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Home Possessions: Material Cul...Although so much of the life we care about takes place at home, this private s... Although so much of the life we care about takes place at home, this private space often remains behind closed doors and is notoriously difficult for researchers to infiltrate. We may think it is just up to us to decorate, transform and construct moreDetails
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Behind the Gates: Life, Securi...In the last twenty years, thousands upon thousands of the upper and middle cla... In the last twenty years, thousands upon thousands of the upper and middle classes have retreated into gated communities. In 2002 it is estimated that one in eight Americans will live in these exclusive neighborhoods. What has sparked this alarmin moreDetails
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Travel Medicine: Tales Behind ...Travel to exotic places is fascinating, and equally so are infections and othe... Travel to exotic places is fascinating, and equally so are infections and other dangers of exotic travel. Moreover, one need not be traveling to suffer these maladies; sometimes they travel to you. The enormous global mobility demands a public hea moreDetails
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Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectac...Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fis... Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to h moreDetails
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Covid-19 in India, Disease, He...This book is a cultural exploration of health and wellness, with a focus on im... This book is a cultural exploration of health and wellness, with a focus on impacts of Covid-19 on the population of India.The chapters in this book present original research, systematic reviews, theoretical and conceptual frameworks, enco moreDetails
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Left Behind In Rosedale: Race ..."This book has the potential to be a classic in the fields of race relations a... "This book has the potential to be a classic in the fields of race relations and urban sociology." Cleveland State University moreDetails
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Constructing Social Support Sy...The book studies the educational needs of two disadvantaged groups of children... The book studies the educational needs of two disadvantaged groups of children in China (left-behind children in rural areas and migrant children in urban areas), aiming to optimize the social support system so that these disadvantaged children ca moreDetails
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Transito: The Truth behind the...This book is an important resource for the cash in transit (CIT) companies, fi... This book is an important resource for the cash in transit (CIT) companies, financial services industries and criminal justice system. With one of the authors having used convicts of CIT crimes as participants for a Ph D study, he solicited data fr moreDetails
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A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Be...In the first edition of A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain - Nine ... In the first edition of A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain - Nine Conversations, philosopher Tamler Sommers talked with an interdisciplinary group of the world's leading researchers-from the fields of social psychology, moral philosoph moreDetails
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Behind The Japanese Mask: A Br...First published in 2005. Written by His Majesty's Ambassador to Japan immediat... First published in 2005. Written by His Majesty's Ambassador to Japan immediately before the outbreak of the World War II, this book charts the sequence of events that led to the outbreak of the War, examining the intricacies of the struggle betwe moreDetails
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Leadership Unravelled: The Fau...Why is it that leaders - in social, political, and (most importantly) organisa... Why is it that leaders - in social, political, and (most importantly) organisational contexts - are seemingly unable to address meaningfully the wicked problems and complex challenges that we currently face? There's enormous busyness around reconf moreDetails
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The Education of Migrant Child...There are more than 225 million rural-to-urban migrant workers, and some 20 mi... There are more than 225 million rural-to-urban migrant workers, and some 20 million migrant children in Chinese cities. Because of policies related to the household registration (hukou) system, migrant students are not allowed a public hi moreDetails
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Leading from Behind: Gender Eq...This book takes stock of German gender equality in several policy fields after... This book takes stock of German gender equality in several policy fields after 16 years of governments led by Angela Merkel and her conservative Christian Democratic Party (CDU). While maintaining its status as an economic engine in Europe, German moreDetails
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The World We'll Leave Behind: ...It is now clear that human activity has influenced how the biosphere supports ... It is now clear that human activity has influenced how the biosphere supports life on Earth, and given rise to a set of connected environmental and social problems. In response to the challenge that these problems present, a series of internationa moreDetails
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Behind the Castle Gate: From t...In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discov... In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages.Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defe moreDetails
