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"God is dead, but his presence lives on in politics. In this intellectual tour-de-force, Saul Newman shows how political theology arose alongside secularism, and relates to the problem of legitimising power and authority in modernity. This book will be a crucial text for students, scholars and readers interested political theology"--

In this book, Stephen Smith focuses on "young Africa" - 40% of its population are under fifteen - and a dramatic demographic shift.

"In this provocative and highly original book, Salvatore Babones argues that democracy has been undermined by a quiet but devastating power grab conducted by a class of liberal experts. Populism thus represents an imperfect but reinvigorating political flood that has the potential to rejuvenate democracy across the west"--

Star ratings, scores and likes: today data is collected on almost every aspect of our lives. In this new book, Steffen Mau shows that though the intention may have been to build trust, metrics have become a form of social conditioning. Ultimately, the ubiquitous language of ranking and comparison is shaping life chances and deepening inequality.

"Carbon is the political challenge of our time. In this incisive book, Kate Ervine explores carbon as a resource, unravelling its distinct political economy and exposing emerging struggles to decarbonize our societies for what they are: battles over the very meaning of democracy and social and ecological justice."--

The SAS Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences bietet einen fundierten Überblick über die Konzepte, Forschungen und Techniken, die das Fachgebiet bilden. Dieses wichtige Referenzwerk, unterstützt von The Society for Archaeological Sciences, richtet sich an Experten aus dem Fachgebiet der Archäologie, die nicht nur aus Sicht der Wissenschaften und Technologie, sondern auch anhand theoretischer Ansätze aus den Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften verstehen möchten, wie Menschen früher gelebt haben.Die Enzyklopädie umfasst 480 Einträge von Gelehrten aus aller Welt. Elf international anerkannte und renommierte Herausgeber zeichnen für die einzelnen Kapitel verantwortlich. Das Ergebnis ist ein breiter Überblick über die wissenschaftlichen Prinzipien und Verfahren, mit denen sich archäologische Daten genauer auswerten lassen. Beschrieben werden Methoden zur Untersuchung der Eigenschaften von Materialien, apparative Verfahren und relative Methoden, die derzeit im Feld und im Labor zum Einsatz kommen. Zu den Kernthemen gehören: Grundlagen der archäologischen Wissenschaften, Feldmethoden in der Archäologie, Materialanalysen, Mathematik und Computerwissenschaften, Schutz und Erhalt von Kulturdenkmälern sowie theoretische Ansätze für das Studium der materiellen Kultur sowie Anwendung der archäologischen Wissenschaften.Das 21. Jahrhundert stellt das Leben auf der Erde vor höhere Herausforderungen. Archäologen und Wissenschaftler liefern durch die Dokumentation der Diversität und Komplexität menschlicher Gesellschaften im Zeitverlauf Beweise und bieten Lösungen an. The SAS Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences ist daher ein unschätzbares Referenzwerk für Studenten, Forscher und Fachexperten der Anthropologie, Archäologie und weiterer Disziplinen.

The revised and updated second edition of Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Changing Environment offers an interdisciplinary guide to the conditions responsible for water and sanitation related diseases. The authors discuss the pathogens, vectors, and their biology, morbidity and mortality that result from a lack of safe water and sanitation. The text also explores the distribution of these diseases and the conditions that must be met to reduce or eradicate them.The text includes contributions from authorities from the fields of climate change, epidemiology, environmental health, environmental engineering, global health, medicine, medical anthropology, nutrition, population, and public health. Covers the causes of individual diseases with basic information about the diseases and data on the distribution, prevalence, and incidence as well as interconnected factors such as environmental factors. The authors cover access to and maintenance of clean water, and guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta, and grey water, plus examples of solutions.Written for students, and professionals in infectious disease, public health and medicine, chemical and environmental engineering, and international affairs, the second edition of Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Changing Environment isa comprehensive resource to the conditions responsible for water and sanitation related diseases.

THE WILEY HANDBOOK OF EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION An authoritative guide to educational supervision in today's complex environment The Wiley Handbook of Educational Supervision offers a comprehensive resource that explores the evolution of supervision through contributions from a panel of noted experts. The text explores a wealth of topics including recent and dramatic changes in the complex context of today's schools. This important resource: Describes supervision in a historical context Includes a review of adult learning and professional community Reviews new teacher preparation and comprehensive induction systems Contains perspectives on administrative feedback, peer coaching, and collaboration Presents information on professional development and job-embedding learning Examines policy and implementation challenges in teacher evaluation Written for researchers, policy analysts, school administrators, and supervisors, The Wiley Handbook of Educational Supervision draws on concepts, theories, and research from other closely related fields of study to enhance and challenge our understanding of educational supervision.

