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A Political and Social History of Guyana, 1945-1983 - Bok av Thomas Spinner - Häftad

A Political and Social History of Guyana, 1945-1983 - Bok av Thomas Spinner - Häftad

Originally published in 1984, this is a documented account of the political history of the former British colony of Guyana. Providing a reflection of the increasing involvement of the United States in the Caribbean and Central America on the long-term political, social and economic effect that intervention can have on the small states of less developed countries during the period of 1945 to 1983. The text includes a detailed historical account of post-World War II politics and moves onto the emergence..

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Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society - Critically Liberal, Pragmatic, Incremental - Bok av Thomas L Harper - Inbunden

Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society - Critically Liberal, Pragmatic, Incremental - Bok av Thomas L Harper - Inbunden

The culmination of a critical study of neo-pragmatism philosophy and its application to planning, Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society begins with philosopher Stanley M. Stein's examination of neo-pragmatism and his thoughts on how it can be useful in the field of environmental design-specifically, how it can be applied to planning procedures and problems. Neo-pragmatism is an approach that has been, in the past, best expressed or implied in the writing of Hilary Putnam, Richard Rorty, and,..

SEK 2020.00
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Curriculum Fragments - A Currere Journey Through Life Processes - Bok av Thomas S Poetter - Inbunden

Curriculum Fragments - A Currere Journey Through Life Processes - Bok av Thomas S Poetter - Inbunden

This book builds upon Louise Berman's late 20th century framing of life processes to inform school curriculum, by proposing a new curriculum project that extends and reframes Berman in and beyond schooling.Using the well-established curriculum theorizing method, currere, the author focuses on seven life processes, including knowing, loving, losing, growing, forgiving, relating, and hoping. Each of these is approached using currere-oriented, autobiographical fragments - stories from the author's own..

SEK 1946.00
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The Gig Economy in India - Start-Ups, Infrastructure and Resistance - Bok av Pradip Ninan Thomas - Inbunden

The Gig Economy in India - Start-Ups, Infrastructure and Resistance - Bok av Pradip Ninan Thomas - Inbunden

The Gig Economy in India explores the topic of gig work in India's digital political economy, and the relationship between key factors such as start-ups, state government, and platform providers.The book begins by placing the gig economy in context, defining the platform ecosystem and the Indian government's perception of its problems and opportunities. Thomas then examines critical dimensions of the gig economy in India, from its data infrastructure capabilities, the enabling role of venture capital..

SEK 1946.00
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Ethics and Situational Crime Prevention - Bok av Thomas Søbirk Petersen - Inbunden

Ethics and Situational Crime Prevention - Bok av Thomas Søbirk Petersen - Inbunden

This book addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention (SCP). It seeks not only to analyse specific SCP strategies, but to demonstrate how ethical analysis can support and improve the implementation of SCP measures.In ethically analysing a particular SCP method, it is not enough to look at empirical data. Even if a method is effective at preventing crime, it may turn out to be ethically unattractive because it harms more people than it benefits, or because it violates our right to free movement...

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Fostering Active Prolonged Engagement - The Art of Creating APE Exhibits - Bok av Thomas Humphrey - Häftad

Fostering Active Prolonged Engagement - The Art of Creating APE Exhibits - Bok av Thomas Humphrey - Häftad

: A must for exhibit developers, researchers, educators, and other museum professionals looking for ways to engage visitors more deeply with interactive science exhibits, this book documents the exploration and findings of the Exploratoriumas Active Prolonged Engagement project, funded by the National Science Foundation. Both a significant contribution to visitor research and a nuts-and-bolts guide to exhibit development, Fostering Active Prolonged Engagement includes 15 APE Tales (exhibit recipes..

SEK 630.00
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The Economics of Defense Industry - Contemporary Prospects and Challenges - Bok av Thomas-Durell Young - Häftad

The Economics of Defense Industry - Contemporary Prospects and Challenges - Bok av Thomas-Durell Young - Häftad

This book on the economics of defence industry assesses a series of historical and contemporary case studies that consistently demonstrate the need for governments to recognise, and thereafter factor, the financial needs of a narrow industrial sector that is capital intensive, technologically advanced and that requires a highly skilled labour force.Since the end of the cold war, Western governments have systematically reduced financial support to their domestic defence industry and have seemingly..

