Offers a much-needed introduction to communication between providers and patients in the health-care environment. Written by…

Emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in…

A reconsideration of the main figures of international political theory. It challenges conventional wisdom to reveal a…

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In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, What does it mean to be a woman? Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical…

Ranciere is one of the most interesting and original philosophers in France today, well-known for his work on aesthetics,…

Jung: A Feminist Revision explores the relationship between feminist theory and Jungian studies.…

International responses to the outbreak of SARS, the spread of HIV/AIDS, and the promotion of health as a human right all…

A punchy and original upper-level film studies textbook. Offers a new way of thinking about film studies in the 21st Century…

aeo This is a very accessible introduction to one of the key figures in contemporary feminist thought. aeo The approach to…

Confucian political philosophy has recently emerged as a vibrant area of thought both in China and around the globe. This…

This wide-ranging book seeks to unravel the complexities of post-1992 Italian democracy. It takes as its point of departure…

Provides an introduction to the rapidly expanding field of molecular pharmacology. Adopting a drug target-based, rather than…

This book analyzes predictions of global oil depletion in the context of science, history, and economics. Key assumptions…

The interpretation and evaluation of scientific evidence and its presentation in a court of law is central both to the role…

Children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are among the most marginalised people in…

Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological,…

Fully revised to reflect the latest advancements in the field, the third edition of Sound Linkage provides a guide to…

This new edition of Biological Oceanography has been greatly updated and expanded since its initial publication in 2004. It…

An accessible introduction to language development aimed at a wide audience of students from different disciplines such as…

Explores a theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects. This book provides an introduction to…

This introductory textbook is written principally for students of psycholgy but should also be of interest to medical…

Discusses 20th-century conceptions of what language is. One part reviews conceptions portraying the essence of language and…

This book offers a complete primer, covering the end-to-end process of forecast production, and bringing together a…

Open any newspaper and there will almost certainly be an article relating to standards of literacy and numeracy in schools,…

This volume includes a selection of seminal articles on poverty andwelfate in the United States from the Journal of Policy…

The National Museum of Denmark is of the rank and order of the British Museum, seeing a nation in world context. It…

Includes more than 35 cases covering a range of palliative and end-of-life care subjects Emphasizes care of the family as…

A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in all areas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and…

Dealing in turn with a range of issues in applied developmental psychology, this text examines the impact of psychological…

With concerns rising over the ethical dimensions of behavioral research and the developments in ethical codification and the…

Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the…

An interesting and accessible introduction to ethical issues raised by various forms of human use of animals. This textbook…

Surveying is an important part of all undergraduate and higher diploma courses in civil engineering and building. This…

Presents coverage of child and adolescent psychiatry.…

Both hydrologists and meteorologists need to speak a common scientific language, and this has given rise to the new…

This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for…

A newly revised edition of the standard reference for the field today updated with new terms, major discoveries, significant…

In this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two levels:…

A comprehensive introduction to the impact of development on men and women, and of their differing contributions to politics…

Combining democratic theory, social choice theory and a description of new technology at work, this work explores the impact…

Confronting Culture offers a clear and accessible discussion and analysis of the complex field of the sociology of culture,…

A A well--written, innovative book, which makes an important contribution to current debates about the role of communication…

This critical engagement with Doreen Massey s ground-breaking work in geographic theory and its relationship to politics…

Through a series of detailed international case studies, this book traces the history of aviation over the past century,…

This unique collection is the first to bring attention to Antonio Gramsci s work within geographical debates. Presenting a…

aeo Addresses one of the most pressing problems in contemporary feminist theory -- the issue of differences. aeo Develops an…

An engaging and accessible introduction to philosophy Relates the big philosophical questions to the problems in our…

The collapse of communism has created the opportunity for democracy to spread from Prague to the Baltic and the Black seas.…