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This study guide is designed for students taking courses in electrical circuit analysis. The book includes examples, questions, and exercises that will help electrical engineering ..
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Considerably shorter than most casebooks for the course, American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties is an effective teaching resource, providing the basics of cons..
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Copyright in a Global Information Economy explores the full range of copyright law and its relationship to technological innovations and globalization. Written with precision ..
ABOUT THE BOOKCorporate Governance is that area of corporate law which is always in the limelight. The term encompasses the internal and external factors that affect the interests ..
ABOUT THE BOOKThe book has been written keeping in mind the syllabus of Assistant Public Prosecutor exams conducted across India. The book is recommended for aspirants preparing fo..
ABOUT THE BOOKThe objective of this book is two-fold. The first section of the book analyses the questions on how to meander the maze of this post-normative world; learning from th..
The book deal with the various steps involved in writing an article (starting from scratch). This is a practical guide for writers on keyword making, editing the article properly, ..
ABOUT THE BOOKThe main feature of this book is the conglomeration of personal and practical experiences of author himself. The aim of this work is not only provide a reading materi..
We live in a time of educational transformations towards more 21st century pedagogies and learning. In the digital age children and young people need to learn critical thinking, cr..
Since 1971, the International Congress for Neo-Latin Studies has been organised every three years in various cities of Europe and North America. In August 2015, Vienna in Austria w..
This volume explores the changing place of Islam in contemporary Central Asia, understanding religion as a “societal shaper” – a roadmap for navigating quickly evolving social and ..
ABOUT THE BOOKThe British Archaeological Association’s 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster Sch..
ABOUT THE BOOKSince the Munro report (2011), a greater emphasis has been placed on the value of child-centred practice in social work with children, young people and families. It h..
ABOUT THE BOOKLife Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment addresses in detail the required in-depth life cycle assessment of wastewater treatment. This is to meet the specia..
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Since the introduction of the term “beneficial owner” to the OECD Model Tax Convention
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ABOUT THE BOOKHow do we frame decisions to use or abstain from military force? Who should do the killing? Do we need new paradigms to guide the use of force? And what does "victory..
Events Management provides an introductory overview of the fundamentals in managing events from conception to delivery, highlighting both the theoretical and operational aspec..
This timely new edition describes how to use cognitive behaviour therapy successfully with clients in a brief, time-limited way.After reading this book therapists will be able to p..
Designing the French Interior traces France's central role in the development in the modern domestic interior, from the pre-revolutionary period to the 1970s, and addresses th..
This visual reference book shows, with over twelve hundred full-color fashion photographs, a wide range of possibilities, styles, and trends in today's fashion.Gianna Pucci's (styl..
How do you design a distinctive building that also fits seamlessly into its context? How do you add value to a site yet at the same time acknowledge its identity? Architecture..
Food Futures is a compilation of unique design projects that act as visual stimulus for designers and food enthusiasts alike, illustrating the possibilities that new technolog..
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Designing a Knitwear Collection, 2nd Edition, is an essential and comprehensive overview of the knitting design and development process. Featuring more than 475 color images, emerg..
The valuing of old clothes as “vintage” and the recollection of the sartorial past, whether through second-hand consumption or the wearing of new old-fashioned clothes, has become ..
Aid agencies increasingly consider anti-corruption activities important for economic development and poverty reduction in developing countries. In the first major comparative study..
ABOUT THE BOOKAccording to a long tradition, questions about the nature of knowledge are to be answered by analyzing it as a species of true belief. In light of the apparent failur..
This new edition contains over 40% new
material, including stimulating factoids and discussion points both for
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This
book looks at the presenting scientist from a novel angle: the presenter-host.
When scientists give a talk, the audience (“guests”) expects the title of the
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Ordoliberalism and the ‘Freiburg School’ have gained
traction in contemporary political economy in response to two factors: a rising
interest in governmentality studies and the b..
This book addresses some of the most pressing issues in
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This book explores the ways in which individuals and
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lack thereof within the context of diverse inter..
The LITA Leadership Guide from
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While workers movements have been largely
phased out and considered out-dated in most parts of the world during the
1990s, the 21st century has seen a surge in new and unpreceden..
ABOUT THE BOOKIn an ever more globalized world, sustainable global
development requires effective intercultural co-operations. This dialogue
between non-western and western cultu..
Becoming a Powerhouse Librarian: How to Get Things Done Right the First Time will help you recognize and implement specific behaviors and actions librarians use to successfully dri..
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Archival Arrangement and Description: Analog to Digital teaches the core functions of arrangement and description.A historical summary grounds new archivists to assess proposed cha..
Working with Collections: An
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When Race, Religion, and
Sport Collide tells the story of
Brandon Davies’ dismissal from Brigham Young University’s NCAA playoff
basketball team to illustrate the thorny in..
How do faith-based organizations influence the work of
transnational peacebuilding, development, and human rights advocacy? How is the
political role of such organizations inform..
Although religion is almost never a root cause, it often gets
pulled into conflict as a powerful element, especially where conflicting
parties have different religious identities..
The book provides for a historical-materialist
understanding of the multiple crises of capitalism, focusing on the ecological
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There is No God: Atheists in
America answers several questions pertaining to how the atheist
population has grown from relatively small numbers to have a disproportionately
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Biblical Foundations of Spirituality invites readers to “touch a finger to the flame” of the Bible by offering guidance on what, how, and why to read Scripture as a source of ..
ABOUT THE BOOKImmigration to the UK has been growing in recent years,
reaching its highest level on record in 2016. As the figures have increased, so
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ABOUT THE BOOKBeyond the Threshold introduces readers to afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, incl..
Part memoir, part cultural exploration, this book covers the author’s journey
as she grows up in an evangelical Christian home, leaves religion behind as a
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Stories about ethical issues at universities
make headlines every day. From sexual violence to racial conflict, from the
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ABOUT THE BOOKIn her more than forty years as a minister, Rev. Donna Schaper has been approached hundreds of times by people wanting to know how to prepare for the end of life in b..
ABOUT THE BOOKRaffaella
A. Del Sarto examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about
security threats and regional order, which took hold of Israeli politics an..
Homeland Security Cultures:
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culture plays in the study and practice of homeland security in an all-hazards..
A record of
the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars,
this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency
through themes ..
Moral Wisdom introduces readers to moral theory through a
Catholic lens. In a warm, conversational style, Father Keenan shares a wealth
of stories and examples to highlight ..