SEK 660.00
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The Economics of Defense Industry - Contemporary Prospects and Challenges - Bok av Thomas-Durell Young - Inbunden

The Economics of Defense Industry - Contemporary Prospects and Challenges - Bok av Thomas-Durell Young - Inbunden

This book on the economics of defence industry assesses a series of historical and contemporary case studies that consistently demonstrate the need for governments to recognise, and thereafter factor, the financial needs of a narrow industrial sector that is capital intensive, technologically advanced and that requires a highly skilled labour force.Since the end of the cold war, Western governments have systematically reduced financial support to their domestic defence industry and have seemingly..

SEK 2020.00
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Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan - A General Survey of the Progress of Christianity in India from Apostolic Times to the Present Day

Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan - A General Survey of the Progress of Christianity in India from Apostolic Times to the Present Day

Originally published in 1954, Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan is an historical account of Christianity from the time of Apostle Thomas through to contemporary times. The book records the vicissitudes of the Church prior to the Reformation, the work of the early Protestant missions, and the results of British influence. It provides an overview of Christianity in contemporary India and Pakistan, and explores a range of topics including Indian traditions, the labours of Armenians and..

SEK 500.00
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The Making of a Marxist Philosopher - A Memoir - Bok av Sean Sayers - Inbunden

The Making of a Marxist Philosopher - A Memoir - Bok av Sean Sayers - Inbunden

The Making of a Marxist Philosopher is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from renowned Marxist philosopher Sean Sayers.His father was the son of a Jewish-Irish businessman who was a friend of Michael Collins and other leaders in the Irish struggle for independence. He became a writer who was given his first job by T. S. Eliot, shared a flat with George Orwell, went to America and was blacklisted under McCarthyism. His mother was the American-born daughter of a world famous..

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The Making of a Marxist Philosopher - A Memoir - Bok av Sean Sayers - Häftad

The Making of a Marxist Philosopher - A Memoir - Bok av Sean Sayers - Häftad

The Making of a Marxist Philosopher is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from renowned Marxist philosopher Sean Sayers.His father was the son of a Jewish-Irish businessman who was a friend of Michael Collins and other leaders in the Irish struggle for independence. He became a writer who was given his first job by T. S. Eliot, shared a flat with George Orwell, went to America and was blacklisted under McCarthyism. His mother was the American-born daughter of a world famous..

SEK 600.00
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The Compass of Irony - Bok av D C Muecke - Häftad

The Compass of Irony - Bok av D C Muecke - Häftad

First published in 1969, The Compass of Irony is a detailed study of the nature, qualities, classifications, and significance of irony. Divided into two parts, the book offers first a general account of the formal qualities of irony and a classification of the more familiar kinds. It then explores newer forms of irony, its functions, topics, and cultural significance. A wide variety of examples are drawn from a range of different authors, such as Musil, Diderot, Schlegel, and Thomas Mann. The final..

SEK 500.00
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Safety Law - Legal Aspects in Occupational Safety and Health - Bok av Thomas D Schneid - Häftad

Safety Law - Legal Aspects in Occupational Safety and Health - Bok av Thomas D Schneid - Häftad

Safety professionals must prepare every day to safeguard their employees in the workplace. Additionally, part of every safety professional's responsibility is to safeguard their organization when a compliance inspection is conducted by federal, OSHA, or a state plan agency. Safety professionals are most organizations' onsite safety and health \expert\ and should be prepared far in advance of an inspection. They should be prepared during the inspection, and ready to defend the organization after..

SEK 746.00
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Local Infrastructure Investment in Rural America - Bok av Thomas G Johnson - Häftad

Local Infrastructure Investment in Rural America - Bok av Thomas G Johnson - Häftad

Originally published in 1988, this is a collection of symposium papers examining the link between public infrastructure and economic growth. Subjects covered include Economic theories of infrastructure Decision-making, Issues in the supply of Public infrastructure, Life cycle behaviour and the demand for infrastructure, limitations, financial sources and budgeting, the role of the local and federal government, different models and case studies in South Carolina, North Dakota, and the Pennsylvania..

SEK 630.00
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Cicero - Bok av T A Dorey - Inbunden

Cicero - Bok av T A Dorey - Inbunden

First published in 1965, Cicero contains a number of assessments of Cicero's life and works, made by a group of scholars that includes some of the acknowledged experts in their particular field. Cicero is a man on whom most judgments have been harsh. His political ideals, though sincerely held, were bypassed by the march of events; his public life was a series of frustrations; his personality was egotistical. However, as a speaker and a thinker, as a master of the use of language, and as a man of..