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Beethoven's Dedications: Stori...The dedication of a piece of music is a feature generally overlooked, but it c... The dedication of a piece of music is a feature generally overlooked, but it can reveal a great deal about the work, the composer, the society and the music world in which the composer lived.This book explores the musical, biographical and moreDetails
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Levelling Up Left Behind Place...This book aims to understand the predicaments of 'left behind places' and the ... This book aims to understand the predicaments of 'left behind places' and the scale of the policy challenge of 'levelling up' their economic prosperity. Drawing out lessons of wider international significance, it examines how places (cities, towns moreDetails
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Reuven Shiloah - the Man Behin...This is the story of Reuven Shiloah - the man who established the Mossad, and ... This is the story of Reuven Shiloah - the man who established the Mossad, and laid the foundations for the intelligence community of the State of Israel. The book is based on private archives, and interviews with people who worked closely with Shi moreDetails
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The Evidence Behind HR: An Ope...The Evidence Behind HR: An Open Evaluation of Contemporary HR Practices is a c... The Evidence Behind HR: An Open Evaluation of Contemporary HR Practices is a critical take on the assumptions and strategies used within modern HR practice. This book takes a detailed look at some of the latest academic and practitioner w moreDetails
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McCarthyism: The Realities, De...In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist s... In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated Mc Carthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. Mc Carthyism moreDetails
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Style and Rhetoric of Short Na...In many fictional narratives, the progression of the plot exists in tension wi... In many fictional narratives, the progression of the plot exists in tension with a very different and powerful dynamic that runs, at a hidden and deeper level, throughout the text. In this volume, Dan Shen systematically investigates how stylistic moreDetails
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Conversations with Contemporar...Packed with gems of wisdom from the current 'masters of light', this collectio... Packed with gems of wisdom from the current 'masters of light', this collection of conversations with twenty leading contemporary cinematographers provides invaluable insight into the art and craft of cinematography.Jacqueline Frost's inte moreDetails
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Representations of Working-Cla...This book presents an analysis of representations of white, heterosexual, work... This book presents an analysis of representations of white, heterosexual, working-class masculinities in British culture between 1945 and 1989 to trace the development of the sociocultural and material conditions that shaped the masculinities whic moreDetails
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No School Left Behind: Impleme...Based on the fieldwork carried out at two elementary schools, Merits School an... Based on the fieldwork carried out at two elementary schools, Merits School and Pioneer School, in northeastern China, the monograph details how local schools enacted the New Mathematics Curriculum Reform that was launched in early 2000.Th moreDetails
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Fighting the Cold War in Post-...As fought in 1950s Berlin, the cold war was a many-headed monster. Winning sto... As fought in 1950s Berlin, the cold war was a many-headed monster. Winning stomachs with enticing consumption was as important as winning hearts and minds with persuasive propaganda. Demonstrators not only fought the police in the streets; they we moreDetails
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Behind the Postcolonial: Archi...In Behind the Postcolonial Abidin Kusno shows how colonial representations hav... In Behind the Postcolonial Abidin Kusno shows how colonial representations have been revived and rearticulated in postcolonial Indonesia. The book shows how architecture and urban space can be seen, both historically and theoretically, as moreDetails
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Positive Growth and Redemption...Although the negative consequences of rising incarceration rates have been wel... Although the negative consequences of rising incarceration rates have been well-established, criminological research has largely neglected to document psychological, social, and behavioral changes that occur during periods of incarceration. Drawin moreDetails
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Pointless: The Reality behind ...This book examines how major interpretations of quantum theory are progressing... This book examines how major interpretations of quantum theory are progressing toward a more unified understanding and experience of nature. It offers subtle insights to address core issues of wave-particle duality, the measurement problem, the mi moreDetails
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Parliamentary Committees in a ...This book examines the working procedures of parliamentary party groups within... This book examines the working procedures of parliamentary party groups within specialised committees - the backstage but primary means for MPs to influence policy.It explains which MPs specialise in particular policy areas, how they make moreDetails
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Leading Inclusion in a Seconda...Leading Inclusion in a Secondary School is a practical guide to one of the mos... Leading Inclusion in a Secondary School is a practical guide to one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in a secondary setting. It highlights the key responsibilities and offers practical advice on how to lead groups of staff, emb moreDetails
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