Society & Social Sciences Books

Since the end of the 1980 coup d'état Turkey has been in the midst of a complex process of democratization. Applying methodological pluralism in order to provide a comprehensive analysis of this process in a Turkish context, this book brings together...

This book presents a novel and cutting-edge interpretation of the evolving political economy of the Americas. Through a combination of qualitative research and theory, it considers the reconstruction of American-led hegemony in the Americas since the...

Relying on new quantitative research results, the contributors offer interdisciplinary analyses of symbolic nation-building in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia to show that whereas the citizens of some...

This Reader accompanies the ground-breaking books To See But Not To See (1987) and A Case Study in Visual Agnosia Revisited (2013) by reproducing the primary scientific papers published on the famous case study of John, who acquired visual agnosia...

"A must-read for horse lovers everywhere""Ginny's absolute desire and determination to make a difference to the horses of this world and to change people's perceptions of how they are treated, looked after, and understood, is admirable." Richard...

This book critiques a modern American political system characterized by the partisan weaponization of bureaucratic systems and institutions.

"V1 MindsetMastering Triggers, Rituals, and Relentless Actionin a Complex World"by Eugene Kayat.Drawing on the powerful aviation analogy, V1 is the decision speed - the point of no return where the pilot must take off or crash trying. This book brings...

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport and the Media: Managing the Nexus combines in-depth analysis of the rapidly developing sport media industry with a clear and straightforward guide to practical sport media management skills.

This manual provides clinicians with guidance to conduct Compassion Focused Group Therapy with patients suffering from severe forms of mental illness.

Suggests a different perspective on the relationships between science, ethics and society, based upon the distinction and integration of two fields: the frontier bioethics, which examines the development of biomedicine; and the bioethics of everyday...

Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: in Forensic Settings comprehensively focuses on the integration of ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practicing mental health professionals dealing with legal processes in forensic settings...

Examines the history, contemporary practice, and policy issues of non-union employee representation in the USA and Canada. The text encompasses many organizational devices that are organized for the purposes of representing employees on a range of...

This is a history of the Vietnam war in a single province of the Mekong Delta over the period 1930-1975, focusing on the revolutionary movement that became popularly known as the "Viet Cong". It drawns on documents captured by U.S. and South Vietnamese...

This provocative critique of Washington's current security policies, draws on the arguments made by an array of non-interventionist and conservative-nationalist scholars.

In this edition, a foreword by editor Sybil Nolan considers the dual perspective this collection provides: people's original memories and the views they had in 2005.The dismissal of Gough Whitlam's Labor government on November 11, 1975 was stunning news...

For all too obvious reasons, war, empire, and military conflict have become extremely hot topics in the academy. Given the changing nature of war, one of the more promising areas of scholarly investigation has been the development of new theories of war...

Working With the Bereaved summarizes the major themes in bereavement research and clinical work and uses the authors' own cutting-edge research to show mental-health practitioners how to integrate these themes into their practice.

Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. By framing the narratives with an analysis of the most recent...

This book explains how biopolitical arguments, theories, and perspectives have attempted to understand how life itself is being captured within the field of politics.

This book presents a timely set of views on the entrepreneurial personality in a systematic and scholarly manner. It will be of great interest to academics in the fields of entrepreneurship, applied psychology and sociology.

Praveen Swami explores the history of jihadist violence in Kashmir, from 1947/8 to 2004, and expertly shows how the recent explosion of conflict was part of a long-running secret war in the state.

This book presents a collection of new and updated essays on what has come to be known as the territorial explanation of war.

This book explores the relations between Christianity and politics, examines the analogy between divine and civil government and considers what images of God may legitimately be employed by Christians in the twentieth century.

This volume explains connections between American culture and the incidence of serial murder, including reasons why most identified serial murderers are white, male Americans.

Volume 19 of the Jewish Law Annual contains ten articles in English and three in Hebrew. Several discuss classic judicial institutions, including the decision rules–conduct rules dichotomy, the "two witnesses" requirement, the prosbul, and...

Evans and Hayden offer a fresh, timely, and mixed-methods approach for understanding how the emergence of virtual offices has impacted the representational relationship between constituents and members of Congress.

This book provides solutions for the removal of barriers to judicial and non-judicial remedy for victims of business related human rights abuses in non-EU states.