SEK 1400.00
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John Trumbull - Painter of the Revolutionary War - Bok av Stuart A P Murray - Häftad

John Trumbull - Painter of the Revolutionary War - Bok av Stuart A P Murray - Häftad

John Trumbull's sweeping historical paintings of battle scenes of the American Revolution hang in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., for all to see. This patriot-artist painted lifelike portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, and he traveled around the country to capture realistic likenesses of the other Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.Pore over the landmark work left by this brilliant artist and become acquainted with..

SEK 630.00
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Vulnerable Communities in Neoliberal India - Perspectives from a Feminist Ethnographic Approach - Bok av Deepanshu Mohan - Inbunden

Vulnerable Communities in Neoliberal India - Perspectives from a Feminist Ethnographic Approach - Bok av Deepanshu Mohan - Inbunden

Mohan, Chindaliya and Thomas offer an ethnographic critique of modern, neoliberal India from the perspective of studying the daily lives-livelihoods of marginalised, unsecured, informal vulnerable communities residing in the urban, peri-urban spaces across the nation.With case studies ranging from groups of: pastoralists, fisher-folk, and handicraft workers of Kashmir to the weavers of Kutch, and the factory workers and artisans of the Delhi capital, this edited volume of feminist ethnographies cover..

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Impact Investing at a Crossroads - A Pathway Forward - Bok av John Forrer - Häftad

Impact Investing at a Crossroads - A Pathway Forward - Bok av John Forrer - Häftad

Resolving the conflict between making money and making the world a better place, this book is a step-by-step guide to how impact investing can achieve its promise of transforming global investments into a powerful positive force for change.Impact investing has shown great promise as a major transformational investment paradigm, but the sector is under-performing and its prospects are dimming: it comprises less than 1% of the world's equity investments, and too many claims of success are more about..

SEK 730.00
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Impact Investing at a Crossroads - A Pathway Forward - Bok av John Forrer - Inbunden

Impact Investing at a Crossroads - A Pathway Forward - Bok av John Forrer - Inbunden

Resolving the conflict between making money and making the world a better place, this book is a step-by-step guide to how impact investing can achieve its promise of transforming global investments into a powerful positive force for change.Impact investing has shown great promise as a major transformational investment paradigm, but the sector is under-performing and its prospects are dimming: it comprises less than 1% of the world's equity investments, and too many claims of success are more about..

SEK 1837.00
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Horsley, A: Illinois - Bok av A Doyne Horsley - Häftad

Horsley, A: Illinois - Bok av A Doyne Horsley - Häftad

Horsley focuses on the contrasting environments within the state of Illinois and on the interactions of the inhabitants with their surroundings. He uses a standard Progressing from the physical and historical factors, through economic activities, concluding with chapters on Chicago and its suburbs. The text includes an urban-rural traverse across the state and a series of maps on presidential voting records by counties, 1960 to 1984.

SEK 630.00
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Virgil's Aeneid - A Critical Description - Bok av Kenneth Quinn - Inbunden

Virgil's Aeneid - A Critical Description - Bok av Kenneth Quinn - Inbunden

First published in 1968, Virgil's Aeneid is to help all who approach the long and difficult poem seriously (in Latin or in English) to read it with discerning appreciation. This is not a handbook, nor is it a commentary: it is a critical description, from a number of aspects, of a poetic structure. A detailed analysis of the twelve books is preceded by a preliminary exploration of the poem's central purpose, a careful reconstruction of the historical and artistic circumstances, and a description..

SEK 1800.00
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Images of a Constitution - Bok av William E Conklin - Inbunden

Images of a Constitution - Bok av William E Conklin - Inbunden

Originally published in 1989, in this remarkable conjunction of constitutional theory, jurisprudence, literary theory, constitutional law, and political theory, William Conklin first tells us what a constitution is not: it is not a text, nor a compendium of judicial and legislative decisions interpreting a text, nor a set of doctrines, nor moral/political values, nor customs, nor a priori conceptions. A constitution, he argues, is an image which exists through the legal consciousness of a community.Using..

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A History of Capitalist Transformation - A Critique of Liberal-Capitalist Reforms - Bok av Giampaolo Conte - Inbunden

A History of Capitalist Transformation - A Critique of Liberal-Capitalist Reforms - Bok av Giampaolo Conte - Inbunden

A History of Capitalist Transformation: A Critique of Liberal-Capitalist Reforms highlights how, since the recent financial crises, the expression 'liberal reform' has entered common parlance as an evocative image of austerity and economic malaise, especially for the working classes and a segment of the middle class. But what exactly does 'liberal reform' refer to? The research analyses the historical origins of liberal-capitalist reformism using a critical approach, starting with the origins of..

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