. It also includes discussion of non-religious spirituality humanism agnosticism and atheism. The final part outlines key socio-legal aspects of death across the UK. Death Religion and Law provides key knowledge discussion and reflection for dealing with the diversity of the everyday care of dying and death in different religious secular and cultural contexts. It is an important reference for practitioners working with dying patients their families and the bereaved. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138592896

Death Ritual and Bereavement Originally published in 1989 Death Ritual and Bereavement examines the social history of death and dying from 1500 to the 1930s. This edited collection focuses on the death-bed funerals burials mourning customs and the expression of grief. The essays throw fresh light on developments which lie at the roots of present-day tendencies to minimize or conceal the most unpleasant aspects of death among them the growing participation of doctors in the management of death-beds in the eighteenth century and the creation of extra-mural cemeteries followed by the introduction of cremation in the nineteenth century. The volume also underlines the importance of religious belief in helping the bereaved in past times. The book will appeal to students and academics of family and social history as well as history of medicine religion and anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367437077

Death Society and Human Experience Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying both as an individual and as a member of society this book will help readers understand our relationship with death. Kastenbaum and Moreman show how various ways that individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. This landmark text draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities such as history religion philosophy literature and the arts to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process. Death Society and Human Experience was originally written by Robert Kastenbaum a renowned scholar who developed one of the world’s first death education courses. Christopher Moreman who has worked in the field of death studies for almost two decades specializing in afterlife beliefs and experiences has updated this edition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138292406

Death Society And Ideology In A Hohokam Community This book examines the burials in the context of the Ciudad community to gain some understanding of the nature of Hohokam social organization. It provides a contrast of the ideology of the Colonial and Sedentary periods and the ideology of the Classic Period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166182

Death Torture and the Broken Body in European Art 1300–1650 Bodies mangled limbs broken skin flayed blood spilled: from paintings to prints to small sculptures the art of the late Middle Ages and early modern period gave rise to disturbing scenes of violence. Many of these torture scenes recall Christ’s Passion and its aftermath but the martyrdoms of saints stories of justice visited on the wicked and broadsheet reports of the atrocities of war provided fertile ground for scenes of the body’s desecration. Contributors to this volume interpret pain suffering and the desecration of the human form not simply as the passing fancies of a cadre of proto-sadists but also as serving larger social functions within European society. Taking advantage of the frameworks established by scholars such as Samuel Edgerton Mitchell Merback and Elaine Scarry (to name but a few) Death Torture and the Broken Body in European Art 1300-1650 provides an intriguing set of lenses through which to view such imagery and locate it within its wider social political and devotional contexts. Though the art works discussed are centuries old the topics of the essays resonate today as twenty-first-century Western society is still absorbed in thorny debates about the ethics and consequences of the use of force coercion (including torture) and execution and about whether it is ever fully acceptable to write social norms on the bodies of those who will not conform. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138307414

Death and (Re) Birth of J.S. BachReconsidering Musical Authorship and the Work-Concept While the study and redefinition of the notion of authorship and its relationship to the idea of the literary work have played a central role in recent research on literature semiotics and related disciplines its impact on contemporary musicology is still limited. Why? What implications would a reconsideration of the author- and work-concepts have on our understanding of the creative musical processes? Why would such a re-examination of these regulative concepts be necessary? Could it emerge from a post-structuralist revision of the notion of musical textuality? In this book Trillo takes the …Bach… project a collection of new music based on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No.1 for solo violin BWV 1002 as a point of departure to sketch some critical answers to these fundamental questions raise new ones and explore their musicological implications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367732554

Death and Accident Investigation Protocols Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must be able to recognize circumstances that point to what manner of death occurred—be it natural causes homicide suicide accident or undetermined. A handy reference for use in the field and in the lab Death and Accident Investigation Protocols provides 34 checklists and forms to help investigators make these determinations. Categories of death covered in this guide include: Aircraft and motor vehicle accident Alcohol- and drug-related Blunt- and sharp-force injury Drowning Electrocution exposure and fire Gunshot Hanging Hospital- and nursing home-related Infectious disease Natural causes Occupational exposure Poison and toxic substances Sexual assault Suicide Formatted as a convenient 8 ½ x 11 spiral-bound book this manual helps investigators know what to look for what questions to ask and how to categorize the scene and the physical injuries. The forms in the book can either be copied for use or downloaded from an accompanying CD which allows for easy form modification. The text includes descriptive illustrations and diagrams associated with various categories of death. An essential tool for the busy investigator the book facilitates the organization of information for a myriad of death scenarios. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466556881

Death and Bereavement Across CulturesSecond edition All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West traditional ways of mourning are disappearing and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer appropriate and sensitive support. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures 2nd Edition is a handbook which meets the needs of doctors 　nurses social workers hospital  chaplains counsellors and volunteers caring for patients with life-threatening illness and their families before and after bereavement. It is a practical guide explaining the religious and other differences commonly met with in multi-cultural societies when someone is dying or bereaved. In doing so readers may be surprised to find how much we can learn from other cultures about our own attitudes and assumptions about death. Written by international experts in the field the book: Describes the rituals and beliefs of major world religions; Explains their psychological and historical context; Shows how customs are changed by contact with the West; Considers the implications for the future The second edition includes new chapters that: explore how members of the health care professions perform roles formerly conducted by priests and shamans can cross the cultural gaps between different cultures and religions; consider the relevance of attitudes and assumptions about death for our understanding of religious and nationalist extremism and its consequences; discuss the Buddhist Islamic and Christian ways of death. Death raises questions which science cannot answer. Whatever our personal beliefs we can all gain from learning how others view these ultimate problems. This book explores the richness of mourning traditions around the world with the aim of increasing the sensitivity and understanding which we all bring to the issue of death and bereavement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415522366

Death and Bereavement Around the WorldReflective Essays: Volume 5 This final volume of ""Death and Bereavement Around the World"" reflects on some major themes: death and after-life religion and spirituality rites and rituals secularist approaches cultural variations suicide and other issues. The first few chapters describe progress in end-of-life care including some new tools to evaluate hospice care (chapter 1); what children know when they know it and how parents can respond to questions with some guidelines for support by schools (chapter 2); the importance of ritual (chapter 3); and gender differences in death customs around the world (chapter 4).The transcript of a 1997 interview of John (Jack) Morgan by Pittu Laungani is presented as chapter 5. The following chapters discuss death systems and suicide (chapter 6); HIV/AIDS including the role of cultural and economic factors in the spread of the disease (chapter 7); and grief and bereavement in the developing world taking the AIDS pandemic as a specific challenge (chapter 8). Chapter 9 covers issues related to dying and death in Romania. In chapter 10 the focus is on the various functions and uses of names in a cross-cultural context. Roadside memorials as a pivotal healing strategy are the topic of chapter 11. Chapters 12 and 13 focus on spiritual experience with loss.The final chapter presents some conclusions and in the Epilogue Mary Ann Morgan honors the life career dying death and achievements of John (Jack) Morgan. The 'Final Word' includes the words of Pittu Laungani from a book published just weeks before his death in February 2007.This work is for anyone interested in or working in death and bereavement issues particularly academics educators librarians chaplains clergy funeral service directors hospice care providers and volunteers palliative care providers nurses immigration officers psychologists social workers psychotherapists and counselors especially bereavement counselors. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315224794

Death and Chronic Illness in the FamilyBowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives What does it mean to be ‘present and accounted for’ when a family member is facing chronic illness or death? How does one define a self in relation to the ill or dying member and the family? Rooted in Murray Bowen’s family systems theory this edited volume provides conceptual ideas and applications useful to clinicians who work with families facing chronic illness or the death of a member. The text is divided into four parts: Part I provides a detailed overview of Bowen’s theory perspectives on chronic illness and death and includes Murray Bowen’s seminal essay "Family Reaction to Death." In Parts II and III chapter authors draw upon Bowen theory to intimately explore their families' reactions to and experiences with death and chronic illness. The final part uses case studies from contributors’ clinical practices to aid therapists in using Bowen systems perspectives in their work with clients. The chapters in this volume provide a rich and broad range of clinical application and personal experience by professionals who have substantial knowledge of and training in Bowen theory. Death and Chronic Illness in the Family is an essential resource for those interested in understanding the impact of death and loss in their professional work and in their personal lives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138200197

Death and Decision Advances in technology have enabled the medical profession to keep people alive long after the normal possibilities of human living--and even of consciousness itself--have ceased. The Karen Quinlan case has focused public attention on the painful decision faced by those involved in such instances and on the intractability of the moral medical legal and economic issues involved. These issues are not new; indeed such problems are as old as death itself. But the burden laid on us by our own science and by our own altered family structures appears to be of a new order. It raises issues that intimately affect the quality of life in our society and that require new approaches. The issues discussed in this book demand the sensitive attention of doctors theologians philosophers social workers lawyers--of all those in short whose work brings them in contact with the kind of decision the voluntary termination of life represents. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367017453

Death and Desire (RLE: Lacan)Psychoanalytic Theory in Lacan's Return to Freud The immensely influential work of Jacques Lacan challenges readers both for the difficulty of its style and for the wide range of intellectual references that frame its innovations. Lacan’s work is challenging too for the way it recentres psychoanalysis on one of the most controversial points of Freud’s theory – the concept of a self-destructive drive or ‘death instinct’. Originally published in 1991 Death and Desire presents in Lacanian terms a new integration of psychoanalytic theory in which the battery of key Freudian concepts – from the dynamics of the Oedipus complex to the topography of ego id and superego – are seen to intersect in Freud’s most far-reaching and speculative formulation of a drive toward death. Boothby argues that Lacan repositioned the theme of death in psychoanalysis in relation to Freud’s main concern – the nature and fate of desire. In doing so Lacan rediscovered Freud’s essential insights in a manner so nuanced and penetrating that prevailing assessments of the death instinct may well have to be re-examined. Although the death instinct is usually regarded as the most obscure concept in Freud’s metapsychology and Lacan to be the most perplexing psychoanalytic theorist Richard Boothby’s straightforward style makes both accessible. He illustrates the coherence of Lacanian thought and shows how Lacan’s work comprises a ‘return to Freud’ along new and different angles of approach. Written with an eye to the conceptual structure of psychoanalytic theory Death and Desire will appeal to psychoanalysts and philosophers alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967236

Death and Digital Media Death and Digital Media provides a critical overview of how people mourn commemorate and interact with the dead through digital media. It maps the historical and shifting landscape of digital death considering a wide range of social commercial and institutional responses to technological innovations. The authors examine multiple digital platforms and offer a series of case studies drawn from North America Europe and Australia. The book delivers fresh insight and analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective drawing on anthropology sociology science and technology studies human-computer interaction and media studies. It is key reading for students and scholars in these disciplines as well as for professionals working in bereavement support capacities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138917965

Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan This book based on extensive original research explores the various ways in which Japanese people think about death and how they approach the process of dying and death. It shows how new forms of funeral ceremonies have been developed by the funeral industry how traditional grave burial is being replaced in some cases by the scattering of ashes and forest mortuary ritual and how Japanese thinking on relationships the value of life and the afterlife are changing. Throughout it assesses how these changes reflect changing social structures and social values. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138815650

Death and Dying in IndiaAgeing and end-of-life care of the elderly Most aged in India are experiencing a highly protracted death in hospitals entangled in tubes and machines. Such ‘medicalised death’ entails huge psychological social and financial costs for both patients and their caregivers. There are also many who are dying in abject neglect. However Government response to end-of-life care has been almost negligible and there is an acute information deficit on dying matters.This book examines different settings where elderly die including hospitals family homes and palliative set-ups. The discourse is set in the backdrop of international attempts to restructure and reconfigure the health delivery system for ageing population. It makes critical commentaries on global developments offers state-of-art reviews of recent advances substantiates and corroborates facts by personal narratives and case histories. The book overcomes a segmental understanding of the field by weaving various sociological medical legal and cultural issues together. Finally the authors critically examine biomedicine’s potential to meet the complex needs of the dying elderly. In an attempt to bring cultural sensitivity in end-of-life care they explore the lost Indic ‘art of dying’ which has the potential to de- medicalise death.Increasing public sensitivity to poor dying conditions of the elderly in India and facilitating changes to improve care systems this book also demonstrates the limitations of the western specialization of death. It will be of interest to academics in the field of Medical Sociology/Anthropology Medicine Palliative care Public Health and Social Work Social Policy and Asian Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367886172

Death and DyingSociological Perspectives Death and Dying is an important core text for students and professionals interested in developing a holistic understanding of death and dying. Chapters are replete with case studies activities key point boxes and other features that enable readers to develop a sociologically informed understanding of the broad range of complex issues that underpin death and dying. Written by two established and highly respected experts in the field it offers a thoroughgoing account of a wide range of social aspects of death and dying filling gaps left by the traditionally narrow focus of the existing literature. By drawing the suggested sociological perspectives and highlighting the role of social policy the authors put forward a fresh perspective of the field of thanatology. This book is a major contribution in progressing knowledge and understanding of dying and death for students and professionals in counseling health and human services. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367434076

Death and DyingViews from Many Cultures Death is a constant in every society but each of the world's cultures views the end of life differently. This book examines beliefs about dying burial and life after death held by peoples of wide ranging societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785785

Death and EthnicityA Psychocultural Study The intent of Death and Ethnicity emphasizes that death occurs to us as unique individuals living within particular sociocultural settings. Those who provide and plan services need to recognize both the differences among groups and the differences among individuals within these groups; and to provide options for those representative of their group as well as for those whose wants and needs are atypical. This book is valuable for those who plan projects programs courses and services concerned with death and bereavement and those who fund plan direct and perform those services. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785808

Death and Fallibility in the Psychoanalytic EncounterMortal Gifts Death and Fallibility in the Psychoanalytic Encounter considers psychoanalysis from a fresh perspective: the therapist’s mortality—in at least two senses of the word. That the therapist can die and is also fallible can be seen as necessary or even defining components of the therapeutic process.  At every moment the analyst's vulnerability and human limitations underlie the work something rarely openly acknowledged. Freud’s central insights continue to guide the range of all talking therapies but they do so somewhat in the manner of a smudged ancestral map. That blur or degree of confusion invites new ways of reading. Ellen Pinsky reexamines fundamental principles underlying by-now-dusty terms such as "neutrality " "abstinence " "working through " and the peculiar expression "termination." Pinsky reconsiders—in some measure hopes to restore—the most essential humane and useful components of the original psychoanalytic perspective guided by the most productive threads in the discipline's still-evolving theory. Freud's most important contribution was arguably to discover (or invent) the psychoanalytic situation itself. This book reflects on central questions pertaining to that extraordinary discovery: What is the psychoanalytic situation? How does it work (and fail to work)? Why does it work?　 This book aims to articulate what is fundamental and what we can't do without—the psychoanalytic essence—while neither idealizing Freud nor devaluing his achievement. Historically Freud has been misread distorted maligned or at times even dismissed. Pinsky reappraises his significance with respect to psychoanalytic writers who have extended and amended his thinking. Of particular interest are those psychoanalytic thinkers who like Freud are not only original thinkers but also great writers—including D. W. Winnicott and Hans Loewald.　 Covering a broad range of psychoanalytic paradigms Death and Fallibility in the Psychoanalytic Encounter will bring a fresh understanding of the nature benefits and pitfalls of psychoanalysis. It will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists and provide superb background and inspiration for anyone working across the entire range of talking therapies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138928695

Death And GriefA Guide For Clergy First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315792736

Death and Identity Michel de M'Uzan has derived several innovative notions from his clinical experience that are relevant not only for the psychoanalyst's status of identity which is sometimes dramatically shaken by his or her patient's unconscious but also for the artist who is deeply destabilized by his act of creation as well as for the caring person who lets him/herself be caught in the nets as it were of someone who is dying. Such are the extreme examples of the precarious nature of the boundaries of being in which the author discerns not necessarily a pathological disposition but rather an opportunity for the mind to construct itself and achieve authenticity. Through this invigorating recognition of the unconscious with the emergence at the heart of analysis of 'paradoxical thoughts' the experience of 'blurred frontiers' characteristic of a vacillating sense of identity the perception of an 'every man's land' in which the analytic treatment unfolds and the elaboration of an 'original grammar' specific to the formulation of the intervention/interpretation of the analyst during the session. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781780491462

Death and Reincarnation in Tibetan BuddhismIn-Between Bodies Contextualising the seemingly esoteric and exotic aspects of Tibetan Buddhist culture within the everyday embodied and sensual sphere of religious praxis this book centres on the social and religious lives of deceased Tibetan Buddhist lamas. It explores how posterior forms – corpses relics reincarnations and hagiographical representations – extend a lama’s trajectory of lives and manipulate biological imperatives of birth and death. The book looks closely at previously unexamined figures whose history is relevant to a better understanding of how Tibetan culture navigates its own understanding of reincarnation the veneration of relics and different social roles of different types of practitioners. It analyses both the minutiae of everyday interrelations between lamas and their devotees specifically noted in ritual performances and the enactment of lived tradition and the sacred hagiographical conventions that underpin local knowledge. A phenomenology of Tibetan Buddhist life the book provides an ethnography of the everyday embodiment of Tibetan Buddhism. This unusual approach offers a valuable and a genuine new perspective on Tibetan Buddhist culture and is of interest to researchers in the fields of social/cultural anthropology and religious Buddhist and Tibetan studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138575585

Death and Religion in a Changing World This comprehensive study of the intersection of death and religion offers a unique look at how religious people approach death in the twenty-first century. Previous scholarship has largely focused on traditional beliefs and paid little attention to how religious traditions evolve in relation to their changing social context. Employing a sociological approach "Death and Religion in a Changing World" describes how people from a wide variety of faiths draw on and adapt traditional beliefs and practices as they deal with death in modern societies. The book includes coverage of newly emerging social and religious phenomena that are only just beginning to be analyzed by religion scholars such as public shrines the role of the media spiritual bereavement groups and the use of the Internet in death practices. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705262

Death and Spirituality An elderly Chinese immigrant hospitalized with terminal disease requests to burn incense. A 30-year-old Roman Catholic gay male dying of AIDS is consumed by deepening moral guilt troubled by beliefs he thought he abandoned years ago. A mother whose teenage son died of an aneurism is angry at God over his death yet fearful of expressing that anger lest He 'punish her again.' A young widower seemingly has difficulty expressing grief believing it to be a sign of weak faith. All of these examples illustrate the kinds of issues that clinicians and counselors constantly encounter. For although North American society has long been characterized as secular this does not deny the potency of spiritual concerns and religious values on the individual level. Polls affirm that vast majorities of North Americans both believe in God and consider religion important in their lives. This is clearly evident when one faces the crisis of dying or bereavement. For one of the strengths of belief is that it provides support and succor at a time when secular explanations are largely silent. For these reasons educators and clinicians have long recognized the significance that religious and spiritual themes have in counseling with the dying and bereaved. Yet in cultures as religiously diverse as the U.S. and Canada caregivers and educators may feel inadequate to the task. Death and Spirituality addresses this need. Specifically it seeks to reach two perhaps overlapping audiences. First it considers the needs death-related counselors and educators seeking to provide them with both a sense of the norm of religious tradition and the religious and spiritual issues that might arise in illness and bereavement as well as suitable interventions approaches and resources that might be useful in assisting clients in examining and resolving such issues. The book also speaks to the complementary needs of clergy who also may wish to assist parishioners and others as they face the spiritual and psychological crisis of dying and grief. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315232539

Death and the AncestorsA Study of the Mortuary Customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa Deliberately considering relevant theories put forward by earlier writers and examining them in the light of the research for this particular book the author spent over 100 days attending funeral ceremonies and he attended 25 burial services. First published in 1962. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861794

Death and the CityOn Loss Mourning and Melancholia at Work Organisational collapse is part of our vernacular. Enron Woolworths Lehman's Bank of America Rover BOAC Northern Rock - these failures are part of our cultural experience of work. At a time when working lives are often vulnerable and organisational mortality is under threat from technology and the economy the consequences of organizational death are worthy of attention. Organisations can face many different endings - sharp and brutal premature or carefully planned and premeditated - all these endings have emotional collateral damage. We are working in an environment where crises failure and demise are everyday features. Death and the City provides an in-depth portrait of an organisation in a palliative state. It transports the analytic concepts of mourning and melancholia and of the death drive into the workplace and brings this important but under explored stream of psychoanalytic thought to the fore as a means of interrogating and further understanding organisational life. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782203544

Death and the Early Modern Englishwoman This study explores the female experience of death in early modern England. By tracing attitudes towards gender through the occasion of death it advances our understanding of the construction of femininity in the period. Becker illustrates how dying could be a positive event for a woman and for her mourners in terms of how it allowed her to be defined enabled and elevated. The first part of the book gives a cultural and historical overview of death in early modern England examining the means by which human mortality was confronted and how the fear of death and dying could be used to uphold the mores of society. Becker explores particularly the female experience of death and how women used the deathbed as a place of power from which to bestow dying maternal blessings or leave instructions and advice for their survivors. The second part of the study looks at 'good' and 'bad' female deaths. The author discusses the motivation behind the reporting of the deaths and the veracity of such accounts and highlights the ways in which they could be used for religious political and patriarchal purposes. The third section of the book considers how death could paradoxically liberate a woman. In this section Becker evaluates the opportunity for female involvement in dying and posthumous rituals including funeral rites and sermons commemorative and autobiographical writing and literary legacies. While accounts of dying women largely underpinned the existing patriarchy the experience of dying allowed some women to express themselves by allowing them to utilise an established male discourse. This opportunity for expression along with the power of the deathbed are the focus for this study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277946

Death and the Maiden (Routledge Revivals)Girls' Initiation Rites in Greek Mythology A remarkable number of Greek myths concern the plight of virgins – slaughtered sacrificed hanged transformed into birds cows dear bears trees and punished in Hades. Death and the Maiden first published in 1989 contextualises this mythology in terms of geography history and culture and offers a comprehensive theory firmly grounded in an ubiquitous ritual: pubescent girls’ rites of passage. By means of comparative anthropology it is argued that many local ceremonies are echoed throughout the whole range of myths both famous and obscure. Further Professor Dowden examines boys’ rites as well as the renewal of entire communities at regular intervals. The first full-length work in English devoted to passage-rites in Greek myth Death and the Maiden is an important contribution to the exciting developments in the study of the interrelation between myth and ritual: from it an innovative view on the origination of many Greek myths emerges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138014312

Death and the right hand First published in English 1960. The historical value of Hertz's writings is that they are a representative example of the culmination of two centuries of development of sociological thought in France from Montesquieu to Durkheim and his pupils. In the intervening years since publication that development has grown into the systematic comparative study of primitive institutions based on a great body of ethnographic facts from all over the world: in effect social anthropology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315017600

Death and the Rock Star The untimely deaths of Amy Winehouse (2011) and Whitney Houston (2012) and the ’resurrection’ of Tupac Shakur for a performance at the Coachella music festival in April 2012 have focused the media spotlight on the relationship between popular music fame and death. If the phrase ’sex drugs and rock’n’roll’ ever qualified a lifestyle it has left many casualties in its wake and with the ranks of dead musicians growing over time so the types of death involved and the reactions to them have diversified. Conversely as many artists who fronted the rock’n’roll revolution of the 1950s and 1960s continue to age the idea of dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse (which gave rise for instance to the myth of the ’27 Club’) no longer carries the same resonance that it once might have done. This edited collection explores the reception of dead rock stars ’rock’ being taken in the widest sense as the artists discussed belong to the genres of rock’n’roll (Elvis Presley) disco (Donna Summer) pop and pop-rock (Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Amy Winehouse) punk and post-punk (GG Allin Ian Curtis) rap (Tupac Shakur) folk (the Dutchman André Hazes) and ’world’ music (Fela Kuti). When music artists die their fellow musicians producers fans and the media react differently and this book brings together their intertwining modalities of reception. The commercial impact of death on record sales copyrights and print media is considered and the different justifications by living artists for being involved with the dead through covers sampling and tributes. The cultural representation of dead singers is investigated through obituaries biographies and biopics observing that posthumous fame provides coping mechanisms for fans and consumers of popular culture more generally to deal with the knowledge of their own mortality. Examining the contrasting ways in which male and female dead singers are portrayed in the media the book Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367598068

Death and the Textile Industry in Nigeria This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the context of deindustrialization—specifically the decline of the textile industry in Kaduna Nigeria—and its consequences for deceased workers’ families. The author shows how the dead work in various ways for Christians and Muslims who worked in KTL mill in Kaduna not only for their families who still hope to receive termination remittances but also as connections to extended family members in other parts of Nigeria and as claims to land and houses in Kaduna. Building upon their actions as a way of thinking about the ways that the dead work for the living the author focuses on three major themes. The first considers the growth of the city of Kaduna as a colonial construct which as the capital of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was organized by neighborhoods by public cemeteries and by industrial areas. The second theme examines the establishment of textile mills in the industrial area and new ways of thinking about work and labor organization time regimens and health particularly occupational ailments documented in mill clinic records. The third theme discusses the consequences of KTL mill workers’ deaths for the lives of their widows and children. This book will be of interest to scholars of African studies development studies anthropology of work and the history of industrialization. The Introduction Chapter 2 and the Conclusion of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003058137 Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367465520

Death Anxiety and Clinical Practice Robert Langs argues that death anxiety is neglected - in part because of treatment failures due to countertransference interferences during treatment. He then discusses the technical issues connected with this whilst introducing the controversial concept that mental activities are derived from immune system activities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367104887

Death Anxiety Handbook: Research Instrumentation And Application First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9781138967243

Death as TransformationA Contemporary Theology of Death A key tenet of Christian faith is that the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a unique death by which the powers of death in the world have been conquered so that Christian life in the Spirit is marked by the promise and hope of 'new life' already anticipated in the community of baptized believers. Notwithstanding this basic tenet regarding the Christian life as a participation in the redemptive death of Jesus Christ theology in the past as well as much contemporary theology tends to assign no salvific significance to the event of our own death focusing instead on death in negative terms as the wages of sin. This work is a significant retort to theological neglect both Catholic and Protestant of the positive and transformative aspect of our death when conceived as a dying into the redemptive death of Jesus Christ. The development of Henry L. Novello's proposed theology of death takes place in conversation with the pre-eminent contemporary contributors to this field of theological inquiry. By offering comprehensive critiques of Karl Rahner Hans Urs von Balthasar Karl Barth Eberhard Jüngel and Jürgen Moltmann Novello painstakingly pieces together a positive construal of death as salvific and transformative. What is especially distinctive about Novello's work is that he develops the idea of death as a sharing in the 'admirable exchange of natures' in the person of Jesus Christ from which emerges his theory of resurrection at death for all. The reach of the work is extended by exploring some pastoral and liturgical implications of a theology of death conceived as the privileged moment for the actualization of God's grace in Jesus Christ and thus being created anew in the power of the Spirit. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277168

Death Attitudes and the Older AdultTheories Concepts and Applications This innovative and informative new text bridges the fields of gerontology and thanatology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315784489

Death by GovernmentGenocide and Mass Murder Since 1900 This is R. J. Rummel's fourth book in a series devoted to genocide and government mass murder or what he calls democide. He presents the primary results in tables and figures as well as a historical sketch of the major cases of democide those in which one million or more people were killed by a regime. In Death by Government Rummel does not aim to describe democide itself but to determine its nature and scope in order to test the theory that democracies are inherently nonviolent.Rummel discusses genocide in China Nazi Germany Japan Cambodia Turkey Yugoslavia Poland the Soviet Union and Pakistan. He also writes about areas of suspected genocide: North Korea Mexico and feudal Russia. His results clearly and decisively show that democracies commit less democide than other regimes. The underlying principle is that the less freedom people have the greater the violence; the more freedom the less the violence. Thus as Rummel says "The problem is power. The solution is democracy. The course of action is to foster freedom."Death by Government is a compelling look at the horrors that occur in modern societies. It depicts how democide has been very much a part of human history. Among other examples the book includes the massacre of Europeans during the Thirty Years' War the relatively unknown genocide of the French Revolution and the slaughtering of American Indians by colonists in the New World. This riveting account is an essential tool for historians political scientists and scholars interested in the study of genocide. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522008

Death Comes to the MaidenSex and Execution 1431-1933 In 1791 the French femme de lettres Olympe de Gouges wrote that 'as women have the right to take their places on the scaffold they must also have the right to take their seats in government'. This book explores the issues of female emancipation through the history of female execution from the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 to the events of the French revolution. Concentrating on individual victims the author addresses the sexual attitudes and prejudices encountered by women condemned to death. She examines the horrific treatment of those denounced as witches and reveals the gruesome reality of death by hanging burning or the guillotine. In an attempt to uncover the historical truth behind such figures as Joan of Arc Anne Boleyn Manon Roland and Charlotte Corday she goes beyond biography to consider their deaths in symbolic terms. She also considers writers such as Genet Yourcenar and Brecht and their treatment of the tragic sacrificial and erotic aspects of female execution. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138008106

Death Education and ResearchCritical Perspectives A critical review of research and reflection in the area of death with special emphasis on death education. Thought-provoking often controversial reviews of and reactions to the current general domain of death phenomena--specifically death education--are addressed in this book. The author skeptical that we can do very much with the phenomenon of death and dying especially in relation to our efforts at addressing it educationally explores the philosophical psychological socio-cultural and theoretical aspects and raises critical questions that will challenge proponents of death education. Both advocates and critics of death education in particular and death research in general will benefit from this intellectually stimulating volume that sounds a cautionary note yet offers some positive suggestions for the future of death education. Professionals interested in any aspect of death education will be intrigued by this thorough examination of death education from several perspectives. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315804118

Death Education in the Writing Classroom Death is often encountered in English courses—Hamlet’s death celebrity death death from the terrorist attacks on 9/11—but students rarely have the opportunity to write about their own experiences with death. In Death Education in the Writing Classroom Jeffrey Berman shows how college students can write safely about dying death and bereavement. The book is based on an undergraduate course on love and loss that Berman taught at the University at Albany in 2008. Part 1 “Diaries ” is organized around Berman’s diary entries written immediately after each class. These entries provide a week-by-week glimpse of class discussions highlighting his students’ writings and their developing bonds with classmates and teacher. Part 2 "Breakthroughs " focuses on several students’ important educational and psychological discoveries in their understanding of love and loss. The student writings touch on many aspects of death education including disenfranchised grief. The book explores how students write about not only mourning and loss but also depression cutting and abortion—topics that occupy the ambiguous border of death-in-life. Death Education in the Writing Classroom is the first book to demonstrate how love and loss can be taught in a college writing class—and the first to describe the week-by-week changes in students’ cognitive and affective responses to death. This interdisciplinary book will be of interest to writing teachers students clinicians and bereavement counselors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780895034281

Death in a Consumer Culture Death has never been more visible to consumers. From life insurance to burial plots to estate planning we are constantly reminded of consumer choices to be made with our mortality in mind. Religious beliefs in the afterlife (or their absence) impact everyday consumption activities. Death in a Consumer Culture presents the broadest array of research on the topic of death and consumer behaviour across disciplinary boundaries. Organised into five sections covering: The Death Industry; Death Rituals; Death and Consumption; Death and the Body; and Alternate Endings the book explores topics from celebrity death tourism pet and online memorialization; family history research to alternatives to traditional corpse disposal methods and patient-assisted suicide. Work from scholars in history religious studies sociology psychology anthropology and cultural studies sits alongside research in marketing and consumer culture. From eastern and western perspectives spanning social groups and demographic categories all explore the ubiquity of death as a physical emotional cultural social and cosmological inevitability. Offering a richly unique anthology on this challenging topic this book will be of interest to researchers working at the intersections of consumer culture marketing and mortality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367278953

Death in American Texts and PerformancesCorpses Ghosts and the Reanimated Dead How do twentieth and twenty-first century artists bring forth the powerful reality of death when it exists in memory and lived experience as something that happens only to others? Death in American Texts and Performances takes up this question to explore the modern and postmodern aesthetics of death. Working between and across genres the contributors examine literary texts and performance media including Robert Lowell's For the Union Dead Luis Valdez' Dark Root of a Scream Amiri Baraka's Dutchman Thornton Wilder's Our Town John Edgar Wideman's The Cattle Killing Toni Morrison's Sula and Song of Solomon Don DeLillo's White Noise and Falling Man and HBO's Six Feet Under. As the contributors struggle to convey the artist's crisis of representation they often locate the dilemma in the gap between artifice and nature where loss is performed and where re-membering is sometimes literally reenacted through the bodily gesture. While artists confront the impossibility of total recovery or transformation so must the contributors explore the gulf between real corpses and their literary or performative reconstructions. Ultimately the volume shows both artist and critic grappling with the dilemma of showing how the aesthetics of death as absence is made meaningful in and by language. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262225

Death in Contemporary Popular Culture With intense and violent portrayals of death becoming ever more common on television and in cinema and the growth of death-centric movies series texts songs and video clips attracting a wide and enthusiastic global reception we might well ask whether death has ceased to be a taboo. What makes thanatic themes so desirable in popular culture? Do representations of the macabre and gore perpetuate or sublimate violent desires? Has contemporary popular culture removed our unease with death? Can social media help us cope with our mortality or can music and art present death as an aesthetic phenomenon? This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the discussion of the social cultural aesthetic and theoretical aspects of the ways in which popular culture understands represents and manages death bringing together contributions from around the world focused on television cinema popular literature social media and the internet art music and advertising. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367185855

Death in Medieval EuropeDeath Scripted and Death Choreographed Death in Medieval Europe: Death Scripted and Death Choreographed explores new cultural research into death and funeral practices in medieval Europe and demonstrates the important relationship between death and the world of the living in the Middle Ages. Across ten chapters the articles in this volume survey the cultural effects of death. This volume explores overarching topics such as burials commemorations revenants mourning practices and funerals capital punishment suspiscious death and death registrations using case studies from across Europe including England Iceland and Spain. Together these chapters discuss how death was ritualised and choreographed but also how it was expressed in writing throughout various documentary sources including wills and death registries. In each instance records are analysed through a cultural framework to better understand the importance of the authors of death and their audience. Drawing together and building upon the latest scholarship this book is essential reading for all students and academics of death in the medieval period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138802131

Death InvestigationAn Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist Death Investigation: An Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist provides students and law enforcement professionals with an accurate clear overview of forensic pathology. It presents death investigation at the scene and autopsy providing readers with a broad understanding of forensic pathology and giving them a clear picture of what happens after the examination of the scene. Readers learn what first responders should (and should not) do at the scene and get a forensic pathologist's perspective on the importance of preserving evidence. Death Investigation methodically explains what happens during autopsy to determine cause and manner of death — including particulars of blunt force trauma sharp force injuries asphyxia and gunshot wounds — and how findings are presented in court. Written for a criminal justice audience by a practicing forensic pathologist and educator Death Investigation makes challenging forensics concepts&nbsp;accessible to nonscientists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781455774371

Death InvestigationSystems and Procedures Death Investigation: Systems and Procedures is the first book dedicated to the topic of death investigation from a legal standpoint as well as the administrative and operational procedures that pertain to the medical examiner and the coroner system in the United States. Unique in its perspective this book is the only one not concerned with instructing on investigatory conduct autopsy procedure pathology or the solving of crimes. Instead it explains the concepts and principles of death investigation established by governments and outlines the legal and administrative steps that must be taken throughout the case.Beginning with an introduction to the basic types of death investigation the text explains the circumstances and statutory basis for death investigation systems. The author provides specific details about the role of coroners medical examiners and other forensic scientists and personnel who may officially be a part of the investigation. The overall goals of the investigations are included along with case studies and examples illustrating the procedures used in each type. The author also adds a brief summary of the specific system employed by each state. A considerable portion of the book is devoted to practical considerations such as the contents of the autopsy report the death certificate principles and issues related to evidence and expert witnesses as well as a description of a typical day at a medical examiner's or coroner's office.Well referenced with websites and sources of further information Death Investigation: Systems and Procedures provides a comprehensive concise procedural reference to students and professionals including lawyers crime scene technicians and anyone who works with death investigation data or within the death investigation systems in the United States. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138426962

Death Liturgy and RitualVolume I: A Pastoral and Liturgical Theology This title was first published in 2003: Death Liturgy and Ritual is a two-volume study of Christian funerary theology and practice presenting an invaluable account of funeral rites and the central issues involved for compilers and users. Paul Sheppy writes from direct experience of conducting funerals and of drafting liturgical resources for others. In Volume I: A Pastoral and Liturgical Theology Sheppy argues that the Church ought to construct its theological agenda in dialogue with other fields of study. He proposes a Christian statement about death that finds its basis in the Paschal Mystery since human death must be explained by reference to Jesus' death descent to the dead and resurrection. Using the three phases of van Gennep's theory of rites of passage the author shows how the Easter triduum may be seen as normative for Christian liturgies of death. The companion volume Volume II: A Commentary on Liturgical Texts reviews a wide range of current Christian funeral rites and examines how they reflect both the Church's concern for the death and resurrection of Christ and the contemporary secular demand for funerals which celebrate the life of the deceased. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138709812

Death Liturgy and RitualVolume II: A Commentary on Liturgical Texts Death Liturgy and Ritual is a two-volume study of Christian funerary theology and practice presenting an invaluable account of funeral rites and the central issues involved for compilers and users. Paul Sheppy writes from direct experience of conducting funerals and of drafting liturgical resources for others. In Volume II: A Commentary on Liturgical Texts reviews a wide range of current Christian funeral rites and examines how they reflect both the Church's concern for the death and resurrection of Christ and the contemporary secular demand for funerals which celebrate the life of the deceased. The companion volume Volume I: A Pastoral and Liturgical Theology proposes that the Church ought to construct its theological agenda in dialogue with other fields of study. Sheppy argues for a Christian statement about death that finds its basis in the Paschal Mystery since human death must be explained by reference to Jesus' death descent to the dead and resurrection. Using the three phases of van Gennep's theory of rites of passage the author shows how the Easter triduum may be seen as normative for Christian liturgies of death. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315264684

Death RitesLaw and Ethics at the End of Life First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203981429

Death Scene InvestigationA Field Guide Each and every death scene presents new challenges to even the most seasoned investigator. Despite the unique nature of each scenario using a standardized protocol is the key to ensuring consistent and accurate results. Death Scene Investigation: A Field Guide provides concise direction for the death scene investigator crime scene investigator coroner medical examiner or anyone associated with the investigation of death. Since the majority of deaths are due to natural causes the book emphasizes these situations yet also examines unnatural circumstances. It begins by providing a general overview of death investigation before delving into a chronological point-by-point analysis of the death scene. Topics discussed include how to assess the body at the scene and how to investigate natural and unnatural deaths. Explores Various Causes Next the text demonstrates how death manifests in various parts of the body. A section on traumatic injuries examines and demonstrates with color photographs blunt force sharp force and a host of other injuries that the death examiner is likely to confront. The book addresses identification methods and explores how to determine signs of resuscitation and previous surgeries. It concludes with a discussion of the purpose and performance of the autopsy and provides a survey of the different forensic experts that may become useful to the death investigator. Enhanced by numerous color photos this volume is a direct succinct handbook that is invaluable to those that confront the reality of death on a day-to-day basis. Its convenient format makes it the perfect guide to take along to the scene. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138426894

Death Scene InvestigationProcedural Guide Second Edition Those tasked with investigating death scenes come from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of experience. Whether a homicide detective crime scene investigator medico-legal death investigator coroner or medical examiner Death Scene Investigation: Procedural Guide Second Edition provides the investigator best-practice techniques and procedures for almost any death scene imaginable including for deaths occurring even under the most unusual of circumstances. This Second Edition is fully updated to include new coverage on shallow graves human remains at crime scenes poisonings expanded coverage of projectile weapons videography touch DNA death notifications and a newly added chapter dedicated to sexual deaths. In addition the book serves as an on-scene ready reference which includes instructions on procedure including the initial notification of a death processing the scene and body the investigator's role at autopsy and analyzing the scene indicators to place evidence into context. Topics discussed include: Initial response and scene evaluation Death scene management including documentation sketching photography videography observations and search procedures A special death investigation matrix that walks the investigator though a decision tree to help in ambiguous deaths Contains discussion of all manners of death including accident suicide natural and homicide Coverage of recovery of human remains from open field aquatic and buried sites including estimating the time of death. Wound dynamics and mechanisms of injury that covers asphyxiation sharp and blunt force trauma chopping injuries; handgun rifle and shotgun wounds electrical injuries and more The bulleted format and spiral binding allows for easy use and reference in the field with sections that are self-contained and cross-referenced for quick searches. With its thorough and detailed approach Death Scene Investigation Second Edition will be a must-have addition to any crime scene and death investigator’s tool kit. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498759243

Death TalkConversations with Children and Families Death Talk is about the healing power of conversation. It gives numerous examples of children and their families being released from the grip of sadness isolation and fear by talking about their own experiences of death. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367324056

Death: A Philosophical Inquiry From Nietzsche's pronouncement that "God is dead" to Camus' argument that suicide is the fundamental question of philosophy the concept of death plays an important role in existential phenomenology reaching from Kierkegaard to Heidegger and Marcel. This book explores the phenomenology of death and offers a unique way into the phenomenological tradition. Paul Fairfield examines the following key topics: the modern denial of death Heidegger's important concept of 'being-toward-death' and its centrality in phenomenological ideas such as authenticity and existence the philosophical significance of death rituals: what explains the imperative toward ritual around death and what is its purpose and meaning? death in an age of secularism the philosophy and ethics of suicide death as a mystery rather than a philosophical problem to be solved the relationship between hope and death. Death: A Philosophical Inquiry is essential reading for students of phenomenology and existentialism and will also be of interest to students in related fields such as religion anthropology and the medical humanities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415837620

Death-Facing Ecology in Contemporary British and North American Environmental Crisis Fiction Recent years have seen a burgeoning of novels that respond to the environmental issues we currently face. Among these Louise Squire defines environmental crisis fiction as concerned with a range of environmental issues and with the human subject as a catalyst for these issues. She argues that this fiction is characterised by a thematic use of "death " through which it explores a "crisis" of both environment and self. Squire refers to this emergent thematic device as "death-facing ecology". This device enables this fiction to engage with a range of theoretical ideas and with popular notions of death and the human condition as cultural phenomena of the modern West. In doing so this fiction invites its readers to consider how humanity might begin to respond to the crisis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138304680

DeathQuestAn Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States This fifth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full account of the arguments and issues surrounding capital punishment. The book begins with the history of the death penalty from colonial to modern times and then examines the moral and legal arguments for and against capital punishment. It also provides an overview of major Supreme Court decisions and describes the legal process behind the death penalty. In addressing these issues the author reviews recent developments in death penalty law and procedure including ramifications of newer case law such as that regarding using lethal injection as a method of execution. The author’s motivation has been to understand what motivates the "deathquest" of the American people leading a large percentage of the public to support the death penalty. The book educates readers so that whatever their death penalty positions are they are informed opinions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138940888

DeathrightCulture Medicine Politics And The Right To Die Right-to-die issues are no longer confined to the back corridors of hospitals or the front pages of newspapers that trumpet news of Dr. Kevorkian's latest assisted suicide. A perverse combination of high-tech medicine consumerism demographic trends and economic realities is forcing increasing numbers of Americans and their families to deal with Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367157456

Death's Jest Book This book is Thomas Lovell Beddoes's defining text a pastiche Renaissance tragedy replete with treachery murder sorcery and haunting the extravagant expression of the poet's lifelong obsession with mortality and immortality. It is a classic of the literature of death. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003059028

DeathscapesSpaces for Death Dying Mourning and Remembrance Death is at once a universal and everyday but also an extraordinary experience in the lives of those affected. Death and bereavement are thereby intensified at (and frequently contained within) certain sites and regulated spaces such as the hospital the cemetery and the mortuary. However death also affects and unfolds in many other spaces: the home public spaces and places of worship sites of accident tragedy and violence. Such spaces or Deathscapes are intensely private and personal places while often simultaneously being shared collective sites of experience and remembrance; each place mediated through the intersections of emotion body belief culture society and the state. Bringing together geographers sociologists anthropologists cultural studies academics and historians among others this book focuses on the relationships between space/place and death/ bereavement in 'western' societies. Addressing three broad themes: the place of death; the place of final disposition; and spaces of remembrance and representation the chapters reflect a variety of scales ranging from the mapping of bereavement on the individual or in private domestic space through to sites of accident battle burial cremation and remembrance in public space. The book also examines social and cultural changes in death and bereavement practices including personalisation and secularisation. Other social trends are addressed by chapters on green and garden burial negotiating emotion in public/ private space remembrance of violence and disaster and virtual space. A meshing of material and 'more-than-representational' approaches consider the nature culture economy and politics of Deathscapes - what are in effect some of the most significant places in human society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138269484

Debate and Critical AnalysisThe Harmony of Conflict Rather than approach debate primarily as a form of interscholastic competition this unique book identifies it as an activity that occurs in many settings: scientific conferences newspaper op-ed pages classrooms courts of law and everyday domestic life. Debate is discussed as an integral part of academic inquiry in all disciplines. As in all fields of study various competing views are advanced and supported; Debate and Critical Analysis is designed to better prepare the student to assess and engage them. This text posits four characteristics of true debate -- argument development clash extension and perspective -- which form the basic structure of the book. Each concept or aspect of argument covered is illustrated by an example drawn from contemporary or historical sources allowing the reader to actually see the techniques and strategies at work. All popular forms of competitive debate including "policy " "Lincoln-Douglas " "value-oriented " and "parliamentary " are discussed in detail -- as embedded in the actual topical controversies with which they are concerned. In this way the student can learn the structures reasoning processes and strategies that may be employed as well as the practical affairs of debating from brief-writing to the flowsheet. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415515573

Debate and DialogueChristian and Pagan Cultures c. 360-430 This book explores the construction of Christian identity in fourth and fifth centuries through inventing fabricating and sharpening binary oppositions. Such oppositions for example Christians - pagans; truth - falsehood; the one true god - the multitude of demons; the right religion - superstition served to create and reinforce the Christian self-identity. The author examines how the Christian argumentation against pagans was intertwined with self-perception and self-affirmation. Discussing the relations and interaction between pagan and Christian cultures this book aims at widening historical understanding of the cultural conflicts and the otherness in world history thus contributing to the ongoing discussion about the historical and conceptual basis of cultural tolerance and intolerance. This book offers a valuable contribution to contemporary scholarly debate about Late Antique religious history and the relationship between Christianity and other religions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138376076

Debates in Art and Design Education Debates in Art and Design Education encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in learning and teaching. This fully updated second edition introduces key issues concepts and tensions in order to help art educators develop a critical approach to their practice in response to the changing fields of education and visual culture. Accessible comprehensive chapters are designed to stimulate thinking and understanding in relation to theory and practice and help art educators to make informed judgements by arguing from a position based on theoretical knowledge and understanding. Contributing artists lecturers and teachers debate a wide range of issues including: the latest policy and initiatives in secondary art education the concepts skills and dispositions that can be developed through art education tensions inherent in developing the inclusive Art and Design classroom citizenship education within Art and Design teaching new practices in community arts education examining ‘whiteness’ in the sector Debates in Art and Design Education is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of an exciting ever-changing field and supports art educators in articulating how the subject is a vital engaging and necessary part of the twenty-first century curriculum. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367193218

Debates in Citizenship Education What are the key issues in Citizenship Education today? Debates in Citizenship Education encourages student and practising teachers to engage with and reflect on some of the key topics concepts and debates that they will have to address throughout their career. It places the specialist field of Citizenship Education in a wider context and aims to enable teachers to reach their own informed judgements and argue their points of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Taking account of recent policy and controversies expert contributors provide a balance of experience and perspectives and cover a wide range of classic and contemporary topics including: Theoretical Perspectives on Citizenship Education; International Comparative Perspectives on Citizenship Education; Citizenship Education Race and Community Cohesion; Climate Change and Sustainable Citizenship Education; ICT and Citizenship Education; Ethics and Citizenship Education; Assessment of Citizenship Education. Debates in Citizenship Education is for all student teachers and practising teachers engaged in CPD or interested in furthering their understanding of teaching in the subject area. Including carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions to help shape your own research and writing this collection provides an introduction to recent critical thinking and contemporary debates within Citizenship Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415597661

Debates in Computing and ICT Education Debates in ICT and Computing Education explores the major issues teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. Chapters tackle established and contemporary issues enabling teachers to reach informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Debates include teacherless classrooms; personalised learning; creativity; digital literacy; visual literacy; e-tools; learning platforms; and opportunities for lifelong learning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138891784

Debates in Criminal JusticeKey Themes and Issues This innovative new book recognises that while criminal justice studies is a core component of all criminology/criminal justice undergraduate degrees it can be a confusing overwhelming and a relatively dry topic despite its importance. Taking an original approach this book sets out a series of ten key dilemmas - presented as debates - designed to provide students with a clear framework within which to develop their knowledge and analysis in a way that is both effective and an enjoyable learning experience. It is also designed for use by lecturers who can structure a core unit of their courses around it. Debates in Criminal Justice provides a new and dynamic framework for learning making considerable use of the other already available academic key texts press articles web sources and more. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415445917

Debates in Design and Technology Education Design and Technology has long held a controversial place on the school curriculum with some arguing that it shouldn’t be there at all. This book presents and questions considered arguments and judgements and explores the major issues that all D&T teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. In exploring some of the key debates it encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. Written by expert design and technology education professionals chapters tackle established and contemporary issues enabling you to reach informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Debates covered include: What is the purpose of design and technology? Is it a vocational or academic subject? What is the place of design and technology within the STEM agenda? What knowledge and skills do teachers really need? What does the design and technology gender divide mean for schools and pupils? Is it a ‘creative’ subject? What is the future for design and technology? With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight Debates in Design and Technology Education is the ideal companion for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training continuing professional development or Masters level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415689052

Debates in English Teaching Debates in English Teaching explores the major issues all English teachers encounter daily in their professional lives. Written by leading experts in the field the chapters bring together theoretical knowledge and contemporary perspectives to offer fresh insight into the most salient debates in the field of English teaching. The book supports critical reflection and will help both novice and experienced teachers to reach informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. This second edition has been fully updated throughout and features four new chapters. Key debates covered include: Literacy and social class English and difference Digital literacy English and mental wellbeing Reading for pleasure The literary canon The importance of the media and new technologies With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight Debates in English Teaching is an ideal companion for all student and practising teachers engaged in initial training continuing professional development and master’s level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138581166

Debates in Geography Education Debates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. The second edition is fully updated in light of the latest research policy and practice in the field as well as key changes to the curriculum and examination specifications. Expert contributors provide a range of perspectives on international historical and policy contexts in order to deepen our understanding of significant debates in geography education. Key debates include: geography's identity as an academic discipline; what constitutes knowledge in geography; places and regional geography; what it means to think geographically; constructing the curriculum; how we link assessment to making progress in geography; the contribution of fieldwork and outdoor experiences; technology and the use of Geographical Information; school geography and employability; understanding the gap between school and university geography; evidence-based practice and research in geography education. The comprehensive rigorous coverage of these key issues together with carefully annotated selected further reading will help support and shape further research and writing. Debates in Geography Education is a key resource that is essential reading for all teachers and researches who wish to extend their grasp of the place of geography in education. Mark Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of the West of England Bristol UK David Lambert is Professor of Geography Education at UCL Institute of Education London UK Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138672581

Debates in History Teaching Now in its second edition Debates in History Teaching remains at the cutting edge of history education. It has been fully updated to take into account the latest developments in policy research and professional practice. With further exploration into the major issues that history teachers encounter in their daily professional lives it provides fresh guidance for thinking and practice for teachers within the UK and beyond. Written by a range of experts in history education chapters cover all the key issues needed for clear thinking and excellent professional action. This book will enable you to reach informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Debates include: What is happening today in history education? What is the purpose of history teaching? What do history teachers need to know? What are the key trends and issues in international contexts? What is the role of evidence in history teaching and learning? How should you make use of ICT in your lessons? Should moral learning be an aim of history education? How should history learning be assessed? Debates in History Teaching remains essential reading for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training continuing professional development or Master's-level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138187610

Debates in Mathematics Education This new and updated second edition of Debates in Mathematics Education explores the major issues that mathematics teachers encounter in their daily lives. By engaging with established and contemporary debates this volume promotes and supports critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to reach informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Divided into five accessible sections this book investigates and offers fresh insight into topics of central importance in mathematics education with this second edition including new discussions and chapters on: Classic and contemporary issues of pedagogy politics philosophy and sociology of mathematics education International comparisons of achievement Digital technologies for teaching Mastery in mathematics Pop culture and mathematics Whether mathematics can be harmful Designed to stimulate discussion and support you in your own research writing and practice through suggested questions and activities throughout Debates in Mathematics Education will be a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher and those engaged in initial teacher education continuing professional development or Master's level study. This book also has much to offer to those leading mathematics departments in schools and initial teacher education programmes and to beginning doctoral students looking for a survey of the field of mathematics education research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367074982

Debates in Medieval PhilosophyEssential Readings and Contemporary Responses Debates in Medieval Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses aims to de-mystify medieval works by offering an illuminating engaging introduction to the problems that medieval philosophers from Augustine through Ockham wrestled with. Each of the volume’s 11 units presents a debate that will enable students to return to the primary texts prepared to think critically and imaginatively about them. Debates include: Does Anselm have a hierarchical or a flat conception of free will? Is Abelard’s ethics conceptually impoverished? Does Avicenna teach that we acquire concepts through abstraction or emanation? What is Aquinas’s purpose in writing the Summa contra gentiles? How sound are Ockham’s criticisms of Scotus’s theory of universals and individuation? The 10 essays newly commissioned for this volume will advance scholarship in medieval metaphysics ethics epistemology logic and philosophical theology and in particular they will showcase what is philosophically distinctive and original in medieval philosophy. Students without experience in the history of philosophy will benefit from each unit’s clear sharply written introductions that supply the necessary background to approach the debates intelligently.　 In addition the volume’s general introduction elucidates the value of studying the history of philosophy through debate in particular the history of medieval philosophy. Students will find in these debates models that will train them to formulate their own critical evaluations of a wide range of philosophical texts by thinkers with diverse philosophical commitments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415505420

Debates in Modern Languages Education Debates in Modern Languages Education offers a comprehensive introduction and synthesis of the major themes and research evidence in language learning and teaching today providing an up-to-date authoritative review of traditional and contemporary issues in language teaching. With chapters by leading experts in the field thematic sections explore and consider: the importance of a wide range of different knowledge bases and skills for effective teaching how to become expert practitioners approaches to teaching with reference to relevant theories complex constructs and empirical research the innovations and ideas that shape and will shape the discipline for the next decade. Each thought-provoking chapter is supported by reference to further reading and additional material to encourage deeper exploration which will help the reader to fully engage in the debates presented. This book is a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial teacher education continuing professional development and Masters level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415658331

Debates in Modern PhilosophyEssential Readings and Contemporary Responses Debates in Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings and Contemporary Responses provides an in-depth engaging introduction to important issues in modern philosophy.  It presents 13 key interpretive debates to students and ranges in coverage from Descartes' Meditations to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Debates include: Did Descartes have a developed and consistent view about how the mind interacts with the body? Was Leibniz an idealist or did he believe in corporeal substances? What is Locke's theory of personal identity? Could there be a Berkeleian metaphysics without God? Did Hume believe in causal powers? What is Kant's transcendental idealism? Each of the thirteen debates consists of a well known article or book chapter from a living philosopher followed by a new response from a different scholar specially commissioned for this volume.  Every debate is prefaced by an introduction written for those coming upon the debates for the first time and followed by an annotated list for further reading.  The volume starts with an introduction that explains the importance and relevance of the modern period and its key debates to philosophy and ends with a glossary that covers terms from both the modern period and the study of the history of philosophy in general. Debates in Modern Philosophy will help students evaluate different interpretations of key texts from modern philosophy and provide a model for constructing their own positions in these debates. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415887984

Debates in Music Teaching Debates in Music Teaching encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It aims to introduce a critical approach to the central concepts and practices that have influenced major interventions and initiatives in music teaching and supports the development of new ways of looking at ideas around teaching and learning in music. Accessible and comprehensive chapters will stimulate thinking and creativity in relation to theory and practice and will facilitate readers in reaching their own informed judgements and rationalising their position with deep theoretical knowledge and understanding. Throughout the book international experts in the field consider key issues including: the justification for music in the school curriculum partnerships in music education and the identity of the music teacher technology and conceptions of musicianship social justice and music education the place of diverse musical genres and traditions in the music curriculum critical thinking and music education autonomy and integrity for music in cross-curricular work the politics sociology and philosophy of music education. Debates in Music Teaching is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of the subject. Including carefully annotated further reading and reflective questions to help shape research and writing this collection stimulates critical and creative thinking in relation to contemporary debates within music education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415597623

Debates in Nineteenth-Century European PhilosophyEssential Readings and Contemporary Responses Debates in Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy offers an engaging and in-depth introduction to the philosophical questions raised by this rich and far reaching period in the history of philosophy. Throughout thirty chapters (organized into fifteen sections) the volume surveys the intellectual contributions of European philosophy in the nineteenth century but it also engages the on-going debates about how these contributions can and should be understood. As such the volume provides both an overview of nineteenth-century European philosophy and an introduction to contemporary scholarship in this field.   KEY DEBATES IN EUROPEAN NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY Kristin Gjesdal (ed.) Contributors Editor's Introduction I. Kantian Presuppositions 1. The Reception of the Critique of Pure Reason in German Idealism by Rolf-Peter Horstmann 2. The Reception of the Critique of Pure Reason in German Idealism: A Response to Rolf-Peter Horstmann by Paul Guyer 　 II. Fichte (1762-1814) 3. Fichte's Original Insight by Dieter Henrich 4. Fichte's Original Insight: Dieter Henrich's Pioneering Piece Half A Century Later by Günter Zöller 　 III. Romanticism 5. Philosophical Foundations of Early Romanticism by Manfred Frank 6. Response to Manfred Frank "Philosophical Foundations of Early Romanticism" by Michael N. Forster 　 IV. Hegel (1770-1831) 7. From Desire to Recognition: Hegel's Account of Human Sociality by Axel Honneth 8. On Honneth's Interpretation of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Self-Consciousness" by Robert B. Pippin 　 　 　 　 V. Schelling (1775-1854) 9. The Nature of Subjectivity: The Critical and Systematic Function of Schelling's Philosophy of Nature by Dieter Sturma 10. Nature as Unconditioned? The Critical and Systematic Function of Schelling's Early Works by Dalia Nassar 　 VI. Schopenhauer (1788-1860) 11. The Real Essence of Human Beings: Schopenhauer and the Unconscious Will by Christopher Janaway 12. Emancipation from the Will by David E. Wellbery 　 VII. Comte (1798-1857) 13. Auguste Comte and Modern Epistemology by Johan Heilbron 14. Why Was Comte an Epistemologist? by Robert C. Scharff 　 VIII. Mill (1806-1873) 15. Mill: The Principle of Liberty by John Rawls 16. John Rawls on Mill's Principle of Liberty by John Skorupski 　 IX. Darwin (1809-1882) 17. Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection and its Moral Purpose by Robert J. Richards 18. Response to Richards by Gabriel Finkelstein 　 X. Kierkegaard (1813-1855) 19. Kierkegaard's On Authority and Revelation by Stanley Cavell 20. A Nice Arrangement of Epigrams: Stanley Cavell on Søren Kierkegaard by Stephen Mulhall 　 XI. Marx (1818-1883) 21. Marx's Metacritique of Hegel: Synthesis Through Social Labor by Jürgen Habermas 22. Epistemology and Self-Reflection in the Young Marx by Espen Hammer 　 XII. Dilthey (1833-1911) 23. Wilhelm Dilthey after 150 Years (Between Romanticism and Positivism) by Hans-Georg Gadamer 24. Gadamer on Dilthey by Frederick C. Beiser 　 XIII. Nietzsche (1844-1900) 25. Nietzsche's Minimalist Moral Psychology by Bernard Williams 26. Naturalism Minimalism and the Scope of Nietzsche's Philosophical Psychology by Paul Katsafanas 　 XIV. Freud (1856-1939) 27. Bad Faith and Falsehood by Jean-Paul Sartre 28. Freud by Sebastian Gardner 　 XV. Twentieth-Century Developments 29. Analytic and Conversational Philosophy by Richard Rorty 30. Not Knowing What the Right Hand is Doing: Rorty's "Ambidextrous" Analytic Redescription of Nineteenth-Century Hegelian Philosophy by Paul Redding 　 References for Republished Texts Accompanying Original Works (Suggested Reading) Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415842853

Debates in Nordic Gender StudiesDifferences Within Celebrating more than two decades of feminist theory and gender research this book provides an essential overview of current theoretical positions hot topics and state-of-the-art perspectives in the field of Nordic Gender Studies: an area currently facing the challenges of internationalization and destabilized well fare states intersectionality materiality and academic transformation. Forming an overview the introductory texts collected here are intended for Nordic and international students and teachers specializing in gender studies or related areas of interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences. With vibrant contributions from Nordic and international key scholars think pieces and position papers culled from NORA: Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research are in fact essential reading for anyone in need of accessible yet condensed guidance on key discussion points such as post-constructionism and new materialism neo-liberal academia and interdisciplinarity and the role of critical gender theory and posthumanism. The volume also looks at the differences within Nordic Gender Studies of today. This book is made up of material that was previously published in various issues of NORA: Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367738969

Debates in Physical Education This new and updated second edition of Debates in Physical Education explores issues physical education teachers encounter in their daily lives. By engaging with both established and contemporary debates this volume challenges readers to think about and reflect on the relative validity of positions presented in order to develop their own reasoned and personal view in relation to the topics explored. Divided into four accessible sections this book investigates and offers fresh insight into topics of central importance in physical education. Chapters include for example: Physical education as a means or as an end in itself; Knowledge for physical education; The physical education curriculum; Assessment in physical education; Technology pedagogy and physical education. Physical education beyond schools and teachers. Designed to stimulate discussion and support readers in their own research writing and practice Debates in Physical Education will be a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial teacher education continuing professional development or Master's level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138586871

Debates in Primary Education This powerful text encourages both pre-service and established teachers as well as teacher educators to engage with contemporary debates in primary education. Promoting a critical approach the chapters explore a wide range of key themes including the importance of values in primary education and the imperative for a curriculum which embraces the whole range of available subjects. At the same time the chapters are underpinned by a belief that children should be at the heart of all the decisions we make and that primary education should inspire a love of learning for life. The book aims to support practitioners to make informed judgements and feel confident to argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding thus increasing teacher agency and confidence in responding to complex educational and social dilemmas such as literacy levels and rising mental health concerns. Chapters encompass both the macro aspects of primary education and more specialised debates on key topics such as reading mathematics languages early years education and the use of technology. With annotated further reading and reflective questions this key text is essential reading for all those wanting to develop a better understanding of the issues that shape their practice including student teachers at both undergraduate and postgraduate level practising teachers engaged in continuing professional development and teacher educators. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367548865

Debates in Religious Education What are the key debates in Religious Education teaching today? Debates in Religious Education explores the major issues all RE teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. This accessible book tackles established and contemporary issues enabling you to reach informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Taking account of recent controversy and challenging assumptions about the place of religion in education expert contributors cover key topics such as: Effective pedagogy in RE teaching Exploring thinking skills and truth claims The relationship of science and religion in the classroom The place of school worship in contemporary society The role of RE in spiritual and moral development Diversity in the RE classroom. With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight Debates in Religious Education is the ideal companion for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training continuing professional development and Masters level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415583916

Debates in Science Education What are the key debates in science teaching and learning today? Debates in Science Education explores the major issues all science teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their practice and link research and evidence to what they have observed in schools. Written by expert science educators chapters tackle established and contemporary issues enabling you to reach informed judgements and argue your point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding. Each chapter is supported and extended by carefully selected further reading and reflective questions. Key debates include: the impact of policy on science education; transition from primary to secondary school; getting right the secondary science curriculum; girls in science; sex education and science; school science and technology; language and communication in the classroom; world science local science. With its combination of expert opinion and fresh insight Debates in Science Education is the ideal companion for any student or practising teacher engaged in initial training continuing professional development and Masters level study. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415658294

Debates in Transgender Queer and Feminist TheoryContested Sites Transgender studies is a heterogeneous site of debate that is marked by tensions border wars and rifts both within the field and among feminist and queer theorists. Intersecting the domains of women’s studies sexuality gender and transgender studies Debates in Transgender Queer and Feminist Theory provides a critical analysis of key texts and theories engaging in a dialogue with prominent theorists of transgendered identity embodiment and sexual politics and intervening in various aspects of a conceptually and politically difficult terrain. A central concern is the question of whether the theories and practices needed to foster and secure the lives of transsexuals and transgendered persons will be promoted or undermined - a concern that raises broader social political and ethical questions surrounding assumptions about gender sexuality and sexual difference; perceptions of transgendered embodiments and identities; and conceptions of divergent desires goals and visions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138246294

Debates on Early Childhood Policies and PracticesGlobal snapshots of pedagogical thinking and encounters Globally Early Years policies and documents have set out aspirational outcomes and benefits for children their families and the wider society. These policies have emphasised the place of early childhood provision within the wider global agenda by tackling inequality and disadvantage early on in children’s lives. However these strategies have also raised further debates regarding the way they have informed and shaped curricula frameworks and pedagogical approaches. The international team of contributors to this book argue that if these issues are not explicitly acknowledged understood critiqued and negotiated emerging policies and documents may potentially lead to disadvantaging marginalising and even pathologising certain childhoods. Divided into two parts the volume demonstrates the dialectic nature of both policy and practice. The chapters in this wide-ranging text: explore and articulate the philosophical premises and values that underpin current early childhood policy curricula and pedagogies explicitly acknowledge and articulate some of potential conflicts and challenges they present provide examples of divergent and creative pedagogical thinking highlight opportunities for enabling pedagogical cultures and encounters. Debates on Early Childhood Policies and Practices is aimed at a wide readership including academics and researchers in early years education policy makers undergraduate and postgraduate students practitioners and early childhood professionals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415691017

Debates on Islam and Knowledge in Malaysia and EgyptShifting Worlds This book is a comparative study of the sociological field in two different Muslim societies: Malaysia and Egypt. It analyses the process of the production of 'knowledge' through the example of the modern 'Islamization of knowledge debate' and local empirical variations. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203037355

Debating a Post-American WorldWhat Lies Ahead? The United States is currently the linchpin of global trade technology and finance and a military colossus extending across the world with a network of bases and alliances. This book anticipates the possible issues raised by a transition between American dominance and the rise of alternative powers. While a ‘post-American’ world need not be any different than that of today the risk associated with such a change provides ample reason for attentive study. Divided into four parts 50 international relations scholars explore and discuss: Power Transitions: addressing issues including the rise of China; the passing of American primacy and the endurance of American leadership. War and Peace: addressing nuclear weapons; the risk of war; security privatization and global insecurity Global Governance: addressing competition trade the UN sovereignty humanitarian intervention law and power. Energy and the Environment: addressing resource conflict petrol climate change and technology. This unique project offers a compilation of disparate arguments by scholars and policy practitioners encompassing a plurality of disciplines and theoretical perspectives. By providing clarity and focus to this essential debate on the future of the world in the next several decades Debating a Post-American World will be of interest to students and scholars of International Relations and global politics American politics US Foreign policy and International Security. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415690553

Debating – and Creating – AuthorityThe Failure of a Constitutional Ideal in Massachusetts Bay 1629-1649 This title was first published in 2001. In the tight frame of its first twenty years Massachusetts Bay dramatically altered its constitutional order from a theocracy to an oligarchy led by magistrates who created their own authority and defined the limits on their almost unlimited power. Debating-and Creating-Authority examines this shift in constitutional order at various levels and looks in particular at the efforts to create the theocracy and its subsequent collapse in terms of a fundamental democratical flaw at the centre of the theocratic ideal. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138724563

Debating African PhilosophyPerspectives on Identity Decolonial Ethics and Comparative Philosophy In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin—in philosophy as in other disciplines—that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures generated ideas and arguments which were at once truly philosophical and distinctively African and several contemporary African thinkers are now established figures in the philosophical mainstream. Yet despite the universality of its themes relevant contributions from African philosophy have rarely permeated global philosophical debates. Critical intellectual excavation has also tended to prioritize precolonial thought overlooking more recent sources of home-grown philosophical thinking such as Africa’s intellectually rich liberation movements. This book demonstrates the potential for constructive interchange between currents of thought from African philosophy and other intellectual currents within philosophy. Chapters authored by leading and emerging scholars: recover philosophical thinkers and currents of ideas within Africa and about Africa bringing them into dialogue with contemporary mainstream philosophy; foreground the relevance of African theorizing to contemporary debates in epistemology philosophy of language moral/political philosophy philosophy of race environmental ethics and the metaphysics of disability; make new interventions within on-going debates in African philosophy; consider ways in which philosophy can become epistemically inclusive interrogating the contemporary call for ‘decolonization’ of philosophy. Showing how foregrounding Africa—its ideas thinkers and problems—can help with the project of renewing and improving the discipline of philosophy worldwide this book will stimulate and challenge everyone with an interest in philosophy and is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students postgraduate students and scholars of African and Africana philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138344969

Debating and Defining BordersPhilosophical and Theoretical Perspectives This book brings together insights from border scholars and philosophers to ask how we are to define and understand concepts of borders today. Borders have a defining role in contemporary societies. Take for example the 2016 US election and the UK Brexit referendum and subsequent debate where the rhetoric and symbolism of border controls proved fundamental to the outcomes. However borders are also becoming ever more multifaceted and complex representing intersections of political economical social and cultural interests. For some borders are tangible situated in time and place; for others the nature of borders can be abstracted and discussed in general terms. By discussing borders philosophically and theoretically this edited collection tackles head on the most defi ning and challenging questions within the fi eld of border studies regarding the defi nition of its very object of study. Part 1 of the book consists of theoretical contributions from border scholars Part 2 takes a philosophical approach and Part 3 brings together chapters where philosophy and border studies are directly related. Borders intersect with the key issues of our time from migration climate change vulnerability terror globalization inequality and nationalism to intertwining questions of culture identity ideology and religion. This book will be of interest to those studying in these fields and most especially to researchers of border studies and philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815357179

Debating Archaeological EmpiricismThe Ambiguity of Material Evidence Debating Archaeological Empiricism examines the current intellectual turn in archaeology primarily in its prehistoric and classical branches characterized by a return to the archaeological evidence. Each chapter in the book approaches the empirical from a different angle illuminating contemporary views and uses of the archaeological material in interpretations and theory building. The inclusion of differing perspectives in this collection mirrors the conceptual landscape that characterizes the discipline contributing to the theoretical debate in archaeology and classical studies. As well as giving an important snapshot of the practical as well as theoretical uses of materiality in archaeologies today this volume looks to the future of archaeology as an empirical discipline. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367869557

Debating ArchaeologyUpdated Edition In this volume the founder of processual archaeology Lewis R. Binford collects and comments on the twenty-eight substantive papers published in the 1980's the third in his set of collected papers (also Working at Archaeology and An Archaeological Perspective). This ongoing collection of self-edited papers together with the extensive and very candid interstitial commentaries provides an invaluable record of the development of "The New Archaeology" and a challenging view into the mind of the man who is certainly the most creative archaeological theorist of our time. A new (2009) foreword allows further reflections on his work. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315430652

Debating 'Conversion' in Hinduism and Christianity Hindu and Christian debates over the meanings motivations and modalities of ‘conversion’ provide the central connecting theme running through this book. It focuses on the reasons offered by both sides to defend or oppose the possibility of these cross-border movements and shows how these reasons form part of a wider constellation of ideas concepts and practices of the Christian and the Hindu worlds. The book draws upon several historical case-studies of Christian missionaries and of Hindus who encountered these missionaries. By analysing some of the complex negotiations intersections and conflicts between Hindus and Christians over the question of ‘conversion’ it demonstrates that these encounters revolve around three main contested themes. Firstly who can properly ‘speak for the convert’? Secondly how is ‘tolerating’ the religious other connected to an appraisal of the other’s viewpoints which may be held to be incorrect inadequate or incomplete? Finally what is in fact the ‘true Religion’? The book demonstrates that it is necessary to wrestle with these questions for an adequate understanding of the Hindu and Christian debates over ‘conversion.’ Questioning what ‘conversion’ precisely is and why it has been such a volatile issue on India’s political-legal landscape the book will be a useful contribution to studies of Hinduism Christianity and Asian Religion and Philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138319097

Debating CounterforceA Conventional Approach In A Nuclear Age This book examines the reasons counterforce has become widely accepted in U.S. nuclear weapons policies. It discusses the implications of adherence to the counterforce doctrine despite increasing popular support for avoiding nuclear war through deterrence and arms control. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367163471

Debating Discourses Practising FeminismsFeminist Review Issue 56 Debating Discourses Practising Feminisms brings together international debates on the discourses and practices of contemporary feminisms. Discussions range across conflicting analyses of gender and politics at the UN conference at Beijing; nationalism and religious conflict in contemporary India; Re-imaginings of science and subjectivity in anglophone science fiction; and the political and intellectual complexities at stake in the project of lesbian studies in the UK. Contributions from these diverse fields come together to give critical attention to the complex terrain of Feminism in the 1990s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138428928

Debating Durkheim First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415869546

Debating European Security and Defense PolicyUnderstanding the Complexity Dr. Larivé questions whether there is such a thing as a European defense and security policy. This book analyzes the integration process by clearly illustrating to the reader the two sides of the argument in order to understand the complexity of the problems in the different stages of the creation and implementation of the European defense policy. In doing so this study asks the question of why has the process been so halting and of such limited scope? Structured in three parts: Theories analyzing the theoretical debates raised by the positivist paradigms of neorealism liberalism and constructivism on European security; History reflecting on the impacts of the Cold War American foreign policy the 2008 economic crisis and the evolution of European strategy; and Actors by looking at the role of European institutions Member States and the CSDP on the transformation of the European defense policy since 1998. Each chapter is composed of sub questions allowing the reader to grasp the different forces explaining the deepening or lack of the deepening process of the CSDP. Ultimately this book offers a unique base for fostering discussion understanding and critical thinking on the CSDP. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367600204

Debating Foreign Policy in Eighteenth-Century Britain It was during the course of the eighteenth century that Britain's status as a major maritime and commercial power was forged shaping the political economic and military policies of the nation for the next two centuries. Starting from a relatively minor role in global affairs before 1700 Britain rapidly rose to become a significant player in European affairs and leading imperial power by 1800. In this commanding contribution to the subject Jeremy Black draws on his extensive expertise to examine how British political culture and public debate in this period responded to and in part shaped this transition to an increasingly prominent role in world affairs. Rather than offering a familiar narrative of Britain's eighteenth-century foreign policy this book instead focuses upon how this policy was debated and written about in British society. Taking as a central theme the debate over policy and the development of public culture and politics the study explores how these were linked to developing relations with Europe and helped shape colonial strategies and expectations. It highlights how widely shared concerns about such issues as national defence the strength of the Royal Navy and trade protection presented little consensus in how they were to be realised and were the subject of fierce public debate. The book underlines how these kinds of issues were not considered in the abstract but in terms of a political community that was divided over a series of key issues. By probing the problems and issues surrounding the need to define and discuss Britain's foreign policy in semi-public and public contexts this book offers a fascinating insight into questions of perceived national interest and how this developed and evolved over the course of the eighteenth century. This work complements the author's other studies by joining the institutional focus seen there to a wider assessment of public politics and print culture and as such will make a central contribution to studies of eighteenth-century Britain and Europe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780754658672

Debating Humankind's Place in Nature 1860-2000The Nature of Paleoanthropology This text the only one of its kind on the market surveys the development of the field of human evolution from its inception through today. It provides students with a broad contrast enabling them to fully understand the value and role of current paleoanthropological research. Features: An historical approach - Establishes for students the nature of paleoanthropology through the historical development of the field from 1860 through 2000 and shows students that paleoanthropology is a remarkably progressive field.. A focus on the debates in the field of human evolution (especially the phylogenetic or genealogical debates) Analyzes four distinct debates presented separately from their inception to the present: 1) Humankind's place among the primates; 2) The place of the australopithecines relative to the human line; 3) Debates on human phylogeny proper; 4) Proposed scenarios of hominization. Presentation and analysis of the viewpoints of over 150 scholars - Gives students a valuable reference work for the future (includes over 1200 references in the bibliography) as well as a comprehensive text for today. For junior/senior courses in Human Evolution and Paleoanthropology in Anthropology departments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138467026

Debating Judicial Appointments in an Age of Diversity What should be the primary goals of a judicial appointments system and how much weight should be placed on diversity in particular? Why is achieving a diverse judiciary across the UK taking so long? Is it time for positive action? What role should the current judiciary play in the appointment of our future judges? There is broad agreement within the UK and other common law countries that diversity raises important questions for a legal system and its officials but much less agreement about the full implications of recognising diversity as an important goal of the judicial appointments regime. Opinions differ for example on the methods forms timing and motivations for judicial diversity. To mark the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) in England and Wales this collection includes contributions from current and retired judges civil servants practitioners current and former commissioners on the JAC and leading academics from Australia Canada South Africa and across the UK. Together they provide timely and authoritative insights into past current and future debates on the search for diversity in judicial appointments. Topics discussed include the role and responsibility of independent appointment bodies; assessments of the JAC’s first ten years; appointments to the UK Supreme Court; the pace of change; definitions of ‘merit’ and ‘diversity’; mandatory retirement ages; the use of ceiling quotas; and the appropriate role of judges and politicians in the appointments process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367336820

Debating Migration to EuropeWelfare vs Identity This concise pointed contribution to the ongoing debate in Europe on the controversial phenomena of migration will appeal to the general reader represent a significant contribution to the scholarly debate and be an essential teaching and discussion tool. A brief introduction from the editor setting the contours of the political debate on migration today in Europe prepares the reader for the book’s debate. This is followed by two very powerful and contrasting statements for and against migration to Europe and a response from each contributor to the other. The pro-immigration chapter is written by Philippe Fargues one of our most eminent migration scholars whilst the anti-immigration chapter written by Anatol Lieven a renowned expert on nationalism. The authors engage directly with the other's position deepening the debate and searching for common ground and suggesting solutions. This text will be of key interest to readers scholars and students of international migration migration and development European politics political theory and more broadly to public policy and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138561304

Debating MigrationPolitical Discourses on Labor Immigration in Historical Perspective Stefanie Mayer and Mikael SpAng take a close look at debates regarding (labor) immigration in Austria and Sweden by comparing discussions during the 1960s and 1970s with contemporary political discourse. The editors combine their research on institutional developments with elements of critical discourse analysis in a comparative perspective. The volume also includes comments from experts on migration issues from former emigration and/or EU-accession countries such as Finland Turkey former Yugoslavia and the Czech Republic thereby casting light on how migration issues have been discussed in different contexts. Media > Books > Print Books Studien Verlag, Austria 9783706548588

Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union How can we conceptualize identity and legitimacy in the context of the European union? What is the role of narratives political symbols public debate and institutional practices in the process of identity formation and legitimacy consolidation? Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union addresses these questions and brings together high profile scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds to debate the ontological and epistemological aspects of research on identity and legitimacy formation in the EU. Part I investigates key elements such as the relationship between ‘Europeanization’ of the EU member states and its effect on the political identity of their citizens; the relationship between the politicization of the EU and processes of identity and legitimacy formation; and the indispensability of European identity for legitimizing the EU. Part II looks at pathways to identity formation and legitimacy construction in the EU by considering alternative types of constitutional legitimacy; political symbolism; Europeanization and politicization of the debate on EU focusing on the foreign policy domain. Bringing together a wide but coherent range of high profile perspectives this book will of interest to students and scholars of European studies Political Science Philosophy Sociology and Law. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138882126

Debating Political Reform in ChinaRule of Law vs. Democratization The growing disconnect between China's market-oriented economy with its emerging civil society and the brittle anacronistic and authoritarian state has given rise to intense discussion and debate about political reform not only by Western observers but also among Chinese intellectuals. While some expect China's political reform to lead to democratization others have proposed to strengthen the institution of single-party rule and provide it with a solid legal base. This book brings the ongoing debate to life and explores the options for political reform. Offering the perspectives of both Western and Chinese scholars it presents the controversial argument for building a consultive rule of law regime as an alternative to liberal democracy. It provides several critiques of this thesis and then tests the thesis through empirical studies on the development of the rule of law in China. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705255

Debating Public AdministrationManagement Challenges Choices and Opportunities Dialog between practitioners and academics has increasingly become the exception rather than the rule in contemporary public administration circles. Bridging the gap between theory and practice Debating Public Administration: Management Challenges Choices and Opportunities tackles some of the major management challenges choices and opportunities of the twenty-first century facing public managers across various subfields of public administration. Informed by contemporary pressures on public managers to reconceptualize purpose redefine administrative rationality recapitalize human assets reengage resources and revitalize democratic constitutionalism the book offers students practitioners and researchers an opportunity to take stock and ponder the future of practice and research in public administration. Organized by three sets of major management challenges facing the field—Rethinking Administrative Rationality in a Democratic Republic Recapitalizing Organizational Capacity and Reconceptualizing Institutions for New Policy Challenges—the book takes an uncommon approach to the study of these topics. In it leading practitioners and academics comment on condensed versions of articles appearing in the Theory to Practice feature of Public Administration Review (PAR) from 2006 through 2011. The authors and commentators focus on some of the best current research draw lessons from that literature for practice and identify gaps in research that need to be addressed. They expertly draw out themes issues problems and prospects providing bulleted lessons and practical takeaways. This makes the book a unique one-stop resource for cross-disciplinary cross-sectoral and cross-professional exchanges on contemporary challenges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781466502369

Debating Regime Legitimacy in Contemporary ChinaPopular Protests and Regime Performances This comprehensive volume is a three-part study of whether the Chinese political system has maintained a significant degree of regime legitimacy in the context of rising domestic discontent in particular the popular protests against socio-economic inequality and environment degradation. Part I presents the scholarly debate on the theoretical refinement and empirical measurement of regime legitimacy in contemporary China. Part II focuses on the challenges to regime legitimacy of the increasingly widespread popular protests and civil activism. Part III examines the regime’s responses to these challenges including coercive repression adaptation and economic performance. This book finds that while repression can hardly stop popular protests – and often backfires – economic performance legitimacy is increasingly difficult to be maintained. The only way out is the adaptation to the changing domestic and international environment. The chapters in this collection were originally published in the Journal of Contemporary China. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367139315

Debating Relational PsychoanalysisJon Mills and his Critics In Debating Relational Psychoanalysis Jon Mills provides an historical record of the debates that had taken place for nearly two decades on his critique of the relational school including responses from his critics. Since he initiated his critique relational psychoanalysis has become an international phenomenon with proponents worldwide. This book hopes that further dialogue may not only lead to conciliation but more optimistically that relational theory may be inspired to improve upon its theoretical edifice both conceptually and clinically as well as develop technical parameters to praxis that help guide and train new clinicians to sharpen their own theoretical orientation and therapeutic efficacy. Because of the public exchanges in writing and at professional symposiums these debates have historical significance in the development of the psychoanalytic movement as a whole simply due to their contentiousness and proclivity to question cherished assumptions both old and new. In presenting this collection of his work and those responses of his critics Mills argues that psychoanalysis may only advance through critique and creative refinement and this requires a deconstructive praxis within the relational school itself. Debating Relational Psychoanalysis will be of interest to psychoanalysts of all orientations psychotherapists mental health workers psychoanalytic historians philosophical psychologists and the broad disciplines of humanistic phenomenological existential and analytical psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367902070

Debating Social Problems Debating Social Problems emphasizes the process of debate as a means of addressing social problems and helps students engage in active learning. The debate format covers sensitive material in a way that encourages students to talk about this material openly in class. This succinct text includes activities that promote critical thinking and includes examples from current events. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138309616

Debating the Afropolitan This volume evaluates the vitality of the term ‘Afropolitan’ within the fields of African and Afro-diasporic studies. A hotly debated and malleable term its wide circulation has allowed for Afropolitanism to become a contested space for critical inquiry. The contributions to this book are representative of the lively discussions that Afropolitan aesthetics identity politics and Afro(cosmo)politanisms have sparked in recent years. The book aims to continue the debates around these concepts foregrounded by earlier works in the fields of postcolonial literature African cultural studies and studies of diaspora and transnationalism. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Journal of English Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367729530

Debating the End of Yugoslavia Countries rarely disappear off the map. In the 20th century only a few countries shared this fate with Yugoslavia. The dissolution of Yugoslavia led to the largest war in Europe since 1945 massive human rights violations and over 100 000 victims. Debating the End of Yugoslavia is less an attempt to re-write the dissolution of Yugoslavia or to provide a different narrative than to take stock and reflect on the scholarship to date. New sources and data offer fresh avenues of research avoiding the passion of the moment that often characterized research published during the wars and provide contemporary perspectives on the dissolution. The book outlines the state of the debate rather than focusing on controversies alone and maps how different scholarly communities have reflected on the dissolution of the country what arguments remain open in scholarly discourse and highlights new innovative paths to study the period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409467113

Debating the Iran-Iraq War in Contemporary Iran The Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) is a cornerstone of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s existence. It entrenched the newly established regime and provided the means for its consolidation of power in the country following the 1979 Revolution. Officially recognized as the "War of Sacred Defense" the Iranian government has been careful to control public discourse and cultural representation concerning the war since the since wartime. Nearly 30 years since the war’s end however debates around the war and its aftermath are still very much alive in Iran today. This volume uncovers what some of those debates mean nearly 30 years since the war's end. The chapters in this volume take a fresh look at the far-reaching legacies of the Iran-Iraq War in Iran today – a war that dominated the first decade of the Islamic Republic’s existence. The chapters examine the political social and cultural ramifications of the war and the wide range of debates that surround it. The chapters in this book were originally published in Middle East Critique. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367531652

Debating the Lewis Turning Point in China HUANG Yiping is Professor of Economics at the China Center for Economic Research National School of Development Peking University China. He is also an adjunct professor at the Australian National University and a member of the China Finance 40 Forum. His current research focuses on macroeconomic policy international finance and rural development. CAI Fang is Director Professor and Fellow at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China. He serves as Vice Chairman of the China Population Association. His current research focuses on China’s labor migration population and development economic reform income distribution and poverty. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415833455

Debating the Neoliberal City The concept of the neoliberal city has become a key structuring analytical framework in the field of urban studies. It explains both the ongoing transformation of urban policies and the socio-spatial effects of these policies within cities and highlights the prominent role of cities in the new geography of capitalism. Bringing together a team of leading scholars this book challenges the neoliberal city thesis. It argues that the definition of neoliberalization may be more complex than it seems resulting in over-simplified explanations of some processes such as the rise of metropolitan governments or the importance given to urban economic development policies or gentrification. As a structuralist and macro-level theory the "neoliberal city" does not shed light upon micro-level processes or identify and analyze actors’ logics and practices. Finally the concept is profoundly influenced by the historical trajectories of the United Kingdom and the United States and the generalization of this experience to other contexts often leads to a kind of academic ethnocentrism. This book argues that on its own the current conceptualizations of neoliberalization are insufficient. Instead it should be analyzed alongside other transformative processes in order to provide an analytical framework to explain the variety of processes of change motivations and justifications too easily labelled as urban neoliberalism. This unique and critical contribution will be essential reading for students and scholars alike working in Human Geography Urban Studies Economics Sociology and Public Policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367218805

Debating the Political Philosophy of Hegel Few philosophers have had as much influence as Hegel. When he died in 1831 he not only dominated German philosophy but also left his mark on the study of religion and art on historical studies and on political thought. Much later Lenin insisted that no one could completely comprehend Karl Marx unless he had first made a thorough study of Hegel. Later it became fashionable to link Hegel with Nazism and communism. There is today broad agreement that knowledge of Hegel's thought adds a critical dimension to our understanding of recent cultural and political history.This volume first published in 1970 focuses on Hegel's political philosophy. It brings together ten essays by six authors who present sharply conflicting interpretations. Here are point-by-point discussions from differing perspectives on Hegel's philosophy of the state and his ideas about history and war nationalism and liberty. Never before have these issues been joined in comparable fashion in a single volume.Sidney Hook sees Hegel as "the very model of a small - minded timid Continental conservative" and accuses him of "the most specious reasoning that ever disgraced a philosopher " and E. F. Carritt argues for a "totalitarian" reading of Hegel while T. M. Knox and Shlomo Avineri defend Hegel against these and other charges. The book also contains a short contribution by Z. A. Pelczynski and Walter Kaufmann's "The Hegel Myth and Its Method." Walter Kaufmann an outstanding historian of European ideas in philosophy furnished an introduction as well as footnotes that help to clarify perplexing issues and in some cases seek to put an end to long-lived errors. His analysis is itself a major contribution to Hegel's political theories. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522015

Debating the 'Post' Condition in IndiaCritical Vernaculars Unauthorized Modernities Post-Colonial Contentions How was the post-modernist project contested subverted and assimilated in India? This book offers a personal account and an intellectual history of its reception and response. Tracing independent India’s engagement with Western critical theory Paranjape outlines both its past and ‘post’. The book explores the discursive trajectories of post-modernism post-colonialism post-Marxism post-nationalism post-feminism post-secularism — the relations that mediate them — as well as interprets in the light of these discussions core tenets of Indian philosophical thought. Paranjape argues that India’s response to the modernist project is neither submission willing or reluctant nor repudiation intentional or forced; rather India’s ‘modernity’ is ‘unauthorized’ different subversive alter-native and alter-modern. The book makes the case for a new integrative hermeneutics the idea of the indigenous ‘critical vernacular’ and presents a radical shift in the understanding of svaraj (beyond decolonisation and nationalism) to express transformations at both personal and political levels. A key intervention in Indian critical theory this volume will interest researchers and scholars of literature philosophy political theory culture studies and postcolonial studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367345457

Debating the Roman de la RoseA Critical Anthology Around the year 1400 the poet Christine de Pizan initiated a public debate in France over the literary "truth" and merit of the Roman of the Rose perhaps the most renowned work of the French Middle Ages. She argued against what she considered to be misrepresentations of female virtue and vice in the Rose. Her bold objections aroused the support and opposition of some of the period’s most famous intellectuals notable Jean Gerson whose sermons on the subject are important literary documents. "The Quarrel of the Rose" is the name given by modern scholars to the collection of these and other documents including both poetry and letters that offer a vivid account of this important controversy. As the first dual-language version of the "Quarrel" documents this volume will be of great interest to medievalists and an ideal addition to the Routledge Medieval Texts series. Along with translations of the actual debate epistles the volume includes several relevant passages from the Romance of the Rose as well as a chronology of events and ample biography of source materials. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415808927

Debating the Slave TradeRhetoric of British National Identity 1759–1815 How did the arguments developed in the debate to abolish the slave trade help to construct a British national identity and character in the late eighteenth century? Srividhya Swaminathan examines books pamphlets and literary works to trace the changes in rhetorical strategies utilized by both sides of the abolitionist debate. Framing them as competing narratives engaged in defining the nature of the Briton Swaminathan reads the arguments of pro- and anti-abolitionists as a series of dialogues among diverse groups at the center and peripheries of the empire. Arguing that neither side emerged triumphant Swaminathan suggests that the Briton who emerged from these debates represented a synthesis of arguments and that the debates to abolish the slave trade are marked by rhetorical transformations defining the image of the Briton as one that led naturally to nineteenth-century imperialism and a sense of global superiority. Because the slave-trade debates were waged openly in print rather than behind the closed doors of Parliament they exerted a singular influence on the British public. At their height between 1788 and 1793 publications numbered in the hundreds spanned every genre and circulated throughout the empire. Among the voices represented are writers from both sides of the Atlantic in dialogue with one another such as key African authors like Ignatius Sancho Phillis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano; West India planters and merchants; and Quaker activist Anthony Benezet. Throughout Swaminathan offers fresh and nuanced readings that eschew the view that the abolition of the slave trade was inevitable or that the ultimate defeat of pro-slavery advocates was absolute. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262102

Debating U.S.-Cuban RelationsHow Should We Now Play Ball? The boundary between Cuba and the United States has become more and more porous as have those with Latin America and the Caribbean. Never in the past half-century has Cuba’s leadership or its social and political fabric been so exposed to the influence of the outside world. In this book an all-star cast of experts critically address the recent past and present in U.S.-Cuban relations in their full complexity and subtlety to develop a perspective on the evolution of the conflict and an inventory of forms of cooperation. This much needed approach provides a way to answer the questions "what has been . . .?" and "what is . . .?" while also thinking seriously about "what if . . .?" To illustrate the most significant areas of U.S.-Cuban relations in the contemporary era this newly updated edition of Debating U.S.-Cuban Relations adds six more themes to the study of this complex relation: political security economic and cultural/academic issues; the triangular relations of the United States Cuba and Europe; and the politics of Cuban migration/emigration. Each topic is represented by perspectives from both Cuban and non-Cuban scholars leading to a resource rich in insight and a model of transnational dialogue. The future course of U.S.-Cuban relations will likely be more complex than in the past not only because of the matrix of factors involved but also because of the number of actors. Such a multiplicity of domestic regional and global factors is unique; it includes the rise to power of new administrations in both countries since 2008. Raúl Castro became president of Cuba in February 2008 and Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States in January 2009. And it will feature the inauguration of a new president of the United States in January 2017 and a new president of Cuba likely in February 2018. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138281240

Debating WarWhy Arguments Opposing American Wars and Interventions Fail What arguments have critics of American wars and interventions put forward and what arguments do they currently employ? Thomas Jefferson Henry Thoreau John Calhoun the Anti-Imperialist League Herbert Hoover Charles Lindbergh Martin Luther King Jr. and Ron Paul (among others) have criticized proposals to intervene in other countries enter wars acquire foreign territory and engage in a forward defense posture. Despite cogent objections they have also generally lost the argument. Why do they lose? This book provides answers to these questions through a survey of oppositional arguments over time augmented by the views of contemporary critics including those of Ron Paul Chalmers Johnson and Noam Chomsky. Author David J. Lorenzo demonstrates how and why a significant number of arguments are dismissed as irrelevant unpatriotic overly pessimistic or radically out of the mainstream.　 Other lines of reasoning might provide a compelling critique of wars and interventions from a wide variety of perspectives – and still lose. Evaluating oppositional arguments in detail allows the reader to understand problems likely to be faced in the context of policy discussions to grasp important political differences and the potential for alliances among critics and ultimately to influence decision-making and America’s place in the international power structure. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138926899

De-Bordering KoreaTangible and Intangible Legacies of the Sunshine Policy As tensions remain on the Korean peninsula this book looks back on the decade of improved inter-Korean relations and engagement between 1998 and 2008 now known as the ‘Sunshine Policy’ era. Moving beyond traditional economic and political perspectives it explores how this decade of intensified cooperation both affected and reshaped existing physical social and mental boundaries between the two Koreas and how this ‘de-bordering’ and ‘re-bordering’ has changed the respective attitudes towards the other. Based around three key themes ‘Space’ ‘People’ and ‘Representations’ this book looks at the tangible and intangible areas of contact created by North-South engagement during the years of the Sunshine Policy. ‘Space’ focuses on the border regions and discusses how the border reflects the dynamics of multiple types of exchanges and connections between the two Koreas as well as the new territorial structures these have created. ‘People’ addresses issues in human interactions and social organizations looking at North Korean defectors in the South shifting patterns of North-South competition in the ‘Korean’ diaspora of post-Soviet Central Asia and the actual and physical presence of the Other in various social settings. Finally ‘Representations’ analyses the image of the other Korea as it is produced circulated altered/falsified and received (or not) on either side of the Korean border. The contributors to this volume draw on a broad spectrum of disciplines ranging from geography anthropology and archaeology to media studies history and sociology in order to show how the division between North and South Korea functions as an essential matrix for geographical social and psychological structures on both sides of the border. As such this book will appeal to students and scholars from numerous fields of study including Korean studies Korean culture and society and international relations more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138851856

Debris FlowMechanics Prediction and Countermeasures 2nd edition This is the 2nd edition of one of the most comprehensive accounts of debris flow describing both theoretical and applied aspects. In the first part the fundamental mechanical characteristics are discussed including flow characteristics type classification mechanics occurrence and development fully developed flow and deposition processes. The second part sheds light on the application of the theories presented in computer-simulated reproductions of real disasters. Special attention is paid to debris flow controlling structures design effectiveness and performance soft countermeasure problems such as the identification of debris flow prone ravines and the prediction of occurrence by means of precipitation threshold. This new edition has been wholly revised and updated and now includes a new chapter on sediment runoff models that include debris flow processes and new sections concerning landslides. The qualitative and fundamental character of this text makes it an excellent textbook for graduate-level courses and it is recommended reading for professionals in engineering geosciences and water resources who are working on the mechanics and countermeasures of debris flow. The original Japanese version of this book was awarded the ‘Publishing Culture Prize’ by the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (2004).Tamotsu Takahashi is Professor Emeritus at the University of Kyoto. In addition to his academic positions he is the Director of the Association for Disaster Prevention Research in Kyoto. Professor Takahashi began his career in flood dynamics research and increasingly focused on debris flow and flood hazards. He has been honoured with several awards from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers and the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering. An earlier book entitled ‘Debris Flow’ by Tamotsu Takahashi in the book series of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research was published by Balkema Publishers now a part of the Taylor & Francis Group. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073678

Debt Crisis and Recovery: The 1930's and the 1990'sThe 1930's and the 1990's This book provides a perspective by a prominent economist on the problems of debt recession and recovery in the 1930s as compared with the 1990s. The book begins with several chapters on the explosion of debt in the public and private sectors during the 1970s and 1980s and its implications for economic stagnation and recession that seem to plague the economy. Resolution of the debt problem and reform of the banking and financial system are critically important because these problems dampen economic recovery and growth in the future. The second part of the book is a reprint of Albert Hart's classic 1938 study Debts and Recovery 1929 to 1937 originally published by the 20th Century Fund. The extraordinary parallel between financial problems of the 1930s and the 1990s solutions of the past and proposed reforms for the future may provide a fascinating study for scholars and interested citizens alike. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315286051

Debt Risk and Liquidity in Futures Markets The issues of developing country debt crises increased volatility and risk and the determination of market liquidity are high on the agendas of policy makers market participants and researchers in the area of financial markets. These issues are also of major importance to regulators and exchange officials. This book contains a collection of eight papers which provide new insights into all three issues with special emphasis on futures markets which have received relatively little attention in the analysis of these problems. Issues explored and findings reported in this book have implications for policy makers in framing recommendations to government for government officials in shaping the regulatory structure of futures exchanges for traders on these exchanges and also for researchers planning future investigations. The book is relevant for post-graduate and advanced under-graduate courses on financial markets in Economics Finance and Banking. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138806122

Debt And Adjustment Policies In Brazil This book is the result of long research which started in early 1983 and aimed at examining Brazil's economic adjustment following the two oil shocks in the period between 1974 and 1981 before the so-called "debt crisis". . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166434

Debt and AdjustmentSocial and Environmental Consequences in Jamaica Published in 1999 this text is based on original research carried out during 13 months fieldwork in Jamaica. The first key theme is an examination of the damage to the social environment and ecology of the island which has resulted from IMF/World Bank prescribed structural adjustment policies. The second is the identification of a social movement in Jamaica of community environmental groups some based in ultra-poor squatter communities. The study presents data and case studies which are characteristic of many "third world" countries and links Jamaica's heavy external indebtedness to its deteriorating social environment and ecology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138613928

Debt and Democracy in Latin America This book investigates the two-way relationship between debt and democracy in Latin America. It examines the evidence about how regime type influenced the choice of policy to deal with foreign creditors and related economic issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367014490

Debt and DisorderExternal Financing for Development One of the most important and controversial challenges feeing the international financial and trading system is the need for developing countries to meet their high and rapidly growing external debt obligations and foreign exchange requirements. Developing countries have suffered major shocks in the form of global recession high real interest rates weakened terms of trade and rising protectionism against their exports. The International Monetary Fund the World Bank Western central banks and private financial institutions are seeking to avoid a collapse of the international financial system and developing countries are seeking to grow through increased trade and access to external financing. Yet the fragility of current international trade and monetary systems seriously threatens the achievement of both sets of objectives. Professor Loxley integrates the structural adjustment experience of Third World countries with the policies practices and relationships of external financial agents in his discussion of options for reforming policy and of the limitations inherent in implementing these reforms. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367010683

Debt and Slavery in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Worlds Filling a significant gap in the historiography the essays in this volume show that debt slavery has played a crucial role in the economic history of numerous societies which continues even today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138662148

Debt and the Less Developed Countries Scholars and practitioners from the fields of economics political science sociology and government discuss the nature and importance of debt in the international system and question whether international debt is a necessary element of international development or a potential root of international economic collapse (and of the demise of the dollar as denominator of the monetary realm). They then turn specifically to the impact of external debt on developing countries exploring the potential for both positive and negative effects. In the final section of the book they look at the interactions between debtors and creditors when loans begin to sour. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367015039

Debt and TransfigurationProspects for Latin America's Economic Revival Collection of essays representing the analysis and policy proposals of a wide range of economists and dealing with many contentious issues about the re-structuring strategies of Latin American debtor countries their economic and political adjustments and schemes for external financing.  Visits to customers by a cross-functional team of marketers and engineers play an important role in new product development entry into new markets and in exploring customer satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The new edition of this widely used professional resource provides step-by-step instructions for making effective use of this market research technique. Using a wealth of specific examples Edward F. McQuarrie explains how to set feasible objectives and how to select the right number of the right kind of customers to visit. One of the leading experts in the field McQuarrie demonstrates how to construct a discussion guide and how to devise good questions and offers practical advice on how to conduct face-to-face interviews. Extensively updated throughout this third edition includes three new chapters as well as expanded coverage of the analysis of visit data. It also discusses which industries and product categories are most (and least) suitable to the customer visit technique. The author also covers how the customer visit technique compares to other market research techniques such as focus groups. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315490618

Debt Cycles In The World-economyForeign Loans Financial Crises And Debt Settlement 1820-1990 This book describes and explains the long-term dynamics of Third World debt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focusing on the various specific historical patterns of foreign loans financial crises and debt settlements between 1820 and 1990. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166465

Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries The debt problems of poor countries are receiving unprecedented attention. Both federal and non-governmental organizations alike have been campaigning for debt forgiveness for poor countries. The governments of creditor nations responded to that challenge at a meeting sponsored by the G-7 International Monetary Fund and World Bank all of which upgraded debt relief as a policy priority. Their initiatives provided for generous interpretations of these nations' abilities to sustain debt gave them opportunities to qualify for debt relief more rapidly and linked debt relief to broader policies of poverty reduction. Despite this the crisis has only deepened in the first years of the new millennium. This brilliant group of contributions assesses why this has occurred. In plain language it considers why debt relief has been so long in coming for poor countries. It evaluates the cost of a persistent overhang in debt for those countries. It also examines head on whether enhanced debt relief initiatives offer a permanent exit from over-indebtedness or are merely a short-term respite. Above all this volume for the first time addresses the issues on the ground: that is the views and opinions about debt relief on the part of leaders in advanced nations and the probability of further support for the most impoverished lands. In this approach the editors and contributors have made an explicit and successful attempt to be inclusive and relevant at all stages of the analysis. This volume covers the full range of the poorest countries with contributions by John Serieux Lykke Anderson and Osvaldo Nina Befekadu Degefe Ligia Maria Castro-Monge and Peter B. Mijumbi. Collectively they offer a sobering scenario: unless measures are put in place now in anticipation of further crises the future of the very poorest nations will remain bleak and troublesome. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509009

Debt Relief InitiativesPolicy Design and Outcomes This book deals with the recent debt crises in developing countries and analyzes the design and implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative by providing background concepts pointing out the main drawbacks and suggesting a different approach to debt sustainability and debt relief programs. The authors merge academic operational and institutional expertise in order to provide an evaluation as complete and balanced as possible on the much-debated effectiveness of debt relief in fostering economic growth reducing poverty and reaching debt sustainability. Marco Arnone and Andrea F. Presbitero assess the joint evolution of external and domestic public debt and produce original empirical evidence on the potential effects of public debt on investment economic growth and institution-building in low- and middle-income countries. The book also explores relevant and up-to-date policy issues such as the loans-grants mix and the development of responsible lending strategies in foreign assistance the surge of non-concessional and domestic borrowing by low-income countries and the impact of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis on debt sustainability. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576060

Debtfare States and the Poverty IndustryMoney Discipline and the Surplus Population WINNER of the BISA IPEG Book Prize 2015 http://www.bisa-ipeg.org/ipeg-book-prize-2015-winner-announced/  Under the rubric of ‘financial inclusion’ lending to the poor –in both the global North and global South –has become a highly lucrative and rapidly expanding industry since the 1990s. A key inquiry of this book is what is ‘the financial’ in which the poor are asked to join. Instead of embracing the mainstream position that financial inclusion is a natural inevitable and mutually beneficial arrangement Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry suggests that the structural violence inherent to neoliberalism and credit-led accumulation have created and normalized a reality in which the working poor can no longer afford to live without expensive credit. The book further transcends economic treatments of credit and debt by revealing how the poverty industry is extricably linked to the social power of money the paradoxes in credit-led accumulation and ‘debtfarism’. The latter refers to rhetorical and regulatory forms of governance that mediate and facilitate the expansion of the poverty industry and the reliance of the poor on credit to augment/replace their wages. Through a historically grounded analysis the author examines various dimensions of the poverty industry ranging from the credit card payday loan and student loan industries in the United States to micro-lending and low-income housing finance industries in Mexico. Providing a much-needed theorization of the politics of debt Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry has wider implications of the increasing dependence of the poor on consumer credit across the globe this book will be of very strong interest to students and scholars of Global Political Economy Finance Development Studies Geography Law History and Sociology. The Open Access version of this book available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315761954 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lU6PHjyOzU Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415822671

Debtors to their Profession (RLE Banking & Finance)A History of the Institute of Bankers 1879-1979 This volume examines the first hundred years of the Institute of Banking’s development within the banking business as a whole with a particular emphasis upon changes in the staffing requirements of the banks and the importance of professional qualifications in the careers of their employees. The survey includes a description of early attempts to form a professional institute for bankers between the 1840s and the 1870s. By examining the objectives growth of membership and the extension of the Institute’s activities this volume throws light upon the changing work and qualifications of bank personnel and offers a case study in the development of a large and important professional group. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415751704

Debunking Seven Terrorism Myths Using Statistics What is terrorism? What can we learn and what cannot we learn from terrorism data? What are the perspectives and limitations of the analysis of terrorism data? Over the last decade scholars have generated unprecedented insight from the statistical analysis of ever-growing databases on terrorism. Yet their findings have not reached the public. This book translates the current state of knowledge on global patterns of terrorism free of unnecessary jargon. Readers will be gradually introduced to statistical reasoning and tools applied to critically analyze terrorism data within a rigorous framework. Debunking Seven Terrorism Myths Using Statistics communicates evidence-based research work on terrorism to a general audience. It describes key statistics that provide an overview of the extent and magnitude of terrorist events perpetrated by actors independent of state governments across the world. The books brings a coherent and rigorous methodological framework to address issues stemming from the statistical analysis of terrorism data and its interpretations. Features Uses statistical reasoning to identify and address seven major misconceptions about terrorism. Discusses the implications of major issues about terrorism data on the interpretation of its statistical analysis. Gradually introduces the complexity of statistical methods to familiarize the non-statistician reader with important statistical concepts to analyze data. Use illustrated examples to help the reader develop a critical approach applied to the quantitative analysis of terrorism data. Includes chapters focusing on major aspects of terrorism: definitional issues lethality geography temporal and spatial patterns and the predictive ability of models. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367472245

Decade of the PlagueThe Sociopsychological Ramifications of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Social workers counselors and health care professionals will be challenged by this thorough presentation of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). The contributing authors contend that in the immediate future education not medicine will be the single most important weapon in stemming the spread of STDs. Thus the responsibility of educating society and providing service for people who are directly or indirectly affected by STDs lies with helping professions. The devastating social medical and psychological aspects of AIDS herpes and other STDs are discussed. Contributors focus on the issues involved with counseling individuals with STDs--and their partners families and friends--and make suggestions for the education and teaching of professionals and the general public about STDs. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315784342

Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle In his discussion of clowns in nineteenth-century French painting from Jean-Léon Gérôme’s 1857 La Sortie du bal masqué to Georges Rouault art historian Francis Haskell wondered why they are so sad. The myth of the sad clown as an allegory for the unappreciated artist found echoes in the work of literary counterparts like Charles Baudelaire and his "Vieux saltimbanque" who seeks in vain a responsive public. For some the attraction of the acrobatic clown for the creative imagination may have been his ability to embody the plight of the artist: these　artistes　generally led an ambulatory and uncertain existence. Other artists and writers however particularly the Decadents perceived in the circus acrobat – including the acrobatic clown – a conceptual and performative tool for liberating their points of view from the prison-house of aesthetic convention. If authors’ protagonists were themselves sometimes failures their aesthetic innovations often produced exhilarating artistic triumphs. Among the works examined in this study are the circus posters of Jules Chéret Thomas Couture’s Pierrot and Harlequin paintings Honoré Daumier’s saltimbanque paintings Edgar Degas’s Miss Lala au Cirque Fernando Édouard Manet’s Un bar au Folies-Bergère the pantomimes of the Hanlon-Lees troupe and novels short stories and poems by Théodore de Banville Edmond de Goncourt J. K. Huysmans Gustave Kahn Jules Laforgue Catulle Mendès Octave Mirbeau Jean Richepin Edouard Rod and Marcel Schwob. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367358143

Decadent Romanticism: 1780-1914 For Decadent authors Romanticism was a source of powerful imaginative revisionism perversion transition and partial negation. But for all these strong Decadent reactions against the period the cultural phenomenon of Decadence shared with Romanticism a mutual distrust of the philosophy of utilitarianism and the aesthetics of neo-Classicism. Reflecting on the interstices between Romantic and Decadent literature Decadent Romanticism reassesses the diverse and creative reactions of Decadent authors to Romanticism between 1780 and 1914 while also remaining alert to the prescience of the Romantic imagination to envisage its own distorted darker perverted other self. Creative pairings include William Blake and his Decadent critics the recurring figure of the sphinx in the work of Thomas De Quincey and Decadent writers and Percy Shelley with both Mathilde Blind and Swinburne. Not surprisingly John Keats’s works are a particular focus in essays that explore Keats’s literary and visual legacies and his resonance for writers who considered him an icon of art for art’s sake. Crucial to this critical reassessment are the shared obsessions of Romanticism and Decadence with subjectivity isolation addiction fragmentation representation romance and voyeurism as well as a poetics of desire and anxieties over the purpose of aestheticism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367880057

