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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency

One of the most basic and important distinctions we draw is between those entities with the capacity of agency and those without. As humans we enjoy agency in its full-blooded form and therefore a proper understanding of the nature of agency is of great importance to appreciate who we are and what we should expect and demand of our existence. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency is an outstanding reference source to the key issues problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising 42 chapters by an international team of contributors the Handbook is divided into eight clear parts: The Metaphysics of Agency Kinds of Agency Agency and Ability Agency: Mind Body and World Agency and Knowledge Agency and Moral Psychology Agency and Time Agency Reasoning and Normativity. A broad range of topics are covered including the relation of agency to causation teleology animal agency intentionality planning skills disability practical knowledge self-knowledge the will responsibility autonomy identification emotions personal identity reasons morality the law aesthetics and games. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Agency is essential reading for students and researchers within philosophy of action philosophy of mind metaphysics philosophy of psychology and ethics.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility

The philosophical inquiry of responsibility is a major and fast-growing field. It not only features questions around free will and moral agency but also addresses various challenges in the social institutional and legal contexts in which people are being held responsible. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility is an outstanding survey and exploration of these issues. Comprised of forty-one chapters by an international team of contributors the Handbook is divided into three clear parts – on the history the theory and the practice of responsibility – within which the following key topics are examined: responsibility and wrongdoing responsibility and determinism the scope of responsibility the responsibility of individuals within society the concepts of responsibility the conditions and challenges of responsibility the practices of being and holding responsible the ethics and politics of responsibility responsibility in the law Including suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility provides an extremely useful guide to the topic. It will be valuable reading for students and researchers in philosophy and applied ethics as well as for those in related fields such as politics law and policymaking.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Friendship

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Friendship

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Friendship is a superb compilation of chapters that explore the history major topics and controversies in philosophical work on friendship. It gives both the advanced scholar and the novice in the field an overview and also an in-depth exploration of the connections between friendship and the history of philosophy morality practical rationality value theory and interpersonal relationships more generally. The Handbook consists of 31 newly commissioned chapters by an international slate of contributors and is divided into six sections:I. Historical PerspectivesII. Who Can Be Our Friends?III. Friendship and Other RelationshipsIV. The Value and Rationality of FriendshipV. Friendship Morality and VirtueVI. New Issues in Philosophy of Friendship This volume is essential reading not only for anyone interested in the philosophical questions involving friendship but also for anyone interested in related topics such as love sex moral duties the good life the nature of rationality interpersonal and interspecies relationships and the nature of the person. | The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Friendship

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness

The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness

The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness brings together two schools of thought and practice that – despite rarely being examined jointly – provide an incredibly fruitful way for exploring thinking the mind and the nature and practice of mindfulness. Applying the concepts and methods of phenomenology an international team of contributors explore mindfulness from a variety of different viewpoints and traditions. The handbook’s 35 chapters are divided into seven clear parts: Mindfulness in the Western Traditions Mindfulness in the Eastern Traditions Mindfulness Ethics and Well-Being Mindfulness Time and Attention Mindfulness and Embodiment Applications: Mindfulness in Life Conclusion: Mindfulness and Phenomenology? Within these sections a rich array of topics and themes are explored ranging from Stoicism and the origins of mindfulness in Buddhism and eastern thought to meditation self-awareness the body and embodiment and critiques of mindfulness. Additionally the book delves into the ways the ideas of leading phenomenological thinkers including Heidegger Merleau-Ponty and Levinas and other leading thinkers such as Irigaray can contribute to understanding the relationship between phenomenology and mindfulness. A valuable resource for those researching phenomenology and applications of phenomenology this handbook will also be of great interest to students and practitioners of mindfulness in areas such as counseling and psychotherapy.