Featuring updated content throughout, this new edition of Clinical Medicine Lecture Notes is a concise guide to both history taking and examination, and to the essentials of clinical medicine on a system-by-system basis.The text is divided into two sections, with part one exploring communication and physical examination techniques, supported by the core knowledge required for assessing and diagnosing diseases in the main systems of the body. The second part of the text covers a range of common diseases, although accounts of rare conditions are also given. The level of information provided will equip junior clinicians with the necessary knowledge required to succeed in any clinical situation.* A concise approach that contains all that medical students and junior doctors need to know, covering both the clinical approach and the essential background knowledge* Summary and evidence-based medicine boxes to assist revision and learning* Includes OSCE exam summaries* Fully updated content throughout, with full colour illustrations and photographsWhether you need to develop your knowledge for clinical practice, or refresh that knowledge in the run up to examinations, Clinical Medicine Lecture Notes will help foster a systematic approach to the clinical situation for all medical students and junior doctors.

Using animal models combined with recent advances in molecular genetics, imaging technologies and behavior assays has allowed neuroendocrinologists to unravel mechanisms underlying the development and function of neuroendocrine systems, includingtheir cell biology, neuronal circuit definition and function, and their physiological and behavioral outputs. Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology: From Worm to Mouse to Man demonstrates the opportunities that different model animals give to our basic understanding of neuroendocrine functions and mechanisms of action and the translational implications of this understanding. A variety of model animals, including, invertebrates, fish, birds, amphibians, rodents and large mammals are used throughout the book, detailing their genetic analysis, nervous systems and the importance of species conservation, all of which play a key role in neuroendocrine research.  This book will provide students, scientists and practitioners with a contemporary account of what can be learnt about the functions of neuroendocrine systems from studies across animal taxa.

Dieses umfassende Referenzwerk, eine Enzyklopädie in vier Bänden, thematisch geordnet im Format A-Z, präsentiert einen prägnanten Überblick über das stetig wachsende interdisziplinäre Fachgebiet der Gesundheitspsychologie.Der Band I beschäftigt sich mit den biologischen Grundlagen von Gesundheitsverhalten und liefert Informationen zu Themenbereichen aus den Neurowissenschaften und der Biopsychologie. Band II betrachtet Theorien und Daten aus der Sozialpsychologie, darunter Gesundheits- und Präventionsverhalten, Stress und Stressbewältigung sowie Konzeption und Auswertung von Verhaltensinterventionen. Band III untersucht Aspekte der Gesundheitspsychologie in ihrer Anwendung, wie Themen aus der Praxis, mit denen klinische Gesundheitspsychologen in ihrer Arbeit konfrontiert werden, Probleme in Zusammenhang mit ungesundem Verhalten, Verhaltensaspekte bei medizinischen Problemen sowie Komorbidität psychiatrischer Erkrankungen und chronischer Gesundheitsprobleme. Band IV betrachtet Spezialthemen der Gesundheitspsychologie - historische, philosophische und konzeptionelle Fragen, auch Fragen zu Diversität und unterrepräsentierten/unterversorgten Gruppen.

Provides an international and management perspective on the field of corporate communicationCorporate communication plays an important role in higher-level management to help build and preserve a company's reputation. This intangible yet valuable asset determines the net worth of a company and affects the success of its operations. Corporate Communication: An International and Management Perspective introduces readers to the broad environment of the modern extended organization and provides an understanding of the globalization process. It describes how economic, political, and cultural features of a country affect company decisions and communication and discusses various communication disciplines and practices that are employed in programs and campaigns. This book addresses the key management issues of sustainability and technology and innovation. It also emphasizes the importance of why corporate communication must be seen as a management function and not restricted to a communication process.Presented in five parts, Corporate Communication offers comprehensive chapters covering: The Domain of Corporate Communication; Strategic Application of Communication Practices; International Perspective; Key Management Issues of Sustainability and Technology; and Corporate Communication Contribution to Management. The foundation of Corporate Communication is public relations but also included is the entire range of communication practices and the contribution to management decision making.* Conceptualizes corporate communication as a strategic management function which helps management recognize, adjust to, and construct policy related to global issues* Emphasizes the critical role that corporate communication plays in making corporate decisions and behaviors more socially responsible and sustainable* Demonstrates how corporate communication draws on public affairs, marketing and social media in its strategic planning* Emphasizes the critical importance of relationships to corporations and their effect on reputation* Provides numerous examples of cases of global problems and how corporations have responded to themCorporate Communication is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in schools of communication and schools of business and management who want to extend their competence to the global arena and to combine the various communication practices to design strategic programs and campaigns. Course titles include corporate communication, international public relations, corporate public affairs, global marketing communication, global corporate communication, and social media.