Eight years old and growing up in Colonial Singapore, enjoying all the elite privileges that came with having a Colonial senior police officer father. Rowena Hawkins and her immigrant family from Ceylon, were living the 1960s Singapore dream - a large...

This book explores Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, from the perspectives of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Positive Discourse Analysis (PDA)-informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). It is designed to encourage...

Ready for a mindset makeover? Let the transformation begin.Just like a wardrobe refresh or a home makeover clears space and adds new energy, this guided workbook is your personal invitation to do the same-with your mind, your emotions, and your inner...

A guided quest into the Realms of Transformation, Realms of Reflection is the first volume in a soulful, immersive series that invites readers to rediscover the truth of who they are. Step into the role of the Seeker called into a mythic voyage...

What if everything you think you know about the MAGA movement is missing the most important piece of context?In a world flooded with political soundbites, viral memes, and headline-driven outrage, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, misled, or simply...

Join me on an extraordinary journey as I explore the steps I took to solve one of America's most enduring legends, the mystery of the Lost Dutchman's treasure. In this deep dive, I will walk you through my investigative process, including how I analyzed...

Emotional Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence: The Heart Advantage By Leticia LilleströmIn a world increasingly run by algorithms, what happens to empathy, presence, and the human touch?This thought-provoking book explores the rising tension-and...

Scent and Divination is a book for all lovers of cards and smoke, ritual fumigation and incense burning. While touching on historical records of the significance of fragrance in oracular settings, Camelia Elias offers insights into her personal practice...

As our ancient ancestors prepared for the hunt, they learned to consider the best possible ways to seek their prey while also avoiding deadly predators (such as saber-tooth tigers), that posed a threat. Even with their best-laid plans, anxiety helped...

¿HAS ALCANZADO TU HITO DE ÉXITO PERO AÚN SIENTES QUE ALGO FALTA?En mi trayectoria como coach profesional, he conocido a muchas personas que aspiraban y finalmente lograron vivir la vida común, exitosa. Tienen un trabajo estable, estabilidad financiera,...

Die Forschungsarbeit untersucht die subjektive Bedeutung von familiengerichtlichen Anhörungen nach elterlicher Trennung und Scheidung. Wie erleben betroffene Kinder dieses Beteiligungsformat? Welche Bedingungen und Herausforderungen bestehen aus der...

Politische Partizipation ist das Kernelement der Demokratie. Aufgrund der damit verbundenen Hürden können sich sozioökonomisch besser gestellte Gruppen der Gesellschaft häufiger und effektiver in den politischen Willensbildungsprozess...

This book explores why members of parliament (MPs) substantively represent minorities with invisible characteristics-those lacking outwardly recognizable features. This invisibility complicates the representational relationship, as minority members often...

Der vorliegende Band beinhaltet Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Tagung, die im Jahr 2019 an der Universität Paderborn ausgerichtet wurde. Sie hatte zum Ziel, unterschiedliche Vorstellungen von Heil und Unheil unter religiösen und säkularen, kulturellen und...

El factor humano en la salud, título sugestivo que evoca la noción de que homo homini medicus est (el hombre es el remedio para el hombre), explora, con singular destreza, los aspectos más intrincados de la intervención humana en la preservación y mejora...

This edited collection traces the evolution of writing, retelling, and critically reading children's and young adult tales over decades of cultural, social, and technological changes. Global contributions cover the increasingly diverse narratives found...

This book offers an overview of the latest developments in contemporary population issues by examining the current unprecedented changes in fertility, family behavior, mortality, and migration. It explores new theoretical perspectives that seek to...

This book fills a gap in early developmental psychology by providing a critical reconsideration of the status of artifact objects as protagonists of children's actions and communication. The main thesis explored in the book is that objects are part of...

This open access book compiles the contributions of the conference Collection Care: New Challenges in Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The conference held within the framework of the EU’s Horizon2020 CollectionCare...

The book explores and positions citizen centricity within conventional public administration and public policy analysis theories and approaches. It seeks to define an appropriate perspective while utilizing popular, independent, and standalone concepts...

This biographical volume includes Lilian Sauter's only published collection of poetry, Through High Windows, along with letters, photographs, and extensive biographical material, all framed by a scholarly introduction, detailed annotations, and...