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Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics

Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics

Requiring only a basic knowledge of the physics of fluids Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics provides a sound understanding of fluid power systems and their uses within industry. It takes a strongly practical approach in describing pneumatics and hydraulics in modern industry and is filled with diagrams of components equipment and plant. The pneumatic and hydraulic graphical symbols used in everyday fluid power systems and circuits are particularly explained and well illustrated. In addition to descriptions of equipment and plant maintenance and troubleshooting is also covered with an emphasis on safety systems and safety regulations. This second edition delves into the same fluid power technical areas as in the first edition but with a complete update of current safety legislation and guidance on the latest regulations. Codes of practice technical standards and standardisation organisations have also been updated to enable readers to search for the newest information and requirements regarding the use and application of pneumatics and hydraulics in industry whilst reflecting advances in technology. The book is written for students from levels 3 to 5 and for a wide range of practising engineers especially in the engineering disciplines of mechanical plant process and operations engineering as well as measurement and control engineering within mechatronics. | Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics

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Renewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text. It covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources mitigating pollution and climate change and providing cost effective services. This fourth edition is extensively updated by John Twidell with global developments as underpinned by fundamental analysis and illustrated by case studies and worked examples. Efficiency of end-use and cost-effectiveness is emphasized. Each chapter begins with fundamental scientific theory and then considers applications environmental impact and socio-economic aspects before concluding with Quick Questions for self-revision Problems and new Exercises. Basic theory underlying the technologies is covered in succinct Reviews of electrical power fluid dynamics heat transfer and solid-state physics. Common symbols and cross-referencing apply throughout; essential data are tabulated in Appendices. Renewable Energy Resources supports multidisciplinary master’s degrees in science and engineering and specialist modules at undergraduate level. Practicing scientists and engineers will find it a useful introductory text and reference book.

GBP 52.99
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Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan From Internationalization to Globalization

Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan From Internationalization to Globalization

This book explores the transition from the era of internationalization into the era of globalization of Japan by focusing on language and identity as its central themes. By taking an interdisciplinary approach covering education cultural studies linguistics and policy-making the chapters in this book raise certain questions of what constitutes contemporary Japanese culture Japanese identity and multilingualism and what they mean to local people including those who do not reside in Japan but are engaged with Japan in some way within the global community. Topics include the role of technology in the spread of Japanese language and culture hybrid language use in an urban context the Japanese language as a lingua franca in China and the identity construction of heritage Japanese language speakers in Australia. The authors do not limit themselves to examining only the Japanese language or the Japanese national/cultural identity but also explore multilingual practices and multiple/fluid identities in a transitional Japan. Overall the book responds to the basic need for better accounts of language and identity of Japan particularly in the context of increased migration and mobility. | Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan From Internationalization to Globalization

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Everyday Social Justice and Citizenship Perspectives for the 21st Century

Everyday Social Justice and Citizenship Perspectives for the 21st Century

Social justice is a concept which is widely touted and lauded as desirable yet its meaning may differ depending on whether its focus is on the underlying values of social justice the more specific objectives these entail or the actual practices or policies which aim to achieve social justice. In the current global political context we need to re-examine what we mean by social justice and demonstrate that making a difference and contributing to human flourishing is more achievable than this context would suggest. The book aims to increase our sense of being able to enact social justice by showcasing different ways of contributing to social justice and making a difference in different settings and different ways. Part 1 introduces a fluid and contextual approach to social justice. Part 2 examines social justice and faith perspectives such as Christianity Judaism Islam and community organisations. Part 3 illustrates perspectives on children the family sport and local government. Part IV provides perspectives of social justice in education. Considering concepts of citizenship and social justice from a variety of contemporary perspectives Everyday Social Justice and Citizenship should be considered essential reading for academics and students from a range of social scientific disciplines with an interest in social justice as well as those working in education community work youth work and chaplaincy. | Everyday Social Justice and Citizenship Perspectives for the 21st Century

GBP 46.99
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Feminist Spaces Gender and Geography in a Global Context

Feminist Spaces Gender and Geography in a Global Context

Feminist Spaces introduces students and academic researchers to major themes and empirical studies in feminist geography. It examines new areas of feminist research including: embodiment sexuality masculinity intersectional analysis and environment and development. In addition to considering gender as a primary subject this book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist geography by highlighting contemporary research conducted from a feminist framework which goes beyond the theme of gender to include issues such as social justice activism (dis)ability and critical pedagogy. Through case studies this book challenges the construction of dichotomies that tend to oversimplify categories such as developed and developing urban and rural and the Global North and South without accounting for the fluid and intersecting aspects of gender space and place. The chapters weave theoretical and empirical material together to meet the needs of students new to feminism as well as those with a feminist background but new to geography through attention to basic geographical concepts in the opening chapter. The text encourages readers to think of feminist geography as addressing not only gender but a set of methodological and theoretical perspectives applied to a range of topics and issues. A number of interactive exercises activities and ‘boxes’ or case studies illustrate concepts and supplement the text. These prompts encourage students to explore and analyze their own positionality as well as motivate them to change and impact their surroundings. Feminist Spaces emphasizes activism and critical engagement with diverse communities to recognize this tradition in the field of feminism as well as within the discipline of geography. Combining theory and practice as a central theme this text will serve graduate level students as an introduction to the field of feminist geography and will be of interest to students in related fields such as environmental studies development and women’s and gender studies. | Feminist Spaces Gender and Geography in a Global Context