Decades Discussion Cards 70s/80s 36 cards introducing and examining people places and events of the decades. 36 A5 cards featuring specific moments individuals and events of particular significance during these two pivotal decades in the economic and cultural development of the modern world. The cards detail the surprisingly large number of inventions and innovations from that time which significantly shape our lives today. Each card contains an image and related information. Subjects include: 1970s: Margaret Thatcher first woman Prime Minister of GB (1979); Digital camera invented (1975); Ray Tomlinson invented email (1972); Mobile phone invented (1979) 1980s; John Lennon Assassinated (1980); Royal Wedding (1981); Aids Identified (1981); and Personal Computers (PC) introduced by IBM (1981). The cards can be used for reminiscence storytelling language development discussion and as triggers for further research on each individual topic. Age: 8 to adult Contents: 36 A5 cards; accompanying booklet detailing ways to use the cards boxed Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781909301085

Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics Decapod crustaceans are of tremendous interest and importance evolutionarily ecologically and economically. There is no shortage of publications reflecting the wide variety of ideas and hypotheses concerning decapod phylogeny but until recently the world's leading decapodologists had never assembled to elucidate and discuss relationships among Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429145384

Decarbonising Electricity Made Simple This book assesses how low-carbon generation the advance of energy storage and consumer-based models can help decarbonise electricity supplies at a national level. This book is built around developing a decarbonised electricity mix for Britain which reduces fossil fuels from 50% of supply in 2018 down to levels within 2030 carbon targets. Crossland explores the idea of a future energy storage mix which blends domestic batteries vehicles thermal stores and pumped hydro to provide a flexible responsive electricity system. He then goes on to look at how much storage can contribute to decarbonisation in a multitude of contexts – from domestic to national electricity. This book also discusses how efficiency and self-sufficiency can bring about a decarbonised electricity use within our homes today. Britain is used as the main example but the themes and conclusions are applicable to a global audience and each chapter draws on practical case studies from around the world to illustrate key ideas. Drawing on the author’s experience in delivering and analysing low-carbon energy projects in the UK Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and Oceania this book will be of great relevance to students scholars and industry specialists with an interest in energy technology policy and storage. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367203320

Deceit: The Lie of the Law Deceit: The Lie of the Law will provide a complete and detailed account of the law of deceit as developed over the past two centuries. This new book by Peter MacDonald Eggers examines the commercial contractual and civil relationships in which claims in deceit have been made. Media > Books > E-books Informa Law from Routledge 9781315850450

Decency and ExcessGlobal Aspirations and Material Deprivation on a Caribbean Sugar Plantation Based on periodic ethnographic fieldwork over a span of fifteen years Martinez shows how impoverished plantation dwellers find ways of coping with the alienation that would be expected while laboring to produce goods for the richer countries. Despite living in dire poverty these workers live in a thoroughly commodified social environment. Ritual eroticism electronic media household adornment payday-weekend "binging" are ways even chronically poor plantation residents dream beyond reality. Yet plantation residents' efforts to live decently and escape from the dead hand of necessity also deepen existing divisions of ethnic identity and status. As the divide between "haves" and "have-nots" worsens as a result of neoliberal reform and the decline of sugar in international markets this book reveals on an intensely human scale the coarsening of the social fabric of this and other communities of the world's poorer nations. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635262

Decent Work Green Jobs and the Sustainable EconomySolutions for Climate Change and Sustainable Development The challenges of achieving environmental sustainability and of generating decent work for all are closely linked. In this timely book Poschen argues that an integrated approach to tackle these challenges is a necessity: the goal of environmentally sustainable economies will not be attained without the active contribution of the world of work. Decent Work Green Jobs and the Sustainable Economy demonstrates that green jobs can be a key economic driver as the world steps into the largely uncharted territory of building a sustainable and low-carbon global economy. Poschen shows that positive outcomes are possible but require a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges.Enterprises workers and governments are not passive bystanders in the great transformation that is urgently needed in our economies. They are essential agents of change able to develop new ways of working in sustainable enterprises that safeguard the environment create decent jobs and foster social inclusion. This book highlights the solutions that the world of work offers for policy and practice to tackle climate change achieve environmental sustainability and to build prosperous and cohesive societies. It is essential reading for those in business aca­demia and government. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781783534494

Decentering BiotechnologyAssemblages Built and Assemblages Masked Decentering Biotechnology explores the nature of technology objects and patent law. Investigating the patenting of organic life and the manner in which artifacts of biotechnology are given their object-ive appearance Carolan details the enrollment mechanisms that give biotechnology its momentum. Drawing on legal judgements and case studies this fascinating book examines the nature of object-ification as a thought and a thing without which biotechnology as it is done today would not be possible. Unable to reject biotechnology per se recognizing that such a rejection would essentialize the very object-ive categories shown to be manufactured Carolan ultimately argues for doing biotechnology differently. A theoretically sophisticated analysis of the nature of objects and the role of technology as a form of life which shapes the social landscape Decentering Biotechnology engages with questions of power globalization development resistance exclusion and participation that arise from treating biological objects differently from conventional property forms. As such it will appeal to social theorists sociologists and philosophers as well as scholars of law and science and technology studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602567

De-Centering Cold War HistoryLocal and Global Change De-Centering Cold War History challenges the Cold War master narratives that focus on super-power politics by shifting our analytical perspective to include local-level experiences and regional initiatives that were crucial to the making of a Cold War world. Cold War histories are often told as stories of national leaders state policies and the global confrontation that pitted a Communist Eastern Bloc against a Capitalist West. Taking a new analytical approach this book reveals unexpected complexities in the historical trajectory of the Cold War. Contributions from an international group of scholars take a fresh look at historical agency in different places across the world including Africa Asia Europe and the Americas. This collaborative effort shapes a street-level history of the global Cold War era one that uses the analysis of the 'local' to rethink and reframe the wider picture of the 'global' connecting the political negotiations of individuals and communities at the intersection of places and of meeting points between 'ordinary' people and political elites to the Cold War at large. Essential reading for all students of Cold War history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415636407

Decentering Relational TheoryA Comparative Critique Decentering Relational Theory: A Comparative Critique invites relational theorists to contemplate the influence overlaps and relationship between relational theory and other perspectives. Self-critique was the focus of De-Idealizing Relational Theory. Decentering Relational Theory pushes critique in a different direction by explicitly engaging the questions of theoretical and clinical overlap – and lack thereof â€“ with writers from other psychoanalytic orientations. In part this comparison involves critique but in part it does not. It addresses issues of influence both bidirectional and unidimensional. Our authors took up this challenge in different ways. Like our authors in De-Idealizing writers who contributed to Decentering were asked to move beyond their own perspective without stereotyping alternate perspectives. Instead they seek to expand our understanding of the convergences and divergences between different relational perspectives and those of other theories. Whether to locate relational thought in a broader theoretical envelope make links to other theories address critiques leveled at us or push relational thinking forward our contributors thought outside the box. The kinds of comparisons they were asked to make were challenging. We are grateful to them for having taken up this challenge. Decentering Relational Theory: A Comparative Critique will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists across the theoretical spectrum. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138080201

Decentering Subjectivity in Everyday Eating and DrinkingDigesting Reality This important book offers a model to analyze the configurations of reality as manifested in everyday practices of eating and drinking in relation to the development of human subjectivity. The author uses concrete examples from daily life related to eating and drinking habits such as "eating tacos" or "taking a shot of mezcal" to offer an interface of interaction between body/mind and material entities connecting all scales of reality. Borrowing scientific insights from molecular biology and neuroscience combined with a touch of decolonial spirit the author examines specific 'processes' and/or 'objects' triggered by eating and drinking events such as the production of heat as you eat a taco or the interchange of knowledge while drinking mezcal. The book develops an approach to human subjectivity informed by material and aesthetic encounters beyond the analysis of language representation and social structures and aims to contribute to the contemporary landscape of efforts decentering our understanding of both human and non-human affairs. With its multidimensional exploration of our relationship with food this is thought-provoking reading for scholars and students in critical psychology philosophy and the social sciences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367534905

Decentralisation and the Management of Ethnic ConflictLessons from the Republic of Macedonia Ethnic inequalities in divided societies can exacerbate social divisions and lead to conflict. Reducing these inequalities could have a de-escalating effect yet there is little consensus on how this can be achieved most effectively and sustainably. Decentralisation is held to improve inter-ethnic relations in multi-ethnic states by allowing territorially concentrated groups greater autonomy over their own affairs and the case of the Republic of Macedonia offers an example of the successes and failings of decentralisation. Decentralisation and the Management of Ethnic Conflict offers new insight into the dynamics of conflict management through decentralisation using an in-depth case study of decentralisation in the Republic of Macedonia between 2005 and 2012. Guided by the concept of horizontal inequalities the volume identifies the factors which influenced the decision to devolve responsibilities to the municipalities after 2001.Taking an integrative approach to studying the political administrative and fiscal dimensions of decentralisation and its implementation the book investigates whether these institutional reforms have indeed contributed to the reduction of inequalities between Macedonia’s ethnic groups and what the obstacles were in those areas in which decentralisation has not reached its full potential. The key lesson of the Macedonian case is that attempts to solve internal self-determination conflicts through decentralisation will fail if local self-governance exists only in form but not in substance.This book contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the challenges facing different forms of decentralisation in the long term and as such represents a significant contribution to Conflict Studies Development Studies and Political Science more generally. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367874377

Decentralised Democracy in IndiaGandhi's Vision and Reality This book provides a vantage point of comparison of the actual reality of decentralisation in India with Gandhi’s vision of decentralised democracy or what he referred to as Gram Swaraj. It looks at the historical evolution of panchayats from ancient times to India’s independence and critically discusses the developments after. It examines the functioning of the present Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the performances of urban local bodies. The basic thrust of this work is the need for constitutional reforms meant to strengthen and deepen democracy. The book will be useful to those in political studies policy studies public administration and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367277826

Decentralised Pay SettingA Study of the Outcomes of Collective Bargaining Reform in the Civil Service in Australia Sweden and the UK IThis title was first published in 2003. In the early 1990s Australia Sweden and the UK dismantled the old centralised pay setting systems which set the pay of civil servants and adopted decentralised pay systems. Consequently these systems are now being considered by many other European countries as they look to reform their own systems. Bender and Elliott analyse the outcomes of these pioneering reforms in all three countries and in doing so provide the most detailed analysis of the pay of civil servants in these three countries to date. The authors further assess the effect that decentralisation had on the inequality of pay both within and between different departments agencies and ministries. They identify the differences in the rates of pay growth for the different grades of civil servants that lie behind the changes in pay inequality and assess whether decentralisation changed the way in which civil servants are paid. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138715714

Decentralization Democracy and Development in Africa Decentralization reforms introduced to Africa in the 1990s have not always delivered the intended long-term outcomes. This is a collection on the consequences of these reforms two decades on. In addition to general and comparative overviews the book contains case studies on Ghana Senegal Zimbabwe Namibia Ethiopia and Uganda. The common theme across the chapters is that the reforms seem to have engendered political consequences beyond decentralization itself – mostly through interaction with the broader historical political social and economic context. The book thus speaks both to the scholarly literature (on decentralization democratization and development) and to the community of development practitioners.Most of the literature on decentralization and development emphasizes questions of institutional design and policy but here the harder-to-pin-down political patterns marking the workings of decentralization are the main focus of analysis. The debates on development through the case studies are connected to the scholarly literatures on comparative federalism comparative decentralization and local democracy.The main conclusion that emerges from the studies in the book is that no magic formula that can turn countries into peaceful stable and prosperous democracies overnight exists. Furthermore there are risks involved in importing formal institutions without regard to the local historical political social and economic context.The chapters of this book were originally published as a special issue in Regional and Federal Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367892746

Decentralization Local Governance and Social Wellbeing in IndiaDo Local Governments Matter? Over the past three decades decentralization has been seen as the means for allowing local governments to become more accountable and for encouraging the deepening of democracy and the building of village communities. By drawing on original village-level case studies of six villages in three different Indian states this book presents a systematic analysis of the impact of decentralization on the delivery of social services at the local level within India. Supplementing national and state-level data and analyzing the different historical legacies in each state the book argues that decentralization is not simply a function of the structure of the decentralization program or of the relationship between higher-tiered and local government. Rather the possibility of decentralization affecting social outcomes depends on several interacting factors including the distribution of power among local elites the dynamics of political competition and the level of civil society mobilization. By examining constitutionally-mandated political decentralization across India this book identifies the circumstances under which local government structures can lead to improved social services and societal wellbeing as well as presenting a substantial contribution to studies on South Asian Politics and Local Government. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138086449

Decentralization and Adat Revivalism in IndonesiaThe Politics of Becoming Indigenous This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival in newly decentralized Indonesia. The political transition in May 1998 set the stage for the passing of Indonesia’s framework decentralization laws. These laws include both political and technocratic efforts to devolve authority from the centre (Jakarta) to the peripheries. Contrary to expectations enhanced public participation often takes the form of adat revivalism - a deliberate highly contested and contingent process linked to intensified political struggles throughout the Indonesian archipelago. The author argues adat is aligned with struggles for recognition and remedial rights including the right to autonomous governance and land. It cannot be understood in isolation nor can it be separated from the wider world. Based on original fieldwork and using case studies from Sulawesi to illustrate the key arguments this book provides an overview of the key analytical concepts and a concise review of relevant stages in Indonesian history. It considers struggles for rights and recognition focusing on regulatory processes and institutional control. Finally Tyson examines land disputes and resource conflicts. Regional and local conflicts often coalesce around forms of ethnic representation which are constantly being renegotiated along with resource allocations and entitlements and efforts to preserve or reinvent cultural identities. This will be valuable reading for students and researchers in Political Studies Development Studies Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies and Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415626682

Decentralization and Infrastructure in the Global EconomyFrom Gaps to Solutions The subnational dimension of infrastructure has emerged as one of the greatest challenges in contemporary public finance policy and management. Ensuring the efficient provision of infrastructure represents a challenge for all countries irrespective of their level of centralization or decentralization. This book proposes an innovative approach for the strengthening of decentralized public investment and infrastructure management.Decentralization and Infrastructure in the Global Economy: From Gaps to Solutions covers the most important aspects of infrastructure investment in a decentralized setting. It discusses infrastructure gaps and the quality of subnational spending; how functional responsibilities financing and equalization can be designed; sector-specific arrangements in high expenditure areas such as health education and roads; key steps of the public investment cycle and management; and analyses the political economy and corruption challenges that typically accompany decentralized infrastructure projects. This book challenges some of the well-accepted principles of intergovernmental fiscal relations and will be useful to researchers and practitioners of public finance policy and management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367668761

Decentralization and Local GovernmentDanish-Polish Comparative Study Schizophrenic Women is a fascinating report on the lives of seventeen families that suffered the experiences associated with the hospitalization of the wife and mother for mental illness. A description and analysis of representative experiences is presented here in an attempt to investigate various key issues--the patterns of family living preceding the crisis leading to medical hospitalization; how the patterns fell apart; how personal and family crises became psychiatric emergencies; how the hospital experiences modified both the immediate crises and the earlier patterns of living--and how durable those changes were once the patients had returned home. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522022

Decentralization in Environmental GovernanceA post-contingency approach Decentralization in Environmental Governance is a critical reflection on the dangers and risks of governance renewal; warning against one-sided criticism on traditional command and control approaches to planning. The book formulates the arguments that support when and how governance renewable might be pursued but this attempt is not just meant for practitioners and scholars interested in governance renewal. It is also useful for those interested in the challenge of navigating a plural landscape of diverse planning approaches which are each rooted in contrasting theoretical and philosophical positions. The book develops　a strategy for making argued choices between alternative planning approaches despite their theoretical and philosophical positions. It does so by revitalizing the idea that we can contingently relate alternative planning approaches to the circumstances encountered. It is an idea traced to contingency studies of the mid and late 20th century reinterpreted here within a planning landscape dominated by notions of uncertainty complexity and socially constructed knowledge. This approach called ‘Post-contingency’ is both a theoretical investigation of arguments for navigating the theoretical plurality we face and an empirical study into renewing environmental governance. Next to its theoretical ambitions Decentralization in Environmental Governance is practical in offering a constructive critique on current processes of governance renewal in European environmental governance.       Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138601642

Decentralization In Infinite Horizon Economies This book summarizes some issues involved in developing a theory of decentralized resource allocation mechanism in infinite horizon economies. It constitutes a definitive account of cutting-edge research on a topic of continuing importance in price theory. . Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367015947

Decentralization In MexicoFrom Reforma Municipal To Solidaridad To Nuevo Federalismo Although Mexico was once recognized for the stability of its strongly centralist one-party political system events occurring since the mid-1980s have made it increasingly difficult for both the government and the ruling party to sustain legitimacy and credibility. This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexico's intergovernmental rela Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315368

Decentralized Control and Filtering in Interconnected Dynamical Systems Based on the many approaches available for dealing with large-scale systems (LSS) Decentralized Control and Filtering in Interconnected Dynamical Systems supplies a rigorous framework for studying the analysis stability and control problems of LSS. Providing an overall assessment of LSS theories it addresses model order reduction parametric uncertainties time delays and control estimator gain perturbations. Taking readers on a guided tour through LSS the book examines recent trends and approaches and reviews past methods and results from a contemporary perspective. It traces the progress of research along three eras: Fundamental era in which the basic conceptual frameworks major ideas and operational methodologies are laid down Contemporary era in which several of the workable methods and techniques are established and applied to many application areas Advanced era in which different high-level schemes and configurations are being developed to meet accelerated technological advancements Focusing on robust reliable and/or resilient decentralized design methods based on linear matrix inequalities framework the author offers suggestions for improvements to current approaches. He addresses the dominating sources of difficulties due to dimensionality information structure constraints uncertainties and time delays. Drawing attention to key issues the text is supported by proofs efficient computational methods end-of-chapter problems and approximately 1 300 equations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138117976

Decentralized Energy This book addresses specific issues involving local control over energy sources and energy uses including environmental aspects of decentralized and centralized energy supply systems and energy conservation. It considers social and institutional concerns as well as technical and economic issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367169244

Decentralized Estimation and Control for Multisensor Systems Decentralized Estimation and Control for Multisensor Systems explores the problem of developing scalable decentralized estimation and control algorithms for linear and nonlinear multisensor systems. Such algorithms have extensive applications in modular robotics and complex or large scale systems including the Mars Rover the Mir station and Space Shuttle Columbia.Most existing algorithms use some form of hierarchical or centralized structure for data gathering and processing. In contrast in a fully decentralized system all information is processed locally. A decentralized data fusion system includes a network of sensor nodes - each with its own processing facility which together do not require any central processing or central communication facility. Only node-to-node communication and local system knowledge are permitted.Algorithms for decentralized data fusion systems based on the linear information filter have been developed obtaining decentrally the same results as those in a conventional centralized data fusion system. However these algorithms are limited indicating that existing decentralized data fusion algorithms have limited scalability and are wasteful of communications and computation resources.Decentralized Estimation and Control forMultisensor Systems aims to remove current limitations in decentralized data fusion algorithms and to extend the decentralized principle to problems involving local control and actuation.The text discusses: Generalizing the linear Information filter to the problem of estimation for nonlinear systems Developing a decentralized form of the algorithm Solving the problem of fully connected topologies by using generalized model distribution where the nodal system involves only locally relevant states Reducing computational requirements by using smaller local model sizes Defining internodal communication Developing estima Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140803

Decentralizing Energy DecisionsThe Rebirth Of Community Power This book examines the proposition that granting control over decision making to cities states or regions rather than to the federal government can result in more efficient energy planning. It discusses the relationship between decentralization and small-scale technologies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167004

Decentring European Governance Conforming neither to the hierarchical and bureaucratic organization of the European nation-state nor the anarchical structure of international organizations the European Union (EU) and its predecessors provide an exemplary site for developing a decentred approach to the study of governance.The book offers an analysis of the formation and transformation of the EU as an example of governance above the nation-state and is framed by the recognition that the construction of the EU has resulted in variegated and decentred forms of governance. The chapters look at distinct aspects of EU governance to bring to light the influence of elite narratives scientific rationalities local traditions and meaningful practices in the making and remaking of European governance. As such each chapter offers a unique contribution to the study of the EU. In doing so the book challenges dominant narratives of European integration and policymaking that appeal to reified rationalities and social structures and uncovers the contingency and conflict endemic to European governance.This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of European Union politics European politics/studies governance and more broadly to public management international organizations anthropology and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367661069

Decentring Health PolicyLearning from British Experiences in Healthcare Governance Taking a ‘decentred’ approach to the analysis of health policy means being attentive to the historical contingencies and circumstances within which reforms are located the influence of dominant or elite narratives in the shaping of policy the local traditions and customary practices through which policies are mobilised and the way local actors contest negotiate and co-construct policy. This book offers a unique analysis of the changing landscape of healthcare reform in Britain as an example of decentralized reforms across the developed world. The collection is framed by the recognition that healthcare reform has resulted in variegated and decentralized forms of governance. The chapters look at distinct aspects of reform within the British NHS to bring to light the influence of local histories traditions coalitions and values in the remaking of a national healthcare system. Each chapter focuses on a different aspects of reform and in others developing cross-national and comparative analysis. However each offers a unique contribution and analysis of contemporary theories of healthcare governance. This book will be of key interest to scholars students and practitioners in healthcare health and social policy political science and public management and governance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367885298

De-centring Land GrabbingSoutheast Asia Perspectives on Agrarian-Environmental Transformations Southeast Asia has been portrayed as a key site in the global land grab. Featuring leading scholars in the field this collection critically examines the nature and extent of land grabbing in Southeast Asia and seeks to locate this phenomena in broader agrarian and environmental transitions (AET). The individual contributions suggest that there is little evidence of a global land grab in Southeast Asia but that over the last ten years the surge of plantations and processes of land grabbing has been a key feature in the region. The collection considers how broader AET processes may be brought more clearly into focus by decentring land grabbing including consideration of its absence as well presence. The diversity of cases in this collection coalesces around the productive tension in land grab studies between global capitalist processes on the one hand and context-specificity and contingent motivations fuelling the expansion of large-scale plantations for oil palm rubber cassava and other cash crops on the other hand. The contributors further broaden the entry points to consider cross-sectoral AET processes such as enclosures for mining conservation and hydropower and explore the contingencies that help to maintain smallholder production. The chapters originally published as a special issue in The Journal of Peasant Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367519520

Decentring SecurityPolicing Communities at Home and Abroad Contemporary security governance often relies on markets and networks to link public agencies to non-governmental actors. This book explores the rise nature and future of these new forms of security governance across various domestic transnational and international settings. The chapters reveal similarities and differences in the way security governance operates in various policy settings. The contributors argue that the similarities generally arise because policy elites at various levels of governance have come to believe that security depends on building resilience and communities through various joined-up arrangements networks and partnerships. Differences nonetheless persist because civil servants street level bureaucrats voluntary sector actors and citizens all draw on diverse traditions to interpret and at times resist the joined-up security being promoted by these policy elites. This book therefore decentres security governance showing how all kinds of local traditions influence the way it works in different settings. It pays particular attention to the meanings cultures and ideologies by which policy actors encounter interpret and evaluate security dilemmas. This book was originally published as a special issue in Global Crime. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367891794

Decentring the WestThe Idea of Democracy and the Struggle for Hegemony We live in a world where democracy is almost universally accepted as the only legitimate form of government but what makes a society democratic remains far from clear. Liberal democratic values are both relativized by the self-description of many non-democratic regimes as 'local' or 'culturally specific' versions of democracy and undermined by the automatic labelling as 'democratic' of all norms and institutions that are modelled on western states. Decentring the West: The Idea of Democracy and the Struggle for Hegemony aims to demonstrate the urgent need to revisit the foundations of the global democratic consensus. By examining the views of democracy that exist in the countries on the semi-periphery of the world system such as Russia Turkey Bolivia Venezuela Brazil and China as well as within the core (Estonia Denmark and Sweden) the authors emphasize the truly universal significance of democracy also showing the value of approaching this universality in a critical manner as a consequence of the hegemonic position of the West in global politics. By juxtaposing critically re-evaluating and combining poststructuralist hegemony theory and postcolonial studies this book demonstrates a new way to think about democracy as a truly international phenomenon. It thus contributes groundbreaking thought-provoking insights to the conceptual and normative aspects of this vital debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409449706

Decentring Urban GovernanceNarratives Resistance and Contestation Decentring Urban Governance seeks to rethink governance not as a particular state formation but as the diverse policies emerging associated with the impact of modernist social science on policy making considering the diverse meanings that inspire governing practices across time space and policy sectors in urban context.Taking an interdisciplinary approach the book goes beyond neoliberalism and is interested in other webs of meaning through which actors encounter interpret and evaluate social science which have received less analytical attention. All these different webs of meaning – elite narratives social science and local traditions – influence patterns of action. The book creates an analytical space by which to consider situated agency and localised resistance to the discourses and policies of political elites including the myriad ways in which local actors have resisted practices of governance on the ground.This text will be of key interest to scholars students and practitioners of urban governance governance and more broadly to the social sciences housing social policy law and welfare studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367885199

De-Centring Western SexualitiesCentral and Eastern European Perspectives De-Centring Western Sexualities critically assesses the current state of knowledge about sexualities outside the framings of 'The West' by focusing on gender and sexuality within the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Providing rich case studies drawn from a range of "post-communist" countries this interdisciplinary volume brings together the latest research on the formation of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe alongside analyses of the sexual and national identity politics of the region. Engaged with current debates within queer studies surrounding temporality and knowledge production and inspired by post-colonial critique the book problematises the Western hegemony that often characterises sexuality studies and presents local theoretical insights better attuned to their geo-temporal realities. As such it offers a cultural and social re-evaluation of everyday life experiences and will be of interest to sociologists queer studies scholars geographers and anthropologists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138246904

Deception Most of us think we are about 15 per cent cleverer nicer more attractive and better drivers than others think we are. It seems deception begins at home. After all the most convincing liars convince themselves first. Sellers and buyers parents and children friends and lovers must conceal from each other the unutterable truth that they don't believe or want the same things. In this book Ziyad Marar throws a revealing light on the many ways deception is woven into the texture of human life: our wiring leaves us easily suckered by persuasive illusions while our contradictory desires (for sex and honesty money and kindness for cake and losing weight) force us to cook up self-serving stories. We manage flattering impressions with effortless skill while pretending our sins and self-indulgences are beyond our control.Drawing on insights from philosophy psychology and literature Marar explores the implications for living well in the shadow of Kant's humbling thought that "out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made". Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138175747

Deception and Detection in Eighteenth-Century Britain In the first extended treatment of the debates surrounding public deception in eighteenth-century Britain Jack Lynch contends that forgery fakery and fraud make explicit the usually unspoken grounds on which Britons made sense of their world. Confrontations with inauthenticity in other words bring tacitly understood conceptions of reality to the surface. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary print and manuscript sources”not only books and pamphlets but ballads comic prints legal proceedings letters and diaries”Lynch focuses on the debates they provoked rather than the forgers themselves. He offers a comprehensive treatment of the criticism surrounding fraud in most of the noteworthy controversies of the long eighteenth century. To this end his study is structured around topics related to the arguments over deception in Britain whether they concerned George Psalmanazar's Formosan hoax at the beginning of the eighteenth century or William Henry Ireland's Shakespearean imposture at the end. Beginning with the question of what constitutes deception and ending with an illuminating chapter on what was at stake in these debates for eighteenth-century British thinkers Lynch's accessibly written study takes the reader through the means”whether simple sophisticated or tortuously argued”by which partisans on both sides struggled to define which of the apparent contradictions were sufficient to disqualify a claim to authenticity. Fakery Lynch persuasively argues transports us to the heart of eighteenth-century notions of the value of evidence of the mechanisms of perception and memory of the relationship between art and life of historicism and of human motivation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138261945

Deception at WorkInvestigating and Countering Lies and Fraud Strategies Deception at Work tells you how to recognize and deal with lies in meetings negotiations discussions and in writing. It is guaranteed to make you a more effective and confident operator no matter what job you do. Simply leaving the book on your desk for others to see will improve your chances of not being deceived. The book exposes deception in all of its forms linking the authors' 40 years of experience in dealing with fraudsters with the most recent findings on MRI scanning and the human brain. It explains how why and in what circumstances both achievement and exculpatory lies are told and how they can be resolved. It sets out a low key but effective plan for dealing with liars in all shapes and sizes from confidence tricksters to malingerers and hard-nosed fraudsters. This ground-breaking work includes the most comprehensive summary of the clues to deception of any book currently in print. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138256224

Deception in SelectionInterviewees and the Psychology of Deceit The latest research suggests that 33% of people lie deliberately to achieve employment. The costs of mis-hires are significant in terms of management time selection and reselection costs and potential legal costs. There are 101 opportunities for applicants to economize with the truth exaggerate or simply lie both on their CV and at interview. They may be desperate in a competitive job market; they may think that exaggeration is an expected part of the process or they just rely on the fact that many employers still fail to make the most rudimentary of checks of what they are told. Max Eggert’s Deception in Selection will help you the recruiter to understand how and why candidates deceive. The book examines proven techniques and tactics to balance the interview game to restore equity in the face of the clever approaches that sophisticated candidates bring to the interview. Although there is no foolproof way of identifying deception you can with practice become amazingly accurate if there is a commitment to master the basics. The object of this book is to learn how to detect more effectively the fabrications that candidates present in selection situations that would have a direct adverse effect on their performance in the job. Reading it will encourage you to look at lying and truth telling in a new light and discover how pervasively lies and self-deception influence selection decisions. This is a must read guide from a best-selling business author for all those who participate in the selection process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409445616

Deception In The MarketplaceThe Psychology of Deceptive Persuasion and Consumer Self-Protection This is the first scholarly book to fully address the topics of the psychology of deceptive persuasion in the marketplace and consumer self-protection. Deception permeates the American marketplace. Deceptive marketing harms consumers’ health welfare and financial resources reduces people’s privacy and self-esteem and ultimately undermines trust in society. Individual consumers must try to protect themselves from marketers’ misleading communications by acquiring personal marketplace deception-protection skills that go beyond reliance on legal or regulatory protections. Understanding the psychology of deceptive persuasion and consumer self-protection should be a central goal for future consumer behavior research. The authors explore these questions. What makes persuasive communications misleading and deceptive? How do marketing managers decide to prevent or practice deception in planning their campaigns? What skills must consumers acquire to effectively cope with marketers’ deception tactics? What does research tell us about how people detect neutralize and resist misleading persuasion attempts? What does research suggest about how to teach marketplace deception protection skills to adolescents and adults? Chapters cover theoretical perspectives on deceptive persuasion; different types of deception tactics; how deception-minded marketers think; prior research on how people cope with deceptiveness; the nature of marketplace deception protection skills; how people develop deception protection skills in adolescence and adulthood; prior research on teaching consumers marketplace deception protection skills; and societal issues such as regulatory frontiers societal trust and consumer education practices. This unique book is intended for scholars and researchers. It should be essential reading for upper level and graduate courses in consumer behavior social psychology communication and marketing. Marketing practitioners and marketplace regulators will find it stimulating and authoritative as will social scientists and educators who are concerned with consumer welfare. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203805527

Deceptive AdvertisingBehavioral Study of A Legal Concept This is the first book designed to assist behavioral scientists in the preparation of scholarly or applied research regarding deceptive advertising which will ultimately affect public policy in this area. Because there was an inadequate foundation upon which to build a program of research for this topic a three-part solution has been devised: 1) a review of how deception is viewed and regulated 2) a theory of how consumers process deceptive information 3) a sensitive and consistent means of measuring deceptiveness. This text provides detailed discussions regarding the intersection of law and behavioral science and its application to deceptive advertising. In so doing it offers a solid foundation upon which to base expanded behavioral research into how consumers are deceived by advertising claims and what cognitive processes are involved in that deception. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990623

Deceptive ImagesTowards a Redefinition of American Judaism Deceptive Images is a profoundly thoughtful effort by a social scientist—who is a participant observer in American Jewish life—to come to terms with his concerns about how American Jews and Judaism have been studied and his sensitivity to the policy implications of such studies. Liebman writes about what he cares deeply about; as a social scientist he is able to use concepts and theories in which he has been trained although not without a sense of their limitations.In the passionately argued book that results Liebman contends that those concerned with American Jews both social scientists and communal leaders have placed too much emphasis on what Jews do and too little emphasis on Judaism itself. Because they have depended too much on quantitative studies to help them understand contemporary American Jews they have given too little encouragement to efforts to probe the meaning of Judaism in the lives of American Jews.This stimulating volume takes exception to the notion that American Jewish life is flourishing. It calls for reassessment both of the study of American Judaism and the priorities of American Jewish organizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412863063

Deciding Children's FuturesAn Expert Guide to Assessments for Safeguarding and Promoting Children's Welfare in the Family Court Deciding Children’s Futures addresses the thorny task of how to assess parents and children who belong to struggling families where there are issues of neglect or significant harm and when separating parents are contesting arrangements for the care of their children. This is a practitioner’s guide: it discusses how to create relationships that are capable of breaching natural parental defences to assessment; the importance of keeping an open mind how to ask questions that fathom people’s experiences and how to develop understanding of their histories narratives worries hopes and fears. Joyce Scaife’s approach draws on practice knowledge theory and research findings with a view to integrating the accounts of parents and children with safeguarding imperatives and government guidance thereby enabling professionals to make informed decisions designed to impact positively on children’s futures. This accessible and comprehensive book will be of great interest to ‘expert’ witnesses practising social workers children’s guardians solicitors barristers magistrates and mental health professionals. Joyce Scaife is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in carrying out assessments for the family court. She is former Director of Clinical Practice for the Doctor of Clinical Psychology training course at the University of Sheffield. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415596343

Deciding Communication LawKey Cases in Context This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains. Thus in one volume students of communication law constitutional law political science and related fields find both the key rulings that define each area of law and a detailed summary of the legal concepts doctrines and policies so vital to understanding the rulings within their legal context. The text forgoes the tendency to provide encyclopedic treatment of all the relevant cases and focuses instead on the two or three cases most vital to an accurate and informed understanding of the current state of each field of communication law. The chapters provide readers with the most salient concepts and the necessary depth to understand the law while permitting most reading time to be directed to the law itself. Full-text rulings allow readers to immerse themselves in the law itself--to develop a feel for its complexity its flexibility and its language. Useful as a quick reference to the landmark rulings and the jurisprudence of communication law this book also serves well as the primary text in related undergraduate courses or as a supplemental text in graduate classes in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415647151

Deciphering Chinese School LeadershipConceptualisation Context and Complexities With existing educational leadership models and theories being predominantly western influenced this book aims to provide more insight into school leadership in China. It pioneers building research- and practice-informed knowledge and unravels the complexities that characterize the scholarship context and practices of school leadership. School leadership in China is presented through four sub-purposes: investigating how Chinese school leadership is conceptualized in the international and Chinese literature; exploring the shifting context within which Chinese school leaders enact their leadership and examining key policies that have shaped the practice of leader development; extending the understandings about the complexities of work lives of Chinese school leaders; and further locating indigenous understandings of Chinese school leadership in the political and socio-cultural context of contemporary China and the theoretical and conceptual context of international school leadership. This text will be particularly useful to international education researchers with focus on educational leadership comparative education education policy and education in China. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367272746

Deciphering CultureOrdinary Curiosities and Subjective Narratives Representation subjectivity and sexuality continue to be central to scholarly inquiry in the humanities and social sciences. Deciphering Culture explores their relationship each author taking a distinct approach to the concept of 'curiosity' as a way of deciphering the working of particular cultural formations. In the process they address a variety of topics including: * the historical formation of subjectivities identities and differences* cultural conduct and habits of the self* everyday cultures and negotiation* consumption and the body* memory history and autobiography* the ethics of critical and textual inquiry. This fascinating book will appeal to students and academics from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds in the social sciences and cultural studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315003894

Deciphering GoffmanThe Structure of his Sociological Theory Revisited Challenging the ‘classical’ conception of Goffman’s sociology this book offers a new interpretation based on a comprehensive examination of previous interpretations and critical assessments of Goffman’s work. Epistemologically the book acknowledges the important but overlooked influences of both pluralism and particularly of pragmatism where not only Simmel but also James and Dewey played a pivotal role in his work thus rooting Goffman’s thought in symbolic interactionism. With attention to two central theoretical principles underlying his work—the pertinence of studying social interaction as given and the need and warrant to study face-to-face interaction in its own right—the author presents a rigorous examination of Goffman’s own writings to uncover the clear and recognizable process of systematization that Goffman followed throughout. In this manner the book reveals the structure of Goffman’s theory by way of mapping the main themes topics concepts empirical referents methodological principles and theoretical frameworks relevant to the structure of his thought. A fresh examination of the structure of Goffman’s work that sheds light on the core of his unique approach this new study of one of the central figures of sociology constitutes an important contribution to scholarship in social theory and the history of sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367085353

Deciphering India's Services Sector Growth This book addresses a range of issues relating to the nature and implications of growth of India’s services sector including factors contributing to the rise of services output measurement and heterogeneity growth of services exports and employment in services sectors. From service tax exchange rate and services exports policy interest employment potential and diversity of the sector to challenges in financial inclusion trajectories of ICT services and contribution of education to GDP it brings together diverse themes to highlight major concerns in the wake of the prominent role that services have played in placing India among the fast-growing economies in the world in recent years. The services sector in India accounts for more than 60 per cent of the GDP of the country and 28.6 per cent of its employed across government private or state corporations and non-government organisations. The volume explores whether the services sector (beyond agriculture and industry) holds the promise of fulfilling the benefits from India’s demographic dividend for its economic transformation through sustainable growth. With key empirical analyses of household enterprise and macroeconomic data for India within both formal and informal sectors this topical book will be useful to scholars and researchers of economics Indian economy political economy development economics development studies public policy and South Asian studies and also to development professionals policy makers and industry specialists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367146177

Deciphering the City Well-written and extremely topical Deciphering the City efficiently deals with the large and small issues facing cities today. A focus on globalization's impact on the role of cities an explicit mission to drive home the applied nature of urban studies to students. This innovative text offers an exciting introduction to the history issues problems potential solutions and challenges facing cities in the developed and the developing world for the twenty-first century. Globalization has changed the roles of cities in the global economy and this text begins with an introduction to the phenomenon of globalization and how the changes it has brought about have affected the social political and economic institutions of societies. The second section of the text concentrates on the psychology of the city and the community-building process while the book's third section illustrates the structure of cities and their historical and emerging patterns. Deciphering the City makes studying the city a relevant and interesting subject necessary in understanding the functioning of today's world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138403673

Deciphering the Enterprise Culture (Routledge Revivals)Entrepreneurship Petty Capitalism and the Restructuring of Britain The idea of the ‘enterprise culture’ has been much vaunted over the last few decades: the growth of self-employment and small business ownership has been an important feature of the restructuring of the British economy. Because it is a concept that is difficult to evaluate controversial and politically sensitive social scientists were slow to analyse it. Consequently it had been caricatured and many questions about its impact on society and the economy had been left unanswered. This collection which was first published in 1991 presents a critical analysis of the various manifestations of the enterprise culture. Drawing upon a range of research it deals with a number of related topics. The result is a powerful analysis of the material and ideological role of the petty bourgeoisie in contemporary capitalism. Its multidisciplinary approach which contributions from leading scholars in the field makes this book of interest to anyone wanting to make sense of the socio-economic restructuring of Britain. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858893

Deciphering the GlobalIts Scales Spaces and Subjects Saskia Sassen is Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203941522

Decision Analysis in MedicineMethods and Applications First Published in 1979 this book offers a full comprehensive guide to making the right decisions in diagnoses and treatment in medicine. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes diagrams and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of medicine and other practitioners in their respective fields. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367243531

Decision Based Design In a presentation that formalizes what makes up decision based design Decision Based Design defines the major concepts that go into product realization. It presents all major concepts in design decision making in an integrated way and covers the fundamentals of decision analysis in engineering design. It also trains engineers to understand the impacts of design decision. The author teaches concepts in demand modeling and customer preference modeling and provides examples. This book teaches most fundamental concepts encountered in engineering design like: concept generation multiattribute decision analysis reliability engineering design optimization simulation and demand modeling. The book provides the tools engineering practitioners and researchers need to first understand that engineering design is best viewed as a sequence of decisions made by the stakeholders involved and then apply the decision based design concepts in practice. It teaches fundamental concepts encountered in engineering design such as concept generation multiattribute decision analysis reliability engineering design optimization simulation and demand modeling. This book helps students and practitioners understand that there is a rigorous way to analyze engineering decisions taking into consideration all the potential technical and business impacts of their decisions. It can be used in its entirety to teach a course in decision based design while selected chapters can also be used to cover courses in subdisciplines that make up decision based design. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439882320

Decision Costs and DemocracyTrade-offs in Institutional Design This title was first published in 2001. This text addressses the variations in democratic institutional design and seeks to determine not only if these differences matter but also to explain how they matter. Using data from established economically weel-off systems the book shows that not only are there a multitude of ways to construct a democracy but also how a democracy is constructed influences the outcomes produced by that system. That is to say institutional differences create distinct incentives for behaviour that in turn influence the type of outcome produced. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138736849

Decision Diagram Techniques for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Design Handbook Decision diagram (DD) techniques are very popular in the electronic design automation (EDA) of integrated circuits and for good reason. They can accurately simulate logic design can show where to make reductions in complexity and can be easily modified to model different scenarios.Presenting DD techniques from an applied perspective Decision Diagram Techniques for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Design Handbook provides a comprehensive up-to-date collection of DD techniques. Experts with more than forty years of combined experience in both industrial and academic settings demonstrate how to apply the techniques to full advantage with more than 400 examples and illustrations. Beginning with the fundamental theory data structures and logic underlying DD techniques they explore a breadth of topics from arithmetic and word-level representations to spectral techniques and event-driven analysis. The book also includes abundant references to more detailed information and additional applications.Decision Diagram Techniques for Micro- and Nanoelectronic Design Handbook collects the theory methods and practical knowledge necessary to design more advanced circuits and places it at your fingertips in a single concise reference. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367391393

Decision Making (Routledge Revivals)A case study of the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September 1957 Originally published in 1968 Richard Chapman’s pioneering work illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September 1957. The legal responsibility for a decision may be easy to pinpoint; in this case the Court of Directors of the Bank of England bear this but six weeks of negotiation separate their formal statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s advice to the Treasury to consider effecting ‘a measure of deflation in the economy’. These six weeks of consultation between the Bank and the Treasury proceeding in ‘the pattern of a formal dance’ are analysed and a necessary by-product of this case-study is a closer understanding of how the Treasury and the Bank of England work together. These details are derived mainly from the evidence and deductions from it presented to the Bank Rate Tribunal and the Radcliffe Committee on the Working of the Monetary System. Professor Chapman gives his particular findings about decision making a wider application still by forming reasoned hypotheses and informed generalisations about public administration in Britain. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415508247

Decision Making and Healthcare Management for Frontline Staff Do you want to be a part of a service that puts service users' needs first? Do you want to understand the complexity of workplaces that can seem to stand in the way of achieving this? Do you want to develop your decision-making skills to help you make realistic relevant decisions that put the service user first? Do you want to develop a strategic perspective whilst still being able to attend to the detail of service delivery? If the answer to these questions is 'yes' read this book. To be actively involved in decisions - and to avoid becoming passive spectators to decisions imposed from outside - service delivery staff need strong decision-making skills and strategic awareness. Decision Making and Healthcare Management for Frontline Staff helps provide the thinking space needed by service providers to ensure that the service user's experience remains the core focus and purpose. It leads readers through a series of reference points to help them reflect upon and understand their own clinical situation the factors that shape decisions made within it and how they can actively engage with that process. The book will be essential reading for frontline healthcare staff and managers in all specialties who wish to understand factors in health service delivery beyond their own immediate professional interests and engage actively with them to shape decisions. It also provides educators with a practical framework of six learning units around which healthcare management teaching and learning modules can be designed and discussions and reflection can be held. This is not just another book. Russell Gurbutt has managed in this short book to look at health service management from a multitude of perspectives in an original and creative way. This is not a stuffy text book but is written in a very personal style to the reader. I recommend this book to all health professionals whether at the beginning of their career or those who need a fresh insight into their own managerial position as well as educators who may want to use the coffee break exercises with their students. - From the Foreword by Pat Donovan Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315379890

Decision Making for Student SuccessBehavioral Insights to Improve College Access and Persistence Each year many students with affordable college options and the academic skills needed to succeed do not enroll at all enroll at institutions where they are not well-positioned for success or drop out of college before earning a credential. Efforts to address these challenges have included changes in financial aid policy increased availability of information and enhanced academic support. This volume argues that the efficacy of these strategies can be improved by taking account of contemporary research on how students make choices. In Decision Making for Student Success scholars from the fields of behavioral economics education and public policy explore contemporary research on decision-making and highlight behavioral insights that can improve postsecondary access and success. This exciting volume will provide scholars researchers and higher education administrators with valuable perspectives and low-cost strategies that they can employ to improve outcomes for underserved populations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138784987

Decision Making in Aviation Decision making pervades every aspect of life: people make hundreds of decisions every day. The vast majority of these are trivial and without a right or wrong answer. In some respects there is also nothing extraordinary about pilot decision making. It is only the setting that is different - the underlying cognitive processes are just the same. However it is the context and the consequences of a poor decision which serve to differentiate aeronautical decision making. Decisions on the flight deck are often made with incomplete information and while under time pressure. The implications for inadequate performance is much more serious than in many other professions. Poor decisions are implicated in over half of all aviation accidents. This volume contains key papers published over the last 25 years providing an overview of the major paradigms by which aeronautical decision making has been investigated. Furthermore decision making does not occur in isolation. It is a joint function of the flight tasks; knowledge; equipment on the flight deck and other stressors. In this volume of collected papers works from leading authors in the field consider all these aspects of aeronautical decision making. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780754628675

Decision Making in Complex Environments Many complex systems in civil and military operations are highly automated with the intention of supporting human performance in difficult cognitive tasks. The complex systems can involve teams or individuals working on real-time supervisory control command or information management tasks where a number of constraints must be satisfied. Decision Making in Complex Environments addresses the role of the human the technology and the processes in complex socio-technical and technological systems. The aim of the book is to apply a multi-disciplinary perspective to the examination of the human factors in complex decision making. It contains more than 30 contributions on key subjects such as military human factors team decision making issues situation awareness and technology support. In addition to the major application area of military human factors there are chapters on business medical governmental and aeronautical decision making. The book provides a unique blend of expertise from psychology human factors industry commercial environments the military computer science organizational psychology and training that should be valuable to academics and practitioners alike. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076921

Decision Making in Educational LeadershipPrinciples Policies and Practices The increased focus on raising standards in education requires leaders to engage in complex decision making about teacher assessment mandated accountability measures and the collection and use of large amounts of data. Showcasing exemplary practices of school and district administrators Decision Making in Educational Leadership covers issues concerning the role of emotion ethical and legal ramifications the use of data and complexity in decision making. Chapter authors in this research-based volume explore what administrators and school leaders actually know about educational problems how they draw upon and revise theories of action for responding to problems and which theories are tenable in educational decision making. This important resource provides a broad and international perspective on effective models and methods of educational decision making and shares valuable knowledge about how theory can be translated into practice in a variety of school settings. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415843119

Decision Making in Service IndustriesA Practical Approach In real-life scenarios service management involves complex decision-making processes usually affected by random or stochastic variables. Under such uncertain conditions the development and use of robust and flexible strategies algorithms and methods can provide the quantitative information necessary to make better business decisions. Decision Making in Service Industries: A Practical Approach explores the challenges that must be faced to provide intelligent strategies for efficient management and decision making that will increase your organization’s competitiveness and profitability.The book provides insight and understanding into practical and methodological issues related to decision-making processes under uncertainty in service industries. It examines current and future trends regarding how these decision-making processes can be efficiently performed for better design of service systems by using probabilistic algorithms as well as hybrid and simulation-based approaches. Traditionally many quantitative tools have been developed to make decisions in production companies. This book explores how to use these tools for making decisions inside service industries. Thus the authors tackle strategic tactical and operational problems in service companies with the help of suitable quantitative models such as heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms simulation or queuing theory. Generally speaking decision making is a hard task in business fields. Making the issue more complex most service companies’ problems are related to the uncertainty of the service demand. This book sheds light on these types of decision problems. It provides studies that demonstrate the suitability of quantitative methods to make the right decisions. Consequently this book presents the business analytics needed to make strategic decisions in service industries. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073685

Decision making in the EU before and after the Lisbon Treaty This book aims to assess what the changes of the Treaty of Lisbon envisaged and whether these ambitions have materialised since the Treaty entered into force. It offers analyses of the past as well as what might be the future (because some provisions will only enter into effect in the years to come). To what extent has the current decision-making process been able to address the shortcomings and challenges of the past? What has been the impact of aspects of the Lisbon Treaty that clarified pre-existing norms and structures in some cases formalizing them rather than introducing new changes? The authors of this book look at the interaction between formal rules and informal practices seeking to point to the interaction between the two. They find that informal practices to date typically still dominate formal rules. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138057234

Decision Making in the WorkplaceA Unified Perspective Many if not most of one's important decisions are made in the context of one's work. However because workplace decisions cover such a broad range of issues it often is difficult to detect underlying commonalities in how they are made and in how things go wrong when they do go wrong. As a result there are nearly as many different descriptions of workplace decisions as there are decisions themselves. In this volume the best features of these diverse descriptions are unified in a new intuitively compelling view of decision making called "Image Theory." The result is a clear picture of real-life day-to-day workplace decision making that allows us to think constructively about how such decisions are made and about how to improve them when improvement is necessary. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806020

Decision Making in Timber Production Harvest and Marketing Clawson explores the issues related to timber management with a particular focus on the harvesting of timber stands in Decision Making in Timber Production Harvest and Marketing. Originally published in 1977 her study considers biological economic and management implications of timber growing as well as the decision-making process in U.S forest Situations including methods of analysis. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental studies and professionals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138949577

Decision Making near the End of LifeIssues Developments and Future Directions Decision Making near the End of Life provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments that have impacted decision-making processes within the field of end-of-life care. The most current developments in all aspects of major underlying issues such as public attitudes the impact of media bioethics and legal precedent provide the background information for the text.  The authors examine various aspects of end-of-life choices and decision-making including communication (between and among family medical personnel the dying person) advance directives and the emergence of hospice and palliative care institutions. The book also explores a variety of psychosocial considerations that arise in decision-making including religion/spirituality family caregiving disenfranchised and diverse groups and the psychological and psychiatric problems that can impact both the dying person and loved ones. Case studies and first-person stories about decision-making written by professionals in the field bring a uniquely personal touch to this valuable text. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967250

Decision Making Under Risk in OrganisationsThe Case of German Waste Management This title was first published in 2000. By comparing how two local authorities deal with the risks involved in Germany's environmental waste policy this text questions how organizations deal with making decisions in situations of risk in general. Using a combination of risk sociology and institutional theories of organization Kamper examines how organizations develop institutional structures to cope with risk-taking decision-making. In doing so he challenges the commonly-held view that the most important factor required when making risky decisions is rationality and instead argues that the key is an ability to absorb uncertainty. The volume seeks to show how organizations develop institutional structures to cope with risk-taking which both absorbs uncertainty and allocates responsibility and how an understanding of social structures is crucial to understanding how such decisions are made by organizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138739604

Decision MakingCognitive Models and Explanations This book offers an exciting new collection of recent research on the actual processes that humans use when making decisions in their everyday lives and in business situations. The contributors use cognitive psychological techniques to break down the constituent processes and set them in their social context. The contributors are from many different countries and draw upon a wide range of techniques making this book a valuable resource to cognitive psychologists in applied settings economists and managers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513593

Decision Modes in Complex Task Environments Despite intense research on decision-making in action we still know little about when decision-makers rely on deliberate vs. intuitive decision-making in decision situations under complexity and uncertainty. Building on default-interventionist dual-processing theory this book studies decision-making modes (deliberate vs. intuitive) in complex task environments contingent on perceived complexity experience and decision style preference. We find that relatively inexperienced decision-makers respond to increases in subjective complexity with an increase in deliberation and tend to follow their decision style preference. Experienced decision-makers are less guided by their decision preference and respond to increases in subjective complexity only minimally. This book contributes to a developing stream of research linking decision-making with intra-personal and environmental properties and fosters our understanding of the conditions under which decision-makers rely on intuitive vs. deliberate decision modes. In doing so we go one step further towards a comprehensive theory of decision-making in action. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138748460

Decision on Palestine DeferredAmerica Britain and Wartime Diplomacy 1939-1945 Professor Penkower's latest book Decision on Palestine Deferred offers the first sustained documented account of Palestine and the Anglo-American alliance during the Second World War. Firmly grounded in three decades of archival research his spirited narrative offers a fascinating cast of characters against the backdrop of the larger Middle Eastern context. The latter relates to Jewish and Arab activities during the War the grave threat of Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps U.S. interest in Saudi Arabian oil and the effort to achieve Arab unity. Zionism's shift to viewing the United States as the center of decision making in international affairs and hence the Archimedean point for forging Jewry's destiny occurred in these same six years. British anxieties about imperial security while administering the Palestine mandate by means of a stringent immigration quota jostled with the first American steps taken to formulate a stance vis-à-vis Palestine and the region as a whole. The differing approaches of Churchill and Roosevelt to the Palestine imbroglio are also explored as are the varied avenues that were then championed within the Jewish camp. The impact of the Holocaust with both governments breathing the very spirit of defeatism and despair surfaces throughout. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967267

Decision PointsRationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers Using hard power in the context of an expanding set of threats is complex expensive and risky. European medium powers especially must make tough choices on the future capabilities roles and equipment of their armed forces as well as their ability to act independently of alliance partners. Decision Points: Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers examines these trade-offs and calls for policymakers to approach each key decision on the future of their country’s armed forces with a clearer sense of the consequences for the state’s foreign policy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003143420

Decision Science This title was first published in 2000. This text is part of the "International Library of Management" which aims to present a comprehensive core reference series comprised of significant and influencial articles by the authorities in the management studies field. The collection of essays is both international and interdisciplinary in scope and aims to provide an entry point for investigating the myriad of study within the discipline. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138730267

Decision SciencesTheory and Practice This handbook is an endeavour to cover many current relevant and essential topics related to decision sciences in a scientific manner. Using this handbook graduate students researchers as well as practitioners from engineering statistics sociology economics etc. will find a new and refreshing paradigm shift as to how these topics can be put to use beneficially. Starting from the basics to advanced concepts authors hope to make the readers well aware of the different theoretical and practical ideas which are the focus of study in decision sciences nowadays. It includes an excellent bibliography/reference/journal list information about a variety of datasets illustrated pseudo-codes and discussion of future trends in research. Covering topics ranging from optimization networks and games multi-objective optimization inventory theory statistical methods artificial neural networks times series analysis simulation modeling decision support system data envelopment analysis queueing theory etc. this reference book is an attempt to make this area more meaningful for varied readers. Noteworthy features of this handbook are in-depth coverage of different topics solved practical examples unique datasets for a variety of examples in the areas of decision sciences in-depth analysis of problems through colored charts 3D diagrams and discussions about software. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367574376

Decision SourcingDecision Making for the Agile Social Enterprise We are living in the post-information age the era of so-called 'Big Data'. It is a practical possibility for corporations to report chart and analyse every action transaction and click that happens inside and outside their business. In Decision Sourcing Roberts and Pakkiri examine what this means to organisational decision making. They explode the myth that good decisions need only be informed ones through an examination into how business really make choices. They lay bare the poverty of decision making processes in today’s corporate world and offer fresh and fascinating insight into how social tools are providing new sources of information how they are challenging hierarchy and how they are providing opportunities for growth and agility through aligned and inclusive decision making. This book is for those organisations that want to get beyond the corporate Facebook account and are ready for the next bold step. It is for those businesses that want to engage their workforce and their customers in collaborative relationships that are at the heart of the successful social enterprise. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138271739

Decision Support Systems in Urban Planning Urban planning processes have become increasingly complex and sophisticated. Decision support systems can be useful aids to decision-makers in their assessment of the impact of their decisions. This book available in paperback for the first time  presents a set of papers providing examples of innovative research in decision support systems in urban planning from throughout the world.Examples apply to different areas of urban planning from site selection environmental management transport etc. The chapters in the book address the many components of decision support systems including issues in database management advances in model-building techniques and application of the systems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415514415

Decision Theory All of human life may be seen as a process of decision-making but it is only in recent years and in response to the needs of the large and complex organizations characterizing our society that this process has been subjected to scientifi c scrutiny. Out of this scrutiny-undertaken by a wide range of professionals in economics administration management statistics psychology engineering computer science operations research and systems analysis-there has begun to emerge a body of theory that has profound implications for improving practical decision-making. This book is the fi rst to bring together all the various aspects of decision theory into one cohesive treatment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522039

Decision-Analytic Intelligent SystemsAutomated Explanation and Knowledge Acquisition This book presents a framework for building intelligent systems based on the mathematical decision models of Decision Analysis. The author provides new techniques for automated explanation and knowledge acquisition in formally sound systems that reason about complex tradeoffs in decisions. Also included are specifications for implementing these techniques in computer programs along with demonstration applications in marketing process control and medicine. Readers with an interest in artificial intelligence will gain a foundation for building formally justifiable intelligible modifiable systems for computing decisions involving multiple considerations with applications across a variety of domains. Beyond decision models the methodology of the work reported suggests a more general approach to employing formal mathematical models in transparent intelligent systems. Decision-analysis experts will find a collection of methods for explaining decision-analytic advice to clients in intuitive terms for simplifying parameter assessment and for managing changing preferences over time. The book provides sufficient background material to promote understanding by readers who may be unfamiliar with artificial intelligence with decision analysis or with both fields and such material is labeled to increase the well-versed reader's efficiency in skipping particular sections. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138876262

Decision-Making & JapanA Study of Corporate Japanese Decision-Making and Its Relevance to Western Companies Demonstrates that Western individualism and Japanese groupism are not necessarily incompatible or mutually exclusive. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967274

Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal The International Atomic Energy Agency estimates that nuclear power generation facilities produce about 200 000 cubic meters of low and intermediate-level waste each year. Vital medical procedures industrial processes and basic science research also produce significant quantities of waste. All of this waste must be shielded from the population for extended periods of time. Finding suitable locations for disposal facilities is beset by two main problems: community responses to siting proposals are generally antagonistic and as a result governments have tended to be reactive in their policy-making. Decision-making and Radioactive Waste Disposal explores these issues utilizing a linear narrative case study approach that critically examines key stakeholder interactions in order to explain how siting decisions for low level waste disposal are made. Five countries are featured: the US Australia Spain South Korea and Switzerland. This book seeks to establish an understanding of the political economic environmental legal and social dimensions of siting across those countries. This valuable resource fills a gap in the literature and provides recommendations for future disposal facility siting efforts. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental law justice management politics energy and security policy as well as decision-makers in government and industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138304185

Decision-Making for a Sustainable EnvironmentA Systemic Approach Increasingly environmental decision making is like playing a multidimensional game of chess. With interactions between the atmosphere the litho-hydrosphere and the biosphere the game is at once a measure of complexity uncertainty interdisciplinary acuity social-environmental sustainability and social justice for all generations. As such it demands a systemic point of view. Decision Making for a Sustainable Environment: A Systemic Approach gives readers the tools to replace the dysfunctional symptomatic decision making that has plunged the world into environmental crises with a systemic approach that fosters social-environmental sustainability.A New Paradigm for Environmental Decision MakingBased on the author’s more than 45 years of research and broad international experience this book guides policy makers and managers to work with—rather than within—theoretical and methodological frameworks to achieve multidimensional and multilayered policy decisions. It discusses systemic thinking as a rational viable alternative to competitive materialistic and symptomatic decision making.Insights Approaches and Examples for LeadershipOrganized into three parts the book begins by describing the inviolable biophysical principles that define the limitations of human choices. The second part examines in depth why the conventional command-and-control form of decision making tends to become dysfunctional and fails. It also explains how to break the cycle of such behavior. A case study by Jessica K. La Porte explores the challenges of creating a program of environmentally sustainable decision making. The third part of the book explores what it takes to be a psychologically mature decision maker. A Peaceful Path toward Social-Environmental Sustainability for All Generations

Decision-making for New Product Development in Small Businesses What goes on in a small firm that lives or dies by its capacity to innovate? How are decisions made on new product development and how does that feed into the ecological social and financial sustainability of the firm? This book answers the questions through an in-depth look at a small business that manufactures high-end carpet yarn. Using advanced analytical techniques to interrogate rich qualitative data the book draws together established theories of decision-making and new product development coupled with thinking about business sustainability to improve our understanding of this important area of business practice. The book further reinforces the importance and role of organizational learning in organizational decision-making based on novel analysis of empirically developed qualitative data. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367504120

Decision-Making Groups and TeamsAn Information Exchange Perspective In recent years there has been increasing implementation of group and team decision-making within organizations much of it managed electronically between members of what are "virtual" groups or teams. Recent research into effective team implementation emphasizes "trust" as an intermediary process and trust must be a part of any account of team decision-making. This book provides an integrated framework that represents process in decision-making by interactive groups and teams. This framework furthers both our understanding of process and our capabilities in implementation based on an account of group decision-making that differentiates the information types contributing to decision quality and relates them to process in interactive groups and teams. Author Steve Silver emphasizes the social structure that is inherent in the interaction of decision-makers as group or team members and effects on the information they exchange. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138616981

Decision-making in Deng's ChinaPerspectives from Insiders Considers the politics of central decision-making by focusing on senior policy makers and implementing bureaucracies on the one hand and actors in economic and non-economic arenas on the other. The contributors held significant party and government positions in China up to 1989. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315286617

Decision-Making in Great Britain During the Suez CrisisSmall Groups and a Persistent Leader This radically new work provides an innovative approach to the question of why the Suez Crisis erupted. Bertjan Verbeek here applies foreign policy analysis framework to British decision making during the crisis providing the first full foreign policy analysis of this important event. Moreover the book offers a new interpretation on British decision-making during the crisis. Many existing studies of Suez emphasise the role of the Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden and often focus on the matter of collusion with Israel. This study demonstrates that small group dynamics in the institutional context of cabinet decision-making in the British political system are much more important. This study offers the possibility of determining more precisely the interrelationship between systemic constraints on states' behaviour and the actual behaviour of states under such constraints. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277557

Decision-Making in High Risk Organizations Under Stress Conditions This book discusses management decision-making under accident conditions as a vehicle to confirm the importance of clear decision-making guided by a systems approach on how an organization functions related to the role of managers operators and the operation of the plant. The book shows how to effectively assess the reliability of an organization particularly those organizations responsible for critical infrastructure.   The authors have used Stafford Beer’s cybernetic model as a basis to model the behavior and reliability of such organizations.  A series of case studies are used to draw conclusions not only how training experience and education can improve the strategy and response of management to reduce the probability of an economic or social disaster but also draw attention to the fact that managers need to be made aware of the consequences of their decisions. Poor management decisions made under stress conditions can lead to the collapse of an organization together with its underlying business possibly linked to a social disaster with loss of life. Some technology-ignorant management decisions even under non-stress conditions can lead to dangerous situations which can increase the economic burden placed on an organization. This book describes such situations in order to promote improvement in organizational preparedness by training experience and education to reduce safety and economic risks. This book offers:•       Case studies of accidents that have affected different HROs (high-risk organizations) and others due to poor decision-making by management•       Training methods (advocated by Admiral Hyman Rickover adopted by military bodies and others) to prepare staff to make critical decisions under difficult conditions and examine their applicability to training managers of high-risk facilities•       Documentation on how making decisions in difficult situations have psychological constraints related to the degree of preparedness and the tools available to aid the decision maker(s)•       Studies on the key actions taken before during and after accidents and how these management decisions can affect accident propagation and how one could improve management decision-making by the use of training in decision-making and an understanding of Ross Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety.•       Simulation techniques to improve training of front-line operators and management•       Consideration of cost and investment evaluations and how they can distort the selection of tactics and measures that ensure successful operations and avoidance of accidents  Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498721226

Decision-Making Reform in JapanThe DPJ’s Failed Attempt at a Politician-Led Government In the election to the House of Representatives in 2009 the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) almost tripled the number of its lower house members by winning 308 seats. It subsequently formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party and the People’s New Party. The new ruling party promised to completely overhaul policymaking mechanisms that had been shaped over the past decades. Yet the Japanese people quickly felt disappointed with the DPJ’s ‘policymaking engineering’. Examining the evolution of the decision-making process in Japan under the DPJ administration between the years 2009-2012 this book offers a multidimensional explanation for the reasons for the DPJ’s failure in producing effective policymaking mechanisms. Implementing conceptual tools borrowed from historical institutionalism the author explains why the Democrats displayed inflexibility in introducing selected elements of the Westminster system incoherence in regard to many aspects of the decision-making reform and unwillingness to take advantage of all of the institutional resources at their disposal. The book argues that the examination of the DPJ’s origins and interactions with other parties is crucial in understanding its misconceptions regarding the institutional model policy vision and institutional tools required for a durable change in policymaking patterns. Illustrating its argument with a range of case studies this book explains why ultimately the DPJ’s concept of a politician-led government resulted in failure. It will also be helpful in understanding the prerequisites for the success of institutional reforms in general. As such it will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies Political science Asian studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138553941

Decision-Making Under StressEmerging Themes and Applications In our high technology society there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection training and operational performance. Decision Making Under Stress presents a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory in research and practice on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. It focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks principally on flight decks at civil emergencies in industrial settings and military environments. The 29 chapters cover a wide range of perspectives and applications from aviation military industry and the emergency services. The authors all international invited experts in their field are based in research centers and universities from Europe North America and Australia. Their common interest is in the theories and methods of a new research domain called NDM (naturalistic decision making). This volume comprises the edited contributions to the Third International NDM conference sponsored by the US Army Research Institute and the US Naval Air Warfare Center which was held in Aberdeen Scotland in September 1996. The NDM researchers are interested in decision making in situations characterised by high risk time pressure uncertain goals ambiguous information and teamwork. The extent to which the NDM approach can explain and predict human performance in such settings is a central theme discussed with many practical examples and applications. This book is essential reading for applied psychologists pilots emergency commanders military officers high hazard managers safety and emergency response professionals. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258409

Decisions Technology and Organization This title was first published in 2000. This text analyzes the problems of managing large-scale technology projects. It addresses the contrast between projects' hoped-for benefits and the optimism with which they are promoted and the high human economic or environmental costs of their operation. The book is multi-disciplinary in its approach and an integration of different levels of analysis. It contains case studies that are analyzed in terms of the literatures on decision theory public administration and strategic and project managment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138730649

Decisions / Personal Safety - Indoors: Colorcards Decisions/Personal Safety Colorcards Indoors. Indoor activities situations and objects requiring safe decision making. This set of Colorcards illustrates a variety of everyday activities situations and objects encountered that can easily cause danger and mishap if not considered as a potential hazard or used safely. Each card provides multiple opportunities for discussion and the accompanying booklet provides ideas for ways to use the cards both on a one-to-one basis and in a group or classroom situation.  Examples of cards included are: candles lit near curtains; owning large dogs; sitting on an upstairs window ledge; very sharp knives left on the kitchen counter; personal hygiene; bleach in low store cupboard; and cyber-safety. The cards can be used in a number of ways to encourage the development of decision making and having regard for safety issues. This could include discussion role-play story-telling creative activities. Age: All ages; Contents: 36 A5 cards; accompanying booklet detailing ways to use the cards boxed. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781909301153

Decisions / Personal Safety - Outdoors: Colorcards Decisions/Personal Safety Colorcards Outdoors Presenting a variety of situations to encourage consideration and discussion. Thinking through how to identify and deal with unexpected and potentially dangerous situations provides invaluable knowledge about possible and appropriate reactions. Understanding and acknowledging the need to consider this aspect of life will help students be prepared to mentally deal with some of life's challenges. This set of cards features 36 different situations and dilemmas including: cycling on the road without a helmet and listening to music; picking up hitch hikers/being a hitch hiker; using a mobile phone whilst driving; building site dangers; stranger danger; and dangerous dogs. The set is designed to encourage students to think logically to use reasoning skills and to make prompt and rational decisions. This can be achieved through discussion role-play storytelling and creative activities. The accompanying booklet provides details about the cards in the box and activities and ideas for use. Age: All ages Contents: 36 A5 cards; accompanying booklet detailing ways to use the cards boxed. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781909301276

Decisions and DilemmasCase Studies in Presidential Foreign Policy Making Since 1945 This book's unique combination of case studies and commentaries provides the basis for a systematic discussion of the role of individual leaders and complex institutions in U.S. foreign policy making. The case studies present routine and urgent controversial and consensus-driven decisions in nine presidential administrations--"from Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 to George W. Bush's responses to international terrorism in the wake of 9/11. Each chapter includes essential background information a chronology of events and primary source documents. Through all these elements even students with little or no background in history will gain a new understanding of how presidents institutions and issues all shape American foreign policy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705248

Decisions and DiplomacyStudies in Twentieth Century International History The growing significance of international history and relations in recent years has been reflected in a growth of research and development of new courses. This collection of essays focus on three broad themes: the League of Nations and collective security problems in British foreign policy and European/International security in the interwar years. The book in memory of Esmonde Robertson and George Grün distinguished historians of the London School of Economics contains papers commissioned from some of the most formidable names in international history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967281

Decisions For War 1914 Keith Wilson is Lecturer in International History at the University of Leeds.; This book is intended for undergraduate history courses: broad 20th century European history First World War military history war studies international and diplomatice history school libraries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315072173

Decisions on the U.S. Courts of Appeals This book provides institutional information as well as practical usage information on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. In addition it includes important statistical information for researchers and students interested in a variety of topics less directly related to the judiciary. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138990647

Decisions to ImprisonCourt Decision-Making Inside and Outside the Law Rasmus Wandall uses quantitative and qualitative methods from studies carried out in Denmark to address the formal and informal norms and ideologies that are used to generate decisions to imprison. Focusing on the operations of the courtroom participants his work investigates how court decision-making is organized to allow the sentencing procedure to be open to more than its formal legal framework while at the same time keeping the sentencing within the boundaries of law and legal validity. The author uses the theory of law's operational closure developed by Niklas Luhmann. The theory provides an advantageous point of departure to capture the close and subtle interactions between law's need for validity and for contextual openness in every legal operation - including court decision-making. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276369

Decisions Without HierarchyFeminist Interventions in Organization Theory and Practice Decisions Without Hierarchy is based on a two-year examination of three feminist organizations: a peace group health collective and business women's group. From these case studies Iannello constructs a model of organizations that while structured is nevertheless non-hierarchical. She terms this organization from the "modified consensus model." Her case studies show that modified consensus does not give way to pressures toward formal hierarchy and that therefore the model merits the attention of feminists and organization theorists alike. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315021225

Decisions: Risk and Reward In recent years leading figures in a variety of fields - political financial medical and organizational - have become acutely aware of the need to effectively incorporate aspects of risk into their decision-making. This book addresses a wide range of contemporary issues in decision research such as how individuals deal with uncertainty and complexity gender-based differences in decision-making what determines decision performance and why people choose risky activities.The book presents results from academic research carried out over the last twenty years. A common theme is the study of decisions made in horserace betting markets a research medium which offers a rich insight into decision-making in general and one which enjoys particular methodological advantages over laboratory-based simulations. This set of naturalistic studies explores the variety of individual motivations for betting how people perceive and respond to the presence of uncertainty the challenges of complex and turbulent information and the use of heuristics as a response how decision-making performance is affected by structural or process-related features of the decision environment and how men and women differ in their decision behaviour.The authors’ interesting and novel findings offer a richer understanding of the psychological and economic underpinnings of betting behaviour which should inform practitioners policymakers and regulators in an industry which is undergoing unprecedented global growth. The book is also relevant to courses covering subject areas such as financial markets decision-making and behavioural finance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415759717

DecisionsA Call to Action This book represents a method by which students are assisted to make wise decisions about the use of alcohol and other drugs. Situations which are essential to effective daily living are employed to reach effective decisions. The role of parents in assisting the children toward a better understanding of the nature of drug use is also explored. Specifically the use of alcohol and other drugs in the workplace places the drug situation directly in the light of the job market. The current problem of HIV and drugs is also discussed along with drugs and pregnancy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415785822

Decisive Campaigns of the Second World War Success or defeat in the Second World War turned less on winning or losing battles than on winning or losing campaigns. This volume reassesses the importance of seven major campaigns for the outcome of the war. The authors examine a wide range of factors which influence success or failure including strategic planning logistics combat performance command and military intelligence. This book represents a novel contribution to the study of the Second World War. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203043608

Declarations of InterdependenceA Legal Pluralist Approach to Indigenous Rights This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law. Constructing a theory of legal pluralism that is both critical of law's epistemological and ontological presuppositions as well as discursive in engaging a dialogue between legal traditions Anker focusses on prominent aspects of legal discourse and process such as sovereignty proof cultural translation and negotiation. With case studies and examples principally drawn from Australia and Canada the book seeks to set state law in front of its own reflection in the mirror of Indigenous rights drawing on a broad base of scholarship in addition to legal theory from philosophy literary studies anthropology social theory Indigenous studies and art. As a contribution to legal theory the study advances legal pluralist approaches not just by imagining a way to ’make space for’ Indigenous legal traditions but by actually working with their insights in building theory. The book will be of value to students and researchers interested in Indigenous rights as well as those working in the areas of socio-legal studies legal pluralism and law and cultural diversity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138637641

Declarative Mapping Sentences in Qualitative ResearchTheoretical Linguistic and Applied Usages In this book Hackett introduces the traditional usage of the mapping sentence within quantitative research reviews its philosophical underpinnings and proposes the "declarative mapping sentence" as an instrument and approach to qualitative scholarship. With a helpful glossary and a range of illustrative tables Hackett takes the reader through a straightforward introduction to mapping sentences and their construction before discussing declarative mapping sentences and possible future research directions. This innovative direction for social research provides a flexible structure for research domain and it allows qualitative research results to be uniformly sorted. Declarative Mapping Sentences in Qualitative Research will be essential reading for researchers academics and postgraduate students in the fields of qualitative psychology and psychological methods as well as philosophical psychology and social science research methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138499829

Decline Renewal and the City in Popular Music Culture: Beyond the Beatles How is popular music culture connected with the life image and identity of a city? How for example did the Beatles emerge in Liverpool how did they come to be categorized as part of Liverpool culture and identity and used to develop and promote the city and how have connections between the Beatles and Liverpool been forged and contested? This book explores the relationship between popular music and the city using Liverpool as a case study. Firstly it examines the impact of social and economic change within that city on its popular music culture focusing on de-industrialization and economic restructuring during the 1980s and 1990s. Secondly and in turn it considers the specificity of popular music culture and the many diverse ways in which it influences city life and informs the way that the city is thought about valued and experienced. Cohen highlights popular music's unique role and significance in the making of cities and illustrates how de-industrialization encouraged efforts to connect popular music to the city to categorize claim and promote it as local culture and harness and mobilize it as a local resource. In doing so she adopts an approach that recognizes music as a social and symbolic practice encompassing a diversity of roles and characteristics: music as a culture or way of life distinguished by social and ideological conventions; music as sound; speech and discourse about music; and music as a commodity and industry. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351218429

Decline Renewal and the City in Popular Music Culture: Beyond the Beatles How is popular music culture connected with the life image and identity of a city? How for example did the Beatles emerge in Liverpool how did they come to be categorized as part of Liverpool culture and identity and used to develop and promote the city and how have connections between the Beatles and Liverpool been forged and contested? This book explores the relationship between popular music and the city using Liverpool as a case study. Firstly it examines the impact of social and economic change within that city on its popular music culture focusing on de-industrialization and economic restructuring during the 1980s and 1990s. Secondly and in turn it considers the specificity of popular music culture and the many diverse ways in which it influences city life and informs the way that the city is thought about valued and experienced. Cohen highlights popular music's unique role and significance in the making of cities and illustrates how de-industrialization encouraged efforts to connect popular music to the city to categorize claim and promote it as local culture and harness and mobilize it as a local resource. In doing so she adopts an approach that recognizes music as a social and symbolic practice encompassing a diversity of roles and characteristics: music as a culture or way of life distinguished by social and ideological conventions; music as sound; speech and discourse about music; and music as a commodity and industry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815388456

Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire Hans Eysenck was one of the best-known research psychologists of the twentieth century. Respected as a prolific author he was unafraid to address controversial topics. In Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire he places himself at the center of the debate on psychoanalytic theory challenging the state of Freudian theory and modern-day psychoanalytic practice and questioning the premises on which psychoanalysis is based. In so doing Eysenck illustrates the shortcomings of both psychoanalysis as a method of curing neurotic and psychotic behaviors and of the theory of dreams and their interpretation. He also analyzes Freud's influence on anthropology and his alleged contributions to science.While books about Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis abound most have been written by followers and acolytes and are therefore uncritical unaware of alternative theories or written as weapons in a war of propaganda. Others are long and highly technical and therefore valuable only to students and professionals. Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire on the other hand was written with the non-professional in mind and is for those who wish to know what modern scholarship has discovered about the truth or falsity of Freudian doctrines.Graced with an incisive new preface by Sybil Eysenck exploring her husband's motivation for writing the book Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire is an authoritative and convincing work that exposes the underlying contradictions in Freudian theory as well as the limitations and errors of psychoanalysis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522046

Decline and Revival in Higher Education This is an analysis of higher education in the past half century a period of dramatic change and democratization. But it is more than that. The author has been a participant in the struggle to stem the decline in higher education as it moved from an emphasis on classical liberal values toward relativism and ideological extremism. This volume reflects an awareness of what has been lost but sees hope for a revival of traditional values as technological change and awareness of failure forces institutions to examine their premise. Herbert I. London has provided here fuel for fundamental redirection in American college and university affairs. Decline and Revival in Higher Education is uncompromising in its concerns but points the way toward a future linked to the best of the past.The work follows the personal evolution of the author while at the same time describes the devolution of university standards in such institutions as Columbia Duke the University of California at Berkeley and New York University. While seeing optimistic trends in oases of traditional programming that can serve as a counterweight to campus orthodoxies London argues that the dramatic transformation of the academy cannot be denied. The social sciences and humanities in particular have become isolated from mainstream requirements in the nation.London deals with concrete concerns such as the collapse of classic book programs in the contemporary curriculum the decline and even vigilante raids on opposition in campus publications the collapse of moral judgment in favor of pure relativism the transformation of many museums into a storage houses of debris and the confusion of coarse language with democratization. These developments lead the author to write this book for if the culture wars are over the American people may be the losers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509047

Declining Acquisitions BudgetsAllocation Collection Development and Impact Communication This book first published in 1993 is a key resource in beginning the task of re-thinking traditional methods of collection development and maintenance. The contributing authors to this volume provide thought-provoking chapters which touch on library business and societal issues as related to work as a library administrator. They advise on how to take a more economical approach to developing and maintaining a great collection - with a smaller budget. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367410445

Decoding a Royal Marine CommandoThe Militarized Body as Artefact With a heritage dating back to the mid-seventeenth century the Royal Marines have accrued a rich history of rituals artefacts and material culture that is consciously deployed in order to define and shape the institution both historically and going forward into an uncertain future. Drawing upon this heritage Mark Burchell offers a unique method of understanding how the Royal Marines draw upon this material culture in order to help transform ordinary labour power to political agency comprising acts of controlled and sustained violence. He demonstrates how a barrage of objects and items - including uniforms weapons landscapes architecture personal kit drills rituals and iconography - are deployed in order successfully to integrate the recruits into the Royal Marines' culture. It is argued that this material culture is a vital tool with which to imprint the military's own image on new recruits as they embark on a process of de-individualisation. Having been granted unprecedented access to the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone as an anthropologist Burchell observed an intake of recruits throughout their demanding and exhausting year-long training programme. The resulting book presents to the academic community for the first time a theorised in-depth account of a relatively unexplored social community and how its material culture creates and reifies new military identities. This path-breaking interdisciplinary analysis provides fresh understanding of the multiple processes of military enculturation through a meticulous revision of the relationships that exist between disciplinary and punishment practices; violence and masculinity; narratives and personhood; and will explore how these issues are understood by recruits through their practical application of body to physical labour and by the cues of their surrounding material culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367585334

Decoding AnorexiaHow Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders Decoding Anorexia is the first and only book to explain anorexia nervosa from a biological point of view. Its clear user-friendly descriptions of the genetics and neuroscience behind the disorder is paired with first person descriptions and personal narratives of what biological differences mean to sufferers. Author Carrie Arnold a trained scientist science writer and past sufferer of anorexia speaks with clinicians researchers parents other family members and sufferers about the factors that make one vulnerable to anorexia the neurochemistry behind the call of starvation and why it’s so hard to leave anorexia behind. She also addresses:• How environment is still important and influences behaviors• The characteristics of people at high risk for developing anorexia nervosa• Why anorexics find starvation “rewarding”• Why denial is such a salient feature and how sufferers can overcome itCarrie also includes interviews with key figures in the field who explain their work and how it contributes to our understanding of anorexia. Long thought to be a psychosocial disease of fickle teens this book alters the way anorexia is understood and treated and gives patients their doctors and their family members hope. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415898676

Decoding Boundaries in Contemporary JapanThe Koizumi Administration and Beyond This book sheds light on the changing nature of contemporary Japan by decoding a range of political economic and social boundaries. With a focus on the period following the inauguration of Prime Minister Koizumi Junichirō the book grows out of a recognition that with the Koizumi administration playing a more proactive role internationally and moving ahead with deregulation and the ‘structural reform’ of the economy domestically a range of boundaries have been challenged and reinscribed. Here ‘boundaries’ refers to the ways in which contemporary Japan is shaped as a separate entity by the inscription and reinscription of political economic and social space creating insiders and outsiders both internationally and domestically. The central argument of the book is that in order to achieve the twin goals of greater international proactivity and domestic reform the government and other actors supporting Koizumi’s new direction for Japan needed to take action in order to destabilize and reformulate a range of extant boundaries. While boundaries often remain invisible the aim of this book is to promote an understanding of their significance by uncovering their pivotal role. Decoding Boundaries in Contemporary Japan brings together contributions from leading and emerging scholars from the UK Japan and the United States. It will appeal to scholars and students of Japan as well as social scientists with an interest in borders and boundaries political scientists interested in Asia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138862937

Decoding Coca-ColaA Biography of a Global Brand This collection of essays delves into the Coke brand to identify and decode its DNA. Unlike other accounts these essays adopt a global approach to understand this global brand. Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars Decoding Coca-Cola critically interrogates the Coke brand as well its constituent parts. By examining those who have been responsible for creating the images of Coke as well as the audiences that have consumed them these essays offer a unique and revealing insight into the Coke brand and asks whether Coca-Cola is always has the same meaning. Looking into the core meaning values and emotions underpinning the Coca-Cola brand it provides a unique insight into how global brands are created and positioned. This critical examination of one of the world’s most recognisable brands will be an essential resource for scholars researching and teaching in the fields of marketing advertising and communication. Its unique interdisciplinary approach also makes it accessible to scholars working in other humanities fields including history media studies communication studies and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138495449

Decoding Gender in Science Fiction From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias Decoding Gender in Science Fiction examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated explored and revised conventional notions of sexual difference. Attebery traces a fascinating history of men's and women's writing that covertly or overtly investigates conceptions of gender suggesting new perspectives on the genre. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315870038

De-coding New RegionalismShifting Socio-political Contexts in Central Europe and Latin America Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America this book focuses on 'new' regions - regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to institutional change while acknowledging its contested nature and contradictions. It questions whether these regions are merely a strategy of neo-liberal adjustment to changing political and economic conditions or whether they are indicative of true reform greater citizen participation and empowerment. It assesses whether these regions are really representing something new or whether they are a reconfiguration of traditional power relationships. It provides a timely critical analysis of 'region-building' and the extent to which national processes of decentralization and sub-national processes of regionalism can enhance the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276345

Decoding Subaltern PoliticsIdeology Disguise and Resistance in Agrarian Politics James C. Scott has researched and written on subaltern groups and in particular peasants rebellion resistance and agriculture for over 35 years. Yet much of Scott’s most interesting work on the peasantry and the state both conceptually and empirically has never been published in book form. For the first time Decoding Subaltern Politics: Ideology Disguise and Resistance in Agrarian Politics brings together some of his most important work in one volume. The book covers three distinct yet interlinked bodies of work. The first lays out a framework for understanding peasant politics and rebellion much of which is applicable to rural areas of the contemporary global south. Scott then goes on to develop his arguments regarding everyday forms of peasant resistance using the comparative example of the religious tithe in France and Malaysia and tracing the forms of resistance that cover their own tracks and avoid direct clashes with authorities. For much of the world’s population and for most of its history this sort of politics was far more common than the violent clashes that dominate the history books and in this book one can examine the anatomy of such resistance in rich comparative detail. Finally Scott explores how the state’s increasing grip on its population: its identity land-holding income and movements is a precondition for political hegemony. Crucially in examining the invention of state-mandated legal identities especially the permanent patronym and the vagaries of its imposition on vernacular life Scott lays bare the micro-processes of state-formation and resistance. Written by one of the leading social theorists of our age Decoding Subaltern Politics: Ideology Disguise and Resistance in Agrarian Politics is an indispensible guide to the study of subaltern culture and politics and is essential reading for political scientists anthropologists sociologists and historians alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415540100

Decoding Technology Acceptance in EducationA Cultural Studies Contribution The process of integrating technology into education often overlooks that technology is a sign; it is not a neutral message conveyor but rather a material artefact placed into a context inevitably subject to culture. In an original and novel combination Decoding Technology Acceptance in Education brings together two academic domains not previously pursued together yet which diverge in many ways: cultural studies and technology acceptance studies. Drawing on empirical data Stockman demonstrates that teachers activate a meaning-making process through encoding and decoding signs around technology as an artefact of culture and as a result their acceptance behaviour and decisions rely on the dynamics of the cultural whole to which they belong. In this study technology acceptance is revisited as an issue of cultural negotiation; the common approach which provides an instrumental view on technology as a neutral tool is insufficient for the topic of technology acceptance. Rather than proposing yet another model of technology acceptance Decoding Technology Acceptance in Education offers a renewed frame of mind and the conclusions it provides are of vital importance to the theoretical and practical advancement of technology acceptance studies as well as to the practical integration of technology into education. Providing original empirical evidence for the influence of culture on educational decision-making the book raises awareness for the importance of cultural research in areas where it has been under-considered. This book will be of great interest to researchers academics and postgraduate students engaged in the study of technology acceptance and technology use in education as well as those interested in cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367192471

Decoding the Cultural Stereotypes About AgingNew Perspectives on Aging Talk and Aging Issues This collection will present works that offer illuminating perspectives on the remarkably diverse Asian American populations of the United States. As a population that is neither black nor white the range of experiences of these groups many of whom arrived as refugees presents other perspectives on the cultural mosaic that constitutes the United States. Studies of Asian Americans sheds light on issues related to immigration refugee policy transnationalism return migration cultural citizenship ethnic communities community building identity and group formation panethnicity race relations gender and class entrepreneurship employment representation politics adaptation and acculturation. The writings in this collection are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad and informative array of insights on these fascinating and diverse populations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967298

Decoding the PastThe Psychohistorical Approach In Decoding the Past Peter Loewenberg has collected eleven of his brilliant essays on psychohistory a discipline that has emerged from the synthesis of traditional historical analysis and clinical psychoanalysis. He surveys this relatively new field its methods and its problems to show the special contributions that psychoanalysis can make to history. He then further explores the psychohistorical method by applying it to studies of personality cultures groups and mass movements demonstrating that psychohistory offers one of the most powerful of interpretive approaches to history.Decoding the Past is an impressive study that demonstrates the range of Loewenberg's own work in history and psychoanalysis and the full promise of an important and innovative methodology for others. His new essay takes up many of the criticisms and concerns raised about the method of psychohistory and offers a cogent defense for its continued usage. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522053

Decoding Your DreamsA Revolutionary Technique for Understanding Your Dreams Do your dreams seem to have as much in common with real life as a funhouse mirror? Don’t be misled. Dreams contain extraordinarily reliable commentaries on the conflicts and events of everyday life. Properly interpreted they not only illuminate your anxieties but actually show you how to alter the course of your life – and very much for the better. Dreams are so essential to our health and well-being that almost all of us create them in clusters four or five times every night. In this title originally published in 1989 Dr Robert Langs a psychoanalyst and dream researcher goes far beyond standard interpretation in showing how your dreams tap the wisdom of the deep unconscious part of your mind. Through his unique and groundbreaking technique of trigger decoding you will learn what your dreams are saying about your life about the events you must deal with about the problems you are trying to resolve. Dreams can be a kind of emotional camouflage difficult and often uncomfortable to interpret. Trigger decoding not only exposes our emotional wounds it also provides the balm for healing those wounds. In the proper decoding of dreams there is revealed an intelligence power and beauty of mind that is unheard of in direct and conscious experience. Decoding Your Dreams opens a revolutionary new door to self-understanding and self-improvement. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138063259

Decolonial Feminist ResearchHaunting Rememory and Mothers In Decolonial Feminist Research: Haunting Rememory and Mothers Jeong-eun Rhee embarks on a deeply personal inquiry that is demanded by her dead mother’s haunting rememory and pursues what has become her work/life question: What methodologies are available to notice and study a reality that exceeds and defies modern scientific ontology and intelligibility? Rhee is a Korean migrant American educational qualitative researcher who learns anew how to notice feel research and write her mother’s rememory across time geography languages and ways of knowing and being. She draws on Toni Morrison's concept of "rememory" and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's "fragmented-multi self." Using various genres such as poems dialogues fictions and theories Rhee documents a multi-layered process of conceptualizing researching and writing her (m/others’) transnational rememory as a collective knowledge project of intergenerational decolonial feminists of color. In doing so the book addresses the following questions: How can researchers write in the name and practice of research what can never be known or narrated with logic and reason? What methodologies can be used to work through and with both personal and collective losses wounds and connections that have become y/our questions? Rhee shows how to feel connectivity and fragmentation as/of self not as binary but as constitutive through rememory and invites readers to explore possibilities of decolonial feminist research as an affective bridge to imagine rememory and engender healing knowledge. Embodied onto-epistemologies of women of color haunt and thus demand researchers to contest and cross the boundary of questions topics methodologies and academic disciplinary knowledge that are counted as relevant appropriate and legitimate within a dominant western science regime. This book is for qualitative researchers and feminism scholars who are pursuing these kinds of boundary-crossing "personal" inquiries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367222345

Decolonial PsychoanalysisTowards Critical Islamophobia Studies In this provocative and necessary book Robert K. Beshara uses psychoanalytic discursive analysis to explore the possibility of a genuinely anti-colonial critical psychology. Drawing on postcolonial and decolonial approaches to Islamophobia this book enhances understandings of Critical Border Thinking and Lacanian Discourse Analysis alongside other theoretico-methodological approaches. Using a critical decolonial psychology approach to conceptualize everyday Islamophobia the author examines theoretical resources situated within the discursive turn such as decoloniality/transmodernity and carries out an archeology of (counter)terrorism a genealogy of the conceptual Muslim and a Žižekian ideology critique. Conceiving of Decolonial Psychoanalysis as one theoretical resource for Critical Islamophobia Studies (CIS) the author also applies Lacanian Discourse Analysis to extracts from interviews conducted with US Muslims to theorize their ethico-political subjectivity and considers a politics of resistance adversarial aesthetics and ethics of liberation. Essential to any attempt to come to terms with the legacy of racism in psychology and the only critical psychological study on Islamophobia in the United States this is a fascinating read for anyone interested in a critical approach to Islamophobia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367174132

Decolonisation Africanisation and the Philosophy Curriculum This book appropriately titled Decolonisation Africanisation and the Philosophy Curriculum signposts and captures issues about philosophy the philosophy curriculum and its decolonisation and Africanisation. This topic is of critical importance at present for the discipline of philosophy not the least because philosophy and the current philosophical canons are perceived to be improvised by virtue of their historical marginalisation and exclusion of other valuable and important philosophical traditions and perspectives. The continued marginalisation and exclusion of one such philosophical tradition and perspective i.e. African philosophy connects to issues of space contestations and raise questions of justice. The chapters in this book engage with all of these issues and they also attempt to make sense of what it will mean for philosophy and the philosophy curriculum to be decolonised and Africanised; how to go about achieving this task; and what the challenges and problems are that confront efforts to decolonise and Africanise the philosophy curriculum. Furthermore the contributors initiate discussions on the value and importance of non-western philosophical traditions and perspectives and by so doing challenge the dormant and triumphant narrative and hegemony of Western philosophy  as well as the centrality accorded to it in philosophical discourse. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the South African Journal of Philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367592578

Decolonisation after DemocracyRethinking the Research and Teaching of Political Science in South Africa Decolonisation after Democracy addresses the provocative idea that we need to rid higher education of lingering forms of colonial knowledge. This matters because in the colonial era much knowledge was put to the service of subjugating indigenous peoples and the assumptions from this era may linger into the present. Examples of deep-rooted and ‘foundational’ forms of knowledge that carry colonial traits are normative binaries such as ‘civilised and backward’ ‘modern and traditional’ and ‘rational and superstitious’. In addition some accounts of positive values like freedom equality justice and democracy may hide the assumption that the western experience is the norm from which other kinds are rendered imitations deviations or pathologies.In this collection some of South Africa’s leading political scientists and academics engage with the challenge of decolonising knowledge in the research and teaching of politics. It includes new insights about the state international relations clientelism statesociety relations and land reform; and introduces new ways to engage the colonial library curriculum reform and the marginality of historically black institutions. Finally the contributors deal with the decolonial challenge posed by the #FeesMustFall student movements reflecting on issues of revolutionary politics and gender and sexual violence.This book was originally published as a special issue of Politikon. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367583989

Decolonisation and AfterThe British French Experience First Published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138459373

Decolonisation and Regional GeopoliticsSouth Africa and the ‘Congo Crisis’ 1960-1965 Decolonisation and Regional Geopolitics argues that as much as the ‘Congo crisis’ (1960-1965) was a Cold War battleground so too was it a battleground for Southern Africa’s decolonisation. This book provides a transnational history of African decolonisation apartheid diplomacy and Southern African nationalist movements. It answers three central questions. First what was the nature of South African involvement in the Congo crisis? Second what was the rationale for this involvement? Third how did South Africans perceive the crisis? Innovatively the book shifts the focus on the Congo crisis away from Cold War intervention and centres it around African decolonisation and regional geopolitics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367660581

Decolonisation of Higher Education in AfricaPerspectives from Hybrid Knowledge Production This book discusses the status and importance of decolonisation and indigenous knowledge in academic research teaching and learning programmes and beyond. Taking practical lessons from a range of institutions in Africa the book argues that that local and global sciences are culturally equal and capable of synergistic complementarity and then integrates the concept of hybrid science into discourses on decolonisation. The chapters argue for a cross-cultural dialogue between different epistemic traditions and the accommodation 'Indigenous' knowledge systems in higher education. Bringing together critical scholars teaching and administrating academics from different disciplines the chapters provide alternative conceptual outlooks and practical case-based perspectives towards decolonised study environments. This book will be of interest to researchers of decolonisation postcolonial studies higher education studies political studies African studies and philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367360603

Decolonisation of Legal Knowledge First published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367176464

DecolonisationThe British Experience since 1945 This updated Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British Empire has been one of the central features of post-war international history. At the end of the Second World War the empire still spanned the globe and yet by the mid-1960s most of Britain’s major dependencies had achieved independence. Concisely and accessibly the book introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies and fraught international relations. Although a relatively recent phenomenon the end of the British Empire continues to spawn a lively and voluminous historical debate. Dr. White provides a synthesis of recent approaches specially updated and expanded for this edition by looking at the demise of British imperial power from three main perspectives the shifting emphases of British overseas policy the rise of populist anti-colonial nationalism the international political strategic and economic environment dominated by the USA and the USSR. The book also examines the British experience within the context of European decolonisation as a whole. Supporting the text are a range of useful tools including maps a chronology of independence a guide to the main characters involved and an extensive bibliography (specially expanded for the new edition. Decolonisation: the British Experience since 1945 is ideal for students and interested readers at all levels providing a diverse range of primary sources and the tools to unlock them. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781408245637

Decolonised and Developmental Social WorkA Model from Nepal This is the first book to cover existing debates on decolonising and developmental social work whilst equipping readers with the understanding of how to translate the idea of decolonisation of social work into practice. Using new empirical data and an extensive detail of social cultural and political dimensions of Nepal the author proposes a new model of ‘decolonised and developmental social work’ that can be applicable to a wide range of countries and cultures.By using interviews with Nepali social workers this text goes beyond mere theoretical approaches and uniquely positions itself in a way that embraces rigorous bottom-up grounded theory method. It will also further ongoing debates on globalisation-localisation universalisation-contextualisation outsider-insider perspectives neoliberal-rights and justice oriented social work and above all colonisation-decolonisation of social work knowledge and practice. It also promotes solidarity of and the struggle for progress for those in the margins of Western social work and development narrative through an emerging theory-praxis of decolonised and developmental social work.Decolonised and Developmental Social Work is essential reading for students academics and researchers of social work and development studies as well as those striving for a decolonial worldview. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367671471

Decolonising Europe?Popular Responses to the End of Empire Decolonising Europe? Popular Responses to the End of Empire offers a new paradigm to understand decolonisation in Europe by showing how it was fundamentally a fluid process of fluxes and refluxes involving not only transfers of populations ideas and sociocultural practices across continents but also complex intra-European dynamics at a time of political convergence following the Treaty of Rome. Decolonisation was neither a process of sudden rapid changes to European cultures nor one of cultural inertia but a development marked by fluidity movement and dynamism. Rather than being a static process where Europe’s (former) metropoles and their peoples ‘at home’ reacted to the end of empire ‘out there’ decolonisation translated into new realities for Europe’s cultures societies and politics as flows ebbs fluxes and cultural refluxes reshaped both former colonies and former metropoles. The volume’s contributors set out a carefully crafted panorama of decolonisation’s sequels in European popular culture by means of in-depth studies of specific cases and media analysing the interwoven meaning momentum memory material culture and migration patterns of the end of empire across eight major European countries. The revised meaning of ‘decolonisation’ that emerges will challenge scholars in several fields and the panorama of new research in the book charts paths for new investigations. The question mark in the title asks not only how European cultures experienced the ‘end of empire’ but also the extent to which this is still a work in progress. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367139605

Decolonising GenderLiterature and a Poetics of the Real Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature â€“ from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare â€“ Rooney explores the nature of the real providing: a way out of some of the current deadlocks of feminist theory an anti-essentialist approach to gender in which both male and female readers may address a consciousness of the feminine a platform for postcolonial and postmodernist thinkers to engage in a dialogue around the status of the performative in regard to the other a new theory of poetic realism in both canonical and postcolonial literatures a re-reading of the Enlightenment legacy in terms of postcolonial liberation theory a comparison of contemporary debates on the real across the humanities and the sciences. Exploring current ideas of performativity in literature and language  and negotiating a path between feminist theory’s common pitfalls of essentialism and constructivism Caroline Rooney argues convincingly that by rethinking our understanding of gender we might also equip ourselves to resist racism and totalitarianism more effectively. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138010604

Decolonising GovernanceArchipelagic Thinking Power may be globalized but Westphalian notions of sovereignty continue to determine political and legal arrangements domestically and internationally: global issues - the legacy of colonialism expressed in continuing human displacement and environmental destruction - are thus treated ‘parochially’ and ineffectually. Not designed for dealing with situations of interdependence democratic institutions find themselves in crisis. Reform in this case is not simply operational but conceptual: political relationships need to be drawn differently; the cultural illiteracy that prevents the local knowledge invested in places made after their stories needs to be recognised as a major obstacle to decolonising governance.Archipelagic thinking refers to neglected dimensions of the earth’s human geography but also to a geo-politics of relationality where governance is understood performatively as the continuous establishment of exchange rates. Insisting on the poetic literacy that must inform a decolonising politics Carter suggests a way out of the incommensurability impasse that dogs assertions of indigenous sovereignty. Discussing bicultural areal management strategies located in south-west Victoria Maluco (Indonesia) and inter-regionally across the Arafura and Timor Seas Carter argues for the existence of creative regions constituted archipelagically that can intervene to rewrite the theory and practice of decolonisation.A book of great stylistic elegance and deftness of analysis Decolonising Governance is an important intervention in the related fields of ecological ecocritical and environmental humanities. Methodologically innovative in its foregrounding of relationality as the nexus between poetics and politics it will also be of great interest to scholars in a range of areas including communicational praxis land/sea biodiversity design bicultural resource management and the constitution of post-Westphalian regional jurisdictions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367585754

Decolonising Heritage in South AsiaThe Global the National and the Transnational This volume cross-examines the stability of heritage as a concept. It interrogates the past which materialises through multi-layered narratives on monuments and other objects that sustain cultural diversity. It seeks to understand how interpretations of “monuments” as “texts” are affected at the local level of experience even as institutions such as UNESCO work to globalise and fix constructs of stable and universal heritage. Shifting away from a largely Eurocentric concept associated with architecture and monumental archaeology this book reassesses how local and regional heritage needs to be balanced with the global and transnational. It argues that material objects and monuments are not static embodiments of culture but are rather a medium through which identity power and society are produced and reproduced. This is especially relevant in South and Southeast Asian contexts where debates over heritage often have local regional and national political implications and consequences. Reevaluating how traditional valuation of monuments and cultural landscapes could help aid sustainability and long-term preservation of the heritage this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of South and Southeast Asian history heritage studies archaeology cultural studies tourism studies and political history as well. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367733513

Decolonising Imperial HeroesCultural legacies of the British and French Empires The heroes of the British and French empires stood at the vanguard of the vibrant cultures of imperialism that emerged in Europe in the second-half of the nineteenth century. Their stories are well known. Scholars have tended to assume that figures such as Livingstone and Gordon or Marchand and Brazza vanished rapidly at the end of empire. Yet imperial heroes did not disappear after 1945 as British and French flags were lowered around the world. On the contrary their reputations underwent a variety of metamorphoses in both the former metropoles and the former colonies. This book develops a framework to understand the complex legacies of decolonisation both political and cultural through the case study of imperial heroes. We demonstrate that the ‘decolonisation’ of imperial heroes was a much more complex and protracted process than the political retreat from empire and that it is still an ongoing phenomenon even half a century after the world has ceased to be ‘painted in red’. Whilst Decolonising Imperial Heroes explores the appeal of the explorers humanitarians and missionaries whose stories could be told without reference to violence against colonized peoples it also analyses the persistence of imperial heroes as sites of political dispute in the former metropoles. Demonstrating that the work of remembrance was increasingly carried out by diverse fragmented groups of non-state actors in a process we call ‘the privatisation of heroes’ the book reveals the surprising rejuvenation of imperial heroes in former colonies both in nation-building narratives and as heritage sites. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138309098

Decolonising Indigenous Child WelfareComparative Perspectives During the past decade a remarkable transference of responsibility to Indigenous children’s organisation has taken place in many parts of Australia Canada the USA and New Zealand. It has been influenced by Indigenous peoples’ human rights advocacy at national and international levels by claims to self-determination and by the globalisation of Indigenous children’s organisations. Thus far this reform has taken place with little attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities; now Decolonising Indigenous Child Welfare: Comparative Perspectives considers these developments and evaluating law reform with respect to Indigenous child welfare asks whether the pluralisation of responses to their welfare and well-being within a cross-cultural post-colonial context can improve the lives of Indigenous children. The legislative frameworks for the delivery of child welfare services to Indigenous children are assessed in terms of the degree of self-determination which they afford Indigenous communities. The book draws upon interdisciplinary research and the author’s experience collaborating with the peak Australian Indigenous children’s organisation for over a decade to provide a thorough examination of this international issue. Dr Terri Libesman is a Senior Lecturer in the Law Faculty at the University of Technology Sydney. She has collaborated researched and published for over a decade with the peak Australian Indigenous children’s organisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138934832

Decolonising Indigenous Rights Covering a wide range of issues relating to the topic this book examines the experiences and perceptions of indigenous peoples in the context of the national states and political systems that have been externally imposed and implemented upon them. Fascinating and incisive the text discusses a range of areas such as: indigenous territories concepts of political autonomy and sovereignty that have been used to describe and constitute indigenous political projects Western notions of education in relation to indigenous societies' educational practice the broad Western historical understanding of the relationship with indigenous societies and the adequacy of the legal notion of "belief"to depict Aboriginal religiosity. Contributors to this volume include anthropologists jurists educators indigenous activists scholars and sociologists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415807852

Decolonising Intercultural EducationColonial differences the geopolitics of knowledge and inter-epistemic dialogue At the centre of Decolonising Intercultural Education is a simple yet fundamental question: is it possible to learn from the Other? This book argues that many recent efforts to theorise interculturality restrict themselves to a variety of interpretations within a Western framework of knowledge which does not necessarily account for the epistemological diversity of the world. The book suggests an alternative definition of interculturality framed not in terms of cultural differences but in terms of colonial difference. It brings analysis of the Latin American concept of interculturalidad into the picture and explores the possibility of decentring the discourse of interculturality and its Eurocentric outlook seeing interculturality as inter-epistemic rather than simply inter-cultural. Decolonising Intercultural Education will be of interest to educational practitioners researchers and postgraduate students in in the areas of education postcolonial studies Latin American studies and social sciences. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367182083

Decolonising Justice for Aboriginal youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders This book reflects multidisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional analysis of issues surrounding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and the criminal justice system and the impact on Aboriginal children young people and their families.This book provides the first comprehensive and multidisciplinary account of FASD and its implications for the criminal justice system – from prevalence and diagnosis to sentencing and culturally secure training for custodial officers. Situated within a ‘decolonising’ approach the authors explore the potential for increased diversion into Aboriginal community-managed on-country programmes enabled through innovation at the point of first contact with the police and non-adversarial needs-focussed courts. Bringing together advanced thinking in criminology Aboriginal justice issues law paediatrics social work and Indigenous mental health and well-being the book is grounded in research undertaken in Australia Canada and New Zealand. The authors argue for the radical recalibration of both theory and practice around diversion intervention and the role of courts to significantly lower rates of incarceration; that Aboriginal communities and families are best placed to construct the social and cultural scaffolding around vulnerable youth that could prevent damaging contact with the mainstream justice system; and that early diagnosis and assessment of FASD may make a crucial difference to the life chances of Aboriginal youth and their families.Exploring how far from providing solutions to FASD the mainstream criminal justice system increases the likelihood of adverse outcomes for children with FASD and their families this innovative book will be of great value to researchers and students worldwide interested in criminal and social justice criminology youth justice social work and education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367351090

Decolonising Lifelong Learning in the Age of Transnational Migration Decolonising Lifelong Learning in the Age of Transnational Migration examines how colonialism has shaped migration and migrants’ transnational learning experiences. With the development of modern transportation and advanced communication technologies migration has shifted from international to transnational characterised by the multiple and circular migration across transnational spaces of migrants who maintain close contact with their country of origin. The book interrogates the colonial assumptions and Eurocentric tendencies influencing the current ideological moorings of lifelong learning theories policies and practices in the age of transnational migration. It calls for an approach to lifelong learning that aims to decolonise the ideological underpinnings of colonial relations of rule especially in terms of its racialised privileging of ‘whiteness’ and Eurocentrism as normative processes of knowledge accumulation. This volume cover a wide range of topics including: • Theorising decolonisation in lifelong learning and transnational migration • Decolonising racism sexism and settler colonialism • Decolonising knowledge production and recognition • Decolonising the life course • Decolonising lifelong learning policies • Decolonising pedagogic and curricular approaches to lifelong learning Overall the chapters represent the collective efforts of the contributors in attempting to decolonise lifelong learning in the age of transnational migration. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Lifelong Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367436643

Decolonising Schools in South AfricaThe Impossible Dream? This book explores the challenge of dismantling colonial schooling and how entangled power relations of the past have lingered in post-apartheid South Africa. It examines the â€˜on the ground’ history of colonialism from the vantage point of a small town in the Karoo region showing how patterns of possession and dispossession have played out in the municipality and schools. Using the strong political and ontological critique of decoloniality theories the book demonstrates the ways in which government interventions over many years have allowed colonial relations and the construction of racialised differences to linger in new forms including unequal access to schooling. Written in an accessible style the book considers how the dream of decolonial schooling might be realised from the vantage point of research on the margins. This Karoo region also offers an interesting case study as the site where the world’s largest radio telescope was recently located and highlights the contrasting logics of international ‘big science’ and local development needs. This book will be of interest to academics and scholars in the education field as well as to social geographers sociologists human geographers historians and policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367425753

Decolonization Development and Knowledge in AfricaTurning Over a New Leaf This provocative book is anchored on the insurgent and resurgent spirit of decolonization of the twenty-first century. The author calls upon Africa to turn over a new leaf in the domains of politics economy and knowledge as it frees itself from imperial global designs and global coloniality. With a focus on Africa and its Diaspora the author calls for a radical turning over of a new leaf predicated on decolonial turn and epistemic freedom. The key themes subjected to decolonial analysis include: (1) decolonization/decoloniality – articulating the meaning and contribution of the decolonial turn; (2) subjectivity/identity – examining the problem of Blackness (identity) as external and internal invention; (3) the Bandung spirit of decolonization as an embodiment of resistance and possibilities development and self-improvement; (4) development and self-improvement – of African political economy as entangled in the colonial matrix of power and the African Renaissance as weakened by undecolonized political and economic thought; and (5) knowledge – the role of African humanities in the struggle for epistemic freedom.This groundbreaking volume opens the intellectual canvas on the challenges and possibilities of African futures. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of Politics and International Relations Development Sociology African Studies Black Studies Education History Postcolonial Studies and the emerging field of Decolonial Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367466930

Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning is a resource for teachers and learners seeking to participate in the creation of radical and liberating spaces in the academy and beyond. This edited volume is inspired by and applies decolonial and feminist thought – two fields with powerful traditions of critical pedagogy which have shared productive exchange. The structure of this collection reflects the synergies between decolonial and feminist thought in its four parts which offer reflections on the politics of knowledge; the challenging pathways of finding your voice; the constraints and possibilities of institutional contexts; and the relation between decolonial and feminist thought and established academic disciplines. To root this book in the political struggles that inspire it and to maintain the close connection between political action and reflection in praxis chapters are interspersed with manifestos formulated by activists from across the world as further resources for learning and teaching. These essays definitively argue that the decolonization of universities through the re-examination of how knowledge is produced and taught is only strengthened when connected to feminist and critical queer and gender perspectives. Concurrently they make the compelling case that gender and feminist teaching can be enhanced and developed when open to its own decolonization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815355946