"There's never been a more pressing time to question every aspect of our inadequate democracy"- Polly Toynbee"This important book shows the many challenges democracy faces in a world of populism and radical digital change" - Margaret Hodge2018 saw celebrations of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act which marked a decisive step towards full universal suffrage - this collection of essays explores the problems of democracy and suggests ways it might now be extended and deepened.* Investigates if democracy is an unfinished revolution and if democratic politics is currently in retreat* Demonstrates how democratic politics is once again under attack - this time from populist nationalists, authoritarian rulers and new forms of political communication* Argues that if we lose the art of active citizenship, we will lose the freedoms and the rights which democracy has bestowed

A guide to the application of the theory and practice of computing to develop and maintain software that economically solves real-world problemHow to Engineer Software is a practical, how-to guide that explores the concepts and techniques of model-based software engineering using the Unified Modeling Language. The author--a noted expert on the topic--demonstrates how software can be developed and maintained under a true engineering discipline. He describes the relevant software engineering practices that are grounded in Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics.Model-based software engineering uses semantic modeling to reveal as many precise requirements as possible. This approach separates business complexities from technology complexities, and gives developers the most freedom in finding optimal designs and code. The book promotes development scalability through domain partitioning and subdomain partitioning. It also explores software documentation that specifically and intentionally adds value for development and maintenance. This important book:* Contains many illustrative examples of model-based software engineering, from semantic model all the way to executable code* Explains how to derive verification (acceptance) test cases from a semantic model* Describes project estimation, along with alternative software development and maintenance processes* Shows how to develop and maintain cost-effective software that solves real-world problemsWritten for graduate and undergraduate students in software engineering and professionals in the field, How to Engineer Software offers an introduction to applying the theory of computing with practice and judgment in order to economically develop and maintain software.

A guide to effective corporate and project management in the construction industry with a focus on the role that people play in the process Global Construction Success explores the importance that human dynamics play in risk management of construction projects. Every time a project is structured, designed and built, personal behaviours and inputs can either lead to success or be the cause of failure. With contributions from noted experts on the topic, the book offers insight into stakeholders' reactions in a variety of situations, provides expert analyses of risk management and proposes potential solutions and recommendations in order to ensure effective construction management. The book explores common causes of project failure, outlines the key factors of successful projects, shows how to implement Public Private Partnerships, explores the different stages of structuring projects and reveals what it takes to manage difficult client/contractor relationships. International case studies of major projects clearly illustrate how communications and relationships can lead to helpful solutions to commonly encountered challenges to achieve positive results.* Offers a comprehensive review of the impact human dynamics play in the success or failure of construction projects* Stresses the importance of the leadership of senior management* Offers a chapter on managing and resolving conflicts* Shows why the industry needs better risk management* Includes new information for managing communications and relationships* Explores new areas of technology that are being embraced by the construction industryWritten for construction industry senior management in both the corporate and government sectors, project management professionals, consultants and supply chain participants, Global Construction Success includes material for minimizing risk and improving management quality and profitability when working with international construction projects.

The most important collection of essays on American Women's HistoryThis collection incorporates the most influential and groundbreaking scholarship in the area of American women's history, featuring twenty-three original essays on critical themes and topics. It assesses the past thirty years of scholarship, capturing the ways that women's historians confront issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality. This second edition updates essays related to Indigenous women, slavery, the American Revolution, Civil War, the West, activism, labor, popular culture, civil rights, and feminism. It also includes a discussion of laws, capitalism, gender identity and transgender experience, welfare, reproductive politics, oral history, as well as an exploration of the perspectives of free Blacks and migrants and refugees.Spanning from the 15th through the 21st centuries, chapters show how historians of women, gender, and sexuality have challenged established chronologies and advanced new understandings of America's political, economic, intellectual and social history.This edition also features a new essay on the history of women's suffrage to coincide with the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment, as well as a new article that carries issues of women, gender and sexuality into the 21st century.* Includes twenty-three original essays by leading scholars in American women's, gender and sexuality history* Highlights the most recent scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field* Substantially updates the first edition with new authors and topics that represent the expanding fields of women, gender, and sexuality* Engages issues of race, ethnicity, region, and class as they shape and are shaped by women's and gender history* Covers the breadth of American Women's history, including Native women, colonial law and religion, slavery and freedom, women's activism, work and welfare, culture and capitalism, the state, feminism, digital and oral history, and moreA Companion to American Women's History, Second Edition is an ideal book for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying American/U.S. women's history, history of gender and sexuality, and African American women's history. It will also appeal to scholars of these areas at all levels, as well as public historians working in museums, archives, and historic sites.

A timely account of this incredibly popular site of online participatory media. The authors provide a clear and comprehensive overview of this phenomenon. The book also includes important contributions by Henry Jenkins and John Hartley, both experts in this field.