GBP 48.99
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Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany Courts and Adjudicatory Practices in Frankfurt am Main 1562–1696

Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany Courts and Adjudicatory Practices in Frankfurt am Main 1562–1696

Frankfurt am Main in common with other imperial German cities enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives. In particular Frankfurt’s Strafenbuch which records all criminal sentences between 1562 and 1696 provides a fascinating insight into contemporary penal trends. Drawing on this and other rich resources Dr. Boes reveals shifting and fluid attitudes towards crime and punishment and how these were conditioned by issues of gender class and social standing within the city’s establishment. She attributes a significant role in this process to the steady proliferation of municipal advocates jurists trained in Roman Law who wielded growing legal and penal prerogatives. Over the course of the book it is demonstrated how the courts took an increasingly hard line with select groups of people accused of criminal behavior and the open manner with which advocates exercised cultural religious racial gender and sexual-orientation repressions. Parallel with this however is identified a trend of marked leniency towards soldiers who enjoyed an increasingly privileged place within the judicial system. In light of this discrepancy between the treatment of civilians and soldiers the advocates’ actions highlight the emergence and spread of a distinct military judicial culture and Frankfurt’s city council’s contribution to the quasi-militarization of a civilian court. By highlighting the polarized and changing ways the courts dealt with civilian and military criminals a fuller picture is presented not just of Frankfurt’s sentencing and penal practices but of broader attitudes within early modern Germany to issues of social position and cultural identity. | Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany Courts and Adjudicatory Practices in Frankfurt am Main 1562–1696

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Beyond the Networked City Infrastructure reconfigurations and urban change in the North and South

Beyond the Networked City Infrastructure reconfigurations and urban change in the North and South

Cities around the world are undergoing profound changes. In this global era we live in a world of rising knowledge economies digital technologies and awareness of environmental issues. The so-called modern infrastructural ideal of spatially and socially ubiquitous centrally-governed infrastructures providing exclusive homogeneous services over extensive areas has been the standard of reference for the provision of basic essential services such as water and energy supply. This book argues that after decades of undisputed domination this ideal is being increasingly questioned and that the network ideology that supports it may be waning. In order to begin exploring the highly diverse fluid and unstable landscapes emerging beyond the networked city this book identifies dynamics through which a ‘break’ with previous configurations has been operated and new brittle zones of socio-technical controversy through which urban infrastructure (and its wider meaning) are being negotiated and fought over. It uncovers across a diverse set of urban contexts new ways in which processes of urbanization and infrastructure production are being combined with crucial sociopolitical implications: through shifting political economies of infrastructure which rework resource distribution and value creation; through new infrastructural spaces and territorialities which rebundle socio-technical systems for particular interests and claims; and through changing offsets between individual and collective appropriation experience and mobilization of infrastructure. With contributions from leading authorities in the field and drawing on theoretical advances and original empirical material this book is a major contribution to an ongoing infrastructural turn in urban studies and will be of interest to all those concerned by the diverse forms and contested outcomes of contemporary urban change across North and South. | Beyond the Networked City Infrastructure reconfigurations and urban change in the North and South

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Now in its fourth edition Mechanical Engineering has been revised to be in line with the technical qualifications of the new engineering apprenticeship standards at Level 3. In addition four new chapters are included that cover static and dynamic engineering systems fluid systems and additive manufacturing. The text covers eight units of the BTEC L3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Technical Knowledge qualification as well as some content in the BTEC National Engineering Syllabus and BTEC L3 Aerospace and Aviation Engineering specialist qualifications. It also covers some of the content in the EAL L3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Technical Knowledge qualification. To enhance learning mathematical theory is backed up with numerous examples to work through. There are also activities for students to complete out of the classroom that help put the theory into context. Test your knowledge quizzes throughout the text enable students to test their understanding while end of unit review questions are helpful for exam revision and course work. This book is ideal for students undertaking Level 3 courses in engineering although students undertaking Level 4 engineering courses will also find the content of the book useful to their studies. Alan Darbyshire is a retired Further Education lecturer and experienced textbook author for Intermediate GNVQ and AVCE. He drafted several of the mechanical engineering units for the BTEC National specifications. Charles Gibson completed an aeronautical mechanical engineering apprenticeship and then spent 16 years in the Royal Navy maintaining military helicopters before retiring from the military in 2008. Since then he has worked in Further Education as the Head of Aeronautical Engineering at City of Bristol College where he also taught on several programmes including BTECs in Aeronautical Engineering and Foundation Degrees. In 2013 he transferred to Yeovil College where he continues to teach on engineering programmes from Level 2 to Level 5. He has also been involved in the writing of engineering technical knowledge qualifications for several engineering apprenticeship standards.

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