Decolonization And The State In Kenya This book examines the efforts of the colonial regime to shape the process of decolonization in Kenya from the end of World War II until independence in 1963. It focuses on the conflict between the state's two imperatives: promoting economic development and establishing and maintaining control. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367155629

Decolonization in Africa John Hargreaves examines how the British French Belgian Spanish and Portuguese colonies in tropical Africa became independent in the postwar years and in doing so transformed the international landscape. African demands for independence and colonial plans for reform - central to the story - are seen here in the wider context of changing international relationships. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138153578

Decolonization in South AsiaMeanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal 1947–52 This book explores the meanings and complexities of India’s experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years – from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 – in the politics of West Bengal the new Indian province that was created as a result of the Partition.   The author a specialist on the history of modern India discusses what freedom actually meant to various individuals communities and political parties how they responded to it how they extended its meaning and how in their anxiety to confront the realities of free India they began to invent new enemies of their newly acquired freedom. By emphasising the representations of popular mentality rather than the institutional changes brought in by the process of decolonization he draws attention to other concerns and anxieties that were related to the problems of coming to terms with the newly achieved freedom and the responsibility of devising independent rules of governance that would suit the historic needs of a pluralist nation.   Decolonization in South Asia analyses the transitional politics of West Bengal in light of recent developments in postcolonial theory on nationalism treating the ‘nation’ as a space for contestation rather than a natural breeding ground for homogeneity in the complex political scenario of post-independence India. It will appeal to academics interested in political science sociology social anthropology and cultural and Asian studies.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415533508

Decolonizing ConservationCaring for Maori Meeting Houses outside New Zealand This book argues for an important shift in cultural heritage conservation away from a focus on maintaining the physical fabric of material culture toward the impact that conservation work has on people’s lives. In doing so it challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought and attempts to decolonize conservation practice. To do so the authors examine conservation activities at Maori marae—meeting houses—located in the US Germany and England and contrasts them with changes in marae conservation in New Zealand. A key case study is the Hinemihi meeting house transported to England in the 1890s where it was treated as a curiosity by visitors to Clandon Park for over a century and more recently as a focal point of cultural activity for UK Maori communities. Recent efforts to include various Maori stakeholder communities in the care of this sacred structure is a key example of community based conservation that can be replicated in heritage practice around the world. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315430614

Decolonizing Educational ResearchFrom Ownership to Answerability Decolonizing Educational Research examines the ways through which coloniality manifests in contexts of knowledge and meaning making specifically within educational research and formal schooling. Purposefully situated beyond popular deconstructionist theory and anthropocentric perspectives the book investigates the longstanding traditions of oppression racism and white supremacy that are systemically reseated and reinforced by learning and social interaction. Through these meaningful explorations into the unfixed and often interrupted narratives of culture history place and identity a bold timely and hopeful vision emerges to conceive of how research in secondary and higher education institutions might break free of colonial genealogies and their widespread complicities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138998728

Decolonizing European SociologyTransdisciplinary Approaches Decolonizing European Sociology builds on the work challenging the androcentric colonial and ethnocentric perspectives eminent in mainstream European sociology by identifying and describing the processes at work in its current critical transformation. Divided into sections organized around themes like modernity border epistemology migration and 'the South' this book considers the self-definition and basic concepts of social sciences through an assessment of the new theoretical developments such as postcolonial theory and subaltern studies and whether they can be described as the decolonization of the discipline. With contributions from a truly international team of leading social scientists this volume constitutes a unique and tightly focused exploration of the challenges presented by the decolonization of the discipline of sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138249714

Decolonizing Foreign Language EducationThe Misteaching of English and Other Colonial Languages Decolonizing Foreign Language Education interrogates current foreign language and second language education approaches that prioritize white western thought. Edited by acclaimed critical theorist and linguist Donaldo Macedo this volume includes cutting-edge work by a select group of critical language scholars working to rigorously challenge the marginalization of foreign language education and the displacement of indigenous and non-standard language varieties through the reification of colonial languages. Each chapter confronts the hold of colonialism and imperialism that inform and shape the relationship between foreign language education and literary studies by asserting that a critical approach to applied linguistics is just as important a tool for FL/ESL/EFL educators as literature or linguistic theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138320697

Decolonizing Global Mental HealthThe psychiatrization of the majority world Decolonizing Global Mental Health is a book that maps a strange irony. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Movement for Global Mental Health are calling to ‘scale up’ access to psychological and psychiatric treatments globally particularly within the global South. Simultaneously in the global North psychiatry and its often chemical treatments are coming under increased criticism (from both those who take the medication and those in the position to prescribe it). The book argues that it is imperative to explore what counts as evidence within Global Mental Health and seeks to de-familiarize current ‘Western’ conceptions of psychology and psychiatry using postcolonial theory. It leads us to wonder whether we should call for equality in global access to psychiatry whether everyone should have the right to a psychotropic citizenship and whether mental health can or should be global. As such it is ideal reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in the fields of critical psychology and psychiatry social and health psychology cultural studies public health and social work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781848721609

Decolonizing Interpretive ResearchA Subaltern Methodology for Social Change To what extent do Western political and economic interests distort perceptions and affect the Western production of research about the other? The concept of 'colonializing epistemologies' describes how knowledges outside the Western purview are often not only rendered invisible but either absorbed or destroyed. Decolonizing Interpretive Research outlines a form of oppositional study that undertakes a critical analysis of bodies of knowledge in any field that engages with issues related to the lives and survival of those deemed as other. It focuses on creating intellectual spaces that will facilitate new readings of the world and lead toward change both in theory and practice. The book begins by conceptualizing the various aspects of the decolonizing interpretive research approach for the reader and the following six chapters each focus on one of these issues grounded in a specific decolonizing interpretive study. With a foreword by Linda Tuhiwai Smith this book will allow readers to not only engage with the conceptual framework of this decolonizing methodology but will also give them access to examples of how the methodology has informed decolonizing interpretive studies in practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138486614

Decolonizing Language Learning Decolonizing ResearchA Critical Ethnography Study in a Mexican University This volume explores the socio-political dynamics historical forces and unequal power relationships which mediate language ideologies in Mexican higher education settings shedding light on the processes by which minority students learn new languages in postcolonial contexts. Drawing on data from a critical ethnographic case study of a Mexican university over several years the book turns a critical lens on language learning autonomy and the use of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in postcolonial higher education settings and advocates for an approach to the language learning and teaching process which takes into account minority language learners’ cultural heritage and localized knowledge. Despagne also showcases this approach in the unique research methodology which underpins the data integrating participatory methods such as Interpretative Focus Groups in an attempt to decolonize research by engaging and involving participants in the analysis of data. Highlighting the importance of critical approaches in encouraging the equitable treatment of diverse cultures and languages and the development of agency in minority language learners this book will be key reading for researchers in sociolinguistics educational linguistics applied linguistics ethnography of communication and linguistic anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367143534

Decolonizing ModernismJames Joyce and the Development of Spanish American Fiction Decolonizing Modernism focuses on a body of texts typically associated with the 'boom' to endorse and develop Emir Rodriguez Monegal's contention that James Joyce's Ulysses is indeed a central model for the development of contemporary Spanish American narrative. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367602468

Decolonizing NatureStrategies for Conservation in a Post-colonial Era British imperialism was almost unparalleled in its historical and geographical reach leaving a legacy of entrenched social transformation in nations and cultures in every part of the globe. Colonial annexation and government were based on an all-encompassing system that integrated and controlled political economic social and ethnic relations and required a similar annexation and control of natural resources and nature itself. Colonial ideologies were expressed not only in the progressive exploitation of nature but also in the emerging discourses of conservation. At the start of the 21st century the conservation of nature is of undiminished importance in post-colonial societies yet the legacy of colonial thinking endures. What should conservation look like today and what (indeed whose) ideas should it be based upon? Decolonizing Nature explores the influence of the colonial legacy on contemporary conservation and on ideas about the relationships between people polities and nature in countries and cultures that were once part of the British Empire. It locates the historical development of the theory and practice of conservation - at both the periphery and the centre - firmly within the context of this legacy and considers its significance today. It highlights the present and future challenges to conservationists of contemporary global neo-colonialism The contributors to this volume include both academics and conservation practitioners. They provide wide-ranging and insightful perspectives on the need for and practical ways to achieve new forms of informed ethical engagement between people and nature. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770927

Decolonizing Pathways towards Integrative Healing in Social Work Taking a new and innovative angle on social work this book seeks to remedy the lack of holistic perspectives currently used in Western social work practice by exploring Indigenous and other culturally diverse understandings and experiences of healing. This book examines six core areas of healing through a holistic lens that is grounded in a decolonizing perspective. Situating integrative healing within social work education and theory the book takes an interdisciplinary approach drawing from social memory and historical trauma contemplative traditions storytelling healing literatures integrative health and the traditional environmental knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. In exploring issues of water creative expression movement contemplation animals and the natural world in relation to social work practice the book will appeal to all scholars practitioners and community members interested in decolonization and Indigenous studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415788519

Decolonizing Place in Early Childhood Education This book draws attention to the urgent need for early childhood education to critically encounter and pedagogically respond to the entanglements of environmentally damaged places anti-blackness and settler colonial legacies. Drawing from the author’s multi-year participatory action research with educators and children in suburban settings the book highlights Indigenous presences and land relations within ongoing settler colonialism as necessary yet often ignored aspects of environmental education. Chapters discuss topics such as: geotheorizing in a capitalist society absences of Black place relations and unsettling unquestioned Western assumptions about nature education. Rather than offer prescriptive solutions this book works to broaden possibilities and bolster the conversation among teachers and scholars concerned with early years environmental education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138384538

Decolonizing Social Work Riding on the success of Indigenous Social Work Around the World this book provides case studies to further scholarship on decolonization a major analytical and activist paradigm among many of the world’s Indigenous Peoples including educators tribal leaders activists scholars politicians and citizens at the grassroots level. Decolonization seeks to weaken the effects of colonialism and create opportunities to promote traditional practices in contemporary settings. Establishing language and cultural programs; honouring land claims teaching Indigenous history science and ways of knowing; self-esteem programs celebrating ceremonies restoring traditional parenting approaches tribal rites of passage traditional foods and helping and healing using tribal approaches are central to decolonization. These insights are brought to the arena of international social work still dominated by western-based approaches. Decolonization draws attention to the effects of globalization and the universalization of education methods of practice and international ’development’ that fail to embrace and recognize local knowledges and methods. In this volume Indigenous and non-Indigenous social work scholars examine local cultures beliefs values and practices as central to decolonization. Supported by a growing interest in spirituality and ecological awareness in international social work they interrogate trends issues and debates in Indigenous social work theory practice methods and education models including a section on Indigenous research approaches. The diversity of perspectives decolonizing methodologies and the shared struggle to provide effective professional social work interventions is reflected in the international nature of the subject matter and in the mix of contributors who write from their contexts in different countries and cultures including Australia Canada Cuba Japan Jordan Mexico New Zealand South Africa and the USA. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138247390

Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore is a unique study in the history of education because it examines decolonization in terms of how it changed the subject of history in the school curriculum of two colonized countries – Malaysia and Singapore. Blackburn and Wu’s book analyzes the transition of the subject of history from colonial education to postcolonial education from the history syllabus upholding the colonial order to the period after independence when the history syllabus became a tool for nation-building. Malaysia and Singapore are excellent case studies of this process because they once shared a common imperial curriculum in the English language schools that was gradually ‘decolonized’ to form the basis of the early history syllabuses of the new nation-states (they were briefly one nation-state in the early to mid-1960s). The colonial English language history syllabus was ‘decolonized’ into a national curriculum that was translated for the Chinese Malay and Tamil schools of Malaysia and Singapore. By analyzing the causes and consequences of the dramatic changes made to the teaching of history in the schools of Malaya and Singapore as Britain ended her empire in Southeast Asia Blackburn and Wu offer fascinating insights into educational reform the effects of decolonization on curricula and the history of Malaysian and Singaporean education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138391659

Decolonizing TranslationFrancophone African Novels in English Translation The linguistically innovative aspect of Francophone African literature has been recognized and studied from a variety of angles over recent decades yet little attention has been paid to what happens to such literature when it is translated into another language. Taking as its corpus all sub-Saharan Francophone African texts that have ever been published in English this book explores the ways in which translators approach innovative features such as African-language borrowings neologisms and other deliberate manipulations of French depictions of sociolinguistic variation and a variety of types of wordplay. The implications of their translation decisions are drawn out with reference to the broader significances that are often accorded to postcolonial literature and earlier critics' calls for a decolonized translation practice are explored from both a practical and theoretical angle. These findings are used to push towards a detailed investigation of the postcolonial turn in translation studies drawing on the work of key postcolonial theorists such has Homi K. Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak. This is a timely and incisive critical assessment of contemporary discourses on the ethics and politics of translation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138173026

Decommissioning Health PhysicsA Handbook for MARSSIM Users Second Edition Experienced Guidance on the Technical Issues of Decommissioning ProjectsWritten by one of the original MARSSIM authors Decommissioning Health Physics: A Handbook for MARSSIM Users Second Edition is the only book to incorporate all of the requisite technical aspects of planning and executing radiological surveys in support of decommissioning. Extensively revised and updated it covers survey instrumentation detection sensitivity statistics dose modeling survey procedures and release criteria.New to the Second EditionChapter on hot spot assessment that recognizes appropriate dosimetric significance of hot spots when designing surveys and includes a new approach for establishing hot spot limitsChapter on the clearance or release of materials highlighting aspects of the MARSAME manualRevised chapter on characterization survey design to reflect guidance in ANSI N13.59 on the value of data quality objectives (DQOs)Updated regulations and guidance documents throughout Updated survey instrumentation used to support decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) surveys including expanded coverage of in situ gamma spectrometersRevised statistics chapter that includes an introduction to Bayesian statistics and additional double sampling and ranked set sampling statistical approachesMore case studies and examples throughout Implement the Surveys Effectively and Avoid Common PitfallsWith more than 20 years of experience as a practitioner in the decommissioning survey field author Eric W. Abelquist prepares you for the technical challenges associated with planning and executing MARSSIM surveys. He discusses the application of statistics for survey design and data reduction and addresses the selection of survey instrumentation and detection sensitivity. He presents final status survey Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367867133

Decomposition Analysis Method in Linear and Nonlinear Differential Equations A Powerful Methodology for Solving All Types of Differential Equations Decomposition Analysis Method in Linear and Non-Linear Differential Equations explains how the Adomian decomposition method can solve differential equations for the series solutions of fundamental problems in physics astrophysics chemistry biology medicine and other scientific areas. This method is advantageous as it simplifies a real problem to reduce it to a mathematically tractable form. The book covers the four classes of the decomposition method: regular/ordinary decomposition double decomposition modified decomposition and asymptotic decomposition. It applies these classes to Laplace and Navier–Stokes equations in Cartesian and polar coordinates for obtaining partial solutions of the equations. Examples of physical and physiological problems such as tidal waves in a channel fluids between plates and through tubes the flow of blood through arteries and the flow past a wave-shaped wall demonstrate the applications. Drawing on the author’s extensive research in fluid and gas dynamics this book shows how the powerful decomposition methodology of Adomian can solve differential equations in a way comparable to any contemporary superfast computer. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498716338

Decomposition and Dimension in Module Categories This book examines the notions of dimension and decomposition for module categories. It discusses some basic properties of quasidecomposition functions and the complete lattice of all quasidecomposition functions taking values in a fixed given lattice. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138401723

Decomposition Methods for Differential EquationsTheory and Applications Decomposition Methods for Differential Equations: Theory and Applications describes the analysis of numerical methods for evolution equations based on temporal and spatial decomposition methods. It covers real-life problems the underlying decomposition and discretization the stability and consistency analysis of the decomposition methods and numerical results. The book focuses on the modeling of selected multi-physics problems before introducing decomposition analysis. It presents time and space discretization temporal decomposition and the combination of time and spatial decomposition methods for parabolic and hyperbolic equations. The author then applies these methods to numerical problems including test examples and real-world problems in physical and engineering applications. For the computational results he uses various software tools such as MATLAB® R3T WIAS-HiTNIHS and OPERA-SPLITT. Exploring iterative operator-splitting methods this book shows how to use higher-order discretization methods to solve differential equations. It discusses decomposition methods and their effectiveness combination possibility with discretization methods multi-scaling possibilities and stability to initial and boundary values problems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138114142

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Cold War Published in 1999. These essays are not deconstructive in the postmodern sense. None of the authors have that depth of scepticism about knowledge claims but they are all concerned that the terms of reference of Cold War enquiry have been inappropriately bounded. The chapters by Murray and Reynolds specifically address the broad theoretical issues involved with paradigms and explanation. The chapters by Dobson Marsh Malik Evans and Dix stretch out Cold War paradigms with successive case studies of Anglo-American relations; the USA Britain Iran and the oil majors; the Gulf States and the Cold War; South Africa and the Cold War; and Indian neutralism. All five authors challenge the efficacy of neo-realist analysis and explanation and critique the way that assumptions derived from that position have been used in historical explanation. The chapters by Ryall Rogers and Bideleux deal with Roman Catholicism in East Central Europe with nuclear matters and with the Soviet perspective. Each work goes beyond the limits of Cold War paradigms. Finally Ponting places the Cold War in the broad context of world history. These essays provide thought-provoking scholarship which helps us both to nuance our understanding of the Cold War and to realise that it should not be taken as an all-embracing paradigm for the explanation of postwar international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138614239

Deconstructing Developmental Psychology In this completely revised and updated edition Deconstructing Developmental Psychology interrogates the assumptions and practices surrounding the psychology of child development providing a critical evaluation of the role and contribution of developmental psychology within social practice. Since the second edition was published there have been many major changes. This book addresses how shifts in advanced capitalism have produced new understandings of children and a new (and more punitive) range of institutional responses to children. It engages with the paradoxes of childhood in an era when young adults are increasingly economically dependent on their families and in a political context of heightened insecurity. The new edition includes an updated review of developments in psychological theory (in attachment evolutionary psychology theory of mind cultural-historical approaches) as well as updating and reflecting upon the changed focus on fathers and fathering. It offers new perspectives on the connections between Piaget and Vygotsky and now connects much more closely with discussions from the sociology of childhood and critical educational research. Coverage has been expanded to include more material on child rights debates and a new chapter addresses practice dilemmas around child protection which engages even more with the "raced" and gendered effects of current policies involving children. This engaging and accessible text provides key resources to inform better professional practice in social work education and health contexts. It offers critical insights into the politics and procedures that have shaped developmental psychological knowledge. It will be essential reading for anyone working with children or concerned with policies around children and families. It was also be of interest to students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across a range of professional and practitioner groups as well as parents and policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138846968

Deconstructing Digital NativesYoung People Technology and the New Literacies There have been many attempts to define the generation of students who emerged with the Web and new digital technologies in the early 1990s. The term "digital native" refers to the generation born after 1980 which has grown up in a world where digital technologies and the internet are a normal part of everyday life. Young people belonging to this generation are therefore supposed to be "native" to the digital lifestyle always connected to the internet and comfortable with a range of cutting-edge technologies. Deconstructing Digital Natives offers the most balanced research-based view of this group to date. Existing studies of digital natives lack application to specific disciplines or conditions ignoring the differences of educational fields and gender. How and how much are learners changing in the digital age? How can a more pluralistic understanding of these learners be developed? Contributors to this volume produce an international overview of developments in digital literacy among today’s young learners offering innovative ways to steer a productive path between traditional narratives that offer only complete acceptance or total dismissal of digital natives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415889964

Deconstructing DurkheimA Post-Post Structuralist Critique The author analyzes Durkheim's social theory from the standpoint of critical structuralism. She explores Durkheim's discussion of the relationship between the individual and society. She also addresses the question of Durkheim's understanding of the relationship between the subject and object of knowledge and the relationship between truth and ideology. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315004235

Deconstructing Educational LeadershipDerrida and Lyotard Jacques Derrida and Jean-François Lyotard constitute two of the most notable figures of poststructuralist thought and philosophy of the postmodern period. Both worked to reveal instabilities and uncertainty and to destabilise assumptions and self-evident traditions for the purposes of reflection creativity and innovative thinking. This significant volume explores the key concepts central to the work of Derrida and Lyotard in relation to educational leadership and reveals how these ideas challenge existing structures hierarchies and models of thought. Derrida’s notions of difference and deconstruction and Lyotard’s concepts of language games performativity and the differend are specifically used to inform provocative and insightful critiques of the positivist assumptions and knowledge construction in the field of educational leadership. The book provides concrete examples of the application of theories to policy literature and empirical data and identifies ideas which continue to impact contemporary practices of educational leadership and management. Included in the book: - why bring Derrida and Lyotard to ELMA?- a Lyotardian politics of the standards movement in educational leadership- managing performance- witnessing deconstructions of the leader-follower binary in ELMA- limitations and critiques of Derrida and Lyotard. This important volume in the series will be of value to all those working and researching in the field of Educational Leadership Management and Administration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138926592

Deconstructing Eurocentric Tourism and Heritage Narratives in Mexican American CommunitiesJuan de Oñate as a West Texas Icon This book attempts to dismantle the unfounded Eurocentric view of US-born and immigrant Mexican peoples that groups together the identities of Latinx Chicanx and other indigenous peoples of the Southwest into Hispanics whose contributions to the cultural historical and social development of the Southwest are marginalized or made non-existent. The narrative and performative legacies that tourism and fantasy heritage produce are promulgated and consumed by both Latinx and non-Latinx peoples and cultures. This book endeavors to expose these productions through analysis of on-the-ground resistance in the service and spirit of intercultural dialogue and change. This book will offer a precise set of recommendations for breaking away from these practices and thus forming new veritable identities. With a strongly heritage-oriented discourse this book on deconstructing Eurocentric representation of Mexican people and their culture will appeal to academics and scholars of heritage tourism Chicano studies Southwest studies and Native American studies courses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367136796

Deconstructing EuropePostcolonial Perspectives This book engages with the question of what makes Europe postcolonial and how memory whiteness and religion figure in representations and manifestations of European ‘identity’ and self-perception. To deconstruct Europe is necessary as its definition is now contested more than ever both internally (through the proliferation of ethnic religious regional differences) and externally (Europe expanding its boundaries but closing its borders). This edited volume explores a number of theoretical discussions on the meaning of Europe and proposes analyzing some of the deeds committed both today and in the past in the name of Europe by foregrounding a postcolonial approach. To deconstruct Europe as a postcolonial place does not imply that Europe’s imperial past is over but on the contrary that Europe’s idea of self and of its polity is still struggling with the continuing hold of colonialist and imperialist attitudes. The objective of this volume is to account for historical legacies which have been denied forgotten or silenced such as the histories of minor and peripheral colonialisms (Nordic colonialisms or Austrian Spanish and Italian colonialism) and to account for the realities of geographical margins within Europe such as the Mediterranean and the Eastern border while tracing alternative models for solidarity and conviviality. The chapters deal with social and political formations as well as cultural and artistic practices drawing from different disciplinary backgrounds and methodological traditions. As such it creates an innovative space for comparative and cross-disciplinary exchanges. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Social Identities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846950

Deconstructing Flexicurity and Developing Alternative ApproachesTowards New Concepts and Approaches for Employment and Social Policy In recent years the concept of flexicurity has come to occupy a central place in political and academic debates regarding employment and social policy. It fosters a view in which the need for continuously increasing flexibility is the basic assumption and the understanding of security increasingly moves from social protection to self-insurance or individual adaptability. Moreover it rejects the traditional contradictions between flexibility and security blending the two into a single notion and thus depoliticizing the relationships between capital and labour. This volume provides a critical discussion of the flexicurity concept the theories upon which it is built and the ideas that it transmits about work unemployment and social justice. It shows that flexicurity fosters the further individualization of social protection an increase in precariousness and the further weakening of labour in relation to capital. The authors present a series of alternative theoretical normative and policy approaches that provide due attention to the collective and political dimension of vulnerability and allow for the development of new societal projects based on alternative values and assumptions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138291348

Deconstructing Habermas This book is the first book-length deconstructive study of the political philosophy of Jürgen Habermas. Inspired by the work of Jacques Derrida the book applies deconstruction to key issues in Habermas’s work: rational discourse and rational consensus constitutional democracy tolerance and civil disobedience. The war in Iraq brought Habermas and Derrida together in defense of international law and in favor of a bigger role for a united Europe in international affairs. Yet despite the rapprochement between Habermas and Derrida in the years prior to Derrida’s death important differences remain between Habermas’s critical theory and Derrida’s deconstruction. These differences reflect differences between post-structuralism and critical theory and between postmodernists and the defenders of modernity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415541169

Deconstructing HappinessCritical Sociology and the Good Life This book offers an original account of the good life in late modernity through a uniquely sociological lens. It considers the various ways that social and cultural factors can encourage or impede genuine efforts to live a good life by deconstructing the concepts of happiness and contentment within cultural narratives of the good life. While empirical studies have dominated the discourse on happiness in recent decades the emphasis on finding causal and correlational relationships has led to a field of research that arguably lacks a reliable theoretical foundation. Deconstructing Happiness offers a step toward developing that foundation by offering characteristically sociological perspectives on the contemporary fascination with happiness and well-being. In doing so it seeks to understand the good life as a socially mediated experience rather than a purely personal or individually defined way of living. The outcome is a book on happiness contentment and the good life that considers the influence of democracy capitalism and progress while also focusing on the more theoretical challenges of self-knowledge reason and interaction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367870447

Deconstructing Human DevelopmentFrom the Washington Consensus to the 2030 Agenda This book provides a critical deconstruction of the human development framework promoted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990. Taking the Human Development Reports of the UNDP as its starting point for reflection this book investigates the construction of this framework as well as its political function since the end of the Cold War. The book argues that the UNDP’s discourse on development relies on essentialist philosophical cultural and political assumptions dating back to the 19th century and concludes that these assumptions – also present in the MDGs and SDGs – impede a full grasp of the complex and multi-layered global problems of the current world. Whilst development critiques traditionally relied on liberal Marxist or Foucauldian theoretical frameworks and focused on epistemological or political economy issues this book draws on the post-foundational and post-structuralist work of Ernesto Laclau and Jacques Derrida and proposes an ontological and relational reading of development discourses that both complements and further develops the insights of previous critiques. This book is key reading for advanced students and researchers of Critical Development Studies Political Science the UN and Sustainable Development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367489564

Deconstructing International Politics Michael Dillon is internationally regarded for his contributions by political philosophers international relations scholars and security studies experts as well as by philosophers more broadly. It is difficult to overrate his importance to the development of critical deconstructive approaches not only in challenging traditional scholarship and addressing contemporary politics but in articulating new approaches and new thinking. This book draws together some of his key works and is framed by an introduction written specially for the volume. It is the first full-length work to draw on the insights and techniques of deconstruction to analyse international relations. Influenced primarily by Derrida it critiques the cornerstones of international relations such as modernity the state the subject security and ethics and justice. This volume will provide an invaluable resource for teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on traditional international relations courses and on the increasing number of specialised courses in critical approaches. Well designed and structured it is accessible to the novice as well as challenging for the specialist. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415556705

Deconstructing Normativity?Re-reading Freud’s 1905 Three Essays Deconstructing Normativity? brings together a unique collection of chapters in which an international selection of contributors reflect on the fundamental and often very radical ideas present in Freud’s original 1905 edition of the Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality. The book has three aims: the contextualization of the text the reconstruction of its central ideas and the further philosophical reflection of the contemporary relevance and critical potential of the 1905 edition. The authors challenge mainstream interpretations of the Three Essays generally based on readings of the final 1924 edition of the text and of the development of Freudian thought: including most importantly the centrality of the Oedipus complex and the developmental approach relative to a tendency towards heteronormativity. Deconstructing Normativity? makes an important contribution in rethinking Freudian psychoanalysis and reopening the discussion on its central paradigms and in so doing it connects with queer and gender theories and philosophical approaches. This book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts in practice and training as well as academics and students of psychoanalysis philosophical anthropology continental philosophy sex gender and sexualities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138232594

Deconstructing PlacemakingNeeds Opportunities and Assets A new taxonomy of placemaking is needed; concerns have been expressed about the professionalization of placemaking through the proliferation of standards zoning codes and restrictive covenants. "Place matters" has become a mantra in many disciplines - architecture urban planning and urban design geography and sociology to name a few. While conceptualized narrowly by individual disciplines a holistic framework of placemaking is sorely missing. Mahyar Arefi seeks to fill this gap by exploring these questions: how are places physically created socially mobilized and politically contested? This book explores three competing approaches to placemaking: need-based opportunity-based and asset-based. Using a case study approach the book delves into each paradigm and its stages of physical formation social mobilization and political contestation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138216921

Deconstructing Post-WWII New York CityThe Literature Art Jazz and Architecture of an Emerging Global Capital Situating post-WWII New York literature within the material context of American urban history this work analyzes how literary movements such as the Beat Generation the New York poets and Black Arts Moment criticized the spatial restructuring of post-WWII New York City. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415806893

Deconstructing PrivilegeTeaching and Learning as Allies in the Classroom Although scholarly examinations of privilege have increased in recent decades an emphasis on privilege studies pedagogy remains lacking within institutions. This edited collection explores best practices for effective teaching and learning about various forms of systemic group privilege such as that based on race gender sexuality religion and class. Formatted in three easy-to-follow sections Deconstructing Privilege charts the history of privilege studies and provides intersectional approaches to the topic. Drawing on a wealth of research and real-life accounts this book gives educators both the theoretical foundations they need to address issues of privilege in the classroom and practical ways to forge new paths for critical dialogues in educational settings. Combining interdisciplinary contributions from leading experts in the field-- such as Tim Wise and Abby Ferber-- with pedagogical strategies and tips for teaching about privilege Deconstructing Privilege is an essential book for any educator who wants to address what privilege really means in the classroom. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415641463

Deconstructing Radical OrthodoxyPostmodern Theology Rhetoric and Truth Radical Orthodoxy is the most influential theological development in a generation. Many have been bewildered by the range and intensity of the writings which constitute this movement. This book spans the breadth of the history of thought discussed by Radical Orthodoxy tackling the accuracy of the historical narratives on which their position depends. The distinguished contributors examine the history of thought as presented by the movement offering a series of critiques of individual Radical Orthodox 'readings' of key thinkers. Contributors: Eli Diamond Wayne J. Hankey Todd Breyfogle John Marenbon Richard Cross Neil G. Robertson Douglas Hedley David Peddle Steven Shakespeare George Pattison and Hugh Rayment-Pickard. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138379138

Deconstructing ReaganConservative Mythology and America's Fortieth President Although he left office nearly 20 years ago Ronald Reagan remains a potent symbol for the conservative movement. The Bush administration frequently invokes his legacy as it formulates and promotes its fiscal domestic and foreign policies. His name is watchword for campus conservatives who regard him in a way that borders on hero worship. Conservative media pundits often equate the term "Reagan-esque" with personal honor fiscal rectitude and unqualified success in dealing with foreign threats. But how much of the Reagan legacy is based on fact how much on idealized myth? And what are the reasons - political and otherwise - behind the mythmaking? "Deconstructing Reagan" is a fascinating study of the interplay of politics and memory concerning our fortieth president. While giving credit where credit is due the authors scrutinize key aspects of the Reagan legacy and the conservative mythology that surrounds it. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705231

Deconstructing Sexuality in the Middle EastChallenges and Discourses Exploring the contemporary dynamics of sexuality in the Middle East this volume offers an in-depth and unique insight into this much contested and debated issue. It focuses on the role of sexuality in political and social struggles and the politicization of sexuality and gender in the region. Contributors illustrate the complexity of discourses debates and issues focusing in particular on the situation in Iran Iraq Jordan Lebanon Pakistan Palestine and Turkey and explain how they cannot be reduced to a single underlying factor such as religion or a simple binary opposition between the religious right and feminists. Contributors include renowned academicians researchers psychologists historians human rights and women's rights advocates and political scientists from different countries and backgrounds offering a balanced and contemporary perspective on this important issue as well as highlighting the implication of these debates in larger socio-political contexts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138275546

Deconstructing Social Psychology Since the early 1970s social psychology has been in crisis. At the time Reconstructing Social Psychology (Armistead) provided a critical review of theories and assumptions in the discipline. Originally published in 1990 this title not only updates that review but illustrates the ways in which assumptions had changed at the time. The crisis is no longer seen as one which can be resolved within social psychology itself but rather as one more deeply rooted in modern society. The contributors look at the issues raised by deconstruction in the other human sciences as well as investigating the claims made by social psychology as a discipline. They examine the rhetoric and texts of social psychology analysing how the texts which hold the discipline together obtain their power. The arguments include the political implications of deconstructive ideas focusing on particular issues such as research therapy and feminism. Deconstructing Social Psychology presents a strong selection of new critical writing in social psychology. It will still be a useful text for students of psychology social science and sociology and for those working in the area of language. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138844551

Deconstructing the Dynamics of World-Societal OrderThe Power of Governmentality in Palestine To get a better sense of power dynamics in global politics this book presents an innovative theoretical framework combining a critical engagement with and further development of Michel Foucault’s governmentality on the one hand and the theory of world society of the Stanford School of Sociology on the other. Making an original contribution to academic debates about power and global political order this book develops a comprehensive theoretical perspective on power relations and political dynamics. The book starts from the presupposition that any theoretical engagement of that kind requires nuanced empirical study as well. It therefore analyzes the dynamics of world-societal order in the concrete empirical example of Palestine and raises the question of how its political and societal order comes into existence. The author argues that governmentality represents a fundamental pattern of political order in world society that also profoundly affects power dynamics in Palestine. This insight has two important implications: First power relations do not follow dichotomous distinctions such as international/domestic or global/local but manifest themselves within world society. Second therefore order that comes into existence in Palestine needs to be understood as world-societal order. Offering a comprehensive understanding of power relations and patterns of political order(ing) embedded in world society the book provides a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics that contribute to the political and societal order of Palestine. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Middle East Studies Palestine Studies International Relations International Political Sociology International Relations Theory Governmentality Studies and Political Theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367524555

Deconstructing the Elements with 3ds MaxCreate natural fire earth air and water without plug-ins 3ds Max is the leading 3D modeling animation and rendering solution for artists schools and production environments. The unique tutorial approach of this book permits readers to learn essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create CG environments by recreating the earth's elements of earth air fire and water. No extra plug-ins are required to perform the exercises. Draper studies the real world and then simulates it with 3ds Max -a unique approach that reflects classical art training."Deconstructing the Elements" allows artists to recreate natural effects using Autodesk 3ds Max. This new edition boasts all new tutorials. All editorial content is updated to be current with the current version of 3ds Max. Inspirational images cover every page as the author shares his professional insight detailing the how and why of each effect ensuring the reader a complete understanding of all the processes involved. The companion web site includes all of the tutorials from the previous two editions only available to purchasers of this 3rd edition - plus all new tutorials of the current edition. It's like getting 3 books in one! Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138400870

Deconstructing the FemininePsychoanalysis Gender and Theories of Complexity The guiding thread of this theoretical review is the illumination of the impasses of binary thought and of the essentialist conceptions of women and the feminine. In this trajectory the author's ongoing dialogue with Freud is connected with one aspect of his way of thinking: multicentred and complex. The text addresses questions relating to love sexual desire maternity beauty and the passing of time and highlights current debates concerning women the feminine and sexual difference as well as some controversial topics that have been discussed throughout the history of the psychoanalytic movement. One of the most relevant subjects is the notion of 'feminine enigma' and the conceptions of the feminine as the negative of the masculine which means going into the nature-nurture debate as well as into considerations of the feminine seen as the other of the masculine. The author points out that the notion of 'feminine enigma' is a displacement of the enigmas inherent to the origins to the finite time of life (the inevitability of death) and to sexual difference. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367105587

Deconstructing the NationImmigration Racism and Citizenship in Modern France Deconstructing the Nation examines the connection between racism and the development of the nation-state in modern France. The author raises important questions about the nature of citizenship rights in modern French society and contributes to wider European debates on citizenship. By challenging the myths of the modern French nation Maxim Silverman opens up the debate on questions of immigration racism the nation and citizenship in France to non-French speaking readers. Until quite recently these matters have largely been ignored by researchers in Britain and the USA. However European integration has made it essential to look beyond national frontiers. The major part of his analysis concerns the period from the end of the 1960s to the beginning of the 1990s. Yet contemporary developments are placed in a historical context: first through a consideration of the construction of the modern question of immigration since the second half of the nineteenth century and second through a survey of political economic and social developments since 1945. There are analyses of the major debates on nationality in 1987 and the headscarf' affair of 1989. Finally questions of immigration racism and citizenship are considered within the framework of European integration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415755436

Deconstructing the ReconstructionHuman Rights and Rule of Law in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina Bringing together a range of contributors from multiple countries this interdisciplinary volume offers a unique field view of the rule of law and human rights reform in the reconciliation and reconstruction process. The contributors all worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the ten years after the Dayton Peace Accords were signed; here they pause to analyze and critique the work they did. The contributors offer insights from within a variety of international organizations including the Office of the High Representative the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe and the United Nations. Allowing those who were in the field to identify discuss and reflect upon the programmes and policies the collection reveals how the programmes were created what laws they were pursuant to and what alternatives were rejected and why. The authors not only assess both the positive and negative aspects and outcomes of their work but also comment on lessons learned for future post-conflict reconstruction scenarios. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138252547

Deconstructing the TalmudThe Absolute Book This monograph uses deconstruction—a philosophical movement originated by Jacques Derrida—to read the most authoritative book in Judaism: the Talmud. Examining deconstruction in comparison with Kant’s and Hegel’s philosophies the volume argues that the movement opens an innovative debate on Jewish Law. 　 First the monograph interprets deconstruction within the major streams of continental philosophy; then it criticizes many aspects of Foucault’s and Agamben’s philosophy rejecting their notion of law. On these premises the research delivers a close examination of many fundamental aspects of the Talmud. Consequently it provides a short history of Rabbinic literature a history of the dissemination of the Talmud from Babylon to Northern France and an analysis of Talmudic vocabulary from a deconstructive perspective. Each key concept of the Talmud is analysed according to the deconstructive dialectics between orality and writing. Closing with a comparison between the Talmud and Derrida’s most enigmatic text Glas the study argues that deconstruction dismantles the traditional notion of the Talmud to outline a new approach to Jewish Law. Reading the Talmud through deconstruction this new angle makes the volume an essential resource for students and scholars interested in Jewish studies continental philosophy and the Middle East. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138208223

Deconstructing the Welfare StateManaging Healthcare in the Age of Reform Who are NHS middle managers? What do they do and why and how do they do it’? This book explores the daily realities of working life for middle managers in the UK’s National Health Service during a time of radical change and disruption to the entire edifice of publicly-funded healthcare. It is an empirical critique of the movement towards a healthcare model based around HMO-type providers such as Kaiser Permanente and United Health.　 Although this model is well-known internationally many believe it to be financially and ethically questionable and often far from 'best practice' when it comes to patient care. Drawing on immersive ethnographic research based on four case studies – an Acute Hospital Trust an Ambulance Trust a Mental Health Trust and a Primary Care Trust – this book provides an in-depth critical appraisal of the everyday experiences of a range of managers working in the NHS. It describes exactly what NHS managers do and explains how their roles are changing and the types of challenges they face. The analysis explains how many NHS junior and middle managers are themselves clinicians to some extent with hybrid roles as simultaneously nurse and manager midwife and manager or paramedic and manager. While commonly working in ‘back office’ functions NHS middle managers are also just as likely to be working very close to or actually on the front lines of patient care. Despite the problems they regularly face from organizational restructuring cost control and demands for accountability the authors demonstrate that NHS managers – in their various guises – play critical yet undervalued institutional roles. Depicting the darker sides of organizational change this text is a sociological exploration of the daily struggle for work dignity of a complex widely denigrated and largely misunderstood group of public servants trying to do their best under extremely trying circumstances. It is essential reading for academics students and practitioners interested in health management and policy organisational change public sector management and the NHS more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138787209

Deconstruction After 9/11 In this book Martin McQuillan brings Derrida's writing into the immediate vicinity of geo-politics today from the Kosovan conflict to the war in Iraq.  The chapters in this book follow both Derrida's writing since Specters of Marx and the present political scene through the former Yogoslavia and Afghanistan to Palestine and Baghdad.  His 'textual activism' is as impatient with the universal gestures of philosophy as it is with the complacency and reductionism of policy-makers and activists alike.  This work records a response to the war on thinking that has marked western discourse since 9/11. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415807920

Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought The striking parallels between Derrida’s deconstruction and certain strategies eschewing oppositional hierarchies in Asian thought especially in Buddhism and Daoism have attracted much attention from scholars of both Western and Asian philosophy. This book contributes to this discussion by focusing on the ethical dimension and function of deconstruction in Asian thought. Examining different traditions and schools of Asian thought including Indian Buddhism Zen other schools of East Asian Buddhism the Kyoto School and Daoism the contributors explore the central theme from different contexts and different angles. Insights and notions from the contemporary discussion of Derridean deconstruction and its ethic or Derridean-Levinasian ethic as a paradigm for comparison or interpretation are used as a framework. Furthering our understanding of the relationship between deconstruction and the ethical in Asian traditions this book also enriches the contemporary ethical discourse from a global perspective by bridging Asia and the West. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415502016

Deconstruction and the Politics of Criticism The purpose of this book first published in 1990 is to call attention to the contrast between the remarkable politicization of the rhetoric of literary criticism and the scarcity of interest in the concrete historical and political contexts of literary texts. Deconstruction and the Politics of Criticism will be of interest to students of literature and literary theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138685017

Deconstruction and the Possibility of Justice First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138141957

Deconstruction and the 'Unfinished Project of Modernity' Through a close engagement with some key thinkers Norris argues that deconstruction is part of the "unfinished project of modernity." a project whose interest and values it upholds by continuing to question them in a spirit of enlightened self-critical inquiry. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003061632

Deconstruction and Translation Deconstruction and Translation explains ways in which many practical and theoretical problems of translation can be rethought in the light of insights from the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. If there is no one origin no transcendent meaning and thus no stable source text we can no longer talk of translation as meaning transfer or as passive reproduction. Kathleen Davis instead refers to the translator's freedom and individual responsibility. Her survey of this complex field begins from an analysis of the proper name as a model for the problem of signification and explains revised concepts of limits singularity generality definitions of text writing iterability meaning and intention. The implications for translation theory are then elaborated complicating the desire for translatability and incorporating sharp critique of linguistic and communicative approaches to translation. The practical import of this approach is shown in analyses of the ways Derrida has been translated into English. In all the text offers orientation and guidance through some of the most conceptually demanding and rewarding fields of contemporary translation theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138142114

Deconstruction: A Reader First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315095066

Decontamination of Heavy MetalsProcesses Mechanisms and Applications Heavy metals such as lead chromium cadmium zinc copper and nickel are important constituents of most living organisms as well as many nonliving substances. Some heavy metals are essential for growth of biological and microbiological lives yet their presence in excessive quantities is harmful to humans and interferes with many environmental processes. Heavy metals are also nonbiodegradable making them more difficult to remediate. Decontamination of Heavy Metals: Processes Mechanisms and Applications tackles the subject of heavy metals in the environment with special emphasis on their treatment removal recovery disposal management and modeling. Concepts Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications The book provides in-depth coverage of the major hazardous heavy metals that are found in water land and facilities and that have significant effects on public health and the environment. After an overview of heavy metal contamination the text reviews the concepts and technologies of pollution prevention. It then examines technologies for metal decontamination ranging from precipitation—which is the most commonly used—to cutting-edge technologies such as precipitation-crystallization ion exchange membrane filtration and electrolysis. Mathematical models for metal removal and recovery are also included. Develop a Feasible Total Heavy Metal Control Program Complementing other books in the Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment series this volume presents important research related to the remediation of heavy metals. Extensive references are included for readers who want to trace duplicate or improve on a specific industrial hazardous waste treatment practice. A comprehensive handbook for environmental professionals researchers and students it provides technical information to help readers develop a feasible total metal control program that can benefit both industry and local municipalities. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439816677

De-Convergence of Global Media Industries Convergence has become a buzzword referring on the one hand to the integration between computers television and mobile devices or between print broadcast and online media and on the other hand the ownership of multiple content or distribution channels in media and communications. Yet while convergence among communications companies has been the major trend in the neoliberal era the splintering of companies de-convergence is now gaining momentum in the communications market. As the first comprehensive attempt to analyze the wave of de-convergence of the global media system in the context of globalization this book makes sense of those transitions by looking at global trends and how global media firms have changed and developed their business paradigm from convergence to de-convergence. Jin traces the complex relationship between media industries culture and globalization by exploring it in a transitional yet contextually grounded framework employing a political economic analysis integrating empirical data analysis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138922167

Deculturalization and the Struggle for EqualityA Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States Joel Spring’s history of school polices imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization—the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group. The focus is on the education of dominated groups forced to become citizens in territories conquered by the U.S. including Native Americans Enslaved Africans Chinese Mexicans Puerto Ricans and Hawaiians. In 7 concise thought-provoking chapters this analysis and documentation of how education is used to change or eliminate linguistic and cultural traditions in the U.S. looks at the educational legal and social construction of race and racism in the United States emphasizing the various meanings of "equality" that have existed from colonial America to the present. Providing a broader perspective for understanding the denial of cultural and linguistic rights in the United States issues of language culture and deculturalization are placed in a global context. The major change in the 8th Edition is a new chapter "Global Corporate Culture and Separate But Equal " describing how current efforts at deculturalization involve replacing family and personal cultures with a corporate culture to increase worker efficiency. Substantive updates and revisions are made throughout all other chapters Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138119406

Dedication Poster The poster is available with a thin Plastic Film Coating to protect against dust and grime fading due to light exposure and oil from finger marks. We encourage our customers to protect their posters with this product. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9781138070073

Deducibility and Decidability This book presents the results of these thinkers in a newly unified manner and displays their significance for the philosophy of mathematics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415754965

Deductive Reasoning and Strategies This book brings together both theoretical and empirical research directed toward the role of strategies in deductive reasoning. It offers the first systematic attempt to discuss the role of strategies for deductive reasoning. The empirical chapters correspond well with the main issues in the study of deduction namely propositional reasoning spatial reasoning and syllogistic reasoning. In addition several chapters present a theoretical analysis of deduction related to the concept strategy. The book also presents data about the role of strategies for statistical and social reasoning. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of cognitive psychology. It will also be of value to people working in Artificial Intelligence because it highlights results on how humans use strategies while tackling deductive puzzles. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138012592

Deeds Done Beyond the SeaEssays on William of Tyre Cyprus and the Military Orders presented to Peter Edbury This volume celebrates Peter Edbury’s career by bringing together seventeen essays by colleagues former students and friends which focus on three of his major research interests: the great historian of the Kingdom of Jerusalem William of Tyre and his Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum and its continuations; medieval Cyprus in particular under the Lusignans; and the Military Orders in the Middle Ages. All based on original research the contributions to this volume include new work on manuscripts ranging from a Hospitaller rental document of the twelfth century to a seventeenth-century manuscript of Cypriot interest; studies of language and terminology in William of Tyre’s chronicle and its continuations; thematic surveys; legal and commercial investigations pertaining to Cyprus; aspects of memorialization and biographical studies. These contributions are bracketed by a foreword written by Peter Edbury’s PhD supervisor Jonathan Riley-Smith and an appreciation of Peter’s own publications by Christopher Tyerman. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138246416

Deeds of the Bishops of Cambrai Translation and Commentary First commissioned by Bishop Gerard I of Cambrai (1012-1051) in 1023 or 1024 the Gesta episcoporum Cameracensium was the work of two authors the second of whom completed the text shortly after the death of Bishop Gerard. The three books of the Gesta shed considerable light on the policies and actions of many of the key political and religious figures in an economically and intellectually vibrant region on the frontier between the German and French kingdoms. The Deeds of the Bishops of Cambrai translated in this volume into English for the first time provides unique insights into the relationship between the German king and the bishops within the context of the so-called imperial church system the rise of both secular and ecclesiastical territorial lordships the conduct of war the cult of the saints monastic reform and evolving conceptions of the proper social order of society. Including extensive commentary apparatus of explanatory notes maps genealogies this text will be of considerable value both in undergraduate and graduate courses as well as to scholars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367880781

Deems TaylorSelected Writings Deems Taylor (1885-1966) was a composer music critic author commentator translator and artist. He was the first American composer commissioned to write an opera by New York’s Metropolitan Opera and composed orchestral and solo works that remain part of the repertoire. He gained fame initially introducing the regular radio broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic in the mid-‘30s; his fame was so great that animator Walt Disney invited him to be the on-screen host of Fantasia. Taylor wrote for many popular journals including Vanity Fair and the New Yorker as well as the daily press and his work was collecting in many best-selling books. Taylor’s biographer James Pegolotti has made a fresh selection of the best of Taylor’s writings on music for this new volume. Divided into parts reflecting a chronological look at Taylor’s entire career the work exposes the reader to Taylor’s wit and keen intellect. Pegolotti has written brief introductions for each section placing Taylor’s work in the context of its time.Deems Taylor: Selected Writings brings into full view a forgotten important music reviewer and social commentator of the first half of the twentieth century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967304

Deep Agroecology and the Homeric EpicsGlobal Cultural Reforms for a Natural-Systems Agriculture Drawing on the Homeric epics this multidisciplinary work reveals the cultural transformations which need to take place in order to transition from today’s modern extractive agricultural system to a sustainable natural‐systems agriculture. In order to provide an imaginative foundation on which to build such a cultural transformation the author draws on the oldest and most pervasive pair of literary works in the Western canon: the Iliad and the Odyssey. He uses themes from those foundational literary works to critique the concept of state sovereignty and to explain how innovative federalism structures around the world already show momentum building toward changes in global environmental governance. The book proposes a dramatic expansion on those innovations to create eco‐states responsible for agroecological management. Drawing from many years of experience in international institutions the author proposes a system of coordination by which an international agroecology‐focused organization would simultaneously (i) avoid the shortcomings of the world’s current family of powerful global institutions and (ii) help create and implement a reformed system of local landscape‐based agriculture wholly consistent with ecological principles. Acknowledging the difficulty of achieving reforms such as these the author suggests that a new cultural‐conceptual narrative can be constructed drawing on values set forth 2 700 years ago in the Homeric epics. He explains how these values can be reimagined to drive forward our efforts in addressing today’s the climate and agricultural crises in ways that reflect not reject the natural processes and relationships that make the Earth a living planet. This book will be of great interest to students  academics and policymakers addressing issues of agrarian values environmental and agricultural law environmental restoration agroecology and global institutional reform. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367622190

Deep BlueCritical Reflections on Nature Religion and Water Nature religions look to rivers lakes and oceans for inspiration and spiritual transformation. 'Deep Blue' brings together the work of influential scholars in the field of nature religion ranging across anthropology mythology sociology and psychology. The essays examine the interrelationship between spiritual practice critical thinking and environmental concern. Tracing the ancient history of humanity's close relationship with both salt and fresh water the book calls for a sustainable relationship with water in contemporary western culture. 'Deep Blue' will be of interest to students of paganism and religion environmental researchers and activists and all those involved in the intersection between religion and ecology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138465152

Deep Brain Stimulation and Epilepsy Deep brain stimulation has been used effectively for many years to treat patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. Now neurologists and neurosurgeons are using electric pulse generators to block abnormal activity i.e. epileptic fits. Promising research results indicate that electric pulses implanted deep in the brain can affect neurocircuitry and help stop oncoming seizures. Supplying a solid background on brain stimulation and its application to epilepsy Deep Brain Stimulation and Epilepsy provides a historical overview explores pathogenesis of brain stimulation discusses animal experiments and human studies and explores future prospects of brain stimulation for epileptic control. The editor and his team of contributors distill information drawn directly from the literature into one convenient resource. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003076421

Deep Brain StimulationIndications and Applications Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely used therapy for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease essential tremor and dystonia. Its therapeutic success has led to the application of DBS for an increasing spectrum of conditions. However the fundamental relationships between neural activation neurochemical transmission and clinical outcomes during DBS are not well understood. Drawing on the clinical and research expertise of the Mayo Clinic Neural Engineering Laboratories this book addresses the history of therapeutic electrical stimulation of the brain its current application and outcomes and theories about its underlying mechanisms. It reviews research on measures of local stimulation–evoked neurochemical release imaging research on stimulation-induced neural circuitry activation and the state of the art on closed-loop feedback devices for stimulation delivery. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814669894

Deep ComprehensionMulti-Disciplinary Approaches to Understanding Enhancing and Measuring Comprehension This volume provides an overview of research from the learning sciences into understanding enhancing and measuring "deep comprehension" from a psychological educational and psychometric perspective. It describes the characteristics of deep comprehension what techniques may be used to improve it and how deep levels of comprehension may be distinguished from shallow ones. It includes research on personal-level variables; how intelligent tutors promote comprehension; and the latest developments in psychometrics. The volume will be of interest to senior undergraduate and graduate students of cognitive psychology learning cognition and instruction and educational technology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138089013

Deep CosmopolisRethinking World Politics and Globalisation Too often observers of globalization take for granted that the common ground across cultures is a thin layer of consumerism and perhaps human rights. If so then anything deeper and more traditional would be placebound and probably destined for the dustbin of history. But must this be so? Must we assume--as both liberals and traditionalists now tend to do--that one cannot be a cosmopolitan and take traditions seriously at the same time? This book offers a radically different argument about how traditions and global citizenship can meet and suggests some important lessons for the contours of globalization in our own time. Adam K. Webb argues that if we look back before modernity we find a very different line of thinking about what it means to take the whole world as one’s horizon. Digging into some fascinating currents of thought and practice in the ancient world the Middle Ages and the early modern period across all major civilizations Webb is able to reveal patterns of "deep cosmopolitanism" with its logic quite unlike that of liberal globalization today. In their more cosmopolitan moments everyone from clerics to pilgrims to empire-builders was inclined to look for deep ethical parallels—points of contact—among civilizations and traditions. Once modernity swept aside the old civilizations however that promise was largely forgotten. We now have an impoverished view of what it means to embrace a tradition and even what kinds of conversations across traditions are possible. In part two Webb draws out the lessons of deep cosmopolitanism for our own time. If revived it has something to say about everything from the rise of new non-Western powers like China and India and what they offer the world to religious tolerance to global civil society to cross-border migration. Deep Cosmopolis traces an alternative strand of cosmopolitan thinking that cuts across centuries and civilizations. It advances a new perspective on world history and a distinctive vision of globalization for this century which has the real potential to resonate with us all. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138066670

Deep Data Analytics for New Product Development This book presents and develops the deep data analytics for providing the information needed for successful new product development. Deep Data Analytics for New Product Development has a simple theme: information about what customers need and want must be extracted from data to effectively guide new product decisions regarding concept development design pricing and marketing. The benefits of reading this book are twofold. The first is an understanding of the stages of a new product development process from ideation through launching and tracking each supported by information about customers. The second benefit is an understanding of the deep data analytics for extracting that information from data. These analytics drawn from the statistics econometrics market research and machine learning spaces are developed in detail and illustrated at each stage of the process with simulated data. The stages of new product development and the supporting deep data analytics at each stage are not presented in isolation of each other but are presented as a synergistic whole. This book is recommended reading for analysts involved in new product development. Readers with an analytical bent or who want to develop analytical expertise would also greatly benefit from reading this book as well as students in business programs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367077761

Deep Disagreement in U.S. AgricultureMaking Sense of Policy Conflict This book exemplifies disagreements in agricultural research and agricultural policies in the U.S. It hopes to expand the capacity for critical discussion on matters of agriculture and attempts to open a path to more fruitful communication among participants in agricultural controversy. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367011710

Deep Down in the Jungle... With the growth of interest in folklore it becomes increasingly evident that the presentation of a collection needs some rationale more than the fact that traditional materials have been collected and properly annotated. Much has been gathered and is now accessible through journals archives and lists. If a corpus of lore is not presented in some way which bears new light on the process of word-of-mouth transmission on traditional forms or expressions or on the group among whom the lore was encountered there is little reason to present it to the public. This work represents an attempt to present a body of folklore collected among one small group of Black Americans in a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The author's approach toward collection and presentation has been intensive. He has tried to collect "in depth " and to recreate in his presentation the social background in which the lore was found and to relate the lore with the life and the values of the group. Abraham's work is a departure from any past methods of analyzing folklore and therefore a description of the author's point of view and his method will be given first. The majority of this work was written before his methodology was actually formulated. However throughout the project û the object was to illuminate as fully as possible the lore of one small group of African Americans from urban Philadelphia. The methodology which developed did so because of this objective more than anything else. Though the formulation of this theory may seem ex post facto it is included because it clarified much during the rewritings of this book and more importantly because it will clarify many matters for the lay reader and for the professional folklorist. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522060

Deep Excavations in Soil The book describes the theory and current practices for design of earth lateral support for deep excavations in soil. It addresses basic principles of soil mechanics and explains how these principles are embodied in design methods including hand calculations. It then introduces the use of numerical methods including the fundamental “beam on springs” models and then more sophisticated computer programmes which can model soil as a continuum in two or three dimensions. Constitutive relationships are introduced that are in use for representing the behaviour of soil including a strain hardening model and a Cam Clay model including groundwater flow and coupled consolidation. These methods are illustrated by reference to practical applications and case histories from the author’s direct experience and some of the pitfalls that can occur are discussed. Theory and design are strongly tied to construction practice with emphasis on monitoring the retaining structures and movement of surrounding ground and structures in the context of safety and the Observational Method. Examples are presented for conventional “Bottom-up” and “Top-down” sequences along with hybrid sequences giving tips on how to optimise the design and effect economies of cost and time for construction. It is written for practising geotechnical civil and structural engineers and especially for senior and MSc students. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367313609

Deep ExcavationTheory and Practice Accelerating economic development and urbanization has led to engineers becoming increasingly ambitious carrying out excavations in more difficult soils so that excavations are deeper and more extensive. These complex conditions require advanced analysis design methods and construction technologies. Most books on general foundation engineering i Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429182853

Deep Foundations on Bored and Auger Piles - BAP III This text presents findings from the 3rd International Geotechnical Seminar held in Ghent Belgium. Topics include: American experiences with large diameter bored piles; case histories; static dynamic and pile integrity testing; and installation parameters and capacity of screwed piles. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003078517

Deep Imaging in Tissue and Biomedical MaterialsUsing Linear and Nonlinear Optical Methods The use of light for probing and imaging biomedical media is promising for the development of safe noninvasive and inexpensive clinical imaging modalities with diagnostic ability. The advent of ultrafast lasers has enabled applications of nonlinear optical processes which allow deeper imaging in biological tissues with higher spatial resolution. This book provides an overview of emerging novel optical imaging techniques Gaussian beam optics light scattering nonlinear optics and nonlinear optical tomography of tissues and cells. It consists of pioneering works that employ different linear and nonlinear optical imaging techniques for deep tissue imaging including the new applications of single- and multiphoton excitation fluorescence Raman scattering resonance Raman spectroscopy second harmonic generation stimulated Raman scattering gain and loss coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy and near-infrared and mid-infrared supercontinuum spectroscopy. The book is a comprehensive reference of emerging deep tissue imaging techniques for researchers and students working in various disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814745888

Deep Learning for Remote Sensing Images with Open Source Software In today’s world deep learning source codes and a plethora of open access geospatial images are readily available and easily accessible. However most people are missing the educational tools to make use of this resource. Deep Learning for Remote Sensing Images with Open Source Software is the first practical book to introduce deep learning techniques using free open source tools for processing real world remote sensing images. The approaches detailed in this book are generic and can be adapted to suit many different applications for remote sensing image processing including landcover mapping forestry urban studies disaster mapping image restoration etc. Written with practitioners and students in mind this book helps link together the theory and practical use of existing tools and data to apply deep learning techniques on remote sensing images and data. Specific Features of this Book: The first book that explains how to apply deep learning techniques to public free available data (Spot-7 and Sentinel-2 images OpenStreetMap vector data) using open source software (QGIS Orfeo ToolBox TensorFlow) Presents approaches suited for real world images and data targeting large scale processing and GIS applications Introduces state of the art deep learning architecture families that can be applied to remote sensing world mainly for landcover mapping but also for generic approaches (e.g. image restoration) Suited for deep learning beginners and readers with some GIS knowledge. No coding knowledge is required to learn practical skills. Includes deep learning techniques through many step by step remote sensing data processing exercises. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367858483

Deep Learning in Biometrics Deep Learning is now synonymous with applied machine learning. Many technology giants (e.g. Google Microsoft Apple IBM) as well as start-ups are focusing on deep learning-based techniques for data analytics and artificial intelligence. This technology applies quite strongly to biometrics. This book covers topics in deep learning namely convolutional neural networks deep belief network and stacked autoencoders. The focus is also on the application of these techniques to various biometric modalities: face iris palmprint and fingerprints while examining the future trends in deep learning and biometric research. Contains chapters written by authors who are leading researchers in biometrics. Presents a comprehensive overview on the internal mechanisms of deep learning. Discusses the latest developments in biometric research. Examines future trends in deep learning and biometric research. Provides extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138578234

Deep Learning in Computer VisionPrinciples and Applications Deep learning algorithms have brought a revolution to the computer vision community by introducing non-traditional and efficient solutions to several image-related problems that had long remained unsolved or partially addressed. This book presents a collection of eleven chapters where each individual chapter explains the deep learning principles of a specific topic introduces reviews of up-to-date techniques and presents research findings to the computer vision community. The book covers a broad scope of topics in deep learning concepts and applications such as accelerating the convolutional neural network inference on field-programmable gate arrays fire detection in surveillance applications face recognition action and activity recognition semantic segmentation for autonomous driving aerial imagery registration robot vision tumor detection and skin lesion segmentation as well as skin melanoma classification. The content of this book has been organized such that each chapter can be read independently from the others. The book is a valuable companion for researchers for postgraduate and possibly senior undergraduate students who are taking an advanced course in related topics and for those who are interested in deep learning with applications in computer vision image processing and pattern recognition. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138544420

Deep Mediatization Andreas Hepp takes an integrative look at one of the biggest questions in media and communications research: how digital media is changing society. Often such questions are discussed in isolation losing sight of the overarching context in which they are situated. Hepp has developed a theory of the re-figuration of society by digital media and their infrastructures and provides an understanding of how profound today’s media-related changes are not only for institutions organizations and communities but for the individual as well. Rooted in the latest research this book does not stop at a description of media-related change; instead it raises the normative challenge of what deep mediatization should look like so that it might just stimulate a 'good life' for all. Providing original and critical research the book introduces deep mediatization to students of media and cultural studies as well as neighboring disciplines like sociology political science and other cognate disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138024991

Deep Neural NetworksWASD Neuronet Models Algorithms and Applications Toward Deep Neural Networks: WASD Neuronet Models Algorithms and Applications introduces the outlook and extension toward deep neural networks with a focus on the weights-and-structure determination (WASD) algorithm. Based on the authors’ 20 years of research experience on neuronets the book explores the models algorithms and applications of the WASD neuronet and allows reader to extend the techniques in the book to solve scientific and engineering problems. The book will be of interest to engineers senior undergraduates postgraduates and researchers in the fields of neuronets computer mathematics computer science artificial intelligence numerical algorithms optimization simulation and modeling deep learning and data mining. FeaturesFocuses on neuronet models algorithms and applicationsDesigns constructs develops analyzes simulates and compares various WASD neuronet models such as single-input WASD neuronet models two-input WASD neuronet models three-input WASD neuronet models and general multi-input WASD neuronet models for function data approximationsIncludes real-world applications such as population predictionProvides complete mathematical foundations such as Weierstrass approximation Bernstein polynomial approximation Taylor polynomial approximation and multivariate function approximation exploring the close integration of mathematics (i.e. function approximation theories) and computers (e.g. computer algorithms)Utilizes the authors' 20 years of research on neuronets Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367656492

Deep Rock Mechanics: From Research to EngineeringProceedings of the International Conference on Geo-Mechanics Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources At present deep earth resources remain poorly understood and entirely under-utilised. There is a growing appreciation of the important role deep earth will play in future sustainability particularly in opportunities for new and sustainable large-scale energy alternatives and extraction of resources through mining and greenhouse mitigation. Deep Rock Mechanics: From Research to Engineering is a collection of papers on the effective development of deep earth resources which were presented at the International Conference on Geo-mechanics Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources 2018 (Chengdu P.R. China 22-24 September 2018). The contributions aim at breaking beyond existing patterns of discovery to advance research on geomechanical and geophysical processes in deep earth resources and energy development enhancing deep earth energy and mineral extraction and mitigating harmful atmospheric emissions. Deep Rock Mechanics: From Research to Engineering covers a wide range of topics: 1. Deep rock mechanics and mining theory2. Water resources development and protection3. Unconventional oil and gas extractions4. CO2 sequestrations technologies and nuclear waste disposal5. Geothermal energy6. Mining engineering7. Petroleum engineering8. Geo-environmental engineering9. Civil geotechnical engineering Deep Rock Mechanics: From Research to Engineering promotes safer and greener ways for energy and resource production at great depth and will serve as a must-have reference for academics and professionals involved or interested in geo-mechanics geo-energy and geo-resources. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138487611

Deep StallThe Turbulent Story of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Deep Stall applies a framework of strategic analysis to the Boeing Company. Boeing is the world's largest aerospace / defence company with turnover in the region of US $60bn. The book examines the relative decline of Boeing in the civil aircraft market in relation to European manufacturer Airbus. The aim of the book is to utilize the concept of strategic value to explain Boeing's decline. The authors define this concept as investment in people and technology to leverage future market success by developing innovative new products arguing that Boeing has neglected strategic value in favour of shareholder value defined in terms of short-term cash benefits. The rationale for the book exists both in the fact that the story in itself is interesting and also in the wider framework of analysis concerning the correct strategic approach for running a high technology business. The argument illustrates what can happen when quarterly returns become the predominant strategic rationale for a company. In the U.S. the business media (Economist Forbes Fortune and Business Week etc) are now focusing on the question of Boeing's decline and the major implications for the U.S. national interest. Boeing is one of the jewels in the US technology crown but today U.S. jobs and capability are being exported abroad with most of its aircraft program work based in Asia. This is a hot topic in the US which explains why the business media are now so interested in this question. The book sits squarely in the centre of this debate. Deep Stall concludes with a brief analysis of the recent fight-back that has been evident in Boeing's fortunes and the successful campaign to sell the new 787. The authors probe the question of whether Airbus or Boeing is likely to dominate in the next ten or fifteen years. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138273559

Deep TroutAngling in Popular Culture On the surface fishing is all about casting catching and communing with nature but on a deeper level the sport is filled with mysteries and contradictions. Why do people fish? How does a desire to return to nature go hand in hand with high-tech gadgetry? How is it possible to see other people's fishing as despoiling nature but not one's own? What does the long and complex history of the sport reveal? Like so much else in life what fishing says about society and the people in it -- both past and present -- is hidden from view and almost never discussed. This book is a considered foray into the leisure sport of fishing by an avid fisherman who is also a professional anthropologist. Those who enjoy the sport tend to extol its naturalness - fishing enables them to commune with nature at its most primeval. However if it's called natural it's probably a great spot to trawl for clues as to how people manage larger cosmic issues. ‘Call it natural ' the author quips ‘and the anthropologists will come.' Is fishing an uncomplicated activity or is it deeply meaningful? What does it say about culture? Is the recent resurgence of interest in the sport simply a reflection of more disposable incomes and more leisure time? What is the connection between fishing and Santa Claus? fishing and flamenco? And finally what is the best way to kiss a trout? Unlike most books on fishing which focus on the tale or on ‘how-to' this book shows that there is much more lurking beneath the surface than fish. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003085171

Deepening the EU-China PartnershipBridging Institutional and Ideational Differences in an Unstable World The China-EC/EU relationship started in 1975 is a highly institutionalized multidimensional and complex but to some extent controversial international partnership. It is also challenged within the current unstable world. This book addresses the convergences and the differences (ideational political institutional and interests-related) between China and the EU by a collective interaction between Chinese and European scholars. Among other things the book assesses sectoral bilateral dialogue and focuses on the interplay between internal complexity and external policies discusses ideational divergences in international law and rule of law and in many relevant policy fields. Furthermore it compares sustainable growth policies; explores trade and investment controversies and negotiations human rights dialogue; and addresses environment and climate change policies. This text will be of key interest to EU studies and politics China studies and more broadly to area/Asian studies and international relations/global governance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138042360

Deeper CityCollective Intelligence and the Pathways from Smart to Wise Deeper City is the first major application of new thinking on ‘deeper complexity’ applied to grand challenges such as runaway urbanization climate change and rising inequality. The author provides a new framework for the collective intelligence – the capacity for learning and synergy – in many-layered cities technologies economies ecologies and political systems. The key is in synergistic mapping and design  which can move beyond smart ‘winner-takes-all’ competition towards wiser human systems of cooperation where ‘winners-are-all’. Forty distinct pathways ‘from smart to wise’ are mapped in Deeper City and presented for strategic action ranging from local neighbourhoods to global finance. As an atlas of the future and resource library of pathway mappings this book expands on the author’s previous work City-Region 2020. From a decade of development and testing Deeper City combines visual thinking with a narrative style and practical guidance. This book will be indispensable for those seeking a sustainable future – students politicians planners systems designers activists engineers and researchers. A new postscript looks at how these methods can work with respect to the 2020 pandemic and asks ‘How can we turn crisis towards transformation?' Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415628976

Deeper Learning Dialogic Learning and Critical ThinkingResearch-based Strategies for the Classroom Deeper learning dialogic learning and critical thinking are essential capabilities in the 21st-century environments we now operate. Apart from being important in themselves they are also crucial in enabling the acquisition of many other 21st-century skills/capabilities such as problem solving collaborative learning innovation information and media literacy and so on. However the majority of teachers in schools and instructors in higher education are inadequately prepared for the task of promoting deeper learning dialogic learning and critical thinking in their students. This is despite the fact that there are educational researchers who are developing and evaluating strategies for such promotion. The problem is bridging the gap between the educational researchers’ work and what gets conveyed to teachers and instructors as evidence-based usable strategies. This book addresses that gap: in it leading scholars from around the world describe strategies they have developed for successfully cultivating students’ capabilities for deeper learning and transfer of what they learn dialogic learning and effective communication and critical thought. They explore connections in the promotion of these capabilities and they provide in accessible form research evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the strategies. They also discuss answers to the questions of how and why the strategies work. A seminal resource this book creates tangible links between innovative educational research and classroom teaching practices to address the all-important question of how we can realize our ideals for education in the 21st century. It is a must read for pre-service and in-service teachers teacher educators and professional developers and educational researchers who truly care that we deliver education that will prepare and serve students for life. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367262259

Deeper Than DarwinThe Prospect For Religion In The Age Of Evolution In his acclaimed book God After Darwin John Haught argued that religious belief is wholly compatible with evolutionary biology. Now in Deeper Than Darwin he advances his argument further by saying that religious belief is even more revealing about life than Darwinism. Haught looks hard at the question of how after Darwin religions may plausibly claim to be bearers of truth and not just of meaning and adaptive consolation. While he assumes the fundamental correctness of evolutionary biology he firmly rejects the non-scientific belief that evolutionary biology amounts to an adequate explanation of living phenomena. Even though Darwinism is illuminating Haught argues it by no means tells us everything we need to know about life even in principle. To find the deepest though certainly not the clearest understandings of life and the universe we may still profitably consult the religions of the world. Deeper Than Darwin takes up where God After Darwin left off arguing that Darwin's vision is important and essentially correct but that we can still dig deeper in our understanding of what is going on in the life-story. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367096793

Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers One of the biggest management problems for forest landowners and managers is browsing by overabundant deer herds that simplifies habitat and reduces species composition and abundance of plant and wildlife communities. This book addresses deer biology management of deer and deer impact on private and public forestlands. It integrates information on deer biology and human dimensions aspects including culture values politics and financial and human resources into development and implementation of comprehensive management of people and deer. Additional audiences are wildlife educators deer hunters and administrators of natural resource agencies who affect deer density and impact on forest resources by regulating deer hunting. The book is written by wildlife and forestry scientists consultants managers and educators with over 350 years of collective experience in managing deer impacts on forest resources. It includes nine case histories of deer management on forestlands ranging from small woodlots to large commercial operations and state/national forests.  Praise for Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers:   “If you’re a forest landowner serious about managing your deer and woods this book is for you.”  Kip Adams Quality Deer Management Association   “This book is an extensive resource for deer and timber management and is a hands-on manual that includes extensive review of relevant literature.  David Samuel Bowhunter Magazine   “This book provides definitive answers to the questions of how to accomplish deer management in … the face of large deer populations. It belongs on the reading list of every forest landowner.” William F. Porter Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife   “It captures the wealth of knowledge of the authors who understand deer as hunters ecologists managers and scientists.  It provides a leap forward in the who and how of deer and forest management.” Peter Smallidge Extension Forester   “This is a must read for landowners deer and forest managers and those studying forest ecology.”  Merlin Benner wildlife consultant    “This book is a road map to restoring deer to their long-time place of balance serving the common good for people and nature.”  Allen Pursell The Nature Conservancy Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466580169

DefamationComparative Law and Practice Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice offers a timely and original investigation into defamation law and litigation practice in England Australia and the United States combining close legal analysis and extensive empirical research to examine central aspects of defamation law. This groundbreaking contribution to legal knowledge will be useful to researchers academics students and practitioners working in media and communications law. It will enable lawyers outside the US to make more informed use of US law and commentary and it sets out in an accessible manner the intricacies of English and Australian defamation law and practice for US legal readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138423664

Defeating Mau Mau The second of two important books by Louis Leakey the renowned expert on the Kikuyu tribe. This book examines the organisation of the Mau Mau movement its propaganda the nature of its religious aspects and its oaths and the mistakes its leaders made as well as covering chapters on necessary reforms to prevent further outbreaks of a similar nature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138861862

Defect PreventionUse of Simple Statistical Tools This book discusses statistical process control (SPC) concepts emphasizing the need to establish stability of work processes. It gives the elements required to develop a defect prevention system (DPS) and integrates the application of process control and problem analysis tools. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367451097

Defect Recognition and Image Processing in Semiconductors 1997Proceedings of the seventh conference on Defect Recognition and Image Processi Defect Recognition and Image Processing in Semiconductors 1997 provides a valuable overview of current techniques used to assess monitor and characterize defects from the atomic scale to inhomogeneities in complete silicon wafers. This volume addresses advances in defect analyzing techniques and instrumentation and their application to substrates epilayers and devices. The book discusses the merits and limits of characterization techniques; standardization; correlations between defects and device performance including degradation and failure analysis; and the adaptation and application of standard characterization techniques to new materials. It also examines the impressive advances made possible by the increase in the number of nanoscale scanning techniques now available. The book investigates defects in layers and devices and examines the problems that have arisen in characterizing gallium nitride and silicon carbide. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140810

Defective BossesWorking for the ”Dysfunctional Dozen” If you're one of the billions of people in the world who work for someone else you'll definitely want to see what's inside Defective Bosses: Working for the “Dysfunctional Dozen.” This how-to how-not-to why and why-not tour guide is packed to the hilt with a bevy of tested and proven survival skills and coping techniques for those of you who are trapped in that daily labyrinth of mind games and self-defeating work rituals--and all because of that slightly off-center superior you have to answer to every day. You'll find twelve of the most common defects presented to you in clear and understandable terms so you can detect the defect protect state of mind and correct the problem before your life at the office becomes a complete wreck.Firmly grounded in psychiatric literature Defective Bosses takes you to levels of workplace happiness that other similar publications fail to reach. In contrast to other books that lack a solid theoretical base this comprehensive systematic look at dysfunctional bosses takes an in-depth look at twelve of the most prevalent disorders managers and superiors inflict on their employees in the workplace giving equal treatment to each category and providing you with equal strategies for each situation you might encounter. These and other areas will help you turn your dead-end job into a dream occupation:an overview of why we have defective bossesdealing with self-centered bosses (narcissistic sociopathic paranoid and histrionic)handling controlling bosses (authoritarian obsessive-compulsive explosive and passive-aggressive)living with neurotic bosses (masochistic dependent depressive anxious)end-of-the-chapter quizzes to help you diagnose your own boss “I need it yesterday!” “Can you handle this for me? I've got the company lunch.” “If you don't get this in it's your job!” If these are all-too-common phrases in your workplace then you need to make a memo to yourself to order Defective Bosses. Its thorough psychological base and examples gleaned from real-life scenarios will give you so much guidance advice and direction for positive change you'll find that you're the boss when it comes to good departmental relationships and a more mutually enjoyable work environment. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203708354

Defective Housing and the Growth of Children After World War I housing was one of many pressing issues facing the country with multiple families often crowded in together in inadequate housing. This had a dramatic impact on health with increasing problems such as tuberculosis and malnutrition. Originally published in 1919 this study aimed to identify the ways in which defective housing impacted on health in the family with a particular focus on rickets in children in the East end of London and the developmental issues resulting from it. This title will be of interest to students of Medical History and Health and Social Care. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138100862

Defective Inspectors: Crime-fiction Pastiche in Late Twentieth-century French Literature Defective Inspectors: Crime-fiction Pastiche in Late Twentieth-century French Literature Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367603847

Defects and Damage in Composite Materials and Structures The advantages of composite materials include a high specific strength and stiffness formability and a comparative resistance to fatigue cracking and corrosion. However not forsaking these advantages composite materials are prone to a wide range of defects and damage that can significantly reduce the residual strength and stiffness of a structure or result in unfavorable load paths. Emphasizing defect identification and restitution Defects and Damage in Composite Materials and Structures explains how defects and damage in composite materials and structures impact composite component performance. Providing ready access to an extensive descriptive list of defects and damage types this must-have reference: Examines defect criticality in composite structures Recommends repair actions to restore structural integrity Discusses failure modes and mechanisms of composites due to defects Reviews NDI processes for finding and identifying defects in composite materials Relating defect detection methods to defect type the author merges his experience in the field of in-service activities for composite airframe maintenance and repair with indispensable reports and articles on defects and damage in advanced composite materials from the last 50 years. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073692

Defects and Deterioration in BuildingsA Practical Guide to the Science and Technology of Material Failure A professional reference designed to assist surveyors engineers architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated this edition in new clearer format covers developments in building defects and problems such as sick building syndrome. Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367397524

Defects in Microelectronic Materials and Devices Uncover the Defects that Compromise Performance and ReliabilityAs microelectronics features and devices become smaller and more complex it is critical that engineers and technologists completely understand how components can be damaged during the increasingly complicated fabrication processes required to produce them.A comprehensive survey of defects that occur in silicon-based metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) technologies this book also discusses flaws in linear bipolar technologies silicon carbide-based devices and gallium arsenide materials and devices. These defects can profoundly affect the yield performance long-term reliability and radiation response of microelectronic devices and integrated circuits (ICs). Organizing the material to build understanding of the problems and provide a quick reference for scientists engineers and technologists this text reviews yield- and performance-limiting defects and impurities in the device silicon layer in the gate insulator and/or at the critical Si/SiO2 interface. It then examines defects that impact production yield and long-term reliability including:Vacancies interstitials and impurities (especially hydrogen)Negative bias temperature instabilitiesDefects in ultrathin oxides (SiO2 and silicon oxynitride)Take A Proactive Approach The authors condense decades of experience and perspectives of noted experimentalists and theorists to characterize defect properties and their impact on microelectronic devices. They identify the defects offering solutions to avoid them and methods to detect them. These include the use of 3-D imaging as well as electrical analytical computational spectroscopic and state-of-the-art microscopic methods. This book is a valuable look at challenges to come from emerging Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367386399

Defects in NanocrystalsStructural and Physico-Chemical Aspects Defects in Nanocrystals: Structural and Physico-Chemical Aspects discusses the nature of semiconductor systems and the effect of the size and shape on their thermodynamic and optoelectronic properties at the mesoscopic and nanoscopic levels. The nanostructures considered in this book are individual nanometric crystallites nanocrystalline films and nanowires of which the thermodynamic structural and optical properties are discussed in detail. The work: Outlines the influence of growth processes on their morphology and structure Describes the benefits of optical spectroscopies in the understanding of the role and nature of defects in nanostructured semiconductors Considers the limits of nanothermodynamics Details the critical role of interfaces in nanostructural behavior Covers the importance of embedding media in the physico-chemical properties of nanostructured semiconductors Explains the negligible role of core point defects vs. surface and interface defects Written for researchers engineers and those working in the physical and physicochemical sciences this work comprehensively details the chemical structural and optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures for the development of more powerful and efficient devices. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367345990

Defence and Decolonisation in South-East AsiaBritain Malaya and Singapore 1941-1967 This book explains why British defence policy and practice emerged as it did in the period 1941-67 by looking at the overlapping of colonial military economic and Cold War factors in the area. Its main focus is on the 1950s and the decolonisation era but it argues that the plans and conditions of this period can only be understood by tracing them back to their origins in the fall of Singapore. Also it shows how decolonisation was shaped not just by British aims but by the way communism communalism and nationalism facilitated and frustrated these. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138863255

Defence and the Media in Time of Limited War First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315036021

Defence Beyond DesignContours of India’s Nuclear Safety and Security This book scrutinises the realm of safety-security involving ‘nuclear power’ within the context of India’s tryst with nuclear energy. Relying on open source information it examines the efficacy of the safety-security arrangement in and around India’s nuclear installations keeping in mind the international best practices. As India has embarked on a civil nuclear expansion programme the public concern for safety and security of nuclear facilities and material is obvious especially in the backdrop of terrorist incidents and the Fukushima disaster. This poses a serious challenge to garnering greater domestic support for new nuclear projects with international collaborations. Here an attempt is made to examine the issues involving social acceptance of nuclear energy safe disposal of nuclear waste regulatory practices and likely challenges ahead for India to propose a new nuclear safety-security paradigm by looking beyond the usual ‘defence by design’ or ‘defence in-depth’ practice. 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 9781138243774

Defence DiplomacyStrategic Engagement and Interstate Conflict This book analyzes examples of strategic engagement in order to identify the factors which contribute to the success or failure of defence diplomacy in preventing interstate conflict. For more than a century nations have engaged in defence diplomacy to cultivate mutual understanding and mitigate conflict. A subset of defence diplomacy is strategic engagement defined as peacetime defence diplomacy between nations that are actual or potential adversaries. This book analyzes three cases of strategic engagement in order to elucidate the factors which contribute to the success or failure of this diplomacy in preventing conflict. It uses an inductive framework to compare strategic engagement in the following cases: Anglo– German defence diplomacy prior to World War I; U.S.–Soviet defence diplomacy during the Cold War; and post-Cold War U.S.–China defence diplomacy. Based upon archival literature and personal interview research the book argues that defence diplomacy can mitigate the risk of interstate conflict between potential adversaries. The lessons learned from this book can be employed to discern the significant elements conducive to achieving a successful outcome of strategic engagement and averting conflict or even war. This book will be of much interest to students of defence studies diplomacy studies foreign policy and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367135966

Defence Industrial Cooperation in the European UnionThe State the Firm and Europe This book provides an empirical understanding of how EU-level defence industrial cooperation functions in practice.Using the Liberal Intergovernmental theoretical model the book argues that while national economic preferences are an essential factor of government interests they only explain part of the dynamic that leads to the development of defence industrial policy at EU level. Moving beyond a simple adumbration of economic preferences it shows how the EU’s institutional framework and corpus of law are used by governments to reaffirm their position as the ultimate arbiter and promoter of national economic preferences in the defence industrial sector. To this end the work asks why and how EU member state governments European defence firms and EU institutions developed EU-level defence industrial policy between 2003 and 2009. The book also analyses significant policy developments including the establishment of a European Defence Agency and two EU Directives on equipment transfers and defence procurement.This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy defence studies security studies and International Relations in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367730826

Defence Industries in the 21st CenturyA Comparative Analysis Defence Industries in the 21st Century explores the transformation in the global defence industrial production through examining the interaction between international and domestic factors. With the global defence industry and arms market likely continue to expand and mature the ways in which this progression could influence international politics remain obscure. In practice as the contents of this book show the defence industrial bases and arms export policies of emerging states display significant variance. This variance is the result of a unique balance between domestic and international factors that has shaped the defence industrialisation behaviour and policies of the less industrialised states. One of the most important conclusions of the book is that the interplay between domestic and international factors clearly influences the variation in the emerging states’ defence industrialisation policies as well as their success or failure. While international factors create opportunities they also limit the options available to emerging economies. Domestic factors also play an important role by shaping the policy choices of the states’ decision makers. Exploring the balance between international and domestic factors and the ways in which they influence defence industrialisation in emerging states Defence Industries in the 21st Century will be of great interest to scholars of Defence Industries Arms Manufacturing and Defence Strategic and Security Studies more generally. The chapters were originally published in Defence Studies Comparative Strategy and All Azimuth. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367444532

Defence InflationPerspectives and Prospects Defence inflation is a recurring factor in determining defence spending. It is widely reported in official government publications and in the trade press but remains relatively neglected by defence and peace economists. In this book international contributors from Finland Norway Sweden the UK and the USA distinguish between defence inflation and cost escalation and identify the causes of both. They use specific case studies to address a wide variety of theoretical and empirical issues and key questions including the following: Does defence inflation affect all countries? What are its effects? Why does it occur? How (if at all) can defence inflation be controlled? While most industry and trade press devote considerable ink and space to the discussion of defence inflation cost escalation and their consequential impact on the purchasing dollars of the armed forces economists have been relatively silent. This book aims to rectify this oversight through a multinational survey and analysis of the topic while also identifying the opportunities for further theoretical and empirical research in the field. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Defence and Peace Economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367143176

Defence Management in Uncertain Times From the impact of the attacks on New York and Washington in 2001 to the problems of military uncertainty and the role of women in combat this collection of essays explores the changing face of militarism from the perspective of defence management experts. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203045923

Defence Planning and UncertaintyPreparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War How can countries decide what kind of military forces they need if threats are uncertain and history is full of strategic surprises? This is a question that is more pertinent than ever as countries across the Asia-Pacific are faced with the military and economic rise of China. Uncertainty is inherent in defence planning but different types of uncertainty mean that countries need to approach decisions about military force structure in different ways. This book examines four different basic frameworks for defence planning and demonstrates how states can make decisions coherently about the structure and posture of their defence forces despite strategic uncertainty. It draws on case studies from the United States Australian and New Zealand each of which developed key concepts for their particular circumstances and risk perception in Asia. Success as well as failure in developing coherent defence planning frameworks holds lessons for the United States and other countries as they consider how best to structure their military forces for the uncertain challenges of the future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138206090

Defence Planning as Strategic Fact Defence Planning as Strategic Fact provides and elaborates on an "upstream" focus on the variegated organizational political and conceptual practices of military civilian administrative and political leaderships involved in defence planning offering an important security and strategic studies supplement to the traditional "downstream" focus on the use of force. The book enables the reader to engage with the role of ideas in defence planning of organizational processes and biases path dependencies and administrative dynamics under the pressures of continuously changing domestic and international constraints. The chapters show how defence planning must be seen as a constitutive element of defence and strategic studies – that it is a strategic fact of its own which merits particular practical and scholarly attention. As defence planning creates the conditions behind every peace upheld or broken and every war won or lost Defence Planning as Strategic Fact will be of great use to scholars of defence studies strategic studies and military studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of Defence Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367417239

Defence Procurement and Industry PolicyA small country perspective Arms purchases are among the most expensive technologically challenging and politically controversial decisions made by modern-day governments. Superpower spending on weapons systems is widely analysed and discussed. But defence procurement in smaller industrial countries involves different issues which receive less attention. This volume presents a general framework for understanding smaller country defence procurement supported by country industry and project studies. Part I provides a general framework for analysing smaller country defence procurement focusing on the formation of national defence capabilities. The framework is then used to analyse issues around the development of procurement demand the characteristics of defence industry supply contracts and relationships between buyers and sellers and government policy for defence procurement and industry development. Part II focuses on defence procurement in seven smaller industrial nations with widely varying historical and political settings (Australia Canada Israel Singapore Spain Sweden and The Netherlands). Part III consists of two Australian case studies of the procurement issues raised in respectively the naval shipbuilding industry and in a major complex defence project. The book addresses the needs of public and private sector managers military planners procurement specialists industry policy-makers and defence procurement and industry educators. It presents general principles in an accessible manner and points to real-world experience to illustrate the principles at work. Therefore it will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in defence economics strategic procurement public sector procurement and defence industry policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138805446

Defence Reform in Croatia and Serbia--Montenegro This book examines defence reform in Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro since 2000 focussing particularly on the institution and consolidation of democratic and civilian control of the armed forces the reform of conflict-era forces structures and the influence of the West including defence assistance and political conditionality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138466715

Defence Studies Those working in Defence Studies explore the convergence between war and politics. It is in the words of the editor of this new Routledge collection ‘the socio-technological study of how martial force is understood built and deployed’. Indeed the term ‘Defence Studies’ has its origins in the establishment in 1927 of the UK’s Imperial Defence College (later named the Royal College for Defence Studies in 1970) but research falling under that rubric has long been a global endeavour. Scholars of Defence Studies ask questions such as: What are the driving factors of defence policy? Why is history important for understanding emergent warfare? How might actors prepare for defence and war? Are defence policies appropriate for expected events? Now in response to the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature Routledge announces a new title in its Critical Concepts in Military Strategic and Security Studies series. Edited by David J. Galbreath Professor of International Security at the University of Bath and Director of its Centre for War and Technology Defence Studies is a four-volume collection which brings together the very best scholarship in a one-stop anthology of major works. The collection is fully indexed and includes a comprehensive introduction newly written by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is destined to be valued by researchers teachers and advanced students as a vital research and pedagogic resource. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138669468

Defences of Women: Jane Anger Rachel Speght Ester Sowernam and Constantia MundaPrinted Writings 1500-1640: Series 1 Part One Volume 4 Jane Anger her Protection for Women A Mouzell for Melastomus Ester hath hang’d Haman The Worming of a mad Dogge Of the many tracts in defence of women published in early modern England only these four bear women’s names. All four were written in response to misogynist attacks. Of these writers only Speght (1597-c.1630) is historically identifiable. Two or possibly three of the others use pseudonyms and indeed their gender has not yet been definitely established. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258362

Defendant Participation in the Criminal Process Requirements for the defendant to actively participate in the English criminal process have been increasing in recent years such that the defendant can now be penalised for their non-cooperation. This book explores the changes to the defendant’s role as a participant in the criminal process and the ramifications of penalising a defendant’s non-cooperation particularly its effect on the adversarial system. The book develops a normative theory which proposes that the criminal process should operate as a mechanism for calling the state to account for its accusations and request for official condemnation and punishment of the accused. It goes on to examine the limitations placed on the privilege against self-incrimination the curtailment of the right to silence and the defendant’s duty to disclose the details of his or her case prior to trial. The book shows that by placing participatory requirements on defendants and penalising them for their non-cooperation a system of obligatory participation has developed. This development is the consequence of pursuing efficient fact-finding with little regard for principles of fairness or the rights of the defendant. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367075545

Defendants and Victims in International Criminal JusticeEnsuring and Balancing Their Rights This volume considers a variety of key issues pertaining to the rights of defendants and victims at International Criminal Courts (ICTs) and explores how best to balance and enhance the rights of both in order to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of international criminal proceedings. The rights of victims are becoming an increasingly important issue at ICTs. Yet at the same time this has to be achieved without having a detrimental impact upon on the rights of the defence and the efficiency of the courts. This book provides analyses of issues on the rights of both the accused and the victims. By discussing matters concerning these two pivotal actors in international criminal justice within the same volume the work highlights that there are intrinsic and intense conflicting and converging relationships between victims and the accused particularly in terms of their rights. While most of the chapters focus mainly on either the accused or the victims others discuss both at the same time. The work strikes a fine balance between on the one hand classic topics on the rights of the accused and the rights of the victims and on the other topics which have been largely unexplored and/or which require new angles or perspectives. Additionally there are some chapters which approach both the rights of the accused and the rights of the victims in new contexts and/or under novel perspectives. The book as a whole provides a discussion of the two sides of this important coin of international criminal justice. The work will be an essential resource for academics practitioners and students with an interest in the field of international criminal law. It will also be of interest to human rights scholars who are working with the rights of victims and the accused. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367253950

Defendants in the Criminal Process (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1976 this book examines the practical workings of the English criminal court system focusing on the defendant’s experiences of the system and the decisions he takes as he passes through it. Indeed the defendant in a criminal case is in a unique position to experience the whole criminal process from the first approaches of the investigating policeman to conviction sentence and possible appeal. Defendants in the Criminal Process is based upon the close observation of criminal cases and on interviews with defendants. The authors raise several issues and questions to be addressed by those involved in the administration of justice whether as court administrators judges magistrates or lawyers. They also discuss issues of special importance for academics and others concerned with the explanation of the court process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415815161

Defenders Or Intruders?The Dilemmas Of U.s. Forces In Germany This book examines contemporary socioeconomic problems created by the stationing of U.S. troops in West Germany. It analyzes the sociological dynamics of the military relationship clarifying their effect on the political and diplomatic relationship between the two nations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367156749

Defending A High School Graduation TestGi Forum V. Texas Education Agency. A Special Issue of applied Measurement in Education This special issue is a case study of a recent legal challenge to a graduation test GI Forum v. Texas Education Agency. Its purpose is to provide updated relevant information to the many statewide and district testing programs measurement professionals and policymakers currently involved with the implementation of new educational standards and tests. The GI Forum Court's decision provides a road map for creating legally defensible graduation tests and by analogy may also provide useful guidance for other high stakes uses of standardized achievement tests. The GI Forum case is an extension of the landmark Debra P. v. Turlington case. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138420120

Defending an Economic SuperpowerReassessing the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance This book describes the reassessment of the U.S.-Japan security relationship to determine how Japan can do more for its defense reduce America's spending for Japan's and Asia's security yet preserve the peace in that region. It raises six questions about the relationship and tries to answer them. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367003364

Defending Arabia The defence of the Gulf has been a vital strategic concern for close on 100 years. The British first became involved in the Gulf to protect the sea routes to India and with the development of international air routes the Gulf became a crucial staging post. This book first published in 1986 surveys the strategic issues in the defence of the Gulf from the earliest British involvement up to the Iraq-Iran war. It examines the British retreat from the Gulf and the imperial vestiges that were left behind. It considers the way in which American interests in the Gulf came to replace British interests and it analyses how American foreign policy has responded to this additional responsibility. The book also investigates the regional concerns of Gulf security and the intra-regional conflicts that have erupted in the Iraq-Iran war. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138652965

Defending Assessment Security in a Digital WorldPreventing E-Cheating and Supporting Academic Integrity in Higher Education Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World explores the phenomenon of e-cheating and identifies ways to bolster assessment to ensure that it is secured against threats posed by technology. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach the book develops the concept of assessment security through research from cybersecurity game studies artificial intelligence and surveillance studies. Throughout there is a rigorous examination of the ways people cheat in different contexts and the effectiveness of different approaches at stopping cheating. This evidence informs the development of standards and metrics for assessment security and ways that assessment design can help address e-cheating. Its new concept of assessment security both complements and challenges traditional notions of academic integrity. By focusing on proactive principles-based approaches the book equips educators technologists and policymakers to address both current e-cheating as well as future threats. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367341527

Defending Associative Duties This book explores the associative duties we owe to our children parents friends colleagues associates and compatriots and defends a novel account which justifies such duties through the realization of values that are produced in these various kinds of social relationships. Seglow engages with several key contemporary debates including parental rights over children’s education the burdens of eldercare permissible partiality to friends and global justice versus compatriot duties. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815371847

Defending Democracy and Securing Diversity Old sergeants say "we're here to defend democracy not to practice it!" But are they right? The special mandate with which defence and security organizations are tasked imposes unique constraints with respect to the accommodation of diversity which differs from those faced by any other public or private organization. Yet the compound effect of demographic political economic social and legal pressures is making diversity as inevitable in the defence and security sector as in any other organization in advanced industrialized democracies. Owing in part to a dearth of research on the way the defence and security sectors can leverage diversity to enhance their functional imperatives such sectors have been reticent about diversity. The chapters in this volume strive to enlighten the debate by laying out the concepts clarifying theoretical issues and providing empirical evidence. The case studies draw on Canada Guyana the Netherlands South Africa and the United Kingdom. They examine ethno-cultural gender and sexual-minority diversity in a variety of missions including Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan. The chapters are notable for their methodological pluralism and interdisciplinary range including political science sociology anthropology and psychology. Although scholarly in nature the book is readily accessible to professionals and practitioners alike. This book was published as a special issue of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846967

Defending EuropeOptions for Security This book first published in 1985 examines the questions of European security that lie at the heart of the confrontation between the superpowers. It concentrates on ways of achieving defence by conventional means rather than a reliance on nuclear or chemical weapons and at the same time focuses on possible force reductions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367566395

Defending Qualitative ResearchDesign Analysis and Textualization Focussing on the phases of qualitative research which precede and follow fieldwork – design analysis and textualization – this book offers new theoretical tools to tackle one of the most common criticisms advanced against qualitative research: its presumed lack of rigour. Rejecting the notion of “rigour” as formulated in quantitative research and based on the theory of probability it proposes a theoretical frame that allows combining the goals of rigour and that of creativity through the reference to theory of argumentation. As such it will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences with interests in qualitative research methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138614055

Defending Rights in Contemporary China The growth of rights defence movements in China reflects the increasing capacity of Chinese citizens to shape their own civic discourse in order to achieve diverse goals. Rights defence campaigns have taken novel forms which are unprecedented in China including the use of the Internet by rights campaigners the development of rights entrepreneurs and the selection of representatives and leaders in rights defence campaigns. Defending Rights in Contemporary China offers the first comprehensive analysis of the emergence and development of notions of rights defence or weiquan in China. Further it shows that rights defence campaigns reflect the changing lives and priorities of Chinese citizens both urban and rural and the changing distribution of power in China. The Chinese government first used rights defence to promote the law and protect the rights of the weak. But the use of rights defence strategies by private citizens and lawyers also demonstrates changing power structures – in areas as diverse as private property rights rights for the handicapped corruption claims and grievances with officials. In this book Jonathan Benney argues that the idea of rights defence has gone from being a tool of the government to being a tool to attack the party-state and explores the consequences of this controversial activist movement. This book offers essential insight into the development of rights in contemporary China and will be highly relevant for students scholars and specialists in legal developments in Asia as well as anyone interested in social movements in China. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138857414

Defending Royal Supremacy and Discerning God's Will in Tudor England Early modern governments constantly faced the challenge of reconciling their own authority with the will of God. Most acknowledged that an individual's first loyalty must be to God's law but were understandably reluctant to allow this as an excuse to challenge their own powers where interpretations differed. As such contemporaries gave much thought to how this potentially destabilising situation could be reconciled preserving secular authority without compromising conscience. In this book the particular relationship between the Tudor supremacy over the Church and the hermeneutics of discerning God's will is highlighted and explored. This topic is addressed by considering defences of the Henrician and Elizabethan royal supremacies over the English church with particular reference to the thoughts and writings of Christopher St. German and Richard Hooker. Both of these men were in broad agreement that it was the responsibility of English Christians to subordinate their subjective understandings of God's will to the interpretation of God's will propounded by the church authorities. St. German originally put forward the proposition that king in parliament as the voice of the community of Christians in England was authorized to definitively pronounce regarding God's will; and that obedience to the crown was in all circumstances commensurate with obedience to God's will. Salvation as envisioned by St. German and Hooker was thus not dependent upon adherence to a single true faith. Rather it was conditional upon a sincere effort to try to discern the true faith using the means that God had made available to the individual particularly the collective wisdom of one's church speaking through its representatives. In tackling this fascinating dichotomy at the heart of early modern government this study emphasizes an aspect of the defence of royal supremacy that has not heretofore been sufficiently appreciated by modern scholars and invites consideration of how this aspect of hermeneutics is relevant to wider discussions relating to the nature of secular and divine authority. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258355

Defending TaiwanThe Future Vision of Taiwan's Defence Policy and Military Strategy Recent concern about mainland China's intentions towards Taiwan and more general concern about the risk of instability in the region has led to growing interest in Taiwan's military strategy in how Taiwan perceives threats to itself and in how the Taiwanese military are reacting to these perceived threats. This book which includes contributions by leading Taiwanese military thinkers explores current military strategy in Taiwan and how it is evolving. It discusses Taiwan's military modernisation and the implications of the recent defeat after fifty years in power of the Kuomintang Party implications which include a move away from an authoritarian garrison state culture and the beginnings of a more open debate about defence. The book concludes with an overall appraisal of Taiwan's defence vision and makes recommendations on how Taiwan's defence might be enhanced. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138879041

Defending the ArsenalWhy America’s Nuclear Modernization Still Matters One important area of interest within military and policy circles focuses on an effort to revitalize the nuclear triad amidst a number of competing strategic interests. The difficulties arising from US engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan are leading many scholars and policy makers to question whether a reinvigorated nuclear triad has any role in deterring modern adversaries. This volume takes an unashamed pro-nuclear modernization position and argues for designing and fielding new nuclear warheads and delivery systems (submarine ICBM and bomber) while also arguing against signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty or agreeing to further reductions in the nuclear arsenal. It also argues that nuclear deterrence remains as relevant today perhaps more than it was during the Cold War. With so many authors advocating for "Global Zero" and highlighting perceived dangers from a nuclear arsenal this work stands in stark contrast to the chorus of anti-arsenal works. Because of the work’s structure and effort to answer questions of current relevance it should appeal to a broad audience including: service staffs PME students COCOM staffs Pentagon personnel Capitol Hill staffers policy makers academics graduate students and interested readers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138204546

Defending the Durkheimian TraditionReligion Emotion and Morality This book provides an exciting accessible and wide-ranging guide to the development of classical and contemporary Durkheimian thought. Jonathan Fish offers a re-reading of the writings of Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons on religion. He aims to move beyond rationalistic readings which have neglected the key significance of collective human emotion in Durkheim's accounts of the link between society religion and morality. He goes on to look at the development of these ideas in the work of Parsons and more recent Durkheimian thinkers. Making an important contribution both to studies of Durkheim and the Durkheimian tradition and to the sociology of emotion the book is distinctive in arguing that religion is an essential backdrop for understanding emotion. In making this claim the author provides a key to re-establishing links between the sociology of religion and the wider discipline of sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367604356

Defending the FirstCommentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a realm of personal experience and analysis through the stories of these attorneys at the forefront of the battle to defend the "First." The contributors to this volume--all of whom have argued cases before the Supreme Court--tell about their experiences appearing before the highest court in the United States. Some write many years after being there while others offer insights from a more recent vantage point. One Supreme Court Attorney offers a historical analysis of a case replete with a variety of First Amendment issues.This work contributes to a deeper understanding of First Amendment issues and the types of expression that the First Amendment protects and why these rights must be protected. In addition it provides readers with the unique perspective of those who have been on the front lines of some of the most important and influential cases in this era. The challenges of presenting an argument in this venue become clear and it is evident that understanding one's own case its lineage and its likely impact all become part of the formula for success.This distinctive collection provides personal and compelling insights into the making of communication law and it will be engaging reading for students in communication law courses. It will also appeal to any reader interested in First Amendment law. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415647168

Defending The FringeNato The Mediterranean And The Persian Gulf Defending the Fringe assesses the importance of the southern flank of NATO to the Western Alliance. It discusses Western strategy toward the Persian Gulf and includes a brief historical sketch of U.S. regional security doctrines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367156565

Defending the LandSovereignty and Forest Life in James Bay Cree Society Suitable for both introductory anthropology and upper-division courses in cultural anthropology The campaign of the Cree people to protect their forest culture from the impact of hydro-electric development in northern Quebec has been widely-documented. Few have heard in any detail about this campaign's outcome and impact upon indigenous societies' futures. This text gives equal attention to the Cree leadership's successful strategies for dealing with major social and environmental pressures with the forces of acculturation and native communities' social destruction. The titles in the Cultural Survival Studies in Ethnicity and Change series edited by David Maybury-Lewis and Theodore Macdonald Jr. of Cultural Survival Inc. Harvard University focus on key issues affecting indigenous and ethnic groups worldwide. Each ethnography builds on introductory material by going further in-depth and allowing students to explore virtually first-hand a particular issue and its impact on a culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138434448

Defending the RevolutionThe Church of Scotland 1689–1716 The 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-90 played a fundamental role in re-shaping the political religious and cultural map of the British Isles. Yet as this book demonstrates many key elements of the history of the period between the landing of William of Orange and the establishment of the Union between Scotland and England remain shadowy. In particular the religious and theological underpinnings of the Revolution in Scotland have received scant attention compared to discussions of events in England and Ireland. This book sets out to show how the religious dimension of the revolution settlement in Scotland while comprehensively Presbyterian was not inevitable revealing instead the degree of political and religious pressure that was brought to bear in order to press for a moderate settlement that took cognizance of the Episcopalian position. However the outcome demonstrated the ability of Presbyterians to respond to the changing political circumstances and seize the opportunities they offered enabling them to galvanise their support within parliament and secure a settlement that went beyond what William and Erastian-inclined Presbyterians would have preferred. Traditionally treatment of the religious outcome in Scotland has been restricted to a bare narration of the significant acts of parliament - this book takes a more thorough and critical approach to explain not only the nature of the final settlement but how it was achieved and the legacy it left for both Scotland and the newly forged British state. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409401346

Defense AddictionCan America Kick The Habit? Whatever happened to the post?Cold War ?peace dividend?? Why does military spending continue to escape federal budget reductions? Why despite the nearly universal desire to reduce government waste and budget deficits is the United States still saddled with a costly bloated military-industrial complex? The answer says Sanford Gottlieb is a debi Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315375

Defense against the Black ArtsHow Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It As technology has developed computer hackers have become increasingly sophisticated mastering the ability to hack into even the most impenetrable systems. The best way to secure a system is to understand the tools hackers use and know how to circumvent them. Defense against the Black Arts: How Hackers Do What They Do and How to Protect against It provides hands-on instruction to a host of techniques used to hack into a variety of systems. Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples this book shows you how to outwit computer predators at their own game. Among the many things you’ll learn: How to get into a Windows operating system without having the username or password Vulnerabilities associated with passwords and how to keep them out of the hands of hackers How hackers use the techniques of computer forensic examiners to wreak havoc on individuals and companies Hiding one’s IP address to avoid detection Manipulating data to and from a web page or application for nefarious reasons How to find virtually anything on the internet How hackers research the targets they plan to attack How network defenders collect traffic across the wire to indentify intrusions Using Metasploit to attack weaknesses in systems that are unpatched or have poorly implemented security measures The book profiles a variety of attack tools and examines how Facebook and other sites can be used to conduct social networking attacks. It also covers techniques utilized by hackers to attack modern operating systems such as Windows 7 Windows Vista and Mac OS X. The author explores a number of techniques that hackers can use to exploit physical access network access and wireless vectors. Using screenshots to clarify procedures this practical manual uses step-by-step examples and relevant analogies to facilitate understanding giving you an insider’s view of the secrets of hackers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439821190

Defense And DetenteU.s. And West German Perspectives On Defense Policy  No files Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429036163

Defense Innovation HandbookGuidelines Strategies and Techniques Innovation is the lifeline of national development. This handbook is a collection of chapters that provide techniques and methodologies for achieving the transfer of defense-targeted science and technology development for general industrial applications. The handbook shows how to translate theory and ideas into practical applications. Experts from national defense institutions government laboratories business and industry contributed chapters to this handbook. The handbook also serves as an archival guide for nations communities and businesses expecting to embark upon science and technology transfer to industry. Included are several domestic and international case examples of practical innovation. Since the dawn of history nations have engrossed themselves in developing new tools techniques and methodologies to protect their geographical boundaries. From the crude implements used by prehistorical people to very modern technologies the end game has been the same. That is to protect the homeland. Even in times of peace efforts must be made to develop new machinery equipment processes and devices targeted for the protection of the nation. The emergence of organized nations and structured communities facilitated even more innovative techniques of national defense. Evolution revolution and innovation have defined human existence for millennia. From the Ice Age to the Stone Age the Bronze Age the Iron Age and to the modern age innovation rudimentary as it may be in many cases has determined how humans move from one stage to the next. This comprehensive handbook provides a clear guide on the nuances of initiating and actualizing innovation. Both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of innovation are covered in the handbook. Features: Uses a systems framework to zero in on science and technology transfer Focuses on leveraging technical developments in defense organizations for general societal applications Coalesces the transfer strategies collated from various sources and practical applications Represents a world-class diverse collection of science and technology development utilization and transfer Highlights a strategy for government academia and industry partnerships Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138050679

Defense Policy and the Presidency: Carter's First Years This book examines the role of the president in the defense policy process focusing specifically but not exclusively on the administration of President Carter. Contributors discuss such current concerns as the NATO-Warsaw confrontation and attitudes of European allies U.S.-China-Japan defense relationships and the issues of military intervention. In examining the broader aspects of defense policy they focus on the style of leadership and world view of the president and his immediate national security staff and on the politics of the defense budget. A constant theme is the comparison of past defense policies with those of the present administration. The authors offer insights on important aspects of the Carter defense policy provide an assessment of the impact of the president's policies on future U.S. defense posture and present a conceptual framework for examining both the president's role in defense policymaking and the general concept of national security. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367017927

Defense Spending Natural Resources and Conflict This book is an intellectual contribution of policy scientists and researchers from different academic institutions in different parts of the world. The Arab Spring the rise of ISIS and terrorism ignite the debate on studying conflict and natural resources. Uniquely the book discusses the sources of the conflicts and the institutions that are managing the conflicts. The natural resources defense spending conflict and human welfare are intertwined. In support of the ‘resource curse’ hypothesis the book shows that an abundance of natural resources particularly oil encourages an increase in military spending and lower economic growth. In addition the good economic and political institutions do reduce the hazard of conflict; and strong political institutions for checks and balances appear to weaken the impact of natural resources on conflicts. The book also examines the relationship between defense and social welfare expenditures – specifically health and education. Shedding light on the complicated nature of the relationship between defense spending inequality and types of political and welfare regimes gives us a deeper understanding of the type of democratic systems that will likely improve social welfare. In studying the political economy of defense spending the book shows the link between public opinion toward defense spending and voters' support for candidates. The analysis shows that party identification or having a vested interest in defense industries do correlate with a preference for increasing defense spending. This book was published as a special issue of Defence and Peace Economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138086500