GBP 205.00
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Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare

Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare

This handbook provides a comprehensive problem-driven and dynamic overview of the future of warfare. The volatilities and uncertainties of the global security environment raise timely and important questions about the future of humanity’s oldest occupation: war. This volume addresses these questions through a collection of cutting-edge contributions by leading scholars in the field. Its overall focus is prognostic rather than futuristic highlighting discernible trends key developments and themes without downplaying the lessons from the past. By making the past meet the present in order to envision the future the handbook offers a diversified outlook on the future of warfare which will be indispensable for researchers students and military practitioners alike. The volume is divided into six thematic sections. Section I draws out general trends in the phenomenon of war and sketches the most significant developments from the past to the present and into the future. Section II looks at the areas and domains which actively shape the future of warfare. Section III engages with the main theories and conceptions of warfare capturing those attributes of contemporary conflicts which will most likely persist and determine the dynamics and directions of their transformations. The fourth section addresses differentiation and complexity in the domain of warfare pointing to those factors which will exert a strong impact on the structure and properties of that domain. Section V focuses on technology as the principal trigger of changes and alterations in the essence of warfare. The final section draws on the general trends identified in Section I and sheds light on how those trends have manifested in specific local contexts. This section zooms in on particular geographies which are seen and anticipated as hotbeds where future warfare will most likely assume its shape and reveal its true colours. This book will be of great interest to students of strategic studies defence studies war and technology and International Relations. | Routledge Handbook of the Future of Warfare

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing

The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing

Ageing populations pose some of the foremost global challenges of this century. Drawing on an international pool of scholars this cutting-edge Handbook surveys the micro macro and institutional aspects of the economics of ageing. Structured in seven parts the volume addresses a broad range of themes including health economics labour economics pensions and social security generational accounting wealth inequality and regional perspectives. Each chapter combines a succinct overview of the state of current research with a sketch of a promising future research agenda. This Handbook will be an essential resource for advanced students researchers and policymakers looking at the economics of ageing across the disciplines of economics demography public policy public health and beyond. Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4. 0 license. | The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing

GBP 190.00
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The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence

What one can know depends on one’s evidence. Good scientific theories are supported by evidence. Our experiences provide us with evidence. Any sort of inquiry involves the seeking of evidence. It is irrational to believe contrary to your evidence. For these reasons and more evidence is one of the most fundamental notions in the field of epistemology and is emerging as a crucial topic across academic disciplines. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is an outstanding reference source to the key topics problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first major volume of its kind. Comprising forty chapters by an international team of contributors the handbook is divided into six clear parts: The Nature of Evidence Evidence and Probability The Social Epistemology of Evidence Sources of Evidence Evidence and Justification Evidence in the Disciplines The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of science and epistemology and will also be of interest to those in related disciplines across the humanities and social sciences such as law religion and history.

GBP 205.00
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American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition

American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition

Offering a complete accounting of the insects of North America this handbook is an up-dated edition of the first handbook ever compiled in the history of American entomology. By using American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition readers can quickly determine the taxonomic position of any species genus or higher taxon of insect known to occur in America and Canada. Every order family and genus is conveniently numbered and indexed making this volume the only complete single source for all of the names of orders families and genera currently available. This book fills the need for an accurate way to identify with the several hundred drawings and photos the common insects of all orders. Now there is a tool available to those working without a major collection and library; and those who would like to have a general knowledge of insect life without becoming overwhelmed by the vast number of minute insect species. This usable guide provides sizes shapes color patterns and salient features of some species of each major family by pointing out those groups most likely to be encountered including all North America pests. What's New in this Edition? Researchers in many orders use the results of cladistics a new tool for determining the relationship of orders families genera and species of organisms including plants as well as animals Specialists have provided lengthy lists of generic changes Many of the identification keys have been revised by adding more illustrations and making sure all description terms are in the Glossary The bibliographies of each Order section have been updated to include all important works that have appeared since the original edition

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of the Anthropology of Labor

The Routledge Handbook of the Anthropology of Labor

The Routledge Handbook of the Anthropology of Labor offers a cross-cultural examination of labor around the world and presents the breadth of a growing and vital subfield of anthropology. As we enter a new crisis-ridden age some laboring people are protected while others face impoverishment and death as they work in unsafe conditions migrate to gain livelihoods languish in the unwaged sector and become targets of law enforcement. The contributions to this volume address questions surrounding the categorization and visibility of work the relationship of labor to the state and how divisions of labor map onto racial gendered sexual and national inequalities. In addition to the emotional dimensions and subjectivities of labor the book also examines how laborers can articulate common experiences and identities build organizational forms and claim power together. Bringing together the work of an impressive group of international scholars this Handbook is essential for anthropologists with an interest in labor and political economy as well as useful for scholars and students in related fields such as sociology and geography.

