Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529228417 ISBN 13: 9781529228410
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How should we treat animals The long-held belief that other animals exist solely for human use has undergone radical challenge in the past half century. How much further do we need to go to minimize, and even eliminate, animal suffering The field of animal rights raises big questions about how humans treat the other animals with which we share the planet. These questions are becoming more pressing as livestock farming exerts an ever-greater toll on the planet and the animals themselves, and we learn more about their capacity to think and experience pain. This book shows why animals ought to have greater rights and what the world might look like if they did.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447341147 ISBN 13: 9781447341147
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The author of 'Diana, Princess Of Wales: How Sexual Politics Shook The Monarchy' presents evidence for cover-ups in the Cleveland child abuse scandal of 1987 gone about through social worker disempowerment, with the legacy felt across subsequent cases. MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 2019 (27/02/2019 - SS).
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529203570 ISBN 13: 9781529203578
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Challenging concepts and practices of rehabilitation, this text draws on criminology, philosophy and theology to develop a theory of 'redemptive criminology' that could revolutionise the rehabilitation system.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447363256 ISBN 13: 9781447363255
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you struggling with introductory statistics Are you trying to get ahead in your course, but feel like you're going around in circles This short and down-to-earth textbook will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to get acquainted with the fundamentals of statistical concepts and techniques. Assuming no prior knowledge, and avoiding jargon and dense equations, it will ease your anxiety and demonstrate the value of good descriptive analysis. With a focus on practical use and outcomes, the book: - provides an accessible grounding in the key elements of descriptive statistical analysis; - has a clear focus on techniques to describe patterns and relationships in your data; - provides helpful summaries and exercises, and a glossary of terms to reinforce understanding. With over 20 years' experience in teaching statistics at all levels and to students from many different subject areas, Patrick White has written an invaluable guide to key concepts and basic statistical techniques. Regardless of your background, this is the book that will help you interpret and use numbers to make the breakthrough that you need to achieve success in your university course.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529225698 ISBN 13: 9781529225693
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How big a problem is torture Are the right things being done to prevent it Why does the UN appear at times to be so impotent in the face of it In this vitally important work, Malcolm D. Evans tells the story of torture prevention under international law, setting out what is really happening around the world. Challenging assumptions about torture's root causes, he calls for what is needed to enable us to bring about change. The author draws on over ten years' experience as Chair of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to give a frank account of the remarkable capacities of this system, what it has achieved in practice, or not been able to achieve - and most importantly, why.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447357469 ISBN 13: 9781447357469
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this powerful book, Kinouani uniquely examines the psychological and psychic factors involved in the reproduction of 'whiteness' and reveals how these intersect with race dynamics, race inequality and racial violence.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447360451 ISBN 13: 9781447360452
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This original collection explores how critical gerontology can make sense of old age inequalities to inform social work research, policy and practice.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529224187 ISBN 13: 9781529224184
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bringing together an international team of contributors, this volume draws on international political theory and intellectual history to rethink the problem of a pluralistic world order.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529230691 ISBN 13: 9781529230697
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Covert violence occurs in all social institutions--including families and close relationships, education, workplaces, politics, mass media, and healthcare--each with its own unique power dynamics that shape the incidence and patterns of these vicious acts. This book focuses on the types of surreptitious murder and mayhem that perpetrators intend to go unnoticed by would-be victims--until it's too late. When such attacks are carried out with efficiency and competence, they may be disguised in official records as the result of illness, accident, or intentional self-harm, only on occasion to be later reclassified as the brutal crimes they are. This compelling and much-needed book is for all those who seek to understand--and strive to prevent--violence in society.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529232228 ISBN 13: 9781529232226
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book combines justice theories with their applications in policy and practice, to address the social, political, economic and ecological challenges we face today.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447368606 ISBN 13: 9781447368601
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In its 75th anniversary year, this book examines the history, evolution and future of the NHS.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529207827 ISBN 13: 9781529207828
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The use of a rape victim's sexual history as evidence attracted intense public attention after the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans in 2017. Set within the context of a criminal justice system widely perceived to be failing rape victims, the use of sexual history evidence remains a flashpoint of contention around rape law reform. This accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim's sexual history as evidence in rape trials. Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, the authors explore the role and significance of sexual history evidence in criminal justice responses to rape'.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447370414 ISBN 13: 9781447370413
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Children in the Global South continue to be affected by social disadvantage in our unequal post-colonial world order. With a focus on working-class children in Latin America, this book explores the challenges of promoting children's rights in a context of decolonization. Liebel and colleagues give insights into the political lives of children and demonstrate ways in which the concept of children's rights can be made meaningful at the grassroots level. Looking to the future, they consider how collaborative research with children can counteract their marginalization and oppression in society.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447347749 ISBN 13: 9781447347743