Defense Spending And Economic Growth This book examines the effects of defense spending on economic growth and investigates how the changed world political climate is likely to alter the importance and pattern of defense spending both for developed and developing countries. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367160876

Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis Anemones and fish ants and acacia trees fungus and trees buffaloes and oxpeckers--each of these unlikely duos is an inimitable partnership in which the species’ coexistence is mutually beneficial. More specifically they represent examples of defensive mutualism when one species receives protection against predators or parasites in exchange for offering shelter or food to its partner species. Explores the Diverse Range of Defensive Mutualisms Involving Microbial Symbionts The past 20 years since this phenomenon first began receiving attention have been marked by a deluge of research in a variety of organism kingdoms and much has been discovered about this intriguing behavior. Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis includes basic ecological and biological information on defensive mutualisms explores how they function and evaluates how they have evolved. It also looks at the implications of symbiosis defensive compounds as a new frontier in bioexploration for drug and natural product discovery--the first book to explore this possibility. Chapters Written by Field Authorities The book expands the concept of defensive mutualisms to evaluate defense against environmental abiotic and biotic stresses. Addressing the topic of defensive mutualisms in microbial symbiosis across this wide spectrum it includes chapters on defensive mutualistic associations involving multiple kingdoms of organisms in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems--plant animal fungi bacteria and protozoans. Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis unifies scattered findings into a single compendium providing a valuable reference for field researchers and those in academia to assimilate and acquire a knowledgeable perspective on defensive mutualism particularly those involving microbial partners. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138372672

Defensive Restructuring of the Armed Forces in Southern Africa Published in 1997 the work explores the reorientation of security policies and the accompanying restructuring of the armed forces going on in Southern Africa under entirely new circumstances: Democracy has come to South Africa the civil wars in Angola and Mozambique have ended and the region is establishing a regional framework for cooperation. While covering the entire region a special focus is placed on South Africa which is predestined to play a leading role but which is struggling with the legacy of the apartheid regime and its repeated aggressions against neighbouring states. A defensive restructuring of the South African of the South African military is an element in the building of mutual trust. The implications of such defensive restructuring to a non-offensive defence are described in detail. In addition to the analytical contribution the work also contains central documents and a bibliography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138614161

Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement Few of the many defensive tactics books on the market include the training and methods of martial arts. Drawing on the centuries-old techniques of Ninjutsu Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement offers alternatives to the traditional police defensive tactics taught to most officers. This text stresses relying on natural tendencies in a violent encounter to ensure officer safety and to better utilize the techniques and training officers do receive. By integrating existing training with martial arts expertise Defensive Tactics provides officers access a full complement of techniques to better navigate physical conflict safely and effectively. Intended for law enforcement practitioners as well as practitioners of any other professions that present a personal security risk Defensive Tactics for Today’s Law Enforcement will better equip readers with a diverse range of defensive tactics.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781498776677

Deferring DevelopmentSetting Aside Cells for Future Use in Development and Evolution This volume examines cells set aside during development for use later in ontogeny or in adult life. There is no single term for such cells. The cells explored fall within several major categories — stem cells set-aside cells (in echinoderm larvae) imaginal discs in insects such as Drosophila meristems (plants) blastemata (regeneration in amphibians) neoblasts (regeneration in planarians). The book compares and contrasts these cell types and the environments (niches) in which they operate with the aim of unravelling any relationships between them between their activation in development and in their evolution. Key Features Explores the nature of deferred-use cells in evolutionary and developmental context. Reviews the mechanisms of development of set-aside cells such as stem cells meristems and imaginal discs. Provides phylogenetic overview of different types of deferred-use cells. Compares and contrasts different theories on the origin of deferred-use cells. Related Titles Calegari F. & C. Waskow eds. Stem Cells: From Basic Research to Therapy (ISBN 978-1-4822-0775-0) Cabral J. M. S. & C. L. da Silva eds. Bioreactors for Stem Cell Expansion and Differentiation (ISBN 978-1-4987-9590-6) Kong H. A. J. Putnam & L. B. Schook eds. Stem Cells and Revascularization Therapies (ISBN 978-1-4398-0323-3) Schaffer D. J. D. Bronzino & D. R. Peterson eds. Stem Cell Engineering: Principles and Practices (ISBN 978-1-4398-7204-8) Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138334281

Deferring Peace in International StatebuildingDifference Resilience and Critique This book explores the last 25 years of international peacebuilding and recasts them as a growing crisis of confidence in universal ideas of peacebuilding and self-government.Since current peacebuilding interventions are abandoning domineering top-down and linear methodologies and experimenting with context-sensitive self-reflexive and locally driven strategies the book makes two suggestions. The first is that international policymakers are embracing some of the critiques of liberal peace. For more than a decade scholarly critiques have pointed out the need to focus on everyday dynamics and local initiatives and resistances to liberal peace in order to enable hybrid and long-term practice-based strategies of peacebuilding. Now the distance between the policy discourse and critical frameworks has narrowed. The second suggestion is that in stepping away from liberal peace a transvaluation of peacebuilding values is occurring. Critiques are beginning to accept and valorise that international interventions will continuously fail to produce sensitive results. The earlier frustrations with unexpected setbacks errors or contingencies are ebbing away. Instead critiques normalise the failure to promote stability and peace.This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding international intervention conflict resolution international organisations and security studies in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367666705

Defiance in the FamilyFinding Hope in Therapy Defiance in the Family follows the treatment of childhood and adolescent defiance through therapy from intake to termination. The authors take a unique view of defiance as an expression of a child's worry for a family that is not working properly and as the child's means of protecting the inner self in the face of family turmoil. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415763318

Defiant ChildrenA Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training A perennial bestseller from a leading authority this book provides an effective 10-step program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to 12). Professionals get proven tools to help parents understand the causes of noncompliant defiant oppositional or socially hostile behavior at home or in school; take systematic steps to reduce it; and reinforce positive change. Comprehensive assessment guidelines are included. In a large-size format for easy photocopying the volume features numerous reproducible parent handouts and two rating scales (the Home Situations Questionnaire and the School Situations Questionnaire). Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Reflects 15 years of research advances and the author's ongoing clinical experience. *Fully updated model of the nature and causes of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). *Revised assessment tools and recommendations. *The latest data on the program's effectiveness. *Spanish-language versions of the parent forms are available online for downloading and printing (www.guilford.com/p/barkley4). See also the related title for parents: Your Defiant Child Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior. For a teen focus see also Defiant Teens Second Edition (for professionals) and Your Defiant Teen Second Edition (for parents) by Russell A. Barkley and Arthur L. Robin. Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462509508

Defiant DesireGay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa Defiant Desire records the lives of lesbian and gay South Africans of all races as they have lived in the face of censure denial and oppression. The history of gay identity in South Africa is here in its past and present aspects: from a drag salon in Woodstock to a gay "shebeen" in kwaThema; from a church in a Pretoria nightclub to Johannesburg's lesbian and gay pride march; from Afrikaans love poetry to new activism. The book is a document of lesbian and gay struggle and indispensable for those interested in the sexual politics coursing beneath the country's troubled passage to democracy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315021782

Defiant DiscourseSpeech and Action in Grassroots Activism In this timely and innovative book Tamar Katriel takes a language and discourse-centred approach to the subject of peace activism in Israel-Palestine one of the most significant political issues of our time while also posing more general questions about the role played by language in activist movements – how activists themselves conceptualize their speech and its relationship to action. Viewing activism as a globalized cultural formation that gives shape and meaning to grassroots organizations' struggles for political change this book explores the relations between the cultural categories of speech and action as constructed and evaluated in activist contexts. It focuses on the specific empirical field of defiant discourse associated with the soldierly role in Israeli culture using it to offer an in-depth exploration of the cultural underpinnings of defiant speech. Katriel interrogates discourse-centered activism as part of social movements' action repertoires on the one hand and of the local cultural construction of speech cultures on the other. This is critical reading for all students and scholars studying activism and social movements within linguistics Middle Eastern studies peace studies and communication studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138895737

Defiant TeensA Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9 comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of problem behaviors including those linked to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steps 10-18 focus on teaching all family members to negotiate communicate and problem-solve more effectively while facilitating adolescents' individuation and autonomy. Practical reproducible handouts and forms are included; the print book has a large-size format and lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.New to This Edition*Incorporates 15 years of research advances and the authors' ongoing clinical experience.*Fully updated model of the nature and causes of ODD.*Revised assessment tools and recommendations.*Reflects cultural changes such as teens' growing technology use.See also the authors' related parent guide Your Defiant Teen Second Edition: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship an ideal client recommendation. For a focus on younger children see also Dr. Barkley's Defiant Children Third Edition (for professionals) and Your Defiant Child Second Edition (for parents). Media > Books > Print Books Guilford Press 9781462514410

Deficits and Debt in Industrialized Democracies Since the global financial crisis government debt has soared globally by 40 percent and now exceeds an astonishing $100 trillion. Not all countries though have fared the same. Indeed even prior to the financial crisis the fiscal fates of countries have been diverging despite predictions that pressures from economic globalization push countries toward more convergent fiscally conservative policies. Featuring the work of an international interdisciplinary team of scholars this volume explains patterns of fiscal performance (persistent patterns of budget deficits and government debt) from the 1970s to the present across seven countries – France Italy Germany Japan South Korea Sweden and the United States. Employing a comparative case study approach seldom employed in studies of fiscal performance contributions illuminate the complex causal factors often overlooked by quantitative studies and advances our theoretical understanding of fiscal performance. Among other things the cases highlight the role of taxpayer consent tax structure the welfare state organization of interests and labor and financial markets in shaping fiscal outcomes. A necessary resource to understand a broader array of factors that shape fiscal outcomes in specific national contexts this book will reinvigorate the study of fiscal performance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138066595

Defining Measuring and Managing Consumer Experiences This book offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges that marketing faces in understanding managing and measuring the dynamics of modern consumer behaviours and successfully managing the customer experience. The reader will gain a deeper knowledge of the approaches to consumer behaviour and learn about the theoretical and empirical challenges of studying customer experience management. It also considers the post-modern consumer which requires a move beyond the purely rationalist perspective of traditional marketing and provides methodological support for firms and scholars who wish to measure cognitive emotional and behavioural consumer reactions. More specifically it explores the changes in consumer behaviours the limitations of traditional measurement approaches and the importance of capturing small insights with neuromarketing metrics with a chapter contributed by a leading expert. A new three-point perspective on consumer behaviours is set out that combines behaviour (what people do) with the declared (what people say) and the perceived (what people feel). This approach acknowledges the complexity of consumer behaviours and the methodological bias derived from the use of the traditional techniques (principally the survey) or from big data. Only a holistic perspective can capture the heterogeneous nature of consumer behaviour.  The book thereby takes up the theoretical debate about the definition management and measurement of customer behaviour. It also examines measurement methodologies an area that has received little attention elsewhere. Besides addressing the scientific community in the field the book will also be a valuable practical resource for marketing managers entrepreneurs and consultants who want to implement innovative strategies to manage the customer experience. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367479374

Defining Aerospace PolicyEssays in Honor of Francis T. Hoban Featuring contributions from many of the most prominent contemporary figures in the US aerospace community this book provides unprecedented insights into the ways in which aerospace policy is developed and implemented. Based on a wide range of real-life case studies and the personal experiences of those directly involved its coverage includes some of the most influential and wide-ranging policies of modern times including: the privatization of the Canadian air navigation system; government-industry cooperation; Leasecraft; NASA and the evolution of the hush kit; US activities to reduce launch costs; the emergence of a spaceport policy; VentureStar; issues in institutional restructuring: the problem with the FAA. Contributed in memory of Frank Hoban the book compiles the work of a NASA funded team at George Mason University working on various institutional aspects of the aerospace policy and the aerospace industry and also seeking out new directions for using the insights gathered from the NASA and other programs. The readership will include the management of aerospace companies and government agencies especially in North America but also elsewhere eg Europe (ESA) Russia and Japan. It will also include researchers and graduate students in university departments and agencies and other facilities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138381131

Defining and Assessing Lexical Proficiency This comprehensive account of performance-based assessment of L2 lexical proficiency analyzes and compares two of the primary methods of evaluation used in the field and unpacks the ways in which they tap into different dimensions of one model of lexical competence and proficiency. This book builds on the latest research on performance-based assessment which has most recently pointed to the application of more quantitative measures to L2 data to systematically explore the qualitative method of using human raters in assessment exercises and the quantitative method of using automatic computation of statistical measures of lexis and phraseology. Supported by an up-to-date review of the existing literature both approaches’ unique features are highlighted but also compared to one another to provide a holistic overview of performance-based assessment as it stands today at both the theoretical and empirical level. These findings are exemplified in a concluding chapter which summarizes results from an empirical study looking at a range of lexical and phraseological features and human raters’ scores of over 150 essays written by both L2 learners of English and native speakers. Taken together the volume challenges existing tendencies within the field which attempt to use one method to validate one another by demonstrating their capacity to indicate very different elements of lexical proficiency thereby offering a means by which to better conceptualize performance-based assessment of L2 vocabulary in the future. This book will be of interest to students and researchers working in second language acquisition and applied linguistics research particularly those interested in issues around assessment vocabulary acquisition and language proficiency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367337926

Defining and Classifying Children in Need Need is a popular but controversial concept in social policy. 'Needs-led' has become a mantra in children's services in recent years yet theorists still argue about the meaning and value of the concept of 'need'. There are lots of needs assessment at the individual child and population levels but case files vary enormously in quality and reports of need analyses frequently gather dust on shelves. How then should we define and measure children's needs and how should this influence the design of services? This edited collection answers these questions in order to help policy makers managers practitioners and researchers with identifying and serving children in need. It offers a critical appraisal of the state of play regarding the theory of need the needs that children have methods for assessing children's needs at the individual and group levels and approaches to designing services to meet identified needs. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258324

Defining and Defying Organised CrimeDiscourse Perceptions and Reality Organized crime is now a major threat to all industrial and non-industrial countries. Using an inter-disciplinary and comparative approach this book examines the nature of this threat. By analysing the existing official institutional discourse on organized crime it examines whether or not it has an impact on perceptions of the threat and on the reality of organized crime. The book first part of the book explores both the paradigm and the rationale of policy output in the fight against organized crime and also exposes the often ‘hidden’ internal assumptions embedded in policy making. The second part examines the perceptions of organized crime as expressed by various actors for example the general public in the Balkans and in Japan the criminal justice system in USA and circles within the international scientific community. Finally the third part provides an overall investigation into the realities of organized crime with chapters that survey its empirical manifestations in various parts of the world. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations criminology security studies and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874169

Defining Buddhism(s)A Reader 'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades scholars have become increasingly aware of their own role in the construction of how Buddhism is represented - a process in which multiple representations of Buddhism compete with and complement one another. The reader brings together key essays by leading scholars to examine the central methods and concerns of Buddhism. The essays aim to illuminate the challenges involved in defining historical social and political contexts and reveal how definitions of Buddhism have always been contested. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315539645

Defining Civil and Political RightsThe Jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee Defining Civil and Political Rights provides a comprehensive analysis and commentary on the decisions - technically known as views - of the United Nations Human Rights Committee for use by human rights lawyers throughout the world. Each of the substantive rights and freedoms set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is considered in detail by analysis of final reviews and comments of the Human Rights Committee. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of recent jurisprudence on the Human Rights Committee. New material has been added based upon substantive areas of the committee's jurisprudence. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576244

Defining Community in Early Modern Europe Numerous historical studies use the term "community'" to express or comment on social relationships within geographic religious political social or literary settings yet this volume is the first systematic attempt to collect together important examples of this varied work in order to draw comparisons and conclusions about the definition of community across early modern Europe. Offering a variety of historical and theoretical approaches the sixteen original essays in this collection survey major regions of Western Europe including France Geneva the German Lands Italy and the Spanish Empire the Netherlands England and Scotland. Complementing the regional diversity is a broad spectrum of religious confessions: Roman Catholic communities in France Italy and Germany; Reformed churches in France Geneva and Scotland; Lutheran communities in Germany; Mennonites in Germany and the Netherlands; English Anglicans; Jews in Germany Italy and the Netherlands; and Muslim converts returning to Christian England. This volume illuminates the variety of ways in which communities were defined and operated across early modern Europe: as imposed by community leaders or negotiated across society; as defined by belief behavior and memory; as marked by rigid boundaries and conflict or by flexibility and change; as shaped by art ritual charity or devotional practices; and as characterized by the contending or overlapping boundaries of family religion and politics. Taken together these chapters demonstrate the complex and changeable nature of community in an era more often characterized as a time of stark certainties and inflexibility. As a result the volume contributes a vital resource to the ongoing efforts of scholars to understand the creation and perpetuation of communities and the significance of community definition for early modern Europeans. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258317

Defining Contemporary ProfessionalismFor Architects in Practice and Education This book is a series of curated essays by high-profile architecture and design leaders and educators on the topic of professionalism. The book first sets out the current agenda - defining professionalism for the architecture sector - before moving on to focus on delivering the increased professional skills curriculum content within architecture schools as set by the RIBA. With an introduction and conclusion by the Editors this book explores what contemporary professionalism within architecture is and its future encouraging the current and future profession to address professionalism across the industry.   Media > Books > Print Books RIBA Publishing 9781859468470

Defining DangerAmerican Assassins and the New Domestic Terrorists Since 1789 when George Washington became the first president of the United States forty-three men have held the nation's highest office. Four were killed by assassins and serious attempts were made on the lives of eight others.Add to that list Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and it is reasonable to conclude that political prominence in the U.S. entails grave risks. In Defining Danger James W. Clarke explores the cultural and psychological linkages that define assassinations and a new era of domestic terrorism in America.Clarke notes an upsurge in political violence beginning with the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Since then there have been ten assassination attempts on nationally prominent political leaders. That is two more than the eight recorded in the previous 174 years of the nation's presidential history. New elements of domestic terror in American life were introduced in the 1990s by Timothy McVeigh the "Oklahoma City Bomber " Ted Kaczynski the "Unabomber " and Eric Rudolph the abortion clinic bomber. These men were politically motivated; their crimes were unprecedented. These events and the perpetrators behind them are among the subjects of this book.Defining Danger conveys two central themes. The first is that individual acts of violence directed toward America's democratically elected leaders represent a defining element of American politics. The second addresses how danger is defined through an analysis of the motives and characteristics of twenty-one perpetrators responsible for these acts of political violence where shots were fired or bombs detonated and in most instances victims died. The book is written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to the informed general reader as well as to professionals in a variety of fields—especially in the wake of recent events and the specter of future violence that sadly haunts us all. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412845908

Defining Digital HumanitiesA Reader Digital Humanities is becoming an increasingly popular focus of academic endeavour. There are now hundreds of Digital Humanities centres worldwide and the subject is taught at both postgraduate and undergraduate level. Yet the term ’Digital Humanities’ is much debated. This reader brings together for the first time in one core volume the essential readings that have emerged in Digital Humanities. We provide a historical overview of how the term ’Humanities Computing’ developed into the term ’Digital Humanities’ and highlight core readings which explore the meaning scope and implementation of the field. To contextualize and frame each included reading the editors and authors provide a commentary on the original piece. There is also an annotated bibliography of other material not included in the text to provide an essential list of reading in the discipline. This text will be required reading for scholars and students who want to discover the history of Digital Humanities through its core writings and for those who wish to understand the many possibilities that exist when trying to define Digital Humanities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409469636

Defining DrugsHow Government Became the Arbiter of Pharmaceutical Fact Drug-related morbidity and mortality is rampant in contemporary industrial society despite or perhaps because government has assumed a critical role in the process by which drugs are developed and approved. Parrish asserts that as a people Americans need to understand how it is that government became the arbiter of pharmaceutical fact. The consequences of our failure to understand he argues may threaten individual choice and forestall the development of responsible therapeutics. Moreover if current standards and control continues unabated the next therapeutic reformation might well make possible the sanctioned commercial exploitation of patients. In Defining Drugs Parrish argues that the federal government became arbiter of pharmaceutical fact because the professions of pharmacy and medicine as well as the pharmaceutical industry could enforce these definitions and standards only through police powers reserved to government. Parrish begins his provocative study by examining the development of the social system for regulating drug therapy in the United States. He reviews the standards that were negotiated and the tensions of the period between Progressivism and the New Deal that gave cultural context and historical meaning to drug use in American society. Parrish describes issues related to the development of narcotics policy through education and legislation facilitated by James Beal and Edward Kremers and documents the federal government's evolving role as arbiter of market tensions between pharmaceutical producers government officials and private citizens in professional groups illustrating the influence of government in writing enforceable standards for pharmaceutical therapies. He shows how the expansion of political rights for practitioners and producers has shifted responsibility for therapeutic consequences from individual practitioners and patients to government. This timely and controversial volume is written for the scholar and the compassionate practitioner alike and a general public concerned with pharmacy regulation in a free society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412864275

Defining FemalesThe Nature of Women in Society Second Revised EditionTo what are we referring when we speak of women? What is the nature of women in society; what is the nature of women in society? These are the central questions of this classic text which looks at areas ranging from England and Greece to Mongolia and Africa. The authors - anthropologists sociologists ethnologists neurologists and psychologists - consider the structural position of women; how they are defined by reference to physiological and social markers and how they are required to behave. They also consider ways in which different cultures identify and deal with such `natural' aspects of women as virginity sexuality and childbearing. The broad variety of geographical perspectives reveals dissimilar as well as similar ideas about women - in their use of language and of space matrifocality and life trajectories. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003135074

Defining HinduismA Reader 'Defining Hinduism' focuses on what Hinduism is what it has been and what some have argued it should be. The oldest of the world religions Hinduism presents a complex pantheon and system of beliefs. Far from being unchanging Hinduism has like any faith of duration evolved in response to changing cultural political and ideological demands. The book brings together some of the leading scholars working on South Asian religions today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138380844

Defining IranPolitics of Resistance Defining Iran presents a new and revealing analysis of the way in which Iranian political discourses compete with each other by examining them within the framework of national identity construction. By deconstructing the intellectual roots and development of Iranian national identity Shabnam Holliday advocates the need to study Iran's heritage and historical experience to understand key shifts and processes in contemporary Iranian politics. Holliday convincingly argues that competing discourses of national identity advocated by political figures from Musaddiq to the current administration demonstrate a politics of resistance to both internal and external forces. With a particular emphasis on Khatami’s presidency this study compares the meanings attached by significant members of the Iranian political elite to concepts including Iran’s pre-Islamic heritage Islamic heritage civilization 'democracy' and the 'West'. Furthermore discourses of Iranian national identity exist not in isolation but rather as part of a continuous process construction and reconstruction in Iran's journey of political development; a process manifested so vividly in the revolution of 1979 and the fallout from the 2009 presidential election. Defining Iran simultaneously furthers our understanding of the conceptualization of national identity both generally and specifically in the case of Iran and political dynamics which shape contemporary Iran. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409405238

Defining IslamA Reader Ever since a group of people came into existence who called themselves Muslims and followed Islam questions of what it means to be a member of this group - who is to be included/excluded and what the requirements for membership are - have proven to be both divisive and defining. For scholars and critics the issue of what constitutes or defines 'Islam' - whether examining the history of the religion its specific traditions sectarian politics or acts of terrorist - is central to any understanding of issues cultures and ideas. 'Defining Islam' brings together key classic and contemporary writings on the nature of Islam to provide student readers with the ideal collection of both primary and critical sources. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315539690

Defining John BullPolitical Caricature and National Identity in Late Georgian England Late Georgian England was a period of great social and political change yet whether this was for good or for ill was by no means clear to many Britons. In such an era of innovation and revolution Britons faced the task of deciding which ideals goals and attitudes most closely fitted their own conception of the nation for which they struggled and fought; the controversies of the era thus forced ordinary people to define an identity that they believed embodied the ideal of 'Britishness' to which they could adhere in this period of uncertainty. Defining John Bull demonstrates that caricature played a vital role in this redefinition of what it meant to be British. During the reign of George III the public's increasing interest in political controversies meant that satirists turned their attention to the individuals and issues involved. Since this long reign was marked by political crises both foreign and domestic caricaturists responded with an outpouring of work that led the era to be called the 'golden age' of caricature. Thus many and varied prints produced in response to public demands and sensitive to public attitudes provide more than simply a record of what interested Britons during the late Georgian era. In the face of domestic and foreign challenges that threatened to shake the very foundations of existing social and political structures the public struggled to identify those ideals qualities and characteristics that seemed to form the basis of British society and culture and that were the bedrock upon which the British polity rested. During the course of this debate the iconography used to depict it in graphic satire changed to reflect shifts in or the redefinition of existing ideals. Thus caricature produced during the reign of George III came to visually express new concepts of Britishness. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258300

Defining JudaismA Reader Judaism is a monotheistic religion with a history of over 3 500 years. 'Defining Judaism' illustrates the range of theoretical and practical issues required for comparative and historical study of the faith. The texts range from historical attempts to define individual 'Jews' to imagining Judaism as a religion like other religions to modern and post-modern attempts to decentre these earlier definitions. The reader brings together a wide range of essays from influential scholars of ancient and contemporary Judaism to attempt a full picture of Judaism that will be of interest to all those involved in the study of religion. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315539539

Defining MagicA Reader Magic has been an important term in Western history and continues to be an essential topic in the modern academic study of religion anthropology sociology and cultural history. 'Defining Magic' is the first volume to assemble key texts that aim at determining the nature of magic establish its boundaries and key features and explain its working. The reader brings together seminal writings from antiquity to today. The texts have been selected on the strength of their success in defining magic as a category their impact on future scholarship and their originality. The writings are divided into chronological sections and each essay is separately introduced for student readers. Together these texts - from Philosophy Theology Religious Studies and Anthropology - reveal the breadth of critical approaches and responses to defining what is magic. CONTRIBUTORS: Aquinas Augustine Helena Petrovna Blavatsky Dennis Diderot Emile Durkheim Edward Evans-Pritchard James Frazer Susan Greenwood Robin Horton Edmund Leach Gerardus van der Leeuw Christopher Lehrich Bronislaw Malinowski Marcel Mauss Agrippa von Nettesheim Plato Pliny Plotin Isidore of Sevilla Jesper Sorensen Kimberley Stratton Randall Styers Edward Tylor Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781908049803

Defining ManagementBusiness Schools Consultants Media Defining Management charts the expansion of management as an idea and practice from a time when it was limited to churches and households to its current ubiquity focusing in particular on the role of business schools consultants and business media in this process. How did an entire industry develop around business schools consultants and business media who are now widely considered the authorities regarding best management practice? This book shows how these actors – on their own and in interaction – became taken-for-granted and gained such definitional power over management and managers expanded across the globe from often modest and not always respected origins and impacted and continue to impact businesses and increasingly the broader economic and social context. Building on extant and some new research the book is unique in bringing together issues and actors that have been examined elsewhere separately. Any student or professional of management interested in the evolution of their field or the rise of business schools consultants and business media will find this book both novel and thought-provoking. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415727884

Defining Moments in Journalism  Most great transformations are not apparent as we live through them. Only in hindsight do individual moments acquire layers of meaning that give them great significance. Looking back is not something that comes naturally to journalists immersed as they are in breaking events and relentless deadlines. But there is still good reason for journalists scholars and people who care about journalism to think about the critical episodes in its recent evolution. In Defining Moments in Journalism such authors vividly describe episodes of this kind. Some of the chapters and contributors include: "The Lessons of Little Rock" by Harry S. Ashmore; "Vietnam and War Reporting" by Peter Arnett; "Photo-journalists--Visionaries Who Have Changed Our Vision" by Jane M. Rosett; "The Weight of Watergate" by Ellen Hume; "Women Sportswriters--Business as Usual" by Mary Schmitt; "The Connie Chung Phenomenon" by Somini Sengupta; and "Covering Politics--Is There a Female Difference?" by Judy Woodruff. The years since the Great Depression and World War II have seen vast changes in America and also in its journalism. Journalists' relationship to power and authority is more complex; the press corps has become more diverse; the technology of news reporting is almost unrecognizably different from that of fifty years ago; and economic reorganization of the media has bundled news and entertainment organizations into conglomerates of extraordinary size. 'Defining Moments in Journalism' is a fascinating read for communications scholars and professionals historians and political scientists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522077

Defining National HeritageThe National Trust from Open Spaces to Popular Culture As the largest non-governmental preservation association in the world the National Trust for England Wales and Northern Ireland (the National Trust) is arguably one of the most influential organizations of its kind. As such it provides particularly useful case studies for examining the process of heritage construction showing how definitions of heritage are institutionalized and modified over the course of history. This is the first book to provide a systematic and scholarly analysis of the history development and transformation in the heritage activities of the National Trust - the world's first national heritage organization. Based on extensive research it examines how and why definitions of 'legitimate' national heritage emerge and change over time and who and what is central to the defining and legitimating process. Illustrated with case studies from a variety of National Trust properties this book reveals the unique role non-profit organizations play in the processes of defining heritage and links the work of this important heritage organization to the fields of cultural sociology organizational analysis and the interdisciplinary field of heritage studies. Using an analysis of archival documents participant observation interviews and case studies this research shows that the National Trust has transformed its definition of national heritage at several key points in its history. These different stages are characterized by different types of culture preserved during the organization's 100+ year history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781409403142

Defining Perspectives in Moral Development First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138864481

Defining Physical Education (Routledge Revivals)The Social Construction of a School Subject in Postwar Britain First published in 1992 David Kirk’s book analyses the public debate leading up to the 1987 General Election over the place and purpose of physical education in British schools. By locating this debate in a historical context specifically in the period following the end of the Second World War it attempts to illustrate how the meaning of school physical education and its aims content and pedagogy were contested by a number of vying groups. It stresses the influence of the culture of postwar social reconstruction in shaping these groups’ ideas about physical education. Through this analysis the book attempts to explain how physical education has been socially constructed during the postwar years and more specifically to suggest how the subject came to be used as a symbol of subversive left wing values in the campaign leading to the 1987 election. In more general terms the book provides a case study of the social construction of school knowledge. The book takes an original approach to the question of curriculum change in physical education building on increasing interest in historical research in the field of curriculum studies. It adopts a social constructionist perspective arguing that change occurs through the active involvement of competing groups in struggles over limited material and ideological (discursive) resources. It also draws on contemporary developments in social and cultural theory particularly the concepts of discourse and ideological hegemony to explain how the meaning of physical education has been constructed and how particular definitions of the subject have become orthodoxes. The book presents new historical evidence from a period which had previously been neglected by researchers despite the fact that 1945 marked a watershed in the development of the understanding and teaching of physical education in schools. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415508100

Defining PsychoanalysisAchieving a Vernacular Expression The empirical baseline of today's psychoanalytic vernacular may be inferred from what psychoanalysts read. Contemporary information aggregation provides us with a unique moment in "reading" today's psychoanalytic vernacular. The PEP Archive compiles data on journal articles analogous to radio stations' "hit parades" of contemporary favorites. Defining Psychoanalysis: Achieving a Vernacular Expression provides a close reading of this contemporary assemblage including three "strong" readings by Winnicott and two by Bion. It pursues the elements generated by these papers as an indication of contemporary psychoanalytic "common sense" our consensual building blocks of theory and practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782202714

Defining Public AdministrationSelections from the International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration This anthology Defining Public Administration is designed to assist beginning and intermediate level students of public policy and to stir the imaginations of readers concerned with public policy and administration. The forty-five articles included in the text are all reprinted from the International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration and these accessible interesting articles have been assembled to offer a sample of the riches to be found within the larger work. The articles provide definitions of the vocabulary of public policy and administration as it is used throughout the world-from the smallest towns to the largest national bureaucracies. Defining Public Administration is organized into twelve parts. Each part focuses on a domain pertinent to the study of public administration including overviews policy making intergovernmental relations bureaucracy organization behavior public management strategic management performance management human resource management financial management auditing and accountability and ethics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367098766

Defining ShintoA Reader This book provides key official documents alongside political religious-philosophical and historical essays illustrating how the term "Shinto" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan’s emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan of today. "Shinto" is one of the most contested categories in the field of Japanese religious studies. While the term "Shinto" has a long history in the pre-modern period this volume focuses on how the term has evolved in modern Japan. Divided into five parts the book covers: Shinto and the modern Japanese nation state Pre-war Japanese intellectuals on Shinto Shinto and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s and 1940s Post-war reforms and reformulations Contemporary ways of defining Shinto Presenting a wealth of documents most of which have been translated here for the first time the book is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Japanese religion. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781844658381

Defining Sport Communication Defining Sport Communication is a comprehensive resource addressing core topics and issues including humanistic organizational relational and mediated approaches to the study of sport communication. It provides foundational work in sport communication for students and scholars reflecting the abundance of research published in recent years and the ever-increasing interest in this area of study.　 Bringing together scholars from various epistemological viewpoints within communication this volume provides a unique opportunity for defining the breadth and depth of sport communication research. It will serve as a seminal reference for existing scholarship while also providing an agenda for future research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138909601

Defining StabilityConventional Arms Control in a Changing Europe This book analyzes the military situation in Europe and the contending views about the military balance and important military variables there. It provides very useful insights into what has often been a confusing debate about the true state of the military situation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367013561

Defining Sustainable Development for Our Common FutureA History of the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission) The UN World Commission on Environment and Development chaired by former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland alerted the world to the urgency of making progress toward economic development that could be sustained without depleting natural resources or harming the environment. Written by an international group of politicians civil servants and experts on the environment and development the Brundtland Report changed sustainable development from a physical notion to one based on social economic and environmental issues. This book positions the Brundtland Commission as a key event within a longer series of international reactions to pressing problems of global poverty and environmental degradation. It shows that its report "Our Common Future" published in 1987 covered much more than its definition of sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" for which it became best known. It also addressed a long list of issues which remain unresolved today. The book explores how the work of the Commission juggled contradictory expectations and world views which existed within the Commission and beyond and drew on the concept of sustainable development as a way to reconcile profound differences. The result was both an immense success and disappointment. Coining an irresistibly simple definition enabled the Brundtland Commission to place sustainability firmly on the international agenda. This definition gained acceptability for a potentially divisive concept but it also diverted attention from underlying demands for fundamental political and social changes. Meanwhile the central message of the Commission – the need to make inconvenient sustainability considerations a part of global politics as much as of everyday life – has been side-lined. The book thus assesses to what extent the Brundtland Commission represented an immense step forward or a missed opportunity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415825511

Defining the Atlantic CommunityCulture Intellectuals and Policies in the Mid-Twentieth Century In this volume essays by scholars from both sides of the Atlantic open new perspectives on the construction of the "Atlantic community" during World War II and the early Cold War years. Based on original approaches bringing together diplomatic history and the history of culture and ideas the book shows how atlantism came to provide a solid ideological foundation for the security community of North American and European nations which took shape in the 1940s. The idea of a transatlantic community based on shared histories values and political and economic institutions was instrumental to the creation of the Atlantic Alliance and partly accounts for the continuing existence of the Atlantic partnership after the Cold War. At the same time this study breaks new ground by arguing that the emergence of the idea of "Atlantic community" also reflected deeper trends in transatlantic relations; in fact it was the outcome of the re-definition of "the West" due to the rise of the US and the decline of Europe in the international arena during the first half of the Twentieth Century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138864627

Defining the Boundaries of DisabilityCritical Perspectives This ground-breaking volume considers what it means to make claims of disability membership in view of the robust Disability Rights movement the rich areas of academic inquiry into disability increased philosophical attention to the nature and significance of disability a vibrant disability culture and disability arts movement and advances in biomedical science and technology. By focusing on the statement "We are all disabled" the book explores the following questions: What are the philosophical political and practical implications of making this claim? What conceptions of disability underlie it? When if ever is this claim justified and when or why might it be problematic or harmful? What are the implications of claiming "we are all disabled" amidst this global COVID-19 pandemic? These critical reflections on the boundaries of disability include perspectives from the humanities social sciences law and the arts. In exploring the boundaries of disability and the ways in which these lines are drawn theoretically legally medically socially and culturally the authors in this volume challenge particular conceptions of disability expand the meaning and significance of the term and consider the implications of claiming disability as an identity. It will be of interest to a broad audience including disability scholars advocates and activists philosophers and historians of disability moral theorists clinicians legal scholars and artists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367427474

Defining The CurriculumHistories and Ethnographies This book explores some of the major processes involved in the definition of school subject knowledge. Using historical ethnographic methods the contributors to the collection highlight and examine some of the factors involved at national institutional and classroom levels in the making of school subjects. The first section of the book outlines the theoretical and methodological basis for the study off school subjects and the reasons for and the possibilities of such a study are considered. In the second section some histories of school curricula are presented from a variety of settings – colonial schools in Africa working-class schools of the nineteenth century nursery schools – and the conflicting forces of determination and change in school subjects are identified and examined. The third section focuses on the contemporary school situation and the papers isolate and investigate some of the interest groups and social processes which enter into or affect the realization of school knowledge in the classroom. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753333

Defining the HolySacred Space in Medieval and Early Modern Europe Holy sites both public - churches monasteries shrines - and more private - domestic chapels oratories - populated the landscape of medieval and early modern Europe providing contemporaries with access to the divine. These sacred spaces thus defined religious experience and were fundamental to both the geography and social history of Europe over the course of 1 000 years. But how were these sacred spaces both public and private defined? How were they created used recognised and transformed? And to what extent did these definitions change over the course of time and in particular as a result of the changes wrought in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Taking a strongly interdisciplinary approach this volume tackles these questions from the point of view of archaeology architectural and art history liturgy and history to consider the fundamental interaction between the sacred and the profane. Exploring the establishment of sacred space within both the public and domestic spheres as well as the role of the secular within the sacred sphere each chapter provides fascinating insights into how these concepts helped shape and were shaped by wider society. By highlighting these issues on a European basis from the medieval period through the age of the reformations these essays demonstrate the significance of continuity as much as change in definitions of sacred space and thus identify long term trends which have hitherto been absent in more limited studies. As such this volume provides essential reading for anyone with an interest in the ecclesiastical development of western Europe from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258294

Defining the UrbanInterdisciplinary and Professional Perspectives What is "urban"? How can it be described and contextualised? How is it used in theory and practice? Urban processes feature in key international policy and practice discourses. They are at the core of research agendas across traditional academic disciplines and emerging interdisciplinary fields. However the concept of "the urban" remains highly contested both as material reality and imaginary construct. The urban remains imprecisely defined. Defining the Urban is an indispensable guide for the urban transdisciplinary thinker and practitioner. Parts I and II focus on how "Academic Disciplines" and "Professional Practices " respectively understand and engage with the urban. Included among others are Architecture Ecology Governance and Sociology. Part III "Emerging Approaches " outlines how elements from theory and practice combine to form transdisciplinary tools and perspectives. Written by eminent experts in their respective fields Defining the Urban provides a stepping stone for the development of a common language—a shared ontology—in the disjointed fields of urban research and practice. It is a comprehensive and accessible resource for anyone with an interest in understanding how urban scholars and practitioners can work together on this complex theme. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472449528

Defining Visual Rhetorics Images play an important role in developing consciousness and the relationship of the self to its surroundings. In this distinctive collection editors Charles A. Hill and Marguerite Helmers examine the connection between visual images and persuasion or how images act rhetorically upon viewers. Chapters included here highlight the differences and commonalities among a variety of projects identified as "visual rhetoric " leading to a more precise definition of the term and its role in rhetorical studies. Contributions to this volume consider a wide variety of sites of image production--from architecture to paintings from film to needlepoint--in order to understand how images and texts work upon readers as symbolic forms of representation. Each chapter discusses analyzes and explains the visual aspect of a particular subject and illustrates the ways in which messages and meaning are communicated visually. The contributions include work from rhetoric scholars in the English and communication disciplines and represent a variety of methodologies--theoretical textual analysis psychological research and cultural studies among others. The editors seek to demonstrate that every new turn in the study of rhetorical practices reveals more possibilities for discussion and that the recent "turn to the visual" has revealed an inexhaustible supply of new questions problems and objects for investigation. As a whole the chapters presented here demonstrate the wide range of scholarship that is possible when a field begins to take seriously the analysis of images as important cultural and rhetorical forces. Defining Visual Rhetorics is appropriate for graduate or advanced undergraduate courses in rhetoric English mass communication cultural studies technical communication and visual studies. It will also serve as an insightful resource for researchers scholars and educators interested in rhetoric cultural studies and communication studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781410609977

Defining Your MarketWinning Strategies for High-Tech Industrial and Service Firms Visionary companies build markets today to be market leaders tomorrow. This book provides the blueprint. Defining Your Market: Winning Strategies for High-Tech Industrial and Service Firms contains research case studies and literature reviews on market definition to help marketers managers researchers and strategic planners formulate profitable marketing strategies. Timely and practical this book offers a research-based methodology for defining markets that will help your company determine relevant markets and make it the most competitive business in the industry. Although market definition is the foundation for formulating business strategies and is critical to corporate performance marketers and top management often rely on intuition or incomplete analyses when targeting markets. This text discusses the marketing methods used by leading companies and executive and provides you with the knowledge to create strategies that will work for your company. Defining Your Market examines the topics that will help your company become more successful now and into the next century including:customer and competitive-driven market definitionsthe five core dimensions of market definition-- customer needs customer groups technology products and competitionmanagerial implications related to strategic planning formulating the marketing mix integrating marketing and technology and global strategystrategies for businesses for redefining markets and successfully competing in the 21st centurythe impact company size has on marketing strategieshow to avoid the dangers of creating a market definition that is too narrow and limiting or one that is too broad and overlooks profitable niches in the marketEach chapter of Defining Your Market features exercises that will help you understand new concepts and allows you to put these methods to immediate and profitable use. You will be able to learn about the tools and techniques that work for Andersen Consulting Dell General Electric Intel Merck and Microsoft and dozens of leading business marketers.Defining Your Market provides you with strategies that will help you define and redefine the most relevant and profitable markets for a successful and competitive business. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315865461

Definiteness and IndefinitenessA Study in Reference and Grammaticality Prediction First published in 1988 this book is concerned with the definite and indefinite articles in English. It provides an integrated pragmatic-semantic theory of definite and indefinite reference on the basis of which many co-occurance restrictions between articles and non-modifiers are explained. At the general theoretical level the book looks at the role of semantics in the prediction of all and only the grammatical sentences of a language. At a more particular level  it explores the nature of reference examining an important selection of subjects such as the contrast between definiteness and indefiniteness the relationship between definite and demonstrative reference and the relationship between pragmatic and logical aspects of determining meaning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138919334

Definitions Conversions and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Standing firmly on the foundation built by the previous two editions each a bestseller in its own right Definitions Conversions and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Third Edition is bound to repeat this success. A multipurpose reference suitable for professionals throughout the field the book contains virtually ev Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429138362

Definitions of Digital Journalism (Studies) Definitions of Digital Journalism (Studies) offers an authoritative and highly accessible point of entry into current debates and definitions of digital journalism and digital journalism studies. Journalism continues to evolve as it increasingly shifts to digital forms practices and spaces challenging traditional notions of what journalism is and what it should be. As scholars and practitioners make sense adapt to or seek to withstand the different facets of change confronting the field it is important to clarify the contours of what we are studying. Studies of digital journalism have usually assumed if not taken for granted what digital journalism means. But navigating the rapidly expanding scholarship in this area requires clarification of our core concept. This book brings together journalism scholars from around the world to tease out what digital journalism stands for and what digital journalism scholarship looks like. This book offers a timely guide for scholars and practitioners of digital journalism. It aims to help undergraduate and graduate students as well as journalism scholars in positioning their work within the field of digital journalism studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Digital Journalism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367860073

DefinitionsImplications for Syntax Semantics and the Language of Thought The answer to the question "How can we understand and use a definition?" provides new constraints on natural language and on the internal language in which meaning is mentally represented. Most syntax takes the sentence as the basic unit for well-formedness but definitions force us to focus on words and phrases and hence to focus on compositional syntax in parallel with compositional semantics. This study examines both dictionary definitions and definitions from textbooks from the points of view of their syntax semantics and use for learning word meaning. The tools used throughout are Principles and Parameters syntax Relevance theoretic pragmatics Model theoretic semantics and the formal theory of definitions. The analyses argue that because phrases can be understood in isolation some standard syntactic analyses must be modified. 'NP movement' has to be reanalysed as transmission of theta roles. These ideas are then applied to a variety of adjectives which take propositional complements. The final chapter argues that for definitions to be understood the syntax of the Language of Thought must be close to that of Natural Language in specifiable way. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138868373

Def-measuremnt Poverty-2/h This volume is an annotated bibliography of the issues associated with the definition and measurement of poverty. The discussion is organized around several topics in the areas of economics political science and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167622

DefoamingTheory and Industrial Applications Reviews all known antifoam mechanisms and discusses the appropriate practical approaches for solving foam control problems in a variety of industrial contexts. These range from crude oil production to detergent formulation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367402617

Defoe’s Writings and ManlinessContrary Men Defoe's Writings and Manliness is a timely intervention in Defoe studies and in the study of masculinity in eighteenth-century literature more generally. Arguing that Defoe's writings insistently returned to the issues of manliness and its contrary effeminacy this book reveals how he drew upon a complex and diverse range of discourses through which masculinity was discussed in the period. It is for this reason that this book crosses over and moves between modern paradigms for the analysis of eighteenth-century masculinity to assess Defoe's men. A combination of Defoe's clarity of vision a spirit of contrariness and a streak of moral didacticism resulted in an idiosyncratic and restless testing of the forces surrounding his period's ideas of manliness. Defoe's men are men but they are never unproblematically so: they display a contrariness which indicates that a failure of manliness is never very far away. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576299

Defoe's Review 1704-13 (Set) One of Daniel Defoe's greatest achievements was the writing and publication of his "Review". Covering his many interests both contemporary and historical Defoe published his journal twice and latterly three times a week. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781851967476

Defoe's Review 1704–13 Volume 9 (1712–13) Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781851969111

Defoe's Review 1704–13 Volume 9 (1712–13) Part I Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138285217

Defoe's Review 1704–13 Volume 9 (1712–13) Part II Defoe's Review played a significant role in the birth of the modern press. It was not a newspaper dealing in facts but a journal of opinion and discussion. This series is the first complete scholarly edition of the entire run of Defoe's Review. It is fully reset and supported by full editorial apparatus. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138285231

DeforestationSocial Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems Originally published in 1988 Deforestation examines deforestation as a major environmental and development problem. It examines the issues of forests being cut in tropical and mountain areas and how acid rain pollution and disease wreak havoc in temperate zones. Some of the worst effects of deforestation have been changes in the world’s climate system erosion and flooding desertification wood short-ages and the disappearance of some floral and fauna species. This book challenges the belief that deforestation is due to entirely rapid population growth and agricultural expansion and emphasises the effects of commercial exploitation and poor planning and management. In concludes with a programme for reforestation using agro-forestry appropriate cottage industries improved international programmes local land reforms and community participation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367352172

Deformation and Evolution of Life in Crystalline MaterialsAn Integrated Creep-Fatigue Theory This book walks you through the fundamental deformation and damage mechanisms. It lends the reader the key to open the doors into the maze of deformation/fracture phenomena under various loading conditions. Furthermore it provides the solution method to material engineering design and analysis problems for those working in the aerospace automotive or energy industries. The book introduces the integrated creep-fatigue theory (ICFT) that considers holistic damage evolution from surface/subsurface crack nucleation to propagation in coalescence with internally-distributed damage/discontinuities. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138296732

Deforming American Political ThoughtChallenging the Jeffersonian Legacy Deforming American Political Thought offers an alternative to the dominant American historical imagination treating issues that range from the nature of Thomas Jefferson's vision of an egalitarian nation to the persistence of racial inequality. Presenting multifaceted arguments that transcend the myopic scope of traditional political discourses Michael J. Shapiro summons disparate disciplines and genres – architecture crime stories novels films and jazz/blues music (among others) to provide approaches to the comprehension of diverse facets of American political thought from the founding to the present. The book’s various investigations disclose that there have always been dissenting voices articulated in diverse genres of expression that cast doubt on the moral purpose and exceptionalism of the American mind. This highly anticipated updated second edition features a preface focusing on aesthetic theory and the contributions of artistic genres for political analysis and a completely new chapter on critical thinking about the US western and urban encounters afforded by the two HBO series Deadwood and The Wire respectively. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138182714

Defrosting Ancient MicrobesEmerging Genomes in a Warmer World Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years is being released into streams rivers lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water and now being released are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of these microbes. The implications for terrestrial life and the life that might exist elsewhere in the universe are explored. Key Selling Points: Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warming Describes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of years Reviews work done on permafrost microbiology Identifies potential health hazards and environmental risks Examines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367222628

Defunct FederalismsCritical Perspectives on Federal Failure Since the end of the Cold War the global arena has become a place for dynamic change in particular for federal political units. The focus on defunct federalisms draws attention not only to the difference between state-making and nation building it also points to the fact that state-making does not necessarily lead to the creation of a national identity. This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. Bringing together insights from the study of state failure and federal collapse it examines the ways in which parallel assessment is crucial for suggesting the complex structures of identity accommodation in federal entities. The volume is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as university lecturers and researchers working on the issues related to contemporary federalism history of federal units and the questions of national identity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367740184

Defying Convention Inventing the Future in Literary Research and Practice Ken and Yetta Goodman are renowned and revered worldwide for their pioneering influential work in the field of reading/literacy education. In this volume major literacy scholars from around the world pay tribute to their work and offer glimpses of what the future of literacy research and practice might be. The book is structured around several themes related to research practice and theories of reading and literacy processes that characterize the Goodmans’ scholarship. Each chapter reveals how the author’s scholarship connects to one or both of the Goodmans’ work and projects that connection to the future – what are the implications for future research theory practice and/or assessment? This milestone volume marking the hugely significant work of the Goodmans will be welcomed across the field of literacy education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415504805

Defying DystopiaGoing on with the Human Journey After Technology Fails Us To most the collapse of modern civilization is the stuff of fiction. Yet science confirms that misuse of technology and environmental abuse places our world in grave danger of ruin. The World Scientists' Warning to Humanity places our civilization on a collision course. Defying Dystopia analyses how we have come to this and what options remain for far-seeing people to take control of their own destiny and survive the future.Ed Ayres who has worked with some iconic environmental scientists of the past half-century argues that technology was originally used to augment the natural strengths of humans but has been increasingly used in ways that weaken us—shifting from useful work to the industries of distraction entertainment convenience pain-relief and sedation. Ayres advises on how at least some of us can avoid that collision. The most critical task for those of us who want humanity to survive and thrive is to disengage from our tech thraldom and shift to a conscious management of our evolution in which we use technology to enhance our skills and strengths rather than erode or supplant them.Ayres provides insightful actionable suggestions we can use to increase our odds of survival. He asks far-seeing individuals to take on a mission that the dominant governments and institutions demonstrably cannot: the epic task of shepherding a low-profile resilient transition to a new kind of human future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412863230

De-Gendering Gendered OccupationsAnalysing Professional Discourse De-Gendering Gendered Occupations brings together contributions from researchers on language and gender studies and workplace discourse to unpack and challenge hegemonic gendered norms encoded in what are traditionally considered female occupations. The volume integrates a range of theoretical frameworks including conversation analysis pragmatics and interactional sociolinguistics to analyse data from such professions as primary education healthcare and speech and language therapy across various geographic contexts. Through this lens the first part of the book examines men’s linguistic practices with the second part offering a comparative analysis of 'male' and 'female' discourse. The settings discussed here allow readers to gain insights into the ways in which cultural professional and gendered identity intersect for practitioners in these professions and in turn future implications for discourse around gendered professions more generally. This book will be key reading for students and researchers in sociolinguistics discourse analysis gender studies cultural studies and professional discourse. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367143510

Degenerate and Other Problems This Monograph contains a collection of problems arising in partial differential equations investigated by means of complex analysis approached in elementary ways. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367450168

Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System brings together an international team of contributors to produce a series of critical reviews appraising key papers in the field. The pace of research on brain and spinal cord injury quickened considerably in the last ten years and there is much that is new and important that is covered in this book. However there is still a long way to go before our knowledge will explain fully why the central nervous system has such a limited capacity for regeneration and before experimental solutions can be applied to the patient.With emphasis on actual and therapeutic importance of the work reviewed Degeneration and Regeneration in the Nervous System is a useful overview for graduate students their teachers and researchers working in this field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367447489

Degenerative Disorders of the Brain Covering a wide range of diverse age-related disorders Degenerative Disorders of the Brain addresses disabilities that occur or have their roots in the later stages of life. The book brings together an internationally recognised group of contributors to discuss frontostriatal fronto-cerebellar and other major brain systems and structures which control and direct normal behaviour and which can fail during the aging process as well as addressing behavioural clinical pathophysiological and technical aspects. Discussing the latest clinical and behavioural findings of disorders which are largely though not necessarily entirely age related including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Parkinson’s disease and related disorders and Huntington’s disease the book covers information vital to the understanding diagnosis and management of degenerative disorders of the brain. It also considers the role of epigenetics neural plasticity and environmental enrichment in neurodegenerative disorders alongside the role of ground-breaking intervention methods including transcranial magnetic stimulation and deep brain stimulation. Degenerative Disorders of the Brain will be of great interest to and use for clinicians researchers students lecturers and affected individuals and their relatives. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815382263

Degradable MaterialsPerspectives Issues and Opportunities This book addresses the fields of biodegradation environmental degradation and photochemical degradation. The purpose of the book is to establish guidelines for terminology nomenclature characterization techniques and methodology mechanisms of degradation standard reference materials and issues and needs. This is the first scientific book of this nature based on the findings of the world's leading scientists (academic industrial and federal) in this field. Hard data is presented and soft data is identified under issues and needs. New areas covered are such topics as: biodegradation with in vivo applications environmental degradation including anaerobic aerobic characterization techniques and methodology photochemical degradation and secondary issues associated with degradation. This publication contains information vital to environmental scientists and engineers biomaterials scientists pharmaceutical technologists and chemists. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781315892221

Degradable Polymers Recycling and Plastics Waste Management Based on the International Workshop on Controlled Life-Cycle of Polymeric Materials held in Stockholm this work examines degradable polymers and the recycling of plastic materials. It highlights recent results on recycling and waste management including topics such as renewable resources degradation processing and products and environmental issues. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367401665

Degraded Forests in Eastern AfricaManagement and Restoration Forest degradation as a result of logging shifting cultivation agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility water resources and biodiversity as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to minimize further degradation and restore tropical forests in a sustainable way. This is the first research-based book to examine this problem in East Africa. The specific focus is on the forests of Ethiopia Tanzania and Uganda but the lessons learned are shown to be applicable to neighbouring countries and others in the tropics. A wide range of forest types are covered from dry Miombo forest and afromontane forests to forest-savannah mosaics and wet forest types. Current management practices are assessed and examples of good practice presented. The role of local people is also emphasized. The authors describe improved management and restoration through silviculture plantation forestry and agroforestry leading to improvements in timber production biodiversity conservation and the livelihoods of local people. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415853040

Degrees of DifferenceWomen Men and the Value of Higher Education This volume investigates the dissonance between the supposed advantage held by educated women and their continued lack of economic and political power. Niemi explains the developments of the so-called "female advantage" and "boy crisis" in American higher education setting them alongside socioeconomic and racial developments in women’s and men’s lives throughout the last 40 years. Exploring the relationship between higher education credentials and their utility in creating political economic and social success Degrees of Difference identifies ways in which gender and academic achievement contribute to women’s and men’s power to shape their lives. This important book brings new light to the issues of power gender identities and the role of American higher education in creating gender equity.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138697430

Degrees of FreedomLiberal Political Philosophy and Ideology Liberalism has been the leading political theory of the past three hundred years and by far the most dominant ideology. Many think tanks are associated with liberal ideas and most Western countries are considered liberal democracies. But does liberalism really cover the wide range of political ideas found in Western civilization? Degrees of Freedom examines liberalism's universal claims and explains how liberal thinkers formulated insights that apply to all aspects of politics. It also contrasts liberalism and conservatism. Edwin van de Haar divides liberalism into three main variants: classical liberalism social liberalism and libertarianism. Without claiming that this is the only possible categorization of liberalism he argues that this subdivision is the most comprehensible way out of liberal confusion. He explores how these forms of liberalism found in popular parlance relate to liberal political theory and ideology. Domestic politics and international relations are presented as a whole in the firm belief that one cannot meaningfully present an overview of any tradition in political theory by stopping at national borders. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412855754

Degrowth and TourismNew Perspectives on Tourism Entrepreneurship Destinations and Policy The sustainability of tourism is increasingly under question given the challenges of overtourism COVID-19 and the contribution of tourism to climate and environmental change. Degrowth and Tourism provides an original response to the central problem of growth in tourism an imperative that has been intrinsic within tourism practice and directs the reader to rethink the impacts of tourism and possible alternatives beyond the sustainable growth discourse. Using a multi-scaled approach to investigate degrowth’s macro effects and micro indications in tourism this book frames degrowth in tourism in terms of business destination and policy initiatives. It uses a combination of empirical research case studies and theory to offer new perspectives and approaches to analyse issues related to overtourism COVID-19 small-scale tourism operations and entrepreneurship mobility and climate change in tourism. Interdisciplinary chapters provide studies on animal-based tourism nature-based tourism domestic tourism developing community-centric tourism and many other areas within the paradigm of degrowth. This book offers significant insight on both the implications of degrowth paradigm in tourism studies and practices as well as tourism’s potential contributions to the degrowth paradigm and will be essential reading for all those interested in sustainable tourism and transformations through tourism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367335656

DegrowthA Vocabulary for a New Era Degrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. It is a project advocating the democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social justice and ecological sustainability. This overview of degrowth offers a comprehensive coverage of the main topics and major challenges of degrowth in a succinct simple and accessible manner. In addition it offers a set of keywords useful forintervening in current political debates and for bringing about concrete degrowth-inspired proposals at different levels - local national and global. The result is the most comprehensive coverage of the topic of degrowth in English and serves as the definitive international reference. More information at: vocabulary.degrowth.org View the author spotlight featuring events and press related to degrowth at http://t.co/k9qbQpyuYp. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138000773

Dehumanizing ChristiansCultural Competition in a Multicultural World Right-wing authoritarianism has emerged as a social psychological theory to explain conservative political and religious movements. Such authoritarianism is said to be rooted in the willingness of individuals to support authority figures who seek to restrict civil and human rights. George Yancey investigates the effectiveness of right-wing authoritarianism and the social phenomenon it represents. He analyzes how authoritarians on both the right and the left sides of the sociopolitical spectrum dehumanize their opponents.Yancey details earlier research on the phenomena of right-wing authoritarianism asking whether its characteristics are inherently linked to religious and political conservatives. He presents his Christian dehumanization scale and shows that those high in right-wing authoritarianism differ from those high in Christian dehumanization in one key aspect: they did not support authoritarian measures against conservative Christians.Yancey argues that authoritarianism is a tool of a larger phenomenon of dehumanization. He notes that dehumanization is sometimes used by conservatives who wish to use authoritarian measures against political radicals. Dehumanization is also used by progressives who would like to use authoritarian measures against conservative Christians. Yancey paints a bold picture with troubling implications about our understanding of society; he also considers the possible public policy dimensions of his work. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509054

Dei gesta per FrancosEtudes sur les croisades dédiées à Jean Richard - Crusade Studies in Honour of Jean Richard Professor Jean Richard is the doyen of crusade historians. Although also well-known as one of the most distinguished historians of Burgundy he has through publications which have been appearing for over half a century established himself as the greatest living scholar working on crusading and the Latin East. His book on twelfth-century Tripoli published in 1945 is still the standard work on the county. In the 1950s he and Joshua Prawer provided a revolutionary approach towards the constitution and institutions of the kingdom of Jerusalem. He went on to pave the way for an entirely new understanding of the kingdom of Cyprus. In the 1960s he was one of a few historians who were sign-posting a more empathetic view of the ideology of crusading and the motivation of crusaders and he developed his ideas further in recent monographs on Saint Louis and on the crusades in general. His work on Catholic missions to Asia and the role of the papacy in those enterprises is generally regarded as setting standards which few can approach. To celebrate his eightieth birthday thirty-nine colleagues have contributed articles in fields which themselves illustrate Professor Richard’s breadth of interest: the crusades the military orders and the Latin settlements on the Levantine mainland and the island of Cyprus. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258287

De-Idealizing Relational TheoryA Critique From Within Self-examination and self-critique: for psychoanalytic patients this is the conduit to growth. Yet within the field psychoanalysts haven’t sufficiently utilized their own methodology or subjected their own preferred approaches to systematic and critical self-examination. Across theoretical divides psychoanalytic writers and clinicians have too often responded to criticism with defensiveness rather than reflectivity. De-Idealizing Relational Theory attempts to rectify this for the relational field. This book is a first in the history of psychoanalysis; it takes internal dissension and difference seriously rather than defensively. Rather than saying that the other’s reading of relational theory is wrong distorted or a misrepresentation this book is interested in querying how theory lends itself to such characterizations. How have psychoanalysts participated in conveying this portrayal to their critics? Might this dissension illuminate blind-spot(s) and highlight new areas of growth? It's a challenge to engage in psychoanalytic self-critique. To do so requires that we move beyond our own assumptions and deeply held beliefs about what moves the treatment process and how we can best function within it. To step aside from ourselves to question the assumed to take the critiques of others seriously demands more than an absence of defensiveness. It requires that we step into the shoes of the psychoanalytic Other and suspend not only our theories but our emotional investment in them. There are a range of ways in which our authors took up that challenge. Some revisted the assumptions that underlay early relational thinking and expanded their sources (Greenberg & Aron). Some took up specific aspects of relational technique and unpacked their roots and evolution (Mark Cooper). Some offered an expanded view of what constitutes relational theory and technique (Seligman Corbett Grossmark). Some more directly critiqued aspects of relational theory and technique (Berman Stern). And some took on a broader critique of relational theory or technique (Layton Slochower). Unsurprisingly no single essay examined the totality of relational thinking its theoretical and clinical implications. This task would be herculean both practically and psychologically. We're all invested in aspects of what we think and what we do; at best we examine some but never all of our assumptions and ideas. We recognize retrospectively how very challenging a task this was; it asked writers to engage in what we might think of as a self-analysis of the countertransference. Taken together these essays represent a significant effort at self-critique and we are enormously proud of it. Each chapter critically assesses and examines aspects of relational theory and technique considers its current state and its relations to other psychoanalytic approaches. De-Idealizing Relational Theory will appeal to all relational psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138080164

Deindustrialization and CasinosA Winning Hand? As governments increasingly legalize and expand the availability of casinos hoping to offset the impacts of manufacturing decline through the advancement of gambling commerce this book examines what casinos do—and do not do—for host communities in terms of economic growth. Examining the case generally made by those seeking to establish casino developments—that they offer benefits for the "public good"—the author draws on a case study of Canada’s automotive capital (Windsor Ontario) which was a pilot site for potential further casino development in the region. The author asks whether casinos do in fact offer good jobs revenue generation and economic diversification. A study of the benefits of casino developments that considers the question of whether they constitute a ready answer to the problems of industrial and economic decline this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology and urban studies with interests in the gambling industry economic sociology the sociology of work and urban regeneration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367463816

Deindustrialization and Regional Economic TransformationThe Experience of the United States Originally published in 1989. This major book deals with deindustrialization and regional economic transformation in five regions of the USA: the industrial Midwest the South California New England and the New York metropolitan region. Four perspective studies then connect these diverse experiences to intra-metropolitan spatial adjustments growth prospects for industry and services and evolving regional theory and policy. An overview chapter sums up the main themes common denominators and differences and some puzzles and unresolved issues. All concerned with the industrial and regional evolution of the USA – geographers economists planners policy-makers will find this authoritative survey useful. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138102309

Deindustrialization in Chile This book analyzes the performance of the manufacturing sector in Chile from 1974 to 1982 looking specifically at the effect of the "neoconservative" or "monetarist experiment" implemented in Chile during that period on the behavior of the Chilean industrial sector. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367014087

Deinstitutionalizing Art of the Nomadic MuseumPracticing And Theorizing Critical Art Therapy With Adolescents Deinstitutionalizing Art of the Nomadic Museum explores the possibility of the "nomadic museum" to facilitate social and political resistance through engagement with critical art practices and imagery. Grounded in a decade-long art therapy project in a contemporary art museum setting this book offers a theoretically rich conceptualization of this experience. The text establishes an institutional critique of both the dominant psychopathology discourse and the instrumentalizations of art practices. Innovative in its approach the results are analyzed in the framework of subjects such as hegemony-subalternity subjectivity resistance the nomadic critical art practices narratives and minor language deinstitutionalization anti-psychiatries as well as institutional therapy. With a special focus on Latin America international artists’ writings and works are intersected with the thoughts of curators and museum decision makers. The inevitable connection of the arts with social and political fields is highlighted enabling the exploration of the intersections of art critical analysis social science psychoanalysis and political philosophy. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students academics researchers libraries and museums curators in the fields of art therapy psychoanalysis contemporary art social & cultural anthropology and political philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815361268

Deity and MoralityWith Regard to the Naturalistic Fallacy This book describes the "naturalistic fallacy" as attributed to Hume that non-moral premises cannot logically entail a moral conclusion and distinguishes it from the similarly named though subtly different fallacy identified by Moore in Principia Ethica by comparing and contrasting its presence in a range of ethical or moral systems. A review of Hume’s position elicits the implications to theological naturalism and how this relates to Kierkegaard’s "paradox of faith" and the doctrine of ineffability. Methods of logical examination of religious language are discussed leading to the dissection of the analytic proposition that ‘God is Good’ and of the connotations of proper names. Porter concludes from this a solution to the naturalistic fallacy: that "good" is essential to "God" by definition and therefore that premises relating to God must contain an inherent morality. Originally published in 1968 this book includes topics such as Mediaeval attitudes to deity and morality; Religious myth images and language; Comparative conceptions of deity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967311

Deixis in NarrativeA Cognitive Science Perspective This volume describes the theoretical and empirical results of a seven year collaborative effort of cognitive scientists to develop a computational model for narrative understanding. Disciplines represented include artificial intelligence cognitive psychology communicative disorders education English geography linguistics and philosophy. The book argues for an organized representational system -- a Deictic Center (DC) -- which is constructed by readers from language in a text combined with their world knowledge. As readers approach a new text they need to gather and maintain information about who the participants are and where and when the events take place. This information plays a central role in understanding the narrative. The editors claim that readers maintain this information without explicit textual reminders by including it in their mental model of the story world. Because of the centrality of the temporal spatial and character information in narratives they developed their notion of a DC as a crucial part of the reader's mental model of the narrative. The events that carry the temporal and spatial core of the narrative are linguistically and conceptually constrained according to certain principles that can be relatively well defined. A narrative obviously unfolds one word or one sentence at a time. This volume suggests that cognitively a narrative usually unfolds one place and time at a time. This spatio-temporal location functions as part of the DC of the narrative. It is the "here" and "now" of the reader's "mind's eye" in the world of the story. Organized into seven parts this book describes the goal of the cognitive science project resulting in this volume the methodological approaches taken and the history of the collaborative effort. It provides a historical and theoretical background underlying the DC theory including discussions of deixis in language and the nature of fiction. It goes on to outline the computational framework and how it is used to represent deixis in narrative and details the linguistic devices implicated in the DC theory. Other subjects covered include: crosslinguistic indicators of subjectivity psychological investigations of the use of deixis by children and adults as they process narratives conversation direction giving implications for emerging literacy and a narrator's experience in writing a short story. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9780203052907

Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Seven Volume Set (Print Version) PRINT/ONLINE PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ATe-reference@taylorandfrancis.com Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781439891346

Delarivier ManleyPrinted Writings 1641–1700: Series II Part Three Volume 12 The works included in this volume constitute Delarivier Manley's early oeuvre written in the seventeenth century. They comprise one epistolary novella Letters Written [sic] by Mrs Manley; one commendatory poem 'To the Author of Agnes de Castro'; one comedy The Lost Lover or The Jealous Husband one tragedy The Royal Mischief; and two commemorative poems 'Melpomeme: The Tragick Muse' and 'Thalia: The Comick Muse'. In the light of new readings of Delarivier Manley's early work this volume demonstrates her important contribution to the literary and theatrical milieu of the late seventeenth century. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258270

Delaunay Mesh Generation Written by authors at the forefront of modern algorithms research Delaunay Mesh Generation demonstrates the power and versatility of Delaunay meshers in tackling complex geometric domains ranging from polyhedra with internal boundaries to piecewise smooth surfaces. Covering both volume and surface meshes the authors fully explain how and why these meshing algorithms work. The book is one of the first to integrate a vast amount of cutting-edge material on Delaunay triangulations. It begins with introducing the problem of mesh generation and describing algorithms for constructing Delaunay triangulations. The authors then present algorithms for generating high-quality meshes in polygonal and polyhedral domains. They also illustrate how to use restricted Delaunay triangulations to extend the algorithms to surfaces with ridges and patches and volumes with smooth surfaces. For researchers and graduate students the book offers a rigorous theoretical analysis of mesh generation methods. It provides the necessary mathematical foundations and core theoretical results upon which researchers can build even better algorithms in the future. For engineers the book shows how the algorithms work well in practice. It explains how to effectively implement them in the design and programming of mesh generation software. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781584887300

Delaware Composites Design EncyclopediaIndex This book presents a list of six volumes of the Delaware Composite Design Encyclopedia dealing with mechanical behaviour and properties of composite materials microchemical material modeling processing and fabrication technology failure analysis design studies and test methods. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367450656

Delaware Composites Design EncyclopediaProcessing and Fabriactaion Technology Volume III First published in 1990. CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140858

Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts Delay and disruption in the course of construction impacts upon building projects of any scale. Now in its 5th edition Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts continues to be the pre-eminent guide to these often complex and potentially costly issues and has been cited by the judiciary as a leading textbook in court decisions worldwide see for example Mirant v Ove Arup [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC) at [122] to [135] per the late His Honour Judge Toulmin CMG QC. Whilst covering the manner in which delay and disruption should be considered at each stage of a construction project from inception to completion and beyond this book includes: An international team of specialist advisory editors namely Francis Barber (insurance) Steve Briggs (time) Wolfgang Breyer (civil law) Joe Castellano (North America) David-John Gibbs (BIM) Wendy MacLaughlin (Pacific Rim) Chris Miers (dispute boards) Rob Palles-Clark (money)  and Keith Pickavance Comparative analysis of the law in this field in Australia Canada England and Wales Hong Kong Ireland New Zealand the United States and in civil law jurisdictions Commentary upon and comparison of standard forms from Australia Ireland New Zealand the United Kingdom USA and elsewhere including two major new forms New chapters on adjudication dispute boards and the civil law dynamic Extensive coverage of Building Information Modelling New appendices on the SCL Protocol (Julian Bailey) and the choice of delay analysis methodologies (Nuhu Braimah) Updated case law (to December 2014) linked directly to the principles explained in the text with over 100 helpful "Illustrations" Bespoke diagrams which are available for digital download and aid explanation of multi-faceted issues This book addresses delay and disruption in a manner which is practical useful and academically rigorous. As such it remains an essential reference for any lawyer dispute resolver project manager architect engineer contractor or academic involved in the construction industry. Media > Books > Print Books Informa Law from Routledge 9781138940666

Delay and Disruption in Construction ContractsFirst Supplement Delay and disruption in the course of construction impacts upon building projects of any scale. Now in its 5th edition Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts continues to be the pre-eminent guide to these often complex and potentially costly issues and has been cited by the judiciary as a leading textbook in court decisions worldwide see for example Mirant v Ove Arup [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC) at [122] to [135] per the late His Honour Judge Toulmin CMG QC. Whilst covering the manner in which delay and disruption should be considered at each stage of a construction project from inception to completion and beyond this book includes: An international team of specialist advisory editors namely Francis Barber (insurance) Steve Briggs (time) Wolfgang Breyer (civil law) Joe Castellano (North America) David-John Gibbs (BIM) Wendy MacLaughlin (Pacific Rim) Chris Miers (dispute boards) Rob Palles-Clark (money)  and Keith Pickavance Comparative analysis of the law in this field in Australia Canada England and Wales Hong Kong Ireland New Zealand the United States and in civil law jurisdictions Commentary upon and comparison of standard forms from Australia Ireland New Zealand the United Kingdom USA and elsewhere including two major new forms New chapters on adjudication dispute boards and the civil law dynamic Extensive coverage of Building Information Modelling New appendices on the SCL Protocol (Julian Bailey) and the choice of delay analysis methodologies (Nuhu Braimah) Updated case law (to December 2014) linked directly to the principles explained in the text with over 100 helpful "Illustrations" Bespoke diagrams which are available for digital download and aid explanation of multi-faceted issues This book addresses delay and disruption in a manner which is practical useful and academically rigorous. As such it remains an essential reference for any lawyer dispute resolver project manager architect engineer contractor or academic involved in the construction industry. Media > Books > Print Books Informa Law from Routledge 9781138239890

Delay and Disruption Tolerant NetworksInterplanetary and Earth-Bound -- Architecture Protocols and Applications Delay- and Disruption Tolerant Networks (DTNs) are networks subject to arbitrarily long-lived disruptions in connectivity and therefore cannot guarantee end-to-end connectivity at all times. Consequently DTNs called for novel core networking protocols since most existing Internet protocols rely on the network’s ability to maintain end-to-end communication between participating nodes. This book presents the fundamental principles that underline DTNs. It explains the state-of-the-art on DTNs their architecture protocols and applications. It also explores DTN’s future technological trends and applications. Its main goal is to serve as a reference for researchers and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367571146

Delay Differential Evolutions Subjected to Nonlocal Initial Conditions Filling a gap in the literature Delay Differential Evolutions Subjected to Nonlocal Initial Conditions reveals important results on ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs). It presents very recent results relating to the existence boundedness regularity and asymptotic behavior of global solutions for differential equations and inclusions with or without delay subjected to nonlocal implicit initial conditions. After preliminaries on nonlinear evolution equations governed by dissipative operators the book gives a thorough study of the existence uniqueness and asymptotic behavior of global bounded solutions for differential equations with delay and local initial conditions. It then focuses on two important nonlocal cases: autonomous and quasi-autonomous. The authors next discuss sufficient conditions for the existence of almost periodic solutions describe evolution systems with delay and nonlocal initial conditions examine delay evolution inclusions and extend some results to the multivalued case of reaction-diffusion systems. The book concludes with results on viability for nonlocal evolution inclusions. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498746441

Delay Tolerant NetworksProtocols and Applications A class of Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) which may violate one or more of the assumptions regarding the overall performance characteristics of the underlying links in order to achieve smooth operation is rapidly growing in importance but may not be well served by the current end-to-end TCP/IP model. Delay Tolerant Networks: Protocols and Applications takes you on a systematic exploration of DTN concepts architectures protocols enabling technologies and applications.Containing a wealth of illustrative material for ease of understanding this one-stop reference discusses the various challenges associated with DTN. Written for a broad audience of researchers and practitioners it supplies useful reference material for graduate students and senior undergraduate students in courses of networking wireless and mobile communications. Starting with an accessible introduction to DTNs their architecture bundle protocols and routing schemes the book provides authoritative coverage of:DTN RoutingEnergy-Aware Routing Protocol for DTNsA Routing-Compatible Credit-Based Incentive SchemeR-P2P: a Data-Centric Middleware for Delay Tolerant ApplicationsMobile Peer-to-Peer Systems over DTNsDelay-Tolerant Monitoring of Mobility-Assisted WSNMessage Dissemination in Vehicular NetworksDTN Protocols for Space CommunicationsDTN for Satellite CommunicationsReporting on the latest developments in these domains the distinguished panel of contributors supplies a realistic look into the future of networking. Complete with sections that summarize open issues in each domain this book arms you with the understanding and methods required to make an impact on the advancement of these emerging networks that continue to grow in importance. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367382209

Delegation and Accountability in European IntegrationThe Nordic Parliamentary Democracies and the European Union Analyzing the effects of the European Union on national decision-making and the chain of delegation and accountability the authors look at Denmark Finland Sweden Iceland and Norway. The analyses are based on principal-agent perspective. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203045343

Delegation and Empowerment This book shows you how to harness the energy and knowledge distributed among your school's stakeholders. It helps you identify opportunities for delegation and provides real life situations to illustrate the principles. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138472761

Deleuze Marx and Politics A critical and provocative exploration of the political conceptual and cultural points of resonance between Deleuze's minor politics and Marx's critique of capitalist dynamics engaging with Deleuze's missing work The Grandeur of Marx. This book explores the core categories of communism and capital in conjunction with a wealth of contemporary and historical political concepts and movements - from the lumpenproletariat and anarchism to Italian autonomia and Antonio Negri immaterial labour and the refusal of work. This book will serve as an introduction to Deleuze's politics and the contemporary vitality of Marx for students and will challenge scholars in the fields of social and political theory sociology and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753845

Deleuze & FascismSecurity: War: Aesthetics This edited volume deploys Deleuzian thinking to re-theorize fascism as a mutable problem in changing orders of power relations dependent on hitherto misunderstood social and political conditions of formation. The book provides a theoretically distinct approach to the problem of fascism and its relations with liberalism and modernity in both historical and contemporary contexts. It serves as a seminal intervention into the debate over the causes and consequences of contemporary wars and global political conflicts as well as functioning as an accessible guide to the theoretical utilities of Deleuzian thought for International Relations (IR) in a manner that is very much lacking in current debates about IR. Covering a wide array of topics this volume will provide a set of original contributions focussed in particular upon the contemporary nature of war; the increased priorities afforded to the security imperative; the changing designs of bio-political regimes fascist aesthetics; nihilistic tendencies and the modernist logic of finitude; the politics of suicide; the specific desires upon which fascism draws and of course the recurring pursuit of power. An important contribution to the field this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations fascism and international relations theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138840485

Deleuze & GuattariEmergent Law Deleuze & Guattari: Emergent Law is an exposition and development of Deleuze & Guattari's legal theory. Although there has been considerable interest in Deleuze & Guattari in critical legal studies as well as considerable interest in legality in Deleuze & Guattari studies this is the first book to focus exclusively on Deleuze & Guattari and law. Situating Deleuze & Guattari's engagement with social organisation and legality in the context of their theory of 'abstract machines' and 'intensive assemblages' Jamie Murray presents their theory of law as that of a two-fold conception of first a transcendent molar law and second  an immanent molecular emergent law. Transcendent molar legality is the traditional object of legal theory. And as explicated here immanent molecular emergent law is the novel juridical object that Deleuze & Guattari identify. Developing this conception Deleuze & Guattari: Emergent Law draws out its implications for current and for future legal theory; arguing that it provides the basis for a new jurisprudence capable of creating new concepts of legality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge-Cavendish 9780415817509

Deleuze and Environmental DamageViolence of the Text This book offers a post-structuralist critique of the problems associated with modernist accounts of environmental harm and regulation. Through a notably detailed micro-political analysis of forest conflict the author explores the limits of academic commentary on environmental issues and suggests that the traditional variables of political economy race and gender need to be recast in light of four key modalities through which 'the environment' and 'environmental damage' are (re)produced. Focusing on vision speed lexicon and affect the book engages a new ethic for categorizing and regulating 'nature' and challenges criminologists sociologists cultural theorists and others to reconsider what it is possible to say and do about environmental problems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277861

Deleuze and Guattari on Architecture The writings of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari have had an immense impact on architectural discourse during the last two decades particularly in the realm of digital design and fabrication. Well-known concepts such as rhizomatics striated and smooth space and folding have become part of architectural jargon. While Deleuze and Guattari do not devote much text directly to permanent forms of architecture they are intrigued by structures like tents shantytowns and burrows. This 3 volume set of writings on architecture and urbanism presents a range of previously published pieces by Deleuze and Guattari and by many architectural and cultural theorists that explore the implications of their theories on the built environment. This critical collection will be useful to anyone looking into the impact of these great thinkers as it gathers together in one place the best sources for easy access. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138779617

Deleuze and Guattari's Philosophy of FreedomFreedom’s Refrains This volume addresses the issue of freedom in the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari. This is all the more challenging in that Deleuze-Guattari almost never use the term freedom preferring instead the concept of the refrain. The essays collected in the volume show that freedom has been understood in a remarkably narrow sense and that in fact freedom operates as the refrain in every realm of thought and creation. The motivating approach in these essays is Deleuze-Guattari’s emphasis on the irreality of media and capitalistic sign regimes which they perceive to have taken over even the practices of philosophy the arts and science. By offering a clear and engaging treatment of the underexplored issue of freedom this volume moves the discussion of Deleuze-Guattari’s philosophy forward in ways that will appeal to researchers in Continental philosophy and a wide range of other disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367077501

Deleuze and Pragmatism This collection brings together the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and the rich tradition of American pragmatist thought taking seriously the commitment to pluralism at the heart of both. Contributors explore in novel ways Deleuze’s explicit references to pragmatism and examine the philosophical significance of a number of points at which Deleuze’s philosophy converges with or diverges from the work of leading pragmatists. The papers of the first part of the volume take as their focus Deleuze’s philosophical relationship to classical pragmatism and the work of Peirce James and Dewey. Particular areas of focus include theories of signs metaphysics perspectivism experience the transcendental and democracy. The papers comprising the second half of the volume are concerned with developing critical encounters between Deleuze’s work and the work of contemporary pragmatists such as Rorty Brandom Price Shusterman and others. Issues addressed include antirepresentationalism constructivism politics objectivity naturalism affect human finitude and the nature and value of philosophy itself. With contributions by internationally recognized specialists in both poststructuralist and pragmatist thought the collection is certain to enrich Deleuze scholarship enliven discussion in pragmatist circles and contribute in significant ways to contemporary philosophical debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138098572

Deleuze and PsychologyPhilosophical Provocations to Psychological Practices An increasing number of scholars students and practitioners of psychology are becoming intrigued by the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and of Felix Guattari. This book aims to be a critical introduction to these ideas which have so much to offer psychology in terms of new directions as well as critique. Deleuze was one of the most prominent philosophers of the 20th century and a figure whose ideas are increasingly influential throughout the humanities and social sciences. His work particularly his collaborations with psychoanalyst Guattari focused on the articulation of a philosophy of difference. Rejecting mainstream continental philosophy just as much as the orthodox analytical metaphysics of the English-speaking world Deleuze proposed a positive and passionate alternative bursting at the seams with new concepts and new transformations. This book overviews the philosophical contribution of Deleuze including the project he developed with Guattari. It goes on to explore the application of these ideas in three major dimensions of psychology: its unit of analysis its method and its applications to the clinic. Deleuze and Psychology will be of interest to students and scholars of psychology and those interested in continental philosophy as well as psychological practitioners and therapists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138823686

Deleuze and the Physically Active Body This volume examines Gilles Deleuze’s philosophy as it relates to the study of the physically active body. It explores theoretical and practical examples of how the physically active body can be examined as a material social political and cultural entity using a Deleuzian perspective.Examining topics such as the formation of thought within a capitalist system; sport exercise and dance as cultural arrangements; researching the physically active body from a Deleuzian perspective; and Deleuze on Foucault this book shows ways of investigating the moving body as an agent for initiating social change.This is fascinating reading for students and researchers working in the fields of the Sociology of Sport Sport and Politics and Sport and Social Theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367728472

Deleuze and World PoliticsAlter-Globalizations and Nomad Science The central argument of this book is that the univocal ontology and corresponding immanent metaphysics of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) can provide a theoretical perspective capable of accounting for the complex nature of world politics. Drawing on a wide variety of Deleuze’s writings it develops a thorough investigation of his ontology and metaphysics as they pertain to core questions of world politics such as power identity hierarchy space time territory and the state. The book explores the dynamics of contemporary world politics and issues by focusing on the ‘anti’ or ‘alter-globalization movement’ (AGM). It analyses several approaches to social and political theory which deal explicitly with the AGM including global governance theory international relations social movement theory Marxism and post-Marxism. These are contrasted with a larger Deleuzian theory which can be of use when addressing the diffuse and often paradoxical aspects of world politics. Deleuze’s work poses a major challenge to traditional understanding of global politics and this book will be of considerable interest to those with an interest in social and political theory critical international relations and globalization studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415713610

Deleuze on Literature This is the first comprehensive introduction to Deleuze's work on literature. It provides thorough treatments of Deleuze's early book on Proust and his seminal volume on Kafka and minor literature. Deleuze on Literature situates those studies and many other scattered writings within a general project that extends throughout Deleuze's career-that of conceiving of literature as a form of health and the writer as a cultural physician. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203724545

Deleuze on Music Painting and the Arts First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315822044

Deleuze's WayEssays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics Addressing the essential question of the relationship between ethics and aesthetics in Deleuze's philosophy this book provides clear indications of the practical implications of Deleuze's approach to the arts through detailed analyses of the ethical dimension of artistic activity in literature music and film. Bogue examines Deleuze's "transverse way" of interrelating the ethical and the aesthetic the transverse way being both a mode of thought and a practice of living. Among the issues examined are those of the relationship of music to literature the political vocation of the arts violence in popular music the ethics and aesthetics of education the use of music and sound in film the role of the visual in literary invention the function of the arts in cross cultural interactions and the future of Deleuzian analysis as a means of forming an open reciprocally self-constituting transcultural global culture. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138276079

Delhi: New Literatures of the Megacity In this book leading scholars working on urban South Asia chart new forms of literature about contemporary Delhi. Incorporating original contributions by Delhi-based commentators and covering significant new themes and genres it updates current critical understanding of how contemporary literature has registered the momentous economic and social forces reshaping India’s major cities. This timely volume responds not only to the contextual challenge of a Delhi transformed by economic liberalisation and commercial growth into a global megacity but also to the emergent formal and generic changes through which this process has been monitored and critiqued in writing. The collection includes studies of the city as a disabling metropolis as a space of marginal (electronic) text as a zone of gendered spatiality and sexual violence and as a terrain in which ‘urban villagers’ have been displaced by the growing city. It also provides close analyses of emerging genres such as urban comix digital narratives literary reportage and city biography. Delhi: New Literatures of the Megacity will be of interest to students and researchers in disciplines ranging from postcolonial and global literature to cultural studies civic history and South Asian and urban studies. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Postcolonial Writing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367363390

Delhi's Changing Built Environment The rapid expansion urban form and development of the built environment in the world’s second most populous city Delhi has been the consequence of social political economic planning and architectural traditions that have shaped the city over thousands of years. Whilst seamless at times these traditions have often resulted in the fragmented development of the city’s built environment. This book charts the political economic and social forces that drove development in India generally and in Delhi in particular and investigates the drivers and constituents of Delhi’s urban landscape. The book provides a lens through which to examine the development path of a mega-city which can be used as a guide in the development of emerging urban centres. Furthermore the strengths and weaknesses of Delhi's built environment are critically analysed with consideration to the role of the market finance and policy over time. This book not only provides valuable insight into the physical evolution of Delhi and its surrounds but it also asks broader questions about how people power and politics interact with urban environments. It is essential reading for planners architects urbanists and social historians. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138907584

Deliberate Practice for PsychotherapistsA Guide to Improving Clinical Effectiveness This text explores how psychotherapists can use deliberate practice to improve their clinical effectiveness. By sourcing through decades of research on how experts in diverse fields achieve skill mastery the author proposes it is possible for any therapist to dramatically improve their effectiveness. However achieving expertise isn’t easy. To improve therapists must focus on clinical challenges and reconsider century-old methods of clinical training from the ground up. This volume presents a step-by-step program to engage readers in deliberate practice to improve clinical effectiveness across the therapists’ entire career span from beginning training for graduate students to continuing education for licensed and advanced clinicians.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138203204

Deliberating Environmental Policy in IndiaParticipation and the Role of Advocacy As one of the world’s largest and most bio-diverse countries India’s approach to environmental policy will be very significant in tackling global environmental challenges. This book explores the transformations that have taken place in the making of environmental policy in India since the economic liberalization of the 1990s. It investigates if there has been a slow shift from top-down planning to increasingly bottom up and participatory policy processes examining the successes and failures of recent environmental policies. Linking deliberation to collective action this book contends that it is crucial to involve local actors in framing the policies that decide on their rights and control over bio-resources in order to achieve the goal of sustainable human development. The first examples of large-scale participatory processes in Indian environmental policy were the 1999 National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan and the 2006 Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act. This book explores these landmark policies exploring the strategies of advocacy and deliberation that led to both the successes and failures of recent initiatives. It concludes that in order to deliberate with the state civil society actors must engage in forms of strategic advocacy with the power to push agendas that challenge mainstream development discourses. The lessons learnt from the Indian experience will not only have immediate significance for the future of policy making in India but they will also be of interest for other countries faced with the challenges of integrating livelihood and sustainability concerns into the governance process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138476738

Deliberation and DecisionEconomics Constitutional Theory and Deliberative Democracy Deliberation and Decision explores ways of bridging the gap between two rival approaches to theorizing about democratic institutions: constitutional economics on the one hand and deliberative democracy on the other. The two approaches offer very different accounts of the functioning and legitimacy of democratic institutions. Although both highlight the importance of democratic consent their accounts of such consent could hardly be more different. Constitutional economics models individuals as self-interested rational utility maximizers and uses economic efficiency criteria such as incentive compatibility for evaluating institutions. Deliberative democracy models individuals as communicating subjects capable of engaging in democratic discourse. The two approaches are disjointed not only in terms of their assumptions and methodology but also in terms of the communication - or lack thereof - between their respective communities of researchers. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent debate between the two approaches and makes new and original contributions to that debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138383463

Deliberations: The Journals of Roland Barthes ‘I’ve never kept a journal’ Roland Barthes declared in 1979 ‘ – or rather I’ve never known if I should keep one’. The form itself he continued was inferior and ‘unnecessary’ a ‘minor mania of writing’. Barthes died months making this statement and the years since then have revealed that he had actually been concealing a fondness for diary-writing. The publication in 1985 of Incidents brought to light an intimate journal entitled ‘Soirées de Paris’ while 2009 saw the appearance of two much longer diaries kept by Barthes following the death of his mother in 1977 and during a trip to China in 1974 respectively. Further journals lie in the archive unpublished and largely unseen; it is not clear if these will ever enter the public domain. This collection which brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field considers the present implications of Roland Barthes’ journals. How do these diaries invite us to reconsider aspects of Barthes’ work which have become familiar through his reception as one of the twentieth century’s most influential literary and cultural critics? What do they allow us to see for the first time? What is their relation to the works whose appearance Barthes authorised during his lifetime? Where and how do they fit in his oeuvre? How do they relate to each other across moment and mood? Why might they call for deliberations? This book was originally published as a special issue of Textual Practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367109356

Deliberative Democracy Political Legitimacy And Self-determination In Multi-cultural Societies Most foundational works in political philosophy have made fundamentally false and far-reaching assumptions concerning the culturally homogeneous character of the polity.Deliberative Democracy Political Legitimacy andSelf-Determination in Multicultural Societies provides a much needed corrective to conventional accounts of the normative foundations of the state by reconceptualizing some of the fundamental issues in political theory from a perspective that recognizes the culturally pluralistic character of contemporary democracies. Among the issues considered are democratic deliberation in multicultural societies the justification and function of political communities the nature of self-determination the justification of cultural rights and the moral rationale for regional self-governance and secession. This work is suitable for graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses in political philosophy and political science as well as the lay reader interested in understanding the major sources of conflict and instability in democratic societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367098674

Deliberative Democracy and its Discontents Drawing on political legal national post-national as well as American and European perspectives this collection of essays offers a diverse and balanced discussion of the current arguments concerning deliberative democracy. Its contributions' focus on discontent provide a critical assessment of the benefits of deliberation and also respond to the strongest criticisms of the idea of democratic deliberation. The essays consider the three basic questions of why how and where to deliberate democratically. This book will be of value not only to political and democratic theorists but also to legal philosophers and constitutional theorists and all those interested in the legitimacy of decision-making in national and post-national pluralistic polities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138257146

Deliberative Democracy in TaiwanA Deliberative Systems Perspective This book is a pioneering analysis of the deliberative systems approach in Taiwan extending an understanding of Taiwanese democratic politics and consolidating links between theoretical development and a practical application of deliberative practices. As a front-runner of new democracies in Asia and a relatively open society Taiwan provides a model for deliberative governance with a view towards institutional innovation and increasing democratisation. This book considers how components within the intricate web of micro- and macro- deliberative systems perform different functions complement each other and contribute both to policy change and democratic innovation. Specific cases are provided – such as participatory budgeting in Taipei City and the government-academia alliance model – to demonstrate the long-term systemic effects of mini-publics and citizen actions. In addition the book proposes the possibility of deliberative democracy for other countries in the world alongside various policy issues including mini-publics e-participation co-governance citizen science negotiation mechanisms and the deliberative practices of indigenous peoples. Deliberative Democracy in Taiwan will appeal to students and scholars of East Asian studies Taiwanese politics political science and social movement studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367407377

Deliberative DemocracyUnderstanding the Indian Experience Deliberative democracy can be seen as a part of the agenda of deepening democracy wherein the public deliberation of citizens forms the basis of legitimate decision-making with the people participating directly in the deliberations or making of decisions that affect them. Although political theorists have long contended that democracy should not be based merely on voting but also on informed public debate and despite diverse attempts at deliberative democracy having been made in various parts of the world it is only during the recent decades that such initiatives have gained momentum.In terms of procedural democracy and the working of democratic institutions India’s record is considered to be noteworthy. However questions relating to deliberative democracy have come to the fore particularly in the recent years with questions of inclusion and equality posing major challenges. The essays in this volume address various dimensions of the issue ranging from a theoretical conceptualization of deliberative democracy to its role in constitution-making Gandhian contributions to deliberative democracy civil society interventions and the role of the media in deliberative processes in India the participation of new social movements Dalit and ecological movements as well as the intricacies of deliberation and decentralization and issues of development marginalization and mobilization. The volume facilitates an understanding of the broad contours and evolving nature of democracy in India and how the Indian experience can inform larger debates on deliberative democracy. 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 9781138598454

Deliberative Systems in Theory and Practice Deliberative democracy is an approach to democracy that requires collective decision-making to be preceded by reasoned inclusive and respectful debate for it to be legitimate. It has become an increasingly dominant approach to democracy over the last few decades. In recent years there has been a particular focus on ‘deliberative systems.’ A systemic approach to deliberative democracy opens up a new way of thinking about public deliberation in both theory and practice. It suggests understanding deliberation as a communicative activity that occurs in a diversity of spaces and emphasizes the need for interconnection between these spaces. It offers promising solutions to some of the long-standing theoretical issues in the deliberative democracy literature such as legitimation inclusion representation as well as the interaction and interconnection between public opinion formation and decision-making sites more generally. The deliberative systems approach also offers a new way of conceptualizing and studying the practice of deliberation in contemporary democracies. Despite its conceptual and practical appeal the concept of deliberative systems also entails potential problems and raises several important questions. These include the relationship with the parts and the whole of the deliberative system the prospects of its institutionalization and various difficulties related to its empirical analysis. The deliberative systems approach therefore requires greater theoretical critical scrutiny and empirical investigation. This book contributes to this endeavour by bringing together cutting edge research on the theory and practice of deliberative systems. It will identify the key challenges against the concept to enhance understanding of both its prospects and problems promoting its refinement accordingly. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Critical Policy Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815396130

Delicate PursuitDiscretion in Henry James and Edith Wharton First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415864978

Delicious Decadence – The Rediscovery of French Eighteenth-Century Painting in the Nineteenth Century The history of collecting is a topic of central importance to many academic disciplines and shows no sign of abating in popularity. As such scholars will welcome this collection of essays by internationally recognised experts that gathers together for the first time varied and stimulating perspectives on the nineteenth-century collector and art market for French eighteenth-century art and ultimately the formation of collections that form part of such august institutions as the Louvre and the National Gallery in London. The book is the culmination of a successful conference organised jointly between the Wallace Collection and the Louvre on the occasion of the acclaimed exhibition Masterpieces from the Louvre: The Collection of Louis La Caze. Exploring themes relating to collectors critics markets and museums from France England and Germany the volume will appeal to academics and students alike and become essential reading on any course that deals with the history of collecting the history of taste and the nineteenth-century craze for the perceived douceur de vivre of eighteenth-century France. It also provides valuable insight into the history of the art markets and the formation of museums. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367516390

Delicious WordsEast Asian Food Words in English As societies across the globe are becoming increasingly interwoven at an unprecedented speed and across an impressive scope so too is the world of food allowing the English language to develop an ever-widening culinary vocabulary. This book examines the lives of such words in today’s discourse on eating and drinking focusing on foreign - particularly East Asian - influences on culinary terms in English and how words are born and evolve in a modern transcultural environment. Through the lens of culinary words this book demonstrates that foreign-origin and hybrid words previously considered marginal have become a main source of new imports into our daily lexicon. With case studies from Japan to Mongolia Hong Kong to Korea China to Vietnam and beyond this book examines how more and more words are becoming borderless and forming their own new global identities. By showcasing some lesser-known regional cuisines alongside staple dishes that many of us already know and love this book offers a wide range of examples in order to illustrate the metamorphosis of the manner in which we engage with food words. This book will be of interest to general readers as well as those who are engaged in East Asian studies English linguistics intercultural communication studies translation studies and lexicography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367337704

Delinquency and Drift The first C. Wright Mills Award-winning book Delinquency and Drift has become a recognized classic in the fields of criminology and social problems. In it Matza argues persuasively that delinquent thought and delinquent action are distorted reflections of the ideas and practices that pervade contemporary juvenile law and its administration. His ideas are as persuasive today as when they were first published twenty-five years ago.By example and illustration Matza argues that the delinquent subculture is based on many of the same standards as the conventional social order and that the delinquent's negation of the law is the result of his relations with an inconsistent and vulnerable legal code. Once the juvenile breaks his or her ties to the legal order the drift to delinquency becomes relatively easy to justify.The author also maintains that being liberated from legal constraint does not necessarily lead to delinquency; that event depends on the will to commit crime. Because delinquency remains one of our most serious social problems it is important to consider Matza's thesis that the drift toward delinquency is frequently aided by the unwitting support of society and the guardians of social order. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522084

Delinquency and Drift Revisited Volume 21The Criminology of David Matza and Beyond Fifty years ago David Matza wrote Delinquency and Drift challenging the ways people thought about the development of criminals. Today Delinquency and Drift Revisited reminds criminologists that they ignore Matza’s writings at their own intellectual peril. Matza’s work shows his insights on a range of core criminological issues such as: the complex nature of culture and its connection to criminality; the extent to which rule-breakers are truly different from the "rest of us"; the importance of focusing on human agency in understanding the subjective side of offending; the interaction of propensity and peer influences in criminal involvement; the role of the state in signifying individuals as deviant and entrapping them in criminal roles; and the processes that lead offenders to desist from crime. This volume was not written to pay homage to Matza but to show how his ideas remain relevant to criminology today by continuing to question conventional wisdom by making us pay attention to realities we have overlooked and by inspiring us to theorize more innovatively. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367246501

Delinquency and OpportunityA Study of Delinquent Gangs First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415510394

Delinquency ResearchAn Appraisal of Analytic Methods This remarkable guide to delinquency studies was co-winner of the 1968 C. Wright Mills Award for the best book in the field of social problems. The work is in effect three books in one: a forthright account of how to analyze survey data a penetrating critique of delinquency research and a set of original essays on methodology. It is a landmark work that continues to serve as an essential tool for those who both study and want to learn about deviance. In the new introduction Travis Hirschi describes the setting in which 'Delinquency Research' was written noting that it exudes a confident optimism that well-conducted research and analysis will quickly lead to important advances in the field. Hirschi maintains that twenty-eight years after 'Delinquency Research' was first published the validity of its optimistic view has been confirmed by the fact that the field of criminology is among the leading producers of high quality research. As a result we know more about crime and delinquency than ever before. 'Delinquency Research' forms the basis for present and future studies of criminology and is a necessary addition to the libraries of sociologists criminologists scholars in the area of delinquency and students interested in research methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522091

Delinquency TheoriesAppraisals and applications Delinquency Theories: Appraisals and applications provides a fulsome and accessible overview of contemporary theories of juvenile delinquency. The book opens with a comprehensive description of what a theory is and explains how theories are created in the social sciences. Following on each subsequent chapter is dedicated to describing an individual theory broken down and illustrated within four distinct sections. Initially each chapter tells the tale of a delinquent youth and from this example a thorough review of the particular theory and related research can be undertaken to explain the youth’s delinquent behaviour. The third and fourth sections of each chapter critically analyze the theories and provide a straightforward discussion of policy implications of each thus encouraging readers to evaluate the usefulness of these theories and also to consider the relationship between theory and policy. This text is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and graduate students of subjects such as youth justice delinquency social theory and criminology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415781879

Delinquent and Neurotic ChildrenA comparative study Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile this volume was originally published in 1960 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes or as a complete collection. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138867390

Delivering a CoursePractical Strategies for Teachers Lecturers and Trainers This guide focuses on the problems associated with presenting material to learners. Designed to help teachers make the right decision about the presentation of course materials it includes strategies for both groups and individuals and advice on introducing change and coping with the unexpected. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138421431

Delivering Benefits in Old AgeThe Take up of the Minimum Income Guarantee Although means-testing for Social Security transfers is economical it hasn't proven to be very effective. The Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) and the Pension Credit initiatives implemented by the Labour Government in the UK have both suffered from low levels of take up amongst entitled pensioners. This book sheds important new light on this pressing problem examining existing research on take-up and highlighting gaps in understanding. It explores the strengths and weaknesses of the theoretical base drawing on European theory and applying it to the UK. Socio-economic demographic and attitudinal trends are analyzed to elucidate the impact they have had and will have on the proportion entitled to MIG and its take-up rate. Current policy is also analyzed to explore the importance of take-up for the Labour government and the prospects of improving it. As high take-up would be an important step in combating poverty this book offers solutions and options to tackle these problems. It is therefore of critical interest to academics and policy makers in the UK and around the world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815388470

Delivering Cancer and Palliative Care Education The quality of cancer and palliative care is going through unprecedented change and development as a result of policy initiatives. The impact of these policies on education is unparalleled and it is essential that clinicians and educationalists are aware of the policy formation processes and educational strategies that meet the demands of these changing times. This book takes a holistic approach to patient care and draws on the diverse experience in hospices and highlights best practice to present a comprehensive and practical guide. However it does more. New topics are given an educational perspective; those with limited educational experience are given sound advice; the implication of policy change is outlined. This is an important book and one which should be read by all clinicians educators and managers responsible for improving services in cancer and palliative care.  Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781857759785

Delivering CBT for Insomnia in PsychosisA Clinical Guide Individuals with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder often report Insomnia and difficulties sleeping which can significantly impede recovery worsen symptoms and reduce quality of life. This volume presents a detailed theoretical rationale and session-by-session outline for delivering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia to people with these mental health disorders.The treatment has been developed in close collaboration with people living with mental illness as well as sleep specialists and psychosis experts. Information regarding the efficacy of the programme is presented along with resources offering information on complicating factors avoiding relapse managing stress and restoring lifestyle balance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138186521

Delivering ChangeTowards Fit-for-Purpose Governance of Adaptation to Flooding and Drought This book addresses pressing challenges of policy makers planners and project managers in the water sector to successfully implement adaptation action. Taking into account both strategic planning and implementation of adaptation projects it provides principles and attributes that contribute to the effective delivery of adaptation to flooding and drought.The book is organised around questions of ‘what?’ ‘when?’ ‘why?’ and ‘how?’. It explains that a governance approach to adaptation is effective when it is ‘fit-for-purpose’ in a specific social-ecological or socio-technical context. The concept of ‘fit-for-purpose’ governance is applied to evaluate the effectiveness of governance efforts in three Australian cities to adapt to a decade of drought.Based on a case study of the Room for the River flood protection programme in the Netherlands this book describes how planned adaptation projects in multi-stakeholder settings can be managed effectively and how large scale investment programmes can contribute to a transition of a water system that is adapting to a changed context.The cases in Australia and the Netherlands are used to link governance for strategic planning and governance for the delivery of adaptation. Through combining insights about multi-level governance adaptive governance transition management programme management this book enriches the scientific literature about adaptation to flooding and drought. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138026339

Delivering Educational Change in Higher EducationA Transformative Approach for Leaders and Practitioners Presenting leadership of educational change in higher education as a dynamic collaborative and evolving area Delivering Educational Change in Higher Education provides rich examples of how new ways of working are being adopted and adapted. It brings together leaders and practitioners as authors and readers to share their experiences of whole organisational change. Across the chapters common threads highlight the importance of organisational context of shared or distributed leadership and the critical need for continuous learning in and on action by reflective readers. Linking case studies to a range of practical models and theories this book: Explores established paradigms and models of change management and leadership. Offers examples from a diverse range of institutional contexts. Models critical reflective practice in the leadership of educational change. Addresses the future of educational developers working collaboratively with an increasingly diverse higher education workforce. Providing rare insights into ‘the what’ and ‘the how’ of change management and leadership this book will be of interest to senior managers educators programme leaders and educational developers who are all working in collaborative ways to enact positive change for student learning and experience. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367147846

Delivering Effective Behaviour Support in SchoolsA Practical Guide This book is intended to help schools become increasingly inclusive. The advice and guidance is aimed at managers and practitioners providing behavior support either through an LEA service by outreach work from specialist centers or via on-site provision. You will find advice on developing effective support; planning monitoring and evaluating support; working in partnership with colleagues in schools and other services; identifying resources to maximize behavior support interventions; and providing support staff with proven techniques for improving service delivery. There are lots of practical resources for implementing suggested strategies examples of proformas and spreadsheet formats and other useful planning materials relating to behavior support. Managers of behavior support services should find this book particularly helpful as will those staff providing behavior support from PRUs (Pupil Referral Units) on-site units and special schools. There will also be aspects of the book that will appeal to mentors and staff with pastoral responsibilities in mainstream schools. Media > Books > Print Books David Fulton Publishers 9781138156692

Delivering Excellent Service Quality in AviationA Practical Guide for Internal and External Service Providers A practical and realistic guide for both external and internal service providers in an aviation context to implementing an effective way to control the service quality as perceived by their customers Delivering Excellent Service Quality in Aviation is essential for those service providers that are not yet systematically managing their service quality. Offering a step-by-step and easy to understand framework it also enables those service providers that are already proactively managing their service quality to build new techniques into current practice for maximum effect. By using this guide decision-making as well as budget and capacity planning can be optimized and justified to any stakeholders in the service operation. Customer satisfaction can be improved considerably over time and thereby profits (or budget allocation for internal service providers). Crucially the improvements the book provides can be systematically measured and easily disseminated throughout the organization leading to increased levels of motivation amongst staff. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262560

Delivering Family Justice in Late Modern Society in the wake of Legal Aid Reform Legal aid for family cases in private law mainly divorce and separation where the state is not directly involved as it is in public law cases where there are issues of domestic violence or neglect or abuse of children came to an abrupt end together with help for welfare and immigration cases on April 1 2013 when the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) came into effect. This book presents an account of the wide ranging problems which the researchers and practitioners expected to ensue. Sadly their fears have been realised in many areas of legal help and advice. The National Audit Office was to take the view in 2014 that although the Ministry of Justice had succeeded in making considerable savings in the cause of austerity that they had failed to investigate or understand the impact of these cuts on the individuals concerned and society as a whole. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367077808

Delivering Fantastic Customer ExperienceHow to Turn Customer Satisfaction Into Customer Relationships If you don’t offer great customer experience your main competitors will take away 50% of your business. Period. Gone are the days in which businesses could simply offer an "OK" experience and get away with it. In today’s hypercompetitive environment companies can no longer be just B2C or B2B. They must become B2Me – more personal more relevant. With customers having higher expectations and access to more information than ever before companies must create stellar frictionless personalized and memorable customer experiences if they plan to stay in the game. In this book you will learn: • What customer experience truly is. • How emotions can increase customer loyalty…or make customers ditch a brand. • Which behaviors and attitudes lose customers. • Ten easy practical and proven ways to immediately improve your customer experience. • What renowned companies do to offer the best customer experience. This book is for anyone who works serving customers in a B2C company or other businesses in a B2B environment. Everyone has an important role to play in creating a good customer experience whether it be managers associates sales reps marketing professionals web strategists accountants customer service reps delivery people or installers. No matter what role you play this book offers easy tips recommendations and examples to help improve customer experience realistically sustainably and affordably. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9780367346034

Delivering High PerformanceThe Third Generation Organisation Douglas Long is the author of Third Generation Leadership and the Locus of Control which focused on the new understanding of what influences individuals’ values world views and the behaviours needed to facilitate leadership fit for the future. Here in Delivering High Performance he concentrates on individual unit and organisational performance when an organisation is using a Third Generation Leadership approach. Leaders constantly seek high performance and high levels of staff engagement; but achieving either depends on the competence and commitment of individuals or groups. The relationships between these factors are complex. Many people are competent to do things - they have the ability - but are not prepared to do them. They lack the willingness confidence or motivation and the readiness to perform. You can even have the most committed and capable people in the world yet still miss performance targets if there are issues with other factors impacting on performance. This book is a response to enquiries from those excited by the prospect of a Third Generation Leadership approach but who still have to grapple with performance issues - people who want to obtain and maintain high performing organisations. In that sense it builds on the new knowledge imparted in Third Generation Leadership and the Locus of Control. It is a ’How to ...’ book that gives the reader practical tools that can be immediately applied and activities that can be undertaken in order to develop and maintain the required or even the desired level of performance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138279575

Delivering Impact with Digital ResourcesPlanning your strategy in the attention economy This book investigates how digital values affect our lives provides practical guidance for delivering and sustaining value and impact from digital content. Our digital presence has the power to change lives and life opportunities. We must understand digital values to consider how our organisational presence within digital cultures can create change and it is through the use of impact assessment that we can then seek to understand how we are fostering such changes with our communities. Delivering Impact with Digital Resources focuses on introducing and defining digital values with a clear argument that revealing and understanding them is a key to success in developing digital content. Coverage includes: the attention economy and cultural economicsthe difference between tangible and intangible benefits and issues around sharing open content as well as the means to understand your digital ecosystem working with stakeholders and delivering on promises implicit in digital resources/activities an exploration of the difference between the attitudes expressed by groups within digital cultures versus the actual behaviours they exhibit using case studies from many sectors and geographies to show how they are explored and applieda guide to using the Balanced Value Impact Model and a wide range of data gathering and evidence based methods. This book will be especially useful for managing digital presences in libraries archives galleries and museums including MA and PhD students studying subjects such as librarianship information science museums studies archival studies publishing cultural studies and media studies. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781856049320