GBP 205.00
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Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

Written by experts in the fields of insect pest genetics the genetics of biological control organisms and the application of biological control this book provides the first up-to-date summary of the genetic literature on the genetics of arthropod biological control agents. It identifies successful programs and also gaps and needs in research research constraints and possible research approaches in this important field of pest control. The power and applicability of new genetic and molecular biology methods have created new and exciting possibilities to greatly improve the effectiveness of traditional biological control programs. This book provides essential information about the state-of-the-art application of these new methods. It explains how biological control procedures can be improved covers methods for selecting pesticide-resistant strains of natural enemies and looks at methods for maintaining genetic diversity and quality control during the rearing of biological control agents in the laboratory. The book also provides information regarding the application of powerful PCR methods for taxonomic identification of strains and species of biocontrol agents. | Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

GBP 180.00
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Routledge Handbook of the International Relations of South Asia

Routledge Handbook of the International Relations of South Asia

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the international relations of South Asia. South Asia as a region is increasingly assuming greater significance in global politics for a host of compelling reasons. This volume offers the most comprehensive collection of perspectives on the international politics of South Asia and it it covers an extensive range of issues spanning from inter-state wars to migration in the region. Each contribution provides a careful discussion of the four major theoretical approaches to the study of international politics: Realism Constructivism Liberalism and Critical Theory. In turn the chapters discuss the relevance of each approach to the issue area addressed in the book. The volume offers coverage of the key issues under four thematic sections: - Theoretical Approaches to the Study of the International Relations of South Asia - Traditional and Emerging Security Issues in South Asia - The International Relations of South Asia - Cross-cutting Regional Issues Further every effort has been made in the chapters to discuss the origins evolution and future direction of each issue. This book will be of much interest to students of South Asian politics human security regional security and International Relations in general. | Routledge Handbook of the International Relations of South Asia

GBP 190.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space

The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space

The Routledge Handbook of Social Studies of Outer Space offers state-of-the-art overview of contemporary social and cultural research on outer space. International in scope the thirty-eight contributions by over fifty leading researchers and artists across a variety of disciplines and fields of knowledge present a range of debates and pose key questions about the crafting of futures in relation to outer space. The Handbook is a call to attend more carefully to engagements with outer space empirically affectively and theoretically while characterizing current research practices and outlining future research agendas. This recalibration opens profound questions of intersectional politics race equity and environmental justice around the contested topics of space exploration and life off-Earth. Among the many themes included in the volume are the various infrastructures networks and systems that enable and sustain space exploration; space heritage; the ethics of outer space; social and environmental justice; fundamental debates about life in outer space as it pertains to both astrobiology and SETI; the study of scientific communities; the human body and consciousness; Indigenous astronomical systems of Knowledge; contemporary space art; and ongoing critical interventions to overcome the legacies of colonialism and dismantle hegemonic narratives of outer space.

GBP 205.00
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Physics of Sailing

Physics of Sailing

Breaking down the complicated concepts of speed acceleration torque fluid mechanics and surface physics Physics of Sailing provides a lively easily accessible introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It illustrates the many ways physics can be used to understand the principles of sailboat propulsion and how a scientific understanding of the boat wind and water can lead to more skillful sailing. After a brief but insightful tour of the history of sailing the book explores the physics involved in making faster sailing crafts for both upwind and downwind sailing including Newton‘s impact theory of fluid resistance and lift and drag phenomena. It compares possible sail shapes presents measurements of hull smoothness and describes wind turbulence the nature of water waves and the structure of wakes. Using the physics of optics the author also explains the connection between water‘s appearance and the wind. Along with a glossary of sailing terms he includes many examples throughout to illustrate the concepts in practice. Avoiding unnecessary formalisms this book skillfully applies the principles of fluid mechanics to sailboat technology and the art of sailing. It should help you become a more knowledgeable sailor.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Handbook of the Communicative Constitution of Organization