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drawing on a wealth of qualitative longitudinal evidence, this book casts light on women's lived experiences of welfare and work. It uncovers the hidden gendered bias of conditional welfare reforms to challenge dominant political discourses, policy design and practice norms.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529213975 ISBN 13: 9781529213973
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bringing memory and future studies into a unique dialogue, the book offers an intervention to the current 'temporal crisis' of social life and sociological debates.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447367332 ISBN 13: 9781447367338
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This important book provides a comprehensive contemporary explanation of public trust, how it affects health systems and how it can be nurtured and maintained as an integral component of health system governance.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447369254 ISBN 13: 9781447369257
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book introduces the concept of 'melting labour' and provides a real depiction of how workers lose control over their lives and experience precariousness in labour markets.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 144736208X ISBN 13: 9781447362081
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The private rental housing market plays an important and growing role in the advanced economies. Providing accommodation for a wider range of households than before the global financial crisis, rental housing is also a key asset class for private individuals and companies, while the rise of Airbnb lettings has pushed up rents and reduced the number of homes available to residents.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 152922568X ISBN 13: 9781529225686
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How big a problem is torture Are the right things being done to prevent it Why does the UN appear at times to be so impotent in the face of it In this vitally important work, Malcolm D. Evans tells the story of torture prevention under international law, setting out what is really happening around the world. Challenging assumptions about torture's root causes, he calls for what is needed to enable us to bring about change. The author draws on over ten years' experience as Chair of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to give a frank account of the remarkable capacities of this system, what it has achieved in practice, or not been able to achieve - and most importantly, why.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529230683 ISBN 13: 9781529230680
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Covert violence occurs in all social institutions--including families and close relationships, education, workplaces, politics, mass media, and healthcare--each with its own unique power dynamics that shape the incidence and patterns of these vicious acts. This book focuses on the types of surreptitious murder and mayhem that perpetrators intend to go unnoticed by would-be victims--until it's too late. When such attacks are carried out with efficiency and competence, they may be disguised in official records as the result of illness, accident, or intentional self-harm, only on occasion to be later reclassified as the brutal crimes they are. This compelling and much-needed book is for all those who seek to understand--and strive to prevent--violence in society.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529226848 ISBN 13: 9781529226843
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is it like to have a baby in climate crisis This book explores the experiences of pregnant women and their partners, pre- and post-birth, during the catastrophic Australian bushfire season of 2019-20 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic. Engaging a range of concepts, including the Pyrocene, breath, care and embodiment, the authors explore how climate crisis is changing experiences of having children. They also raise questions about how gender and sexuality are shaped by histories of human engagements with fire. This interdisciplinary analysis brings feminist and queer questions about reproduction and kin into debates on contemporary planetary crises.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529234409 ISBN 13: 9781529234404
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1447370406 ISBN 13: 9781447370406
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Children in the Global South continue to be affected by social disadvantage in our unequal post-colonial world order. With a focus on working-class children in Latin America, this book explores the challenges of promoting children's rights in a context of decolonization. Liebel and colleagues give insights into the political lives of children and demonstrate ways in which the concept of children's rights can be made meaningful at the grassroots level. Looking to the future, they consider how collaborative research with children can counteract their marginalization and oppression in society.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 144736368X ISBN 13: 9781447363682
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Are you struggling with introductory statistics Are you trying to get ahead in your course, but feel like you're going around in circles This short and down-to-earth textbook will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to get acquainted with the fundamentals of statistical concepts and techniques. Assuming no prior knowledge, and avoiding jargon and dense equations, it will ease your anxiety and demonstrate the value of good descriptive analysis. With a focus on practical use and outcomes, the book: - provides an accessible grounding in the key elements of descriptive statistical analysis; - has a clear focus on techniques to describe patterns and relationships in your data; - provides helpful summaries and exercises, and a glossary of terms to reinforce understanding. With over 20 years' experience in teaching statistics at all levels and to students from many different subject areas, Patrick White has written an invaluable guide to key concepts and basic statistical techniques. Regardless of your background, this is the book that will help you interpret and use numbers to make the breakthrough that you need to achieve success in your university course.
Verlag: Bristol University Press Okt 2023, 2023
ISBN 10: 1529222133 ISBN 13: 9781529222135
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This accessible book introduces students to perspectives from the field of science and technology studies. Putting forward the thesis that science and democracy share important characteristics, it shows how authority cannot be taken for granted and must continuously be reproduced and confirmed by others. At a time when fundamental scientific and democratic values are being threatened by sceptics and populist arguments, an understanding of the relationship between them is much needed. This is an invaluable resource for all who are interested in the role of scientific knowledge in governance, societal developments and the implications for democracy, concerned publics and citizen engagement.