Delivering Integrated Flood Risk ManagementGovernance for Collaboration Learning and Adaptation The frequency and consequences of extreme flood events have increased rapidly worldwide in recent decades and climate change and economic growth are likely to exacerbate this trend. Flood protection measures alone cannot accommodate the future frequencies and impacts of flooding. Integrated flood risk management (IFRM) considers a portfolio of measures to reduce flood risk that comprise flood protection but also land use planning and emergency management. The implementation of IFRM policies and projects is not straightforward and guidance is lacking. IFRM requires collaboration between multiple disciplines; by a group of stakeholders with various interests and means; to combine objectives and funding from different policy domains; to consider a range of possible options at all spatial scale levels and for various time horizons. Moreover the overarching societal system and its incumbent cultures structures and practices are yet unfit for IFRM. This dissertation provides guidance for IFRM: governance arrangements for planning processes; for stimulating learning and collaboration; for adaptation of the physical (natural and man-made) and societal systems. It presents 4 appealing case studies from the Netherlands. This work brings new insights to the scientific domains of inter alia: flood risk management; adaptive co-management; and transition management particularly through their mutual enrichment. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138026322

Delivering IT and eBusiness Value 'Delivering Business Value from IT' is focused on the evaluation issue in IT and how IT evaluation can proceed across the life-cycle of any IT investment and be linked positively to improving business performance. Chapters 1 2 and 3 detail an approach to IT evaluation whilst chapters 4 and 5 build on these by showing two distinctive approaches to linking IT to business performance. The remaining three chapters deal with a range of evaluation issues emerging as important - specifically Internet evaluation Y2K and beyond EMU quality outsourcing infrastructure role of benchmarking and cost of ownership issues that practitioners regularly encounter. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138435193

Delivering JusticeIssues and Concerns This book critically analyzes emerging issues and challenges in delivering timely justice to common people. It brings a wide range of contemporary and relevant issues relating to the gross violation of human rights and presents situation-based evidence from and first-hand experiences of behavioral social and legal professionals. It deals with themes such as holding administrations accountable and securing justice challenges for the judiciary in the early disposal of cases challenges to the forensic community green federalism and environmental justice current threats to human rights ethics in the criminal justice system and honor killing from socio-cultural perspectives. Topical and comprehensive this book will be an excellent read for scholars and researchers of political studies legal studies human rights psychology behavioural studies political sociology sociology development studies governance and public policy environmental studies and South Asian studies. It will also interest policymakers nongovernmental organizations activists and professionals in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367341299

Delivering Learning on the NetThe Why What and How of Online Education As online education becomes more familiar so the reality of using it in teaching and learning has moved beyond the realm of the specialist. Pedagogy and best practice Delivering Learning on the Net explores the reality of online education today. Martin Weller chaired the groundbreaking Open University course You Your computer and the Net which is now the largest for-credit online course in Europe. Based on this and his experiences elsewhere the book is a comprehensive resource grounded in practical reality as well as in research. Key issues covered include:*the Net and its relation to education;*developing and implementing online courses;*the key issues surrounding online education.Teachers trainers technologists administrators and decision-makers working in higher and further education will all find much of value in this book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138166455

Delivering Olympic and Elite Sport in a Cross Cultural ContextFrom Beijing to London This book examines the impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympic Games and highlights the latest　findings　in the areas of sport policy elite sports system 　sport media sport facility management　and sport social　development in　the two host countries - China and Britain.　It　identifies　the role　of national and local governments 　universities and educational institutions in the delivery of elite sport in　different　cultural and social settings. Aspects of the elite sports system are also analysed such as elite athletes' training and education 　athletes' rights and welfare both during and after an athlete’s career. Finally the book considers the legacy of the Olympic Games in the areas of sport participation public diplomacy education and cultural communication in　Europe and China.This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367739393

Delivering Police Services Effectively This book addresses the various strategies that are available to police management such as consolidation regionalization and amalgamation of police agencies; new public management (NPM); enhanced performance management; civilianization; and organizational restructuring. It fills the gap in the research as to how police agencies have reacted to the environmental and fiscal changes since the 1980s. The book examines the strategies employed and the effect on police and their delivery of service. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367874711

Delivering Psycho-educational Evaluation Results to ParentsA Practitioner’s Model Delivering Psycho-educational Evaluation Results to Parents presents a concrete and adaptable Feedback Model that efficiently communicates complex evaluation results to parents in an easily understandable manner. The book discusses a model rooted in basic learning principles effective communication practices and practitioner empathy towards the parent experience of the home-school relationship hinging upon practitioners and parents jointly creating a permanent product of the evaluation results during the feedback process. It provides early career school psychologists with a parent-friendly Feedback Model that can be adapted to their school-based setting. The text includes specific verbiage to explaining constructs in the cognitive achievement visual-motor and social-emotional domains along with considerations in application to working with diverse populations. The text is intended for school psychologists and professionals who complete psycho-educational evaluations for special education eligibility. More specifically the text is envisioned to support the graduate training of school psychologists and the professional development of early career professionals in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367074869

Delivering RehabilitationThe politics governance and control of probation Do offenders have the right to be rehabilitated and should the state be responsible for their rehabilitation? Should the public expect punitive and coercive approaches to offender rehabilitation? Why should the state be interested in the reform of individuals and how can helping offenders be justified when there are other disadvantaged groups in society who are unable to access the services they desperately need? Finally why does the state appear to target and criminalise certain groups and individuals and not others? These are just some of the questions asked in this new text which offers an analysis of the delivery of rehabilitative services to offenders over the past two decades. It focuses particularly on the ideological and political imperatives of a neoliberal state that intends to segment the work of the Probation Service and hand over the majority of its work to the private sector. Issues covered include: governance politics and performance of probation occupational culture and professional identity markets profit and delivery partnership localism and civil society citizenship exclusion and the State. This book is aimed at academics practitioners managers and leaders within the field of corrections and wider social policy. It will also appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates specialising in criminal justice criminology politics and social policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415540384

Delivering Research Data Management ServicesFundamentals of Good Practice Step-by-step guidance to setting up and running effective institutional research data management services to support researchers and networks. The research landscape is changing with key global research funders now requiring institutions to demonstrate how they will preserve and share research data. However the practice of structured research data management is very new and the construction of services remains experimental and in need of models and standards of approach. This groundbreaking guide will lead researchers institutions and policy makers through the processes needed to set up and run effective institutional research data management services. This 'how to' guide provides a step-by-step explanation of the components for an institutional service. Case studies from the newly emerging service infrastructures in the UK USA and Australia draw out the lessons learnt. Different approaches are highlighted and compared; for example a researcher-focused strategy from Australia is contrasted with a national top-down approach and a national research data management service is discussed as an alternative to institutional services. Key topics covered: Research data provision Options and approaches to research data management service provision A spectrum of roles responsibilities and competences A pathway to sustainable research data services: from scoping to sustainability The range and components of RDM infrastructure and services. Case studies: Johns Hopkins University University of Southampton Monash University The UK Data Service Jisc Managing Research Data programmes. Readership: This book will be an invaluable guide to those entering a new and untried enterprise. It will be particularly relevant to heads of libraries information technology managers research support office staff and research directors planning for these types of services. It will also be of interest to researchers funders and policy makers as a reference tool for understanding how shifts in policy will have a range of ramifications within institutions. Library and information science students will find it an informative window on an emerging area of practice. Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781856049337

Delivering Research Data Management ServicesFundamentals of Good Practice Step-by-step guidance to setting up and running effective institutional research data management services to support researchers and networks. The research landscape is changing with key global research funders now requiring institutions to demonstrate how they will preserve and share research data. However the practice of structured research data management is very new and the construction of services remains experimental and in need of models and standards of approach. This groundbreaking guide will lead researchers institutions and policy makers through the processes needed to set up and run effective institutional research data management services. This ‘how to' guide provides a step-by-step explanation of the components for an institutional service. Case studies from the newly emerging service infrastructures in the UK USA and Australia draw out the lessons learnt. Different approaches are highlighted and compared; for example a researcher-focused strategy from Australia is contrasted with a national top-down approach and a national research data management service is discussed as an alternative to institutional services.   Media > Books > Print Books Facet Publishing 9781783303076

Delivering Resilient Health Care Health care is under tremendous pressure regarding efficiency safety and economic viability. It has responded by adopting techniques that have been useful in other industries such as quality management lean production and high reliability – although with limited and all-too-often disappointing results. The Resilient Health Care Network (RHCN) has worked since 2011 to facilitate the interaction and collaboration among practitioners and researchers interested in applying concepts from resilience engineering to health care and patient safety. This has met with considerable success not least because the focus from the start was on developing concrete ways to complement a Safety-I perspective with a Safety-II perspective. Building on previous volumes Delivering Resilient Health Care presents documented experiences and practical guidance on how to bring Resilient Health Care into practice. It provides concrete advice on how to prepare a study how to choose the right data how to collect it how to analyse the data and how to interpret the results. This fourth book in the Resilient Healthcare series contains contributions from international experts in health care organisational studies and patient safety as well as resilience engineering. This book provides a practical guide for delivering resilient healthcare particularly for clinicians on the frontline of care unsure how to incorporate resilience into their everyday work managers coordinating care and for policymakers hoping to steer the system in the right direction. Other groups – patients the media and researchers â€“ will also find much of interest here. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138602250

Delivering Successful PMOsHow to Design and Deliver the Best Project Management Office for your Business Delivering Successful PMOs is intended to be the companion book to Leading Successful PMOs (Peter Taylor) which was a guide to all project based organisations providing a common language to describe the variety of possible PMOs explaining how to do the right things in the right way in the right order with the right team and identifying what made a good PMO leader. Delivering Successful PMOs takes this to the next level and provides a clear framework to conceive design build prove and embody an enterprise PMO inside an organisation dealing with the strategic intentions the politics the people and the projects. The book draws on the rare experience that Ray Mead through his organisation p3m global(www.p3m.global) had in building an enterprise PMO for a major organisation (based in the Middle East) from the ground up - a ’greenfield’ enterprise PMO. Through this process he and his team have developed an invaluable methodology that is shared through this book alongside a real case study - this is not theory this is not ’perfect’ world modelling this is proven through practice and live application. Peter and Ray extend the guidelines from the first book and weave them in to the process of delivering a PMO that works for an organisation and delivers success - measured by improved project health greater returns on investment a better project management community closer connection to business strategy and a more mature project organisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472413796

Delivering Successful Projects with TSP(SM) and Six SigmaA Practical Guide to Implementing Team Software Process(SM) Delivering successful projects means the ability to produce high quality software within budget and on time—consistently but when one mentions quality to software engineers or project managers they talk about how impossible it is to eliminate defects from software. This assumption is passed on and on until it becomes accepted wisdom with the power of a self-fulfilling prophecy. And when a project fails to arrive on time or up to standards team members will turn on each other. The project got delayed because the engineers did a poor job in development or too much was promised upfront for this short of a timeline.In Delivering Successful Projects with TSPSM and Six Sigma: A Practical Guide to Implementing Team Software ProcessSM you will learn how to effectively manage the development of a software project and deliver it in line with customer expectations. This refreshing volume —Offers real-world case studies about the author’s experience at Microsoft successfully implementing TSP to achieve higher quality softwareEmpowers software developers to take responsibility for project managementExplains how Six Sigma and TSP combined can dramatically reduce software defectsBy applying these principles put forth by one of the most respected names in software development your software team will learn how to function as a team and turn out products where zero defects and on-time delivery are the norm. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367386375

Delivering Sustainable BuildingsSaving and Payback Research by Sweett Group and BRE has challenged the perception that sustainable buildings are necessarily more costly to build. By applying cost data from real construction projects to three case study buildings – an office secondary school and community healthcare centre – detailed capital and operational cost information has been obtained. The project investigated the capital costs of design and construction strategies that enhance building sustainability and help to achieve BREEAM ratings. They include low-cost or no-cost actions that can readily be used to enhance building sustainability (‘quick wins’) and those initiatives that must be built into the project at the concept stage to minimise their costs. Detailed cost information for a wide selection of these actions is presented in this report.The research team also examined the life-cycle costs of operating buildings focusing on energy and water consumption. They found that specifying sustainability measures during the building’s design and procurement stage can result in cost savings over the operational life of the building for little or no additional upfront cost. The effect on capital costs of achieving varying levels of sustainability was calculated with the costs associated with gaining Pass Good Very Good and Excellent BREEAM ratings outlined in this report. It has been shown that achieving lower BREEAM ratings can incur little or no additional costs. Targeting the higher BREEAM ratings which equate with more challenging sustainability levels incurs some additional cost but this is typically less than 2%. The study of operational costs shows that this can be paid back within 2–5 years through utility cost savings. This project complements and adds to a growing body of recently published evidence on the costs and value of sustainability. This evidence support the findings that where properly implemented sustainability strategies add little to capital costs that operational savings will pay back these costs and that there is a downward trend in sustainability costs. It also shows that a sustainable approach can enhance the quality and values of a development. Media > Books > Print Books IHS BRE Press 9781848063662

Delivering Sustainable CompetitivenessRevisiting the organising capacity of cities Global trends such as climate change digitalisation enhanced concepts of democracy and the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis are changing the playing field of cities across the world. Urban development objectives are shifting away from being purely concerned with wealth creation and competitiveness to increasingly combining social and environmental dimensions. In this context how can cities influence and sustain their competitive position over time? Which new types of urban strategies are emerging and which organising capacities are proving the most important?This book provides insight into the complex issue of delivering sustainable competitiveness by analysing a number of innovative urban development strategies in context. Questions and topics addressed include:　how can new legacies of city events be secured; how can clean technology industries be nurtured through urban regeneration initiatives; and how can the impact of urban safety strategies be enhanced? These and other pivotal questions are explored through close attention to the enabling factors linking ideas with results such as distributed leadership collaboration communication and experimentation. Combining case studies from Europe Africa South America and Southeast Asia the book provides a truly international perspective on the potentials and limitations of a new generation of urban development and competitiveness strategies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367668310

Delivering the WordPreaching and Exegesis in the Western Christian Tradition Biblical texts have been used consistently in sermons throughout Christian history. Preachers have transformed the texts into an aural experience using them to evangelize educate edify exhort or even terrify their audiences. Sermons have enabled Scripture to be communicated to people from a wide range of social backgrounds. 'Delivering the Word' examines the power of preaching and its reception across two millennia of homilies: from St Paul Origen Chrysostom Augustine and Hildegard of Bingen to Jonathan Edwards Samuel Taylor Coleridge Aimee Semple McPherson and Chris Brain. In its exploration of the impact of the sermon on the interpretation of Scripture 'Delivering the Word' will be of interest to students of biblical and religious studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781845538927

Delivering Value with BIMA whole-of-life approach Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a global phenomenon which is gaining significant momentum across the world. Currently there is little information on how to realise and monitor benefits from implementing BIM across the life-cycle of a built environment asset. This book provides a practical and strategic framework to realise value from implementing BIM by adapting Benefit Realisation Management theory. It presents an approach for practitioners aiming to implement BIM across the life-cycle of built environment assets including both buildings and infrastructure. Additionally the book features: wide-ranging information about BIM the challenges of monitoring progress towards benefit goals and the greater context of implementation; a set of dictionaries that illustrate: how benefits can be achieved what the benefit flows are and the enabling tools and processes that contribute to achieving and maximising them; a suite of measures that can serve to monitor progress with examples of how they have been used to measure benefits from BIM; real-world examples from across the world and life-cycle phases that show how these benefits can be achieved; and information on international maturity and competency measures to complement the value realisation framework. Including a blend of academic and industry input this book has been developed in close collaborative consultation with industry government and international research organisations and could be used for industry courses on BIM benefits and implementation for asset management or by universities that teach BIM-related courses. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138118997

Delivery of Goods under Bills of Lading Probably the core characteristic of a bill of lading is that the original bill of lading must be presented at the port of destination for a consignee to be entitled to delivery of the goods and for the carrier to get a good discharge of its delivery obligation by delivering the goods to said consignee. This notion is accepted virtually worldwide but the more precise content of the "presentation rule" differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Furthermore and of importance the legal basis establishing the "presentation rule" differs. With the technological advances in maritime transport as well as in communications technology and the emergence of more complicated trading patterns a system where a specific tangible piece of paper issued at the port of loading has to be presented at the port of discharge to obtain delivery of the goods seems almost archaic and can obviously create problems. Thus in practice very often – especially in some trades such as the oil trade – the bill of lading is not available at the port of discharge when the ship is ready to deliver the cargo. The book will first analyse the "presentation rule" its finer contents and its legal basis. It will then go on with (legal) analyses of three developments and responses to the problems that the bill of lading system gives rise to in practice viz. the commercial the international legislature’s and the technological response. The commercial response analysed here consists of contractual exemption or limitation clauses in the bill of lading set up as a defence against claims for misdelivery. The international legislature’s response denotes the adoption of the Rotterdam Rules which as the first international convention on carriage of goods by sea includes elaborate rules on delivery of the goods. Finally the technological response denotes the possibility of using electronic (equivalents of) bills of lading. The analyses will include a comparative approach examining both English and Scandinavian law to elucidate the issues with greater clarity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367075538

Delphi Made Simple First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138436299

Delta Urbanism: New Orleans This volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection settlement urbanization population expansion drainage protection exploitation devastation and recovery. What New Orleans has experienced foretells what similar cities will be tackling in years to come. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367092788

Delta Urbanism: The Netherlands Delta Urbanism is a major new initiative that explores the growth development and management of deltaic cities and regions with the aim of balancing various goals in a sustainable manner: urbanization port commerce industrial development flood defense public safety ecological balance tourism and recreation. This book is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies tools technology planning public outreach and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781932364866

Delusion and Self-DeceptionAffective and Motivational Influences on Belief Formation This collection of essays focuses on the interface between delusions and self-deception. As pathologies of belief delusions and self-deception raise many of the same challenges for those seeking to understand them. Are delusions and self-deception entirely distinct phenomena or might some forms of self-deception also qualify as delusional? To what extent might models of self-deception and delusion share common factors? In what ways do affect and motivation enter into normal belief-formation and how might they be implicated in self-deception and delusion? The essays in this volume tackle these questions from both empirical and conceptual perspectives. Some contributors focus on the general question of how to locate self-deception and delusion within our taxonomy of psychological states. Some contributors ask whether particular delusions - such as the Capgras delusion or anosognosia for hemiplegia - might be explained by appeal to motivational and affective factors. And some contributors provide general models of motivated reasoning against which theories of pathological belief-formation might be measured. The volume will be of interest to cognitive scientists clinicians and philosophers interested in the nature of belief and the disturbances to which it is subject. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138876750

Delusions and BeliefsA Philosophical Inquiry What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions pathological? This book examines these questions which are normally considered separately in a much-needed exploration of an important and fascinating topic Kengo Miyazono assesses the philosophical psychological and psychiatric literature on delusions to argue that delusions are malfunctioning beliefs. Delusions belong to the same category as beliefs but - unlike healthy irrational beliefs - fail to play the function of beliefs. Delusions and Beliefs: A Philosophical Inquiry will be of great interest to students of philosophy of mind and psychology and philosophy of mental disorder as well as those in related fields such as mental health and psychiatry. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138242715

DelusionsInvestigations Into The Psychology Of Delusional Reasoning The authors offer cogent reviews of the literature pertaining to the formation and maintenance of delusions but the most substantial parts of the monograph expound the empirical inquiries which they and their colleagues have carried out in recent years. Most of the research has been published elsewhere but such is the relevance of the experiments cited to the whole schema that the monograph has unique value. It is a synthesis which portrays the contribution to date of cognitive science to the biology and psychopathology of delusional thinking and convincingly demonstrates that this way of looking at things has a considerable future. There are important implications for therapy as well as for hypothesis formulation. The monograph is attractively written and the authors present their claims with exemplary modesty. The whole tenor of their approach gives weight to the conviction that here we have a story that must be taken seriously. It is a significant book and I warmly commend it to all those with an interest in the future of psychopathology and especially to psychiatrists who wish to advance their understanding of mental states and avoid stagnating with outworn dogma." - Robert Cawley University of London in British Journal of Psychiatry Delusions are a key symptom of psychosis and yet there is no single book which considers delusions from a psychological perspective. In part this is because the syndrome of schizophrenia has captured the attention of many workers and in part because delusions as private mental phenomena are not well suited to purely behavioural or observational methods of enquiry. For the past two decades however cognitive psychology has been in its ascendancy and delusions as beliefs are particularly amenable to investigation applying cognitive concepts and methods. Within this framework it is possible to consider continuities between delusional and ordinary beliefs as well as to seek to identify differences. This book therefore uniquely presents a psychological model of delusions employing the neglected strategy of single symptom research and the tools of cognitive psychology Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138152281

Demand Driven Strategic Planning This book offers students and practitioners alike an integrated approach to strategic planning for companies. Marcos Fava Neves presents a new and unique perspective on this critical topic based on three main points: strongly demand-driven decisions that bridge the gap between long- and short-term strategy; a vision of a company as an integrated network full of relationships that deserve consideration during the planning process; and the introduction of ‘collective-action’ thinking which raises the prospect for cooperation between competitors. With this clear comprehensive framework for strategic planning companies can be sure to navigate today’s complex environment and enhance their prospects of success. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415626392

Demand for MoneyAn Analysis of the Long-run Behavior of the Velocity of Circulation The income velocity of money-an inverse measure of the demand for money balances-is the ratio of the money value of income to the average money stock that the public (excluding banks) holds in a given period. Why the magnitude of that ratio has changed over time is the subject of Michael D. Bordo and Lars Jonung's classic study originally published as The Long-Run Behavior of the Velocity of Circulation. Supported by statistical data econometric estimation techniques and meticulous historical analysis this work describes in an international setting how slow-moving economic social and political forces interact with the decisions households and firms make about how much money to hold.Annual time series of velocity for several countries from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century display a U-shaped pattern. Existing theories can explain each section of the velocity curve-the falling flat and rising parts-but the overall pattern is not consistent with any one theory. Here the authors put forth a comprehensive explanation for this behavior over time. Their theory is largely an extension of the approach of Knut Wicksell the Swedish economist who stressed the role of substitution between monetary assets. This approach which emphasizes institutional variables is incorporated into the arguments for the traditional long-run money demand (velocity) function. Four types of empirical evidence strongly support the authors' theory: econometric studies of the long-run velocity function for several countries; a cross section study of approximately eighty countries in the postwar period; a case study of the Swedish monetization process in the fifty years before World War I; and an examination of the time series properties of velocity.Demand for Money suggests that institutional factors as opposed to real income play a greater role in velocity than previously thought. And these institutional factors have a major impact on monetary policy. This is a book that will prove of great value to economists monetary strategists and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522107

Demand Management (Routledge Revivals)Stagflation - Volume 2 First published in 1983 this is the second of two volumes on the causes and cure of stagflation – that combination of mass unemployment and rapid inflation that is currently afflicting the mixed economies of the industrially developed world. The authors deplore the unemployment due to the failure of governments to adopt Keynesian measures for the expansion of economic activity but recognise that in present conditions such measures would lead to an unacceptable and explosive inflation of money wages and prices. They therefore advocate a dual strategy of financial policies for a steady expansion of total money incomes combined with individual wage rates set at levels to promote employment. The book is of importance for all those concerned with macroeconomic theory and policy. The description of the meaning of a New Keynesian policy and of the arguments for it have been written in a way which should be intelligible to policy-makers and students and not only to economists with technical training. Professional macroeconomists will be interested not only in these sections but also in the fully specified macroeconomic model used to analyse New Keynesian policies in economic terms and to carry out a counterfactual re-running of history. In addition the unusually detailed exposition of the application of control techniques to a difficult multivariable control problem also makes the book of interest to control engineers who wish to acquaint themselves with recent generalisations of classical frequency response methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415670494

Demanding Sex: Critical Reflections on the Regulation of Prostitution Interrogating supply/demand from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective this collection broadens engagement beyond the routine analysis of the locus of violence in prostitution and the validity of the prostitute's consent. A focus on the supply/demand dynamic brings into play a range of other societal economic and psychological factors such as the social construction of sexuality the viability of alternative choices for prostitutes and clients and the impact of regulatory regimes on the provision of sexual services. The factors which underlie each component of the supply/demand dyad are also studied and an examination is made of their dynamic interrelation. The collection emphasizes the importance of rendering policy makers alert to the evidence emerging from empirical studies conducted in different fields of enquiry in the hope of moving beyond polarity and politics at the local national and international level. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138275515

Demands On Rural LandsPlanning For Resource Use This book aims to identify and characterize rural land-use planning issues to describe developments in resource information systems and to present several analytical frameworks and assess their potential contribution to planning the use of rural land resources. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367163693

Demarketing We all understand the basic principles underpinning marketing activity: to identify unfulfilled needs and desires and boost demand for the solutions a product is offering. The mantra is always "sell more". De-marketing tries for the very opposite. Why would a company actively try to decrease demand? There are many good reasons to do so: a firm cannot supply large enough quantities or wants to limit supply to a region of narrow profit margin. Or crucially to discourage undesirable customers: those that could be bad for brand reputation or in the case of the finance sector high risk. De-marketing can yield effective solutions to these issues effectively curtailing demand yet (crucially) not destroying it. Nevertheless the fundamental negativity of de-marketing strategies often causes organisations to hide them from view and as a result they are rarely studied. This then is the first book to cast light on the secretive counterintuitive world of de-marketing deconstructing its mysteries and demonstrating how to incorporate them into a profit-driven marketing plan. A selection of thought leaders in strategic marketing mix theory with illustrative global cases providing insight into how these strategies have been employed in practice and measuring their successes and failures. It’s a must-read for any student or researcher that wants to think differently about marketing. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415816489

Dementia Dementia represents a major public health challenge for the world with over 100 million people likely to be affected by 2050. A large body of professionals is active in diagnosing treating and caring for people with dementia and research is expanding. Many of these specialists find it hard to keep up to date in all aspects of dementia. This book helps solve that problem. The new edition has been updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast-moving field. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498703109

Dementia and Aging Adults with Intellectual DisabilitiesA Handbook First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315820750

Dementia and LiteratureInterdisciplinary Perspectives Dementia is an urgent global concern often termed a widespread ‘problem’ ‘tragedy’ or ‘burden’ and a subject best addressed by health and social policy and practice. However creative writers can offer powerful and imaginative insights into the experience of dementia across cultures and over time. This cross-disciplinary volume explores how engaging with dementia through its myriad literary representations can help to deepen and humanise attitudes to people living with the condition. Offering and interrogating a wide array of perspectives about how dementia might be ‘imagined’ this book allows us to see how different ways of being can inflect one another. By drawing on the ‘lived’ experience of the individual unique person and their loved ones literature can contribute to a deeper and more compassionate and more liberating attitude to a phenomenon that is both natural and unnatural. Novels plays and stories reveal a rich panoply of responses ranging from the tragic to the comic allowing us to understand that people with dementia often offer us models of humour courage and resilience and carers can also embody a range of responses from rigidity to compassion. Dementia and Literature problematises the subject of dementia encouraging us all to question our own hegemonies critically and creatively. Drawing on literary studies cultural studies education clinical psychology psychiatry nursing and gerontology this book is a fascinating contribution to the emerging area of the medical and health humanities. The book will be of interest to those living with dementia and their caregivers as well as to the academic community and policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367341497

Dementia and Memory A negative effect of the ageing population is that more individuals are experiencing cognitive decline and some form of neurodegenerative disease. With the number of people experiencing dementia likely to double in the next 20 years this change in society presents one of greatest challenges facing public health personnel in the 21st century. The aim of this volume is to describe research that is in progress and the major findings that have been obtained in the scientific study of dementia. The chapters in the first section of the book focus upon early signs of dementia and consider several approaches to finding early cognitive signs and biological markers of dementia. The second section considers whether dementia is inevitable for people who become very old and features chapters on risk factors and proactive influences cognitive reserve and intervention. Each chapter in the final section describes phenomena which are related to differences in function between memory systems including anterograde memory in fronto-temporal dementia and the role semantic memory and semantic cognition may play in developing an understanding of the development of the degenerative processes in dementia. With contributions from world-class researchers in this area the volume offers a concise overview of key findings in recent research on dementia and memory. It will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students of cognitive psychology and to those working in related fields such as gerontology rehabilitation sciences and allied health. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781848722934

Dementia and MemoryA Handbook for Students and Professionals Dementia and related diseases are likely to affect at least four in every hundred 75-79 year olds in the developed world over the coming years. Faced with an expanding older population it is crucial that we develop our understanding of how to treat people suffering from such conditions. This accessible book provides extensive information on the different types of dementia and on memory problems more generally. It includes detailed coverage of how to alleviate memory problems and discussion on issues such as ageism. For the student reader there are descriptions and discussions of key topics as well as practical step-by-step guidance. The book includes a memory test as well as a comprehensive list of useful addresses and suggestions for further reading. This book will be an invaluable resource for the trained healthcare and medical professional and for the student reader. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138278202

Dementia as Social ExperienceValuing Life and Care A diagnosis of dementia changes the ways people engage with each other – for those living with dementia as well their families caregivers friends health professionals neighbours shopkeepers and the community. Medical understandings necessary as they are provide no insights into how we may all live good lives with dementia. This innovative volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners to focus on dementia as lived experience. It foregrounds dementia’s social moral political and economic dimensions investigating the challenges of reframing the dementia experience for all involved.　 Part I critiques the stigmas the negativity language and fears often associated with a dementia diagnosis challenging debilitating representations and examining ways to tackle these. Part II examines proactive practices that can support better long-term outcomes for those living with dementia. Part III looks at the relational aspects of dementia care acknowledging and going beyond the notion of person-centred care. Collectively these contributions highlight the social and relational change required to enhance life for those with dementia and those who care for them. Engaging in a critical conversation around personhood and social value this book examines the wider social contexts within which dementia care takes place. It calls for social change and looks for inspiration to the growing movement for relational care and the caring society. Dementia as Social Experience is important reading for all those people who in various ways are living with dementia as well as for those working in this area as clinicians researcher and carers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367902643

Dementia Care Ideal for quick reference this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information on caring for patients with dementia at your fingertips. All you need to know on:Person-centered dementia care Communication and managing behaviour Pain assessment Nutrition and medication Advanced care plans And much more . . . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780273773719

Dementia Care - The Adaptive ResponseA Stress Reductionist Approach The process of dementia makes the experience of day-to-day living an acute challenge. This could be mediated with educated and timely inputs and the caring contract negotiated to preserve both dignity and quality of life. The premise of the adaptive response model is that armed with the knowledge of human systems and their ability to adapt and adjust and with a firm application and emphasis on person-centred approaches to dementia care then the experience can be enhanced and living with one of the dementias can be made less traumatic. This holistic approach proposes a method of using environmental and social psychology to maximise function in the individual and to minimise the negative and destructive elements of the perceived and real environment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780863888120

Dementia CareA Practical Approach Dementia is both a personal and a societal challenge. The goal of Dementia Care: A Practical Approach is to focus on how practitioners can meet this challenge with hope and compassion thereby enabling those with dementia to live well. The book takes a ‘strengths approach’ with an emphasis on exploring sustainable strategies. Its content is underpinned by relevant policies and strategies and explicitly links to research evidence while always valuing the voices of those living with dementia. Covering various dementia strategies the book provides a clear vision of dementia care delivery and is mapped to the Curriculum for UK Dementia Education. For health care students the content is also mapped to the requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The book includes experiences of people living with dementia practical examples self-assessment questions and key point summaries. It is a valuable resource to practitioners informal caregivers families individuals with dementia or those wanting to know more about the subject. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781482245738

Dementia in Close-Up Dementia in Close-Up is a clear and practical guide to dementia and the world of the dementia sufferer.Bere Miesen assumes no medical or specialist knowledge and uses first hand accounts and real-life examples to examiners on patterns of behaviour and responses of sufferers and their carers. He focuses on the complex and varied relationships between the sufferer their family and professional carers and explores the conflict that can sometimes be engendered by dependency fear and sustained closeness.Going beyond the purely medical descriptions of dementia Dementia in Close-Up strives to give families and health professionals the means to form caring and rewarding relationships and to help everyone involved. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315788067

Dementia in PrisonAn Ethical Framework to Support Research Practice and Prisoners This innovative volume exposes dementia as a condition that the aging prison population is increasingly facing. Going beyond exploring the need to understand dementia within prison populations it argues that healthcare workers and prison staff must ensure that prisoners developing dementia during their sentence are identified and supported. Dementia in Prison covers three key areas: • Healthcare services in prison settings and how these affect the rapidly aging prison population • The human rights of prisoners with dementia alongside the ethics of healthcare in this environment • The current state of support for prisoners with dementia and any recommendations for future assessment diagnosis and policies. This provocative book will be invaluable to scholars in the fields of public health criminology and medical sociology as well as nurses and prison staff. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367259174

Dementia: The Basics Dementia: The Basics provides the reader with a clear and compassionate introduction to dementia and an accessible guide to dealing with different parts of the dementia journey from pre-diagnosis and diagnosis to post-diagnostic support increasing care needs and end of life care. Co-authored by an academic a person living with dementia and a family carer the book endeavours to raise awareness of dementia challenge stereotypical and negative ideas about what it means to have dementia and champion a society where people living with dementia can be active as they wish for as long as possible. The authors present an overview of current research at each step of the dementia journey as well as including knowledge from lived experience enhancing understanding and challenging thinking about what it might be like to live with a diagnosis or to care for a loved one. As a whole the book emphasises the importance of prioritising the person living with dementia as well as considering the impact of what any initiative or action might mean for them their families and their care supporters. Offering both an accessible introduction to dementia and practical tools this book will be ideal for health and social care professionals students of social care health care and nursing people with dementia carers and anyone wanting to understand more about the condition. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138897762

DementiaAn Attachment Approach This interdisciplinary book offers a relational perspective to dementia care drawing on attachment theory and practice. Relevant to professionals and the general public alike it brings together innovative research and practice in psychotherapy and the creative arts with the lived experience of being a carer. Indeed the book includes insights from professional and personal experience throughout. It also provides exclusive access to Josh Appignanesi’s short film Ex Memoria about his grandmother’s experience of dementia poignantly portrayed by Sara Kestelman. Chapters include the experience of caring for a sister with dementia; the importance of an attachment perspective in theory and practice; a new approach to understanding the possible origins of dementia in trauma; contemporary understandings from clinical and research arenas; the description of a leading-edge project providing psychotherapeutic work; and an innovative creative arts and reminiscence European-wide family intervention for those living with dementia. Written in accessible language Dementia: An Attachment Approach will be of great interest to people living with dementia as well as those working with and caring for people with dementia in a variety of contexts including nurses doctors and psychiatrists clinical and counselling psychologists social workers health and social care workers family carers and psychotherapists as well as creative arts practitioners and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138327054

DementiaPerson-Centered Assessment and Intervention Person-centered care for persons with dementia has been developed and expanded over the last few decades. Speech-language pathologists are uniquely positioned to understand the striking impact that communication challenges have on persons with dementia and their caregivers and can lead the charge to improve access to communication and participation. This volume serves as a starting point and reference manual for those who want to provide person-centered and life-enhancing services to persons with dementia and to inspire the continued generation of quality research to demonstrate the value of cognitive-communication behavioral and caregiver interventions. It serves as a call to action for an interprofessional team of healthcare providers across healthcare settings to promote meaningful life engagement in persons with dementia using evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches. This volume provides background on the evolution of caring for persons with dementia as well as a description of the diagnostic process for dementia syndromes and the cognitive and communication characteristics of dementias with an emphasis on Alzheimer’s dementia. Its chapters cover the person-centered assessment process for persons with cognitive and communicative disorders of dementias; intervention approaches for the wide variety of cognitive communicative eating/swallowing and behavioral symptoms and consequences of dementia syndromes; reimbursement and documentation issues for various settings in which persons with dementia are seen; and issues and challenges of quality of life and end-of-life care. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138859913

Demetrius Cantemir: The Collection of NotationsVolume 2: Commentary The substantial collection of notations of seventeenth-century Ottoman instrumental music made by Demetrius Cantemir is both a record of compositions of considerable intrinsic interest and a historical document of vital importance representing as it does one of the most comprehensive accounts of any Middle Eastern repertoire before the widespread adoption of Western notation in the twentieth century. This volume contains a commentary to the edition of Cantemir's notations prepared by the same author. The introductory section provides a context for the collection giving a biographical sketch of its compiler and relating it to the theoretical treatise it accompanies. This is followed by a substantial analysis of modal structures which examines each makam individually and then attempts to make progressively wider generalizations. The projection of melody onto the various rhythmic cycles is next examined with particular attention being paid to the various formulaic elements which constitute much of the compositional language of the period. A final section shifts to a more diachronic perspective surveying internal evidence for historical change and for the survival of earlier styles. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315095035

Demetrius of PhalerumText Translation and Discussion Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 355-280BCE) of Phalerum was a philosopher-statesman. He studied in the Peripatos under Theophrastus and subsequently used his political influence to help his teacher acquire property for the Peripatetic school. As overseer of Athens his governance was characterized by a decade of domestic peace. Exiled to Alexandria in Egypt he became the adviser of Ptolemy. He is said to have been in charge of legislation and it is likely that he influenced the founding of the Museum and the Library.This edition of the fragments of Demetrius of Phalerum reflects the growing interest in the Hellenistic period and the philosophical schools of that age. As a philosopher-statesman Demetrius appears to have combined theory and practice. For example in the work On Behalf of the Politeia he almost certainly explained his own legislation and governance by appealing to the Aristotelian notion of politeia that is a constitution in which democratic and oligarchic elements are combined. In On Peace he may have defended his subservience to Macedon by appealing to Aristotle who repeatedly recognized the importance of peace over war; and in On Fortune he will have followed Theophrastus emphasizing the way fortune can determine the success or failure of sound policy. Whatever the case concerning any one title we can well understand why Cicero regarded Demetrius as a unique individual: the educated statesman who was able to bring learning out of the shadows of erudition into the light of political conflict and that despite an oratorical style more suited to the shadows of the Peripatos then to political combat.The new edition of secondary reports by Stork van Ophuijsen and Dorandi brings together the evidence for these and other judgments. The facing translation which accompanies the Greek and Latin texts opens up the material to readers who lack the ancient languages and the accompanying essays introduce us to important issues. The volume will be of interest to those interested in Greek literature Hellenistic philosophy Hellenistic history and generally to persons captivated by the notion of philosopher-statesman. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509061

Demilitarisation and Peace-Building in Southern AfricaVolume I - Concepts and Processes First published in 2004 this work is based on a collaborative research project this trilogy considers the dynamics of demilitarisation and peace-building in southern Africa in the aftermath of major violent conflicts. The overall aim of the research is to support and facilitate the achievement of sustainable peace and human development in southern Africa by analysing demilitarisation and peace-building processes in the region and identifying policy options and interventions for peace-building. The central focus of the research is the extent to which demilitarisation following the termination of wars has contributed to broad processes of peace-building in the affected region. Has the military in southern Africa downsized and refocused towards new roles? Has there been a 'peace-dividend' allowing more investment in economic and human development thereby dealing with some of the root causes of conflict? Volume I provides a conceptual framework for the analysis of demilitarisation and peace-building processes applicable particularly in the southern Africa context. This volume argues that a broad concept of peace-building has to take into account economic political social and cultural factors at the local national and regional level. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138316386

Demilitarization and International Law in ContextThe Ã…land Islands The demilitarisation and neutralisation of the Ã…land Islands is a confirmation of and an exception to the collective security system in present-day international affairs. Its core idea is that there is no need for military presence in the territory of the islands and that they are to be kept out of military activities. A restricted use of military force has a confidence building effect in cases where competing interests may be so intense that banning the very presence of military force remains the only viable option. The regime of the Ã…land Islands is the result of pragmatic and contingent political compromises. As such the case of the Ã…land Islands offers an alternative trajectory to the increased militarisation we witness around the world today.Through parliamentary and archival materials international treaties and academic works the authors examine the legal rules and institutional structures of the demilitarisation regime. In this process they reassess core concepts of international law and international affairs such as sovereignty and security and introduce a theoretical view on the empirical case study of the Ã…land Islands. The book covers legal political and policy discursive aspects of demilitarisation international co-operation defence and security matters around the Baltic Sea with a broader European and global relevance. It can be a source of inspiration for all those in search of constructive efforts that can address territorial disputes and security challenges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367607081

Deming The Way We Knew Him Perhaps no other person in the history of modern business has so profoundly affected the methods of quality improvement in industry than W. Edwards Deming. The subject of many books articles and television documentaries Dr. Deming has become the world-recognized leader of the quality movement in industry. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780429272325

Demise of the British Empire in the Middle EastBritain's Responses to Nationalist Movements 1943-55 Britain emerged from World War II dependent economically and militarily upon the US. Egypt was the hub of Britain's imperial interests in the Middle East but her inability to maintain a large garrison there was clear to the indigenous peoples. These essays track the decline of the empire. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044483

Demobilisation and Reintegration in ColombiaBuilding State and Citizenship This book investigates demobilisation disarmament and reintegration (DDR) in Colombia during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The six large peace processes and amnesties that took place in Colombia over this period were nation-led providing an interesting case study for the wider DDR literature which has historically focused on Africa and Asia. The continuous process of creating and demobilising illegal armed groups has been pivotal in building the Colombian state. Although the peace settlements and amnesties have brought renewed cycles of violence they have also been key to the negotiation of democracy and citizenship rights for both ex-combatants and wider sectors of the population.Here the author analyses the role of DDR programmes in building state and citizenship. Comparing DDR during Alvaro Uribe’s presidency and the peace process with the FARC guerrilla under the presidency of Juan Manuel Santos the book draws on extensive fieldwork conducted with local authorities officers on the ground and ex-combatants themselves. It details the process of creating and implementing DDR policy and explores the difficulties challenges and security dilemmas ex-combatants may face in integrating within a post-conflict society in social economic and political dimensions.Bringing us right up to date with the implementation of the FARC's peace process and the challenges ahead in the reintegration of ex-combatants under a new president this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics and development in Colombia and to those with an interest in peace-building state-building and DDR in other countries and conflicts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367662165

DemocideNazi Genocide and Mass Murder This volume is part of a comprehensive effort by Professor Rummel to understand and place in historical perspective the entire subject of genocide and mass murder-what is herein called Democide. It is the third in a series of volumes published by Transaction in which Rummel offers a comprehensive analysis of the 120 000 000 people killed as a result of government action or direct intervention.Curiously while we have a considerable body of literature on the Nazi Holocaust we do not have a total accounting-at least not until now with the issuance of Democide. In addition to the quantitative lacunae there remains a paucity of theoretical information distinguishing the historical descriptive and the anecdotal accounts. This study of Nazi killings in cold blood is a path-finding effort in political psychology.While Rummel does not claim to give a definitive accounting his explanation for the numbers reached-and they are high-is compelling. In addition we now have a correlation of information on the murder of diverse groups: Jews Gypsies Poles Ukranians and even Germans themselves. It is now possible to fathom the Nazi genocidal poiicies-which were collective and which were selective.Rummel's volume is a clear guide to a murky past. It offers the first systematic effort to ascertain the nature and the extent of the Nazi genocide from the point of view of the perpetrator's aims rather than the victims' consequences. This is not a pretty picture but it is not a partisan one either. The materials are presented in a clinical as well as a systemic fashion.Rummel has a deep sense of the life-saving instincts of individuals and the life-taking propensities of impersonal state machinery. It is thus a humanistic effort one that plumbs the effects of the Nazi war-machine on innocents in order to better understand present conditions. Professionals ranging from social scientists to demographers will find this a quintessential effort at political reconstruction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509078

Democracies Against HitlerMyth Reality and Prologue First published in 1999 what the confrontation between democracies and Hitlerism tells us about democracy is the subject of this book. It examines the response of political democracies to the phenomenon of Hitlerism beginning with democracy in Germany itself in the ’20’s and ’30’s and ending up with Britain and the U.S. in the ’40’s. Contrary to mythology this response was far more a failure than a success. An iconoclastic treatment it anticipates the crises of the future.. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138322547

Democracies and the Shock of WarThe Law as a Battlefield Over the course of the twentieth century democracies demonstrated an uncanny ability to win wars when their survival was at stake. As this book makes clear this success cannot be explained merely by superior military equipment or a particular geographical advantage. Instead it is argued that the legal frameworks imbedded in democratic societies offered them a fundamental advantage over their more politically restricted rivals. For democracies fight wars aided by codes of behaviour shaped by their laws customs and treaties that reflect the wider values of their society. This means that voters and the public can influence the decision to wage and sustain war. Thus a precarious balance between government parliament and military leadership is the backbone of any democracy at war and the key to success or failure. Beginning with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writings of Alberico Gentili and Hugo Grotius this book traces the rise of legal concepts of war between states. It argues that the ideas and theories set out by the likes of Gentili and Grotius were to provide the bedrock of western democratic thinking in wartime. The book then moves on to look in detail at the two World Wars of the twentieth century and how legal thinking adapted itself to the realities of industrial and total war. In particular it focuses upon the impact of differing political ideologies on the conduct of war and how combatant nations were frequently forced to challenge core beliefs and values in order to win. Through a combination of history and legal philosophy this book contributes to a better understanding of democratic government when it is most severely tested at war. The ideas and concepts addressed will resonate both with those studying the past and current events. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138110250

Democracy Bureaucracy And The Study Of Administration This anthology addresses several of the most central ideas in the field of public administration. These ideas are as relevant to public budgeting as they are to performance measurement or human resource management. Collectively and individually the essays explore what Dwight Waldo referred to as the ?political theories? of public administration: issues that are ultimately unresolvable yet crucial to understanding the nature of public administrative practice. How can democracy and efficiency be balanced? Can there be a science of administration? How should we think about administrative accountability? What is the nature of the relationship between citizen and state? Is professionalism an adequate mechanism for ensuring accountability? How efficient can or should bureaucracy be? What is proper leadership by administrators hoping to address political democracy and managerial efficiency? This ASPA Classics Volumes serves to connect the practice of public policy and administration with the normative theory base that has accrued and the models for practice that may be deduced from this theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367098858

Democracy Bureaucracy and Public ChoiceEconomic Approaches in Political Science First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138146631

Democracy Citizenship and the Global City Democracy Citizenship and the Global City focuses on the controversial neglected theme of citizenship. It examines the changing role of citizens; their rights obligations and responsibilities as members of nation-states and the issue of accountability in a global society. Using this interdisciplinary approach the book offers an innovative collection of work from Robert A. Beauregard Anna Bounds Janine Brodie Richard Dagger Gerard Delanty Judith A. Garber Robert J. Holton Warren Magnusson Raymond Rocco Nikolas Rose Evelyn S. Ruppert Saskia Sassen Bryan S. Turner John Urry Gerda R. Wekerle and Nira Yuval-Davis. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203354384

Democracy Civic Culture and Small Business in Russia's RegionsSocial Processes in Comparative Historical Perspective This book adopts a novel analytical approach to understanding how Russia's stalled democratisation is related to the incomplete liberalisation of the economy. Based on extensive original comparative study of Russia’s regions the book explores the precise channels of interaction that create the mutuality of property rights entrepreneurship rule of law norms of citizenship and liberal democracy. It demonstrates that the extent of democratisation varies across regions and that this variation is connected to the extent of liberalisation of the economy. Moreover it argues that the key factor in producing this linkage is the relative prominence of small business owners and their supporters in articulating their interests vis-à-vis regional and local administrations especially through the institutionalisation of networks and business associations. The book develops its key theses by means of detailed analysis of the experiences of four case study regions. Overall the book provides a major contribution to understanding the path of democratisation in Russia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815364641

Democracy Corruption and the Politics of Spirits in Contemporary Indonesia Indonesia has been an electoral democracy for more than a decade and yet the political landscape of the world’s third-largest democracy is as complex and enigmatic as ever. The country has achieved a successful transition to democracy and yet Indonesian democracy continues to be flawed illiberal and predatory. This book suggests that this and other paradoxes of democracy in Indonesia often assume occult forms in the Indonesian political imagination and that the spirit-like character of democracy and corruption traverses into the national media and the political elite. Through a series of biographical accounts of political entrepreneurs all of whom employ spirits in various but always highly contested ways the book seeks to provide a portrait of Indonesia’s contradictory democracy contending that the contradictions that haunt democracy in Indonesia also infect democracy globally. Exploring the intimate ways in which the world of politics and the world of spirits are entangled it argues that Indonesia’s seemingly peculiar problems with democracy and spirits in fact reflect a set of contradictions within democracy itself. Engaging with recent attempts to look at contemporary politics through the lens of the occult Democracy Corruption and the Politics of Spirits in Contemporary Indonesia will be of interest to academics in the fields of Asian Studies Anthropology and Political Science and relevant for the study of Indonesian politics and for debates about democracy in Asia and beyond. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815374756

Democracy Development and Decentralisation in IndiaContinuing Debates Offering new insights into the political economy of contemporary India this book considers how and why unequal patterns of economic growth have taken shape within the context of a democratic and decentralising political system and how this has impacted upon the processes of economic development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138842380

Democracy Development and Decentralization in Provincial Thailand This definitive study of electoral politics and democratic decentralization in provincial Thailand investigates how democracy is unfolding in the context of emergent capitalism exploring the relationships between the politics of the locality the province and the nation from 1950. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315029139

Democracy Dialectics and DifferenceHegel Marx and 21st Century Social Movements It has been nearly two centuries since Marx famously turned Hegel on his head in order to repurpose dialectics as a revolutionary way of thinking about the internal contradictions of our social relations. Despite critiques from post-structuralists post-colonialists and others there has been a resurgence of dialectical thought among political theorists as of late. This resurgence has coincided with a rise in the mention of words like class warfare socialism and communism among the general public on the streets of Seattle in 1999 in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the actions of the Greek anarchists and the Spanish indignados and in the rallying cry of "we are the 99%" of the Occupy Movement and in academia. This book explores how it is that dialectical thought might respond to the critiques brought forth by those on the left who are critical of Marxism’s universalizing and authoritarian legacy. Brian C. Lovato singles out Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe as the key interlocutors in this ongoing conversation between Marxism and post-structuralism. Laclau and Mouffe argue that Marxist theory is inherently authoritarian cannot escape a class-reductionist theory of revolutionary subjectivity and is bound by a closed Hegelian ontology. Lovato argues the opposite by turning to two heterodox Marxist thinkers Raya Dunayevskaya and C. L. R. James in order to construct a radically democratic dynamic and open conceptualization of dialectical thought. In doing so he advances a vision of Marxist theory that might serve as a resource to scholars and activists committed not only to combatting capitalism but also to fighting against colonialism patriarchy white supremacy and heteronormativity. The writings of Dunayevskaya and James allow for Marxism to become relevant again in these tumultuous early years of the 21st century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815370628

Democracy Dialogue MemoryExpression and Affect Beyond Consensus Arguing that the politics of democracy is inseparable from a notion of dialogue that emerges from conflicting and often traumatic memories Democracy Dialogue Memory examines the importance of dialogue for the achievement of understanding in civil society rather than consensus so that democratic participation and inclusion can be strengthened. With attention to the importance for marginalized communities of the ability to disclose fundamental ethnic religious gendered racial or personal and affective characteristics born of trauma and so cease to represent "otherness " this book brings together studies from Europe Israel and the United States of literary and visual attempts to expand dialogue with "the other " particularly where democracies are prone to vacillating between the desire to endorse otherness and political dread of the other. A critique of the practices of forced inclusion and forced consensual negotiation that seeks to advance dialogue as a crucial safeguard against the twin dangers of exclusion and enforced assimilation Democracy Dialogue Memory will appeal to scholars with interests in political theory political sociology collective and contested memory and civil society at the same time as allowing scholars from the humanities and the arts to examine seminal chapters that pivot on psychoanalytical approaches to literature film and philosophy at the borderline of political thinking. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367584986

Democracy Diaspora TerritoryEurope and Cross-Border Politics This volume offers a profoundly new interpretation of the impact of modern diasporas on democracy challenging the orthodox understanding that ties these two concepts to a bounded form of territory. Considering democracy and diaspora through a deterritorialised lens it takes the post-Euromaidan Ukraine as a central case study to show how modern diasporas are actively involved in shaping democracy from a distance and through their political activity are becoming increasingly democratised themselves. An examination of how power-sharing democracies function beyond the territorial state Democracy Diaspora Territory: Europe and Cross-Border Politics compels us to reassess what we mean by democracy and diaspora today and why we need to focus on the deterritorialised dimensions of these phenomena if we are to adequately address the crises confronting numerous democracies. As such it will appeal to scholars of sociology and politics with interests in migration and diaspora political theory citizenship and democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367279158

Democracy Education and ResearchThe Struggle for Public Life Considering how practices and processes of research and education can create fundamental radical social change Democracy Education and Research assesses the meaning of ‘public impact‘ by rethinking what is meant by ‘public‘ and how it is essential to the methodologies of education and research. Focusing on empirical illustrations of the use of research and educational processes in contemporary and emergent forms of social organisation this book: Covers the traditional forms to be found in education health systems community business and public institutions as well as emergent forms arising from innnovation in technologies. Explores the forms of learning and knowledge creation that take place across the everyday interactions in places of learning communities or workplaces Discusses how learning and knowledge can be intentionally shaped by individuals and groups to effect social and political change Considers the research strategies required to forge new practices new ways of working and living for a more socially just world Including practical examples of research that has created real change Democracy Education and Research will be a vital resource to professional researchers in their roles as teachers educators and activists as well as students of education sociology politics cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415605120

Democracy Equality and Justice In addressing democracy equality and justice together the book stimulates discussions that go beyond the sometimes increasingly technical and increasingly discrete literatures that now dominate the study of each concept. The chapters fall into four categories: on justice and democracy; justice and equality; justice and community; and justice and the future. Concerns of justice unite all the chapters in this volume. However these concerns now manifest themselves in interesting and new directions. Politically  the book confronts urgent problems of democracy equality community and of how to respond to potentially catastrophic climate change. The response to these problems cannot only be pragmatic and piecemeal. What emerges are a number of interlinking questions and themes that together constitute the central core of contemporary political philosophy. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874831

Democracy Intelligent Design and EvolutionScience for Citizenship Should alternatives to evolution be taught in American public schools or rejected as an establishment of religion? Democracy Intelligent Design and Evolution argues that accurate science education helps shape a democratic temperament. Rather than defending against Intelligent Design as religion citizens should defend science education as crucial to three aspects of the democratic person: political citizenship economic fitness and moral choice. Through an examination of Tammy Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District contemporary political theory and foundational American texts this volume provides an alternative jurisprudence and political vocabulary urging American liberalism to embrace science for citizenship. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138999480

Democracy Law and Governance Democracy Law and Governance details the transformation of the modes of governance of contemporary developed democracies and aims to define the conditions required for promoting public interest in their public policy. Firstly the volume illustrates why a sound theoretical approach to the concept of law results in opening up the theory of law to the debate on governance in the social sciences. Secondly it reconstructs the underpinnings of recent debate on governance focusing on the pragmatist turn that has marked efforts to overcome the inadequacies of both the economic and the deliberative approaches. In fulfilling this second goal it examines the advances yielded by the pragmatist turn as well as its limitations and concludes by proposing a theoretical approach for dealing with them. This illuminating book applies recent research in both theory of law and theory of governance to deepen the analytic impact of the recent pragmatist revival. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138260719

Democracy Law and Religious Pluralism in EuropeSecularism and Post-Secularism In contrast with the progressive dilution of religions predicted by traditional liberal and Marxist approaches religions remain important for many people even in Europe the most secularised continent. In the context of increasingly culturally diverse societies this calls for a reinterpretation of the secular legacy of the Enlightenment and also for an updating of democratic institutions. 　 This book focuses on a central question: are the classical secularist arrangements well equipped to tackle the challenge of fast-growing religious pluralism? Or should we move to new post-secular arrangements when dealing with pluralism in Europe? Offering an interdisciplinary approach that combines political theory and legal analysis the authors tackle two interrelated facets of this controversial question. They begin by exploring the theoretical perspective asking what post-secularism is and looking at its relation to secularism. The practical consequences of this debate are then examined focusing on case-law through four empirical case studies. 　 This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political theory philosophy religion and politics European law human rights legal theory and socio-legal studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138237803

Democracy Law and SecurityInternal Security Services in Contemporary Europe In the past decade there have been significant changes in the operations of security and intelligence agencies throughout Europe. Those in the former Eastern Europe have undergone the most obvious changes in their targets and the legal context within which they operate but these changes have affected all the agencies to some extent. It is these changes that will provide the context of structures and processes through which the agencies will respond to the September 11 2001 attack on New York and Washington. This edited collection of papers by an international group of experts in the study of security and intelligence examines recent and current developments in the light of the rule of law and democracy and specifically addresses a number of common themes. Firstly security and intelligence agencies are placed within the broader context of their parent state including whether their powers originate in legislation or executive decree and the form of oversight. Secondly the types of agency - civilian military foreign and domestic - are considered in the context of their historical development including the transition from authoritarian to liberal state forms. Thirdly the changes in their mandate and targets are discussed in particular towards 'terrorism' 'transnational organized crime' and economic intelligence. Finally each author considers the enduring issue of how the impact of security and intelligence agencies is to be assessed in terms both of security and human rights. This book represents the first systematic attempt to present a collection of contemporary studies on the shifts in this crucial aspect of the operation of all states and to do so within a framework of common themes. Although significant differences remain in the operation of security intelligence all the authors highlight the common dilemmas that accompany the attempt to provide security but to do so democratically. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367604660

Democracy Media and Law in Malaysia and SingaporeA Space for Speech Commentators on the media in Southeast Asia either emphasise with optimism the prospect for new media to provide possibilities for greater democratic discourse or else less optimistically focus on the continuing ability of governments to exercise tight and sophisticated control of the media. This book explores these issues with reference to Malaysia and Singapore. It analyses how journalists monitor governments and cover elections discussing what difference journalism makes; it examines citizen journalism and the constraints on it often self-imposed constraints; and it assesses how governments control the media including outlining the development and current application of legal restrictions. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138203945

Democracy Multiculturalism and the Community CollegeA Critical Perspective First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315050843

Democracy Nationalism And CommunalismThe Colonial Legacy In South Asia This book draws out the reasons for the emergence of divergent political practices in India and their meaning for democracy nationalism and communalism. It explores the social origins of modern South Asian politics and the Janus-faced nature of the British colonial legacy in South Asia. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367161682

Democracy Participation and ContestationCivil society governance and the future of liberal democracy The establishment of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic has not been a smooth evolution towards an idealized presumed endpoint. Far from it democratization has been marked by setbacks and victories a process often referred to as ‘contested democracy’. In view of recent mobilizations such as the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement in which new technologies have played a key role there is a need for a renewed analysis of the long-term evolution of US and UK political systems. Using new areas of research this book argues that the ideals and the practices of Anglo-American democracy can be best understood by studying diverse forms of participation which go beyond classical expressions of contestation and dissent such as voting. The authors analyze political parties social movements communications and social media governance cultural diversity identity politics public-private actors and social cohesion to illustrate how the structure and context of popular participation play a significant role in whether and when citizens´ efforts have any meaningful impact on those who exercise political power. In doing so the authors take crucial steps towards understanding how a vigorous public sphere and popular sovereignty can be made to work in today’s global environment. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science British and US history democracy political participation governance social movements and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138683631

Democracy Revolution and Geopolitics in Latin AmericaVenezuela and the International Politics of Discontent Hugo Chávez won re-election in the 2012 Venezuelan presidential election despite a closer margin between candidates than in previous elections. The results were puzzling for those who believed that Chávez’s government had long ago reached its limits while Chávez’s supporters were struck by the growth of the opposition vote. Thus understanding the Venezuelan election of 2012 has proved to be challenging with various recent studies focused upon it. Luis F. Angosto Ferrández’s book advances two ideas not previously discussed: the relationship between electoral behavior in Venezuela and contemporary Latin American geopolitics and the way that relationship is projected through the candidates’ appeal to narratives that situate Venezuela at the core of a heroic Latin American tradition and of a new regional process of integration. This edited volume first contextualizes and explains the results of the last re-election of Hugo Chávez in terms of its geopolitical conditionings and implications. Contributors tackle Latin American geopolitics by analyzing Venezuelan foreign policy and the country's role in continental projects of supra-national integration. Contributors also examine electoral strategy and tactics in order to show how the two main candidates built their campaign on emotional grounds as much on rational ones. This will be connected to the investigation of new narratives of national identification in contemporary Venezuela and how they may have practical implications in the design of policies addressing issues such as indigenous rights community media and national security. Compiling state-of-the-art research on Latin American and Venezuelan politics this book will appeal to academics and professionals who specialize in Latin American studies international relations democracy and indigenous peoples. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138194038

Democracy Schooling and Political Education (RLE Edu K) The relationship between educational practice and the social principles of democracy forms an important strand in the history of educational thought and is central to the debate on many contemporary issues in the educational field. In this concise introductory book Colin Wringe examines the nature of this relationship taking account of developments in the theory of democracy and educational controversy. In particular he considers the relevance of differing interpretations of democracy to the following questions: the defence of selection the extension of private education the function of education as an instrument of oppression the democratisation of educational institutions and the development of a form of specifically political education in schools. The importance of an understanding of political and social issues for educational practice at school and classroom level is emphasized from the outset. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415751346

Democracy the Courts and the Liberal StateA Comparative Analysis of American and German Constitutionalism Reformulating a problem of both constitutionalism and liberalism discussed in the works of Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde Hannah Arendt and Alexis de Tocqueville the book examines one generally overlooked manifestation of constitutionalism: the role of the courts in shaping democratic politics and the inter-relationship between citizens and state. Drawing on constitutional history law and political theory David Miles argues that constitutionalism cannot be seen merely as an institutional mechanism to limit government as it also has a crucial civic dimension upon which the liberal state depends. Utilising the works of Böckenförde Arendt and Tocqueville constitutionalism is conceived in the book as part of a broader system of communal norms which sustains representative democracy and liberalism. Through an analysis of judicial interventions in the electoral processes of the United States and Germany Miles explores the role of civil society actors in transforming constitutionalism through legal challenges to oligarchical or exclusionary practices. He assesses how in adjudicating these cases the US Supreme Court and the German Constitutional Court have mediated the tension between threats to stability and the imperative of democratic renewal. Democracy the Courts and the Liberal State will be of interest to scholars students and practitioners interested in comparative politics political theory and constitutional law and history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367200329

Democracy – The God That FailedThe Economics and Politics of Monarchy Democracy and Natural Order The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from monarchy to democracy. Revisionist in nature it reaches the conclusion that monarchy is a lesser evil than democracy but outlines deficiencies in both. Its methodology is axiomatic-deductive allowing the writer to derive economic and sociological theorems and then apply them to interpret historical events. A compelling chapter on time preference describes the progress of civilization as lowering time preferences as capital structure is built and explains how the interaction between people can lower time all around with interesting parallels to the Ricardian Law of Association. By focusing on this transformation the author is able to interpret many historical phenomena such as rising levels of crime degeneration of standards of conduct and morality and the growth of the mega-state. In underscoring the deficiencies of both monarchy and democracy the author demonstrates how these systems are both inferior to a natural order based on private-property. Hoppe deconstructs the classical liberal belief in the possibility of limited government and calls for an alignment of conservatism and libertarianism as natural allies with common goals. He defends the proper role of the production of defense as undertaken by insurance companies on a free market and describes the emergence of private law among competing insurers. Having established a natural order as superior on utilitarian grounds the author goes on to assess the prospects for achieving a natural order. Informed by his analysis of the deficiencies of social democracy and armed with the social theory of legitimation he forsees secession as the likely future of the US and Europe resulting in a multitude of region and city-states. This book complements the author's previous work defending the ethics of private property and natural order. Democracy - The God that Failed will be of interest to scholars and students of history political economy and political philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522169

Democracy After The War (Routledge Revivals) First published in 1917 Democracy After The War considers the challenges faced in the development of liberal democracy. Hobson emphasises the power of reactionary forces and their ability to hold back progress reiterating his view that the crux of the problem lies in the inequalities in income and wealth which led to imperialism. Through analysing the economic foundations of imperialist conflicts Hobson comes to the conclusion that the success of democracy rests on the recognised importance of personal liberty. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415659147

Democracy and American Foreign PolicyReflections on the Legacy of Tocqueville Since World War I the United States has pursued the defense of Western civilization as a critical element of its own national interest. In his provocative reconsideration of that goal Robert Strausz-Hupe asks whether the American people can still agree upon and adopt foreign policies consistently devoted to that end. He specifically examines popular and paradoxical attitudes that often undermine Washington's ability to defend American and Western interests attitudes towards society and the state politics and government instruments of foreign policy and the people who wield them.As the backdrop for his analysis Strausz-Hupe employs the wisdom of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America reiterating Tocqueville's finding that the driving force of American life is its passion for equality and democracy. To this insight Strausz-Hupe adds another: When one realizes that domestic politics is the driving force behind foreign policy one understands why "the foreign policy of the United States cannot be other than the defense of democracy everywhere." Unlike some analysts however Strausz-Hupe believes that this proposition states only the problem for American statesmen not the answer. The answer Strausz-Hupe concludes lies in a universal federation of democratic states.In an appreciative foreword that examines the evolution of Strausz-Hupe thought Walter A. McDougall demonstrates that this idealistic vision of a democratic world-state has been the unifying thread in Strausz-Hupe's intellectual career not the calculating Realpolitik so often attributed to him.Democracy and American Foreign Policy will be of central importance to international relations specialists policymakers political scientists and students of political philosophy. Its chapters include "Tocqueville and Nationalism"; "Tocqueville and Marx"; "The Hypocrisies of Egalitarianism"; "Foreign Policy and Interest Groups"; and "Isolationism and the New World Order." Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509085

Democracy and Arab Political Culture Except for Israel the Middle East remains largely untouched by the democratic revolution that swept across Eastern Europe and the former USSR. This book aims to explain and analyze the reasons why despotism or religious fundamentalism continue to control the Middle Eastern countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138165335

Democracy and Authority in KoreaThe Cultural Dimension in Korean Politics This controversial new study breaks with the tradition of basing political studies on analyses of institutions and political personalities  by likening the Republic of Korea to a laboratory for the clash of political cultures. In the late 1940s the Americans embarked upon a democratization programme designed to create a Western bulwark against the spread of communism in East Asia. The intervening years have seen the advent and demise of military rule with South Korea now having a democratically-elected government. Although the US strategy thus seems successful the political crises of 1995 in fact indicate that many obstacles remain here to the adoption of Western-style democracy.This study argues that socialization in general and political socialization in particular are key factors in any analysis of democracy be it in Korea or elsewhere. Accordingly the work draws on moral education textbooks together with surveys and interviews among members of the urban intellectual elite. In this manner the psychological roots of power and authority - key concepts to an understanding of 'good government' - are explored. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967328

Democracy and BrazilCollapse and Regression Democracy and Brazil: Collapse and Regression discusses the de-democratization process underway in contemporary Brazil. The relative political stability that characterized domestic politics in the 2000s ended with the sudden emergence of a series of massive protests in 2013 followed by the controversial impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in 2016 and the election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. In this new more conservative period in Brazilian politics a series of institutional reforms deepened the distance between citizens and representatives. Brazil's current political crisis cannot be understood without reference to the continual growth of right-wing and ultra-right discourse on the one hand and to the neoliberal ideology that pervades the minds of large parts of the Brazilian elite on the other. Twenty experts on Brazil across different fields discuss the ongoing political turmoil in the light of distinct problems: geopolitics gender religion media indigenous populations right-wing strategies and new forms of coup among others. Updated analyses enriched with historical perspective help to illuminate the intricate issues that will determine the country's fate in years to come. Democracy and Brazil: Collapse and Regression will interest students and scholars of Brazilian Politics and History Latin America and the broader field of democracy studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367897680

Democracy and Capitalism (Routledge Revivals)Property Community and the Contradictions of Modern Social Thought Originally published in 1986 Bowles and Gintis present a critique of contemporary Marxian and liberal political theory. They show that 'capitalism' and 'democracy' - although widely held jointly to characterize Western society - are sharply contrasting systems regulating both the process of human developement and the historical evolution of whole societies. They examine in detail the relationship between political theory and economics and explore the multifaceted character of power in modern societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415608831

Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era addresses challenges to the strengthening of active citizenship. In this highly-structured work the themes presented are linked to fostering a culture of peace and non-violence the lessening of fear and insecurity in political economic social and cultural terms inherently detached from the conceptualization of political delineations and physical boundaries and the ability to live dignified lives. The various regions that are represented in the case studies include: the Indian sub-continent Malaysia Indonesia Turkey Iran China the Middle East Nigeria and the EU. The commonality and universality of the topics allows readers from any region of the world to relate to them. This book presents a dynamic combination of theory and field research and is an iconoclastic tour-de-force of studies in democracy. Policy makers think tanks and development practitioners may be particularly be interested in this book because it is about action rather than mere ideas and processes. It demonstrates how social movements can introduce and strengthen equality inclusion accountability and the free flow of information. These elements in turn can contribute to the acculturation of freedom and social justice in the developed world just as much as in the developing world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781498707039

Democracy and Civil War in Spain 1931-1939 In the 1930s Spain underwent a period of intense and bloody upheaval that culminated in three years of civil war and the triumph of the Nationalist rebels under General Franco. Hundreds of thousands of Spanish - and non-Spanish - people died in their struggle against what was seen as the greatest evil of the time: fascism and its commitment to the defeat of democracy. Fifty years on with the coming of a new democracy to Spain previously inaccessible research materials have become available to historians; old orthodoxies have been challenged and the continuing debate concerning the origins of the Spanish Civil War has been lively. In the light of this renewed interest Martin Blinkhorn has provided a lucid and readable introduction to events in Spain in the 1930s. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138133839

Democracy and Climate Change Democracy and Climate Change explores the various ways in which democratic principles can lead governments to respond differently to climate change. The election cycle can lead to short-termism which often appears to be at odds with the long-term nature of climate change with its latency between cause and effect. However it is clear that some democracies deal with climate change better than others and this book demonstrates that overall stronger democratic qualities tend to correlate with improved climate performance. Beginning by outlining a general concept of democratic efficacy the book provides an empirical analysis of the influence of the quality of democracy on climate change performance across dozens of countries. The specific case study of Canada’s Kyoto Protocol process is then used to explain the mechanisms of democratic influence in depth. The wide-ranging research presented in the book opens up several new and exciting avenues of enquiry and will be of considerable interest to researchers with an interest in comparative politics democracy studies and environmental policies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367248048

Democracy and Democratization First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203198551

Democracy and Democratization in Comparative PerspectiveConceptions Conjunctures Causes and Consequences This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis the book reviews the major debates and schools of thought dealing with domestic and international causes and consequences of democratization. Based on a systematic distinction between minimalist and maximalist definitions of democracy the book provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of existing theories. Furthermore using a comparative historical perspective it not only sketches the development in the conceptions of democracy and the corresponding empirical reality but also discusses whether causal relationships differ across periods. Finally the book documents the way in which all of this has been reflected by the development within the literature. In doing so the book offers a coherent framework which students and scholars can use to grasp the literature on democracy and democratization as a whole. Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective will be of interest to students of political science democracy and democratization comparative politics political theory and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415633512

Democracy and DemocratizationProcesses and Prospects in a Changing World Third Edition What is democracy? What are the pitfalls and the positive potentials in the growing trend toward democratization? This book examines the prospects for democracy in the world today and frames the central dilemma confronting all states touched by the process of democratization. Georg Sorensen clarifies the concept of democracy shows its application in different contexts and questions whether democratic advancement will continue-and if so at what price. The consequences of democracy for economic development human rights and peaceful relations among countries are illuminated in both their positive and negative aspects. This third edition includes an entirely new chapter on the promotion of democracy from the outside which covers current issues of state building in Iraq. Further revisions include updates to the section on the prospects of democracy in today's world an extended discussion of the economic performance of recently democratized countries and an evaluation of the possibilities for further democratic consolidation. There are also new case studies examples and anecdotes to illustrate historical as well as contemporary instances of democratic transition. Democracy as Sorensen convincingly portrays it is a value in itself as well as a potential promoter of peace prosperity and human well-being. But democracy is not inevitable and actions at every level-from the individual to the international-are necessary to ensure that frail or 'frozen' democracies do not flounder and that established democracies flourish. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367097011

Democracy And Development In Southeast AsiaThe Winds Of Change  Exploring the remarkable political and economic changes sweeping Southeast Asia the authors take as their starting point the trend?albeit uneven?toward democratization. They focus specifically on ?Asian democracy '? a form that has been adapted by Southeast Asians to suit their own particular needs.This book begins by building a framework for understanding democracy in its broadest sense. The authors investigate the uniquely Asian style of democracy which borrows democratic political institutions and meshes them with the cultural patterns specific to each country. In separate chapters the authors trace the evolutionary historical processes within each country as well as citizen participation electoral practices and civil liberties. The chapters end with an assessment of the prospects for democracy in that nation as well as an evaluation of whether democratic regimes are necessary for developing successful economies and societies in the new international era. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367319700

Democracy and DevelopmentAllies or Adversaries? Published in 1998. The question of whether democracy and development are allies or adversaries has long been debated and with the triumph of the democratic spirit worldwide the relationship between democracy and development has once again come to attract much attention globally. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the developments in Eastern Europe led to considerable rethinking in political circles on the efficacy of the economic policies pursued in those countries and the long-term viability of political systems prevalent there. Elsewhere several newly industrialized countries are striving to consolidate their gains though there are differing perceptions of whether their politics conform to the classical framework of democracy or not. In a remarkable turn-around some other countries have initiated measures for economic reforms and structural adjustment setting aside their earlier approaches towards economic management. In short the last decades of this millennium have witnessed meaningful efforts worldwide on forging a new partnership between democracy and development. In February 1996 the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association jointly organized a conference entitled 'Parliamentary Democracy and Development': Allies or Adversaries?’ with the Wilton Park an international agency of the British Commonwealth and Foreign Office in Wilton House West Sussex United Kingdom. The week-long conference brought together parliamentarians diplomats administrators political scientists economists and specialists from all over the world. The participants shared their views and experiences on diverse aspects of the main theme. This publication presents an essentially parliamentary perspective on the correlation between democracy and development based on the discussions at the Wilton Park conference and in the light of current thinking on the subject matter. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138624283

Democracy and DictatorshipTheir Psychology and Patterns First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315888712

Democracy and Diversity The chapters in this book deal with different though related topics concerning the tense relationship between democracy and diversity. On the one hand social diversity represents an opportunity widening the horizon of social options and perspectives of innovation but on the other hand it creates problems for the social cohesion and peaceful coexistence of many groups be they majority or minority. The chapters depart from the intrinsic connection between democracy and diversity – and the unavoidable challenges that pluralism poses to decision-making procedures – investigating from different perspectives how the normative requirement of fully respecting agents’ reflexive agency impacts the revision of democratic decision-making procedures and the way in which institutions react to citizens’ justice-based claims. All the contributions share the theoretical insight that diversity is one of the raisons d’être of democracy and still all acknowledge that the fact of pluralism poses challenges to the legitimacy of democratic procedures of decision-making. Indeed if citizens had the same values and preferences collective decisions would be easily achieved and the institution of democratic procedures would be redundant. Yet the wide pluralism of doctrines habits social standards and conceptions of the goods typical of contemporary societies has often led citizens to challenge the legitimacy of democratic decisions because these choices do not fit their preferences or values. To address these challenges following recent accounts of democratic decision-making in this volume different strategies are introduced defended and criticized in order to outline a perspective that is able to guide actual decision-making processes (guidance) define standards that everyone has equal opportunity to fulfil (inclusion) and grant that citizens exercise their reflexive control on the whole democratic system (reflexivity). The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367519230

Democracy and Diversity in Financial Market Regulation Financial markets have become acknowledged as a source of crisis and discussion of them has shifted from economics through legal and regulatory studies to politics. Events from 2008 onwards raise important cross-disciplinary questions: must financial markets drive states into political and existential crisis must public finances take over private losses must citizens endure austerity? This book argues that there is an alternative. If the financial system were less 'connected' contagion within the market would be reduced and crises would become more localised and intermittent less global and pervasive. The question then becomes how to reduce connectedness within financial markets. This book argues that the democratic direction of financial market policies can deliver this. Politicising financial market policies – taking discussion of these issues out of the sphere of the 'technical' and putting it into the same democratically contested space as for example health and welfare policies – would encourage differing policies to emerge in different countries. Diversity of regulatory regimes would result in some business models being attracted to some jurisdictions others to others. The resulting heterogeneity when viewed from a global perspective would be a reversal of recent and current tendencies towards one single/global 'level playing field' within which all financial firms and sectors have become closely connected and across which contagion inevitably reigns. No doubt the democratisation of financial market policy would be opposed by big firms – their interests being served by regulatory convergence – and considered macabre by some financial regulators and central bankers who are coalescing into an elite community. However everyone else Nicholas Dorn argues here would be better off in a financial world characterised by greater diversity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138685895

Democracy And Economic PlanningThe Political Economy Of A Self-governing Society Devine begins with an analysis of the theory and practice of capitalist planning central planning and 'market socialism'. He argues that while market socialism is currently favoured by many economists who reject both capitalism and the command planning of the Soviet model it cannot fulfil the promises held out for it. In the remainder of the bo Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429033117

Democracy and Education ReconsideredDewey After One Hundred Years Democracy and Education Reconsidered highlights the continued relevance of John Dewey’s Democracy and Education while also examining the need to reconstruct and re-contextualize Dewey’s educational philosophy for our time. The authors propose ways of revising Dewey’s thought in light of the challenges facing contemporary education and society and address other themes not touched upon heavily in Dewey’s work such as racism feminism post-industrial capitalism and liquid modernity. As a final component the authors integrate Dewey’s philosophy with more recent trends in scholarship including pragmatism post-structuralism and the works of other key philosophers and scholars. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138939509

Democracy And Environmental Movements In Eastern EuropeA Comparative Study Of Hungary And Russia This book is concerned with environmental movements in Hungary and Russia. It gives considerable attention to political opposition under state socialism and the historical experience of democracy in the pre-socialist period. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367160395

Democracy and Fake NewsInformation Manipulation and Post-Truth Politics This book explores the challenges that disinformation fake news and post-truth politics pose to democracy from a multidisciplinary perspective. The authors analyse and interpret how the use of technology and social media as well as the emergence of new political narratives has been progressively changing the information landscape undermining some of the pillars of democracy. The volume sheds light on some topical questions connected to fake news thereby contributing to a fuller understanding of its impact on democracy. In the Introduction the editors offer some orientating definitions of post-truth politics building a theoretical framework where various different aspects of fake news can be understood. The book is then divided into three parts: Part I helps to contextualise the phenomena investigated offering definitions and discussing key concepts as well as aspects linked to the manipulation of information systems especially considering its reverberation on democracy. Part II considers the phenomena of disinformation fake news and post-truth politics in the context of Russia which emerges as a laboratory where the phases of creation and diffusion of fake news can be broken down and analysed; consequently Part II also reflects on the ways to counteract disinformation and fake news. Part III moves from case studies in Western and Central Europe to reflect on the methodological difficulty of investigating disinformation as well as tackling the very delicate question of detection combat and prevention of fake news. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of political science law political philosophy journalism media studies and computer science since it provides a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of post-truth politics. The Open Access version of this book available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003037385 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367479541

Democracy and Famine Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert. However the political incentives to prevent famines are not always present. Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free press provide effective protection from famine Democracy and Famine is a study combining qualitative and quantitative evidence analysing the effect of democracy on famine prevention. The book’s overall framework moves from placing political systems at the heart of famine protection to look at the political processes involved. Using a case study based approach drawing on famines from India Malawi and Niger; Democracy and Famine will be of interest to scholars and students of democracy comparative politics and international relations.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874275

Democracy and Foreign Policy The Sino-Japanese crisis of 1931-33 provides effective illustrations of wider themes in British Foreign Policy. It might even be said that the general pattern of opinion in the UK at the time was to be reproduced in subsequent crises. The Manchurian problem and the controversies which it provoked give invaluable clues to an understanding of later developments.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846974

Democracy and GlobalizationAnger Fear and Hope As democracy is disrupted by globalization the solution is to globalize democracy. This book explores the causes of the current crisis of democracy and advocates new ways for more representative effective and accountable governance in an interdependent world. Part 1 analyzes the split of the middle class and the subsequent political polarization which underlies people’s dissatisfaction with the way democracy works in developed countries. It also addresses the role of political emotions including disappointments about unmet expectations anger incited from opposition candidates fear induced from government and hope wrapping up new proposals for reform and change. In Part 2 the authors argue that a more effective governance would require reallocations of power at local national continental and global levels with innovative combinations of direct democracy representative government and rule by experts. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science comparative politics international relations political economy and democratic theory as well as general readers interested in politics and current events. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367461928

Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies Published in association with UNESCO Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies examines the political governance of cultural diversity specifically how public policy-making has dealt with the claims for cultural recognition that have increasingly been expressed by ethno-national movements language groups religious minorities indigenous peoples and migrant communities. Its principle aim is to understand explain and assess public-policy responses to ethnic linguistic and religious diversity. Adopting interdisciplinary perspectives of comparative social sciences the contributors address the conditions forms and consequences of democratic and human-rights-based governance of multi-ethnic multi-lingual and multi-faith societies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315095028

Democracy And Human Rights In The Caribbean The Caribbean like regions elsewhere is caught in what has been called democracy's global ?Third Wave.? In this volume contributors examine the nature of democratization in the region together with its accessory human rights. The emphasis is to extend the analysis and debates beyond political democracy and civil and political rights to consider Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367315382

Democracy and its Critics (Routledge Revivals)Anglo-American Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century Originally published in 1989 a guide for students coming for the first time to the study of democracy who often find it difficult to trace the developement of the idea and to place it in historical context. In this accesible and informative text Jon Roper introduces the reader to arguments for and against criticisms of the concept of democracy. He does so through examination of the statements and writings of major nineteenth-century politicians and philosophers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415608879

Democracy and JusticeReading Derrida in Istanbul This book explores the possibilities offered by Derrida’s work on democracy for interpreting contemporary struggles over democracy in Turkey. The relationship between democracy and justice seems of unquestionable importance to Derrida with democracy and justice held in tension by deconstruction. Agnes Czajka offers a qualified endorsement of a ‘just democracy’ grounded in the possibilities opened up by reading Derrida’s work on democracy together with his work on justice. She posits that one way of imagining democracy-to-come might be to imagine it as a ‘just democracy’ or one poised at the intersection of the aporia of democracy and the (non)imperative to justice. In the particular context of contemporary struggles over democracy in Turkey she also explores what such comportment toward a just democracy (or a justice of/in democracy) might look like in the context of that ‘particular’ democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367000288

Democracy and MoneyLessons for Today from Athens in Classical Times The authors of this book argue that post-war fiscal and monetary policies in the U.S. are prone to more frequent and more destabilizing domestic and international financial crises. So in the aftermath of the one that erupted in 2008 they propose that now we are sleepwalking into another which under the prevailing institutional circumstances could develop into a worldwide financial Armageddon. Thinking ahead of such a calamity this book presents for the first time a model of democratic governance with privately produced money based on the case of Athens in Classical times and explains why if it is conceived as a benchmark for reference and adaptation it may provide an effective way out from the dreadful predicament that state managed fiat money holds for the stability of Western-type democracies and the international financial system. As the U.S. today Athens at that time reached the apex of its military economic political cultural and scientific influence in the world. But Athens triumphed through different approaches to democracy and fundamentally different fiscal and monetary policies than the U.S. Thus the readers will have the opportunity to learn about these differences and appreciate the potential they offer for confronting the challenges contemporary democracies face under the leadership of the U.S. The book will find audiences among academics university students and researchers across a wide range of fields and subfields as well as legislators fiscal and monetary policy makers and economic and financial consultants. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367509170

Democracy and National Pluralism How can democracies deal with plurality? This book looks at the political accommodation of national plurality in liberal democracies and in the European Union at the turn of the century. Its panel of international authorities examines this issue from a variety of perspectives considering questions of citizenship multiculturalism immigration and equality. The contributors many of whom have set the terms of this debate in international political science include Will Kymlicka Carlos Closa Michael Keating Enric Fossas Wayne Norman and Ricard Zapata Barrero. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513869

Democracy and North America The contributions here consider a number of themes and issues which account for the successful democratization of the United States and Canada and offer an analysis of the reasons for the absence of democratization in Mexico. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315036502

Democracy and Party Systems in Developing CountriesA comparative study of India and South Africa This book examines and compares the emergence development and impact of the party systems in post-colonial India and post-apartheid South Africa. It sheds light on the crucial role and function of party systems in democratising developing countries. Although often described as political miracles or empirical anomalies both countries actually figure prominently in party system and democratic theory due to their regional importance and the important role the party system plays in their political trajectory. The author employs a diachronic comparison of the two party systems with a distinct focus on the role of party agency in the shaping and maintenance of one-party-dominance and on the role of the two party systems as independent variables. Highlighting the similarities and differences between the two systems he examines whether the lessons learned from the Indian experience in terms of the function and effects of the country’s post-independent party system and the role of party agency therein are applicable to South Africa. This book will be of interest to academics working in the field of democracy comparative politics and development in general and South Africa and South Asia in particular. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967335

Democracy and Peace MakingNegotiations and Debates 1815-1973 Democracy and Peace Making is an invaluable and up-to-date account of the process of peace making which draws on the most recent historical thinking. It surveys the post-war peace settlements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including:* the Vienna congress of 1815* the Treaty of Versailles* the peace settlements of the Second World War* peace talks after the Korean War* the Paris Peace Accords of 1973. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967342

Democracy and Pluralism in Muslim Eurasia This book is devoted to the study and analysis of the prospects for democracy among the Muslim ethnicities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) both those that have acquired full independence and those remaining within the Russian Federation. The nineteen Western academics and scholars from the Muslim countries and regions of the CIS who contribute to this volume view the establishment of democratic institutions in this region in the context of a wide and complex range of influences above all the Russian/Soviet political legacy; native ethnic political culture and tradition; the Islamic faith; and the growing polarity between Western civilization and the Muslim world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967359

Democracy and PluralismThe Political Thought of William E. Connolly William E. Connolly’s political theory forms a distinct and influential contribution to contemporary debates about the nature and prospects of democratic life in the twenty-first century. His original conceptualisations of pluralism naturalism the politics of the body religion secularism and his daring incorporation of contemporary neurobiology into political theory and analysis have opened new paths for intellectual enquiry. Connolly has brought an American tradition of pragmatist political thinking into fruitful conversation with the best of contemporary continental European philosophy and given to both a new energy and focus. In this edited collection a distinguished panel of political theorists from both Europe and the US provide a critical and nuanced assessment of his contribution to the discipline especially in the field of democratic theory. They identify the sources of Connolly’s work its connections to other ways of thinking about the political and they evaluate his continuing contribution to our understanding of the problems and promises of the present and to our appreciation of what it might mean to fulfil the promise of the democratic way of life. The final chapter provides space for Connolly himself to reflect on his interlocutors and further develop his conception of a ‘world of becoming’ considering the links between political theory and the science of complexity while focusing on the immediate challenges facing both American and world politics. Democracy and Pluralism provides a critical introduction to the work of William E. Connolly and to contemporary debates in political theory encompassing topics such as radical democracy the body religion time and contingency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415500555

Democracy And Poverty In ChileThe Limits To Electoral Politics This book helps readers to understand the relationship between democracy and poverty in Chile. It suggests that a comprehensive understanding of Chile's history requires a critical reassessment of the relationship between the export-oriented economic model and electoral politics. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166052

Democracy and Public Administration The true measure of the successful practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society. This introductory text links the practice of public administration to the core concepts of American democracy. It covers the nuts and bolts of public administration in the context of "delivering democracy" in public service - providing what the public really wants as opposed to what self-serving bureaucracies may call for. Chapters in "Democracy and Public Administration" discuss the functional topics covered in other texts but from the perspective of this democratic ideal. Each chapter is written by an expert in the area and summarizes previous research in the area presents the author's research and thought and offers ways in which practitioners can apply the concepts discussed to their daily work. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705224

Democracy and Public Administration in Pakistan This book explores the role of the grass roots public administrative institution of DC & DM in historical context for Pakistan and its viability for a meaningful democracy and stability of the country. The authors contend that Pakistan’s democracy to-date lacks firm foundation as evidenced by the country’s disintegration in 1971 violence and drugs in the 80s crime infested communities in the 90s terrorism in the 2000s and the current volatile situation in Balochistan and FATA as well as high crime rate and lacking sense of security among the communities of Pakistan. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781466511545

Democracy and Public Policy in the Post-COVID-19 WorldChoices and Outcomes After the COVID-19 disaster ‘old’ frailties and inadequacies in agriculture and industrial productive capacities in public health and transport systems have evinced sharply in the open reopening the debates over public policy reforms as never before. This volume: Studies the likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future policy making in India and other democracies. Critically looks at the available theoretical frameworks models and approaches used in the policy making process and studies their contemporary relevance. Balances theoretical approaches with concrete case studies. Examines India’s policies on education health e-governance gender and work and also provides recommendations for the future. An important and timely contribution this book will be of great interest to scholars and researches of public administration public policy political theory globalization and global democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367679781

Democracy and Reform 1815 - 1885 An authoritative study of the bloodless revolution which transformed Britain's political system. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138150287

Democracy And Socialism In Africa This book examines the extent to which popular demands for democracy are both subverting and enriching the postcolonial order in Africa. It explores a wide range of topics including economic democracy the state and civil society the impact of the economic crisis on women and agrarian reform. . Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367165673

Democracy and Teacher EducationDilemmas Challenges and Possibilities This book connects the dilemmas educators experience in daily practice with key theories research and policy about democracy ethics and equity in education. Illustrated through vignettes from practising teachers as well as suggested questions and supplementary readings for each chapter the authors recognise and explore the complex nature of the insoluble problems that face practising teachers in their everyday lives and how they can be understood in order to address them in a more elaborate manner. Divided into eight concise chapters this book provides a much-needed comprehensive exploration of issues within the education discourse as seen from a global perspective such as: Teachers’ understanding of their profession Political demands and the complexities of practice Schools’ democratic values Performance and accountability Minority needs and majority rule Countering radicalisation terrorism and misinformation. Democracy and Teacher Education is a fantastic resource for students in teacher education programmes as well as teacher educators who are looking to develop a critical understanding of the choices made within the education field in a more thoughtful and sensitive manner. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138593251

Democracy and TerrorismFriend or Foe? This book examines the relationships between democratic government and political terrorism. Since the 9/11 attacks the United States and many of its allies have declared a ‘war on terrorism’. This struggle has been inspired in part by the belief is that by promoting democracy they will also bring an end to terrorism. Where people enjoy the blessings of liberty they will naturally find peaceful outlets for the expression of their political views it has been widely held. Terrorism on the other hand is seen largely as a consequence of repression.　 Where citizens cannot choose rulers freely and where dissenting voices are silenced by the authorities terrorism and other types of violence appear to follow. Democracy and Terrorism investigates the link between terrorism and the underlying principles of democracy both from an historical perspective and against contemporary developments in the Middle East and elsewhere. Drawing upon a range of different case studies and using quantitative data to investigate statistical links between the waves of democracy and manifestations of terrorist violence the book reviews whether terrorism is in fact constrained by the rise of democratic government and the role of the law in fighting terrorism. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism political violence democratisation security studies and International Relations in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415770347

Democracy and the Human Rights ActRepublican Analysis of Citizen Power This book discusses the extent to which the UK Human Rights Act successfully balances protection of rights and democracy. It explores the claim that the Act achieved a reconciliation between the protection of rights and democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367196608

Democracy and the Nation State First Published in 2016. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an Informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138253551

Democracy and the Organization of Political PartiesVolume 1 Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties originally published in 1902 represented the first serious attempt to analyze the consequences of democratic suffrage by a comparative analysis of political systems. As such Ostrogorski's two-volume study of the party system in Britain and the United States exerted profound influence on the subsequent writings of Max Weber and Robert Michels. A descriptive analyst of the party system in these two countries Ostrogorski developed concepts and methods that an-ticipated by nearly half a century those later used by American and British political scientists.The core of Ostrogorski's analysis is a detailed history of the rise of and changes within the party system in Britain and the United States the first nations to introduce mass suffrage. While the emphasis of Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties is on the similar trends in the political parties of both countries Ostrogorski also showed concern with the sources of differences between them. Seeking to explain these variations he suggested a number of fundamental hypotheses about these two societies that con-tinue to be of relevance today. Lipset's substantial introduction places Os-trogorski's work within its historical context and assesses Ostrogorski's im-pact and influence on both his contemporaries and on later political scien-tists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522121

Democracy and the Organization of Political PartiesVolume 2 Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties originally published in 1902 represented the first serious attempt to analyze the consequences of democratic suffrage by a comparative analysis of political systems. As such Ostrogorski's two-volume study of the party system in Britain and the United States exerted profound influence on the subsequent writings of Max Weber and Robert Michels. A descriptive analyst of the party system in these two countries Ostrogorski developed concepts and methods that an-ticipated by nearly half a century those later used by American and British political scientists.The core of Ostrogorski's analysis is a detailed history of the rise of and changes within the party system in Britain and the United States the first nations to introduce mass suffrage. While the emphasis of Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties is on the similar trends in the political parties of both countries Ostrogorski also showed concern with the sources of differences between them. Seeking to explain these variations he suggested a number of fundamental hypotheses about these two societies that con-tinue to be of relevance today. Lipset's substantial introduction places Os-trogorski's work within its historical context and assesses Ostrogorski's im-pact and influence on both his contemporaries and on later political scien-tists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522138

Democracy and the Vote in British Politics 1848-1867The Making of the Second Reform Act The Second Reform Act passed in 1867 created a million new voters doubling the electorate and propelling the British state into the age of mass politics. It marked the end of a twenty year struggle for the working class vote in which seven different governments had promised change. Yet the standard works on 1867 are more than forty years old and no study has ever been published of reform in prior decades. This study provides the first analysis of the subject from 1848 to 1867 ranging from the demise of Chartism to the passage of the Second Reform Act. Recapturing the vibrancy of the issue and its place at the heart of Victorian political culture it focuses not only on the reform debate itself but on a whole series of related controversies including the growth of trade unionism the impact of the 1848 revolutions and the discussion of French and American democracy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576398

Democracy and Transparency in the Indian StateThe Making of the Right to Information Act The enactment of the national Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005 has been produced consumed and celebrated as an important event of democratic deepening in India both in terms of the process that led to its enactment (arising from a grassroots movement) and its outcome (fundamentally altering the citizen--state relationship). This book proposes that the explanatory factors underlying this event may be more complex than imagined thus far. The book discusses how the leadership of the grassroots movement was embedded within the ruling elite and possessed the necessary resources as well as unparalleled access to spaces of power for the movement to be successful. It shows how the democratisation of the higher bureaucracy along with the launch of the economic liberalisation project meant that the urban educated high-caste upper-middle class elite that provided critical support to the demand for an RTI Act was no longer vested in the state and had moved to the private sector. Mirroring this shift the framing of the RTI Act during the 1990s saw its ambit reduced to the government even as there was a concomitant push to privatise public goods and services. It goes on to investigate the Indian RTI Act within the global explosion of freedom of information laws over the last two decades and shows how international pressures had a direct and causal impact both on its content and the timing of its enactment. Taking the production of the RTI Act as a lens the book argues that while there is much to celebrate in the consolidation of procedural democracy in India over the last six decades existing social and political structures may limit the extent and forms of democratic deepening occurring in the near future. It will be of interest to those working in the fields of South Asian Law Asian Politics and Civil Society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138491496

Democracy and Unity in IndiaUnderstanding the All India Phenomenon 1940-1960 This book analyzes the ways in which organizations and individuals in India grappled with and contested definitions of democracy and unity in the decades directly preceding and following independent Indian statehood. The All India Scheduled Castes Federation and the All India Women’s Conference are used as case studies to explore Indian Dalit and women activists’ attempts to reconceptualize universal citizenship Indian identity dissent and principled democracy during a moment of uncertainty in India’s political life. The author argues that because the Indian nation and the Indian state remained in flux during the 1940s and '50s marginal political actors writers social activists and others were able to propose novel forms of democratic participation and new ideas about what it would mean to be a unified state that appreciates political responsibility a respect for difference and a broader perspective of the population. Moreover this book suggests that this redefinition of Indian politics is more widespread than generally understood and considers how strategies used by both organizations featured have continued to be part of the national story about democracy and dissent in India. Through an examination of public discourse caste politics women’s rights advocacy and popular literature this book excavates the traces of fundamental uncertainty regarding definitions and expectations of democracy and unity in India. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of modern South Asian history democracy and nationalism postcolonialism gender studies political organization and global history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367030889

Democracy and ViolenceGlobal Debates and Local Challenges Illustrated most dramatically by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent ‘war on terror’ violence represents a challenge to democratic politics and to the establishment of liberal-democratic regimes. Liberal-democracies have themselves not hesitated to use violence and restrict civil liberties as a response to such challenges. These issues are at the centre of global politics and figure prominently in political debates today concerning multiculturalism political exclusion and the politics of gender. This book takes up these topics with reference to a wide range of case-studies covering Latin America the Middle East Africa Asia and Europe. It provides a theoretical framework clarifying the relationship between democracy and violence and presents original research surveying current hot-spots of violent conflict and the ways in which violence affects the prospects for democratic politics and for gender equality. Based on field-work carried out by specialists in the areas covered this volume will be of high interest to students of democratic politics and to all those concerned with ways in which the recourse to violence could be reduced in a global context. This book has significant implications for policy-makers involved in attempts to develop safer and more peaceful ways of handling political and social conflict. This book was published as a special issue of Democratizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415853057

Democracy as a Way of Life in AmericaA History The United States is a nation whose identity is defined by the idea of democracy. Yet democracy in the U.S. is often taken for granted narrowly understood and rarely critically examined. In Democracy as a Way of Life in America Schneirov and Fernandez show that much more than a static legacy from the past democracy is a living process that informs all aspects of American life. The authors trace the story of American democracy from the revolution to the present showing how democracy has changed over time and the challenges it has faced. They examine themes including individualism foreign policy the economy and the environment and reveal how democracy has been deeply involved in these throughout the country’s history. Democracy as a Way of Life in America demonstrates that democracy is not simply a set of institutions or practices such as the right to vote or competing political parties but a complex multi-dimensional phenomenon whose animating spirit can be found in every part of American culture and society. This vital and engaging narrative should be read by students of history political science and anyone who wants to understand the nature of American democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415836128

Democracy as Human RightsFreedom and Equality in the Age of Globalization Is global democracy possible? The most prominent institutional manifestations of this concept-the UN WTO IMF and World Bank-have been skewered as cloistered anti-democratic institutions by anti-globalization activists. Meanwhile proponents of globalization advocate reforming these institutions to make them more transparent. Michael Goodhart argues that both views fail to recognize the complex link between modern democracy and the sovereign state and the degree to which globalization challenges the modern conceptualization of democracy. Original and historically informed Democracy as Human Rights provides a carefully argued theory of democracy in which traditional representative government is supported by global institutions designed to guarantee fundamental human rights. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203956625

Democracy as Public Deliberation One of the most remarkable developments in the last twenty years has been the revival of the idea of deliberative democracy. Set against aggregative models of democracy derived from economics such as the theory of rational choice the idea of deliberative democracy or decision-making based on public deliberations among free and equal citizens represents a highly significant development in democratic theory. Exploring this development this book provides a fresh and original perspective on a theme at the center of current debates in democratic theory and practice.The essays collected in this volume offer a series of powerful arguments in support of the view that fair and equal treatment of groups is best defended on the basis of a theory of public deliberation. Such a theory has both a normative and institutional dimension. It provides a framework for the normative justification of state policies toward socially or culturally disadvantaged groups and suggests several institutional mechanisms such as deliberative forums and citizen's juries where the voices of disadvantaged groups can be articulated under fair conditions and become effective in shaping' public policy. Democracy as Public Deliberation reminds us that the issue of democracy is not simply one of top-down management and control but bottom-up considerations that are often located in ethnic religious and linguistic groups. The great virtue of this volume is to identify statist systems that claim to be democratic but only in terms of the dominant culture.Democracy as Public Deliberation indicates that democracy often comes in small packages--and in that very fact it tests the actual ambitions and standards of the macro-state. This is an especially powerful volume for those interested in the strengths and weaknesses of third world structures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522145

Democracy Assistance Bypassing Governments in Recipient CountriesSupporting the “Next Generation” This book addresses important and under-researched issues such as the role of young people in democratization processes the role of new democracies in sharing their transition experience and the effectiveness of aid. A major theme of the book is democracy assistance efforts by the NGOs from Central and Eastern Europe to support young people in Eastern Europe the Western Balkans and Central Asia. It examines this theme in a comparative perspective and with a deeper analysis of reasons and ways to support young people the need to support them and the effectiveness of these efforts. Bringing together a wide range of material on democracy assistance of Central and Eastern European countries that includes surveying the providers and beneficiaries of aid and looking for better methods of impact evaluation the book advances a framework for assessing democracy assistance efforts. It concludes with implications of the impact of democracy assistance on young people and democracy diffusion from Central and Eastern European democracies to other countries. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of democracy democratization Central and Eastern Europe Post-Soviet studies and European and Comparative Politics as well as for practitioners (donors NGOs) who want to know what works best and why and when in aid provision. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138895065

Democracy AssistanceInternational Co-operation for Democratization This examination of how Western governments support democracy worldwide considers how countries use this aid. Attention is paid to post-conflict situations and semi-authoritarian regimes where democratization has stalled and international support of democratic decentralization is assessed. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315039923

Democracy Begins Between Two In Democracy Begins Between Two Luce Irigaray calls for a form of specific civil rights guaranteeing women a separate civil identity of their own equivalent to-though not simply the same as-that enjoyed by men. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203724248

Democracy Beyond the Nation StatePracticing Equality Democracy promises rule by all not by the few. Yet electoral democracies limit decision-making to representatives and have always had a weakness for inequality. How might democracy serve all rather than the few? Democracy Beyond the Nation State: Practicing Equality examines communities that govern their own lives without elites or centralized structures through assemblies and consensus. Rather than claiming equality by abstract rights or citizenship these groups put equality into practice by reducing wealth and health divides or landlessness or homelessness and equalizing workloads. These practices are found in rural India and Brazil in Buenos Aires London and New York and among the Iroquois the Zapatistas and the global networks of La Via Campesina farmers and the World Social Forum. Readable accounts of these horizontal democracies document multiple political frames that prevent democracy from being frozen into entrenched electoral systems producing modern inequalities. Using practice to rewrite political theory Parker draws on collective politics in Spivak and Derrida and embodied relations from Povinelli and Foucault to show that equal relations are not a utopian dream not nostalgia and not impossible. This book provides many practical solutions to inequality. It will be useful to students and scholars of political theory and social movements and to those who are willing to work together for equality. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367242909

Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia This volume considers the challenges of democracy building in post-Soviet Armenia and the role of civil society in that process. It argues that contrary to the expectations of Western aid donors who promoted civil society on the assumption that democratization would follow from the establishment of civil society democratic regimes have failed to materialize and moreover a backlash has emerged in various post-Soviet states. Armine Ishkanian explores how far the growth of civil society depends on a country's historical political and socio-cultural context; and how far foreign aid often provided with conditions which encouraged the promotion of civil society had an impact on democratization. Based on extensive original research including fieldwork interviews with participants Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia considers various democratization initiatives in recent years and assesses how far the Armenian experience is similar to or different from the experiences of other post-Soviet states. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415541176

Democracy DeniedIdentity Civil Society and Illiberal Democracy in Hong Kong Published in 1999 this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong’s social and political development. It offers a contemporary holistic understanding of Hong Kong which will not only complement existing works but also provide the reader with a solid foundation for understanding future developments in the territory. The book is divided into three sections: Identity Civil Society and Politics. The first two sections provide a discrete understanding of the issues involved. This analysis is then utilised to explain the particular path of political development Hong Kong experienced in the 1980s and 1990s. Due to the in-depth analysis provided this work will be of use either to academics or to members of the general public seeking to understand the development of Hong Kong. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138311091

Democracy DisconnectedParticipation and Governance in a City of the South Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic despite the spread of new participatory institutions? This book argues that a key reason is the limited power of elected local officials especially to produce the City. City Hall lacks control over key aspects of city decision-making especially under conditions of economic globalisation and rapid urbanisation in the urban South. Demonstrated through case studies of daily politics in Hout Bay Democracy Disconnected shows how Cape Town residents engage local rule. In the absence of democratic control urban rule in the Global South becomes a complex and contingent framework of multiple and multilevel forms of urban governance (FUG) that involve City Hall but are not directed by it. Bureaucratic governance coexists alongside market developmental and informal forms of governance. This disconnect of democracy from urban governance segregates people spatially socially but also politically. Thus while the residents of Hout Bay may live next to each other they do not live with each other. This book will be a valuable resource for students on programmes such as urban studies political science sociology development studies and political geography. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367280857

Democracy in ArgentinaHope and Disillusion This book offers a new approach to the democratisation process and economic adjustment in Argentina during the 1980s. The objective of the book is to provid the key to understanding the changes undergone by the state and economy in the 1990s. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315038292

Democracy in ColombiaClientelistic Politics and Guerrilla Warfare In what is destined to prove the definitive text for the present generation on the political economic and social structure of Colombia Jorge Pablo Osterling explores the enigmatic nature of this special even critical anchor to the northern tier of South America. In many ways Colombia is a huge success story: it is one of the oldest most stable functioning democracies; the land is blessed with rich and diversified resources and products; and its foreign debt has been kept in check as a consequence of sound economic management.But despite its positive social cultural economic and political indicators Colombia has been a nation beset by serious problems: overt corruption and unemployment are very high; and its public service facilities to outlying rural areas remain weak thus making schooling water supplies health care and electrification hard to establish at high levels. Above all Colombia has a reputation well earned as one of the most violent nations in the world. Drug trafficking common crime and guerrilla activity are all pandemic and conspire to destabilize the regime.In this straightforward compelling account Osterling shows how this paradox has evolved and why it has persisted over the past fifty years. He draws attention to parallel political structures: a functioning set of civilian institutions that coexist alongside one of the most powerful closed hierarchical political elites in Latin America. Osterling locates the central problem of the maintenance of interpersonal relations as being more important to the functioning of Colombian society than impersonal norms. This is a country in which political bosses vie with popular democracy for control of the country. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509092

Democracy in Contemporary Confucian Philosophy This book examines democracy in recent Chinese-language philosophical work. It focuses on Confucian-inspired political thought in the Chinese intellectual world from after the communist revolution in China until today. The volume analyzes six significant contemporary Confucian philosophers in China and Taiwan describing their political thought and how they connect their thought to Confucian tradition and critiques their political proposals and views. It illustrates how Confucianism has transformed in modern times the divergent understandings of Confucianism today and how contemporary Chinese philosophers understand democracy as well as their criticisms of Western political thought. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138498921

Democracy in Contemporary Japan This title was first published in 1986:  This is a study of "karayuki-san" impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s. It follows the life of one prostitute Osaki who is persuaded as a child of ten to accept cleaning work in Borneo and then forced to work as a prostitute in a brothel. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780873323970

Democracy in Crisis (Works of Harold J. Laski) This volume is an expanded version of the Weil lectures given at the University of North Carolina in 1931 and is one of the two texts of Laski’s quasi Marxist period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138822870

Democracy in Dialogue Dialogue in DemocracyThe Politics of Dialogue in Theory and Practice It is widely accepted that the machinery of multicultural societies and liberal democratic systems is dependent upon various forms of dialogue - dialogue between political parties between different social groups between the ruling and the ruled. But what are the conditions of a democratic dialogue and how does the philosophical dialogic approach apply to practice? Recently facing challenges from mass protest movements across the globe liberal democracy has found itself in urgent need of a solution to the problem of translating mass activity into dialogue as well as that of designing borders of dialogue. Exploring the multifaceted nature of the concepts of dialogue and democracy and critically examining materializations of dialogue in social life this book offers a variety of perspectives on the theoretical and empirical interface between democracy and dialogue. Bringing together the latest work from scholars across Europe Democracy in Dialogue Dialogue in Democracy offers fresh theorizations of the role of dialogue in democratic thought and practice and will appeal to scholars of sociology political science and social and political theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367597832

Democracy in Eastern AsiaIssues Problems and Challenges in a Region of Diversity With the ‘Asian Century’ now upon us bringing with it many profound economic and political changes to the world order it is very timely to assess the state of democracy in the Asian region. Focusing on Eastern Asia this book provides such a review highlighting lines of connections between the states and peoples of this complex and dynamic region. Featuring chapters on China Japan Taiwan South Korea Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand the Philippines Cambodia and Myanmar this book provides a detailed analysis of the state of democracy in each country or territory and shows how each is different and distinctive whilst simultaneously drawing out important similarities. Further it provides up to date analysis of political changes in the region relating to the processes of democratization and in some cases to the ongoing quest for democracy. Critically examining the current state of political development in the region the chapters explore the issues and problems that challenge the region’s governments in terms of democratic transition democratic consolidation democratic improvement and good governance. With contributions from leading international scholars this book will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in Asian politics and politics and democratization studies more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138120488

Democracy in IraqHistory Politics Discourse This book proposes a significant reassessment of the history of Iraq documenting democratic experiences from ancient Mesopotamia through to the US occupation. Such an analysis takes to task claims that the 'West' has a uniquely democratic history and a responsibility to spread democracy across the world. It also reveals that Iraq has a democratic history all of its own from ancient Middle Eastern assemblies and classical Islamic theology and philosophy through to the myriad political parties newspapers and protest movements of more recent times. This book argues that the democratic history of Iraq could serve as a powerful political and discursive tool where the Iraqi people may come to feel a sense of ownership over democracy and take pride in endorsing it. This could go a long way towards mitigating the current conflicts across the nation and in stabilizing and legitimating its troubled democracy. Taking an interdisciplinary approach and referring to some of the most influential critical theorists to question ideological assumptions about democracy and its history this book is useful to those interested in political and legal history human rights and democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138260610

Democracy In Islam Challenging the view of Islamic extremists and critics of Islam this book explores the very topical issue of Islam’s compatibility with democracy. It examines: principles of Islam's political theory and the notion of democracy therein the notion of democracy in medieval and modern Muslim thought Islam and human rights the contribution of Islamic legal ideas to European legal philosophy and law. The book addresses the pressing need for a systematic show of an Islamic politics of human rights and democracy grounded in the Qur’an. The West wonders about Islam and human rights and its own ability to incorporate Muslim minority communities. Many Muslims also seek to find within Islam support source for democratic governance and human rights. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415664165