The Routledge Handbook of the Communicative Constitution of Organization

This Handbook offers state of the art scholarship on the perspective known as the Communicative Constitution of Organization (CCO). Offering a unique outlook on how communication accounts for the emergence change and continuity of organizations and organizing practices this Handbook systematically exposes the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of CCO displays its empirical diversity and articulates its future trajectory. Placing communication firmly at the centre of the organizational equation an international team of expert authors covers: The key theoretical inspirations and the main themes of the field The debates that animate the CCO community CCO’s methodological approaches How CCO handles classic management themes Practical applications Offering a central statement of CCO’s contributions to the fields of organization studies communication and management this Handbook will be of interest to organization studies and communication scholars faculty and graduate and advanced undergraduate students as well as anyone associated with CCO theorizing seeking a comprehensive overview of the theoretical methodological and practical tenets of this growing area. Chapter 5 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license https://www. taylorfrancis. com/chapters/oa-edit/10. 4324/9781003224914-7/communicative-constitution-worlda-luhmannian-view-communication-organizations-society-michael-grothe-hammer?context=ubx&refId=6fe411e1-fbed-41c9-8d95-03ca74450c1d | The Routledge Handbook of the Communicative Constitution of Organization

GBP 205.00
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Fundamentals of Radiochemistry

Fundamentals of Radiochemistry

Fundamentals of Radiochemistry presents a comprehensive overview of the principles objectives and methods of radiochemistry and how they are applied in various fields of chemistry. Topics covered include characteristics of radioactivity and radioactive matter the chemistry of ephemeral radionuclides actinides of high atomic number positronium and physicochemical behavior of systems containing one or more compounds at tracer or sub-tracer concentration. Numerous appendices are included to provide additional detail to information presented in chapters. Because Fundamentals of Radiochemistry is the first book to discuss what chemical information can be obtained with sub-tracer amounts it is essential reading for inorganic chemists radiochemists analytical chemists nuclear chemists and others interested in the topic.

GBP 240.00
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The Quest for a Science of Accounting An Anthology of the Research of Robert R. Sterling

The Quest for a Science of Accounting An Anthology of the Research of Robert R. Sterling

Originally published in 1997 the principal object of the editors in compiling this collection of Robert R. Sterling’s work was to make more of his publications accessible in a convenient form to the academic and professional accounting communities and to current and future generations of accounting students. While it is not a complete portfolio of his published work to date this anthology contains all of Sterling’s major articles. Through his long-term quest for a science of accounting Sterling sought to bring together accounting educators practitioners regulators and researchers in order to identify credible advancements in accounting knowledge authoritative changes to accounting practice and transforming improvements to accounting education. | The Quest for a Science of Accounting An Anthology of the Research of Robert R. Sterling

GBP 200.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology Bioarchaeology of Mortuary Behaviour

The Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology Bioarchaeology of Mortuary Behaviour

The Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology spans the gap between archaeology and biological anthropology the field and laboratory and between francophone and anglophone funerary archaeological approaches to the remains of the dead and the understanding of societies past and present. Interest in archaeothanatology has grown considerably in recent years in English-language scholarship. This timely publication moves away from anecdotal case studies to offer syntheses of archaeothanatological approaches with an eye to higher-level inferences about funerary behaviour and its meaning in the past. Written by francophone scholars who have contributed to the development of the field and anglophone scholars inspired by the approach this volume offers detailed insight into the background and development of archaeothanatology its theory methods applications and its most recent advances with a lexicon of related vocabulary. This volume is a key source for archaeo-anthropologists and bioarchaeologists. It will benefit researchers lecturers practitioners and students in biological anthropology archaeology taphonomy and forensic science. Given the interdisciplinary nature of these disciplines and the emphasis placed on analysis in situ this book will also be of interest to specialists in entomology (micro)biology and soil science. | The Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology Bioarchaeology of Mortuary Behaviour

GBP 205.00
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Principles of Ecotoxicology

