In attempting to carve out a place for themselves in local and global contexts, young Sikhs mobilize efforts to construct, choose, and emphasize different aspects of religious and cultural identification depending on their social setting and context.... Zobraziť viac
Thorough and comprehensive, this volume engages with recent debates about the uses and abuses of the human body, both living and dead. Zobraziť viac
In 2009 Slavoj Zizek brought together an acclaimed group of intellectuals to discuss the continued relevance of communism. Unexpectedly the conference attracted an audience of over 1,000 people. The discussion has continued across the world and this... Zobraziť viac
With its emphasis on practical and conceptual aspects, rather than mathematics or formulas, this accessible book has established itself as the go-to resource on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Detailed, worked-through examples drawn from psychology... Zobraziť viac
This book, the fifteenth and final volume of the series "The Making of Modern Freedom," explores a variety of issues surrounding questions of human rights and freedom in China. Zobraziť viac
The Scottish Referendum in September 2014 had significant and far-reaching consequences for the political settlement of the United Kingdom. The pressure for more fiscal devolution and other economic powers in the devolved nations has increased demands... Zobraziť viac
The past few years have seen a renewed interest in the subject of social work ethics. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Sarah Banks argues that this can be seen as reflecting two very different... Zobraziť viac
Translated into more than 20 languages and named one of the best business books of the year by reviewers around the world, "Wikinomics" has become essential reading for business people everywhere as it explains how mass collaboration is happening not... Zobraziť viac
The actions, images and stories within films can impact upon the political consciousness of viewers, enabling their audience to imagine ways of resisting the status quo, politically, economically and culturally. But what does political theory have to... Zobraziť viac
As internet use is extending to younger children, there is an increasing need for research focus on the risks young users are experiencing, as well as the opportunities, and how they should cope. With expert contributions from diverse disciplines and a... Zobraziť viac
They...go. They vanish. People. Civilizations. Languages. Philosophies. Works of art disappear, species are extinguished, books are lost. Dunwich is drowned, Pompeii buried, Athena`s statue gone from the Parthenon, Suetonius`s Lives of the Great Whores... Zobraziť viac
Alfie loves Nursery School – and so does Annie Rose! She can’t wait to go there with him – in fact she’s so desperate to join in that she gets Alfie into a very sticky situation in this collection of nursery school tales... Zobraziť viac
Atrocities committed by the Nazis during the Holocaust were photographed more intensely that any before. In the time since the images were taken they have been subjected to a perplexing variety of treatments: variously ignored, suppressed, distorted... Zobraziť viac
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train... Zobraziť viac
Having left behind sauna where she was top girl, the author moves to London to start work as a stripper. But after one of other dancers burns her in back with a cigarette, she decides to try her hand at something new. This title offers true stories of... Zobraziť viac
Why fun is the key to a happy and healthy life... Zobraziť viac
Trevor Rees-Jones was a young man who liked his job. He served on the security team of Mohamed Al Fayed. As bodyguard for Fayad's son, Dodi, Rees-Jones was with him and his companion, Princess Diana, for their summer romance - a romance played out to... Zobraziť viac
In their bestselling books The Turin Shroud: In Whose Image and The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince uncovered age-old conspiracies surrounding secret knowledge of Jesus, Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist, much of which centred on... Zobraziť viac
In October 1918, war-weary German sailors mutinied when the Imperial Naval Command ordered their engagement in one final, fruitless battle with the British Royal Navy. This revolt, in the dying embers of the First World War, quickly erupted into a full... Zobraziť viac