Democracy in MalaysiaDiscourses and Practices Analyses discourses pertinent to democratic politics in Malaysia including the political elite's interpretation of 'Asian values' and 'Asian democracy' contending Islamic views on democracy the impact of developmentalism on political culture and the recovery of women's voice in everyday politics. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315027821

Democracy in PolandRepresentation participation competition and accountability since 1989 This book assesses the quality of democracy in Poland from the collapse of communism in 1989 up to the 2011 parliamentary election. It presents an in-depth empirically grounded study comparing two decades of democratic politics. Drawing on democratic theory and comparative politics the book puts forward an evaluation of democracy based on four dimensions: representation participation competition and accountability. 　The book is an important contribution to debates on the performance of the new democracies in Central and Eastern Europe where some scholars argue that there is a ‘democratic crisis’ that after a period of democratic progress most of these countries are experiencing democratic fatigue and that their democratic performance is poor. However the Polish case shows that democracy is not in crisis - in fact the quality of democracy in Poland has improved. 　The book shows that democratic quality stems from good democratic institutions. Moreover the Polish case shows useful lessons that can be learnt by democratic reformers in countries that are undergoing the transition to democracy or are aiming to consolidate their democratic systems. It concludes that effective accountability good representation and stable competition are vital. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815355960

Democracy In PolandSecond Edition Ever-changing election rules a highly fluid party system a constitution considered illegitimate by more than one major political actor polarized political elites and a system of corruption that has grown up together with the young democracy itself -these characterize contemporary Polish politics. At the same time Poland is frequently identified as the most successful example of a transition from communism to capitalism having led this series of world-changing transitions. It has distanced itself from a turbulent history as pawn in Eastern Europe's international politics to become a leading candidate for membership in the exclusive European Union club. As Polish democratic politics evolves it is taking unexpected forms and producing equally unexpected results.Through a comprehensive analysis of politics in this young European democracy Marjorie Castle and Ray Taras explain the complexity and uncertainty of political processes and outcomes in Poland. Poland'spast -the flawed Second Republic established after World War I as well as the imperfect independence in the Soviet shadow following World War II's devastation - dramatizes the unique historic opportunity it was given in 1989 to determine its own political future and perhaps eventually become a major European power. Choices made in 1989 and thereafter would not only construct a new democracy but shape and limit its possibilities. The primary focus here is on contemporary politics: what the fundamental political cleavages are whether parties adequately represent popular interests who the political elites are and what games they play whatinfluence the Catholic Church still holds in an aspiring Western-style secular republic and what policy challenges face Poland in the future. Inimitable political leaders changing political arenas and complexpolicy-making processes come to life through a fascinating narrative characterized by an insider's insight. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367096717

Democracy in Post-War JapanMaruyama Masao and the Search for Autonomy Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal.This book based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be published in English. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415869577

Democracy in the CourtsLay Participation in European Criminal Justice Systems Democracy in the Courts examines lay participation in the administration of justice and how it reflects certain democratic principles. An international comparative perspective is taken for exploring how lay people are involved in the trial of criminal cases in European countries and how this impacts on their perspectives of the national legal systems. Comparisons between countries are made regarding how and to what extent lay participation takes place and the relation between lay participation and the legal system's legitimacy is analyzed. Presenting the results of interviews with both professional judges and lay participants in a number of European countries regarding their views on the involvement of lay people in the legal system this book explores the ways in which judges and lay people interact while trying cases examining the characteristics of both professional and lay judging of cases. Providing an important analysis of practice this book will be of interest to academics legal scholars and practitioners alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138254312

Democracy In The Russian SchoolThe Reform Movement In Education Since 1984 This book is crucial to understanding Russian educational reform efforts since 1984. It describes the radical reform philosophy and program first published in Teachers' Gazette in 1988 which serve as the operative legislation for all secondary schools. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367154233

Democracy in Theory and Practice Democracy is an issue of major importance in theory and practice in politics throughout the world. However democracy’s study and advancement has been significantly compromised by a dichotomy between theorising about democracy and empirical studies of democracy in practice. In addition to highlighting the need for this gap to be overcome this book contributes to overcoming this divide by demonstrating a number of ways that democracy in theory and practice can be synthesised; deepening our understanding of the relationship between democracy in theory and practice in the process. Different but related democratic principles and concepts are considered such as legitimacy political equality deliberation and participation. A range of practical contexts are also investigated including multi-level polities deeply divided societies whole polities local rural and urban areas and a range of democratic processes innovations and spectacular events. Moreover the book sets the agenda for future work to combine democracy in theory and practice. This book was originally published as a special issue of Representation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138110496

Democracy in Theory and Practice Democracy in Theory and Practice presents an authoritative overview of democratic theory today. Its distinctive approach links theory to practice emphasizing the wide variety of institutions and procedures through which core democratic principles are implemented and the normative and practical dimensions of the choices to be made among these alternatives. Designed for courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level the book features eighteen chapters organized thematically and divided into sections and subsections for easy reference; historical and current examples citations for specific ideas annotated references and further readings throughout enhance the volume's utility for students scholars and researchers. Sidebars give biographical sketches of classic theorists and democratic ideas from the US founders and constitutional tradition. Featured topics discussed include: Majority Rule; Participation; Deliberation; Accountability; Representation; Constitutionalism; Electoral Laws; Parties; Legislative Executive and Judicial Functions. The Boundary Problem; The "All-Affected" Principle; Contested Senses of Liberal and Procedural Democracy; The Pros and Cons of Term Limits; Proportional Representation; Referendums; Problems of Democratic Transparency and Reversibility. Written by a leading authority in the field Frederick G. Whelan encourages us to think of the many alternative ways of putting democracy into practice and of these alternatives as requiring choices. This diversity means that there is no unique or correct democratic outcome from a given set of preferences since outcomes are shaped by the methods followed in reaching them. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815383529

Democracy in TurkeyThe Impact of EU Political Conditionality This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations. Arguing that Turkey became vulnerable to the European conditionality when it applied for membership in 1987 he shows how the political reforms demanded of Turkey were not fully carried out as the EU had not in essence accepted Turkey as an official candidate during this period. The EU has started to exert real ‘active leverage’ since Turkey was declared an official candidate in 1999 and the author explores how these conditions have exerted a positive influence on democratic consolidation in Turkey. However its effectiveness in this regard has diminished to a significant extent due to a number of problems that have continued to remain central in EU-Turkey relations. This comprehensive analysis of Turkey-EU political relations and democratization places the case of Turkey within an international context. As such it will be of interest not only to those studying Turkish politics government and democracy but anyone working in the area of international relations and the EU. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138788787

Democracy Indian StyleSubhas Chandra Bose and the Creation of India's Political Culture Democracy Indian Style explores the social and cultural factors underlying India's successful democracy by describing and analyzing the life of Subhas Chandra Bose and his impact on India before and after independence. As a nation India is very old. Its political culture has deep roots in India's pre-colonial history but it is also a product of Western-style democracy which has shaped and even created the nation.The analysis is balanced between chapters that explain Bose's life and career and those that describe the Indian political system. Anton Pelinka explains India's stable democracy as a mixture of British and American patterns—Westminster parliamentary rule plus federalism—and a specific set of power-sharing arrangements among religions linguistic groups and castes.Democracy Indian Style offers one answer to the enigma of how Indian democracy succeeds by describing the working of India's constitution the weaknesses of its party system and the specifics of Indian elections. The focus on Bose provides a second explanation for India's political success. Democracy Indian Style is a timely exploration of the roots of Indian democracy and will be of interest to political scientists historians and students of Indian politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781412854887

Democracy or Alternative Political Systems in AsiaAfter the Strongmen From the 1980s onwards a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall. Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power the political landscape will drastically change and the democratic transition will simply be a matter of time this book shows that the move towards democracy in Asia has by no means been linear process and there have been a number of different outcomes that reflect the vastly divergent paths towards liberalization the Asian nations have followed. This book examines seven countries that were previously under authoritarian or semi-authoritarian rule but then followed very different trajectories towards increasing liberalization after the fall of political strongmen: South Korea Taiwan China the Philippines Indonesia Malaysia and Thailand. Importantly the case studies reveal the factors that may enable transition to a more democratic system and alternatively the factors that inhibit democratic transition and push countries down a more authoritarian path. In turn three key models that follow the fall of a political strongman emerge: democratization with substantial political reform and consolidation; democratization with limited political reform leading to weak democratic institutions and instability; and an alternative political system with sustained authoritarianism. By tracing these very different paths and outcomes in the wake of a strongman’s fall the contributors present valuable information for countries on the course towards democratization as well as governments and organisations who work to facilitate this process. This book will be welcomed by students and scholars interested in Asian politics governance and democratization studies.   Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138658073

Democracy Promotion National Security and StrategyForeign Policy under the Reagan Administration This book investigates the relationship between democracy promotion and US national security strategy through an examination of the Reagan administration’s attempt to launch a global campaign for democracy in the early 1980s which culminated in the foundation of the National Endowment for Democracy in 1983. Through a case study of the formation and early operations of the National Endowment for Democracy under the Reagan administration based on primary documents from both the national security bureaucracy and the private sector this book shows that while democracy promotion provided a new tactical approach to the conduct of US political warfare operations these operations remained tied to the achievement of traditional national security goals such as destabilising enemy regimes and building stable and legitimate friendly governments rather than being guided by a strategy based on the universal promotion of democracy. Analysing the relationships between state agencies and non-state actors in the field of democracy promotion and the strategic and organizational tensions which act to limit the promotion of democracy by the US this book will be of interest to students and scholars of US Foreign Policy Democracy Promotion and the Reagan Administration. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138828650

Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based ReconstructionThe United States & Democratic Consolidation in Bosnia Afghanistan & Iraq This book investigates US foreign policy and tests the hypothesis that transition-inspired democracy promotion will successfully establish liberal democracy around the world and thus fulfil the aims of the American mission and its application of the democratic peace. It features two detailed case studies exploring political liberalization in Bosnia and Afghanistan and suggests that the conclusions are applicable to other cases by highlighting the US mission in Iraq.The author critically examines US foreign policy in a theoretical and historical context focusing on the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) democracy assistance. It demonstrates that if liberal democracy is the end-goal of USAID’s strategy then the theoretical and practical limitations of transition-inspired assistance will impede the attainment of this goal. In examining US democracy promotion in Bosnia Afghanistan and Iraq during the Clinton and Bush administrations the book concludes by considering its future during the Obama administration. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of International Relations US Foreign Policy and Democratization Studies.   A video of a panel discussing Matthew Hill's book and associated topics in more detail can be found here: http://www.sas.ac.uk/videos-and-podcasts/politics-development-human-rights/old-wine-new-bottle-democratisation-lessons-af Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415749565

Democracy Promotion and the Challenges of Illiberal Regional Powers This book examines Western efforts at democracy promotion reactions by illiberal challengers and regional powers and political and societal conditions in target states. It is argued that Western powers are not unequivocally committed to the promotion of democracy and human rights while non-democratic regional powers cannot simply be described as "autocracy supporters". This volume examines in detail the challenges by three illiberal regional powers —　China Russia　and Saudi Arabia　— to Western (US and　EU) efforts at democracy promotion. The contributions specifically analyze their actions in Ethiopia and Angola in the case of China Georgia and Ukraine in the case of Russia and Tunisia in the case of Saudi Arabia. Democratic powers such as the US or the EU usually prefer stability over human rights and democracy. If democratic movements threaten stability in a region neither the US nor the EU supports them. As to illiberal powers they are generally not that different from their democratic counterparts. They also prefer stability over turmoil. Neither Russia　nor China　nor Saudi Arabia explicitly promote autocracy. Instead they seek to suppress democratic movements in their periphery the minute these groups threaten their security interests or are perceived to endanger their regime survival. This was previously published as a special issue of Democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138391741

Democracy Promotion and the 'Colour Revolutions' This book reviews the interplay between domestic contexts and democracy promotion efforts in selected countries of the former Soviet Union and the Western Balkans. The idea behind the six case studies is twofold. In the three cases where ‘colour revolutions’ occurred (Serbia Georgia Ukraine) the authors explore the extent to which external democracy promoters adapted their strategies to respond to new domestic contexts. In the other three cases (Azerbaijan Belarus Russia) the authors investigate how the political leadership has reacted to ‘colour revolutions’ elsewhere and which consequences their reactions have had for democracy promotion. In all cases an assessment of democratization processes in the country is provided as a basis for drawing conclusions about the potential for domestic and foreign actors to promote democratic development. An introduction and conclusion embed the case studies in the existing literature on democracy promotion and generalize the findings across the countries studied. On the practical level the volume offers suggestions for improving democracy promotion endeavours proposing in particular a more balanced approach which goes beyond supporting specific individuals and organizations to include addressing the structural level. This book was published as a special issue of Democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138110588

Democracy Promotion as Foreign PolicyTemporal Othering in International Relations This book looks at democracy promotion as a form of foreign policy. Elliott asks why democracy was seen to be the answer to the 7/7 bombings in London and why it should be promoted not in Britain but in Pakistan. The book provides a detailed answer to these questions examining the logic and the modes of thinking that made such a response possible through analysis of the stories we tell about ourselves: stories about time history development civilisation and the ineluctable spread of democracy. Elliott argues that these narratives have become a key tool in enabling practices that differentiate selves from others friends from enemies the domestic from the foreign civilisation from the barbarian. They operate with a particular conception of time and constitute a British democratic national identity by positing an "other" that is barbaric alien despotic violent and backward. Such understandings are useful in wake of disaster because they leave us with something to do: danger can be managed by bringing certain people and places up-to-date. However this book shows that there are other stories to be told and that it is possible to read stories about history against the grain and author alternative less oppressive versions. Providing a genealogy drawing on material from colonial and postcolonial Britain and Pakistan including legislation political discourse popular culture and government projects this book will be of interest to scholars and students focusing on democracy promotion; genealogy; critical border studies; poststructural IR; postcolonial politics; discourse analysis; identity/subjectivity; and "the war on terror". Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138669727

Democracy Promotion as US Foreign PolicyBill Clinton and Democratic Enlargement The role of democracy promotion in US foreign policy has increased considerably in the last three decades booming especially in the immediate years after the end of the Cold War. The rise of democracy promotion originated in a long historical tradition that saw exporting American political values as instrumental in securing US security and economic interests an idea which was expressed freely once Cold War strategic constraints disappeared. Under Bill Clinton there was an explicit attempt to do so by reframing American strategy in terms of ‘democratic enlargement’ and this book assesses the strategic use of democracy promotion in US foreign policy and its different outcomes during his presidency. Offering a comprehensive global review of American democracy engagement with different regions of the world and key countries during a whole presidency this book assesses how far the US has benefited from democracy promotion. It evaluates the instrumental value of democracy promotion for America by seeing whether the Clinton administration’s efforts in this field and their varying impacts to democratization abroad were matched by progress in securing US strategic goals defined under enlargement in particular reducing international conflicts and spreading economic liberalization around the world. The book explores how democracy became central to US post-Cold War strategy how the Clinton administration developed the concept of democratic enlargement and tried to implement it and why it remained influential on foreign policy throughout Clinton’s presidency. With an analysis of the legacy of Clinton’s democracy promotion and its relevance to the subsequent policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama this book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Foreign Policy American History and Security Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367598815

Democracy Promotion in the EU’s NeighbourhoodFrom Leverage to Governance? EU external democracy promotion has traditionally been based on ‘linkage’ i.e. bottom-up support for democratic forces in third countries and ‘leverage’ i.e. the top-down inducement of political elites towards democratic reforms through political conditionality. The advent of the European Neighbourhood Policy and new forms of association have introduced a new third model of democracy promotion which rests in functional cooperation between administrations. This volume comparatively defines and assesses these three models of external democracy promotion in the EU’s relations with its eastern and southern neighbours. It argues that while ‘linkage’ has hitherto failed to produce tangible outcomes and the success of ‘leverage’ has basically been tied to an EU membership perspective the ‘governance’ model of democracy promotion bears greater potential beyond the circle of candidate countries. This third approach while not tackling the core institutions of the political system as such but rather promoting transparency accountability and participation at the level of state administration may turn out to remain the EU’s most tangible form of democratic governance promotion in the future. This book was originally published as a special issue of Democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138109865

Democracy PromotionA Critical Introduction This critical introduction to democracy promotion seeks to provide students with an understanding of some of the key dynamics and contentions revolving around this controversial policy agenda. Specifically this textbook examines democracy promotion through seeking to answer from the perspective of an approach informed by ‘critical theory’ a set of important questions often posed to democracy promoters such as: Who is involved in democracy promotion today and what kinds of power relations are embedded in it? Is democracy promotion driven by the values or interests of key actors? Is democracy promotion regime-change by another name? Is democracy promotion ‘context-sensitive’ or an imposition of Western powers? Is democracy promotion about achieving liberal economic reform in target states? Is democracy promotion a tool of the powerful a form of hegemonic control of target populations? The book suggests a set of provocative answers to these questions and also puts forward a set of challenges for democracy promoters and supporters to take on today. Democracy Promotion serves as an effective introduction to an increasingly topical policy agenda for students and general readers and at the same time seeks to advance an important set of new critical perspectives for practitioners and policy-makers of democracy promotion to consider. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415857802

Democracy Through LawSelected Speeches and Judgments In this collection of lectures and essays with seminal judgments the author describes a gradual development of the United Kingdom as a constitutional state. Democracy through Law traces the recent phenomenon of the constitutionalisation of public law and analyses the present state of human rights law. Also discussed are topical international law issues including the Pinochet case to "Guantanamo: The Legal Black Hole". Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138375062

Democracy versus ModernizationA Dilemma for Russia and for the World This book seeks to "re-think democracy." Over the past years there has been a tendency in the global policy community and even more widely in the world’s media to focus on democracy as the "gold standard" by which all things political are measured.　 This book re-examines democracy in Russia and in the world more generally as idea desired ideal and practice. A major issue for Russia is　whether the modernization of Russia might not prosper better by Russia focusing directly on modernization and not worrying too much about democracy. This book explores a wide range of aspects of this important question. It discusses how the debate is conducted in Russia; outlines how Russians contrast their own experiences unfavourably with the experience of China where reform and modernization have been pursued with great success with no concern for democracy; and concludes by assessing how the debate in Russia is likely to be resolved. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138205611

Democracy without BordersTransnationalisation and Conditionality in New Democracies This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters utilise empirical data from Europe Africa and Latin America. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967366

Democracy WorksJoining Theory and Action to Foster Global Change Throughout the world from the United States to Tanzania Chechnya and Sri Lanka people increasingly work together and take actions to improve their lives end inequality and change global society. Action groups and movements see dialogue and learning as important ways to extend democracy and with their inclusiveness remake society. By putting strategy with theory local groups and movements are able to begin making changes in civil society and institutions that allow people to begin living in new ways. Written for activists people and students interested in change this book takes readers on a journey of discovery as it shows how various groups have brought theory and action together to make urban rural and transnational change. The case studies and explanatory articles reveal how feminist antiracist ecological and peace movements reinforce each other to initiate and achieve well-placed and enduring change. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635255

Democracy: A Short Analytical HistoryA Short Analytical History This text sums up the democratic experience in modern Western civilisation. It defines the term and notes the confusions in it and its changing meanings over the past two centuries or so. It records criticisms and is especially concerned with the conditions that are neccessary for it to exist. This encompasses a comprehensive literature which the author seeks to summarise and present to the reader in accessible form. It is appropriate material for course reading in Westen civilisation intellectual history political thought and philosophy. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705217

DemocracyA Comparative Approach What is democracy? Under what conditions does it thrive? What are the consequences of democracy?This book aims to answer these questions and more by exploring different varieties of democracies around the world. It starts with definitions of democracy and then divides the concept into three dimensions which provide a framework for the study of democracy in all its forms. These dimensions form the three main sections of the book:*constitutional democracy which explores political rights*participatory democracy which focuses on participation of citizens*egalitarian democracy which examines outcomes of democracy in terms of equality.Democracy concludes by surveying the findings of this empirical study and a discussion on the meanings and consequences of democracy in a globalizing world. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203378762

DemocracyHistory Theory Practice This book is about Mexico and about culture. It begins with a concept of culture not a survey of Mexico and the Mexicans. With that in mind it will slide into the importance of understanding Mexico's past especially regarding the rich mixture of racial and ethnic characteristics it evinces today. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367319694

Democratic Accountability and International Human DevelopmentRegimes institutions and resources Scholars and policymakers have long known that there is a strong link between human development and spending on key areas such as education and health. However many states still neglect these considerations in favour of competing priorities such as expanding their armies. This book examines how states arrive at these decisions analysing how democratic accountability influences public spending and impacts on human development. The book shows how the broader paradigm of democratic accountability – extending beyond political democracy to also include bureaucratic and judicial institutions as well as taxation and other modes of resource mobilisation – can best explain how states allocate public resources for human development. Combining cross-country regression analysis with exemplary case studies from Pakistan India Botswana and Argentina the book demonstrates that enhancing human capabilities requires not only effective party competition and fair elections but also a particular nesting of public organisational structures that are tied to taxpaying citizens in an undisturbed chain of accountability. It draws out vital lessons for institutional design and our approach to the question of human development particularly in the less developed states. This book will be of great interest to postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of political economy public policy governance and development. It also provides valuable insights for those working in the international relations field including inside major aid and investment organisations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138057210

Democratic Citizenship and War This edited volume explores the theoretical and practical implications of war and terror situations for citizenship in democratic states. Citizenship is a key concept in Western political thought for defining the individual’s relations with society. The specific nature of these rights duties and contributions as well the relations between them are determined by the citizenship discourses that prevail in each society. In wartime including low-intensity wars democratic societies face different challenges than the ones facing them during peacetime in areas such as human rights the status of minorities the state’s obligations to its citizens and the meaning of social solidarity. War situations can affect not only the scope of citizenship as an institution but also the relations between the prevailing discourses of citizenship and between different groups of citizens. Since 9/11 and the declaration of the 'war on terror' many democracies have been grappling with issues rising out of the interface between citizenship and war. This volume examines the effects of war on various aspects of citizenship practice including: immigration and naturalization the welfare state individual liberties gender relations multiculturalism social solidarity and state – civil society relations. This book will be of great interest to students of military studies political science IR and security studies in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415642057

Democratic Citizenship Education in Non-Western ContextsImplications for Theory and Research This book examines the issues of theorizing citizenship education research in non-Western societies that have embarked on democratic development after the fall of authoritarianism and colonialism. Despite a proliferation of studies on citizenship and citizenship education in non-Western contexts there has been limited theorization of this research and little discussion of the applicability to such contexts of Western theoretical frameworks. This volume addresses these issues through empirical case studies of citizenship conceptions practices and education in South and West Africa Latin America Central Europe and the Middle East. The contributors to the volume call into question the uncritical application of Western theoretical frameworks to non-Western societies and advocate for the development and wider application of new paradigms rooted in local processes and indigenous knowledge to better understand and theorize citizenship and citizenship education in such societies. This volume will be of interest to scholars researchers and practitioners working in the field of comparative and international citizenship education. It was originally published as a special issue of Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367264499

Democratic CivilityThe History and Cross Cultural Possibility of a Modern Political Ideal In the aftermath of the cold war political commentators spoke ebulliently of the triumph of liberal democracy over its ideological rivals. Shortly thereafter however a surge of ethnic and religious violence raised doubts about whether democracy could survive outside Western culture. Similar concerns were soon raised even in Western nations by widespread citizen disengagement from the political process. Voter apathy ideological conflict and debates about cultural diversity intensified doubts about the continuing viability of democratic institutions. Throughout the whole world then few questions have come to define more clearly the challenge of our age than this: how to facilitate civil free and democratic interaction among citizens of multicultural societies.Democratic Civilityexamines the core requirements necessary to make democracy work. Subtly interweaving case studies and theoretical reflection Hefner and his contributors examine the ideals culture development and organization of civil democracy. Against a historical background they consider today's challenges to democracy asking whether international politics is destined to lead to a clash of civilizations or whether civil and democratic ideas are indeed realizable in a multicultural world. Essays by Adam B. Seligman Robert Wuthnow Brigitte Berger and Anton C. Zijderveld address subjects germane to the 'culture wars' controversy in the United States and other Western countries. And Daniel Chirot Jose Casanova Robert P. Weller and S. Gordon Redding examine the prospects for democracy in non-Western post-communist societies in particular Chinese society and the Muslim world.Hefner's highly readable volume reaches the core of the ongoing debate between Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations and Francis Fukuyama's The End of History - whether liberal democratic values are generalizable to non-Western societies or realizable only in the West. Democratic Civility will be of interest to those in the fields of anthropology sociology history political theory and philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138509108

Democratic Civil-Military RelationsSoldiering in 21st Century Europe This book examines the ways in which European democracies including former communist states are dealing with the new demands placed on their security policies since the cold war by transforming their military structures and the effects this is having on the conceptualisation of soldiering. In the new security environment democratic states have called upon their armed forces increasingly to fulfil unconventional tasks – partly civilian partly humanitarian and partly military – in most complex multi-national missions. Not only have military structures been transformed to make them fit for these new types of deployments but the new mission types highlight the necessity for democracies to come to terms with a new image and ethos of soldiering in defence of a transnational value community. Combining a qualitative comparison of twelve countries with an interdisciplinary methodology this edited volume argues that the ongoing transformations of international politics make it necessary for democracies to address both internal and external factors as they shape their own civil-military relations. The issues discussed in this work are informed by Democratic Peace theory which makes it possible to investigate relations within the state at the same time as analysing the international dimension. This approach gives the book a systematic theoretical framework which distinguishes it from the majority of existing literature on this subject. This book will be of much interest to students of civil-military relations European politics democratisation and post-communist transitions and IR in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138107519

Democratic Consolidation in TurkeyMicro and macro challenges While Turkey has made major strides in democratic reforms in the late 1990s and early 2000s progress has in many ways stalled. Turkey remains "democratic" in the sense that attaining political power depends upon winning votes but in recent years its leadership has taken a majoritarian view of democracy and the country has faced problems on issues such as rule of law freedom of speech and increased polarization. This book explores the understanding and practice of democracy in Turkey since the early 2000s analyzing its evolution in light of the parliamentary elections held in 2015. Adopting a more holistic approach in line with the writing of Wolfgang Merkel it recognizes that a successful consolidated democracy has various micro and macro-level foundations. The former includes factors such as political values tolerance identity and civil society while the latter includes political economy party competition and institutional development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138320956

Democratic Control of Intelligence ServicesContaining Rogue Elephants The events of September 11 2001 sharply revived governmental and societal anxieties in many democratic countries concerning the threats posed by terrorism organized crime the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction and other complex security threats. In many countries public discourse of subjects traditionally considered part of social policy such as immigration and asylum have been securitized while intelligence services have been granted greater resources and expanded powers. This comprehensive volume discusses the various challenges of establishing and maintaining accountable and democratically controlled intelligence services drawing both from states with well-established democratic systems and those emerging from authoritarian systems and in transition towards democracy. It adopts a multidisciplinary and comparative approach identifying good practices to make security services accountable to society and its democratic representatives. The volume will engage both academics and practitioners in the discussion of how to anchor these vital yet inherently difficult to control institutions within a firmly democratic framework. As such it has clear relevance for these concerned with the control and oversight of intelligence and security issues in many countries. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576442

Democratic CultureHistorical and Philosophical Essays A collection of essays by distinguished scholars this book delineates a substantial conception of democracy the great promise as well as the pitfalls of a democratic mentality and culture. These essays go beyond the institutional and formal descriptions of democracy to its underlying cultural context — expressed both historically and analytically descriptively and normatively. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780415864862

Democratic Decentralisation through a Natural Resource LensCases from Africa Asia and Latin America This volume queries the state and effect of the global decentralization movement through the study of natural resource decentralizations in Africa Asia and Latin America. The case studies presented here use a comparative framework to characterize the degree to which natural resource decentralizations can be said to be taking place and where possible to measure their social and environmental consequences. In general the cases show that threats to national-level interests are producing resistance that is fettering the struggle for reform. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203314159

Democratic Decentralization in IndiaExperiences issues and challenges This book explores experiences issues and challenges which have emerged since Constitutional status was granted to the local bodies at grassroots level in India in the early 1990s. Among other issues it focuses on: the contrasting political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar on Panchayati Raj Institutions the legal and constitutional prov Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367177232

Democratic Decision-making in the EUTechnocracy in Disguise? This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU’s main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings. The book assesses and discusses the conditions for democratic input in decision-making with five empirical chapters each addressing the ordinary legislative procedure from different dimensions: democratic deliberative forums inclusion openness power neutralising mechanisms and decision-making capacity. The analytical framework provides for an in-depth assessment of the ordinary legislative procedure’s potential democratic qualities and examines whether it fulfils democratic criteria how the procedure works in practice and whether it has the necessary democratic clout. The author provides both a theoretical discussion and an empirical assessment of what role the principle of democracy could play in the EU. Filling a gap in EU legislative studies and contributing to the debate on the European democratic deficit Democratic Decision-making in the EU will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics legislative studies and deliberative democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138830264

Democratic Decline in HungaryLaw and Society in an Illiberal Democracy This book shows the rise and morphology of a self-identified `illiberal democracy’ the first 21st century illiberal political regime arising in the European Union. Since 2010 Viktor Orbán’s governments in Hungary have convincingly offered an anti-modernist and anti-cosmopolitan/anti-European Unionist rhetoric discourse and constitutional identity to challenge neo-liberal democracy. The Hungarian case provides unique observation points for students of transitology especially those who are interested in states which are to abandon pathways of liberal democracy. The author demonstrates how illiberalism is present both in `how’ and `what’ is being done: the style format and procedure of legislation; as well as the substance: the dismantling of institutional rule of law guarantees and the weakening of checks and balances. The book also discusses the ideological commitments and constitutionally framed and cemented value preferences and a reconstituted and re-conceptualized relationship between the state and its citizens which is not evidently supported by Hungarians’ value system and life-style choices. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367312978

Democratic Deliberation in the Modern World Would ordinary citizens benefit if public decisions were increasingly based on an inclusive and fair exchange of reasons rather than mere voting or choices in the market? Debates amongst deliberative democrats often proceed as though this process of public reasoning is precisely what the democratic ideals of freedom and equality require. Less attention has been paid to whether an inclusive and fair exchange of reasons is possible in any realistic modern setting and what the effects would be of trying to move democratic institutions in a deliberative direction. To examine these effects the contributors to this collection of essays bring together a number of analyses of the practical implications of expanding deliberative processes. Some consider the prevailing epistemic conditions in modern societies and their likely effects on deliberative reasoning. Others discuss the politics of these societies and especially the likely effects of existing political divisions on democratic deliberation. Lastly the question of what we might hope to see – and what we might hope to avoid – from political argument is addressed. Considered together these three foci should equip readers to decide whether deliberative democracy is feasible and if so if it is desirable. This book was published as a special issue of Critical Review. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415702850

Democratic Development in East Asia Democratic Development in East Asia explores an important but neglected topic in the literature on democratization in East Asia: the international dimension of democratization. It presents a coherent and comprehensive analysis of the impact of external political economic and cultural factors on China South Korea and Taiwan's political development since World War II. The author analyzes the circumstances under which the international context affects domestic actors' choice of political institutions and actions and concentrates on a selection of key international structures and actors that make up this complex picture. Shelley also examines the international political economy aspects of the United Nations system diffuse cultural factors and processes democracy movements and a number of international non-government organizations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415649032

Democratic Differentiated Classroom The This book provides tips and strategies which unify two popular and effective trends - the differentiated classroom in which teachers align their instruction to meet the needs of individual students.- the democratic classroom in which students are intrinsically motivated to learn because they are given chances to make choices. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138179264

Democratic DilemmasWhy democracies ban political parties This book examines how democratic communities resolve dilemmas posed by anti-system parties or more specifically the question of why democracies take the grave decision to ban political parties. On the one hand party bans may ‘protect’ democracies usually from groups deemed to undermine the democratic system or its core 　values territorial integrity or state security. At the same time banning parties challenges foundational democratic commitments to political pluralism tolerance and rights to free speech and association. The book probes the deliberative processes discursive strategies and power politics employed when democratic communities negotiate this dilemma. It examines discourses of securitization and desecuritization preferences of veto-players anti-system party orientations to violence electoral systems and the cordon sanitaire as alternatives to party bans and incentives for mainstream parties to cooperate rather than ban parties to achieve office and policy goals. It does so with reference to case studies of party bans legalizations and failed ban cases in Spain (Herri Batasuna and successors) the United Kingdom (Sinn Féin and Republican Clubs) and Germany (Socialist Reich Party and National Democratic Party of　 Germany). Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367588762

Democratic Education and the Public SphereTowards John Dewey’s theory of aesthetic experience This book considers John Dewey’s philosophy of democratic education and his theory of public sphere from the perspective of the reconstruction and redefinition of the dominant liberalist movement. By bridging art education and public sphere and drawing upon contemporary mainstream philosophies Ueno urges for the reconceptualization of the education of mainstream liberalism and indicates innovative visions on the public sphere of education. Focusing on Dewey’s theory of aesthetic education as an origin of the construction of public sphere chapters explore his art education practices and involvement in the Barnes Foundation of Philadelphia clarifying the process of school reform based on democratic practice. Dewey searched for an alternative approach to public sphere and education by reimagining the concept of educational right from a political and ethical perspective generating a collaborative network of learning activities and bringing imaginative meaning to human life and interaction. This book proposes educational visions for democracy and public sphere in light of Pragmatism aesthetic theory and practice. Democratic Education and the Public Sphere will be key reading for academics researchers and postgraduate studies in the fields of the philosophy of education curriculum theory art education and educational policy and politics. The book will also be of interest to policy makers and politicians who are engaged in educational reform. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815357520

Democratic Education and the Teacher-As-ProphetExploring the Religious Work of Schools This volume aims to reveal how Dewey’s notion of the religious—understood as faith in the human relational condition—offers a way to think differently about the aims and purposes of education. After exploring the effects of neoliberal conceptions of schooling against broader democratic forms of education this book suggests that Dewey’s vision of the "teacher-as-prophet" is a useful model for positioning teachers as agents of social change. By catalysing the religious work of schools—understood not as teaching religion but as a process of social unification—the Deweyan teacher-as-prophet can stimulate experimentation towards a democratic ideal of schooling. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589080

Democratic Education as a Curricular ProblemHistorical Consciousness and the Moralizing Limits of the Present By repositioning democratic education not as something that can be achieved by following a certain proven process but as an inherently paradoxical enterprise in its dealings with the tension between schooling as the intentional production of citizens and the uncertainties of democracy an alternative way of reading the curriculum emerges. This book aims not at arriving at the right combination of theory policy and praxis that will provide the democratic utopia but at historicizing the discourses that have shaped the ways in which we think and act in the field of education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138286764

Democratic Education in a Globalized WorldA Normative Theory Due to the economic and social effects of globalization democracy is currently in crisis in many states around the world. This book suggests that solving this crisis requires rethinking democratic education. It argues that educational public policy must cultivate democratic relationships not only within but also across and between states and that such policy must empower citizens to exercise democratic control in domestic as well as in inter- and transnational politics.　Democratic Education in a Globalized World articulates and defends democratic conceptions of global citizenship education and educational justice on the basis of a democratic understanding of global justice. It will be of interest to researchers across the fields of education political theory philosophy development and postcolonial studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367728465

Democratic Elections in Poland 1991-2007 This book is a political history of democratic elections in Poland from the first fully competitive parliamentary elections in 1991 to the unexpected most recent election in 2007. Until now there has been no equivalent study covering similar developments in this or any other post-communist country; this book fills the gap and provides a detailed electoral perspective on the trajectory of political development in the context of post-authoritarian change. It also provides an invaluable account of the evolution of electoral processes and institution-building in the context of democratic regime development. The major themes of the book centre on the complex problematic development of Poland’s political parties and the parties’ failure to gain public support and win the confidence of the electorate. Frances Millard examines the failure of Polish elites; the lack of a stable party system and how elections have had a destabilizing effect and she argues that the interaction of leadership volatility party volatility and electoral volatility have created uncertainty and undermined political parties as effective vehicles of representation. Poland is a large and important country worthy of study in its own right but equally many of the problems experienced are not unique to Poland; so this book also constitutes a comparative benchmark for analysis of democratic developments elsewhere. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415625012

Democratic Ethical Educational LeadershipReclaiming School Reform A democratic ethical leader integrates democracy social justice and school reform through dialogue and is guided by a sense of responsibility to students families and the community. Democratic Ethical Educational Leadership presents a cohesive framework for aspiring and practicing leaders to explore the complex nature of leadership that can support democratic citizenry and social responsibility. Organized around the 5 "New DEEL" visions for leadership chapters illustrate real people who embody these principles. This compelling vision for educational leadership combined with diverse and vibrant examples of leadership in action will serve as a critical guide for the rising generation of democratic ethical educational leaders in the US and abroad. Presenting contextualized practical instances of this approach to leadership this book will inspire educational leaders to reflect upon their practice and reach their potential as democratic leaders. Special Features Include: A unique framework to guide responsible ethical leadership in today’s schools. A series of case studies help readers identify key leadership qualities in context from which to illuminate their own emerging practice.　 End-of-chapter questions encourage exploration of leaders’ motivations processes strategies and lessons learned. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415839556

Democratic Extremism in Theory and PracticeAll Power to the People Democracy and extremism are usually considered as opposites. We assume that our system (in the UK the USA the Netherlands etc.) is democratic and extremists try to destroy our system and introduce some kind of dictatorship if not chaos and anarchy. Yet in many cases the extremists seem sincere in their attempt to construct a more democratic polity. Hence they can be called democrats and yet also extremists in so far as they strive for a regime with characteristics that are more extreme in a significant sense. This book analyses radical and extreme democratic theories and ideas in their historical context interlocked with critical descriptions of historical institutions and experiments that help to evaluate the theories. Cases range from ancient Athens to recent experiments with citizen juries and citizen assemblies from the time-honoured Swiss Landsgemeinde to contemporary (and controversial) workers’ councils in Venezuela and participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre. Among the theorists discussed here are familiar names as well as relatively unknown persons: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx Murray Bookchin and John Burnheim William Godwin and Barbara Goodwin Anton Pannekoek and Heinz Dieterich. Whereas the extreme ideas do not seem to work very well in practice they do indicate ways by which we could make existing political systems more democratic. This book will be of interest to students of Politics and Current Affairs as well as inspiration to political activists and reformists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138676190

Democratic FuturesRe-Visioning Democracy Promotion Democracy promotion has been an influential policy agenda in many Western states and international organisations and amongst many NGO actors. But what kinds of models of democracy do democracy promoters promote? This book examines in detail the conceptual orders that underpin democracy support activity and the conceptions of democracy that democracy promoters consciously or inadvertently work with. Such an examination is not only timely but much-needed in today’s context of multiple democratic and financial crises. Contestation over democracy’s meaning is returning but how is this contestation reflected if at all in democracy promotion policies and practices? Seeking to open up debate on multiple models of democracy this text provides the reader not only with the outlines of various possible politico-economic models of democracy but also with a close empirical engagement with democracy promoters’ discourses and practices. Drawing on a broad spectrum of examples it exposes the challenges faced by Western governments in trying to reshape the political and economic landscape across the world and tentatively advances a set of concrete policy provocations which may enable a more pluralist and flexible democracy promotion practice to emerge. This innovative new work will be essential reading for all students of democratisation democracy promotion and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415690348

Democratic Governance and Social EntrepreneurshipCivic Participation and the Future of Democracy This book explores the connection between strong democracy and neoliberal development schemes based on the concept of ‘social entrepreneurship’ in Thailand and Southern India. With an original approach this book addresses the intersection between emerging approaches to development; namely microfinance microenterprise and social entrepreneurship and the ability of societies to generate their own public goods without state assistance. Utilizing observation fieldwork and practice in Northern Thailand and Southern India as well as secondary sources from the southern Asia region more generally the author examines the challenges of democratic governance and generation of public goods where civil society and democracy as development strategies have become less meaningful to citizens across the developing world than micro-development. The author argues that these approaches to development have impacts on development and civil society building but do not necessarily amount to political empowerment raising important questions for civic participation in the state when the state is no longer viewed as the locus of public goods and democratic governance. Presenting a new theoretical approach to understanding the changing paradigm of development and political participation Democratic Governance and Social Entrepreneurship will be of interest to students and scholars of development politics political economy and governance. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138830448

Democratic Humanism and American Literature Democratic Humanism and American Literature illustrates the interplay between democratic assumptions and literary performance in the America's classic nineteenth-century writers--Emerson Thoreau Hawthorne Melville Cooper Poe Whitman Twain and James. Harold Kaplan suggests that these major figures' works are linked by the myths of genesis of a new political culture. Challenged by the democratic ideal and committed to it they wrote prophetic books in the American liberal tradition and endowed its ethical intelligence.The task of stating a new and undefined freedom was always implicit and often in the foreground of the writing of these nineteenth-century giants. As the author describes the situation "the free man had to decide in what sense he was bound by nature or could master it; in what sense he was committed to his society and could reconcile his freedom with it." These classic writers devoted their work to examining this dialectic of values; Kaplan sees their complex and polarized democratic consciousness as seminal in the imaginative tradition they generated. What is unique in that tradition of values is the rivalry of criticism with affirmations of faith. "The highly original ethical trait involved here is based on the capacity of a political society to use its negations against itself and survive."The author suggests that in our own time moral judgments are more likely to be the province of activist politics than literature. His new introduction relates the theme of the book to cultural and political developments in the American experience of modernity and adds a discussion of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams to the figures treated in the original edition. Since tendencies to develop ideological and idiosyncratic responses to extrinsic events have grown stronger over time it is more important than ever for scholars and students alike to recover a "moral imagination"--the force that gave rise to the great literary works of the nineteenth century. To describe that force is Harold Kaplan's goal in Democratic Humanism and American Literature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522176

Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe expands research on democratic innovations by looking specifically at different forms of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern Europe. The book covers direct democracy (referendums in particular) deliberative democracy practices and e-participation â€“ forms which are salient in practice because they match the political realities of our time. Expert contributors show how the recent actions of ordinary citizens in several Central and Eastern European countries have challenged the contemporary political order and grassroots movements and diverse forms of mobilization have challenged the notion of weak civil societies in the East. The empirical evidence presented attempts to deepen citizen involvement in political contexts sometimes quite different from the democratic political systems in the Western world. Using lessons from a still largely underexplored part of Europe the book both complements and revises theoretical approaches or complements empirical results in existing studies on democratic innovations. Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe will be of great interest to scholars working on democracy political systems political engagement and Central and Eastern European politics. The chapters originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367421670

'Democratic Knowledge' and Knowledge ProductionPreliminary Reflections on Democratisation in North Africa Sudden change in North Africa manifested through popular protests followed by the end of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia Egypt and Libya revitalised the scholarly concern with democracy in the region. Democratisation and democracy received fresh attention in the ‘Arab Spring’. Arab citizens displayed their grasp and possession of ‘democratic knowledge’ in a bottom-up groundswell of activism against the wielding of power by authoritarian regimes. In this book the investigation into democratic knowledge revolves around the idea that good government must be in the first instance rooted in a local system of knowledge. However no privileging of the ‘local’ is offered here at the expense of the ‘democratic’. Each chapter illustrates the context-specific experiences which provide political actors with the wherewithal in actively learning democracy. The countries examined with reference to a socially constructed democratic knowledge include Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia and Egypt. Critical focus on local agency in North Africa during the ‘Arab Spring’ enables a shift from democratisation as an ideology to a ‘democratic learning turn’. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of North African Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367023874

Democratic Latin America The third edition of Democratic Latin America retains its classic institutional approach to understand contemporary Latin American politics. Each chapter focuses on a different institution and compares how they are constructed differently across countries. Placing a premium on accessibility the chapters open with a story and end with a detailed country case study making use of contemporary examples to feed student interest in current events with comparison-based tables and box features interspersed throughout to stimulate analysis. Every chapter finishes with a set of questions and recommended readings. This approach allows for a very practical approach to politics that encourages critical analysis. Updates to this new edition include: updated comparison-based tables and box features to stimulate analysis;   new "Country in the Spotlight" to include developments unique to each country; and  discussions on political change in Cuba indigenous peoples and political power neopopulism impeachment procedures transitional justice the 2019 protests the new militarism the mobilization of women against violence LGBT rights the evangelical movement and the Colombian peace process. A clear-eyed look at political institutions to provide a roadmap to the political activity in a country Democratic Latin America continues to offer an original way of teaching and learning about Latin American politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367356309

Democratic Legislative Institutions: A Comparative ViewA Comparative View This text summarizes the research on and experiences of democratic legislatures around the world. It focuses on what legislatures are and what they do - as both consequence of and contributor to democratic self-government. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315705200

Democratic Legitimacy This book offers a systematic treatment of the requirements of democratic legitimacy. It argues that democratic procedures are essential for political legitimacy because of the need to respect value pluralism and because of the learning process that democratic decision-making enables. It proposes a framework for distinguishing among the different ways in which the requirements of democratic legitimacy have been interpreted. Peter then uses this framework to identify and defend what appears as the most plausible conception of democratic legitimacy. According to this conception democratic legitimacy requires that the decision-making process satisfies certain conditions of political and epistemic fairness. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415896634

Democratic Planning and Social Choice DilemmasPrelude to Institutional Planning Theory Using the economic approach of social choice theory this unique book examines difficulties found in democratic processes involved in the creation and implementation of planning policies. Social choice theory focuses on the hard trade-offs to be made between rationality in decision-making on the one hand and political values such as democracy liberalism and freedom from manipulation on the other. As an institution can be seen as a set of rules the focus on rules and procedures of collective choice makes social choice theory well suited for analysing important political aspects of planning institutions. Special attention is given to communicative planning and the logical reasons why all the desirable properties of dialogue cannot be simultaneously attained. The analysis provides original and significant new insights into the process and the institutions involved. It highlights weak spots of present planning techniques and procedures and suggests further steps towards institutionally enriched planning theory. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781003063148

Democratic Policing in a Changing World Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it is little understood by the public and even by many of its practitioners. Peter K. Manning draws on political philosophy sociology and criminal justice to develop a widely applicable fundamental conception of democratic policing. In the process he delineates today's relationship between democracy and policing. Democratic Policing in a Changing World documents the failure of police reform showing that each new approach - such as crime mapping and 'hot spots' policing - fails to alter any fundamental practice and has in fact increased social inequalities. He offers a new and better approach for scholars policy makers police governments and societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781594515460

Democratic Policing in Transitional and Developing Countries Is it possible to create democratic forms of policing in transitional and developing societies? This volume argues that policing models and practices promoted by the west are often inadequate for adoption by countries making democratic transitions because they do not adequately address issues such as human rights equity co-production accountability openness and organizational change. Therefore police reform is often limited to a "one size fits all" approach. The book expands the dialogue so that discussions of democratic policing around the world are more realistic comprehensive and sensitive to the local context. Detailed case studies on Iraq South Africa Northern Ireland and Kazakhstan provide a realistic assessment of the current state of policing. The editors use the studies to suggest how to promote democratic policing and other important goals of democratic reform around the world. The volume will assist academics policy makers NGOs and others in tailoring a local democratic policing strategy within a broader framework to enhance socioeconomic development and citizen capacity build social capital reduce various forms of conflict and support human rights. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138262546

Democratic Political Tragedy in the PostcolonyThe Tragedy of Postcoloniality in Michael Manley’s Jamaica and Nelson Mandela’s South Africa A ground-breaking work in Africana political thought that links the plight of progressive political endeavors in Africa with those in the Diaspora and beyond Democratic Tragedy in the Postcolony engages with two of the defining political sagas of the postcolonial era. The book presents Michael Manley of Jamaica and Nelson Mandela of South Africa as tragic political leaders at the helm of popular democratic projects that run aground in the face of the constraints that a subordinate position in the global economy presents for such endeavors. Jamaica’s experiment with democratic socialism as an alternative path to development at the height of the cold war is considered alongside post-Apartheid South Africa’s search for a development model consistent with the demand for civic empowerment and equitable distribution of social goods in the aftermath of Apartheid. Democratic Political Tragedy in the Postcolony theorizes the defining tragic impasse and the telling vacillations by which the postcolonies in question are brought to the neoliberal catastrophes that currently prevail. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367372767

Democratic Practice and Governance in Nigeria This book examines the challenges confronting the practice of democracy and governance in Nigeria. The book examines the theoretical underpinnings and the procedural and institutional components of democratic practice in Nigeria including the challenges associated with elections the legislature the media and gender issues. Approaching the pluralistic characteristics of the Nigerian state and how they impede democratisation through contributions by experts and scholars in the field the book analyses the issues and nuances inherent to governance and democracy in Nigeria as well as domestic policy process global governance and human security. Democratic Practice and Governance in Nigeria will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics and democratisation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367900366

Democratic Representation in Multi-level SystemsThe Vices and Virtues of Regionalisation This comprehensive volume studies the vices and virtues of regionalisation in comparative perspective including countries such as Belgium Germany Spain and the UK and discusses conditions that might facilitate or hamper responsiveness in regional democracies. It follows the entire chain of democratic responsiveness starting from the translation of citizen preferences into voting behaviour up to patterns of decision-making and policy implementation. Many European democracies have experienced considerable decentralisation over the past few decades. This book explores the key virtues which may accompany this trend such as regional-level political authorities performing better in understanding and implementing citizens’ preferences. It also examines how on the other hand decentralisation can come at a price especially since the resulting multi-level structures may create several new obstacles to democratic representation including information responsibility and accountability problems. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal West European Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367729738

Democratic Revolution in UkraineFrom Kuchmagate to Orange Revolution In 2000 a beheaded journalist was found in a remote forest near Kyiv. The corpse led to a scandal when it was revealed that it was that of a journalist critical of the authorities. The President was heard on tapes made covertly in his office ordering violence to be undertaken against the journalist. The scandal led to the creation of a wide protest movement that culminated in the victory of democratic opposition parties in 2002. The democratic opposition led by its presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko fought a bitter and fraudulent election campaign in 2004 during which he was poisoned. Widespread election fraud led to Europe’s largest protest movement since the Cold War which became known as the Orange Revolution known after the campaign colour of the democratic opposition. This book is the first to provide a collection of studies surveying different aspects of the rise of the Ukraine’s democratic opposition from marginalization to protest against presidential abuse of office and culminating in the Orange Revolution. It integrates the Kuchmagate crisis of 2000-2001 with that of the Orange Revolution four years later providing a rich detailed and original study of the origins of the Orange Revolution. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415846981

Democratic Rural OrganizationsThresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia Democratic rural organizations can play an important role in helping their members who are frequently poor farmers living in the margins of the economy to escape their disadvantaged starting point and to gain access to financial services political influence and profitable markets for their product. Democratic Rural Organizations: Thresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia traces the evolution of democratic rural organizations from small groups to larger NGO financed multi-tier democratic rural organizations in recent years.Rural citizens have historically formed democratic organizations by their own initiative to enhance economic and social wellbeing but in recent years rural mobilization processes are frequently initiated and supported by national Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) who are financed and guided by international NGOs a process which has had mixed results. Using rich empirical material from Uganda India Bangladesh and Cambodia Democratic Rural Organizations: Thresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia identifies eight thresholds which represent practical stages in the development pathway of democratic rural organizations and influence success or failure.Both development practitioners and researchers of development and rural policy will find this book a useful guide to the deployment of democratic organization as a strategy for economic and political empowerment. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367889821

Democratic Social EducationSocial Studies for Social Change In 1932 George Counts in his speech "Dare the School Build a New Social Order?" explicitly challenged teachers to develop a democratic socialistic society. In Democratic Social Education: Social Studies for Social Change Drs. Hursh and Ross take seriously the question of what social studies educators can do to help build a democratic society in the face of current antidemocratic impulses of greed individualism and intolerance. The essays in this book respond to Counts' question in theoretical analyses of education and society historical analyses of efforts since Counts' challenge and practical analyses of classroom pedagogy and school organization. This volume provides researchers and teacher educators with ideas and descriptions of practice that challenge the taken-for-granted meanings of democracy citizenship culture work indoctrination evaluation standards and curriculum within the purposes of social education. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315054278

Democratic Socialism and the Cost of DefenceThe Report and Papers of the Labour Party Defence Study Group First published in 1979. The report of the Labour Party Defence Study Group which met from early 1975 to mid-1977 represents a unique attempt to portray defence policy in the context of disarmament and the need to restructure and control the institutions of defence – in particular the defence industry. The report presented the fullest study made by any British political party concerning the implications and consequences of its stated defence policy and embodied an examination of defence from the perspective of approaches of disarmament. At the same time the search for a new policy in international relations was harmonised with the further development of a new industrial strategy concentrating upon the potential for converting part of military industry to civil work. This work which presents a distinctive intervention in the general debate concerning defence policy industrial and technological planning economic priorities and public policy will be of considerable relevance to both specialists in each of these fields as well as the general reader. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138348370

Democratic Societies and Their Armed ForcesIsrael in Comparative Context These papers are an edited selection from the BESA conference of 1998. They present an overview of transformations in societal-military relations in the western world and the specific manifestations in Israel. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203045145

Democratic SovereigntyAuthority Legitimacy and State in a Globalizing Age This new book argues that sovereignty generally defined as the supreme authority in a political community has a neglected democratic dimension that highlights the expansion of substantive individual rights and freedoms at home and abroad. Offering an historically based assessment of sovereignty that neither reifies the state nor argues sovereignty and the state are eroding under globalizing processes the book maintains that sovereignty norms have continually changed throughout the history of the sovereign state. Matthew Weinert links international legal developments that restrict and coordinate sovereignty practices with an ethical undercurrent in International Relations one such example is the creation of the International Criminal Court in 2002. Drawing on seven additional historical case studies he outlines how campaigns informed by a commitment to the common good or at the very least by opposition to harmful state policies can be and have been efficacious in transforming the normative basis of sovereignty. Democratic Sovereignty will be of great interest to students working in the fields of sovereignty international history ethics globalization and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874565

Democratic Sustainability in a New Era of Localism Change and development are going on all around us. On both an international platform as well as at the local governmental and community level governments decision and policy makers constantly strive to improve the world in which we live seeking to make it better and to improve quality of life. This book focuses on such development in the context of localism in the UK. It strips the principle of local sustainability down to its constituent parts and considers the extent to which it can be said to be central to local life. As part of this it presents the case for the importance of accountability and citizen participation in achieving objectives aligned with sustainability and illustrates the relationships that these principles share. On this foundation it evaluates local government in the UK as well as examples of community-led regeneration initiatives and bodies and seeks to determine both the nature of their pursuit of sustainability and the extent to which accountability and citizen participation play a part in that pursuit. It shows that local sustainability is enhanced by accountability and citizen participation; those principles ensuring that local people can be central to the process. Whilst its evaluations of local democratic systems in the UK reveal certain issues as regards the extent to which this is reflected in practice it at least demonstrates an enthusiasm and awareness of the important role that accountability and citizen participation can play in the process of local sustainability. The book is aimed at legal academics with relevance also to students in law environmental politics and sustainable development as well as those working in government policy and political practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138192584

Democratic Teacher Education Reforms In Namibia This book discusses various aspects of postindependence teacher education reforms in Namibia from the perspectives of different actors in the reform process: student teachers teachers teacher educators ministry of education personnel and external consultants. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367165710

Democratic Theory and Technological Society What are the chief challenges posed to contemporary democracy by modern technology and how can democratic theory best respond to or at least reflect on those challenges? Inhabiting the kind of technologically advanced era in which we live what sources are available within political theory for theoretical insight concerning the problem of democratic engagement with technology? The purpose of this volume is to canvas a broad range of theorists and theoretical traditions in order to address these questions including Hegel and Marx Rousseau and John Dewey Heidegger and Simone Weil Habermas and Walter Benjamin Hannah Arendt and Hans Jonas. Commentaries on all these important thinkers -- focused on the issue of contemporary technology as posing unique social and political challenges for democratic political life -- yields rich and ambitious resources for theoretical reflection. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315493572

Democratic Theory as Public Philosophy: The Alternative to Ideology and UtopiaThe Alternative to Ideology and Utopia This title was first published in 2000:  This text contends that there are pronounced ideological (apologetic) and utopian biases in how democracy is now viewed by most academic writers politicians and journalists. Ideological biases result from democracy being seen in formal and procedural ways as parliaments free elections and competitive parties and pressure groups - irrespective of the standards which guide or the effects produced by these procedures. Utopian democrats reject this narrow empiricism for normative approaches and instead of realistic norms they offer impractical perfectionist and counter-productive standards and goals. As the alternative to ideology and utopia the author builds upon and draws conclusions from a realistic and normative public philosophic tradition of writing on democratic politics. This tradition is explained and illustrated by critical responses to Walter Lippman's conception of public philosophy Lippman's activity as a public philosopher and the work of major democratic theorists from Alexis de Tocqueville to Giovanni Sartori. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138713352

Democratic Transformation and ObstructionEU US and Russia in the South Caucasus Although "democracy promotion" has become a popular term for policy makers and scholars democratization is rarely a smooth or linear transition. While some countries quickly democratize others lag behind despite a long period of democracy promotion activities. Furthermore while democracy promotion itself has been widely studied there is a paucity of literature available assessing the outcome or the impact of democracy promotion. This book investigates democracy promotion by the European Union and the United States of America and seeks to uncover why intensive democracy promotion has resulted in limited democratic progress. Exploring case studies of Armenia Azerbaijan and Georgia this book examines the conditions in which democracy promotion is more likely to result in democratic transformation. In addition it introduces the concept of the "democracy blocker " a powerful authoritarian regional actor that is capable of blocking democratization in other countries. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science Democracy Democratization EU Studies US Politics Comparative Politics and Foreign Policy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138238213

Democratic Transformation and the Vernacular Public Arena in India Since the structural change in Indian society that began in the 1990s - the result of the liberalisation of the economy devolution of power and decentralisation of the government–an unprecedented democratic transformation has been taking place. This has caused the emergence of unexpected coalitions and alliances across diverse castes classes and religious groups according to the issues involved. In this volume we intend to understand this deepening of democracy by employing a new analytical framework of the 'vernacular public arena' where negotiations dialogues debates and contestations occur among 'vernacular publics'.  This reflects the profound changes in Indian democracy as diverse social groups including dalits adivasis and Other Backward Classes; minorities women; individuals from rural areas towns and cities; the poor and the new middle classes–the 'vernacular publics'–participate in new ways in India’s public life. This participation is not confined to electoral politics but has extended to the public arenas in which these groups have begun to raise their voice publicly and to negotiate and engage in dialogue with each other and the wider world. Contributors demonstrate that the participation of vernacular publics has resulted in the broadening of Indian democracy itself which focuses on the ways of governance improving people’s lives life chances and living environments. An original comprehensive study that furthers our understanding of the unfolding political dynamism and the complex reshuffling and reassembling taking place in Indian society and politics this book will be relevant to academics with an interest in South Asian Studies from a variety of disciplines including Political Science Sociology Anthropology and Media Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815384076

Democratic Transformations in EuropeChallenges and opportunities Democracies evolve. Their evolution is not only key to their survival; it is also a reflection of the changing environment in which they operate. This book contributes to the analysis and understanding of how democratic states have transformed over time by examining a number of challenges and opportunities that they face. With a focus on ‘Europe 31’ understood as the EU28 plus Switzerland Norway and Iceland the book brings together separate strands of literature which often remain disconnected in political science narratives. Looking at citizen–state relations the restructuring of politics and institutions of the state and developments which reach 'beyond and below' the state it interrogates a variety of issues ranging from the decline of parties or the re-emergence of nationalism as a political force to liberal challenges to social democracy terrorist threats and climate change. The book combines these different dimensions into a comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary democracy its challenges and opportunities and its dynamic capacity to adapt. In other words it deals with the perpetual threats to and transformations of democracy and the state’s ability to protect and strengthen its democratic attributes. This text will be of key interest to scholars of European Politics Comparative Politics and Democracy Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138100480

Democratic Transition and Security in Pakistan This volume examines the trajectory of Pakistan’s democratic transition and the implications of this change for its security. In May 2013 for the first time in its 66-year history Pakistan saw an elected government complete a full term in office and transfer power through the ballot box to another civilian government. At this important moment in Pakistan’s history this collection brings together twelve leading academics and writers with an aim to provide a far-reaching analysis of the current situation in Pakistan and emergent trends. Drawing on history diverse theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence three themed sections deal respectively with democratic transition (including Islam and democracy civil-military relations and economics) contested borders and contested spaces (the Pashtun belt Kashmir and intra-Islamic conflict) and regionalism (bilateral relations from both Pakistani and Indian perspectives US-Pakistan relations and nuclear weapons dynamics). Together the contributors explore the status of Pakistan’s democratic transition contemporary security dynamics and wider regional security and political dynamics and the complex interplay of the three to provide a wide-ranging analysis of Pakistan’s contemporary national and regional challenges its impact on the region and evidence of some positive trends for Pakistan’s future. The book will be of much interest to students of South Asian politics Asian security governance and IR in general as well as policy-makers diplomats and military professionals. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138096455

Democratic Transition in BhutanPolitical Contests as Moral Battles This book studies how a modern monarchy transformed Bhutan into a parliamentary democracy. A political ethnography it focuses on the historic elections of 2007–2008 and studies democracy and its transformational processes from the ground up. It draws on historical as well as contemporary theories about kingship and regime change to analyse Bhutan’s nascent democratic process and reflect on the direction of political change both at the state and local levels in the aftermath of the elections. It also presents insights into the electoral and political process by giving a first-hand account of the author’s own participation in the elections and ponders on the larger political implications of this election for the region. A strong theoretical discussion situated in robust fieldwork and personal experience this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of politics especially comparative politics and political institutions South Asian and Himalayan Studies political sociology and social anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367348342

Democratic Transition in the Middle EastUnmaking Power Popular uprisings and revolts across the Arab Middle East have often resulted in a democratic faragh or void in power. How society seeks to fill that void regardless of whether the regime falls or survives is the common trajectory followed by the seven empirical case studies published here for the first time. This edited volume seeks to unpack the state of the democratic void in three interrelated fields: democracy legitimacy and social relations. In doing so the conventional treatment of democratization as a linear formal systemic and systematic process is challenged and the power politics of democratic transition reassessed. Through a close examination of case studies focusing on Bahrain Egypt Iraq Lebanon Syria and Yemen this collection introduces the reader to indigenous narratives on how power is wrested and negotiated from the bottom up. It will be of interest to those seeking a fresh perspective on democratization models as well as those seeking to understand the reshaping of the Arab Middle East in the lead-up to the Arab Spring. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415505680

Democratic Transitions in East Africa Originally published in 2004. Genocide in Rwanda massive floods of refugees and displaced people in the Horn of Africa violent civil wars in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia - these are testimonies to the tremendous cost to grassroots communities when the authority and legitimacy of national political systems and leaders are called into question. The consolidation of democracy represents one tangible strategy to restore authority and legitimacy of political rule providing the peace and security necessary for political enfranchisement and economic opportunity. This volume explores the factors that are crucial to the emergence of democratic political systems on the African continent specifically focusing on Kenya Tanzania and Uganda. It highlights the political challenges facing these countries during this crucial transition period and provides insights that are applicable to other countries engaged in this process in Africa and beyond. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429262401

Democratic TransitionsModes and Outcomes Democratic transitions have occurred in many countries in various regions across the globe such as Southern Europe Latin America Africa East and Southeast Asia Eastern Europe and the Middle East and these nations have undergone simuntaneously political economic and social transformations. Yet the patterns and characteristics of transitions have varied significantly and different modes of transition have resulted in different outcomes. This book offers cross-national comparisons of democratic transition since the turn of the twentieth century and asks what makes democracies succeed or fail. In doing so it explores the influence the mode of transition has on the longevity or durability of the democracy by theoretically examining and quantitatively testing this relationship. The authors argue that the mode of transition directly impacts the success and failure of democracy and suggest that cooperative transitions where opposition groups work together with incumbent elites to peacefully transition the state result in democracies that last longer and are associated with higher measures of democratic quality. Based on a cross-national dataset of all democratic transitioning states since 1900 this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international politics comparative politics and democracy and democratization studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138683556

Democratic Uprisings in the New Middle EastYouth Technology Human Rights and US Foreign Policy As Egypt retreats from its newly elected government and Syria moves from one crisis to another this book’s reflection on the Arab Spring could not be more timely. Monshipouri’s account of the role of emotion solidarity and online activism is informed by several trips to the region that continue to this day. The uprisings were fueled by a demographic surge of young people unable to find employment and frustrated by the lack of freedom and now the elected regime has been ousted for failing to address these continuing circumstances. While modern technologies and social media may have brought new politics to the streets organization on the ground trumps the enthusiasm of young protesters when it comes to shaping a country’s political future. How to turn elections into democracy in these post-conflict societies continues to be a daunting task especially in countries with a longstanding history of military involvement in politics now experiencing a resurgence. This book addresses all of these subjects in an engaging and accessible narrative. <br><br><b>Key features of the text:</b> Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781612051352

Democratic VernacularsRhetorics of Reading Writing Speaking and Criticism since the Enlightenment Democratic Vernaculars is a comprehensive culturally inclusive and thematically unified history of the communicative audience-centered rhetorical vernacular that occupies the “middle range” of English bounded on the one side by expressive structure (grammar and linguistics) and on the other by aesthetics (literature). Broadening the history of rhetoric by considering a vast collection of vernacular resources such as elementary grammars and readers popular guidebooks textbooks and rhetorical treatises this book advances the history of the rhetorical theory and pedagogy since the 17th century by examining ways in which diverse vectors of the rhetorical vernacular coalesced to produce an English language sufficiently idiomatic for practical social exchange while being at the same time suitable for higher literary scholarly and cultural pursuits. Democratic Vernaculars is essential reading for scholars in rhetoric and the histories of language and education and can serve as a text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367416669

Democratisation and de-Democratisation in Europe?Austria Britain Italy and the Czech Republic-A Comparison This anthology illustrates political changes as a result of neoliberal economic and social policies as well as their impact on democracy at the national and European level. Five central issues constitute the framework for a general analytic approach a detailed description of the country reports from Austria Britain Italy and the Czech Republic: - What are the general economic and social conditions and prerequisites for participation? To what extent do these determine the quality of democracy democratisation and de democratisation? - In what forms of political participation does the population engage and what political participation behaviour does it exhibit? What effects do these forms and behaviour patterns in political participation have on the quality of democracy democratisation and de-democratisation? - What impact does the relationship between politics and the media have on the interaction between the quality of democracy democratisation and de-democratisation? - What are the consequences of Europeanisation (shifting political competences to the European Union level) for the quality of democracy democratisation and de-democratisation at the national level? - What reforms for democratisation and what counterstrategies to combat de-democratisation are possible and/or desirable? This volume demonstrates parallels in the development towards democratisation on the basis of different lines of argumentation and additionally takes stock of a variety of major and minor democratic deficits in the above-mentioned countries as well as at the European level. The Editors: Erich Fröschl Ph.D. political scientist is former director of the Dr.-Karl- Renner-Institute/Vienna and since 1992 lecturer for political science at Vienna University. Ulrike Kozeluh is a free-lance politologist currently working under a mandate of the Council for Research and Technology Development. Christian Schaller Ph.D. free lance political scientist working i.a. for the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development member of Agora. Media > Books > Print Books Studien Verlag, Austria 9783706545198

Democratisation and the Prevention of Violent ConflictLessons Learned from Bulgaria and Macedonia Challenging the often held belief that democratization necessarily leads to aggressive ethnic nationalism and even violent conflict this book offers an alternative account of democratization and inter-ethnic relations. It suggests that democratization can in fact help to prevent violent conflict in divided societies as demonstrated by two case studies: Bulgaria and Macedonia. At a time when democracy promotion is increasingly becoming part of international relations and foreign policy this study offers some poignant lessons for democratization and conflict resolution in places such as Iraq Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine to name but a few. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258195

Democratisation in the 21st CenturyReviving Transitology The 2010’s was a critical period in the continuing established trend of the spread of democracy worldwide: from the Arab Spring countries of Tunisia Libya Egypt and Yemen to the unfolding turmoil of Myanmar and Ukraine by way of the upheavals in Burkina Faso Senegal and Ivory Coast social mobilisation against autocratic corrupt or military regimes has precipitated political transitions that are characteristic of "democratisation." This book examines the state of democratisation theory and practice that reopens and revives the democratic transition debate exploring the factors that lead to the demise of autocracy the pathways and processes of change and the choice for an eventual consolidation of democracy. For all its insights and shortcomings the framework of transitology – a body of literature that has comparatively and through case-study analysis examined common patterns sequences crises and outcomes of transitional periods – has been largely eschewed. The essays written by international democratisation specialists tackle the series of questions raised by a body of literature that remains highly useful to understand contemporary political turbulence and transformation considering numerous crucial issues. This work will be of key interest to scholars students and practitioners of governance democratisation comparative politics international relations political science and more broadly history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138326422

Democratisation in the HimalayasInterests Conflicts and Negotiations Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity. The process of democratisation has accentuated ethnic competition assertion of identity and demand for ethnic homelands to protect safeguard and promote political and development interests of various groups. This volume discusses competing interests; identity politics that permeates political formations the transformations in the traditional forms of governance and their adaption to democratic institutions; the genesis and periodic eruptions of ethnic assertions and attempts to resolve ethnic conflict. It shows how recent efforts at deepening democratic values and implementing social justice have been resisted and contested. The book argues that the play of ethnicity the creation of political parties and interest groups the emergence of social movements and the voice of protest and opposition do not indicate a crisis in democracy but comprise the instruments by which the state is pushed towards reform welfare and inclusive politics and is obliged to listen to the people. Rich in ethnographic research this volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of social and political anthropology political studies South Asian studies Nepal and Himalayan studies sociology and development studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367279578

Democratisation of Myanmar This topical book studies the process of democratic transition in Myanmar. It outlines the factors that contributed to the political transition in the country and the circumstances in which the transition from military rule of nearly five decades to democracy took place. The author shows how political groups —especially Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy — and the military that had been hostile to the idea and practice of democracy came to work together paving the way for the political change after protracted struggle. The volume also examines the role of the civil society elites external agencies and institutions in the process of democratic change. Bringing together a balance of primary ethnographic fieldwork and nuanced analyses this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of Asian and Southeast Asian Studies politics and political processes democratization process and democratic transitions international relations peace and conflict studies especially those concerned with Myanmar. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780815395904

Democratising Leadership in the Early YearsA Systemic Approach Bringing together valuable insights from research and practice undertaken at the world-famous Pen Green Centre Democratising Leadership in the Early Years illustrates how settings and practitioners can develop and maintain forms of leadership which foster collaborative practices across and within settings and services. Effective leadership is key to establishing socially inclusive and democratic practices and as such it has become a key concern for policy-makers researchers and practitioners in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care. Drawing on authors’ first-hand experiences on systems theory psychological theory and neuroscience chapters in this book illustrate the role of highly effective leadership in ensuring that services are accessible inclusive and innovative. Practical advice will support professionals in overcoming destructive systemic and psychological dynamics to flatten hierarchies improve relationships learning and educational outcomes and to encourage staff parents and children to contribute creatively to collaborative enterprises. Accessible and insightful Democratising Leadership in the Early Years will improve understanding of approaches to leadership and support early years practitioners students and managers as they develop their leadership skills and build capacity within settings and the wider community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138337985

Democratising the EU from Below?Citizenship Civil Society and the Public Sphere For the European Union of the 21st century the search for sustainable prosperity and stability includes the challenge of reconciling democratic ideals and practices with the construction of a European constitutional order. From the 2001 Laeken Summit to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty and beyond EU leaders have repeatedly set out to bring citizens closer to EU governance by making it more democratic and effective yet several national ratification referendums have shown that publics are divided about whether and why to endorse or veto complex EU reform packages imposed from the top down. Despite these limitations people do effectively engage in the making of a European polity. By initiating national court proceedings active citizens are promoting fundamental European rights in Member States' practices. As party members they contribute to shaping mass media communication about and national publics' understanding of European political alternatives. As civil society activists citizens help build social networks for contesting certain EU reforms or advocating others. Last but not least as voters in national and European elections they choose between competing party visions and national parliamentary stances regarding the role of democratic citizenship. This original contribution to the debate about democratic citizenship vis-à-vis the challenges of economic globalization and European political integration presents critical explorations of different fields of direct representative participatory and deliberative democratic citizenship practices that affect the transformation of Europe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138490123

Democratization and Ethnic MinoritiesConflict or compromise? Many new democracies are characterized by majority dominance and ethnocentrism. Varying paths or transitions toward democracy create very different outcomes for how ethnic identities communities and politics are recognized. This book illustrates the varied consequences of democratization from ethnic violence new forms of accommodation to improve minorities’ status or sometimes only minor improvements to life for ethnic minorities. The book treads a nuanced path between conflicting myths of democratization illustrating that there are a variety of outcomes ranging from violence or stability to the extension of rights representation and new resources for ethnic minorities. Contributors discuss the complex mechanisms that determine the impact of democratization of ethnic minorities through five factors; inherited legacies from the pre-transition period institutional configurations elite strategies societal organization and international influences. Global in scope this book features a broad range of case studies both country specific and regional including chapters on Nigeria Kenya Turkey and Taiwan Eastern Europe the former Soviet Union Southeast and East Asia. This book provides new insights and makes at important contribution to existing debates. Democratization and Ethnic Minorities will be essential reading for students and scholars of democratization nationalism ethnic conflict and ethnic politics political science history and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138186262

Democratization and Ethnic PeacePatterns of Ethnopolitical Crisis Management in Post-Soviet Settings First published in 1999  this book explores the ethnic dimension of democratic peace agenda in new democracies. The democratic peace proposition concerns the fact that free peoples make good neighbours. How does it apply intra-nationally within multiethnic states? Does the establishment of a constructive and peaceful pattern of ethnic conflict management have anything to do with the type of rule? What tasks and dilemmas must be dealt with in order to promote a more positive and stable relationship of peace in democratizing multiethnic systems? The author searches for answers to these and other topical questions to underscore the linkage between ethnopolitical crises change and choice... The case study section examines the meanings articulations dynamics and character of ethnic peace in four post-Soviet cases (Estonia Lithuania Moldova Russia) with particular focus on areas factors and patterns of critical choice in the realms of institutions and interactions at the onset and at critical junctions of the democratization dynamic. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138612495

Democratization and Gender in Contemporary Russia This book examines civic activism democratization and gender in contemporary Russian society. It describes the character and central organizing principles of Russian democratic civic life considering how it has developed since the Soviet period and analyzing the goals and identities of important civic groups - including trade unions - and the meanings they have acquired in the context of wider Russian society. In particular Suvi Salmenniemi investigates the gender dimensions both masculine and feminine of socio-political participation in Russia considering what kinds of gendered meanings are given to civic organizations and formal politics and how femininity and masculinity are represented in this context. Exploring the role of state institutions in the development of democratic civic life the volume shows how under the increasingly authoritarian Putin regime and its policy of ‘managed democracy’ independent civic activism is both thriving yet at the same constrained. Based on extensive fieldwork research it provides much needed information on how Russians themselves view these developments both from the perspective of civic activists and the local authorities. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415674980

Democratization and Market Reform in Developing and Transitional CountriesThink Tanks as Catalysts This book explores the pivotal role of think tanks in the democratization and economic reform movements by evaluating their overall effect on the transformation process in developing and transitional countries around the world. James G. McGann assesses twenty-three think tanks located in nine countries and four regions of the world: Chile Peru Poland Slovakia South Africa Botswana the Philippines Thailand and Vietnam that have most impacted political and economic transitions in their respective countries. The author examines the role they played in the process of democratization and market reform during the late 80s and 90s and identifies the importance of think tanks in these processes by evaluating their overall effect on the policymaking process. He argues in the early stages of a transition from an authoritarian regime to an open and democratic society the activities of think tanks are especially critical and they have provided a civil society safety net to support these fragile democracies. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science democratization development economic development and civil society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138874145

Democratization and Memories of ViolenceEthnic minority rights movements in Mexico Turkey and El Salvador Ethnic minority communities make claims for cultural rights from states in different ways depending on how governments include them in policies and practices of accommodation or assimilation. However institutional explanations don’t tell the whole story as individuals and communities also protest using emotionally compelling narratives about past wrongs to justify their claims for new rights protections. Democratization and Memories of Violence: Ethnic minority rights movements in Mexico Turkey and El Salvador examines how ethnic minority communities use memories of state and paramilitary violence to shame states into cooperating with minority cultural agendas such as the right to mother tongue education. Shaming and claiming is a social movement tactic that binds historic violence to contemporary citizenship. Combining theory with empirics the book accounts for how democratization shapes citizen experiences of interest representation and how memorialization processes challenge state regimes of forgetting at local state and international levels. Democratization and Memories of Violence draws on six case studies in Mexico Turkey and El Salvador to show how memory-based narratives serve as emotionally salient leverage for marginalized communities to facilitate state consideration of minority rights agendas. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in comparative politics development studies sociology international studies peace and conflict studies and area studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138597686

Democratization and Social Movements in South KoreaDefiant Institutionalization South Korea provides an intellectual challenge in the fields of social movements and democracy in that intense mobilization and the strong influence of social movements have accompanied steady democratization for more than two decades despite major theories having predicted otherwise. This book examines how social movements in previously authoritarian contexts evolve after democratic transition using South Korea as a case study. It explores how democratic change influences the form of social movements and how social movements affect the pace and direction of democracy in turn. It explains how South Korean social movements were able to attain strong political influence by focusing on four causal factors: the configuration of major political actors during the transition period the relational dynamics among social movement groups the relationship between social movements and institutionalized political actors and the impact of transnational forces in the post-transition period. Unlike previous scholarship the book takes a historical actor-centered and process-oriented approach that closely follows the interactions among contending actors through event sequences rather than being driven by abstract theoretical frameworks. In doing so it analyses uses a broad range of evidence including police records untapped activist documents presidential memoirs newspaper accounts and original data sets. Shedding light on the complex political reality that gave rise to a contentious civil society in South Korea after democratization this book also illuminates the institutional conditions that can help promote domestic peace and stability. Therefore it will be of great use to students and scholars of Korean Studies Korean politics and social movements as well as policy makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138349926

Democratization and the European UnionComparing Central and Eastern European Post-Communist Countries This book examines in depth the impact of the EU on aspects of the quality of democracy in eight selected post-communist countries. Considering both the political and legal aspects of the dynamics among institutions and focussing on inter-institutional accountability the book analyses how constitutional designs have been effectively implemented to achieve this and to what extent this was the result of EU action. In order to make a comparative assessment of the EU on democracies the book features detailed case studies according to their different status vis-à-vis the EU including older new member states: Poland and Hungary; newer new member states: Romania and Bulgaria; potential candidates: Albania and Serbia; and neighbour and remote neighbour states: Ukraine and Armenia. Each chapter addresses a range of dimensions and most relevant domains of inter-institutional accountability that is: executive-legislative relationships; constitutional justice; decentralisation and regionalism; and the role of ombudsman or other relevant authorities. Seeking to assess how important the role of the EU has been in influencing the modes and characteristic of democracies and fundamental rights established in these regions this book will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics EU politics Post-communist studies and democratization studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967380

Democratization And The Islamist Challenge In The Arab World The rise of Islamic movements in the Arab world over the last decade coincided with a move toward democratization throughout the region yet after hopeful early signs progress toward democratization has stalled or has even been reversed in all but a few countries. This book explores the linkages between the move to democratize and the Islamist cha Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367160142

Democratization and the Media Mass communications media play a potentially crucial role both in democratization and in ensuring democracy's survival. The essays in this volume analyse differing aspects of the complex relationship between the media and democracy in a diverse range of national contexts. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203044834

Democratization and Welfare State Development in Taiwan This title was first published in 2002: Since the bloodless transition from authoritarian state to fully-fledged democracy Taiwan has undergone a period of dramatic social and political change. In a political culture increasingly dominated by platforms built on social policy issues this book provides an intriguing case study of the application of welfare state theories to the real-life social development of Taiwan. Combining a state-of-the-art discussion of the major theoretical schools of thought with in-depth analysis of the electoral promises and programmes in recent Taiwanese elections the book looks at the direct causal relationship between political competition in democratic elections and welfare state construction. It will prove essential reading for all those interested in the area of comparative social policy welfare theory Asian studies and politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138731813

Democratization in Africa: Challenges and Prospects It is two decades since the ‘third wave’ of democratization began to roll across sub-Saharan Africa in the early 1990s. This book provides a very timely investigation into the progress and setbacks over that period the challenges that remain and the prospects for future democratization in Africa.  It commences with an overall assessment of the (lack of) progress made from 1990 to 2010 exploring positive developments with reasons for caution. Based on original research subsequent contributions examine various themes through country case-studies inclusive of: the routinisation of elections accompanied by democratic rollback and the rise of hybrid regimes; the tenacity of presidential powers; the dilemmas of power-sharing; ethnic voting and rise of a violent politics of belonging; the role of ‘donors’ and the ambiguities of ‘democracy promotion’. Overall the book concludes that steps forward remain greater than reversals and that typically though not universally sub-Saharan African countries are more democratic today than in the late 1980s. Nonetheless the book also calls for more meaningful processes of democratization that aim not only at securing civil and political rights but also socio-economic rights and the physical security of African citizens. This book was originally published as a special issue of Democratization Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415754828

Democratization in China Korea and Southeast Asia?Local and National Perspectives Rapid economic pluralization in East Asia has empowered local and medial groups and with this change comes the need to rethink usual notions regarding ways in which "democracies" emerge or "citizens" gain more power. Careful examination of current developments in China Korea and Southeast Asia show a need for expansion of our understandings of democracy and democratization. This book challenges traditional ways in which political regimes in local as well as national polities are conceived and labeled. It shows from Asian experiences that democracy and its precursors come in more forms than most liberals have yet imagined. In reviewing recent experiences of countries across East Asia these chapters show that actual democracies and ostensible democratizations there are less like those in the West than the surprisingly consensual and standard political science of democratization suggests. This book first examines the extreme variation of democracy’s meaning in many Asian states that hold contested elections (South Korea Taiwan Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines and Thailand). Then it focuses on China. It analyzes a range of grassroots forces driving political change in the People’s Republic and it finds both accelerators and brakes in China’s political reform process. The contributors show that models for China’s political future exist both within and outside the PRC including in other East Asian states in localities and sectors that already are pushing the limits of the powerful but no longer all-powerful Chinese party-state. With contributions from leading academics in the field Democratization in China Korea and Southeast Asia? will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian politics comparative politics and democratization more broadly. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138066212

Democratization in Christian Orthodox EuropeComparing Greece Serbia and Russia For a long time Orthodox Christianity was regarded as a religious tradition that was incompatible with democracy. This book challenges this incompatibility thesis offering an innovative and fresh theoretical framework for dealing with the issue of Orthodoxy and democracy. This book focuses on the political behaviour of Orthodox Christian Churches in the democratization processes from a comparative perspective and shows that different Orthodox Churches acted differently in the democratization processes in Greece Serbia and Russia. The fundamental question that arises is – why? By focusing on institutions rather than on political theology this book answers this question from a comparative perspective. By studying the historical cultural and political roles of the Orthodox Christian Church in these three countries the author examines whether it is logical to presume that the Church played a significant role in the democratization process. This book will be of great interest to academics and students globally who teach study and research in the emerging field of religion and democracy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367420833

Democratization in EU Foreign PolicyNew member states as drivers of democracy promotion New democracies are uniquely positioned to promote democratic values and have a competitive advantage in the global democracy assistance industry. This book examines the attempts of one group of young democracies from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to channel this pro-democracy agenda into both national and European foreign policy and development support. It looks at how CEE is ‘upstream’ changing the EU on crucial policy issues as part of the common foreign and security policy. Furthermore it tracks the process whereby imported ideas and norms are recycled for further export ‘downstream’ and how these concepts are received in countries outside of the EU including the post-Soviet space the Western Balkans the Middle East and North Africa region and Central Asia. This text will be of key interest to scholars students and practitioners of democratisation studies European Union studies comparative politics international relations international development European politics as well as area/regional studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138309890

Democratization in Russia: The Development of Legislative InstitutionsThe Development of Legislative Institutions The development of Russian democracy has been a gradual process of maturation punctuated by dramatic events. This text examines events such as the first free elections the Russian parliament's resistance to the 1991 coup and the bloody confrontation with the military in 1993. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315481012

Democratization in South AsiaLessons from American Institutions Title first published in 2003. Chowdhury looks at the problems of democratization and development as it relates to building democratic institutions in the newly democratizing countries such as Bangladesh India and Pakistan. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138707870

Democratization in TaiwanChallenges in Transformation Taiwan faces many of the same challenges as most newly democratized nations such as the legacy of an authoritarian government a traditional culture ethnic division and non-majoritarian political institutions. Each chapter in this volume sheds light on the democratization process. The contributors examine questions concerning the state of political trust ethnicity democratic values and political institutions. In the post-Cold War era when America's foreign policy is focusing on how best to foster democratic transition throughout the world the lessons that can be learned from Taiwan's democratization impart valuable lessons to students and scholars. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315258188

Democratization in the Muslim WorldChanging Patterns of Authority and Power This book examines the role that political Islam plays in processes of democratization in the Muslim world detailing the political processes that facilitate the collective learning of democratic ways of solving the practical problems of those polities. Democratization in the Muslim World represents an important contribution to the debate on democratization and political Islam that emphasises the synergetic effects and global reach of both Islamist and democratic politics. It comes to terms with the problematic relationship between Islam and democracy in the uncertain post-Cold War post-9/11 world order by highlighting the malleability of Islamic discourses and of its institutional resources as well as the diversity of the political strategies of incumbent regimes to remain in power. It combines key theoretical issues and country-specific studies of some of the most relevant Muslim polities of the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era. This text was previously published as a special issue of Democratization and will be of interest to students of Middle East politics governance democracy and human rights. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315878669

Democratization of Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Humanity Artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as a transformational technology of the digital age. Its practical applications are growing very rapidly. One of the chief reasons AI applications are attaining prominence is in its design to learn continuously from real-world use and experience and its capability to improve its performance. It is no wonder that the applications of AI span from complex high-technology equipment manufacturing to personalized exclusive recommendations to end-users. Many deployments of AI software given its continuous learning need require computation platforms that are resource intense and have sustained connectivity and perpetual power through central electrical grid. In order to harvest the benefits of AI revolution to all of humanity traditional AI software development paradigms must be upgraded to function effectively in environments that have resource constraints small form factor computational devices with limited power devices with intermittent or no connectivity and/or powered by non-perpetual source or battery power. The aim this book is to prepare current and future software engineering teams with the skills and tools to fully utilize AI capabilities in resource-constrained devices. The book introduces essential AI concepts from the perspectives of full-scale software development with emphasis on creating niche Blue Ocean small form factored computational environment products. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367524128

Democratization of ExpertiseHow Cognitive Systems Will Revolutionize Your Life We create technology enabling us to do things never before possible and it ultimately changes the way we live work play and interact with each other. Throughout human history the democratization of technology making a technology available to the masses has brought about sweeping cultural social political and societal changes. In the last half-century the democratization of computers information the Internet and social media have revolutionized and transformed our lives. We now stand at the beginning of a new era sure to bring about waves of new revolutions the cognitive systems era. Until now humans have done all of the thinking. However our lives are about to be infused with artificial entities capable of performing high-level cognitive processing previously possible only in the human mind. Systems capable of this kind of "synthetic cognition" will achieve and surpass the level of human experts in almost every field of endeavor. Far from replacing humans these cognitive systems will be our collaborators teachers confidants colleagues and companions. The future will belong to those who can better partner with these cognitive systems. Made available to the average person via the Internet handheld devices and through ordinary objects all around us expertise will become democratized. Everything will change when anyone has access to expertise in any field and new things will be possible. The democratization of expertise is the foundation on which our society’s revolutions will be built over the next half-century. This book discusses societal and cultural revolutions throughout history brought about by the adoption of new technology and gives brief histories of human cognitive augmentation and artificial intelligence. In the coming cognitive systems era humans by collaboratively partnering with cognitive systems will together achieve expert-level performance—synthetic expertise—with humans performing some of the cognitive processing and cognitive systems performing some. As the capabilities of cognitive systems improve over time the balance of thinking will shift from being mostly human to mostly artificial. This book introduces the Levels of Cognitive Augmentation to describe this shift. Drawing from previous research in cognitive systems and intelligent agent theory the knowledge stores required for expertise are identified in a Knowledge Level description of expertise. This book introduces a new abstract level called the Expertise Level to describe the skills needed for expertise. Combining the knowledge-level and expertise-level descriptions this book introduces the Model of Expertise. This book demonstrates use of the Model of Expertise by presenting several synthetic expert architectures: a synthetic teacher (Synthia) a synthetic friend/therapist (Sy) a synthetic elderly companion (Lois) a synthetic research companion (Synclair) and an automated scientific hypothesis explorer (Ashe). This book is intended for anyone interested in the fields of cognitive systems cognitive computing cognitive augmentation or artificial intelligence or the impact of technologies from these fields on society. Anyone doing research and development in the area of cognitive systems or artificial intelligence will find this book particularly useful. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367859459

Democratization of Intelligence This comparative analysis of the sometimes fraught process of achieving democratic governance of security intelligence agencies presents material from countries other than those normally featured in the Intelligence Studies literature of North America and Europe. Some of the countries examined are former Communist countries and several in Latin America are former military regimes. Others have been democratic for a long time but still experience widespread political violence. Through a mix of single-country and comparative studies major aspects of intelligence are considered including the legacy of and transition from authoritarianism; the difficulties of achieving genuine reform; and the apparent inevitability of periodic scandals. Authors consider a range of methodological approaches to the study of intelligence and the challenges of analysing the secret world. Finally consideration is given to the success – or otherwise – of intelligence reform and the effectiveness of democratic institutions of control and oversight. This book was originally published as a special issue of Intelligence and National Security. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138059092

Democratization Through the Looking-glass In Democratization through the Looking-Glass Peter Burnell provides a revealing image of how our knowledge and understanding of democratization could be improved by viewing the topic through a more multi- disciplinary lens and from the perspective of more broadly based comparative analyses. Burnell and his contributors encourage readers to both "look and think outside of the box " beyond the limited parameters that usually shape the study of democratization.The goal of Democratization through the Looking-Glass is to pursue a more comprehensive understanding of democratization as a process taking many forms rather than just as a political phenomenon. With a viewpoint from a wider multi-disciplinary stance and broader global geopolitical knowledge base the contributors hope to get readers to better recognize and address gaps in the political science literature on the subject of democratization. The contributors seek to do this by specifically: explaining what democratization is while also making sense of the wide variety of experiences undergone by different societies at different times going through this very process; anticipating the wider effects of democratization's consequences for all human conditions at all levels; and critically assessing strategies for extending and deepening democracy by improving its positive qualities and chances of being sustained in societies into which it is introduced.This volume takes readers in the direction of predicting and foretelling the future of democracy and democratization with greater accuracy. In all Democratization through the Looking-Glass provides a wide-ranging review of themes issues and topics concisely written by leading experts in their fields while advancing its case for more inclusive comparative studies covering Europe and North America as well as developing regions showing precisely how multi-disciplinary approaches enhance a global vision and understanding of democratization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522183

Democratizing Central and Eastern EuropeSuccesses and failures of the European Union At first it was believed that accession to the EU would have a positive effect on the process of democratization in former communist countries. However over time it became clear that difficulties with the democratic system endured in a number of these countries. This book reconsiders the results of the process of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe and evaluates the nature and effectiveness of the Europeanization process. It comparatively explores the process of democratic consolidation and accession to the European Union in Poland Slovakia and Bulgaria. Using these case studies the book assesses the impact of the EU on the accountability and integrity of governments in this part of Europe. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of democratization studies European studies EU studies transition studies area studies and international relations. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138716643

Democratizing Education and Educating Democratic CitizensInternational and Historical Perspectives First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967397

Democratizing Higher Education PolicyConstraints of Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa This book was written with the purpose of analyzing the challenges faced by the post-apartheid government in South Africa with regard to reform of higher education. It covers the apartheid context of higher education resistance to the system and its ultimate demise democratic processes in post-apartheid reform agenda and how this agenda was emptied of its radical content as a result of global and local pressures. Highlighted are key constraints in the reform process  including the compromise pact agreed upon between the apartheid government and the ruling African National Congress the rapidly globalizing environment underpinned by neoliberal principles within which South Africa's transition took place shifts in macro-economic policies of government towards neo-liberal policy the inheritance of the bureaucracy and the inexperience of new government officials. These are presented in a narrative style that combines the author's experience the voices of key players involved and important data from a range of documentary sources. This is the first single authored book in post-apartheid South African that has systematically looked at higher education reform. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203959022

Democratizing Higher EducationInternational Comparative Perspectives Higher education systems around the world are undergoing fundamental change and reform due to external pressures—including internationalization of higher education increased international competition for students less reliance on public funding and calls to create greater access opportunities for citizens. How are higher education systems evolving structurally as a result of these and other pressures? In light of these changes how can higher education be a positive force for democratizing societies? This book examines the emerging trends taking place in higher education systems around the world focusing on the most salient political and social forces that underlie these trends. Each chapter provides a case study of a country exploring its cultural and political history the political and social developments that have affected its higher education system and the result of these changes on the higher education system. In a fast-changing knowledge-intensive democratic society Democratizing Higher Education explores how higher education systems can be developed to provide access affordability participation and quality life-long learning for all. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138020955

Democratizing Journalism through Mobile MediaThe Mojo Revolution Fuelled by a distrust of big media and the development of mobile technologies the resulting convergence of journalism praxis (professional to alternative) workflows (analogue to multipoint digital) and platforms (PC to mobile) result in a 24-hour always-on content cycle. The information revolution is a paradigm shift in the way we develop and consume information in particular the type we call news. While many see this cultural shift as ruinous Burum sees it as an opportunity to utilize the converging information flow to create a galvanizing and common digital language across spheres of communication: community education and mainstream media. Embracing the digital literacies researched in this book will create an information bridge with which to traverse journalism’s commercial precarity the marginalization of some communities and the journalism school curricula. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138319714

Democratizing Public Governance in Developing NationsWith Special Reference to Africa This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both the externally prescribed and home-grown governance initiatives geared toward democracy and development and suggests alternative strategies to improve the processes and institutions of governance. The chapters in the book deal with major concerns related to governance including the strengths and limits of existing policies and practices and the structure and role of state and non-state institutions in promoting democracy and participation. All these issues in general have great significance for realizing an authentic and enduring mode of democratic governance in the developing world. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367141929

Democratizing TechnologyRisk Responsibility and the Regulation of Chemicals Democratizing Technology provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the regulation of chemicals and an important contribution to green thinking about technology.Caroline Lucas Green Party MEP. This book is an excellent critique of the current risk-based approach to technology. By exploring the philosophical underpinnings and the practical applications of current policy on science and technology Chapman exposes the serious flaws in allowing economic considerations to dominate the agenda in this area. Her proposals for reform are expertly constructed and deserve urgent and serious consideration by policy-makers.Dr Stuart Parkinson Executive Director Scientists for Global Responsibility. In this important book Anne Chapman argues that decisions about technology should answer a republican question: what kind of public world should we create through technology? Democratizing Technology deserves to be read widely. John ONeill Professor of Political Economy University of Manchester UK A welcome addition to the new more empirical and applied literature in philosophy of technology. This book will be essential reading for a variety of scholars and for the general reader intent on understanding and criticizing our chemically made world.Andrew Light Interim Director Program on the Environment University of Washington US What is technology? How do humans use it to build and modify the world? What are the relationships between technology science economics and democratic governance? What if any are our ethical and political responsibilities and choices in how we develop deploy and control technology in democratic states? Democratizing Technology sets out to answer these questions. Focusing on the most widespread and pervasive technology - chemicals - this groundbreaking volume peels apart the critical technology debate to look at the relationship between humans technology and the biological world. Attention is given to the immensely important new regulations REACH (Registration Evaluation Authorization and restriction of Chemicals) the EUs largest ever legal framework discussing the problems that are likely to occur in REACHs reliance on risk assessment methods and suggesting an alternative way forward for the regulation of chemicals. Providing much-needed clarity and insight into the heart of key debates in science and technology risk analysis and mitigation and domestic and international law this volume arrives as a breath of fresh air. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967403

Democratizing the Economics DebatePluralism and Research Evaluation More than a decade since the global financial crisis economics does not exhibit signs of significant change. Mainstream economists act on an idealized image of science which includes the convergence of all perspectives into a single supposed scientific truth. Democratizing the Economics Debate shows that this idealized image both provides an inadequate description of what science should be and misrepresents the recent past and current state of economics. Economics has always been characterized by a plurality of competing perspectives and research paradigms however there is evidence of a worrying global involution in the last 40 years. Even as the production of economics publications has exploded the economics debate is becoming less plural and increasingly hierarchical. Among several causes the tendency to conformism has been exacerbated in recent years with the use of formal schemes of research quality evaluation. This book documents how such schemes now cover more than half of all economists worldwide and reviews the impact of biased methods of research evaluation on the stunting of levels of pluralism in economics. The book will be of interest to anyone who worries for the state of the democratic debate. As experts who intervene in the public debate economists must assure society that they are working in the best possible way which includes fostering a wide and fair scientific debate. It is this test of social legitimacy that economics currently fails. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367342012

Democratizing the European UnionIssues for the Twenty-first Century The European Union's "democratic deficit" and ways that might be found to resolve it are hot issues in both academic debate and practical politics. Democratizing the European Union offers a fresh approach to this subject by bringing together a diverse range of authors who have been actively involved either in analyzing the activities of the European Union or participating in them.The contributors go beyond a primarily institutional approach by highlighting issues having to do with values participation and exclusion. Collectively this volume also transcends the limitations of abstract theory. Embracing a range of perspectives and including discussions of major contemporary challenges such as enlargement and economic and monetary union this book contains a detailed analysis of the response of New Labour to the democratization debate. The contributions include: Sue Cohen "Social Solidarity in the Delors Period"; Sverker Gustavsson "Reconciling Suprastatism and Accountability: A View from Sweden"; Stefano Fella "A Europe of the Peoples? New Labour and Democratizing the EU"; John Lambert and Catherine Hoskyns "How Democratic is the European Parliament?"; Valerio Lintner "Controlling Monetary Union"; Mary Kaldor "Eastern Enlargement and Democracy"; Richard Kuper "Democratization: A Constitutionalizing Process"; and Catherine Hoskyns "Democratizing the EU: Evidence and Argument."Democratizing the European Union is essential reading for all those with an interest in the EU and broader questions of democracy. It is also particularly useful for students of European Studies and practitioners involved in EU policymaking and lobbying. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522190

DemodiversityToward Post-Abyssal Democracies We are living in a time when social and political authoritarianism appear to be gaining ground around the world. This book presents the democratic practices spaces and processes that engage directly with the theoretical assumptions advanced by the epistemologies of the South summoning other contexts and empirical realities that attest to the possibility of a renewal and deepening of democracy beyond the liberal and representative canon which is embedded within a world capitalist system. The chapters in this book put forward the ideas of demodiversity of high-intensity democracy of the articulation between representative democracy and participatory democracy as well as in certain contexts between both these and other forms of democratic deliberation such as the communitarian democracy of the indigenous and peasant communities of Africa Latin America and Asia. The challenge undertaken in this book is to demand utopia imagining a post-abyssal democracy that permits the democratizing decolonizing decommodifying and depatriarchalizing of social relations. This post-abyssal democracy obliges us to satisfy the maximum definition of democracy and not the minimum transforming society into fields of democratization that permeate the structural spaces of contemporary societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367512316

Demographic AnalysisProjections on Natality Fertility and Replacement Population control requires that the birth rate equal to the death rate. If it is too low population will decline; if it is too high population will increase. If either condition persists long enough the population will diminish towards zero or increase towards infinity. Fortunately the birth trajectory does not have to be set once and for all but can be adjusted within limits. Since birth and death rates determine whether we are heading for population extinction or explosion they are well designated "vital statistics." Their understanding and use are a central theme of demographic analysis."Demographic Analysis" presents those techniques that are often called for in the study of demographic problems. Such techniques permit researchers to fill the gap between the large amounts of data made available by censuses and the theoretical and practical questions that need to be answered; the techniques of this book effectively bring the data into confrontation with the problems. In his treatment of population projection Pressat applies methods developed in earlier sections for mortality arid fertility. The emphasis is on population projection and accords with its usefulness in demographic analysis. The meaning of a demographic rate or trend is brought out by seeing to what condition it would lead if continued. No assumption is made that the concrete future will follow either path.The substance of the book is devoted to the main themes of mortality and fertility. Underlying these as well as nearly every other kind of data with which the demographer deals is the problem of location in time - the relation of vital events to the calendar and also to the age of the persons undergoing them. Pressat's detailed attention to this problem forms a solid basis for how current methodology accounts of demographic changes. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522206

Demographic Developments in China This book assesses current developments in China’s demography and discusses the changes which should be implemented to bring policy into line with the current demographic situation. It argues that population planning which was introduced in the early years of the People’s Republic alongside economic planning including "the one child policy" is no longer appropriate. It considers the results of the 2010 census which showed the very significant shifts that are occurring including a declining rate of population growth ongoing growth of the number of people in "the floating population" an increasingly imbalanced sex ratio among newborn children and ongoing ageing of the population. Besides discussing population planning policy the book also examines how policies in the fields of education health gender relations child development in rural areas and polices for the elderly and families should be adjusted to accommodate demographic developments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138481572

Demographic Engineering: Population Strategies in Ethnic Conflict Demography has always mattered in conflict but with conflict increasingly of an inter-ethnic nature with sharper demographic differences between ethnic groups and with the spread of democracy numbers count in conflict now more than ever. This book argues for and develops a framework for demographic engineering which provides a fresh perspective for looking at political events in countries where ethnicity matters. It asks how policies have been framed and implemented to change the demography of ethnic groups on the ground in their own interests. It also examines how successful these policies have been focusing on the cases of Sri Lanka Israel/Palestine Northern Ireland and the USA. Often these policies are hidden but author Paul Morland teases them out with skill both from the statistics and documentary records and through conversations with participants. Offering a new way of thinking about demographic engineering (’hard demography’ versus ’soft demography’) and how ethnic groups in conflict deploy demographic strategies this book will have a broad appeal to demographers geographers and political scientists. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138546776

Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior examines the political behavior of various groups in the United States in an effort to demonstrate how demographic backgrounds and socialization affect political behavior. Media coverage has disproportionately focused on the red state versus blue state divide leaving the impression that American political behavior is determined solely by place of residence. This however ignores the numerous other political divides that exist in the United States today. In order to better conceptualize the landscape of American political behavior Patrick Fisher analyzes the political gaps in six different demographics (income religion gender race age and geography) and examines the effect these political gaps have on public opinion policy and party positioning. Written in an accessible fashion Demographic Gaps in American Political Behavior uses contemporary examples and data from the 2008 and 2012 elections to help readers understand how and why demographic background has the potential to greatly influence political opinions and behavior. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780813345963

Demographic Methods First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203784273

Demographic Perspective of China’s Economic Development China is historically famous for its high demographic dividend and its huge working population and this has driven tremendous economic growth over the past few decades. However that population has begun to shrink and the Lewis turning point whereby surplus rural population has been absorbed into manufacturing is also approaching leading to great change in the Chinese labor market. Will this negatively affect China’s economic growth? Can the "Middle-Income Trap" be avoided? What reforms should be made on the labor supply side? This book tackles these key questions. This book is a collection of 14 papers presenting the author’s observations analysis and opinions of China’s long-term economic development from the demographic perspective while analysing real economic problems from the past and including policy recommendations. It provides a critical reference for scholars and students interested in Chinese economic development and demographic perspectives on economic development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367471033

Demographic Responses To DevelopmentSources Of Declining Fertility In The Philippines This book examines the causes of declining fertility in a major Southeast Asian nation the Philippines. It describes issues pertaining to the significance and utility of demographic measurement for promoting rapid economic development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367170059

Demographic TargetingThe Essential Role of Population Groups in Retail Marketing This title was first published in 2002: Retailers who ignore the demographics of their customers do so at their peril. Examining the role of age and gender in the behavior and patterns of shoppers this book looks at all shoppers as members of distinct demographic groups each of which marches to the beat of its own drum. We can say a lot about people and their shopping behavior simply by examining their demographic group membership. For example we can say that middle-aged shoppers have less time available for shopping but more money. Such ideas provide valuable information about how to sell to them. Demographic targeting is the key to success when it comes to modern retailing. This book takes a look at shopping from the perspective of demography and considers the demographic group to be a crucial concept for understanding the modern shopper. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138739352

DemographicsA Guide to Methods and Data Sources for Media Business and Government Demographics has become a critical dimension of the work of many journalists business professionals and government analysts and managers. Yet those who are not professional demographers often find locating and effectively using demographics difficult. Written by leading authorities Demographics provides a single-volume resource that is readily understandable by everyone. It describes and demonstrates how students and working professionals can obtain use and communicate demographic information effectively. Consisting of ten chapters organized into four sections on basic demographic concepts definitions and methods this book includes sources of demographic and economic data as well as explanations and examples of how to effectively and accurately use them. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635217

Demography And EmpireA Guide To The Population History Of Spanish Central America 1500-1821 The first bibliography of its kind Demography and Empire offers a comprehensive survey of recent literature in Spanish and in English pertaining to the population history of colonial Central America. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166731

Demography at the EdgeRemote Human Populations in Developed Nations Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions this book compares and contrasts the research methods and models and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic adaptive evolving systems it explores how populations respond in different ways to changing environmental cultural and economic conditions and how effectively they manage these change processes. Theoretical understandings and policy issues arising from demographic modelling are tackled including: competition for skilled workers; urbanisation and ruralisation; population ageing; the impacts of climate change; the life outcomes of Indigenous peoples; globalisation and international migration. Based on a strong theoretical framework around issues of heterogeneity generational change temporariness and the relative strength of internal and external ties Demography at the Edge provides a common set of approaches and issues that benefit both researchers and practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138267992

Demography of the Dobe !Kung First published in 1979 this is a classic study of the population of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Deselt of Botswana. Using methods that are simple and fully illustrated the author presents empirical descriptions of the fertility mortality and marriage patterns of the now famous !Kung hunter-gatherers.The !King "Bushman" people of the Kalahari desert in Africa occupy an anomalous position in the world of science. They have been selected for intensive study precisely because they are geographically socially and economically removed from modern industrialized society living in a sparsely settled and remote portion of an enormous semidesert. The !Kung maintain the language and culture of a fully develop hunting and gathering society with (until very recently) no dependence on cultivated plants no domesticated animals other than the dog no stratification system based on kinship or occupation no power or authority structure extending further than the local bands composed of a few related families no wage labor no use of money and no settled sites of occupation.At the same time the !Kung have become well-known figures to students—both undergraduate and professional—of Western social science. The faces of !Kung informants gaze from the covers and the illustrations of many texts in anthropology and sociology.Why has all this attention been developed around the !Kung people? Part of the answer lies in the people themselves. The !Kung are a physically attractive people with slender graceful bodies and open small-featured faces that are appealing and photogenic. Their culture is simple and has its striking features. The struggle for subsistence the click language the emphasis on sharing and humility the drama of the curing dances in which individuals go into trance and speak directly to spirits to cure sickness and the pervasive humor teasing and playfulness of the !Kung style are all features that are relatively easy to convey and interesting to l earn about.This work covers areas such as marriage fertility disease mortality history and the projected future of the !Kung. This book will be of interest to students of demographic studies anthropology and African studies. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203793480

Demolishing WhitehallLeslie Martin Harold Wilson and the Architecture of White Heat This book is about a lost world albeit one less than 50 years old. It is the story of a grand plan to demolish most of Whitehall London’s historic government district and replace it with a ziggurat-section megastructure built in concrete. In 1965 the architect Leslie Martin submitted a proposal to Charles Pannell Minister of Public Building and Works in Harold Wilson’s Labour government for the wholesale reconstruction of London’s ’Government Centre’. Still reeling from war damage its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century palaces stood as the patched-up headquarters of an imperial bureaucracy which had once dominated the globe. Martin’s plan - by no means modest in conception scope or scale - proposed their replacement with a complex that would span the roads into Parliament Square reframing the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The project was not executed in the manner envisaged by Martin and his associates although a surprising number of its proposals were implemented. But the un-built architecture is examined here for its insights into a distinctive moment in British history when a purposeful technological future seemed not just possible but imminent apparently sweeping away an anachronistic Edwardian establishment to be replaced with a new meritocracy forged in the ’white heat of technology’. The Whitehall plan had implications well beyond its specific site. It was imagined by its architects as a scientific investigation into ideal building forms for the future an important development in their project to unify science and art. For the political actors it represented a tussle between government departments between those who believed that Britain needed to discard much of its Victorian and Edwardian decoration in the name of ’professionalization’ and those who sought to preserve its ornate finery. Demolishing Whitehall investigates these tensions between ideas of technology and history science and art socialism and el Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138277175

Demolition Reuse Conc Mason V1 This book contains papers presented at the Second International RILEM Symposium on Demolition and Reuse of Concrete and Masonry held in Tokyo Japan in November 1988 on various demolition techniques and practice as well as demolition machines of concrete structures. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367659455

Demolition Reuse Conc Mason V2 This book includes papers on demolition methods and practice and reuse of demolition waste presented at RILEM symposium held in Japan. The papers contribute to the development of demolition and reuse of concrete and masonry structures. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367659462

Demonetisation DecodedA Critique of India's Currency Experiment On the night of 8 November 2016 at 8:15 pm India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a televised broadcast to the nation that with effect from midnight currency notes of denominations Rs 500 and Rs 1 000 would no longer be legal tender. In one stroke this involved the de-recognition of over 86 per cent of the value of Indian currency in circulation with only four hours’ notice. This important book provides a quick and concise explanation of the goals implications initial effects and the political economy of this major demonetisation move by the Government of India. It clarifies key concepts and offers astute economic analysis to guide the reader through the various claims arguments and critiques that have been made; highlights the complexities of the processes that have been unleashed; and examines the likely outcomes in the long term as well as those that are immediately evident. Timely and lucid this book will interest students and researchers in the fields of economics finance management law politics and governance as well as policy makers legislators civil society activists and the media. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367368036