Principles of Ecotoxicology

Cutting across traditional subject boundaries Principles of Ecotoxicology Fourth Edition gives readers an integrated view of ecotoxicology from molecules to ecosystems. This new edition of a bestselling textbook continues to emphasize principles rather than practice providing the interdisciplinary perspective and grounding required for research. Organized into three sections the book first describes the molecular structures properties and environmental fate of pollutants. It then deals with the effects of pollutants on living organisms at the molecular cellular and individual levels. Moving into population biology and population genetics the third part of the book addresses a question of great interest to ecologists: What effects do pollutants have at the levels of population community and the whole ecosystem? The book also looks at how ecotoxicology is used in the biomonitoring of environmental pollution the investigation of pollution problems the conducting of field trials the study of the development of resistance and the growing area of environmental risk assessments. Throughout examples and case studies illustrate the principles. This updated fourth edition includes new material on nanoparticle pollution bioaccumulation biomarkers and chemical warfare in nature as well as a new chapter on the future directions of ecotoxicology. A concise textbook that will also appeal to practicing ecotoxicologists it provides a solid basis for understanding what happens to chemicals in the real world where they go how they ultimately degrade and how they affect the individuals and populations that encounter them. What‘s New in This Edition Revised and updated material throughout A chapter on future directions of ecotoxicology New material on nanoparticle pollution and chemical warfare in nature Ex

GBP 180.00
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Biology of Fishes

Biology of Fishes

The Third Edition of Biology of Fishes is chiefly about fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails and looks at many such special cases. Fishes form the largest group of vertebrates with around 20 000 known species and they display a remarkable diversity of size shape internal structure and ecology to cope with environments ranging from transient puddles to the abyssal depths of the sea. Biology of Fishes does not try to cover all aspects of fish biology but focuses on the ingenious ways in which fish have resolved the particular problems that come from living in water especially body fluid regulation locomotion feeding mechanisms and sensory systems. Enough detail is provided for the reader to be able to go on and use primary research papers. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and a new chapter on the immune system has been added. This is an ideal textbook for students of fish biology and any of the branches of aquatic biology. Given its skilful combination of breadth and detail the book also provides a manageable review of fish biology for experienced biologists.

GBP 180.00
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Temples of Luxury

Temples of Luxury

This two-volume collection of British primary sources examines institutions such as hotels inns arcades bazaars co-operatives shops and department stores in the long nineteenth century which were often coded as ‘luxurious’. This period was marked not only by an increase of individual consumerism but also by the institutionalisation of opulent often purpose-built spaces such as the much-admired new grand hotels supposedly an American invention and department stores modelled on the French grands magasins. These environments were tied to leisure (no longer a prerogative of the upper classes) and thus to modernity. In addition to addressing the luxurious side of these institutions including architectural innovation and interior decoration we also consider the other side of luxury examining the experience of staff and period debates over the morality of consumption. This edition seeks to explore a fascinating but hitherto often neglected side of the British nineteenth century by bringing together a collection of annotated primary texts and visual material documenting these ‘temples of luxury’ as they were seen by their contemporaries.

GBP 196.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Women's Experiences of Criminal Justice

The Routledge Handbook of Women's Experiences of Criminal Justice

This Handbook brings together the voices of a range of contributors interested in the many varied experiences of women in criminal justice systems and who are seeking to challenge the status quo. Although there is increasing literature and research on gender and certain aspects of the criminal justice system (often Western focused) there is a significant gap in the form of a Handbook that brings together these important gendered conversations. This essential book explores research and theory on how women are perceived handled and experience criminal justice within and across different jurisdictions with particular consideration of gendered and disparate treatment of women as law-breakers. There is also consideration of women’s experiences through an intersectional lens including race and class as well as feminist scholarship and activism. The Handbook contains 47 unique chapters with nine overarching themes (Lessons from history and theory; Routes into the criminal justice system; Intersectionality; Sentencing and the courts and community punishments; Specific offences; Incarcerated women’s experiences; Mothers and families; Rehabilitation and reintegration; Practitioner relationships) and each theme includes contributions from different countries as well as the experiences of contributors from different stages in their own journey. International and interdisciplinary in scope this Handbook is essential reading for scholars and students of criminology sociology social policy social work and law. It will also be of interest to practitioners such as social workers probation officers prison officers and policy makers. | The Routledge Handbook of Women's Experiences of Criminal Justice

GBP 190.00
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