Demonic Possession and ExorcismIn Early Modern France This is a highly original study of demon possession and the ritual of exorcism both of which were rife in early modern times and which reached epidemic proportions in France.Catholics at the time believed that the Devil was everywhere present in the rise of the heretics in the activities of witches and even in the bodies of pious young women. The rite of exorcism was intended to heal the possessed and show the power of the Church - but it generated as many problems as it resolved. Possessed nuns endured frequently violent exorcisms exorcists were suspected of conjuring devils and possession itself came to be seen as a form of holiness elevating several women to the status of living saints. Sarah Ferber offers a challenging study of one of the most intriguing phenomena of early modern Europe. Looking towards the present day the book also argues that early modern conflicts over the Devil still carry an unexpected force and significance for Western Christianity. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203644560

Demonizing the OtherAntisemitism Racism and Xenophobia At the close of the twentieth century the stereotyping and demonization of 'others' whether on religious nationalist racist or political grounds has become a burning issue. Yet comparatively little attention has been paid to how and why we fabricate images of the 'other' as an enemy or 'demon' to be destroyed. This innovative book fills that gap through an interdisciplinary cross-cultural approach that brings together a distinguished array of historians anthropologists psychologists literary critics and feminists.The historical sweep covers Greco-Roman Antiquity the MIddle Ages and the MOdern Era. Antisemitism receives special attention because of its longevity and centrality to the Holocaust but it is analyzed here within the much broader framework of racism and xenophobia. The plurality of viewpoints expressed in this volume provide fascinating insights into what is common and what is unique to the many varieties of prejudice stereotyping demonization and hatred. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415516198

Demonology Religion and WitchcraftNew Perspectives on Witchcraft Magic and Demonology First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203055748

Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe Demonology – the intellectual study of demons and their powers – contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions? Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists’ concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level while some of the judges’ concerns reflected popular culture. This book brings demonology and witch-hunting back together while placing both topics in their specific regional cultures. The book’s chapters each written by a leading scholar cover most regions of Europe from Scandinavia and Britain through to Germany France and Switzerland and Italy and Spain. By focusing on various intellectual levels of demonology from sophisticated demonological thought to the development of specific demonological ideas and ideas within the witch trial environment the book offers a thorough examination of the relationship between demonology and witch-hunting. Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe is essential reading for all students and researchers of the history of demonology witch-hunting and early modern Europe. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367440527

De-monopolization And Competition Policy In Post-communist Economies This book considers the extent of the post-Communist monopoly problem as well as progress in de-monopolization providing a complete comparative picture of the development of competition policy in a broad cross section of formerly socialist countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367166724

Demons in the Consulting RoomEchoes of Genocide Slavery and Extreme Trauma in Psychoanalytic Practice Demons in the Consulting Room: Echoes of Genocide Slavery and Extreme Trauma in Psychoanalytic Practice isthe second of two volumes addressing the overwhelming often unmetabolizable feelings related to mourning both on an individual and mass scale. Authors in this volume explore the potency of ghosts ghostliness and the darker often grotesque aspects of these phenomena. While ghosts can be spectral presences that we feel protective of demons haunt in a particularly virulent way distorting experience our sense of reality and our character. Bringing together a collection of clinical and theoretical papers emons in the Consulting Room reveals how the most extreme types of trauma can continue to have effects across generations and how these effects manifest in the consulting room. Essays in this volume consider traumas that have affected multiple generations of people such as the Holocaust experiences in the gulags and the experience of slavery. Authors here consider the clinical challenges of working with the demonic force in severe childhood abuse and the effects of serious and prolonged physical injury and illness. Inevitably there is in such difficult clinical work the combined effects of hauntings in the analysts and in patients and often in the surrounding culture. In this book distinguished psychoanalysts explore the myriad forms of ghosts and the demonic which interfere and disrupt the endlessly difficult psychic work of mourning. It will be of interest to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts as well as social workers family therapists psychologists and psychiatrists. emons in the Consulting Room ill appeal to those specializing in bereavement and trauma and on a broader level to sociologists and historians interested in understanding means of coping with loss and grief on both an individual and larger scale basis. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138943490

Demons of DomesticityWomen and the English Gas Industry 1889–1939 Demons of Domesticity offers a social history of the English gas industry from the 1880s to the late 1930s with an emphasis on the corporations that served London and the Home Counties. It documents the hitherto unexamined role that women played in the development of the industry by considering two major interlocking themes: the expansion of sales occupations for women in the English gas industry and the parallel growth and diversification of the industry's marketing strategies. During the late-nineteenth century the home became the focal point for a number of debates concerning female employment and gender roles. As an increasing number of labour saving domestic devices came onto the market women found themselves targeted by manufacturing companies and utility suppliers both as consumers and advocates. Foremost among these companies were representatives of the gas industry who actively addressed domestic issues. As the promoters purveyors and consumers of domestic technology Demons of Domesticity suggests that English female employees and consumers were not the hapless dupes of corporate marketing but instead had clear ideas about how domestic technology could and should be used to reconfigure the public and private spaces of work and home. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138256552

Demonstrating Science with Soap Films Many of us have been fascinated as children by soap bubbles and soap films. Their shapes and colours are beautiful and they are great fun to pay with. With no les intensity scientists and mathematicians have been interested in the properties of bubbles and films throughout scientific history.In this book David Lovett describes the properties of soap films and soap bubbles. He then uses their properties to illustrate and elucidate a wide range of physical principles and scientific phenomena in a way that unifies different concepts. The book will appeal not only to students and teachers at school and university but also to readers with a general scientific interest and to researchers studying soap films. For the most part simple school mathematics is used. Sections containing more advanced mathematics have been placed in boxes or appendices and can be omitted by readers without the appropriate mathematical background.The text is supported with* Over 100 diagrams and photgraphs.* Details of practical experiments that can be performed using simple household materials.* Computer programs that draw some of the more complicated figures or animate sequences of soap film configurations.* A bibliography for readers wishing to delve further into the subject.David Lovett is a lecturer in physics at the University of Essex. His research interests include Langmiur-Blodgett thin films and the use of models as teaching aids in physics. He has been interested in soap films since 1978 and has made a number of original contributions to the subject particularly in the use of models which change their dimensions and their analogy with phase transitions. He has published three other books including ITensor Properties of Crystals (Institute of Physics Publishing 1989).John Tilley is also a lecturer in physics at the University of Essex with research interests in theoretical solid-state physics and soap films. He is coauthor of Superfluidity and Superc Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367402136

Demonstrating Your Clinical Competence in Cardiovascular and Neurological Conditions All registered nurses are required to keep portfolios which demonstrate their competence in clinical practice in order to receive re-registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. In addition they are encouraged to seek individual annual appraisals which highlight their progress and areas the require development. This book provides examples and ideas on how to document learning competence performance or standards of service delivery. It takes an important clinical theme throughout providing key information on clinical management from the outset followed by structured examples of evidence of performance and application of learning in practice individualised for each clinical theme focussing on cardiovascular and neurological conditions. It explains how to gather evidence from clinical interactions and other aspects of daily work. All nurses working in primary care with an interest in chronic disease management especially those who are looking for a more ‘first contact’ work within their role will find this book valuable reading. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315379210

Demonstrating Your Clinical Competence in Respiratory Disease Diabetes and Dermatology Evidence-based medicine draws on terminology used in biostatistics epidemiology health economics philosophy ethics logic and the social sciences. In this unique compendium the author defines the common terms used in evidence-based medicine and provides useful notes and references to help the reader understand this terminology and explore further if necessary. The book explains statistical formulae commonly used in evidence-based medicine. It is ideal for doctors nurses and pharmacists who are not familiar with statistical terms and statisticians and health economists who are not familiar with pharmaceutical or clinical terminology. The definitions explanatory notes and references are clear and easily understandable. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315365176

Demonstrating Your Clinical Competence in Women's Health Primary Care Nursing Series. All registered nurses are required to keep portfolios which demonstrate their competence in clinical practice in order to receive re-registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. In addition they are encouraged to seek individual annual appraisals which highlight their progress and areas the require development. This book provides examples and ideas on how to document learning competence performance or standards of service delivery. Presented in an easy-to-read style with practical suggestions to improve clinical care it enables readers to expand their clinical knowledge as well as enabling them to demonstrate their level of expertise through portfolio work focusing on the area of women’s health. It highlights the most appropriate evidence to prove competency and expertise and provides the information to identify areas of strength and weakness suggesting ways in which clinical care can be improved and explains how to gather evidence for clinical interactions and other aspects of daily work. All nurses working in primary care with an interest in women’s health including practice nurses health visitors community midwives school nurses district nurses occupational health nurses and sexual health nurses will find this book essential reading. For more information on other titles in this series please click here Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315385464

Demonstrating Your Clinical CompetenceDepression Dementia Alcoholism Palliative Care and Osteoperosis This work is intended for those already in working in community care including nurses nursing students and social workers. It is aimed at those who have to provide palliative care from time to time and at those who are considering a career shift into this field. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315377742

Demonstrating Your Competencev. 1 This working manual has been developed to ensure that all health professionals involved in immunization will be both knowledgable about procedures and confident about their benefits. It shows the practitioner how to give vaccines safely and how to inform parents. The book is line with the new and revised "Immunization Against Infectious Disease" produced by the Department of Health but is written in a practical and easily accessible form. As well as being aimed at general practitioners health visitors school health nurses practice nurses clinical medical officers and district nurses the book has been written in such a fashion as to be understandable by parents. It has sections giving answers to the questions most frequently asked by parents and to the most common problems. In addition the book is adaptable for local use with space for key contacts and `phone numbers. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315385457

Demonstrating Your Competencev. 4 This volume focusing on breast cancer is part of a survey of health care needs for specific conditions published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study overall considers questions such as the population's needs the services available or unavailable to them the effectiveness of these services and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315379227

Demonstrating Your Competencev. 5 This volume focusing on dermatology is part of a survey of health care needs for specific conditions published on behalf of the Department of Health. This study overall considers questions such as the population's needs the services available or unavailable to them the effectiveness of these services and other perspectives in disease and service areas. This is the second series of needs assessment reviews. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315385167

Demonstratives and GrammaticalizationA Perspective from Modern Turkish Demonstratives and Grammaticalization offers an in-depth analysis of the demonstrative system in Turkish.This book provides the first comprehensive analysis dealing with both the synchronic variations in Turkish demonstratives and their grammatical changes. It sheds light on the syntactic semantic and pragmatic properties of the demonstratives systematically describes the various usages of these forms and provides a unified explanation for the various accounts of their distribution. While the focus is on Turkish this analysis contributes to our understanding of how a demonstrative system operates in a language with a three-way distinction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367731762

Demystifying Architectural ResearchAdding Value to Your Practice This practical hands on introduction guides you through the basics of undertaking research in day-to-day architectural practice helping you to exploit the growing opportunities on offer. It explores how developing a research specialism can improve the quality of your projects help to define your brand and generate new channels of revenue with innovative services for clients. The text is divided into four sections focussing on different types of Architecture Research Practice; commercial cultural social and technology. Each section includes a series of inspiring case studies written by practitioners themselves on the way in which research benefits their business as well as an essay by an expert which sets these projects in their methodological context. In this way the book highlights the broad spectrum of research being undertaken and the practical implications for the practice and their projects. This is designed for architects and practices who want to develop a clear specialism that adds brand value and will enable them to access new funding streams as well as students of architecture who are getting to grips with architectural research. Media > Books > Print Books RIBA Publishing 9781859465783

Demystifying Big Data and Machine Learning for Healthcare Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better ways to manage insights – both within and outside the organization today. Increasingly the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently as a byproduct of an organization’s day-to-day operations is becoming vital to hospitals and health systems ability to survive and prosper. One of the long-standing challenges in healthcare informatics has been the ability to deal with the sheer variety and volume of disparate healthcare data and the increasing need to derive veracity and value out of it. Demystifying Big Data and Machine Learning for Healthcare investigates how healthcare organizations can leverage this tapestry of big data to discover new business value use cases and knowledge as well as how big data can be woven into pre-existing business intelligence and analytics efforts. This book focuses on teaching you how to: Develop skills needed to identify and demolish big-data myths Become an expert in separating hype from reality Understand the V’s that matter in healthcare and why Harmonize the 4 C’s across little and big data Choose data fi delity over data quality Learn how to apply the NRF Framework Master applied machine learning for healthcare Conduct a guided tour of learning algorithms Recognize and be prepared for the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare via best practices feedback loops and contextually intelligent agents (CIAs) The variety of data in healthcare spans multiple business workflows formats (structured un- and semi-structured) integration at point of care/need and integration with existing knowledge. In order to deal with these realities the authors propose new approaches to creating a knowledge-driven learning organization-based on new and existing strategies methods and technologies. This book will address the long-standing challenges in healthcare informatics and provide pragmatic recommendations on how to deal with them. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138032637

Demystifying Chinese ManagementIssues and Challenges Today with a new leadership in place the People’s Republic of China enters a challenging new phase as an emerging economic superpower. The Chinese economy has dramatically changed over the three decades since Deng Xiaoping launched his economic reforms in 1978. It has been transformed from a command economy dominated by state-owned enterprises to a market socialist economy with a wide range of ownership forms both public and private. In turn its managers and management have correspondingly undergone a major sea-change. This edited collection attempts to demystify Chinese management highlighting recent research into these significant changes and their implications in a wide range of business enterprises both in China and overseas. It points to the strategic challenges and issues in terms of realizing the managerial version of the ‘Chinese Dream’. The topics covered include business schools in China corporate social responsibility financial services impression management international human resource management international competitive strategy choices internationalization of firms and the role of science parks. The book was originally published as a special issue of Asia Pacific Business Review. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415743792

Demystifying Communications RiskA Guide to Revenue Risk Management in the Communications Sector The rapid pace and increasing convergence of internet phone and other communications technologies has created extraordinary opportunities for business but the complexity of these new service mixes creates parallel opportunities for fraud and revenue leakage. Companies seeking to use communications technology as a delivery or payment platform for digital services are particularly at risk. They need to understand both their strategic and operational risks as well as those affecting their stakeholders - partners and customers. Effective risk management is as much about awareness culture training and organization as it is about technology. Mark Johnson's practical guide Demystifying Communications Risk highlights cases from a wide range of geographies and cultures and is designed to raise awareness of the multi-faceted and often complex forms that operational revenue risks take in the communications sector. It provides managers with an understanding of the nature and implications of the risks they face and the human organizational and technological approaches that can help avoid or mitigate them. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138278936

Demystifying DohaOn Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City Over the past decade or so the wealth produced by Qatar's oil and gas exports has generated a construction development boom in its capital city of Doha and the surrounding vicinity. Since the late 1990s the number of inhabitants has grown from less than 400 000 to more than 1.7 million today. In many respects Doha is portrayed as an important emerging global capital in the Gulf region which has been positioning and re-inventing itself on the map of international architecture and urbanism with a global image of building clusters of glass office towers as well as cultural and educational facilities. While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' features a comprehensive discussion on contemporary architecture and urbanism of Doha as an emerging regional metropolis. It provides a critical analysis of the evolution of architecture and urbanism as products of the contemporary global condition. Issues that pertain to emerging service hubs decentralised urban governance integrated urban development strategies image-making practices urban identity the dialectic relations between the city and its society and sustainable urbanism are all examined to elucidate the urban evolution and the contemporary condition of Doha. 'Demystifying Doha - On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City' concludes by suggesting a framework for future studies of the city as well as for investigating the future of similar cities setting out an agenda for sustainable urban growth while invigorating the multiple roles urban planners and architects can play in shaping this future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138251007

Demystifying Fixed Income AnalyticsA Practical Guide This book discusses important aspects of fixed income securities in emerging economies. Key features • Clarifies all conceptual and analytical aspects of fixed income securities and bonds and covers important interest rate and credit derivative instruments in a simple and practical way. • Examines topics such as classifications of fixed income instruments; related risk-return measures; yield curve and term structure of interest rates; interest rate derivatives (forwards futures and swaps) credit derivatives (credit default swaps); and trading strategies and risk management. • Provides step-by-step explanation of fixed income products by including real-life examples scenarios and cases especially in the context of emerging markets. • Presents consistent reference of actual market practices to make the chapters practice oriented while maintaining a lucid style complemented by adequate reading inputs and clear learning outcomes. • Includes complete solutions of numericals and cases for all chapters as an eResource on the Routledge website to aid understanding. The book will serve as a ready guide to both professionals from banking and finance industry (fixed income/bond dealers; fund/investment/portfolio managers; investment bankers; financial analysts/consultants; risk management specialists) and those in academics including students research scholars and teachers in the fields of business management banking insurance finance financial economics business economics and risk management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9780367514792

Demystifying LovePlain Talk for the Mental Health Professional Intended primarily for mental health professionals Demystifying Love deals plainly with topics rarely written about for clinicians. As the book shows love is the logical point of departure for a clinical understanding of sexuality and its problems. It is the most conventional framework for understanding sexual behaviors the one that is broadly endorsed across many cultures often as the ideal context for sexual expression. The book integrates an analysis of love in patients dealing with intimacy sexual desire infidelity forgiveness and reconciliation. Detailed with compelling case studies the author’s skill as a therapist comes through in the discussion of these topics—many of which are at the heart of numerous couple problems. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415861304

Demystifying Social Finance and Social Investment Social finance and social investment are not challenging concepts to grasp. They use commercial-style investment tools to create a social as well as a financial return. The application however is not always as straightforward. This book begins in the wider field of social finance but focuses primarily on social investment as a tool. The reader is helped to understand this from different angles: introducing social investment discussing social investment and taking a "deep-dive" into it to bring it to life. This unique book takes the reader on a journey from first principles to detailed practical application. This book examines the policy context and asks why social investment has only recently become so popular when in reality this is a very old concept. This is linked to the agenda of making charities more "business-like" set against the changing face of investment as charities can no longer rely on donations and grants as guaranteed income. The work they do is more important than ever and social investment used with care offers a new opportunity that is further explored in this text. Mark Salway Paul Palmer Peter Grant and Jim Clifford will help readers understand how a small amount of borrowing or a different business model focused away from grants and donations could be transformational for the non-profit sector. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367556280

Demystifying SustainabilityTowards Real Solutions What is sustainability? Much has been said about the terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’ over the last few decades but they have become buried under academic jargon. This book is one of the first that aims to demystify sustainability so that the layperson can understand the key issues questions and values involved. Accessible and engaging the book examines the ‘old’ sustainability of the past and looks to the future considering how economic ecological and social sustainability should be defined if we are to solve the entwined environmental economic and social crises. It considers if meaningful sustainability is the same as a ‘sustainable development’ based on endless growth examining the difficult but central issues of overpopulation and overconsumption that drive unsustainability. The book also explores the central role played by society’s worldview and ethics along with humanity’s most dangerous characteristic – denial. Finally it looks to the future discussing the ‘appropriate’ technology needed for sustainability and suggesting nine key solutions. This book provides a much-needed comprehensive discussion of what sustainability means for students policy makers and all those interested in a sustainable future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138812697

Demystifying the Chinese MiracleThe Rise and Future of Relational Capitalism The last three decades has witnessed miraculous economic growth of China. What has accounted for its miracle? What is the nature and future of the Chinese model? Is it unique? This book presents an analytical framework to demystify China's economic growth miracle. The book suggests that interlinked and relational contracts between the agents (in particular between the state and the business) can compensate for flawed markets to achieve high growth. This kind of relational capitalism is significant in the investment-based stage of development when mobilization of resources to exploit the existing technologies is key for growth. The book presents a general theory of interlinked relational contract the workhorse model of the book. The theory highlights that effective governance is a function of market extent and market completeness. The process of economic development and modernization can be looked at fruitfully from two perspectives: the markets and the institutions and their interactions. The book stresses the critical fit between the development stage and the governance for a country's economic transition and development and thus the idea of "appropriate institutions". Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138915275

Demystifying the LawAn Introduction for Professionals Demystifying the Law: An Introduction for Professionals explains unfamiliar legal concepts in interesting contexts thus helping you to understand and remember them. It illustrates legal principles using simple examples that anyone can understand. No single book can turn you into a lawyer but this one can help you decide when you need a lawyer's assistance and help you ask intelligent questions of your lawyer. It can even help keep you out of situations requiring a lawyer. Part I tells you where our laws come from and how they are applied in the court system. Part II explains the role in law of the executive branch of government including quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial activities judicial review and technicalities and terms. Part III covers several specific legal issues including civil procedure criminal law concepts burden of proof the "reasonable person" concept breach of duty personal and product liability and malpractice. It also gives brief introductions to contracts insurance law workers' compensation property law environmental law water law and other legal matters. Every professional should own this valuable resource! Ideal for both personal and business use. Appendices include how to find legal citations and extracts from the federal rules of civil procedure. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780429271458

Demystifying the Mystery of CapitalLand Tenure & Poverty in Africa and the Caribbean First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge-Cavendish 9781843147046

Demystifying Your Business Strategy While scores of strategic management books have been written many books fail to take into consideration the influences that shape and constrain managers’ ability to formulate and execute well-thought out strategies. Demystifying Your Business Strategy acknowledges and harnesses those influences providing practitioners with a helpful new approach to developing and maintaining a competitive advantage. In this book David Lei and John W. Slocum offer readers a comprehensive overview of the drivers of evolutionary advantage recognizing that sources of competitive advantage for any organization will necessarily shift and evolve in response to changes in the industry environment. Demystifying Your Business Strategy also offers practical insights on how to spot "inflection points" of strategic transition and identify signals that indicate when an organization needs to develop a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth discussion of the four different types of business strategies that many firms pursue and the strategic disciplines that support them this book can provide significant insight and direction to managers at all levels within an organization. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415538671

Demythologizing Educational ReformsResponses to the Political and Corporate Takeover of Education There are dozens of myths surrounding educational reform today maintaining the school’s role in economic competitiveness the deficiency of teachers the benefits of increased testing and the worthiness of privatization. In this volume the editors argue that this discussion has been co-opted to reflect the values and worldviews of special interest groups such as elites in power politicians corporate educational foundations and the media. Prominent educational writers tackle contemporary issues such as neoliberalism suburban schooling charter schools and parental involvement. They expose the "logic behind the talk" and critically examine these problematic beliefs to uncover meaningful improvements in education which are better grounded in the social economic political and educational realities of contemporary society. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138286726

Denationalisation of DefenceConvergence and Diversity Denationalisation of Defence consists of two major parts: first a generic and analytical section which presents the developmental trends in privatization and internationalization of armed force and second an empirical section analyzing the impact of these trends on the Nordic countries' defence and security sectors. The Nordic countries have a special relevance as objects of study given their traditionally strong public spheres and state-orientated systems of governance. This volume questions whether the process of denationalization has reached a point where countries are reacting to changes in their security environment by increasingly introducing elements of privatization and international integration. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576527

Dendrimers for Drug Delivery With chapters from highly skilled experienced and renowned scientists and researchers from around the globe Dendrimers for Drug Delivery provides an abundance of information on dendrimers and their applications in the field of drug delivery. The volume begins with an introduction to dendrimers summarizing dendrimer applications and the striking features of dendrimers. It goes on to present the details of usual properties structure classification and methods of synthesis with relevant examples. The toxicity of dendrimers is also discussed. The chapter authors provide an exhaustive amount of information about dendrimers and their biomedical applications including biocompatibility and toxicity aspects a very useful feature. This informative volume will be valuable resource that will help readers to create products derived from dendrimers and navigate through the regulatory manufacturing and quality control hurdles. It will be an important resource for researchers scientists upper-level students and industry professionals. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771886628

Dendrimers in Medical Science This valuable new book offers a new perspective on dendrimers that bridges the gap between basic research and applied nanomedicine. It explores the ultimate effectiveness of dendrimers in theranostics a promising field that combines therapeutics and diagnostics into single multifunctional formulations used to affect therapy or treatment of a disease state. The authors examine the potential uses of dendrimers which have proven their capabilities in local/systemic drug delivery physical stabilization of the drug solubility enhancement of the poorly soluble drugs and gene delivery. Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771884419

Dendrimers in Nanomedicine Nanomedicine can take advantage of the recent developments in nanobiotechnology research for the creation of platforms with superior drug carrier capabilities selective responsiveness to the environment unique contrast enhancement profiles and improved accumulation at the disease site. This book provides a broad glimpse of how various dendritic nanomaterials have been designed and used as efficient tools for nanomedicine. It comprises a pedagogic introduction to dendrimers and hyperbranched systems and their classical and accelerated syntheses through cutting-edge methodologies. The chapters on dendronized magnetic nanoparticles as theranostics dendrimers in theory (molecular simulations) siRNA delivery with dendrimers and dendrimers for image-guided therapy combined with chapters focused on specific types of dendrimers or hyperbranched structures detail the cutting-edge research in nanomedicine. Finally a detailed chapter on issues related to the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of dendrimers helps choose the right structures for successful transfer from bench to bedside. This book will appeal to those involved in nanobiotechnology macromolecular science cancer therapy tissue repair and siRNA delivery research. Media > Books > Print Books Pan Stanford Publishing 9789814745499

Deng Xiaoping and China's Foreign Policy Deng Xiaoping is widely acknowledged as the principal architect of China’s economic reforms but how far was he also responsible for shaping China’s foreign policy which emphasized “peace and development”? This book explores Deng’s foreign policy and shows how he established basic principles for China to have a foreign policy which supported economic development which stressed “harmony” in the world rather than “hegemony” and which avoided conflict and nurtured a peaceful approach. The book outlines how Deng worked to normalize relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union how he was disappointed by the lack of reciprocation by the United States where relations are still portrayed in terms of “the China threat” and how the principles established by Deng continue to be adhered to. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367889708

Deng XiaopingChronicle Of An Empire In 1978 Deng Xiaoping China's paramount leader launched the economic reforms that turned the world's most populous nation into an economic dynamo. Yet Deng also shaped the destiny of a China that to this day is locked in the iron embrace of the Chinese Communist Party and its ancient intractable leaders—even though early in his regime Deng had Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367158828

DengA Political Biography A comprehensive exposition of the life of Deng Xiaoping the pre-eminent leader of late 20th-century China from his birth in 1904 to the present. Written by an insider this study is notable for the detail it provides on elite-level Chinese Communist Party politics and Deng's changing relations with his party colleagues in the jockying for power that constitutes a significant aspect of CCP politics. This biography combines intimate details and the sweep of history that encompasses the struggles of 20th-century China. This text provides both political and personal information that may be of interest to students of Chinese history as well as providing an insight into the man who has influenced the social political and economic development of China. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315538334

Denial and DeprivationIndian Muslims after the Sachar Committee and Rangnath Mishra Commission Reports The volume attempts to gauge and analyse the level of denial and deprivation faced by Indian Muslims by evaluating their status after a gap of several years of Sachar Committee (2006) and Rangnath Mishra Commission (2007) Reports. It presents and discusses the current conditions with respect to outcome indicators such as population education economy poverty unemployment consumption level availability of bank loans infrastructure and civic facilities and representation in government employment. By placing facts in perspective it also discusses community-specific issues such as use of Urdu madrasa education and Waqf.In the post-Sachar era governments started many schemes to improve the condition of Muslims whose reach and impact is assessed with the help of latest data. It presents the social structure of Muslims presence of OBCs and Dalits and suggests a practical pattern for reservation. It follows up the process of implementation of recommendations of these reports and highlights how the governments adopted tokenism attempted to implement minor recommendations and shied away from major ones.The volume highlights the lopsided attitude of the previous UPA govern­ments hostile attitude of the present NDA regime and accelerated marginalization of Muslims in today’s scenario due to open discrimination mob-violence lynching and hate crimes in the name of various communal issues.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 9780367175856

Denmark and Europe in the Middle Ages c.1000�1525Essays in Honour of Professor Michael H. Gelting Where medieval Denmark and Scandinavia as a whole has often been seen as a cultural backwater that passively and belatedly received cultural and political impulses from Western Europe Professor Michael H. Gelting and scholars inspired by him have shown that the intellectual religious and political elite of Denmark actively participated in the renaissance and reformation of the central and later medieval period. This work has wide ramifications for understanding developments in medieval Europe but so far the discussion has taken place only in Danish-language publications. This anthology brings the latest research in Danish medieval history to a wider audience and integrates it with contemporary international discussions of the making of the European middle ages. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367879143

Denmark and the European Union This book offers an accessible coherent and comprehensive analysis of the recent contemporary and future challenges and possibilities facing Denmark in the European integration process. The book traces the formal as well as the informal ways of influence and adaptation in Denmark’s relations with the European Union. In doing so it also offers a contribution to our understanding of Europe as a differentiated political arena. Topics covered include: Identifying the challenges and opportunities of Danish EU membership via the policies pursued by Denmark in Europe. The ways in which Denmark adapts to the European integration process . Consequences of EU integration for citizen rights democracy policy coordination and implementation efficiency. Denmark and the European Union will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union and integration politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138898134

Denotified Tribes of IndiaDiscrimination Development and Change Social stigmatization is a virtual curse imposed on certain Indian social sections by the colonial government as part of their contextual political strategies by late nineteenth century. The so-called denotified tribes (formerly known as ex-criminal tribes) in Indian society occupy this state-made category.  According to the latest survey reports India has 198 groups belonging to nomadic and denotified tribes: unorganized scattered and utter nobodies. Social justice is alien to them and economic disempowerment eventually resulted in slavery bonded labour and poverty. Public welfare measures pay scant attention to the issue of reform and rehabilitation of these sections and they are made to suffer from an identity crisis today. Most of these communities are split under reserved categories: Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. The work tries to present a narrative detailing the conditions of denotified tribes during colonial and post-colonial India. And the undeclared wish in doing so is to seek the attention of those in policy-making and decision-making bodies under the Indian government. 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 9780367861827

Density Estimation for Statistics and Data Analysis Although there has been a surge of interest in density estimation in recent years much of the published research has been concerned with purely technical matters with insufficient emphasis given to the technique's practical value. Furthermore the subject has been rather inaccessible to the general statistician.The account presented in this book places emphasis on topics of methodological importance in the hope that this will facilitate broader practical application of density estimation and also encourage research into relevant theoretical work. The book also provides an introduction to the subject for those with general interests in statistics. The important role of density estimation as a graphical technique is reflected by the inclusion of more than 50 graphs and figures throughout the text.Several contexts in which density estimation can be used are discussed including the exploration and presentation of data nonparametric discriminant analysis cluster analysis simulation and the bootstrap bump hunting projection pursuit and the estimation of hazard rates and other quantities that depend on the density. This book includes general survey of methods available for density estimation. The Kernel method both for univariate and multivariate data is discussed in detail with particular emphasis on ways of deciding how much to smooth and on computation aspects. Attention is also given to adaptive methods which smooth to a greater degree in the tails of the distribution and to methods based on the idea of penalized likelihood. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140919

Density Waves In Solids ?Density Waves in Solids is written for graduate students and scientists interested in solid-state sciences. It discusses the theoretical and experimental state of affairs of two novel types of broken symmetry ground states of metals charge and spin density waves. These states arise as the consequence of electron-phonon and electron-electron interactions in low-dimensional metals.Some fundamental aspects of the one-dimensional electron gas and of the materials with anisotropic properties are discussed first. This is followed by the mean field theory of the phases transitions?discussed using second quantized formalism?together with the various experimental observations on the transition and on the ground states. Fluctuation effects and the collective excitations are reviewed next using the Ginzburg-Landau formalism followed by the review of the interaction of these states with the underlying lattice and with impurities. The final chapters are devoted to the response of the ground states to external perturbations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367091774

Dental Biomechanics Dental Biomechanics provides a comprehensive timely and wide-reaching survey of the relevant aspects of biomechanical investigation within the dental field. Leading the reader through the mechanical analysis of dental problems in dental implants orthodontics and natural tooth mechanics this book covers an increasingly important and popular subject area. It also addresses a number of contemporary discussions including:Hard and soft tissue mechanicsRelief procedures using computer tomography evaluation of image processing techniques and pre-surgical activityDental materials relating to implants titanium cast devices metallurgic problems and implant surface treatmentsMechanical testing procedures for reliability evaluation of dental devicesRelevant aspects of clinical practice with reference to biomechanical problemsOrthodontic treatments in relation to the mechanical characteristics of orthodontic appliancesNumerical modeling in dental biomechanics highlighting the relevance of this approach for the investigation of dental problemsMechanics of materialsA unique book Dental Biomechanics will be of interest to all bioengineers and clinicians with its presentation of a multidisciplinary approach to dental biomechanics based on mechanical clinical and chemical-physical knowledge. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367395254

Dental Foundation TrainingThe Essential Handbook for Foundation Dentists Foundation Training is mandatory for the majority of UK dental graduates who wish to practise NHS dentistry. Considered by many dentists as being a rite of passage it underpins the development of a career in all branches of dentistry. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781846199974

Dental Law and Ethics Radcliffe Primary Care series Work based learning is central to life long learning and most health professionals working in primary care are already formally or informally involved within this learning process. This book is a practical guide describing what work based learning is and outlining how it can be used as an effective learning system. Case studies throughout are taken from personal accounts of learning experiences from members of primary care teams. They demonstrate how work based learning can be made more effective and how this contributes to promoting change and service improvement. Work based Learning in Primary Care is essential reading for all members of the primary care team. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315375588

Dental Morphology for AnthropologyAn Illustrated Manual This work provides a new comprehensive update to the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS). Drawing upon her extensive experience in informatics curating data and dental morphological data acquisition Edgar has developed accessible and user-friendly standardized images and descriptions of dental morphological variants.  The manual provides nearly 400 illustrations that indicate ideal expressions of each dental trait. These drawings are coupled with over 650 photographs of real teeth indicating real-world examples of each expression. Additionally trait descriptions have been written to be clear comparative and easy to apply. Together the images and descriptions are presented in a standardized form for quick and clear reference. All of these modifications to ASUDAS make it more usable for students and professionals alike. In addition to these features of the manual the text makes a brief but strong argument for why dental morphology will continue to be a useful tool in biological anthropology through the 21st century. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781629585123

Dental Nursing The dental workplace is always busy whether in a dental surgery or a dental department in a hospital. This pocket-size reference book puts all the vital facts and information at your fingertips. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780273750192

Dental Photography in Practice Dental photography is an essential part of modern dental practice. Whilst in previous years a single lens reflex camera was the typical means to obtain dental images nowadays digital photographs are an invaluable asset for case documentation analysis and aesthetic treatment planning forming an indispensable basis for effective communication with patients and the dental laboratory. This book is a practical guide to clinical dental photography using a digital single-lens camera (DSLR). Beginning with an introduction to the DSLR camera the next chapters cover the macro lens lighting systems and setting up the camera for clinical use. The following sections discuss accessories and compare the different lighting systems for photography of the teeth and face. Compiled by a recognised UK-based dental surgeon this book is highly illustrated with nearly 500 clinical photographs and figures. Media > Books > Print Books Jaypee UK 9781909836921

Dental Practice Health Check "Dental Practice Health Check" helps dental practice owners improve their business. It is concise practical and ideal for day-to-day reference. Sound evidence-based principles are offered to assist practice owners in becoming better people managers drive revenue and profitability through marketing and customer service and ensure the business has robust systems and procedures to support its operation. By encouraging practice owners to step back and review their current business practices the book examines ways of making the dental business more rewarding in the long run - maximising opportunities and supporting revenue and profitability."Dental Practice Health Check" is highly recommended for principal dentists and dental practice managers including those undertaking training. Associate dentists interested in purchasing or starting their own practice will find the information enlightening as will accountants and legal firms with dental clients as well as banks and other financial institutions. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315377988

Dental Public HealthA Primer A guide designed for use by GPs practice managers and practice staff to help them understand the NHS pension scheme and take advantage of the benefits it offers to those in general practice. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315383002

Dental Statistics Made Easy This essential textbook presents the basics of dental statistics in an accessible way combining explanation in non-technical language with key messages practical examples suggestions for further reading and exercises complete with detailed solutions. There is an emphasis on the principles and application of statistics without the use of algebra. The statistical material is strongly rooted in practical examples drawn from a wide range of journal articles representing both dental health care delivery and clinical dentistry. The perspective is international with papers drawn from a variety of settings around the world. Many articles are recent and report contemporary developments in dental care. The intended audience includes dental students and practitioners those engaged in dental research and other health care professionals. For students and tutors it covers the undergraduate curriculum and the exercises and solutions make it ideal for course use. For practitioners and researchers it provides the first principles of study design accessing the dental literature and the preparation and publication of original dental research. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781498775052

Dentin Hypersensitivity in Clinical Practice Dentin hypersensitivity is difficult to manage due to the variety of its causes. With a range of treatment options available but with none more widely accepted than the other clinicians are forced to adopt a trial and error approach to management often with limited success. Dentin Hypersensitivity in Clinical Practice gives practical guidance on the core principles of diagnosis and pain management providing a comprehensive overview of the various treatment choices available to clinicians in their daily practice. The first half of the book presents an overview of current knowledge and latest research on the causes and treatments of dentin hypersensitivity while the second half features a collection of clinical cases designed to encourage readers to identify the cause of the pain in each scenario. Presented in a stepwise manner each case guides the reader through taking a history examining the patient and working through test results towards a differential diagnosis then a definitive diagnosis and treatment options. Media > Books > Print Books Jaypee UK 9781909836471

Denying DeathAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Terror Management Theory This volume is the first to showcase the interdisciplinary nature of Terror Management Theory providing a detailed overview of how rich and diverse the field has become since the late 1980s and where it is going in the future. It offers perspectives from psychology political science communication health sociology business marketing and cultural studies among others and in the process reveals how our existential ponderings permeate our behavior in almost every area of our lives. It will interest a wide range of upper-level students and researchers who want an overview of past and current TMT research and how it may be applied to their own research interests. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138843141

Denying the Comfort WomenThe Japanese State's Assault on Historical Truth Planned instituted and run by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Asia-Pacific War the ‘comfort women’ system remains hugely controversial. Although political leaders often contest the role of coercion many argue that the ‘comfort women’ were mobilized forcibly through processes of abduction and deception. Utilising archival research court testimonies and eyewitness accounts of both survivors and military and civilian personnel this book argues its case in three ways. Part I analyses the modalities of coercion employed by the authorities and investigates the historical differences and continuities between licensed peacetime prostitution and wartime sexual slavery. Part II then examines the failures f the Asian Women’s Fund to resolve the ‘comfort women’ issue whilst Part III explores the removal of ‘comfort women’ content from school history texts after the late 1990s and details Japan’s diplomatic efforts to prevent war victims froms uing the post-war state. Presenting a strong argument in opposition to the revisionist school of thought this book ultimately concludes that a realistic settlement would see a victim-oriented solution that the survivors can accept. Written by leading Japanese and zainichi Korean scholars Denying the Comfort Women will be of huge interest to students and scholars of modern Japanese studies gender studies women’s studies and Asian history. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367349660

Departing from FregeEssays in the Philosophy of Language Frege is now regarded as one of the world's greatest philosophers and the founder of modern logic. Mark Sainsbury argues that we must depart considerably from Frege's views if we are to work towards an adequate conception of natural language. This is an outstanding contribution to philosophy of language and logic and will be invaluable to all those interested in Frege and the philosophy of language. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753739

De-Pathologizing ResistanceAnthropological Interventions In a time of renewed interest in insurrectionary movements urban protest and anti-austerity indignation the idea of resistance is regaining its relevance in social theory. De-Pathologizing Resistance re-examines resistance as a concept that can aid social analysis highlighting the dangers of pathologising resistance as illogical and abnormal or exoticising it in romanticised but patronising terms. Taking a de-pathologising and de-exoticising perspective this book brings together insights from older and newer studies the intellectual biographies of its contributing authors and case studies of resistance in diverse settings such as Egypt Greece Israel and Mexico. From feminist studies to plaza occupations and anti-systemic uprisings there is an emerging need to connect the analysis of contemporary protest movements under a broader theoretical re-examination. The idea of resistance—with all of its contradictions and its dynamism—provides such a challenging opportunity. This book was originally published as a special issue of History and Anthropology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138094758

Dependence and Interdependence in EducationInternational Perspectives This volume provides an international perspective on educational dependency in considering both theories and actual developments throughout the world. Some less developed countries in expanding their education systems have emulated Western academic-style systems and have increased their dependence on Western models in various respects including examination validation. Others have deliberately avoided this path and have experimented with systems more ‘relevant’ to development often in a radical way. At a theoretical level Marxist and neo-Marxist development theorists argue that education systems dependent on the West are evidence of economic dependency and confirmation of Marxist development theories; while others argue that the evidence suggests an interdependent world and that dependency theories do not apply in education. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415753296

Dependence in ManA Psychoanalytic Study This book provides an outline of the phenomenon of dependence as a reality in psychological functioning. It presents clinical examples to show how defense mechanisms are mobilized in response to what the individual conceives of as a threat to his autonomy and separateness. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782201595

Dependence Modeling with Copulas Dependence Modeling with Copulas covers the substantial advances that have taken place in the field during the last 15 years including vine copula modeling of high-dimensional data. Vine copula models are constructed from a sequence of bivariate copulas. The book develops generalizations of vine copula models including common and structured factor models that extend from the Gaussian assumption to copulas. It also discusses other multivariate constructions and parametric copula families that have different tail properties and presents extensive material on dependence and tail properties to assist in copula model selection. The author shows how numerical methods and algorithms for inference and simulation are important in high-dimensional copula applications. He presents the algorithms as pseudocode illustrating their implementation for high-dimensional copula models. He also incorporates results to determine dependence and tail properties of multivariate distributions for future constructions of copula models. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781466583221

Dependency And InterventionThe Case Of Guatemala In 1954 This book describes the interlocking relationship of government and multinational corporations (MNCs) that led to U.S. intervention in Guatemala in 1954. It explains the intervention in terms of the continuous penetration of the extended domain of the metropole. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367167479

Dependency and Non-Linear Phonology First published in 1986. The purpose of this collection of articles is to explore in depth the notational model dependency phonology and also to offer rival non-dependency-based accounts of aspects of suprasegmental and intrasegmental structure. Dependency and Non-Linear Phonology offers an introduction to dependency phonology that does not presuppose any knowledge of this framework and points out some of the major differences between dependency phonology and competing systems of representations. The book will also act as a guide to current debates in the field of ‘non-linear’ phonology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138321137

Dependency Culture First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138837287

Dependency Theory Revisited This title was first published in 2001. An important critical study of the theories of dependency both past and present. Since the theories of dependency are based on the Marxian notion of exploitation and backwardness the book starts with the elaboration of the Marxian theory of development and underdevelopment. The book analyses various concepts and precepts of dependency as well as critically discussing the individual theories of Baran Frank Amin Emmanuel Prebisch and Singer. The contributions of more recent writers including Furtado Kay Wallerstein and Marini are also considered. The main focus of the book lies in the thorough analysis of all the important traditional as well as modern theories of dependency. The main message of the present book is that the phenomenology of dependency is still relevant as a methodology of study of development and underdevelopment. The book incorporates some pressing contemporary issues to give fresh flavour to the old dependency debate. A special feature of the book lies in the critical appraisal for each of the theories studied. The book is designed to serve as a valuable compendium for students of economic development and political economy and for those interested in the study of the economic backwardness of the Third World countries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138734166

Dependent ConvergenceThe Struggle to Control Petrochemical Hazards in Brazil and the United States Comparative analyses of social actors and policy outcomes in Bahia and Texas show the similarities and differences in the actors and the policies adopted in each case. As a result of historical and structural developments in Bahia and Texas Cetrel operates under pollution-control standards and technologies for protecting the environment and workers that are similar to those of the GCA. This convergent trend is characterized as dependent convergence between developing and developed countries. The author makes recommendations for stronger international solidarity among progressive forces in developed and developing countries to promote preventive alternatives to pollution control. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415784337

Depicting the Late Ottoman Empire in Turkish AutobiographiesImages of a Past World The period between the 1880s and the 1920s was a time of momentous changes in the Ottoman Empire. It was also an age of literary experiments of which autobiography forms a part. This book analyses Turkish autobiographical narratives describing the part of their authors’ lives that was spent while the Ottoman Empire still existed. The texts studied in this book were written in the cultural context of the Turkish Republic which went to great lengths to disassociate itself from the empire and its legacy. This process has only been criticised and partially reversed in very recent times the resurging interest in autobiographical texts dealing with the "old days" by the Turkish reading public being part of a wider renewed regard for Ottoman legacies. Among the analysed texts are autobiographies by writers journalists soldiers and politicians including classics like Halide Edip Adıvar and Şevket Süreyya Aydemir but also texts by authors virtually unknown to Western readers such as Ahmed Emin Yalman.While the official Turkish republican discourse went towards a dismissal of the imperial past autobiographical narratives offer a more balanced picture. From the earliest memories and personal origins of the authors to the conflict and violence that overshadowed private lives in the last years of the Ottoman Empire this book aims at showing examples of how the authors painted what one of them called "images of a past world." Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367881771

Depleted UraniumProperties Uses and Health Consequences A compilation of published scientific information including human animal cellular and theoretical studies Depleted Uranium: Properties Uses and Health Consequences provides the most current and comprehensive collection of information on depleted uranium health hazards. The editor and her international panel of contributors are clinical and basic researchers at the forefront of toxicology carcinogenesis and human epidemiology. They review key findings on DU biological and health effects and comprehensively describe the research progress made during the last 11 years.The book's coverage ranges from cellular malignant transformation and carcinogenesis to animal toxicity and neurotoxicity and concludes with human medical surveillance studies uranium measurement methodologies risk modeling and environmental modeling. The chapters provide information on cellular and animal studies in vivo carcinogenesis risk modeling uranium measurement methodologies medical surveillance programs and environmental monitoring. Focusing on current peer-reviewed data this volume is the only available compilation book on the current understanding of the potential health hazards of depleted uranium exposure. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367453282

Deploying OurselvesIslamist Violence Globalization and the Responsible Projection of U.S. Force In Deploying Ourselves David A. Westbrook puts the case for major reform of US national security. He argues that today's national security establishment is outdated and entrenched in a model of defence more befitting the post-World War II Cold War era than today's realities. In a world without military peers Westbrook argues the US must re-create its institutions in order to wield influence globally based on co-operation with other states and groups. Deploying Ourselves includes specific proposals to make US national security institutions more democratically accountable. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781594517440

Deployment of Rare Earth Materials in Microware Devices RF Transmitters and Laser Systems Deployment of Rare Earth Materials in Microware Devices RF Transmitters and Laser Systems describes the deployment of rare earth materials that offer significant improvement in the RF performance reliability weight and size of microwave devices RF transmitters and laser systems. RF components microware transmitters laser systems and special timing devices are described with an emphasis on improvement in the performance parameters. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9781138057746

Depolarizing Food and AgricultureAn Economic Approach Many issues in food and agriculture are portrayed as increasingly polarized. These include industrial vs. sustainable agriculture conventional vs. organic production methods and global vs. local food sourcing to name only three. This book addresses the origins validity consequences and potential resolution of these and other divergences.  Political and legal actions have resulted in significant monetary and psycho-social costs for groups on both sides of these divides. Rhetoric on many issues has caused misinformation and confusion among consumers who are unsure about the impact of their food choices on nutrition health the environment animal welfare and hunger. In some cases distrust has intensified to embitterment on both sides of many issues and even to violence. The book uses economic principles to help readers better understand the divisiveness that prevails in the agricultural production food processing and food retailing industries.  The authors propose solutions to promote  resolution and depolarization between advocates with seemingly irreconcilable differences. A multifaceted diverse but targeted approach to food production and consumption is suggested to promote social well-being and reduce or eliminate misinformation anxiety transaction costs and hunger. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415714235

Deportation Anxiety JusticeNew ethnographic perspectives This book provides new ethnographic perspectives on the intersections between deportation anxiety and justice. As an instrument for controlling international migration deportation policies may be justified by public authorities as measures responding to anxieties over (unregulated) migration. At the same time they also bring out uncertainty and unrest to deportable and deported migrants as well as to their social and institutional environments in which this act of the state may appear deeply unjust. Providing new and complementary insights into what ‘deportation’ as a legal and policy measure actually embraces in social reality this book argues for an understanding of deportation as a process that begins long before (and carries on long after) the removal from one country to another has taken place. It provides a transnational perspective over the ‘deportation corridor’ covering different places sites actors and institutions. Most importantly it reasserts the emotional and normative elements inherent to contemporary deportation policies and practices emphasising the interplay between deportation perceptions of justice and national institutional and personal anxieties. Written by leading experts in the field the contributions cover a broad spectrum of geographical sites deportation practices and perspectives bringing together a long overdue addition to the current scholarship on deportation studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367074715

Depreciation and Capital Maintenance (RLE Accounting) Of the nine articles reprinted in this volume originally published in 1984 those by Ladelle Hotelling and Anton are recognized as being the classic articles on the depreciation of a single ‘machine’. Each of these articles was published in a journal that is often not accessible and reprinted here has brought them together in one place. For many years accountants have dealt with depreciation and capital maintenance as a static problem. This volume recognizes its dynamic aspects. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967410

Depression Depression provides a valuable and accessible resource for students practitioners and researchers seeking an up-to-date overview and summary of research-based information about depression. With the help of clinical examples the authors present chapters covering the hypothesized causes of depression including genetic and biological factors life stress family and interpersonal contributors to depression. The third edition extensively updates prior coverage to reflect advances in the field. The presumed causes of depression from both a biological perspective as well as from social and cognitive perspectives are explored in detail. Two chapters explore the most recent developments in pharmacological and biological interventions and in psychological treatments as well as the prevention of depression. This new edition includes updated discussion about challenges in research including heterogeneity and diagnosis of depression and proposed solutions as well as the efficacy and availability of treatments. Authored by experts in the field who are active researchers and clinicians Depression provides a state-of-the-art primer for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students clinicians professionals and researchers seeking a broad reference task that critically evaluates research into depression. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138646179

Depression - A Nurse's ExperienceShadows of Life Veronica Burton's first experience of depression came as a teenager. Following a ten year remission during which she gained her general nursing qualification and completed her Special and Intensive Nursing of the Newborn course work-related events precipitated a depressive relapse that has lasted to the present day. Since her retirement on medical grounds she has campaigned against prejudice by nurses toward other nurses - including mental health nurses - who need psychological support of any kind. This book recounts the author's experiences of major depression hospital admissions and treatments including medication ECT and 'talking treatments'. It discusses the care given by medical and nursing staff and social and medical prejudices against those with psychiatric illnesses from a medical practitioner's perspective. Like stumbling on a secret room in a familiar building. In illuminating these previously inaccessible corners of her illness experience she forces me to challenge my own taken-for-granted version of her history. Familiar territory seen from another perspective suddenly seems perturbing. As psychiatrists too often we are drawn into seeing people through a lens of illness as if this was their only identity.A" Veronica Burton's Psychiatrist Nick Rose in his Postscript Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315384061

Depression & ProtectionismBritain Between the Wars Depression and Protectionism considers the case of the oldest advocate of free trade and its greatest exponent Britain and examines the developments that led to the reversal of that policy in the 1930s. It also discusses the consequences of the protectionst policy for the domestic economy. * Discusses the most important debate in international economics* Using an explicit economic framework the book examines the economic origins of the industrial tariff in Britain. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315016344

Depression and Aggression in Family interaction This collection updates research on family processes relating to aggression and depression. It contains state-of-the-art information and such recent methodological innovations as time series sequential analysis and method problems in the application of a structural equation modeling. An ideal supplementary text and reference for graduate students and professionals in clinical social environmental and health psychology family counseling psychotherapy and behavioral medicine. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138967427

Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace is the first full-length study of this critically overlooked theme addressing a major gap in Wallace studies. Wallace has long been recognised as a ‘depression laureate’ inheriting a mantle previously held by Sylvia Plath due to the frequent and remarkable depictions of depressed characters in his fiction. However this book resists taking Wallace’s fiction at face value and instead situates close reading of his complex fictions in theoretical dialogue both with philosophical and theoretical texts and with contemporary authors and infl uences. This book explores Wallace’s complex engagement with philosophical and medical ideas of emotional suffering and demonstrates how this evolves over his career. The shifts in Wallace’s thematic focus on various forms of dysphoria including heartache loneliness boredom and anxiety as well as depression correspond to an increasingly pessimistic philosophy underlying his fiction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367858599

Depression and Expressive Behavior The clinical interview is an indispensable first step in a comprehensive general medical evaluation. In psychiatry and clinical psychology it is too frequently the only step in the evaluation. Based on papers presented at an National Institute of Mental Health sponsored workshop this volume specifically addresses the question of whether the clinical phenomenology necessary for diagnosis of mental disorders can be assessed in ways more objective and accurate than routine clinical observation. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203782248

Depression and Melancholy 1660–1800 As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781848930865

Depression and Melancholy 1660–1800 vol 1 As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138752467

Depression and Melancholy 1660–1800 vol 2 As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138752474

Depression and Melancholy 1660–1800 vol 3 As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138752481

Depression and Melancholy 1660–1800 vol 4 As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138752498

Depression and the Erosion of the Self in Late ModernityThe Lesson of Icarus Depression is not a disease of the brain a genetic disability or even a mood disorder. Rather shutdown numbness or sadness are non-pathological adaptations to adverse childhood and adult environments. This challenging book thus understands depression as a wise response to an unliveable situation. It can teach us what is wrong with our lives and what we must learn in order to go beyond symptom relief and reconnect to our most fundamental needs relational existential and spiritual. Because moods shape how we engage with our outer and inner worlds they underlie all human behaviour. If the sociocultural world is toxic or frustrates our core needs we will withdraw to protect ourselves. Those who have encountered a non-facilitating environment in childhood will be even more sensitive to adult stresses since their self-organisation is fragile and non-resilient. As depression is so complex understanding it demands an integrative approach. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781782205906

Depression And The Medically IllAn Integrated Approach Discusses the relationship between depression and medical illness and the diagnosis and management of depression in the medically ill. Covers methodological issues related to assessment and diagnosis of depression and analyzes psychological social and biological factors associated with depression. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138869141

Depression and the SoulA Guide to Spiritually Integrated Treatment In Depression and the Soul John Peteet proves the old adage that the best physician is also a philosopher. He considers how to approach the problem of depression within a larger context and reviews current concepts of successful living relative to the heart (emotion and volition) the mind (cognition and coping) and the soul (the self in relation to transcendent reality). Each chapter goes on to further explore the relationship between depression and the context of a patient’s entire life. This is done through consideration of how the existential struggles of depressed individuals engage their spiritual lives by reviewing current empirical literature on depression and spirituality comparing the perspectives of various spiritual traditions or world views and summarizing ways that spirituality and depression interact. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138872721

Depression GlassDocumentary Photography and the Medium of the Camera-Eye in Charles Reznikoff George Oppen and William Carlos Williams This interdisciplinary study examines the interrelations between the documentary poetics of "Objectivism" in the United States during the 1930s. Focusing on three volumes published by the Objectivist Press in 1934--Charles Reznikoff's Testimony George Oppen's Discrete Series and William Carlos William's Collected Poems 1921-1931--the book examines both photographic and linguistic images along with criticism correspondence transcripts of interviews and lectures contemporary periodicals and other documentary sources from these years. Reznikoff Oppen and Williams each constructed textual objects that aspired to the condition of the photograph and the successes as well as the failures of that aspiration are the subject of this book. Juxtaposing selected works by these three poets with the camera work of Walker Evans Lewis Hine and Alfred Stieglitz Depression Glass also exposes some of the fundamental affinities between documentary photography and modern poetry as forms of expression. This study challenges some of the critical commonplaces of American modernism by demonstrating how these poets comprised an alternative "tradition" dedicated to a project of social realism that would later become the exclusive territory of prose. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138812536

Depression in Children and Adolescents Originally published in 1993 this title has contributions from many internationally respected experts from this field. The book covers the following areas: theories of development and etiology of depression; medical illness and depression; depression and other psychiatric conditions; treatment approaches to depression. The book has been written in such a way that research clinical and psychiatric issues are easily understood. It will still be of interest and value to paediatricians mental health practitioners and researchers in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138953192

Depression in Elderly People - pocketbook This book provides information about depression in the elderly to the staff in outpatient services and gives valuable advice for identification diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. It is useful for general practitioners and other workers in the front line of medical care. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003072928

Depression in Girls and Women Across the LifespanTreatment Essentials for Mental Health Professionals Depression in Girls and Women Across the Lifespan takes a broad biopsychosocial approach to understanding the onset and experience of depression in women. The book is structured around four major life transitions: depression during puberty and the transition to adolescence; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and a woman’s transition through monthly cycles of depression; depression during pregnancy postpartum and the transition to motherhood; and depression during perimenopause and the transition to menopause. Integrating cutting-edge research with a wealth of case examples and specific evidence-based interventions the book expands our understanding of depression by taking into account the biological realities psychological vulnerabilities life stressors and gendered cultural messages and expectations that intersect to shape the onset of depression in women’s lives. Written in a clear applicable style Depression in Girls and Women Across the Lifespan enables mental health professionals to provide effective gender-informed depression-focused treatments that are tailored to girls’ and women’s unique needs. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138291782

Depression in KeralaAyurveda and Mental Health Care in 21st Century India This book examines depression as a widely diagnosed and treated common mental disorder in India and offers a significant ethnographic study of the application of a traditional Indian medical system (Ayurveda) to the very modern problem of depression. Based on over a year of fieldwork it investigates the Ayurvedic response to the burden of depression in the Indian state of Kerala as one of the key processes of the local appropriation or glocalization of depression. More broadly Lang considers: What happens with the category of depression when it leaves the West and travels to South Asia? How is depression appropriated in a South Asian society characterized by medical pluralism? She explores on the level of ideas institutions and materialities how depression interacts with and changes local worlds clinical practice and knowledge and subjectivities. As depression travels from ‘the West’ to South India its ontology Lang argues multiplies and thus leads to what she calls ‘depression multiple’. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367589585

Depression in New MothersCauses Consequences and Treatment Alternatives Depression is the most common complication of childbirth and results in adverse health outcomes for both mother and child. It is vital therefore that health professionals be ready to help women who have depression anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorder in the perinatal period. Now in its third edition Depression in New Mothers provides a comprehensive approach to treating postpartum depression in an easy-to-use format. It reviews the research and brings together the evidence-base for understanding the causes and for assessing the different treatment options including those that are safe for breastfeeding mothers. It incorporates research from psychoneuroimmunology and includes chapters on: assessing depression mother-infant sleep traumatic birth experiences infant temperament illness and prematurity childhood abuse and partner violence psychotherapy complementary and integrative therapies community support for new mothers antidepressant medication suicide and infanticide. This most recent edition incorporates new research findings from around the world on risk factors the use of antidepressants the impact of breastfeeding and complementary and integrative therapies as well as updated research into racial/ethnic minority differences. Rich with case illustrations and invaluable in treating mothers in need of help this practical evidence-based guide dispels the myths that hinder effective treatment and presents up-to-date information on the impact of maternal depression on the mother and their infants alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138120778

DepressionA Cognitive Approach Based on cognitive behavioural psychotherapy this resource book describes how to treat mild to moderate depression. Aimed at the professional with little or no experience of treating depression it provides detailed instructions on recognising a client's profile of depression identifying dysfunctional thinking patterns and following through the ten steps for treatment. The methods described can be used with clients exhibiting mild to moderate depression in most therapeutic situations and also for people suffering from severe depression if they are in an in-patient setting. This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 contains basic information about depression cognitive therapy and other approaches to treatment; Part 2 gives practical guidance in 10 steps to help clients overcome depression; and Part 3 provides additional information about sub-types of depression drug treatment and the management of suicide and self-harm. Each step has handouts that can be photocopied and given to the client. It is suitable for use with groups as well as individuals. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315171616

DepressionIntegrating Science Culture and Humanities We live in an era of depression a condition that causes extensive suffering for individuals and families and saps our collective productivity. Yet there remains considerable confusion about how to understand depression. Depression: Integrating Science Culture and Humanities looks at the varied and multiple models through which depression is understood. Highlighting how depression is increasingly seen through models of biomedicine—and through biomedical catch-alls such as "broken brains" and "chemical imbalances"—psychiatrist and cultural studies scholar Bradley Lewis shows how depression is also understood through a variety of other contemporary models. Furthermore Lewis explores the different ways that depression has been categorized described and experienced across history and across cultures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415877213

DepressionThe Evolution of Powerlessness Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness offers a fresh perspective on research theory and conceptualisations of the depressive disorders derived from evolution theory and arguing for the adoption of the biopsychosocial model. The book is split into three parts. Part I explores the major distinctions between all types of depression and Part II offers an overview of evolution theory and its application to depression. Part III covers the major theories of depression; theories are compared and contrasted highlighting controversies weaknesses and strengths and where cross fertilisation of ideas may be beneficial. The final chapter outlines why simple theories of aetiology are inadequate and explores the role of culture and social relationships as elicitors of many forms of depression. This Classic Edition with a new introduction from the author brings Paul Gilbert's early work to a new audience and will be of interest to clinicians researchers and historians in the field of psychology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138953161

DepressionThe Evolution of Powerlessness First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Psychology Press 9781138156791

DepressionThe Science of Mental Health First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315054322

Depressive LoveA Social Pathology Love and depression are key elements in the cultural script of emotions or affectual life within contemporary Western society and the two have become intertwined to such an extent that it is informative to talk about depressive love. Indeed the most common source of depression is intimate relationships in which one partner is not recognised by the other as being in need or worthy of loving care. This book addresses the question of how it is possible for opposite emotional experiences such as love and depression to appear simultaneously empirically documenting the phenomenon of depressive love and its implications through studies of art including music literature and photography and the experiences of everyday life by way of interviews and the analysis of e-mail- sms- messenger-correspondence and other new media spaces. Engaging with a range of sociological psychoanalytic and philosophical theories of love depression and emotion including the work of Simmel Alberoni Barthes Hochschild Giddens Luhmann Beck and Beck-Gernsheim Illouz Bauman Hegel Honneth Ehrenberg Han Lévinas Sartre Freud Lacan and Kristeva to name but a few the author examines the ways in which depressive love is expressed in modern society asking whether it is a new phenomenon and confined to the West and if not what is distinctive about depressive love and its associated (dys)functions in contemporary Western society. An empirically rich and theoretically broad study of depressive love as a sign of our times this book will appeal to scholars and students of social theory and the sociology and philosophy of emotion and interpersonal relationships. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367369538

Depressive RealismInterdisciplinary perspectives Depressive Realism argues that people with mild-to-moderate depression have a more accurate perception of reality than non-depressives. Depressive realism is a worldview of human existence that is essentially negative and which challenges assumptions about the value of life and the institutions claiming to answer life’s problems. Drawing from central observations from various disciplines this book argues that a radical honesty about human suffering might initiate wholly new ways of thinking in everyday life and in clinical practice for mental health as well as in academia. Divided into sections that reflect depressive realism as a worldview spanning all academic disciplines chapters provide examples from psychology psychotherapy philosophy and more to suggest ways in which depressive realism can critique each discipline and academia overall. This book challenges the tacit hegemony of contemporary positive thinking as well as the standard assumption in cognitive behavioural therapy that depressed individuals must have cognitive distortions. It also appeals to the utility of depressive realism for its insights its pursuit of truth as well its emphasis on the importance of learning from negativity and failure. Arguments against depressive realism are also explored. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of depressive realism within an interdisciplinary context. It will be of key interest to academics researchers and postgraduates in the fields of psychology mental health psychotherapy history and philosophy. It will also be of great interest to psychologists psychotherapists and counsellors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138543201

Deprivation State Interventions and Urban Communities in Britain 1968–79 Focusing on a series of policy initiatives from the late 1960s through to the end of the 1970s this book looks at how successive governments tried to address growing concerns about urban deprivation across Britain. It provides unique insights into policy and governance and into the socio-economic and cultural causes and consequences of poverty. Starting with the impact of redevelopment policies immigration and the rise of the ‘inner city’ this book examines the pressures and challenges that explain the development of policy by successive Labour and Conservative governments. It looks at the effectiveness and limits of different community development approaches and at the inadequacies of policy in tackling urban deprivation. In doing so the book highlights the restricted impact of pilot projects and reform of public services in resolving deprivation as well as the broader limits of social planning and state welfare. Crucially it also plots the shift in policy from an emphasis on achieving statutory service efficiencies and rolling out social development programmes towards an ever-greater stress on regeneration and support for private capital as the solution to transforming the inner city. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367348601

Deprivation and Delinquency "Winnicott was a healer with the qualities of a parent a magician a teacher a poet and a friend. The editors of this book have done a great service in collecting and arranging papers dating from the experiences of the evacuation in the Second World War up to some of Winnicott’s continued explorations of his own philosophy" - The British Medical Journal D. W. Winnicott was one of the giants of child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He argued eloquently for an increased sensitivity to children their development and their needs. Deprivation and Delinquency is an invaluable collection of his work on the theme of the relationship between antisocial behaviour or more chronically delinquency and childhood experiences of deprivation. Winnicott examines children under stress the nature and origin of antisocial tendency and the practical management of difficult children – issues which have once again exploded onto the social agenda. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415673730

Deprivation and FreedomA Philosophical Enquiry Deprivation and Freedom investigates the key issue of social deprivation. It looks at how serious that issue is what we should do about it and how we might motivate people to respond to it. It covers core areas in moral and political philosophy in new and interesting ways presents the topical example of disability as a form of social deprivation shows that we are not doing nearly enough for certain sections of our communities and encourages that we think differently about how we should best organise our societies in the future. The book develops a comprehensive yet refreshingly simple account of human freedom which shows how the ability to realise our freedom is partly definitive of freedom itself. That account conclusively illustrates how many deprivations represent remediable inequalities of important and very basic human freedoms posing the question as to why societies continue to do so little about them. In answering that question Hull shows how the idea of social exclusion is misleading and instead tackles the far more pertinent and challenging issue of societies' failure to include. The moral seriousness of non-inclusion the failure to provide for freedom is evaluated via critical discussion of a variety of central themes and distinctions in ethical and political theory. The author shows how such themes and distinctions comprise a framework for evaluating a raft of social issues in turn providing a unique resource for students of moral political and applied philosophy. The book concludes with an innovative challenging and effective combination of analytic and continental styles so to address the critical question of how we might actually motivate constructive social change. In doing so it shows how a variety of approaches can work successfully together to provide an emphatic case for greater social inclusion. Deprivation and Freedom shows how even fairly modest claims about social provision illustrate that we should be doing a lot more about social deprivation than we are now. It should be of interest to anyone who is concerned with questions about the type of society in which they live what it says about us to continue as we are - and how we might motivate realistically achievable social change. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203940303

Deprovincializing HabermasGlobal Perspectives This volume engages with Jürgen Habermas’s political theory from critical perspectives beyond its Western European origins. In particular it explores the challenges of democratizing decolonizing and desecularizing his theory for global contexts and proposes ‘deprovincializing’ reformulations for contemporary political and social issues. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge India 9781138660380

Depth of Shallow CultureThe High Art of Shoes Movies Novels Monsters and Toys Come take a closer look at ordinary footwear like sneakers or children's toys and Saturday cartoon TV shows or make a comparison between Don Quixote and John Rambo of the Sylvester Stallone movie. Although some regard popular culture as "shallow " this book reveals that it is more often complex deep meaningful and subject to the style changes we associate with high art. Bergesen shows how complex philosophical ideas of reincarnation are embedded in Transformer toys; how sneakers have gone through a life cycle of style types; why the decline of empires like Spain and the United States led to fictional characters like Don Quixote and Rambo; and why monsters from Japan look different than those from the United States. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315635194

Depth Psychology and Climate ChangeThe Green Book Depth Psychology and Climate Change offers a sensitive and insightful look at how ideas from depth psychology can move us beyond psychological overwhelm when facing the ecological disaster of climate change and its denial. Integrating ideas from disciplines including anthropology politics spirituality mythology and philosophy contributors consider how climate change affects psychological well-being and how we can place hope and radical uncertainty alongside rage and despair. The book explores symbols of transformation myths and futures; and is structured to encourage regular reflection. Each contributor brings their own perspective – green politics change and loss climate change denial consumerism and our connection to nature – suggesting responses to mental suffering arising from an unstable and uncertain international outlook. They examine how subsequent changes in consciousness can develop. This book will be essential reading for analytical psychologists Jungian analysts and psychotherapists as well as academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies. It will also be of great interest to academics and students of the politics and policy of climate change anthropology myth and symbolism and ecopsychology and to anyone seeking a new perspective on the climate emergency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367237219

Depth-Psychological UnderstandingThe Methodologic Grounding of Clinical Interpretations Although clinical interpretation originated with Freud the latter's positivist preference for purely observational methods made him ambivalent toward interpretive methods. According to Rubovits-Seitz the legacy of Freud's positivism still pervades clinical thinking and interferes with progress in investigating and improving interpretive methods. He reviews the paradigm shift in general science from positivism to postpositivism by way of demonstrating the compatibility of interpretive inquiry with a postpositivist approach. Post-Freudian models of clinical interpretation are evaluated andclinical methods of interpretation are compared with interpretive approachesin nonclinical fields. A detailed discussion of the neglected problem ofjustifying interpretations incorporates evaluations of specific justifyingprocedures and a case report illustrating applications of such methods. Thework concludes with a consideration of common but avoidable errors in clinicalinterpretation along with remedial strategies for dealing with them. Following Depth-Psychological Understanding clinicians may no longer take for granted the interpretive process and the accuracy of their own interpretations. Rubovits-Seitz's scholarly survey marks a major advance in comprehending the methodology of clinical interpretation and in setting forth both the problems and promise of interpretive methods. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138005402

Der Besuch der alten Dame The full German text of Dürrenmatt's play is accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138128200

Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138168206

Der Jungste Tag Includes the full German text accompanied by German-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138430457

Deradicalisation and Terrorist RehabilitationA Framework for Policy-making and Implementation The threat of terrorism if not adequately managed is likely to increase exponentially. As terrorist groups’ influence and networks spread globally a concerted effort in counterterrorism strategy is critical to mitigating the threat they present. Governments facing the threat of terrorism are typically strengthening their law enforcement military and intelligence capabilities but more complex initiatives such as deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation are more time-consuming and less attention-grabbing and so tend to be neglected. It is all too easy to 'do' rehabilitation ineffectively or to simply ignore it altogether. This is unfortunate as an effective rehabilitation strategy can yield dividends over the longer term. Every committed terrorist is a potential recruiter whether in prison or at liberty for more terrorists. Even in death they can potentially be presented as martyrs. Conversely successfully rehabilitated terrorists can be valuable assets in the public relations theatre of battle. There is no single simple solution to the challenges of deradicalisation and rehabilitation but this book places examples of best practice within a robust but flexible conceptual framework. It gives guidelines for establishing and implementing a successful deradicalisation or rehabilitation programme derived from a series of empirical case studies of successful projects around the world. It sets out both the necessary and desirable facets of such a programme identifying which areas to prioritise and where budgets can be best spent if resources are tight. The authors provide detailed case studies of each step to illustrate an approach that has worked and how best to replicate this success. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138602526

De-Radicalisation in the UK Prevent StrategySecurity Identity and Religion This book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation. It explores three main themes that touch upon some of the most pressing issues of our day: security identity and religion. Situated within the Prevent strand of the UK Counter-Terrorism policy and administered by the police through the ‘Channel Programme’ policymakers have promoted de-radicalisation as a vital instrument in the fight against terrorism. Despite the political and legal importance of de-radicalisation as an instrument of counter-terrorism we continue to know very little about the programme and the profile of individuals who have been de-radicalised as well as having little or no access to data on the programme. There is also a glaring lacuna in the wider literature regarding the concept theory and evidence base for de-radicalisation policies. This book addresses this lacuna and with the use of data collected from interviews conducted with 27 practitioners this work reveals the existence of multiple conceptions of de-radicalisation and a number of conceptual features unique to the UK context. Subsequently the book proposes that de-radicalisation in the UK would be best conceptualised as ‘technologies of the self’. Seen in this way de-radicalisation is less about tackling terrorism and radicalisation and more about the re-configuring of citizenship the construction of a mainstream British identity and the promotion of certain subjectivities in an era of uncertainty about British political identity. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies de-radicalisation counter-terrorism UK politics and security studies in general. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138339606

Deradicalising Violent ExtremistsCounter-Radicalisation and Deradicalisation Programmes and their Impact in Muslim Majority States Terrorism remains one of the major threats facing the world community. While literature on the subject is dominated by discussion of the factors leading individuals and groups to join violent extremist terrorist groups the question of what can lead them to disengage from such groups is an equally important one. This book is the first study to provide a detailed analysis of both counter-radicalization and deradicalization programmes in eight Muslim-majority states representing hitherto one of the largest detailed and most systematic inventory of such programmes in the world. Drawing on detailed case-studies from a number of countries the book: traces the historical evolution of violent extremist groups and individuals in each country case study including the period before independence; describes in detail states’ response to this phenomenon in each period; provides important empirical analyses for counter-and-deradicalization policies and programmes based on extensive fieldwork and interviews with state officials former radicals and members of civil society organizations in each country; provides a first systematic evaluation of the effectiveness and success of these programmes and policies;  focuses simultaneously on factors that have led to deradicalization at an individual or organizational level and on the macro environment both external-global and internal that encourages counter-radicalization and deradicalization of groups and individuals. The detailed comparative analyses allow the reader to identify conditions both internal and external which are conducive to both success and failure of counter-radicalization and deradicalization programmes and the authors identify best practice and provide policy implications for states facing threats from violent extremism as well as for international institutions and organizations working in the field of counter-terrorism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415525206

Deregulation Innovation and Market LiberalizationElectricity Regulation in a Continually Evolving Environment Over the past 50 years the US economy has experienced economic dynamism and technological change at a dizzying pace driven substantially by innovation in digital communication technology. This dynamism has had limited effects in the electricity industry and institutional change within the industry to adapt to these changes has been variable. Many states in the U.S. do not participate in open wholesale markets and even more states have either no retail markets or have implemented such a restricted and politicized version of retail markets that potential retail market entrants still face substantial entry barriers. This book explores institutional design and regulatory policies in the US electricity industry that can adapt to unknown and changing conditions produced by economic social and technological change.Whereas the dominant regulatory paradigm has traditionally been centralized economic and physical control based on natural monopoly theory and power systems engineering the ideas presented and synthesized by Kiesling compose a different paradigm – decentralized economic and physical coordination through contracts transactions price signals and integrated intertemporal wholesale and retail markets. Digital communication technology and its increasing pervasiveness and affordability make this decentralized coordination possible. Kiesling argues that with decentralized coordination distributed agents themselves control part of the system and in aggregate their actions produce order. Technology makes this order feasible but the institutions the rules governing the interaction of agents in the system contribute substantially to whether or not order can emerge from this decentralized coordination process. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415541183

Deregulation and Liberalisation of the Airline IndustryAsia Europe North America and Oceania This title was first published in 2001. By giving long over-due detailed consideration to airline deregulation in countries other than the US Dipendra Sinha makes a unique contribution to the literature on airline deregulation and transport economics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138725492

Deregulation and the Airline Business in EuropeSelected readings Over the past twenty years air fares in Europe have fallen steadily. New entrant airlines such as Ryanair and Easyjet have become the largest passenger airlines in Europe old national airlines have become commercialised and staff productivity of airlines and airports now compete. The reason behind these changes was the change in policy from protecting national airlines to market competition. This book documents a dramatic change in the economic policy surrounding the low-cost airlines and the airport industry as a whole. In this fascinating monograph Dr Barrett provides a full deregulation case study from market control by national airlines through regulatory capture of governments to the transformed competitive market today. The topics covered include the deregulation of Europe’s busiest route – London to Dublin the market entry of Ryanair and its sustainability the outlook for full service airlines the commercialisation of national airlines and the impact of airports on competing airlines. Through a discussion of controversial issues such as the regulation capture of government by protected airlines the dominance of producers over consumers in protected markets and the costs of protectionism in aviation to the wider economy Dr Barrett’s book will be of interest to anyone involved in the airline business as well as to wider public or competition policy-makers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415696494

Deregulation and TransportMarket Forces in the Modern World This collection of edited papers first published in 1990 has two broad sets of objectives. The first relates to transport in the wider context of New Right governments and a policy agenda for state activity which clearly reflects a shifting relationship between public and private sectors. The second focuses on transport per se and to provide evidence of the contexts policies and practical outcomes of deregulatory measures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138628137

Derek Parfit’s Reasons and PersonsAn Introduction and Critical Inquiry Derek Parfit (1942–2017) is widely considered to be one of the most important moral philosophers of the twentieth century. Reasons and Persons is arguably the most influential of the two books published in his lifetime and hailed as a classic work of ethics and personal identity. Derek Parfit’s Reasons and Persons: An Introduction and Critical Inquiry is an outstanding introduction to and assessment of Parfit’s book with chapters by leading scholars of ethics metaphysics and of Parfit’s work. Part I provides a much-needed introduction to key topics and themes in Reasons and Persons that will be useful for those new to Parfit’s complex work. These include Parfit’s idea of self-defeating theories rationality and time personal identity future generations and well-being. Part II explores various debates generated by Reasons and Persons including its connections with Buddhism metaethics theory of rationality transformative choices and further developments in personal identity and metaphysics such as conativism. Combining clear exposition of the major topics and arguments in Reasons and Persons with scholarly perspectives on more advanced themes this book is ideal for students of ethics metaethics metaphysics and anyone interested in Derek Parfit’s philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138595132

Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil A balanced comprehensive overview of Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil addresses the selection and prioritization of substances for standard derivation. With integrated content and up-to-date information on assessment of regulations that affect the derivation and use of EQS it examines the derivation of these standards and their implementation to protect human health and the environment. The book is based on contributions from thirty-five scientists regulators and policy makers from eleven countries with individual expertise across disciplines such as risk assessment environmental health economic and social sciences. These scientists summarize current knowledge on aquatic and terrestrial environmental quality standards placing these standards in a wider socioeconomic and regulatory context. The book explains how to derive environmental standards that are defensible from a scientific and socioeconomic perspective. Using multidisciplinary techniques applicable to water sediments and soils; the text demonstrates how to select the best form and derivation method relative to individual environmental standards. The book presents an in-depth examination of when where and how to implement environmental standards based on the social and economic context. It includes detailed coverage of technical approaches that shed light on the derivation and implementation of EQSs. It also identifies future research that will help to underpin the science of environmental and human health standards. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367384852

DerivationsExploring the Dynamics of Syntax Derivations draws together some of the most influential work of one of the world's leading syntactitians Juan Uriagekera. These essays provide several empirical analyses and technical solutions within the Minimalist Program. The book persues a naturalistic take on Minimalism explicitly connecting a variety of linguistic principles and conditions to arguably analogous laws and circumstances in nature. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513852

Derivative PricingA Problem-Based Primer The proliferation of financial derivatives over the past decades options in particular has underscored the increasing importance of derivative pricing literacy among students researchers and practitioners. Derivative Pricing: A Problem-Based Primer demystifies the essential derivative pricing theory by adopting a mathematically rigorous yet widely accessible pedagogical approach that will appeal to a wide variety of audience. Abandoning the traditional "black-box" approach or theorists’ "pedantic" approach this textbook provides readers with a solid understanding of the fundamental mechanism of derivative pricing methodologies and their underlying theory through a diversity of illustrative examples. The abundance of exercises and problems makes the book well-suited as a text for advanced undergraduates beginning graduates as well as a reference for professionals and researchers who need a thorough understanding of not only "how " but also "why" derivative pricing works. It is especially ideal for students who need to prepare for the derivatives portion of the Society of Actuaries Investment and Financial Markets Exam.　FeaturesLucid explanations of the theory and assumptions behind various derivative pricing models.Emphasis on intuitions mnemonics as well as common fallacies. Interspersed with illustrative examples and end-of-chapter problems that aid a deep understanding of concepts in derivative pricing.Mathematical derivations while not eschewed are made maximally accessible.A solutions manual is available for qualified instructors.The AuthorAmbrose Lo is currently Assistant Professor of Actuarial Science at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Actuarial Science from the University of Hong Kong in 2014 with dependence structures risk measures and optimal reinsurance being his research interests. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA). His research papers have been published in top-tier actuarial journals such as ASTIN Bulletin: The Journal of the International Actuarial Association Insurance: Mathematics and Economics and Scandinavian Actuarial Journal. 　 Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367734213

Derivatives Markets Derivatives Markets is a thorough and well-presented textbook that offers readers an introduction to derivatives instruments with a gentle introduction to mathematical finance and provides a working knowledge of derivatives to a wide area of market participants. This new and accessible book provides a lucid down-to-earth theoretically rigorous but applied introduction to derivatives.　Many insights have been discovered since the seminal work in the 1970s and the text provides a bridge to and incorporates them. It develops the skill sets needed to both understand and to intelligently use derivatives. These skill sets are developed in part by using concept checks that test the reader's understanding of the material as it is presented. The text discusses some fairly sophisticated topics not usually discussed in introductory derivatives texts. For example real-world electronic market trading platforms such as CME’s Globex. On the theory side a much needed and detailed discussion of what risk-neutral valuation really means in the context of the dynamics of the hedge portfolio.　 The text is a balanced logical presentation of the major derivatives classes including　 forward and futures contracts in Part I swaps in Part II and options in Part III. The material is unified by providing a modern conceptual framework and exploiting the no-arbitrage relationships between the different derivatives classes. Some of the elements explained in detail in the text are: Hedging Basis Risk Spreading and Spread Basis Risk　 Financial Futures Contracts their Underlying Instruments Hedging and Speculating OTC　 Markets and Swaps Option Strategies: Hedging and Speculating Risk-Neutral Valuation and the Binomial Option Pricing Model Equivalent Martingale Measures: The Modern Approach to Option Pricing Option Pricing in Continuous Time: from Bachelier to Black-Scholes and Beyond. Professor Goldenberg’s clear and concise explanations and end-of-chapter problems guide the reader through the derivatives markets developing the reader’s skill sets needed in order to incorporate and manage derivatives in a corporate or risk management setting. This textbook is for students both undergraduate and postgraduate as well as for those with an interest in how and why these markets work and thrive. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415599016

Dermal and Ocular ToxicologyFundamentals and Methods Dermal and Ocular Toxicology: Fundamentals and Methods is a procedurally-oriented volume of detailed methods and practical examples discussing the dermal and ocular aspects of toxicology. The book is divided into a dermal section and an ocular section. Each section begins with a chapter on the anatomy and physiology of each organ system and then progresses to more specialized chapters discussing such topics as the toxicological pathology of each system state-of-the-art in vitro and in vivo evaluatory procedures statistical considerations for test design and data interpretation and the utilization of test findings. Test methods are provided for acute dermal exposure effects dermal hypersensitivity and photoallergy assessment dermal and ocular 0.pharmacokinetics skin flap and skin grafting techniques and in vitro alternative methods. This book can be used as an instructional text or as a sourcebook for practicing toxicologists pharmacologists industrial hygienists occupational health professionals and graduate students. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003069126

Dermal Drug DeliveryFrom Innovation to Production With the continued advancement of better-quality control and patient outcome reporting systems changes in the development control and regulation of all pharmaceutical delivery systems including transdermal and topical products have been happening on a continuous basis. In light of various quality issues that have been reported by patients and practitioners resulting in the recall or removal of products from the market both the pharmaceutical industries and regulatory agencies have been adopting new measures to address these issues. With chapters written by experts in this field this book takes a 21st century multidisciplinary and cross-functional look at these dosage forms to improve the development design manufacturing quality clinical performance safety and regulation of these products. This book offers a wealth of up-to-date information organized in a logical sequence corresponding to various stages of research development and commercialization of dermal drug delivery products. The authors have been carefully selected from different sectors of pharmaceutical science for their expertise in their selected areas to present objectively a balanced view of the current state of these products development and commercialization via regulatory approval. Their insights will provide useful information to others to ensure the successful development of the next generation dermal drug products. Key Features: Presents current advancements including new technologies of transdermal and topical dosage forms. Presents challenges in the development of the new generation of transdermal and topical dosage forms. Introduces new technologies and QbD (quality by design) aspects of manufacturing and control strategies. Includes new perspectives on pre-clinical and clinical development regulatory considerations safety and quality. Discusses regulatory challenges gaps and future considerations for dermal drug delivery systems. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466582705

Dermal Immune System First published in 1992. Dermal Immune System discusses the structural and functional characterizations of the dermal immune system including dermal dendritic cells monocyte/macrophages microvascular endothelial cells pericytes veil cells fibroblasts mast cells dermal T lymphocytes and peripheral nerve endings. This information is invaluable for gaining an understanding of how multicellular complex networks interface within the dermis and between the exogenous environment and endogenous milieu. Specific examples are provided that document the involvement of the dermal immune system in the pathophysiology of several skin diseases that result from perturbation of normal cutaneous homeostasis.Dermal Immune System is an excellent reference volume that should always be close at hand for immunologists cell biologists investigative dermatologists pathologists and clinicians involved in the care of patients with skin disease. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367205041

Dermatokinetics of Therapeutic Agents Novel drug delivery technologies strive to bypass challenging biological layers to elicit desired pharmacological activity.　The skin one of our key defensive barriers allows certain topically applied substances and toxins to pass. The dermatokinetics of a drug determines the efficacy of treatment of skin disorders. Presenting the first comprehensive reference on this important area of research Dermatokinetics of Therapeutic Agents includes a general overview of the theoretical as well as practical aspects of dermatokinetics and addresses the impact of a drug delivery system on the dermatokinetics of drugs. Chapters and illustrations cover introductory aspects and the significance methods and models used in dermatokinetic studies of therapeutic agents. Topics include: Theoretical Models for Dermatokinetics of Therapeutic Agents Drug Delivery Approaches to Modulate Dermatokinetics of Drugs Conventional Methods of Cutaneous Drug Sampling Cutaneous Microdialysis Sampling Substrates by Skin Permeabilization Spectroscopic Techniques in Dermatokinetics Studies Regulatory Perspective of Dermatokinetic Studies Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138114586

Dermatologic Reactions to Cancer Therapies Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer can have devastating side effects on the skin of a patient. This innovative guide for both dermatologists and oncologists gives a good introduction both to therapy regimes and to dermatological management for medical professionals treating their patients. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138035539

Dermatologic Surgery with RadiofrequencyArt of Successful Practice This book offers useful insight into the new dermatologic surgical applications of radiofrequency besides elaborating the basic applications of the same exhaustively. This book will also provide invaluable practical inputs for the skillful management of surgery in Dermatology and Aesthetic practice. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367571672

Dermatological and Transdermal Formulations Containing 350 illustrations tables and equations and covering AAPS/FDA guidelines for the experimentation and analysis of in vivo and in vitro percutaneous absorption this reference provides comprehensive coverage of the development preparation and application of topical and transdermal therapeutic systems. Recognized international experts discuss the bioequivalence of dermatological and transdermal dosage forms. They explore the biochemistry and treatment of skin diseases the structure and function of the skin adverse dermal responses to drug formulations mechanisms of drug transport through barrier membranes and methods for measuring and modulating percutaneous permeation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367396343

Dermatological Emergencies ‘Dermatological Emergencies’ aims to cover aspects of situations and their management when they present in a Dermatology setup. This includes severe drug reactions bullous disorders erythroderma infections vasculitis and systemic emergencies presenting with skin signs. This book guides the reader to recognize such emergencies helps to approach the initial phase of management identifies the investigations thus leading to a holistic management of the scene. Case scenarios are used in all chapters with logical flow of text flowcharts algorithms and representative clinical and laboratory images for better understanding of the readers. Key Features Details all dermatological emergencies Discusses manifestation of these emergencies with unique algorithms and flowcharts Examines case scenarios for first-hand experience Consists of Do's and Don'ts for effective management of cases Uses high quality clinical images for clarity Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815378075

Dermatology Postgraduate MCQs and Revision Notes This book containing 'best of five' multiple choice format MCQs is specifically designed as a revision aid for postgraduate examinations in dermatology. It will save postgraduates from making their own notes and allow them more time to concentrate on looking after patients. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138447974

DermatologyIllustrated Clinical Cases Containing 100 challenging clinical cases illustrated with superb high-quality images this book covers a wide range of dermatological conditions from the commonly occurring to those slightly rarer cases. This book is an invaluable reference for all dermatology professionals in practice and offers the perfect revision guide for those in training from hospital-based doctors preparing for higher examinations to established physicians in their continuing professional development. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498722889

DermatologySelf-Assessment Colour Review This collection of over 200 clinical cases—comprising questions top quality color photos and detailed explanatory answers—covers most aspects of dermatology. The author emphasizes more common conditions but also features some more unusual and challenging cases. The cases are presented randomly to reflect real life practice and are designed not only to test the ability of the reader but also to educate and inform. This important addition to the self-assessment color review series is of value to dermatologists in training to hospital doctors in general medicine to primary care physicians to nurses to medical students and to a wide range of practitioners in professions related to medicine. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781840761665

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Dermatopathology Primer of Cutaneous Tumors Dermatopathology Primer of Cutaneous Tumors presents a detailed overview of the most common skin neoplasms. For each neoplasm the epidemiology pathophysiology clinical features clinical variants and special studies are presented in a succinct bulleted form. Extensive illustrations demonstrate each neoplasm’s characteristic features as well as those of other tumors in the histological differential. The book covers both benign and malignant cysts epidermal melanocytic lymphoid and soft tissue neoplasms. It complements the Dermatopathology Primer of Inflammatory Diseases written by authors of the same team. These books introduce the basic concepts of dermatopathology to medical students and residents training in pathology and dermatology as well as to other health care professionals seeking a resource for a basic understanding of dermatopathology. Offered in an easy-to-read format the book provides a basic understanding of dermatopathology on which further deeper learning can be added as well as a quick visual reference to refresh the learner on the important points of each diagnosis. A reference section and glossary are included for the benefit of non-dermatology specialists. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498703918

Dermatopathology Primer of Inflammatory Diseases This guide to dermatopathology is a general overview helping readers review the histopathology of dermatological conditions. The book discusses superficial perivascular interface spongiotic and psoriasis form dermatitis. It also examines lymphohistiocytic infiltrate leukocytoclastic vasculitis panniculitis and folliculitis. Additional chapters cover nodular and diffuse dermatitis and bullous and vesicular dermatitis. The book describes the dermatopathology hierarchy infrastructure and provides a glossary of terms. Established practitioners as well as trainees will find this an ideal resource for revision and for recertification in the topic. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482225044

Dermatoscopy A-Z All dermatologists and family physicians will want to have access to this text as an invaluable guide to the current practice of Dermoscopy a quick and painless method of examining a patient's skin hair or nails that has extended beyond screening for skin cancer to becoming a useful tool for quick diagnosis of a number of conditions and monitoring their treatment.  Key Features: features use of dermoscopy in a comprehensive range of conditions features a wealth of illustrative dermoscopic images presents material in a practical ratio of images to text Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367197810

Dermatoscopy in Clinical PracticeBeyond Pigmented Lesions Dermatoscopy has been heavily promoted to dermatologists as the front line in detecting skin cancer early and easily. However this technology also has other uses in everyday dermatologic practice. Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice shows those already using the equipment how they can extend its use beyond pigmented lesions and exploit its full potential. Dermatoscopy and videodermatoscopy can be used for differential diagnosis prognostic evaluation and monitoring response to treatment of various disorders including inflammatory diseases parasitoses viral and fungal infections nonpigmented skin lesions hair abnormalities and a large variety of other dermatologic conditions as well as cosmetology. The book focuses on those conditions in which the techniques are most useful describing the clinical and histopathological correlations associated with the procedure. The book includes color clinical images throughout making it a handy guide for the dermatologist’s daily practice. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482225952

Dermatoscopy of Non-Pigmented Skin TumorsPink - Think - Blink Although many skin lesions are pigmented Dermatoscopy of Non-pigmented Skin Tumors: Pink - Think - Blink addresses non-pigmented lesions which may be more difficult to diagnose. It discusses dermatoscopy not only as a reliable tool for diagnosis but also for the monitoring of treatment outcomes following topical therapy. The clinical diagnosis of non-pigmented skin lesions is one of the most challenging in the daily routine. To arrive at a correct diagnosis—or at least an adequate management plan—the clinician needs to collect many pieces of information and put them together like a puzzle. Illustrated with nearly 200 color clinical and dermatoscopic photographs this book is an invaluable guide for clinicians striving to solve the diagnostic puzzle and correctly identify non-pigmented lesions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482237528

Dermatotoxicology The foundational reference in dermal toxicology this classic text has been completely revised to bring it up to date in the new Eighth Edition with almost a third of its chapters being newly added. The structure of the text has also been reorganized to enable easier location of a topic of interest. With contributions from leading international experts this continues the tradition of providing unsurpassed theoretical and practical guidance for all those working on research aspects on practical clinical issues and on the regulatory aspects of exposure to toxic substances. This new edition contains updates to each chapter and contributions from leading international experts provides an in-depth summary of research and regulatory applications related to dermal toxicology and pharmacology presents many new chapters that describe the latest advances in dermatotoxicology and addresses various levels of expertise regarding the development and use of dermal exposure data. New chapters include those on safety terminology pharmacogenetics and dermatology  ethnic differences in skin properties and the principles and practice of percutaneous absorption. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781841848556

Dermatotoxicology MethodsThe Laboratory Worker's Ready Reference This work presents and evaluates methods employed to identify the potential of certain types of chemicals to adversely affect the skin. A variety of test methods are included such as tests for skin penetration metabolism irritation the skin immune system photo effects skin cancer and topical effects of retinoids and depigmenting chemicals. Tests for chemicals that affect the reproductive and nervous system are also included. Both animal and human tests that have been standardised and tests that are under development and employ animal alternatives are addressed in this book. Besides different testing methods a rationale for accepting non-animal models and a review of some regulatory agency discussions about animal alternative tests are included. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138416789

Dermoscopy Image Analysis Dermoscopy is a noninvasive skin imaging technique that uses optical magnification and either liquid immersion or cross-polarized lighting to make subsurface structures more easily visible when compared to conventional clinical images. It allows for the identification of dozens of morphological features that are particularly important in identifying malignant melanoma. Dermoscopy Image Analysis summarizes the state of the art of the computerized analysis of dermoscopy images. The book begins by discussing the influence of color normalization on classification accuracy and then: Investigates gray-world max-RGB and shades-of-gray color constancy algorithms showing significant gains in sensitivity and specificity on a heterogeneous set of images Proposes a new color space that highlights the distribution of underlying melanin and hemoglobin color pigments leading to more accurate classification and border detection results Determines that the latest border detection algorithms can achieve a level of agreement that is only slightly lower than the level of agreement among experienced dermatologists Provides a comprehensive review of various methods for border detection pigment network extraction global pattern extraction streak detection and perceptually significant color detection Details a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system for melanomas that features an inexpensive acquisition tool clinically meaningful features and interpretable classification feedback Presents a highly scalable CAD system implemented in the MapReduce framework a novel CAD system for melanomas and an overview of dermatological image databases Describes projects that made use of a publicly available database of dermoscopy images which contains 200 high-quality images along with their medical annotations Dermoscopy Image Analysis not only showcases recent advances but also explores future directions for this exciting subfield of medical image analysis covering dermoscopy image analysis from preprocessing to classification. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138892873

Dermoscopy in General Dermatology This lavishly illustrated guide from experts will enable practitioners to get the most out of dermoscopy for investigations and treatments in general dermatology. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138706569

Dermoscopy of the Hair and Nails When the first edition of this pioneering text was published only a few dermatologists were trained to utilize the dermatoscope for the diagnosis and follow-up of hair diseases. The technique is now more popular worldwide prompting the development of this updated second edition which now includes a section devoted entirely to nail dermoscopy and also covers many hair disorders that were not previously discussed. Topics covered include alopecias hair shaft disorders hair root evaluation pediatric hair disorders hair weathering inflammatory scalp disorders infections dermoscopy of the black scalp body hair disorders and dermoscopy-guided biopsies. Also covered is dermoscopy of the nail plate the proximal nail fold the hyponychium and the distal edge of the nail plate. The book discusses inflammatory nail disorders traumatic nail disorders onychomycosis melanonychia and nail tumors. This essential new edition facilitates diagnosis of hair disorders and provides clinicians with important clues about disease stage and progression. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781482234053

Derrick Puffett on Music 'I listen to a piece and ask myself what has made the greatest impression on me. What has moved me the most about it what has excited me the most what it is I want to write about what sets my mind working what sets off my imagination.' Derrick Puffett's description to a group of Cambridge graduate students of his approach to listening and writing about music is clearly evident in the articles reprinted in this collection. For the first time the book makes available in one place writings previously widely dispersed amongst many journals and symposia. Resonances emerge that cross from essay to essay with the result that a larger coherent project is revealed. Insistent on the need of music analysis to be accompanied by a wider historical knowledge Puffett believed strongly that the methods to be adopted on each occasion must be dictated by the music at hand. His work on Bruckner Strauss Webern Zemlinsky Delius and Debussy is of enduring importance to the study of music. With a prose style distinguished for its elegance and clarity Puffett's writings will enhance the understanding and enjoyment of the music that he discusses amongst students and teachers alike. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138263468

Derrida Kristeva and the Dividing LineAn Articulation of Two Theories of Difference First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138001688

Derrida Responsibility and Politics Published in 1997 Jacques Derrida's ’deconstructive method’ or ’deconstructionism’ is renowned as a species of anarchic free play an antifoundationalism which can only end in a ruinous irrationalism and thereby the denial of all possibility of discrimination or judgement. In this book Morag Patrick argues that far from having abandoned critique Derrida's questioning of Western metaphysics responds to an ethical injunction to a duty to recall the necessary incalculability of moral and political responsibility. In the first part of the study Patrick examines the philosophical background to and the basic features of deconstruction. Derrida is located in a tradition of thinkers for whom the question of the possibility of philosophy is fundamental. The deconstructive endeavour is then explained as an attempt to secure a question that would further and transform thinking a question that would no longer be philosophy's question. Patrick maintains that Derrida's strategy to this end is not anarchic but rather adheres to strict protocols of reading. Subsequently the ethical and political implications of this manner of reading are pursued. It is shown that if Derrida undermines the certainty with which we may assume moral and political responsibilities if he establishes the essential excessiveness of responsibility he does so in order to effect judgement and not to annul it. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138624238

Derrida & Education Bringing together the work of international experts in the field and two interviews with Derrida himself this book provides a key to the reflections that Derrida's work has prompted on all aspects of educational studies. The contributors address fundamental educational issues from a Derridian perspective to demonstrate the relevance of his work in contemporary multicultural societies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415684125

Derrida and Deconstruction The effects of Derrida's writings have been widespread in literary circles where they have transformed current work in literary theory. By contrast Derrida's philosophical writings--which deal with the whole range of western thought from Plato to Foucault--have not received adequate attention by philosophers. Organized around Derrida's readings of major figures in the history of philosophy Derrida and Deconstruction focuses on and assesses his specifically philosophical contribution. Contemporary continental philosophers assess Derrida's account of philosophical tradition with each contributor providing a critical study of Derrida's position on a philosopher she or he has already studied in depth These figures include Plato Meister Eckhart Descartes Kant Hegel Nietzsche Freud Husserl Heidegger Sartre and Foucault. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138457577

Derrida and FeminismRecasting the Question of Woman The first-ever compilation of articles that highlights the intersection of Derridean and feminist theories--a work that represents the extensive and diverse response feminist theorists have had to Derrida particularly to the issues of gender identity and the construction of the subject. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138834699

Derrida and Law This volume gathers together sixteen seminal articles all written by leading scholars which articulate and effectuate the influence of Derrida's scholarship on the field of law. The articles included in this collection are underpinned by the authors' shared belief that the intellectual challenges posed by Derrida's work to legal scholarship are as challenging as they are pressing and as profound as they are inescapable. In addition to a thorough introduction addressing salient aspects of Jacques Derrida's engagement with law this book comes with an extensive bibliography of sources in English. This provides the reader with a carefully selected list of more than one hundred texts all of which serve as introductory pathways to Derrida's philosophy and in particular to the interaction between Derrida and law. A fine reminder of the trans-disciplinary influence of Jacques Derrida's thought this landmark collection is destined to generate substantial interest in philosophy departments and law schools alike. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315094977

Derrida and the Political Jacques Derrida one of the most influential controversial and complex thinkers of our time has come to be at the centre of many political debates. This is the first book to consider the political implications of Derrida's deconstruction. It is a timely response both to Derrida's own recent shift towards thinking about the political and to the political focus of contemparary Continental philosophy.Richard Beardsworth's study Derrida and the Political locates a way of thinking about deconstruction using the tools of political philosophy. Richard Beardsworth has provided students of philosophy politics and critical theory with a thought-provoking upper level introduction to Derrida'a work as a political theorist. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203427620

Derrida and the Writing of the Body Michel Foucault refers to 1965-1970 as in philosophical terms 'the five brief impassioned jubilant enigmatic years'. This book reinterprets Jacques Derrida's work from this period most especially in L'Écriture et la Différence (Writing and Difference) and argues that a transformation takes place here which has been marginalized in readings of his work to date. Irwin follows with a look at how the 'grammatological opening' becomes crucial for Derrida's work in the 1970s and beyond incorporating one of his last readings of embodiment from 2000. By drawing our attention to the politics of desire and sexuality this groundbreaking book engages with the work of key continental theorists including Artaud Bataille Nietzsche Heidegger Habermas and Cixous whilst also examining Derrida's relationship with Plato and feminist theory. It will appeal to a wide range of readers within the social sciences and philosophy particularly those with interests in gender and sexuality social theory continental thought queer studies and literary theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138278578

Derrida for Architects Looking afresh at the implications of Jacques Derrida’s thinking for architecture this book simplifies his ideas in a clear concise way. Derrida‘s treatment of key philosophical texts has been labelled as "deconstruction " a term that resonates with architecture. Although his main focus is language his thinking has been applied by architectural theorists widely. As well as a review of Derrida’s interaction with architecture this book is also a careful consideration of the implications of his thinking particularly on the way architecture is practiced. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415591799

Derrida on ReligionThinker of Differance Jacques Derrida is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His thinking has radically transformed scholarship and critical practice across the Humanities and Social Sciences. 'Derrida on Religion' offers students an overview of Derrida's many influential writings on religion and also explores the potential of Derrida's methodologies for the study of religion. This is an essential textbook for any student who wants to explore the impact of Derrida's critical theory and practice on the study of religion. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315711102

Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management Desalination Project Cost Estimating and Management examines the key issues associated with the estimation of costs for desalination plants. It covers all aspects of desalination project cost estimating and management: direct and indirect capital costs fixed and variable operation and maintenance costs and total costs for water production. In addition it provides a detailed overview of the factors that influence project costs and discusses the technological and project delivery methods to control and optimize project costs. The book includes cost curves for the most commonly used seawater desalination facilities and numeric examples illustrating how to prepare a budgetary cost estimate for a typical desalination project. Features: •Presents a comprehensive engineering overview of key issues associated with desalination project cost estimating. •Includes cost curves which can be used for budgetary level estimates of capital and operation and maintenance (O&M) expenditures. •Contains easy to use cost-estimating rules of thumb derived from actual desalination projects. •Includes several numeric examples illustrating the cost estimating process. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815374145

Descartes One of the most significant studies of Descartes in recent times. It concentrates on the Meditations to show Descartes' philosophy in the context of his overall scientific objectives not all of them fully explicit in the texts. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138135802

Descartes Spinoza LeibnizThe Concept of Substance in Seventeenth Century Metaphysics This book introduces student to the three major figures of modern philosophy known as the rationalists. It is not for complete beginners but it is an accessible account of their thought. By concerning itself with metaphysics and in particular substance the book relates an important historical debate largely neglected by the contemporary debates in the once again popular area of traditional metaphysics. in philosophy. (Do Not USE) Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138138940

Descartes & the Autonomy of the Human Understanding This volume originally published in 1990 delineates the transition Descartes effects from a prevalent medieval conception of understanding to a modern conception of it. Through the examination of the continuities and discontinuities between Descartes' account of the understanding and that of high scholasticism a characterization emerges of two way in which the understanding is autonomous in Descartes' view. These two sorts of autonomy shed light on the origin of a set of related concerns that give modern philosophy its coherence setting it apart from medieval philosophy as a distinct tradition. The first sort - the independence of the understanding of the senses - creates the modern problem of scepticism with regard to the external world. The second sort concerning the ontological status of the mind provides the background against which modern discussions of the mind/body problem take shape. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315055732

Descartes and MethodA Search for a Method in Meditations Rene Descartes credited his success in philosophy mathematics and physics to the discovery of a universal method of inquiry but he provided no systematic description of his method. Descartes and Method carefully examines Descartes' scattered remarks on his application and puts forward a systematic account of his method with particular attention to the role it plays in the Meditations.Daniel E. Flage and Clarence A. Bonnen boldly and convincingly argue against the orthodox conception that Descartes had no method. Through a rigorous and thorough examination Flage and Bonnen unearth and explain the role of the method of analysis in the Meditations.Descartes and Method is a ground-breaking book that is sure to make a considerable impact on the philosophy community. Anyone wishing to gain a new understanding of Descartes's Meditations should read this book. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415757645

Descartes and the Autonomy of the Human Understanding This volume originally published in 1990 delineates the transition Descartes effects from a prevalent medieval conception of understanding to a modern conception of it. Through the examination of the continuities and discontinuities between Descartes’ account of the understanding and that of high scholasticism a characterization emerges of two way in which the understanding is autonomous in Descartes’ view. These two sorts of autonomy shed light on the origin of a set of related concerns that give modern philosophy its coherence setting it apart from medieval philosophy as a distinct tradition. The first sort – the independence of the understanding of the senses – creates the modern problem of scepticism with regard to the external world. The second sort concerning the ontological status of the mind provides the background against which modern discussions of the mind/body problem take shape. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138202351

Descartes' Natural Philosophy The most comprehensive collection of essays on Descartes' scientific writings ever published this volume offers a detailed reassessment of Descartes' scientific work and its bearing on his philosophy. The 35 essays written by some of the world's leading scholars cover topics as diverse as optics cosmology and medicine and will be of vital interest to all historians of philosophy or science. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415510707

Descartes-Arg Philosophers First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415513708

DescartesBelief Scepticism and Virtue Descartes is often regarded as the founder of modern philosophy and is credited with placing at centre stage the question of what we know and how we know it. Descartes: Belief Scepticism and Virtue seeks to reinsert his work and thought in its contemporary ethical and theological context. Richard Davies explores the much neglected notion of intellectual virtue as it applies to Descartes' inquiry as a whole. He examines the textual dynamics of Descartes' most famous writings in relation to background debates about human endeavour from Plato down to Descartes' own contemporaries. Bringing these materials together in a novel format Davies argues for a new approach to Descartes' ideas of scepticism and the sciences. The book also offers fresh interpretations of key passages of the Meditations . Descartes: Belief Scepticism and Virtue offers an original reassessment of some of the most important bodies of work in Western Philosophy. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138010178

DescartesThe Project of Pure Enquiry Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy. This is a classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight he demonstrates how Descartes' Meditations are not merely a description but the very enactment of philosophical thought and discovery. Williams covers all of the key areas of Descartes' thought including God the will the possibility of knowledge and the mind and its place in nature. He also makes profound contributions to the theory of knowledge metaphysics and philosophy generally. With a new foreword by John Cottingham. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138019188

Deschooling the ImaginationCritical Thought as Social Practice "Deschooling the Imagination: Critical Thought as Social Practice" is first a book that looks at what it means to be actively engaged in developing a critical/creative mindset against the prevailing ideology of our public schools. Second it is a book about the social/cultural relationship between what and how we learn on one hand and our imaginative capacities on the other. Finally but equally important it is a book about how teachers can teach in the service of a revived critical/creative imaginary. In short you may be interested in reading this book if you are curious about examining the following questions in more depth: How can educators and those involved and/or invested in public education in the United States learn to think about curriculum assessment pedagogy school structures knowledge power identity language/literacy economics creativity human ecology and our collective future in a way that escapes the over-determined discourses that inform current attitudes and practices of schooling? What are some of the tactics and strategies that teachers students parents administrators and policymakers can learn and enact in the service of a future that we can barely imagine? Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781612056975

Describing and Explaining Grammar and Vocabulary in ELTKey Theories and Effective Practices Language description plays an important role in language learning/teaching because it often determines what specific language forms features and usages are taught and how. A good understanding of language description is vital for language teachers and material writers and should constitute an important part of their knowledge. This book provides a balanced treatment of both theory and practice. It focuses on some of the most important and challenging grammar and vocabulary usage questions. Using these questions as examples it shows how theory can inform practice and how grammar and vocabulary description and explanation can be made more effective and engaging. Part I describes and evaluates the key linguistic theories on language description and teaching. Part II discusses and gives specific examples of how challenging grammar and vocabulary issues can be more effectively described and explained; each chapter focuses on one or more specific grammar and vocabulary. An annotated list of useful free online resources (online corpora and websites) for grammar and vocabulary learning and teaching and a glossary provide helpful information. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415636094

Describing Archival MaterialsThe Use of the MARC AMC Format Here is an informative new volume that celebrates the increasing use and influence of the MARC format for Archives and Manuscript Control (AMC). As the format and its companion the online archival catalog gain acceptance among archivists several major issues evolve including the adoption and adaptation of standards for archival control data and the acceptance of archival control techniques for use in library collections. This is an important volume for library cataloguers who in order to make use of the archival control techniques embodied in the AMC format must be familiar with basic techniques of archival collections management and archivists who might need basic instruction in relevant library cataloging techniques.Describing Archival Materials presents the principles and techniques that describe the control of both textual and non-textual materials. Each chapter where appropriate contains examples of AMC records to illustrate various techniques. In examining control of textual materials the authors: outline the requisite details of archival description including the construction of finding aids and the representation of archival collections in catalogs according to the recognized standard APPM explain the concepts of intellectual responsibility and the basic concepts of choice and formulation of access points derived directly from AACR2 provide an archival translation of basic indexing concepts such as subject analysis and indexing depth all written within the context of LCSH explore the concepts of authority control of both names and subjects consider design issues that contributed to the construction of the format and focus on appropriate methods of content designation for archival descriptions discuss the development of archival information systems in particular focusing on archival management features and problems inherent in attempts to design systems that integrate archival and bibliographic recordsThree chapters also highlight archival control of nontextual materials--visual images (photographs and films) sound recordings and cartographic materials. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315791708

Describing DiscourseA Practical Guide to Discourse Analysis For anyone approaching Discourse Analysis for the first time theory means little when it is not related to actual knowledge and experience of language in use. Describing Discourse takes the unique approach of introducing discourse studies through the hands-on analysis of linguistic data. The book introduces students to specific discourses constructed for particular purposes for example from the domains of advertising law medicine and education. Each chapter provides examples exercises and commentary designed to develop the analytical abilities needed in describing the characteristic forms and typical functions of different discourses. Describing Discourse provides the ideal entry into the study of discourse for students new to the subject. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138134607

Describing MotionThe Physical World Describing Motion: The Physical World provides the quantitative description of a variety of physically important motions. Starting with simple examples of motion along a line the book introduces key concepts such as position velocity and acceleration using the fundamental rules of differential calculus. Topics include the free-fall motion of micro-gravity test vehicles the trajectories of long-jumpers and the orbital motion of satellites and space probes. The book also covers several essential mathematical tools. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138429789

Describing PrescriptivismUsage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English Describing Prescriptivism provides a topical and thought-provoking analysis of linguistic prescriptivism in British and American English from a historical as well as present-day perspective. Focusing on usage guides and usage problems the book takes a three-fold approach to present an in-depth analysis of the topic featuring: a detailed study of the advice provided in usage guides over the years; an authoritative comparison of this advice with actual usage as recorded in British and American corpora including the HUGE (Hyper Usage Guide of English) database – developed specifically to enable this line of study – as well as more mainstream corpora such as COCA COHA and the BNC; a close analysis of the attitudes to particular usage problems among the general public based on surveys distributed online through the "Bridging the Unbridgeable" research project’s blog.* With extensive case studies to illustrate and support claims throughout this comprehensive study is key reading for students and researchers of prescriptivism the history of English and sociolinguistics.   *Found at https://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/ Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367207182

Description and Comparison in Cultural Anthropology The Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures are intended to commemorate both the man and his work the latter being viewed as having provided an admirably broad and substantial base for anthropologists of later generations to build upon as they have done and continue to do in diverse ways.Professor Goodenough's work in the past and in this book particularly emphasizes the vitality and fruitfulness of Morgan's contributions. Not only do these lectures carry forward Morgan's interests in kinship; they reflect as well his concern for comparative studies undertaken with the aim of ultimately understanding mankind. Moreover Professor Goodenough has elucidated recent developments in the collection analysis and presentation of cultural data in ways that make it easier for all of us to see how his methods (in themselves specialized) can broaden and deepen our understanding of culture and of man.Morgan himself a pioneer in method would surely have been an attentive auditor-and discussant-at Professor Goodenough's Lectures and in his seminars and the less formal events in which he participated while at Rochester and to which he contributed so much. This volume is an expanded version of the Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures delivered at the University of Rochester April 2 to 11 1968.Alfred Harris was a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Rochester. He served as the chair of the anthropology from 1964-1971 and he was well known for being the editor of the Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522237

Description and Sampling of Contaminated SoilsA Field Guide This second edition of EPA's bestselling book Description and Sampling of Contaminated Soils: A Field Guide Second Edition has been revised and significantly expanded over the original edition. An ideal reference for anyone involved in site investigations this guide describes how to determine the amount and extent of soil contamination and potential for movement of contaminants in the soil and groundwater. It contains checklists tables and step-by-step descriptions of methods and procedures for:Cost-effective detailed site investigations for evaluating the potential for contaminant transportField collection of information on soil engineering properties required for remediation selection and designThis guide also features an adaptation of soil description procedures used by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) for investigating contaminated sites. The SCS soil description and classification procedures when used in combination with the Unified Soil Classification System currently used by geologists and engineers greatly improves contaminated site assessments. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367449537

Descriptions and Explanations - Communication Cards Descriptions and Explanations Cards Improving describing and explaining skills Alison Roberts. This activity is designed to help young people to improve their skills of describing and explaining; two important areas of narrative work. Sometimes although ordinary sentence structures may be managed fairly well a student may struggle to describe a process or account for an outcome. There are 60 cards in this set consisting of 30 'Describe' cards and 30 'Explain' cards. The "Describe" cards aim to help students to practise and develop the ability to narrate a process eg how to make a sandwich. The 'Explain' cards promote the ability to tell others how a situation has come about. 60 cards + booklet Age 12+. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780863889608

Descriptions in Context First published in 1997 this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions — taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point. It seeks to show that there exists a special type of indefinites that have an interpretation commonly associated with definites. It further argues that the felicity conditions associated with indefinite NP’s can vary and develops a more fine-grained theory of novelty within the framework of File Change Semantics. More generally this work can be seen as providing an empirical argument in favour of a dynamic theory of meaning and against the more traditional truth-conditional theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138697416

Descriptive Metadata for TelevisionAn End-to-End Introduction Descriptive Metadata for Television is a comprehensive introduction for television professionals that need to understand metadata's purpose and technology. This easy-to-read book translates obscure technical to hands-on language understandable by real people. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138177352

Descriptive Psychology Franz Brentano (1838-1917) is a key figure in the development of Twentieth Century thought. It was his work that set Husserl on to the road of phenomenology and intentionality that inspired Meinong's theory of the object which influenced Bertrand Russell and the entire Polish school of philosophy.^Descriptive Psychology presents a series of lectures given by Brentano in 1887; they were the culmination of his work and the clearest statement of his mature thought. It was this later period which proved to be so important in the work of his student Husserl.This is the first English translation of his work. Benito Muller has added a concise introduction which places Brentano within the history of philosophy and psychology and locates his influence in contemporary thought. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203006047

Descriptive Syntax and the English Verb Intended for advanced students and researchers in linguistics Descriptive Syntax and the English Verb first published in 1984 focuses on the syntax of the English verb and notions of tense/aspect transivity passive phrasal verb constructions nominalisations and complement sentence types are explored. These constructions are shown t Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138698413

Descriptosaurus Story WritingLanguage in Action for Ages 5–9 Descriptosaurus Story Writing provides a resource for younger pupils that will not only expand their descriptive vocabulary but also provide them with models that demonstrate ‘language in action ’ in a genre that is popular and familiar to children aged 5–9. Providing the essential building blocks to create a narrative text alongside contexualised banks of vocabulary phrases and sentence types this book is designed to provide young pupils with the opportunity to see how a text is constructed using words phrases and sentences. This exciting new resource: Provides vocabulary for setting character ‘show not tell’ and sensory descriptions with clearly defined progression Demonstrates how to use this vocabulary in different contexts using set sentence structures Offers four model narratives written in different styles and level of difficulty Presents modelled sentences with exercises so that pupils can expand their vocabulary Enables young pupils to develop their understanding of how sentences are constructed and become more confident about using these skills in their own story writing. This is an ideal resource to dramatically improve children’s knowledge and understanding of language grammar and punctuation for all KS1 and KS2 primary English teachers literacy coordinators and parents. This easily accessible guide will also be helpful for teachers to use in preparation for Spelling Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) alongside a creative writing task. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367559113

Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and within the context of adventure stories develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with their own adventure stories armed with the skills techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their action scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters’ fear and excitement and visualise the action within the setting. This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing both creative and technical. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858695

Descriptosaurus: Fantasy Descriptosaurus: Fantasy builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and within the context of fantasy develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level. It incorporates the essential skills and creative devices that are used in other genres while extending to themes of battle sieges magic and mystery to unleash children’s imaginations. This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to textbook grammar and will assist children in acquiring understanding and applying the grammar required to improve their writing both creative and technical. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858756

Descriptosaurus: Ghost Stories Descriptosaurus: Ghost Stories builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and within the context of ghost stories develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level  combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with their own ghost stories armed with the skills techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their ghostly scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters’ fear and visualise the source of their terror within the setting. This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing both creative and technical. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858732

Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and within the context of myths and legends develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with heroes gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story. This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing both creative and technical. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138858718

DescriptosaurusSupporting Creative Writing for Ages 8–14 Now in a fully updated third edition Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings characters and creatures. Descriptosaurus positions the word zooms in on it to examine the meaning expands it into phrases and then provides alternatives in words phrases and sentences; the model was created and refined over a number of years as a result of feedback from children inside and outside the classroom as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome it provides essential starting points to encourage putting pen to paper not only inspiring children but also building their confidence encouraging them to use apply and create using the correct grammatical structures and adding colour to their writing through evaluation and experimentation. New features for this updated third edition include: Sample poems Word banks and model sentences to provide a step-by-step process for development of vocabulary and understanding of phrase clause and sentence structure Contextualised grammar and punctuation instruction and guidance Units of work where the models can be incorporated in a creative focus A companion website containing all the features of the book games planning sheets and vocabulary builders This is an ideal resource to dramatically improve children’s creative writing for all KS2 primary and KS3 secondary English teachers literacy coordinators and parents. It would also make an excellent classroom book for PGCE students particularly Primary PGCE with English specialism. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138093027

De-Segregatn Mentl Ill Ils 260 First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415864169

Desert EnergyA Guide to the Technology Impacts and Opportunities This book examines the key technologies being deployed in an effort to tap the potential presented by world's deserts for siting large-scale solar power applications and surveys the feasibility of such projects given the remoteness and the hostility of these environments. Focusing on large scale photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal power it explains how the systems work projects that are being planned the required scales and the technical difficulties they need to overcome to function effectively. It then moves on to examine the economics of such projects (including financing) and the social and environmental effects they may have. Illustrated throughout by reference to built or planned projects and written in a clear jargon-free style this is a must-read for anyone interested in the development of large scale solar applications. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781849711845

Desert Landscape Architecture This book provides an understanding of desert environments their climatic conditions and unique physical beauty - using the five American deserts of the southwestern United States as an example. Through considerable research sensitivity and practical experience the author provides insight into how built environments are designed and installed in order to cope with the harsh unforgiving physiographic area. Bridging the gap between professional jargon and common sense Desert Landscape Architecture displays detailed information for every facet of landscape design environmental concerns water issues cultural issues and plant material use.This unique thorough book: Provides information applicable to any desert region of the world Supplies a plant compendium with extensive plant lists comprising more than 750 species Examines desert flora and fauna as well as the fragile ecosystems they occupy Reviews human use areas Investigates grading from an aesthetic and practical standpoint Explains the significance of adequate site drainage Discusses schematic preliminary and working drawing plans Lists types of site furnishings and their specific purposes Describes how various hardscape elements are drawn and specified Explains plant growth in detail Discusses the dynamics of plant communities and their function in larger ecosystems Reviews the factors affecting plant selection in the design process Identifies desert planning zones Emphasizes the critical nature of irrigation design in the desert landscape architecture - explaining it as an environmental necessity not a technical issue Outlines the basic principles of hydrology related to system design Discusses water conservation and presents alternatives for reducing water consumption Examines types of light and sun Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315140933

Desert ParadisesSurveying the Landscapes of Dubai’s Urban Model Desert Paradises: Surveying the Landscapes of Dubai’s Urban Model explores how designed landscapes can play a vital role in constructing a city’s global image and legitimizing its socio-political hierarchy. Using the case study of Dubai Bolleter explores how Dubai’s rulers employ a paradisiacal image of greening the desert in part as a tool for political legitimization. Bolleter also evaluates the designed landscapes of Dubai against the principles of the United Nations and the International Federation of Landscape Architects and argues that what is happening in Dubai represents a significant discrepancy between theory and practice. This book offers a new perspective on landscape design that has until now been unexplored. It would be beneficial to academics and students of geography  landscape architecture urban design and urban planning – particularly those with an interest in Dubai or the many cities in the region that are experiencing Dubaiification. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815355502

Desert StormThe Gulf War And What We Learned Desert Storm aims to examine the lessons of the Gulf War from a high-level strategic defense perspective. It opens up an informed debate concerning the true military and geopolitical lessons of the conflict. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367154776

DesertificationEnvironmental Degradation In And Around Arid Lands This book represents a collection of papers on the subject of the creation of desert-like conditions as a result of human or natural causes. It provides considerable reference material for those interested in pursuing the various subtopics in greater depth. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367170905

Desexualization in American Life Originally published as The New People this classic volume examines the great changes in popular culture that unfolded in the 1960s with major steps toward political racial gender and social empowerment. The popular culture of the time expressed a series of themes that have become if not more significant then certainly more visible in the 1990s. We are now entering the third generation of Americans who are living out the themes that are traced in this book.The author sees a depolarization a neutering in content and key people in the popular arts. Some of these trends result from technological changes and others reflect what is happening in the psychosocial interior of the family as well as larger economic movements. Winick believes that in such wide-ranging features of our society as sports furniture and architecture the expression of an epoch can be identified. Clothing conveys the imbalance and ambiguity that reflect larger social forces and that have been identified more recently by Jacques Lacan as so important in modern life. Desexualization in American Life is remarkably prescient and accurate in identifying key trends that affect us today and will continue to do so for the remainder of the decade. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138522244

Design Assessment Monitoring and Maintenance of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks Relevant advances have been accomplished by the scientific community and engineering profession in the design assessment monitoring maintenance and management of sustainable and resilient bridge structures and infrastructures. These advances have been presented and discussed at The Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance Safety And Management (IABMAS 2012) held in Stresa Italy from 8 to 11 July 2012 (http://www.iabmas2012.org). IABMAS 2012 has been organised on behalf of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance And Safety (IABMAS) under the auspices of Politecnico di Milano.This book collects the extended versions of selected papers presented at IABMAS 2012 and invited papers originally published in a Special Issue of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. These papers provide significant contributions to the process of making more rational decisions in bridge design assessment monitoring and maintenance. The editors would like to thank the authors for their contributions and hope that this collection of papers will represent a valuable reference for scientific research and engineering applications in the fields of design assessment monitoring and maintenance of bridges and infrastructure networks. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367656829

Design Education and Pedagogy This book explores the increasing emergence within educational institutions such as schools and universities of large flexible spaces whose design is underpinned by cutting-edge principles and technologies. These changes in educational facilities have spawned a range of new terminology. For example terms such as ‘modern learning environments’ ‘innovative learning environments’ ‘flexible learning environments’ and ‘new generation learning spaces’ have gained currency in recent years. The development of flexible learning spaces while suggesting design creativity also points to the desire by governments to influence educational outcomes. The displacement of traditional classrooms also presupposes varied teaching and learning approaches calling on teachers to work in teams and to de-privatise their practice into spaces that are transparent and porous. These developments in the area of educational facilities suggest critical questions regarding the origins and purposes of these changes in educational thinking and practice. Questions must also be raised about the links between conception design intention and spatial practice. Underlying these questions are competing views on the design of education facilities. This volume gathers a range of international authors who theorise these questions at the intersection of building design pedagogy and educational policy. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367456894

Design Fabrication Properties and Applications of Smart and Advanced Materials This book introduces various advanced smart materials and the strategies for the design and preparation for novel uses from macro to micro or from biological inorganic organic to composite materials. Selecting the best material is a challenging task requiring tradeoffs between material properties and designing functional smart materials. The development of smart advanced materials and their potential applications is a burgeoning area of research. Exciting breakthroughs are anticipated in the future from the concepts and results reported in this book. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498722483

Design Make PlayGrowing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators Design Make Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators is a resource for practitioners policymakers researchers and program developers that illuminates creative cutting edge ways to inspire and motivate young people about science and technology learning.  The book is aligned with the National Research Council’s new Framework for Science Education which includes an explicit focus on engineering and design content as well as integration across disciplines.  Extensive case studies explore real world examples of innovative programs that take place in a variety of settings including schools museums community centers and virtual spaces. Design Make and Play are presented as learning methodologies that have the power to rekindle children’s intrinsic motivation and innate curiosity about STEM (science technology engineering and mathematics) fields. A digital companion app showcases rich multimedia that brings the stories and successes of each program—and the students who learn there—to life.  Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415539203

Design Meaning and Choice in Direct DemocracyThe Influences of Petitioners and Voters Design Meaning and Choice in Direct Democracy examines the link between political knowledge and participation in direct democracy in the United States. Presenting insights on the different behaviours of the petitioner the ballot and the voter and using quantitative qualitative and experimental methodological approaches Shauna Reilly evaluates the use of direct democracy and why despite the power of these measures there is such low turnout in these elections. She demonstrates the varied approaches to ballot measures and citizens particularly when dealing with citizen comprehension which can account for the variety of language that appears on the ballot. A rigorous and highly original analysis of direct democracy in the United States this book guarantees that readers will be shocked at the findings and question the future of governance through ballot measures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138268395

Design Technology and the Development Process in the Built Environment This second book in the BEST series explores the fundamental generators and contextual issues - philosophical physical and political - that influence built environments. It draws on international examples to show how societies and cultures in different parts of the world react to similar problems. It contrasts dramatically different types of buildings and enclosures from primitive shelters to space laboratories. They show how mankind endeavours to control the environment - whatever it is. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9781138460751

Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials for Economic Evaluation & ReimbursementAn Applied Approach Using SAS & STATA Economic evaluation has become an essential component of clinical trial design to show that new treatments and technologies offer value to payers in various healthcare systems. Although many books exist that address the theoretical or practical aspects of cost-effectiveness analysis this book differentiates itself from the competition by detailing how to apply health economic evaluation techniques in a clinical trial context from both academic and pharmaceutical/commercial perspectives. It also includes a special chapter for clinical trials in Cancer.Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials for Economic Evaluation & Reimbursement is not just about performing cost-effectiveness analyses. It also emphasizes the strategic importance of economic evaluation and offers guidance and advice on the complex factors at play before during and after an economic evaluation.Filled with detailed examples the book bridges the gap between applications of economic evaluation in industry (mainly pharmaceutical) and what students may learn in university courses. It provides readers with access to SAS and STATA code. In addition Windows-based software for sample size and value of information analysis is available free of charge—making it a valuable resource for students considering a career in this field or for those who simply wish to know more about applying economic evaluation techniques.The book includes coverage of trial design case report form design quality of life measures sample sizes submissions to regulatory authorities for reimbursement Markov models cohort models and decision trees. Examples and case studies are provided at the end of each chapter.Presenting first-hand insights into how economic evaluations are performed from a drug development perspective the book supplies readers with the foundation required to succeed in an environment where clinical trials and cost-effectiveness of new treatments are central. It also includes thought-provoking exercises for use in classroom and seminar discussions. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367737566

Design + AnthropologyConverging Pathways in Anthropology and Design This book explores the evolution of two disciplines design and anthropology and their convergence within commercial and organizational arenas. Focusing on the transdisciplinary field of design anthropology the chapters cover the global forces and conditions that facilitated its emergence the people that have contributed to its development and those who are likely to shape its future. Christine Miller touches on the invention and diffusion of new practices the recontextualization of ethnographic inquiry within design and innovations in applications of anthropological theory and methodology. She considers how encounters between anthropology and ‘designerly’ practice have impacted the evolution of both disciplines. The book provides students scholars and practitioners with valuable insight into the movement to formalize the nascent field of design anthropology and how the relationship between the two fields might develop in the future given the dynamic global forces that continue to impact them both. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781629583198

Design + EnvironmentA Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods There is a huge scarcity of good practical resources for designers and students interested in minimizing the environmental impacts of products. Design + Environment has been specifically written to address this paucity.  The book first provides background information to help the reader understand how and why design for environment (DfE) has become so critical to design with reference to some of the most influential writers designers and companies in the field. Next Design + Environment provides a step-by-step approach on how to approach DfE: to design a product that meets requirements for quality cost manufacturability and consumer appeal while at the same time minimising environmental impacts. The first step in the process is to undertake an assessment of environmental impacts using life-cycle assessment (LCA) or one of the many simpler tools available to help the designer. From then on DfE becomes an integral part of the normal design process including the development of concepts design of prototypes final design and development of marketing strategies.  Environmental assessment tools and strategies to reduce environmental impacts such as the selection of appropriate materials are then discussed. Next some of the links between environmental problems such as global warming ozone depletion water and air pollution and the everyday products we consume are considered. In order to design products with minimal environmental impact we need to have a basic understanding of these impacts and the interactions between them.  The four subsequent chapters provide more detailed strategies and case studies for particular product groups: packaging textiles furniture and electrical and electronic products. Guidelines are provided for each of the critical stages of a product's life from the selection of raw materials through to strategies for recovery and recycling.  Finally Design + Environment takes a look at some of the emerging trends in DfE that are offering us the opportunity to make a more significant reduction in environmental impacts. Both the development of more sustainable materials and technologies and the growing interest in leasing rather than selling products are examined.  Design + Environment is organized as a workbook rather than an academic text. It should be read once and then used as a key reference source. This clear and informative book will prove to be invaluable to practising designers to course directors and their students in need of a core teaching and reference text and to all those interested in learning about the tools and trends influencing green product design.  The authors have all been involved in an innovative demonstration programme called "EcoReDesign" which was developed by the Centre for Design at RMIT University with funding from the Australian government. The Centre successfully collaborated with Australian companies to improve the environmental performance of their products by following DfE principles. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781351282208

Design ActivismBeautiful Strangeness for a Sustainable World Design academics and practitioners are facing a multiplicity of challenges in a dynamic complex world moving faster than the current design paradigm which is largely tied to the values and imperatives of commercial enterprise. Current education and practice need to evolve to ensure that the discipline of design meets sustainability drivers and equips students teachers and professionals for the near-future. New approaches methods and tools are urgently required as sustainability expands the context for design and what it means to be a 'designer'. Design activists who comprise a diverse range of designers teachers and other actors are setting new ambitions for design. They seek to fundamentally challenge how where and when design can catalyse positive impacts to address sustainability. They are also challenging who can utilise the power of the design process. To date examination of contemporary and emergent design activism is poorly represented in the literature. This book will provide a rigorous exploration of design activism that will re-vitalise the design debate and provide a solid platform for students teachers design professionals and other disciplines interested in transformative (design) activism. Design Activism provides a comprehensive study of contemporary and emergent design activism. This activism has a dual aim - to make positive impacts towards more sustainable ways of living and working; and to challenge and reinvigorate design praxis . It will collate synthesise and analyse design activist approaches processes methods tools and inspirational examples/outcomes from disparate sources and in doing so will create a specific canon of work to illuminate contemporary design discourse. Design Activism reveals the power of design for positive social and environmental change design with a central activist role in the sustainability challenge. Inspired by past design activists and set against the context of global-local tensions expressions of design activism are mapped. The nature of contemporary design activism is explored from individual/collective action to the infrastructure that supports it generating powerful participatory design approaches a diverse toolbox and inspirational outcomes. This is design as a political and social act design to enable adaptive societal capacity for co-futuring. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781849770941

Design Against CrimeA Human-Centred Approach to Designing for Safety and Security Design Against Crime will aid the design profession to meet the challenges presented by the competing needs and complex systems around crime and security. It proposes that designers should use their creative talents to develop innovative solutions to security problems that contribute to the ongoing fight against crime.　 The authors first explain the design against crime approach to security and security. They go on to provide practical advice on addressing crime and insecurity within the design process and offer practical examples of design being applied to security and safety. They also examine crime victimisation from a global perspective highlighting the benefits worldwide of reducing opportunities for crime including issues of national security such as terrorism and natural disasters.　　 A design-led human-centred approach provides a way forward that is both aspirational and practical. The book is aimed primarily at design professionals educators and students interested in safety and security from all design disciplines including product design architecture service design and communication design. The book should also be read by crime prevention experts planners local authorities managers of urban environments and policymakers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669904

Design Aids for Eurocode 2Design of concrete structures Eurocode 2 is the key document for future structural design in concrete throughout Europe. To use the Code effectively structural engineers need a range of aids in the form of flow charts design charts and simplified procedures. This book provides all of these and is written with the authority of collaborative work by members of the Concrete Societies of the UK the Netherlands and Germany.The preparation of the book has been funded under the SPRINT European Community programme for innovation and technology transfer. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367448387

Design Analysis in Rock Mechanics This comprehensive introduction to rock mechanics treats the basics of rock mechanics in a clear and straightforward manner and discusses important design problems in terms of the mechanics of materials. This extended third edition includes an additional chapter on Foundations on Jointed Rock. Developed for a complete class in rock engineering this volume uniquely combines the design of surface and underground rock excavations and addresses:• rock slope stability in surface excavations from planar block and wedge slides to rotational and toppling failures • shaft and tunnel stability ranging from naturally-supported openings to analysis and design of artificial support and reinforcement systems • entries and pillars in stratified ground • three-dimensional caverns with emphasis on cable bolting and backfill • geometry and forces of chimney caving combination support and trough subsidence • rock bursts and bumps in underground excavations with focus on dynamic phenomena and on fast and sometimes catastrophic failures. The numerous exercises and examples familiarize the reader with solving basic practical problems in rock mechanics through various design analysis techniques and their applications. Supporting the main text appendices provide supplementary information about rock joint and composite properties rock mass classification schemes useful formulas and an extensive literature list. The large selection of problems at the end of each chapter can be used for home assignment. A solutions manual is available to course instructors. Explanatory and illustrative in character this volume is suited for courses in rock mechanics rock engineering and geological engineering design for undergraduate and first year graduate students in mining civil engineering and applied earth sciences. Moreover it will form a good introduction to the subject of rock mechanics for earth scientists and engineers from other disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138029583

Design Analysis of Beams Circular Plates and Cylindrical Tanks on Elastic FoundationsIncluding Software CD-ROM This extended and revised second edition elaborates on techniques for the numerical analysis of beams long strips circular plates and circular-cylindrical tanks resting on elastic foundations and on unyielding or elastic supports. Emphasis is placed on the simplicity of analysis while maintaining the accuracy of results and a large number of examples are included as illustration. Easy-to-use fully-revised software is included which runs smoothly under current Windows operating systems. The applicability of the software is extended to analysis of laterally-loaded piles and bending analysis of retaining walls. A bonus suite of complementary software containing programmes for elastic-plastic soil-structure interaction analyses of beams or strips laterally-loaded piles or sheet-piles and long retaining walls is also included. This package of numerical techniques and software provides a powerful tool which renders design analysis of structures easy and time-efficient. Practising engineers will find this title invaluable while postgraduate students and researchers working in soil-structure interaction will also find the book-software package very useful. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003060598

Design and Analysis in Educational ResearchANOVA Designs in SPSS® NEW: updated eResources 'Case Studies for Teaching on Race Racism and Black Lives Matter.' Please see Support Material tab to download the new resources. This book presents an integrated approach to learning about research design alongside statistical analysis concepts. Strunk and Mwavita maintain a focus on applied educational research throughout the text with practical tips and advice on how to do high-quality quantitative research. Design and Analysis in Educational Research teaches research design (including epistemology research ethics forming research questions quantitative design sampling methodologies and design assumptions) and introductory statistical concepts (including descriptive statistics probability theory sampling distributions) basic statistical tests (like z and t) and ANOVA designs including more advanced designs like the factorial ANOVA and mixed ANOVA using SPSS for analysis. Designed specifically for an introductory graduate course in research design and statistical analysis the book takes students through principles by presenting case studies describing the research design principles at play in each study and then asking students to walk through the process of analyzing data that reproduce the published results. An online eResource is also available with data sets. This textbook is tailor-made for first-level doctoral courses in research design and analysis and will also be of interest to graduate students in education and educational research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138361164

Design and Analysis of Animal Studies in Pharmaceutical Development "Provides well-integrated comprehensive coverage of all the major statistical designs and methods used for animal studies in pharmaceutical research and development. Demonstrates the correct way to interpret the results of animal studies in the risk assessment of biopharmaceutical products and clarifies detailed presentations with real-world examples. " Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367579388

Design and Analysis of Bridging Studies As the development of medicines has become more globalized the geographic variations in the efficacy and safety of pharmaceutical products need to be addressed. To accelerate the product development process and shorten approval time researchers are beginning to design multiregional trials that incorporate subjects from many countries around the world under the same protocol.Design and Analysis of Bridging Studies addresses the issues arising from bridging studies and multiregional clinical trials. For bridging studies the book explores ethnic sensitivity the necessity of bridging studies types of bridging studies and the assessment of similarity between regions based on bridging evidence. For multiregional clinical trials the text considers regional differences assesses the consistency of treatment effect across regions and discusses sample size determination for each region.Taking into account the International Conference Harmonisation (ICH) E5 framework for bridging studies the book provides a unified summary of the growing literature and research activities in this area. It covers the regulatory requirements scientific and practical issues and statistical methodology for designing and evaluating bridging studies and multiregional clinical trials with the goal of inspiring new research activities in the field. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367576745

Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials for Predictive Medicine Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials for Predictive Medicine provides statistical guidance on conducting clinical trials for predictive medicine. It covers statistical topics relevant to the main clinical research phases for developing molecular diagnostics and therapeutics—from identifying molecular biomarkers using DNA microarrays to confirming their clinical utility in randomized clinical trials. The foundation of modern clinical trials was laid many years before modern developments in biotechnology and genomics. Drug development in many diseases is now shifting to molecularly targeted treatment. Confronted with such a major break in the evolution toward personalized or predictive medicine the methodologies for design and analysis of clinical trials is now evolving. This book is one of the first attempts to contribute to this evolution by laying a foundation for the use of appropriate statistical designs and methods in future clinical trials for predictive medicine. It is a useful resource for clinical biostatisticians researchers focusing on predictive medicine clinical investigators translational scientists and graduate biostatistics students. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367738433

Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials with Time-to-Event Endpoints Using time-to-event analysis methodology requires careful definition of the event censored observation provision of adequate follow-up number of events and independence or "noninformativeness" of the censoring mechanisms relative to the event. Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials with Time-to-Event Endpoints provides a thorough presentation of the design monitoring analysis and interpretation of clinical trials in which time-to-event is of critical interest. After reviewing time-to-event endpoint methodology clinical trial issues and the design and monitoring of clinical trials the book focuses on inferential analysis methods including parametric semiparametric categorical and Bayesian methods; an alternative to the Cox model for small samples; and estimation and testing for change in hazard. It then presents descriptive and graphical methods useful in the analysis of time-to-event endpoints. The next several chapters explore a variety of clinical trials from analgesic antibiotic and antiviral trials to cardiovascular and cancer prevention prostate cancer astrocytoma brain tumor and chronic myelogonous leukemia trials. The book then covers areas of drug development medical practice and safety assessment. It concludes with the design and analysis of clinical trials of animals required by the FDA for new drug applications. Drawing on the expert contributors’ experiences working in biomedical research and clinical drug development this comprehensive resource covers an array of time-to-event methods and explores an assortment of real-world applications. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781138372665

Design and Analysis of Control Systems Written to inspire and cultivate the ability to design and analyze feasible control algorithms for a wide range of engineering applications this comprehensive text covers the theoretical and practical principles involved in the design and analysis of control systems. From the development of the mathematical models for dynamic systems the author shows how they are used to obtain system response and facilitate control then addresses advanced topics such as digital control systems adaptive and robust control and nonlinear control systems. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315140940

Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials is concerned with a specific kind of comparative trial known as the cross-over trial in which subjects receive different sequences of treatments. Such trials are widely used in clinical and medical research and in other diverse areas such as veterinary science psychology sports science and agriculture. The first edition of this book was the first to be wholly devoted to the subject. The second edition was revised to mirror growth and development in areas where the design remained in widespread use and new areas where it had grown in importance. This new Third Edition: Contains seven new chapters written in the form of short case studies that address re-estimating sample size when testing for average bioequivalence fitting a nonlinear dose response function estimating a dose to take forward from phase two to phase three establishing proof of concept and recalculating the sample size using conditional power Employs the R package Crossover specially created to accompany the book and provide a graphical user interface for locating designs in a large catalog and for searching for new designs Includes updates regarding the use of period baselines and the analysis of data from very small trials Reflects the availability of new procedures in SAS particularly proc glimmix Presents the SAS procedure proc mcmc as an alternative to WinBUGS for Bayesian analysis Complete with real data and downloadable SAS code Design and Analysis of Cross-Over Trials Third Edition provides a practical understanding of the latest methods along with the necessary tools for implementation. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781439861424

Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments The goal of this book is to make some underutilized but potentially very useful methods in experimental design and analysis available to ecologists and to encourage better use of standard statistical techniques. Ecology has become more and more an experimental science in both basic and applied work but experiments in the field and in the laboratory often present formidable statistical difficulties. Organized around providing solutions to ecological problems this book offers ways to improve the statistical aspects of conducting manipulative ecological experiments from setting them up to interpreting and reporting the results. An abundance of tools including advanced approaches are made available to ecologists in step-by-step examples with computer code provided for common statistical packages. This is an essential how-to guide for the working ecologist and for graduate students preparing for research and teaching careers in the field of ecology. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367447731

Design and Analysis of Experiments with R Design and Analysis of Experiments with R presents a unified treatment of experimental designs and design concepts commonly used in practice. It connects the objectives of research to the type of experimental design required describes the process of creating the design and collecting the data shows how to perform the proper analysis of the data and illustrates the interpretation of results. Drawing on his many years of working in the pharmaceutical agricultural industrial chemicals and machinery industries the author teaches students how to: Make an appropriate design choice based on the objectives of a research project Create a design and perform an experiment Interpret the results of computer data analysis The book emphasizes the connection among the experimental units the way treatments are randomized to experimental units and the proper error term for data analysis. R code is used to create and analyze all the example experiments. The code examples from the text are available for download on the author’s website enabling students to duplicate all the designs and data analysis. Intended for a one-semester or two-quarter course on experimental design this text covers classical ideas in experimental design as well as the latest research topics. It gives students practical guidance on using R to analyze experimental data. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9781439868133

Design and Analysis of ExperimentsClassical and Regression Approaches with SAS Unlike other books on the modeling and analysis of experimental data Design and Analysis of Experiments: Classical and Regression Approaches with SAS not only covers classical experimental design theory it also explores regression approaches. Capitalizing on the availability of cutting-edge software the author uses both manual methods and SAS programs to carry out analyses. The book presents most of the different designs covered in a typical experimental design course. It discusses the requirements for good experimentation the completely randomized design the use of orthogonal contrast to test hypotheses and the model adequacy check. With an emphasis on two-factor factorial experiments the author analyzes repeated measures as well as fixed random and mixed effects models. He also describes designs with randomization restrictions before delving into the special cases of the 2k and 3k factorial designs including fractional replication and confounding. In addition the book covers response surfaces balanced incomplete block and hierarchical designs ANOVA ANCOVA and MANOVA. Fortifying the theory and computations with practical exercises and supplemental material this distinctive text provides a modern comprehensive treatment of experimental design and analysis. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367387075

Design and Analysis of Non-Inferiority Trials The increased use of non-inferiority analysis has been accompanied by a proliferation of research on the design and analysis of non-inferiority studies. Using examples from real clinical trials Design and Analysis of Non-Inferiority Trials brings together this body of research and confronts the issues involved in the design of a non-inferiority trial. Each chapter begins with a non-technical introduction making the text easily understood by those without prior knowledge of this type of trial. Topics covered include:A variety of issues of non-inferiority trials including multiple comparisons missing data analysis population the use of safety margins the internal consistency of non-inferiority inference the use of surrogate endpoints trial monitoring and equivalence trialsSpecific issues and analysis methods when the data are binary continuous and time-to-eventThe history of non-inferiority trials and the design and conduct considerations for a non-inferiority trialThe strength of evidence of an efficacy finding and how to evaluate the effect size of an active control therapyA comprehensive discussion on the purpose and issues involved with non-inferiority trials Design and Analysis of Non-inferiority Trials will assist current and future scientists and statisticians on the optimal design of non-inferiority trials and in assessing the quality of non-inferiority comparisons done in practice. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367576912

Design and Analysis of Single-Case Research This book focuses on one important aspect of psychological research -- the intensive study of people measured one or more at a time. Some important historical material is detailed in several chapters making a strong connection to previous material in psychology. Several contributors present important details on classical and novel methods to study behavior over time and they do so in the context of appropriate statistical methods. This appropriately reflects the growing interest in examining dynamic behaviors by objective measurement. Key experimental design principles are expertly stated reflecting the growing interest in studying the individual course of development for invariants in behaviors including some unusual constructs such as cycles and punctuated equilibria. This book also deals with practical contemporary problems in psychology and documents the increased possibility of using clinical research tools. Taken as a whole this volume is filled with interesting historical points informative mathematical and statistical analyses and practical methods. It is the only book addressing the issues of meta-analysis cyclicity and confounds to visual inspection of single subject data that considers ways in which statistical software can aid in overcoming these constraints. Media > Books > E-books Psychology Press 9781315806402

Design and Anthropology Design and Anthropology challenges conventional thinking regarding the nature of design and creativity in a way that acknowledges the improvisatory skills and perceptual acuity of people. Combining theoretical investigations and documentation of practice based experiments it addresses methodological questions concerning the re-conceptualisation of the relation between design and use from both theoretical and practice-based positions. Concerned with what it means to draw 'users' into processes of designing and producing this book emphasises the creativity of design and the emergence of objects in social situations and collaborative endeavours. Organised around the themes of perception and the user-producer skilled practices of designing and using and the relation between people and things the book contains the latest work of researchers from academia and industry to enhance our understanding of ethnographic practice and develop a research agenda for the emergent field of design anthropology. Drawing together work from anthropologists philosophers designers engineers scholars of innovation and theatre practitioners Design and Anthropology will appeal to anthropologists and to those working in the fields of design and innovation and the philosophy of technology and engineering. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138244788

Design and Applications of Hydrophilic Polyurethanes Hydrophilic polyurethanes have the unique property of being able to absorb or otherwise manage moisture-and this makes them valuable in medical and a number of other important commercial applications.This new book provides a concise unified presentation of hydrophilic polyurethanes technology and applications. All important topics from chemistry analysis processing and quality systems to product development and applications are covered clearly and systematically. The text is well illustrated by more than 45 flowcharts and diagrams and supplemented by more than 20 data tables.A special feature of this new book is its inclusion of case studies of recent development of commercially valuable products using hydrophilic polyurethanes. These case studies illustrate how these unique materials can be tailored to specific application needs.The information in this new book will be useful to all those involved in the research development and applications of polymers biomaterials and other materials whose utility requires the special properties of hydrophilic polyurethanes. To receive your copy promptly please order now. Information on ordering - by mail fax telephone or the publisher's secure website - follows the complete table of contents on the reverse.The AuthorTim Thomson is the director of Main Street Technologies an independent research organization specializing in the development of advanced medical materials and devices. Previously he was technical manager of the Hypol Group W. R. Grace & Co. He is recognized as an authority on hydrophilic polyurethanes and their use in medical device and other applications. He has an M.S. in Physical Chemistry from Michigan Technological University and has been awarded six patents in synthetic chemistry and process control. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367398637

Design and Build Contract Practice This edition covers the principles of the design and build system of construction and examines the detail of the operation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138149250

Design and Construction The design and construction of buildings is a lengthy and expensive process and those who commission buildings are continually looking for ways to improve the efficiency of the process. In this book the second in the Building in Value series a broad range of topics related to the processes of design and construction are explored by an international group of experts. The overall aim of the book is to look at ways that clients can improve the value for money outcomes of their decisions to construct buildings. The book is aimed at students studying in many areas related to the construction industry including architecture construction management civil engineering and quantity surveying and should also be of interest to many in the industry including project managers property developers building contractors and cost engineers. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138155572

Design and Construction of an RFID-enabled InfrastructureThe Next Avatar of the Internet Internet 2.0 (previously called the Internet of Things) presents a tantalizing vision of bridging the cyber and physical worlds to forge a seamless planet-wide infrastructure in which cyber resources and physical objects can interact without human intervention. The technology needed to build the infrastructure already exists. However more than a decade after the vision of Internet 2.0 was articulated it remains largely unrealized except in isolated settings. Following a background discussion Design and Construction of an RFID-enabled Infrastructure: the Next Avatar of the Internet addresses three questions: what are the barriers to the emergence of Internet 2.0 as a global infrastructure? What are the features that Internet 2.0 architecture must have if it is to become a successful global infrastructure?How can one build a prototype of Internet 2.0? The quest for answers to the above questions threads the narrative through the birthing process and maturation of two successful global infrastructures—the Internet and the web. Based on a review of the design philosophies underlying the Internet and the Web their histories and the strategic stewardship that midwifed their births the book presents the architectural guidelines for the Internet 2.0 infrastructure as well as a blueprint for the construction of its prototype. The discussion in the book is consolidated into a list of technical and strategic guidelines intended to facilitate the incubation of Internet 2.0. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367379186

Design and Construction of Concrete Floors Design and Construction of Concrete Floors outlines the key principles needed for the production of a good floor which can be relied on to not only support and restrain other parts of the building but also to meet the needs of the user.The book covers:* Uses of concrete floors* Structural design* Concrete used specifically for floors* Cracks and joints* Floor surface propertiesThis book is ideal for structural engineers and others in the building and design industry that want to use a balanced approach and look beyond structural strength in the design of a good floor.The book draws on both European and American experience citing both British and US standards – all of which have been amended and updated since the last edition. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367866853

Design and Construction of High-Performance HomesBuilding Envelopes Renewable Energies and Integrated Practice Both professionals and students are increasingly committed to achieving high-performance metrics in the design construction and operation of residential buildings. This book responds to this demand by offering a comprehensive guide which features: architectural innovations in building skin technologies which make lighter more transparent buildings high performing energy-free architectural design principles and advances in building-integrated photovoltaics essential engineering principles controls and approaches to simulation for achieving net zero the advantages of integrated design in residential construction and the challenges and opportunities it engenders detailed case studies of innovative homes which have incorporated low-energy design solutions new materials alternative building assemblies digital fabrication integrated engineering systems and operational controls. Divided into four parts the book discusses the requisite AEC (Architecture Engineering and Construction) knowledge needed when building a high-performance home. It also communicates this information across four case studies which provide the reader with a thorough overview of all aspects to be considered in the design and construction of sustainable homes. With contributions from experts in the field the book provides a well-rounded and multi-faceted approach. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in design architecture engineering (civil mechanical and electrical) construction and energy management. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415615280

Design and Construction of Laboratory Gas PipelinesA Practical Reference for Engineers and Professionals This new volume Design and Construction of Laboratory Gas Pipelines: A Practical Reference for Engineers and Professionals focuses on design and installation of laboratory gas pipelines. It instructs design engineers laboratory managers and installation technicians on how to source the information and specifications they require for the design and installation of laboratory gas systems suitable for their intended use. The current use of specifications predominantly taken from medical gas standards for this type of work is not always suitable; these standards are for use with medical grade gases that have a purity level of 99.5%. The purity levels required in laboratories however start at 99.9% for general industrial use through to 99.9995% (Ultra High Purity (UHP)) and higher. Regular medical gas standards are also unsuitable for use with the oxidizing flammable and in some instances toxic gases that are regularly encountered in laboratories. As need for gas purity increases the methodology used to design a piping system must vary to meet those parameters and this reference provides the necessary information and resources. There are no comprehensive single sources of technical references currently available in this market states the author and the generally supplied specifications provided to the construction industry are usually generic and not specifically targeted for the gases in use. The results provide extremely poor quality designs and in some instances unusable systems. With over 40 years of specialization in the industry from project management to systems design testing and commissioning of projects with values in excess of $15 million the author comprehensively fills that gap with this rich resource. Key features • provides information on types of laboratories that use laboratory gases and the equipment needed • explains the various methods of construction and the materials used to ensure that the purity of the gases remains as supplied from the manufacturers • incorporates the design methodology used to meet the various requirements of the laboratory and the information required to ensure that the correct engineering is provided • presents information on the purity levels of the gases and the data on the equipment used for pipelines and compatibility issues • presents an example of a simple laboratory gas specification that provides guidelines on the information necessary to provide a set of design documents Media > Books > Print Books Apple Academic Press 9781771887236

Design and Construction of Modern Steel Railway Bridges This new edition encompasses current design methods used for steel railway bridges in both SI and Imperial (US Customary) units. It discusses the planning of railway bridges and the appropriate types of bridges based on planning considerations. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498734103

Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail TracksGeotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials Design and Construction of Pavements and Rail Tracks - Geotechnical Aspects and Processed Materials is a compilation of selected contributions produced between 2002 and 2005 by the International Committee TC3 - Geotechnics of Pavements of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) a committee dedicated to gathering current knowledge of geotechnical aspects relating to pavements and rail tracks. The volume presents advanced procedures for laboratory and field materials characterization including processed materials (non-conventional road construction materials) novel tests for field stiffness evaluation a pre-standard for roller integrated continuous compaction control and new theories for evaluation of the long term performance of materials including environmental aspects. These contributions represent the latest developments relating to the design construction and long term performance of pavements rail tracks and earth structures with emphasis on the geotechnical and environmental background. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367389086

Design and Control of Automotive Propulsion Systems   Better Understand the Relationship between Powertrain System Design and Its Control Integration While powertrain system design and its control integration are traditionally divided into two different functional groups a growing trend introduces the integration of more electronics (sensors actuators and controls) into the powertrain system. This has impacted the dynamics of the system changing the traditional mechanical powertrain into a mechatronic powertrain and creating new opportunities for improved efficiency. Design and Control of Automotive Propulsion Systems focuses on the ICE-based automotive powertrain system (while presenting the alternative powertrain systems where appropriate). Factoring in the multidisciplinary nature of the automotive propulsion system this text does two things—adopts a holistic approach to the subject especially focusing on the relationship between propulsion system design and its dynamics and electronic control and covers all major propulsion system components from internal combustion engines to transmissions and hybrid powertrains. The book introduces the design modeling and control of the current automotive propulsion system and addresses all three major subsystems: system level optimization over engines transmissions and hybrids (necessary for improving propulsion system efficiency and performance). It provides examples for developing control-oriented models for the engine transmission and hybrid. It presents the design principles for the powertrain and its key subsystems. It also includes tools for developing control systems and examples on integrating sensors actuators and electronic control to improve powertrain efficiency and performance. In addition it presents analytical and experimental methods explores recent achievements and discusses future trends. Comprised of five chapters containing the fundamentals as well as new research this text: Examines the design modeling and control of the internal combustion engine and its key subsystems: the valve actuation system the fuel system and the ignition system Expounds on the operating principles of the transmission system the design of the clutch actuation system and transmission dynamics and control Explores the hybrid powertrain including the hybrid architecture analysis the hybrid powertrain model and the energy management strategies Explains the electronic control unit and its functionalities—the software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop techniques for developing and validating control systems Design and Control of Automotive Propulsion Systems provides the background of the automotive propulsion system highlights its challenges and opportunities and shows the detailed procedures for calculating vehicle power demand and the associated powertrain operating conditions. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138748668

Design and Development of Two Novel Constructed WetlandsThe Duplex-Constructed Wetland and the Constructed Wetroof Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are among the few natural treatment systems that can guarantee an efficient wastewater treatment and an appealing green space at the same time. However they require large areas for their construction which is not available in many cases. In this thesis two domestic wastewater treatment options were designed and studied with the purpose of having a low space requirement: the Duplex-CW and the Constructed Wetoof (CWR). The Duplex-CW is a hybrid CW composed of a vertical flow CW on top of a horizontal flow filter. The stacked arrangement is the key for reducing the CW footprint. The CWR is a shallow HF CW placed on the roof of a building thus it does not occupy any land. Several modifications and improvements have been tested in addition to the study of the treatment performance in order to select the most appropriate Duplex-CW and CWR design. Overall this thesis contributes to the development of two efficient domestic wastewater treatment technologies. The Duplex-CW area requirement is still higher than many CWs and therefore further improvements are necessary. The CWR is the foremost option to save land areas since it requires 0 m2 of land per person equivalent. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138029309

Design and Development ResearchMethods Strategies and Issues AECT Design & Development Outstanding Book Award for 2008! Design and Development Research thoroughly discusses methods and strategies appropriate for conducting design and development research. Rich with examples and explanations the book describes actual strategies that researchers have used to conduct two major types of design and development research: 1) product and tool research and 2) model research. Common challenges confronted by researchers in the field when planning and conducting a study are explored and procedural explanations are supported by a wide variety of examples taken from current literature. Samples of actual research tools are also presented. Important features in this volume include: concise checklists at the end of each chapter to give a clear summary of the steps involved in the various phases of a project; an examination of the critical types of information and data often gathered in studies and unique procedures for collecting these data; examples of data collection instruments as well as the use of technology in data collection; and a discussion of the process of extracting meaning from data and interpreting product and tool and model research findings. Design and Development Research is appropriate for both experienced researchers and those preparing to become researchers. It is intended for scholars interested in planning and conducting design and development research and is intended to stimulate future thinking about methods strategies and issues related to the field. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9780203826034

Design and Emotion There is considerable interest in and growing recognition of the emotional domain in product development. The relationship between the user and the product is paramount in industry which has led to major research investments in this area. Traditional ergonomic approaches to design have concentrated on the user's physical and cognitive abilities. However new approaches also take into consideration the user's emotional relationship with their belongings. Design and Emotion is an edited collection of papers given at the 3rd Design and Emotion Conference 2002. These contributions outline the latest developments findings and techniques in industrial applications and in research bringing you up-to-date with the current thinking in this field. As a forum for discussing the latest ideas in emotion-driven design this book will prove to be essential reading for all human factors specialists involved in design. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367394905

Design and EthicsReflections on Practice The value of design for contributing to environmental solutions and a sustainable future is increasingly recognised. It spans many spheres of everyday life and the ethical dimension of design practice that considers environmental social and economic sustainability is compelling. Approaches to design recognise design as a practice that can transform human experience and understanding expanding its role beyond stylistic enhancement. The traditional roles of design designer and designed object are therefore redefined through new understanding of the relationship between the material and immaterial aspects of design where the design product and the design process are embodiments of ideas values and beliefs. This multi-disciplinary approach considers how to create design which is at once aesthetically pleasing and also ethically considered with contributions from fields as diverse as architecture fashion urban design and philosophy. The authors also address how to teach design based subjects while instilling a desire in the student to develop ethical work practices both inside and outside the studio. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415688130

Design and Implementation of 3D Graphics Systems Design and Implementation of 3D Graphics Systems covers the computational aspects of geometric modeling and rendering 3D scenes. Special emphasis is given to the architectural aspects of interactive graphics geometric modeling rendering techniques the graphics pipeline and the architecture of 3D graphics systems. The text describes basic 3D computer graphics algorithms and their implementation in the C language. The material is complemented by library routines for constructing graphics systems which are available for download from the book’s website. This book along with its companion Computer Graphics: Theory and Practice gives readers a full understanding of the principles and practices of implementing 3D graphics systems. Media > Books > Print Books A K Peters/CRC Press 9781466571211

Design and Implementation of Data Mining Tools Focusing on three applications of data mining Design and Implementation of Data Mining Tools explains how to create and employ systems and tools for intrusion detection Web page surfing prediction and image classification. Mainly based on the authors’ own research work the book takes a practical approach to the subject.The first part of the book reviews data mining techniques such as artificial neural networks and support vector machines as well as data mining applications. The second section covers the design and implementation of data mining tools for intrusion detection. It examines various designs and performance results along with the strengths and weaknesses of the approaches. The third part presents techniques to solve the WWW prediction problem. The final part describes models that the authors have developed for image classification. Showing step by step how data mining tools are developed this hands-on guide discusses the performance results limitations and unique contributions of data mining systems. It provides essential information for technologists to decide on the tools to select for a particular application for developers to focus on alternative designs if an approach is unsuitable and for managers to choose whether to proceed with a data mining project. Media > Books > Print Books Auerbach Publications 9780367385552

Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments Computer simulations based on mathematical models have become ubiquitous across the engineering disciplines and throughout the physical sciences. Successful use of a simulation model however requires careful interrogation of the model through systematic computer experiments. While specific theoretical/mathematical examinations of computer experiment design are available those interested in applying proposed methodologies need a practical presentation and straightforward guidance on analyzing and interpreting experiment results.Written by authors with strong academic reputations and real-world practical experience Design and Modeling for Computer Experiments is exactly the kind of treatment you need. The authors blend a sound modern statistical approach with extensive engineering applications and clearly delineate the steps required to successfully model a problem and provide an analysis that will help find the solution. Part I introduces the design and modeling of computer experiments and the basic concepts used throughout the book. Part II focuses on the design of computer experiments. The authors present the most popular space-filling designs - like Latin hypercube sampling and its modifications and uniform design - including their definitions properties construction and related generating algorithms. Part III discusses the modeling of data from computer experiments. Here the authors present various modeling techniques and discuss model interpretation including sensitivity analysis. An appendix reviews the statistics and mathematics concepts needed and numerous examples clarify the techniques and their implementation.The complexity of real physical systems means that there is usually no simple analytic formula that sufficiently describes the phenomena. Useful both as a textbook and professional reference this book presents the techniques you need to design and model computer experiments for practical problem solving. Media > Books > Print Books Chapman & Hall 9780367578008

Design and NatureA Partnership Organised as a dialogue between nature and design this book explores design ideas opportunities visions and practices through relating and uncovering experience of the natural world. Presented as an edited collection of 25 wide-ranging short chapters the book explores the possibility of new relations between design and nature beyond human mastery and understandings of nature as resource and by calling into question the longstanding role for design as agent of capitalism. The book puts forward ways in which design can form partnerships with living species and examines designers’ capacities for direct experience awe integrated relationships and new ways of knowing. It covers: • New design ethics of care • Indigenous perspectives • Prototyping with nature • Methods for new design and nature relations • A history of design and nature • Animist beliefs • De-centering human-centered design • Understanding nature has power and agency Design and Nature: A Partnership is a rich resource for designers who wish to learn to engage with sustainability from the ground up. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815362746

Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems Third Editionwith MATLAB Applications Design and Optimization of Thermal Systems Third Edition: with MATLAB® Applications provides systematic and efficient approaches to the design of thermal systems which are of interest in a wide range of applications. It presents basic concepts and procedures for conceptual design problem formulation modeling simulation design evaluation achieving feasible design and optimization. Emphasizing modeling and simulation with experimentation for physical insight and model validation the third edition covers the areas of material selection manufacturability economic aspects sensitivity genetic and gradient search methods knowledge-based design methodology uncertainty and other aspects that arise in practical situations. This edition features many new and revised examples and problems from diverse application areas and more extensive coverage of analysis and simulation with MATLAB®. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498778237

Design and Performance of Embankments on Very Soft Soils Embankment construction projects on very soft soil often give rise to serious problems. This volume on geotechnics and soft soil engineering therefore treats all phases of the design and construction process exhaustively from the first investigation step to the monitoring of constructed work. The book presents the development concepts necessary for the project stages and discusses in great detail construction methods displacement estimations stability analyses monitoring and various other aspects involved. Extensive attention is furthermore paid to the application of geosynthetics as a tool to improve the stability of soft soils and embankments. Including various tables and practical data for many geographical areas in the world this reference volume is essential reading for engineers and researchers in geotechnical engineering construction and related disciplines. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076938

Design and Political DissentSpaces Visuals Materialities This book examines through an interdisciplinary lens the relationship between political dissent and processes of designing. In the past twenty years theorists of social movements have noted a diversity of visual and performative manifestations taking place in protest while the fields of design broadly defined have been characterized by a growing interest in activism. The book’s premise stems from the recognition that material engagement and artifacts have the capacity to articulate political arguments or establish positions of disagreement. Its contributors look at a wide array of material practices generated by both professional and nonprofessional design actors around the globe exploring case studies that vary from street protests and encampments to design pedagogy and community-empowerment projects. For students and scholars of design studies urbanism visual culture politics and social movements this book opens up new perspectives on design and its place in contemporary politics. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780815374220

Design and Simulation of Heavy Haul Locomotives and Trains With the increasing demands for safer freight trains operating with higher speed and higher loads it is necessary to implement methods for controlling longer heavier trains. This requires a full understanding of the factors that affect their dynamic performance. Simulation techniques allow proposed innovations to be optimised before introducing them into the operational railway environment. Coverage is given to the various types of locomotives used with heavy haul freight trains along with the various possible configurations of those trains. This book serves as an introductory text for college students and as a reference for engineers practicing in heavy haul rail network design Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498733526

Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles Keep Up with Advancements in the Field of Rail Vehicle Design A thorough understanding of the issues that affect dynamic performance as well as more inventive methods for controlling rail vehicle dynamics is needed to meet the demands for safer rail vehicles with higher speed and loads. Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles examines the field of rail vehicle design maintenance and modification as well as performance issues related to these types of vehicles. This text analyzes rail vehicle design issues and dynamic responses describes the design and features of rail vehicles and introduces methods that address the operational conditions of this complex system. Progresses from Basic Concepts and Terminology to Detailed Explanations and Techniques Focused on both non-powered and powered rail vehicles—freight and passenger rolling stock locomotives and self-powered vehicles used for public transport—this book introduces the problems involved in designing and modeling all types of rail vehicles. It explores the applications of vehicle dynamics train operations and track infrastructure maintenance. It introduces the fundamentals of locomotive design multibody dynamics and longitudinal train dynamics and discusses co-simulation techniques. It also highlights recent advances in rail vehicle design and contains applicable standards and acceptance tests from around the world. • Includes multidisciplinary simulation approaches • Contains an understanding of rail vehicle design and simulation techniques • Establishes the connection between theory and many simulation examples • Presents simple to advanced rail vehicle design and simulation methodologies Design and Simulation of Rail Vehicles serves as an introductory text for graduate or senior undergraduate students and as a reference for practicing engineers and researchers investigating performance issues related to these types of vehicles. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073708

Design and SpiritualityA Philosophy of Material Cultures Design and Spirituality examines the philosophical context of our current situation and its implications for design. It explores how modernity and our constricted notions of progress have contributed to today’s crisis of values and argues for a re-establishment and re-affirmation of self-transcending priorities together with an ethos of moderation and sufficiency. A wide range of topics are covered including material culture and spiritual teachings; sustainability and the spiritual perspective; traditional and indigenous knowledge; technology and spirituality; notions of meaningful design; and how particular material things can have deeper symbolic significance. There are also reflections on areas such as the language of design; busyness and its relationship to wisdom; design and social disparity; and traditional sacred practices. While not avoiding issues that are controversial and sometimes hard-hitting Design and Spirituality gets to the heart of the key issues affecting us today and presents them in a highly readable and accessible format. The author is a leading thinker in the field and he presents his arguments in a manner that invites the reader to reflect and think about where we are going why we are going there and what really matters. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367619978

Design And Technology 5-12 First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis an informa company. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138420960

Design And Technology In Primary School ClassroomsDeveloping Teachers' Perspectives And Practices Design and Technology in Primary School Classrooms presents a comprehensive account of the development and nature of design and technology in the primary classroom from the modest beginnings in the 1980s to detailed implementation within the National Curriculum.It shows how the design/problem solving process and the knowledge skills and understanding associated with design and technology can be developed by teachers who were previously unfamiliar with such activities. Case studies demonstrate the teaching strategies employed and illustrate in detail how children respond to design and technology in complex ways.The book combines original classroom research data wuth extensive illustrations resource information and summaries of what design and technology in the National Curriculum involves. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138421707

Design And Technology Of Heat Pipes For Cooling And Heat Exchange This book describes the characteristics of heat pipes under steady-state and transient operating conditions. It emphasizes the physical aspects of heat pipe behavior and develops design formulas on the basis of mathematical models and empirical observation. The author take a tutorial approach presenting information on the application of heat pipe technology design methods and data to heat pipe cooling and heat exchange requirements. He provides the nonspecialist with sufficient understanding of heat pipe technology to appreciate and assess its application potential while also meeting the needs of the experienced heat pipe designer and researcher. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9780367813598

Design and the Economics of Building A textbook on design economics for students of architecture building and quantity surveying it examines the links between design and the costs of building as well as more general economic issues and their significance for designers and builders. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9781138146099

Design and Truth in Autobiography Originally published in 1960. Is there an art of autobiography? What are its origins and how has it come to acquire the form we know today? For what does the autobiographer seek and why should it be so popular? This study suggests some of the answers to these questions. It takes the view that autobiography is one of the dominant and characteristic forms of literary self-expression and deserves examination for its own sake. This book outlines a definition of the form and traces its historical origins and development analyses its ‘truth’ and talks about what sort of self-knowledge it investigates. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138942011

Design and Use of Pressure Sewer Systems This valuable text gives previously unreported experience in the design operation and maintenance of pressure sewers. Economic advantages of the pressure sewer system allow development of previously undeveloped areas-making central sewer extension more affordable for both municipalities and developers. Pressure systems make central sewers available where on-site disposal may prove undesirable. Of interest to a broad spectrum of professionals this new book will prove valuable to consulting engineers municipalities sewer districts sanitary engineers pump and equipment manufacturers and developers. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003069799

Design and Use of Relational Databases in Chemistry Optimize Your Chemical DatabaseDesign and Use of Relational Databases in Chemistry helps programmers and users improve their ability to search and manipulate chemical structures and information especially when using chemical database "cartridges". It illustrates how the organizational data integrity and extensibility properties of relational databases are best utilized when working with chemical information.The author facilitates an understanding of existing relational database schemas and shows how to design new schemas that contain tables of data and chemical structures. By using database extension cartridges he provides methods to properly store and search chemical structures. He explains how to download and install a fully functioning database using free open-source chemical extension cartridges within PostgreSQL. The author also discusses how to access a database on a computer network using both new and existing applications.Through examples of good database design this book shows you that relational databases are the best way to store search and operate on chemical information. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367577445

Design and Visual Culture from the Bauhaus to Contemporary ArtOptical Deconstructions This book complements the more textually-based Bauhaus scholarship with a practice-oriented and creative interpretive method which makes it possible to consider Bauhaus-related works in an unconventional light. Edit Toth argues that focusing on the functionalist approach of the Bauhaus has hindered scholars from properly understanding its design work. With a global scope and under-studied topics the book advances current scholarly discussions concerning the relationship between image technologies and the body by calling attention to the materiality of image production and strategies of re-channeling image culture into material processes and physical body space the space of dimensionality and everyday activity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367666590

Design Anthropological Futures A major contribution to the field this ground-breaking book explores design anthropology’s focus on futures and future-making. Examining what design anthropology is and what it is becoming the authors push the frontiers of the discipline and reveal both the challenges for and the potential of this rapidly growing transdisciplinary field.Divided into four sections – Ethnographies of the Possible Interventionist Speculation Collaborative Formation of Issues and Engaging Things – the book develops readers’ understanding of the central theoretical and methodological aspects of future knowledge production in design anthropology. Bringing together renowned scholars such as George Marcus and Alison Clarke with young experimental design anthropologists from countries such as Denmark Sweden Austria Brazil the UK and the United States the sixteen chapters offer an unparalleled breadth of theoretical reflections and rich empirical case studies.Written by those at the forefront of the field Design Anthropological Futures is destined to become a defining text for this growing discipline. A unique resource for students scholars and practitioners in design anthropology design architecture material culture studies and related fields. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781474280600

Design Anthropology in ContextAn Introduction to Design Materiality and Collaborative Thinking This book explores the broad territory of design anthropology covering key approaches ways of working and areas of debate and tension. It understands design as fundamentally human centred and argues for a design anthropology based primarily on collaboration and communication. Adam Drazin suggests the most important collaborative knowledges which design anthropology develops are heuristic emerging as engagements between fieldwork sites and design studios. The chapters draw on material culture literature and include a wide range of examples of different projects and outputs. Highlighting the importance of design as a topic in the study of contemporary culture this is valuable reading for students and scholars of anthropology and design as well as practitioners. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138917996

Design AnthropologyTheory and Practice Design is a key site of cultural production and change in contemporary society. Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design thinking and anthropological research.This book is written by anthropologists who actively participate in the development of design anthropology. Comprising both cutting-edge explorations and theoretical reflections it provides a much-needed introduction to the concepts methods practices and challenges of the new field. Design Anthropology moves from observation and interpretation to collaboration intervention and co-creation. Its practitioners participate in multidisciplinary design teams working towards concrete solutions for problems that are sometimes ill-defined. The authors address the critical potential of design anthropology in a wide range of design activities across the globe and query the impact of design on the discipline of anthropology.This volume will appeal to new and experienced practitioners in the field as well as to students of anthropology innovation science and technology studies and a wide range of design studies focusing on user participation innovation and collaborative research. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780857853691

Design as ScholarshipCase Studies from the Learning Sciences For researchers in the Learning Sciences there is a lack of literature on current design practices and its many obstacles. Design as Scholarship in the Learning Sciences is an informative resource that addresses this need by providing through a robust collection of case studies instructive reference points and important principles for more successful projects. Drawing from the reflections of diverse practitioners this text includes response sections that guide readers in understanding the research in the context of their own work. It touches upon educational technologies community co-design and more and is grounded in the critical analysis of experts seeking to grow the community. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138891661

Design Assurance for Engineers and Managers This book describes the concepts and methods of a discipline called design assurance and reveals many nontechnical aspects that are necessary for getting the work done in an engineering department. It is helpful to engineers and their managers in understanding and using design assurance techniques. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003065319

Design at HomeDomestic Advice Books in Britain and the USA since 1945 Domestic advice literature is rich in information about design ideals of domesticity consumption and issues of identity yet this literature remains a relatively neglected resource in comparison with magazines and film. Design at Home brings together etiquette homemaking and home decoration advice as sources in the first systematic demonstration of the historical value of domestic advice literature as a genre of word and image and a discourse of dominance. This book traces a transatlantic domestic dialogue between the UK and the US as the chapters explore issues of design domesticity consumption social interaction and identity markers including class gender and age. Areas covered include: • the use of domestic advice by historians • relationships between advice housing and the middle class • links between advice and gender • advice and the teenage consumer Design at Home is essential reading for students and scholars of cultural and social history design history and cultural studies. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415656696

Design at WorkCooperative Design of Computer Systems The contributors to this important volume begin with a simple premise: Computer system development is difficult not primarily because of the complexity of technical problems but because of the social interaction involved when users and designers learn to create programs and express ideas together. Based on this important concept they offer concrete suggestions for ways that system developers can experiment with new perspectives and techniques for cooperating with users -- especially during the early phases of the design process. The editors' primary goal is to stimulate the creation of useful computer systems -- systems that support and sustain the fragile relationship of the people the working environment and the computer technology itself. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003063988

Design Attitude Design Attitude is a book for those who want to scratch beneath the surface and explore the impact design and designers have in organisations. It offers an alternative view on the sources of success and competitive advantage of companies such as Apple where design plays a leading role. It sheds light on the cultural dynamics within organisations where professional designers have a significant presence and influence. At its heart the book asks a question: what is the nature of designers’ contribution that is truly unique to them as professionals? To answer this deceptively simple question the author combines a multitude of hours of ethnographic study inside the design community; in-depth interviews with executives and designers from Apple IDEO Wolff Olins Philips Design and Nissan Design; and a follow-up quantitative study. Since the author comes from a management and not a design background the book offers a different perspective to most publications in the area of Design Thinking. It is a mirror held up to the community rather than a voice from within. Design Attitude makes the compelling argument that looking at the type of the culture designers produce rather than the type of processes or products they create is potentially a more fruitful way of profiling the impact of design in organisations. With design being recognised as an important strategic framework by companies not-for-profit organisations and governments alike this book is a distinct and timely contribution to the debate. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781472421180

Design ComputingAn Overview of an Emergent Field Design Computing will help you understand the rapidly evolving relationship between computing designers and the many different environments they create or work in. The book introduces the topic of design computing and covers the basics of hardware and software so you don’t need to be an expert. Topics include the fundamentals of digital representation programming and interfaces for design; the shifting landscape of opportunity and expectation in practice and pedagogy; placing sensors in buildings to measure performance; and the challenge of applying information effectively in design. The book also includes additional reading for those who wish to dig deeper into the subject. Design Computing will provide you with a greater awareness of the issues that permeate the field opportunities for you to investigate and perhaps motivation to push the boundaries. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138930971

Design Controls for the Medical Device Industry Third Edition This third edition provides a substantial comprehensive review of the latest design control requirements as well as proven tools and techniques to ensure a company's design control program evolves in accordance with current industry practice. It assists in the development of an effective design control program that not only satisfies the US FDA Quality Systems Regulation (QSR) and 13485:2016 standards but also meets today's Notified Body Auditors' and FDA Investigators' expectations. The book includes a review of the design control elements such as design planning input output review verification validation change transfer and history as well as risk management inclusive of human factors and usability biocompatibility the FDA Quality System Inspection Technique (QSIT) for design controls and medical device regulations and classes in the US Canada and Europe. Practical advice methods and appendixes are provided to assist with implementation of a compliant design control program and extensive references are provided for further study. This third edition: Examines new coverage of ISO 13485-2016 design control requirements Explores proven techniques and methods for compliance Contributes fresh templates for practical implementation Provides updated chapters with additional details for greater understanding and compliance Offers an easy to understand breakdown of design control requirements Reference to MDSAP design control requirements Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780815365525

Design Criteria for Drill Rigs This text discusses factors such as mast overload capacity of drawworks and deviation in the hole to be drilled and the strata to be drilled. An omnibus approach to drilling techniques and problems is adopted. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781003077732

Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. 'Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers' provides an easy-to-use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design illustrated with 300 line drawings. Case studies of urban mosques in New York Washington Boston and London and Birmingham amongst others demonstrate how mosques and Islamic centers have evolved to integrate into the urban scenario. The book also compares tenets from Western and Eastern religious and secular philosophies and discusses their relation to architectural creation place-making meaning and identity. The book shows how mosques fulfill multiple faith-based and social roles through their design; it provides a wide-ranging basic understanding of Islamic liturgical conventions and secular functions to enable architects designers and community advocates to work with confidence. 'Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers' is the first dedicated design guide for mosques and Islamic centers available.Features case studies from the USA UK and Europe Explains fundamental principles to make it easy to create viable design solutions for these exacting buildings that fulfi ll a range of social and religious roles. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138409033

Design Data for Rectangular Beams and Slabs to BS 8110: Part 1 A valuable design aid for designers of concrete structures. Provides easy-to-use tables of design data for beams and slabs for concrete grades 30 35 and 40. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138470408

Design Decisions under Uncertainty with Limited InformationStructures and Infrastructures Book Series Vol. 7 Today's business environment involves design decisions with significant uncertainty. To succeed decision-makers should replace deterministic methods with a risk-based approach that accounts for the decision maker’s risk tolerance. In many problems it is impractical to collect data because rare or one-time events are involved. Therefore we need a methodology to model uncertainty and make choices when we have limited information. This methodology must use all available information and rely only on assumptions that are supported by evidence. This book explains theories and tools to represent uncertainty using both data and expert judgment. It teaches the reader how to make design or business decisions when there is limited information with these tools. Readers will learn a structured risk-based approach which is based on common sense principles for design and business decisions. These decisions are consistent with the decision-maker’s risk attitude. The book is exceptionally suited as educational material because it uses everyday language and real-life examples to elucidate concepts. It demonstrates how these concepts touch our lives through many practical examples questions and exercises. These are designed to help students learn that first they should understand a problem and then establish a strategy for solving it instead of using trial-and-error approaches. This volume is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical civil industrial aerospace and ocean engineering and for researchers and professionals in these disciplines. It will also benefit managers and students in business administration who want to make good decisions with limited information. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138115095

Design Economies and the Changing World EconomyInnovation Production and Competitiveness Design is central to every service or good produced sold and consumed. Manufacturing and service companies located in high cost locations increasingly find it difficult to compete with producers located in countries such as India and China. Companies in high-cost locations either have to shift production abroad or create competitive advantage through design innovation brand and the geographic distribution of tasks rather than price. Design Economies and the Changing World Economy provides the first comprehensive account of the relationship between innovation design corporate competitiveness and place. Design economies are explored through an analysis of corporate strategies the relationship between product and designer copying and imitation including nefarious learning design and competitiveness and design-centred regional policies.  The design process plays a critical role in corporate competitiveness as it functions at the intersection between production and consumption and the interface between consumer behaviour and the development and design of products. This book focuses on firms individuals as well as national policy drawing attention to the development of corporate and nation based design strategies that are intended to enhance competitive advantage. Increasingly products are designed in one location and made in another.  This separation of design from the place of production highlights the continued development of the international division of labour as tasks are distributed in different places but blended together to produce design-intensive branded products. This book provides a distinctive analysis of the ways in which companies located in developed market economies compete on the basis of design brand and the geographic distribution of tasks. The text contains case studies of major manufacturing and service companies and will be of valuable interest to students and researchers interested in Geography Economics and Planning. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138872653

Design Education for a Sustainable Future Sustainability is a powerful force that is fundamentally reshaping humanity’s relationship to the natural world and is ushering in the Age of Integration. The move from well-intentioned environmental friendliness to the higher bar of integral sustainability and regenerative design demands a new type of design professional one that is deeply collaborative ethically grounded empathically connected and technologically empowered. As a response this book argues for a great leap forward in design education: from an individualistic and competitive model casually focused on greening; to a new approach defined by an integral consciousness shaped by the values of inclusivity and cooperation and implemented by a series of integrative behaviors including: an ethically infused design brief a co-creative design process on-going value engineering pre-emptive engineering design validation through simulation on-line enabled integrated learning the use of well vetted rating systems. This book contains the integral frameworks whole system change methodologies and intrinsic values that will assist professors and their students in an authentic and effective pursuit of design education for a sustainable future. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415537667

Design EducationA Special Issue of the Journal of the Learning Sciences First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis an informa company. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315799308

Design EducationLearning Teaching and Researching Through Design Embracing the richness complexity and possibilities of learning and teaching in design Design Education takes the vantage point of the 'outsider' and explores what makes design so compulsively fascinating for those who teach and study it. Through more than 40 projects from design students' use of archives and museum collections to the potential of specific technologies to enhance teaching and learning from architecture and 3D design to fashion Philippa Lyon explores aspects of learning and teaching in higher education design subjects. Taking an ethnographic approach and using data from interviews discussions and observations the book also examines issues such as the experience of design teacher-practitioners entering the world of learning and teaching research for the first time. Design Education encapsulates and analyzes the research findings facilitated by the UK-based Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Through Design. It delves into many pedagogical terms and assumptions and guides the reader through them examining the way relevant key concepts in design are articulated. It will be useful to teachers and students of design subjects learning and interpretation staff in museums pedagogical researchers other centres for excellence in teaching and learning (particularly those which are art and design-related) independent design practitioners and managers of art and design provision in the public and private sector. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566092459

Design Energy Simulation for ArchitectsGuide to 3D Graphics Leading architectural firms are now using in-house design simulation to help make more sustainable design decisions. Taking advantage of these new tools requires understanding of what can be done with simulation how to do it and how to interpret the results. This software-agnostic book which is intended for you to use as a professional architect shows you how to reduce the energy use of all buildings using simulation for shading daylighting airflow and energy modeling. Written by a practicing architect who specializes in design simulation the book includes 30 case studies of net-zero buildings as well as of projects with less lofty goals to demonstrate how energy simulation has helped designers make early decisions. Within each case study author Kjell Anderson mentions the software used how the simulation was set up and how the project team used the simulation to make design decisions. Chapters and case studies are written so that you learn general concepts without being tied to particular software. Each chapter builds on the theory from previous chapters includes a summary of concept-level hand calculations (if applicable) and gives comprehensive explanations with graphic examples. Additional topics include simulation basics comfort climate analysis a discussion on how simulation is integrated into some firms and an overview of some popular design simulation software. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415840668

Design EngineeringA Manual for Enhanced Creativity As with any art science or discipline natural talent is only part of the equation. Consistent success stems from honing your skills cultivating good techniques and hard work. Design engineering a field often considered an intuitive process not amenable to scientific investigation is no exception. Providing descriptive theory broad context and practical examples Design Engineering: A Manual for Enhanced Creativity explores how to quantify creativity codify inspiration and document a process seemingly based solely on intuition.The authors discuss how to clarify the design task conceptualize candidate solutions and search for alternatives. They delineate how these phases fit into an industrial context including engineering product development and what to consider during design engineering to satisfy all customers. The book discusses activities and methods for performing engineering design work in a rational reviewable and documented way increasing the likelihood of finding an optimal solution. The presentation covers substantiated use of intuition and opportunism as an integral part of rational systematic and methodical designing. It examines the influence of other topics on the work such as psychology computers teamwork application of methods and education. The authors recommend that results from these less systematic activities be brought into the rational and systematic framework to document the results.Based on the authors' extensive industrial experience the book elucidates a coherent body of knowledge of design engineering. The book clearly details an easily applicable theory that not only gives you solid design tools but can also be adapted to any existing design situation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367388874

Design Engineer's Case Studies and Examples The Engineering Council (UK) have reported an encouraging increase in the applications for Engineering Technician (Eng. Tech) registration both from applicants following a work-based learning program and individuals without formal qualifications but who have verifiable competence through substantial working experiences and self-study. Design Engineer's Case Studies and Examples has been written for these young engineers. The contents have been selected on typical subjects that developing engineers may be expected to cover in their professional career and gives solutions to typical problems that may arise in mechanical design. The subjects covered include the following: Introduction to stress calculations Basic shaft design Beams under bending Keys and spline strength calculations Columns and struts Gears Material selection Conversions and general tables Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781466592803

Design Engineer's Handbook Student design engineers often require a "cookbook" approach to solving certain problems in mechanical engineering. With this focus on providing simplified information that is easy to retrieve retired mechanical design engineer Keith L. Richards has written Design Engineer’s Handbook. This book conveys the author’s insights from his decades of experience in fields ranging from machine tools to aerospace. Sharing the vast knowledge and experience that has served him well in his own career this book is specifically aimed at the student design engineer who has left full- or part-time academic studies and requires a handy reference handbook to use in practice. Full of material often left out of many academic references this book includes important in-depth coverage of key topics such as: Effects of fatigue and fracture in catastrophic failures Lugs and shear pins Helical compression springs Thick-walled or compound cylinders Cam and follower design Beams and torsion Limits and fits and gear systems Use of Mohr’s circle in both analytical and experimental stress analysis This guide has been written not to replace established primary reference books but to provide a secondary handbook that gives student designers additional guidance. Helping readers determine the most efficiently designed and cost-effective solutions to a variety of engineering problems this book offers a wealth of tables graphs and detailed design examples that will benefit new mechanical engineers from all walks. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138076945

Design Engineer's Reference GuideMathematics Mechanics and Thermodynamics Author Keith L. Richards believes that design engineers spend only a small fraction of time actually designing and drawing and the remainder of their time finding relevant design information for a specific method or problem. He draws on his own experience as a mechanical engineering designer to offer assistance to other practicing and student engineers facing the same struggle. Design Engineer's Reference Guide: Mathematics Mechanics and Thermodynamics provides engineers with a roadmap for navigating through common situations or dilemmas. This book starts off by introducing reference information on the coverage of differential and integral calculus Laplace’s transforms determinants and matrices. It provides a numerical analysis on numerical methods of integration Newton–Raphson’s methods the Jacobi iterative method and the Gauss–Seidel method. It also contains reference information as well as examples and illustrations that reinforce the topics of most chapter subjects. A companion to the Design Engineer's Handbook and Design Engineer's Case Studies and Examples this textbook covers a range of basic engineering concepts and common applications including: • Mathematics • Numerical analysis • Statics and kinematics • Mechanical vibrations • Control system modeling • Basic thermodynamics • Fluid mechanics and linkages An entry-level text for students needing to understand the underlying principles before progressing to a more advanced level Design Engineer's Reference Guide: Mathematics Mechanics and Thermodynamics is also a basic reference for mechanical manufacturing and design engineers. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138073722

Design Engineer's Sourcebook Design Engineer's Sourcebook provides a practical resource for engineers product designers technical managers students and others needing a design-oriented reference. This volume covers the mathematics mechanics and materials properties needed for analysis and design with numerous examples. A wide range of mechanical components and mechanisms are then covered with case studies interspersed to show real engineering practice. Manufacturing is then surveyed in the context of mechanical design. The book concludes with information on clutches brakes transmission and other topics important for vehicle engineering. Tables figures and charts are included for reference. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498763417

Design ErrorA Human Factors Approach This book shows how to identify potential design errors and modify procedures in the design process to mitigate design-induced error. Real life examples are used to demonstrate the points being made. Many of the concerns raised in the book have come from a worldwide study conducted with designers managers and end-users. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498783675

Design Essentials for the Motion Media ArtistA Practical Guide to Principles & Techniques Master the fundamental concepts and techniques of motion media design so you can apply--and occasionally break--the rules to achieve your communication goals. This authoritative guide presents all of the design essentials in an engaging and inspiring way. Each principle is explained with text illustration and photography where necessary. An accompanying website will contain any necessary digital files for download updates and links to other resources. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138452930

Design Examples for High Strength Steel Reinforced Concrete ColumnsA Eurocode 4 Approach This book is the companion volume to Design of High Strength Steel Reinforced Concrete Columns – A Eurocode 4 Approach. This book provides a large number of worked examples for the design of high strength steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns. It is based on the Eurocode 4 approach but goes beyond this to give much needed guidance on the narrower range of permitted concrete and steel material strengths in comparison to EC2 and EC3 and the better ductility and buckling resistance of SRC columns compared to steel or reinforced concrete. Special considerations are given to resistance calculations that maximize the full strength of the materials with concrete cylinder strength up to 90 N/mm2 yield strength of structural steel up to 690 N/mm2 and yield strength of reinforcing steel up to 600 N/mm2 respectively. These examples build on the design principles set out in the companion volume allowing the readers to practice and understand the EC4 methodology easily. Structural engineers and designers who are familiar with basic EC4 design should find these design examples particularly helpful whilst engineering undergraduate and graduate students who are studying composite steel concrete design and construction should easily gain further understanding from working through the worked examples which are set out in a step-by-step clearly fashion. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138602694

Design Expertise Design Expertise explores what it takes to become an expert designer.It examines the perception of expertise in design and asks what knowledge skills attributes and experiences are necessary in order to design well. Bryan Lawson and Kees Dorst develop a new model of design expertise and show how design expertise can be developed. This book is designed for all students teachers practitioners and researchers in architecture and design. To enable all readers to explore the book in a flexible way the authors’ words are always found on the left hand page. On the right are diagrams illustrations and the voices of designers teachers and students and occasionally others too. 'Design Expertise' provides a provocative new reading on the nature of design and creative thought. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138132979

Design Fires for Use in Fire Safety Engineering(FB 29) This text provides technical data and guidance on defining a robust and appropriate design fire for use in the fire safety engineering design of a building. It explains: what a design fire is how it can be determined the limitations of current methodologies experimental data and calculation methods. Current approaches to defining an appropriate design fire ranging from the quantification of fuel load based on surveys of real buildings to experimental measurements are described in detail. Aimed at professionals involved in the fire safety engineering design process either as designers fulfilling a brief or as regulators/approvers of the design this guidance provides data that originate from a range of sources including fire tests undertaken by BRE Global. It can be used to source quantifiable parameters such as heat release rates and fire growth rates that are proportionate to the fire hazard foreseen. Media > Books > Print Books IHS BRE Press 9781848061521

Design First Well-grounded in the history and theory of Anglo-American urbanism this illustrated textbook sets out objectives policies and design principles for planning new communities and redeveloping existing urban neighborhoods. Drawing from their extensive experience the authors explain how better plans (and consequently better places) can be created by applying the three-dimensional principles of urban design and physical place-making to planning problems.Design First uses case studies from the authors’ own professional projects to demonstrate how theory can be turned into effective practice using concepts of traditional urban form to resolve contemporary planning and design issues in American communities.The book is aimed at architects planners developers planning commissioners elected officials and citizens -- and importantly students of architecture and planning -- with the objective of reintegrating three-dimensional design firmly back into planning practice. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138157965

Design for a Better FutureA guide to designing in complex systems The world we live in is increasingly complex. It throws up complex problems. This book is about tackling them. At ThinkPlace we’ve pioneered the application of design thinking to complex challenges like climate change family violence and global malnutrition. We work globally with governments organisations and communities using a methodology – the Design System™ outlined in this book – that has been developed over more than a decade. We bring together different voices and help them to create better futures. If you’re one of those voices or would like to be this book is for you. It’s part roadmap part instruction manual but mostly it’s a clarion call for a new way of doing things: tackling the world’s biggest problems in a way that brings people together and produces positive lasting change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138059801

Design for a Sustainable CulturePerspectives Practices and Education As culture is becoming increasingly recognised as a crucial element of sustainable development design competence has emerged as a useful tool in creating a meaningful life within a sustainable mental cultural and physical environment. Design for a Sustainable Culture explores the relationship between sustainability culture and the shaping of human surroundings by examining the significance and potential of design as a tool for the creation of sustainable development. Drawing on interdisciplinary case studies and investigations from Europe North America and India this book discusses theoretical methodological and educational aspects of the role of design in relation to human well-being and provides a unique perspective on the interface between design culture and sustainability. This book will appeal to researchers as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students in design and design literacy crafts architecture and environmental planning but also scholars of sustainability from other disciplines who wish to understand the role and impact of design and culture in sustainable development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367172565

Design for Behaviour ChangeTheories and practices of designing for change Design impacts every part of our lives. The design of products and services influences the way we go about our daily activities and it is hard to imagine any activity in our daily lives that is not dependent on design in some capacity. Clothing mobile phones computers cars tools and kitchenware all enable and hold in place everyday practices. Despite design’s omnipresence the understanding of how design may facilitate desirable behaviours is still fragmented with limited frameworks and examples of how design can effect change in professional and public contexts. This text presents an overview of current approaches dedicated to understanding how design may be used intentionally to make changes to improve a range of problematic social and environmental issues. It offers a cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral overview of different academic theories adopted and applied to design for behaviour change. The aim of the volume is twofold: firstly to provide an overview of existing design models that integrate theories of change from differing scientific backgrounds; secondly to offer an overview of application of key design for behaviour change approaches as used across case studies in different sectors such as design for health and wellbeing sustainability safety design against crime and social design. Design for Behaviour Change will appeal to designers design students and practitioners of behavioural change. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669874

Design for BiodiversityA Technical Guide for New and Existing Buildings The built environment has the potential to have a major impact on biodiversity not least with the increasingly demanding requirements to design more energy efficient and airtight buildings leaving less space for species to inhabit. The construction industry has an important role to play in ensuring that buildings are designed and refurbished in a way in which biodiversity can be enhanced. Through written guidance and architectural drawings this book advises on how to incorporate provision for biodiversity within developments. With sections on different building-reliant species general principles for design ready-made products that be incorporated into designs and legislation policy and regulations this book is an invaluable resource for all architects ecologists and anyone involved in designing or briefing for biodiversity in buildings. Media > Books > Print Books RIBA Publishing 9781859464915

Design for Climate Change Ford architects contractors engineers and specialists in the field this book uses real-world evidence from a Technology Strategy Board-funded research project to develop a set of tools for architects and other building designers to meet a growing need to anticipate future climate change. Built on in his seminal future climate change report for the TSB identifies three broad categories of climate change impacts on building design – comfort and energy performance construction and managing water. Media > Books > Print Books RIBA Publishing 9781859464489

Design for Critical CareAn Evidence-Based Approach It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology psychology and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit the demands on the architect or designer working together with the interdisciplinary teamof clinicians are highly specialized. Good design can have a hugely positive impact in terms of the recovery of patients and their hospital experience as a whole. Good design can also contribute to productivity and quality of the work experience for the staff. Design for Critical Care presents a thorough and insightful guide to the very best practicein intensive care design focusing on design that has been successful and benefi cial to bothhospital staff and hospital patients. By making the connection between research evidence and design practice Hamilton and McCuskey Shepley present an holistic approach that outlines the future for successful design for critical care settings. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138137370

Design for Global Challenges and Goals Design for Global Challenges and Goals charts the developments opportunities and challenges for design research in addressing global challenges facing developing contexts focusing on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The book explores the role that design and social responsibility play in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how design works in developing contexts. It presents 10 design-led case studies addressing different Sustainable Development Goals ranging from reducing poverty and hunger improving health and wellbeing promoting gender equality developing more sustainable cities and communities encouraging more responsible consumption and production and tackling climate change. Design for Global Challenges and Goals also addresses the future offering foresight into the research in global challenges by identifying the opportunities and emerging trends for researchers. Providing a guide to the state of the art of design research that addresses the Sustainable Development Goals this book will be of interest to researchers practitioners and students who want their research to address global challenges. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367568511

Design for Health One of the most complex global challenges is improving wellbeing and developing strategies for promoting health or preventing ‘illbeing’ of the population. The role of designers in indirectly supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles or in their contribution to illbeing has emerged. This means designers now need to consider both morally and ethically how they can ensure that they ‘do no harm’ and that they might deliberately decide to promote healthy lifestyles and therefore prevent ill health. Design for Health illustrates the history of the development of design for health the various design disciplines and domains to which design has contributed. Through 26 case studies presented in this book the authors reveal a plethora of design research methodologies and research methods employed in design for health. The editors also present following a thematic analysis of the book chapters seven challenges and seven areas of opportunity that designers are called upon to address within the context of healthcare. Furthermore five emergent trends in design in healthcare are presented and discussed. This book will be of interest to students of design as well as designers and those working to improve the quality of healthcare. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669706

Design for InclusivityA Practical Guide to Accessible Innovative and User-Centred Design Inclusive design not only ensures that products services interfaces and environments are easier to use for those with special needs or limitations but in doing so also makes them better for everyone. Design for Inclusivity written by a team that has pioneered inclusive design practice internationally reviews the recent social trends and pressures that have pushed this subject to the fore and assesses design responses to date in an international context. The authors make the business case for inclusive design and explain the formalisation of the approach in standards and legislation. The text includes case studies which describe transport product development IT and service projects as well as industry-university collaborative projects and highlights lessons that have been learned. This is very much a practical book. It offers tools techniques guidelines and signposts for the reader to key resources as well as including advice on research methods and working with users and industry partners. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576626

Design for Learning in Virtual Worlds Design for Learning in Virtual Worlds the first book focused specifically on how to design virtual worlds for educational purposes explores: • the history and evolution of virtual worlds • the theories behind the use of virtual worlds for learning • the design of curricula in virtual worlds • design guidelines for elements experienced in virtual worlds that support learning • design guidelines for learning quests and activities in virtual worlds. The authors also examine the theories and associated design principles used to create embedded assessments in virtual worlds. Finally a framework and methodology is provided to assist professionals in evaluating "off-the-shelf" virtual worlds for use in educational and training settings. Design for Learning in Virtual Worlds will be invaluable both as a professional resource and as a textbook for courses within Educational Technology Learning Sciences and Library Media programs that focus on gaming or online learning environments. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415886406

Design for LifeCreating Meaning in a Distracted World Stuart Walker’s design work has been described as life-changing inspiring disturbing and ferocious. Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today’s moral and environmental crises. The author argues that this malaise is deep-seated and fundamental to the modern outlook. He shows how our preoccupation with technological progress growth and the future has produced a constricted view of life – one that is both destructive and self-reinforcing. Based on over twenty-five years of scholarship and creative practice he demonstrates the vital importance of solitude contemplation inner growth and the present moment in developing a different course – one that looks squarely at our current precarious situation while offering a positive hopeful way forward – a way that is compassionate context-based human scale ethically motivated and critically creative. Design for Life is an intensely original contribution that will be essential reading for design practitioners and students. Written in a clear accessible style it will also appeal to a broader readership especially anyone who is concerned with contemporary society’s rising inequalities and environmental failings and is looking for a more constructive balanced and thoughtful direction. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138232471

Design for ManufacturabilityHow to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost High-Quality Products for Lean Production Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost High-Quality Products for Lean Production shows how to use concurrent engineering teams to design products for all aspects of manufacturing with the lowest cost the highest quality and the quickest time to stable production. Extending the concepts of design for manufacturability to an advanced product development model the book explains how to simultaneously make major improvements in all these product development goals while enabling effective implementation of Lean Production and quality programs.Illustrating how to make the most of lessons learned from previous projects the book proposes numerous improvements to current product development practices education and management. It outlines effective procedures to standardize parts and materials save time and money with off-the-shelf parts and implement a standardization program. It also spells out how to work with the purchasing department early on to select parts and materials that maximize quality and availability while minimizing part lead-times and ensuring desired functionality. Describes how to design families of products for Lean Production build-to-order and mass customization Emphasizes the importance of quantifying all product and overhead costs and then provides easy ways to quantify total cost Details dozens of design guidelines for product design including assembly fastening test repair and maintenance Presents numerous design guidelines for designing parts for manufacturability Shows how to design in quality and reliability with many quality guidelines and sections on mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) Describing how to design parts for optimal manufacturability and compatibility with factory processes the book provides a big picture perspective that emphasizes designing for the lowest total cost and time to stable production. After reading this book you will understand how to reduce total costs ramp up quickly to volume production without delays or extra cost and be able to scale up production rapidly so as not to limit growth. Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9781482204926

Design for ManufacturabilityHow to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost High-Quality Products for Lean Production Second Edition Achieve any cost goals in half the time and achieve stable production with quality designed in right-the-first-time.　 Design for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost High-Quality Products for Lean Production is still the definitive work on DFM. This second edition extends the proven methodology to the most advanced product development process with the addition of the following new unique and original topics which have never been addressed previously. These topics show you how to: Cut cost from 1/2 to 1/10 in 9 categories—with ways to remove that much cost from product charges and pricing Commercialize innovation—starting with Manufacturable Research and learning from the new section on scalability you will learn how to design products and processing equipment to quickly scale up to any needed demand or desired growth. Design product families that can be built "on-demand" in platform cells that also "mass customize" products to-order Make Lean production easier to implement with much more effective results while making build-to-order practical with spontaneous supply chains and eliminating forecasted inventory by including an updated chapter on "Designing Products for Lean Production" The author’s 30 years of experience teaching companies DFM based on pre-class surveys and plant tours is the foundation of this most advanced design process. It includes incorporating dozens of proven DFM guidelines through up-front concurrent-engineering teamwork that cuts the time to stable production in half and curtails change orders for ramps rework redesign substituting cheaper parts change orders to fix the changes unstable design specs part obsolescence and late discovery of manufacturability issues at periodic design reviews. This second edition is for the whole product development community including: Engineers who want to learn the most advanced DFM techniques Managers who want to lead the most advanced product development Project team leaders who want to immediately apply all the principles taught in this book in their own micro-climate Improvement leaders and champions who want to implement the above and ensure that the company can design products and versatile processing equipment for low-volume/high-mix product varieties Designing half to a tenth of cost categories can avoid substituting cheap parts which degrades quality and encourages standardization and spontaneous supply chains which will encourage Lean initiatives. Using cellular manufacturing to shift production between lines for mixed production of platforms and build-to-order to offer the fastest order fulfillment can beat any competitors’ delivery time.  Media > Books > Print Books Productivity Press 9780367249946

Design for MediaA Handbook for Students and Professionals in Journalism PR and Advertising This essential guide provides you with a tailored introduction to the design techniques and production practices employed in the media industry. It presents clear and relevant explanations of how to design and produce any type of print and online publication to a professional standard from pre-planning through to going to press or online. In providing the context principles and thinking behind design over time alongside the key practical techniques and know-how this resource will enable you to present information clearly and effectively. Key features: Provides a complete resource explaining the background theory and application of design as well as the ‘how to’ Tutorials and exercises demonstrate how to create clean attractive and well-targeted designs Highly illustrated throughout Colour ‘How to’ sections explain in detail how to create layouts and work with type pictures and colour successfully Design for Media is a core resource for students and professionals in journalism PR advertising design and across the media and creative sectors. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781405873666

Design for Mental and Behavioral Health Studies confirm that the physical environment influences health outcomes emotional state preference satisfaction and orientation but very little research has focused on mental and behavioural health settings. This book summarizes design principles and design research for individuals who are intending to design new mental and behavioural health facilities and those wishing to evaluate the quality of their existing facilities. The authors discuss mental and behavioural health systems design guidelines design research and existing standards and provide examples of best practice. As behavioural and mental health populations vary in their needs the primary focus is limited to environments that support acute care outpatient and emergency care residential care veterans pediatric patients and the treatment of chemical dependency. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138126367

Design for Micro-UtopiasMaking the Unthinkable Possible Everyone is already painfully aware of our predicament - ecological extinctions dwindling fossil fuel reserves and economic chaos. The solutions are less obvious despite the many opportunities that surround us. We have never had more access to resources knowledge and technology but this is not the problem. What we lack most is creative thinking fuelled by collective optimism. In a pragmatic world run by careerist experts this is hardly surprising. As voters and consumers we are trained to choose and complain but not how to envisage what we really really want. How can we design a better world unless we revive the art of dreaming? For without dreams we are lost. Perhaps it should be the duty of all citizens to imagine alternative futures; in effect to think more like designers. After all designers have always been dreamers and have often found ways to realize their dreams. Design for Micro-Utopias does not advocate a single monolithic Utopia. Rather it invites readers to embrace a more pluralized and mercurial version of Thomas More's famous 1516 novel of the same name. It therefore encourages the proliferation of many 'micro-utopias' rather than one 'Utopia'. This requires a less negative critical and rational approach. Referencing a wide range of philosophical thinking from Aristotle to the present day western and eastern spiritual ideals and scientific biological and systems theory John Wood offers remedies for our excessively individualistic mechanistic and disconnected thinking and asks whether a metadesign approach might bring about a new mode of governance. This is a daring idea. Ultimately he reminds us that if we believe that we will never be able to design miracles we make it more likely that this is so. The first step is to turn the 'impossible' into the 'thinkable'. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138252424

Design for MotionFundamentals and Techniques of Motion Design Combining art and design principles with creative storytelling and professional savvy this book covers everything a serious motion designer needs to make their artistic visions a reality and confidently produce compositions for clients. In this updated second edition of Design for Motion author Austin Shaw explores the principles of motion design teaching readers how to creatively harness the essential techniques of this diverse and innovative medium to create compelling style frames design boards and motion design products. Lessons are augmented by illustrious full-color imagery and practical exercises allowing you to put the techniques covered into immediate practical context. Industry leaders pioneers and rising stars contribute their professional perspectives share personal stories and provide visual examples of their work. This second edition also includes updates on the following: Illustration techniques Typography Compositing Visual storytelling Incorporating 3D elements Social/mobile-first design Portfolio and concept development How to develop a distinct personal design style and much more Plumb the depths of core motion design fundamentals and harness the essential techniques of this diverse and innovative medium. An accompanying Companion Website (www.routledge.com/cw/shaw) features video tutorials a student showcase and more. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138318656

Design for Outdoor Recreation Design for Outdoor Recreation takes a detailed look at all aspects of design of facilities needed by visitors to outdoor recreation destinations. The book is a comprehensive manual for planners designers and managers of recreation taking them through the processes of design and enabling them to find the most appropriate balance between visitor needs and the capacity of the landscape. A range of different aspects are covered including car parking information signing hiking waterside activities wildlife watching and camping. This second edition incorporates new examples from overseas including Australia New Zealand Japan and Eastern Europe as well as focusing on more current issues such as accessibility and the changing demands for recreational use. Media > Books > Print Books Taylor & Francis 9781138428676

Design for Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Design for Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care provides an overview of the design and research issues associated with the development of environments for pediatric and neonatal intensive care. This is the first and only book dedicated to this topic and was created to support individuals interested in developing and studying critical care environments for children and their families. In addition to a detailed analysis of the literature from research and practice the author provides a summary of the historical development of critical care for infants and children and information regarding the role of PICUs and NICUs in the critical care system. A discussion of current codes and future trends is also provided. Design for Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care includes essays from prominent voices in the field ranging from inspired young architects and researchers to world-renowned healthcare design and research icons. Illustrations of work that has been identified as exemplary or representative of recent directions are included which will help those planning new or remodeled projects to identify and examine precedents. This book is intended to help designers and researchers enhance healing environments for young patients in critical care settings and provide information in support of the families and staff who provide care for these children and infants. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780415639224

Design for Personalisation The principle of personalisation appears in a range of current debates among design professionals healthcare providers and educationalists about the implications of new technologies and approaches to consumer sovereignty for 'mass' provision. The potential of new technologies implies systems of provision that offer bespoke support to their users tailoring services and experiences to suit individual needs. The assumption that individual choice automatically increases wellbeing has underlain the re-design of public services. Ubiquitous personalisation in screen-based environments gives individuals the sense that their personality is reflected back at them. Advances in Artificial Intelligence mean our personal intelligent agents have begun to acquire personality. Given its prevalence it is appropriate to identify the scope of this phenomenon that is altering our relationship to the 'non-human' world. This book presents taxonomy of personalisation and its potential consequences for the design profession as well as its ethical and political dimensions through a collection of essays from a range of academic perspectives. The thought-provoking introduction conclusion and nine chapters present a well-balanced mixture of in-depth literature review and practical examples to deepen our understanding of the consequences of personalisation for our professional and personal lives. Collectively this book points towards the implications of personalisation for design-led social innovation.This will be valuable reading for professionals in the design industry and health provision as well as students of product design fashion and sociology. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367669881

Design for Policy Design for Policy is the first publication to chart the emergence of collaborative design approaches to innovation in public policy. Drawing on contributions from a range of the world’s leading academics design practitioners and public managers it provides a rich detailed analysis of design as a tool for addressing public problems and capturing opportunities for achieving better and more efficient societal outcomes. In his introduction Christian Bason suggests that design may offer a fundamental reinvention of the art and craft of policy making for the twenty-first century. From challenging current problem spaces to driving the creative quest for new solutions and shaping the physical and virtual artefacts of policy implementation design holds a significant yet largely unexplored potential. The book is structured in three main sections covering the global context of the rise of design for policy in-depth case studies of the application of design to policy making and a guide to concrete design tools for policy intent insight ideation and implementation. The summary chapter lays out a future agenda for design in government suggesting how to position design more firmly on the public policy stage. Design for Policy is intended as a resource for leaders and scholars in government departments public service organizations and institutions schools of design and public management think tanks and consultancies that wish to understand and use design as a tool for public sector reform and innovation. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780367670047

Design for ProfitabilityGuidelines to Cost Effectively Manage the Development Process of Complex Products Since the success of products significantly depends on the quality of product performance inadequate management of the product design process can lead to improper performance of products that can result in significant long-term business losses. Design for Profitability: Guidelines to Cost Effectively Manage the Development Process of Complex Products presents a design guideline for complex product design and development that enables you to cost-effectively improve the technical performance of your products and consequently improve your competitiveness in the marketplace as well as improve profitability. The book helps you improve the competitiveness of your organization in the market and eventually improve profitability. It presents a mobile robots design guideline based on an empirical study of the mobile robots design process. This is an unprecedented guideline based on the empirical investigation of the internal aspects of the design process of complex products for cost-effectively enhancing the competitiveness in the market. The book also presents a hybrid lean-agile design paradigm for mobile robots. In addition it points out key approaches and risks to manage the product development process efficiently. In designing complex products and integrated systems industrial designers face a dilemma of cost-effectively striking a balance between product development time and product performance attributes. This book shows how and when value is added in product design and development through identifying statistically the most and least correlated design activities and strategies to product performance attributes. Introducing a new paradigm in the field of engineering design the book gives you key approaches to efficiently manage the product development process. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781138748712

Design for Reliability Today's marketplace demands product reliability. At the same time it places ever-increasing demands on products that push the limits of their performance and their functional life and it does so with the expectation of lower per-unit product costs. To meet these demands product design now requires a focused streamlined concurrent engineering process that will produce a product at the lowest possible cost in the least amount of time.Design for Reliability provides a systematic approach to the design process that is sharply focused on reliability and firmly based on the physics of failure. It imparts an understanding of how why and when to use the wide variety of reliability engineering tools available and offers fundamental insight into the total design cycle. Applicable from the idea phase of the product development cycle through product obsolescence Design for Reliability (DfR) concepts integrated with reliability verification and analytical physics form a coherent stage gate/phase design process that helps ensure that a product will meet customers' reliability objectives.Whether you are a high-volume manufacturer of consumer items or a low volume producer of military commodities your goal is the same: to bring a product to market using a process focused on designing out or mitigating potential failure modes prior to production release. Readers of Design for Reliability will learn to meet that goal and move beyond solidifying a basic offering to the marketplace to creating a true competitive advantage. Media > Books > E-books CRC Press 9781315220192

Design for Secure Residential Environments There is currently a great deal of interest in crime prevention and how it can be reduced through better design. Design for a Secure Residential Environment provides the framework on which the risk of crime can be reduced through sensible design of the vulnerable parts of houses community buildings and small commercial premises and the environment immediately surrounding the buildings.This book looks at how buildings should be assessed for security measures. It then looks at the design of external and communal areas how lighting can improve security and then covers methods of making doors and windows secure. It describes various methods of electronic security and concludes with a chapter on how to plan and implement suitable security measures. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138432840

Design for Services In Design for Services Anna Meroni and Daniela Sangiorgi articulate what Design is doing and can do for services and how this connects to existing fields of knowledge and practice. Designers previously saw their task as the conceptualisation development and production of tangible objects. In the twenty-first century a designer rarely 'designs something' but rather 'designs for something': in the case of this publication for change better experiences and better services. The authors reflect on this recent transformation in the practice role and skills of designers by organising their book into three main sections. The first section links Design for Services to existing models and studies on services and service innovation. Section two presents multiple service design projects to illustrate and clarify the issues practices and theories that characterise the discipline today; using these case studies the authors propose a conceptual framework that maps and describes the role of designers in the service economy. The final section projects the discipline into the emerging paradigms of a new economy to initiate a reflection on its future development. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9780566089206

Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service DevelopmentApplications and Case Studies Real-world examples and hands-on experience are invaluable resources when learning how to use new methods and tools whether in training or in a classroom. Yet there are very few books on Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) that provide the practical knowledge required to be up and running quickly. Until now. Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development: Applications and Case Studies provides step-by-step analysis and practical guidance on how to apply DFSS in product and service development. The book discusses the DFSS roadmap and how it is linked to methodologies including organizational leadership product development system integration critical parameter management voice of the customer quality function deployment and concept generation. The chapter authors provide real-world case studies that demonstrate how the application of DFSS has significantly improved meeting customer requirements. They follow the Identify-Define-Design-Optimize-Validate (IDDOV) structure for new product or service development. Examples of tools covered include Quality Function Deployment Voice of the Customer Pugh Concept Selection Ideal Function Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Reliability Measurement Systems Analysis Regression Analysis and Capability Studies among others. Clearly outlining the tools and how to integrate them for robust product and service design the case studies can be used by industry professionals and academics to learn how to apply DFSS. The book gives you hands-on experience in a safe environment where experienced Black Belts and Master Black Belts act as mentors and prepare you to touch actual data and make decisions when embarking on real-world projects. Even after you’ve mastered the techniques the breadth and depth of coverage contained in this book will make it a vital part of your toolkit. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9780367381264

Design for Six SigmaA Practical Approach through Innovation Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is an innovative continuous improvement methodology for designing new products processes and services by integrating Lean and Six Sigma principles. This book will explain how the DFSS methodology is used to design robust products processes or services right the first time by using the voice of the customer to meet Six Sigma performance. Robust designs are insensitive to variation and provide consistent performance in the hands of the customer. DFSS is used to meet customer needs by understanding their requirements considering current process capability identifying and reducing gaps and verifying predictions to develop a robust design. This book offers: Methodology on how to implement DFSS in various industries Practical examples of the use of DFSS Sustainability utilizing Lean Six Sigma techniques and Lean product development Innovative designs using DFSS with concept generation Case studies for implementing the DFSS methodology Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) enables organizations to develop innovative designs. In order to redesign an existing process or design a new process the success is dependent on a rigorous process and methodology. DFSS ensures that there are minimal defects in the introduction of new products processes or services. The authors have compiled all of the tools necessary for implementation of a practical approach though innovation. Media > Books > Print Books CRC Press 9781498742559

Design for Social Diversity The most successful urban communities are very often those that are the most diverse – in terms of income age family structure and ethnicity – and yet poor urban design and planning can stifle the very diversity that makes communities successful. Just as poor urban design can lead to sterile monoculture successful planning can support the conditions needed for diverse communities. This new edition addresses the physical requirements of socially diverse neighborhoods. Using the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburban areas as a case study the authors investigate whether social diversity is related to particular patterns and structures found within the urban built environment. Design for Social Diversity provides urban designers and architects with design strategies and tools to ensure that their work sustains and nurtures social diversity. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138216136

Design for Sport Design for Sport shows how socially responsible design can contribute to make sport practice widespread in the general population including disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups and those that have been traditionally excluded such as the elderly disabled people those living in deprived areas and from lower socioeconomic strata plus certain minority ethnic and religious groups. Contributions from around the world provide compelling case studies and an international perspective. While the main benefit from expanding sports practice in developed societies would be reduction of chronic disease rates and social inclusion in the developing world where political instability and conflict are more common the authors look at how sport can have other functions such as a means of post-disaster relief. They discuss how Participatory Design (PD) techniques and appropriate ethnographies can be implemented in order to better understand users' needs and requirements as in the case of Paralympic sport where the increased sophistication of equipment used has evolved to meet the demands of the athletes. Reflecting the multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary nature of design for sport the book also features case studies that look at environmental design to improve sport accessibility social wellbeing economic development and environmental sustainability. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138263291

Design for SustainabilityA Multi-level Framework from Products to Socio-technical Systems This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation framework that is capable of coherently integrating multiple design for sustainability (DfS) approaches developed so far. It is now widely understood that design can and must play a crucial role in the societal transformations towards sustainability. Design can in fact act as a catalyst to trigger and support innovation and can help to shape the world at different levels: from materials to products product–service systems social organisations and socio-technical systems. This book offers a unique perspective on how DfS has evolved in the past decades across these innovation levels and provides insights on its promising and necessary future development directions. For design scholars this book will trigger and feed the academic debate on the evolution of DfS and its next research frontiers. For design educators the book can be used as a supporting tool to design courses and programmes on DfS. For bachelor’s and master’s level design engineering and management students the book can be a general resource to provide an understanding of the historical evolution of DfS. For design practitioners and businesses the book offers a rich set of practical examples design methods and tools to apply the various DfS approaches in practice and an innovation framework which can be used as a tool to support change in organisations that aim to integrate DfS in their strategy and processes. The Open Access version of this book available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429456510 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Media > Books > Print Books Routledge 9781138315167

Design for SustainabilityA Practical Approach Design for Sustainability is a practical approach to design which focuses on the challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st Century. It is written from a design perspective and aimed at both professional and student industrial and product designers and those involved in managing design. The book begins by summarising the historical and current issues of the environmental debate in the context of sustainable product development highlighting the benefits gained from considering the impact on the environment and issues of sustainability when designing. The authors answer the questions: What is sustainable product development and why is it important? What are the main drivers of sustainable product development? They explain how design can help to control human impact on the environment by not only minimising pollution waste energy use and use of scarce resources but also by thinking outside the box to create systems and services that can reduce the number of products manufactured. The aim is to put sustainable development within a commercial context and introduce a new focus for design. Design for Sustainability outlines and assesses the methods tools and techniques available to designers both for design innovation and design improvement. A wide range of case studies are presented across a number of product sectors including electrical goods IT and furniture. Initially they demonstrate product improvement and redesign examples include those that reduce waste pollution and energy consumption designing for recycling and reuse of parts. Further examples are then provided exemplifying the more radical approach of system and service design. The final section takes the reader through a whole sustainable design project from start to finish from brief to manufacture. References and sources of information are also included. Media > Books > E-books Routledge 9781315576664