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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Full of practical steps that everyone can use to become a compelling storyteller.'--Steve Pierce, Deputy Managing Director and Chief HR Oficer, Hitachi, Europe'Raw and actionable, but with a dreamer's heart, 'The Storytelling Hero' helps even the most reluctant presenter find their voice, while Stew Bewley weaves through his own story to help us think carefully about message and motivation, humanity and heroes.'--Aimee Riordan, Senior Communications Manager and reader, writer, storyteller at MicrosoftMake your next speech one to rememberWith expert guidance from veteran public speaking coach Stewart Bewley, you'll discover how to gain the confidence needed to become a phenomenal public speaker. Using simple tools and techniques you can apply every time you speak to a group or an individual, The Storytelling Hero will show you how to:\* Eliminate self-limiting beliefs that hold you back\* Find the confidence you need to command a room\* Establish a memorable and impressive presence\* Improve your cadence, rhythm and style\* Connect with your next audienceTransform your ability to communicate your ideas, capture attention, and make a positive impression. The Storytelling Hero shows you how to hold an audience in the palm of your hand, one actionable step at a time.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover the hydrosocial cycle and the impact of power, knowledge, and scarcity on water rights and use through this engaging and student-friendly textbookIn Water: A Critical Introduction, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an expert examination of our most pressing water-related challenges, arguing that flows of water are shaped by social practices and geometries of power. Combining first-hand research and headline case studies, the authors reveal the hydrosocial relations often hidden in mainstream accounts of water, delving into current issues like water scarcity, floods, global water governance, legal conflicts, human rights, potable water provision, health, the water-food-energy nexus, and much more.Spanning five centuries, this comprehensive volume reflects on how imperial expansion has shaped hydrosocial relations in and between Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, how water demand has changed over time, and how this change impacted lifestyle.As the first major text to synthesize critical water research in both local and global perspectives, this book is anchored by clear and compelling arguments -- the 'four planks' -- and supported by the authors' original research and up-to-date synthesis of the latest critical research on major water problems. It also includes maps, illustrations, and additional learning materials to be used by educators. Readers will find:\* A lively and thorough introduction that explains why a critical approach is necessary to fully understand our current water challenges, with a focus on the 'skeptical superhero'\* A global approach to key debates in water issues, including large dams, privatization, transboundary conflicts, agriculture and irrigation, water and sanitation provision, human rights, governance dilemmas, and the Sustainable Development Goals\* Comprehensive explorations of the roles played by expert knowledge, global capital, climate change, and justice struggles in the hydrosocial cycle\* Critical theoretical perspectives that integrate environmental social sciences, feminist critique, and a broadly defined political economy with the specificities of water resources\* Fulsome treatments of water governance, science, and management, including the origins and implications of neoliberal approaches to the privatization, commodification, and financialization of water\* An accessible text that 'invites the reader' on a critical journeyWater: A Critical Introduction is a key text for advanced high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who want a keener understanding of trends in environmental management, political ecology, and water governance, science, and engineering. Written with an interdisciplinary audience in mind, this book will benefit students taking courses in environmental studies, environmental law, geopolitics, international studies, human geography, hydrology, engineering, environmental economics, and related disciplines.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The new edition of the essential textbook on masculinity and representations of masculinity in the context of gender and cultural studiesPopular dialogues on gender and sexuality have evolved rapidly in recent decades, and students are finding new and exciting opportunities to examine gender and sexuality from critical perspectives. Masculinities in Theory: An Introduction, Second Edition synthesizes existing approaches to the study of masculinity and presents new theoretical models that enable a deeper and more nuanced investigation of the diverse forms of masculine identity. In this text, students are invited to investigate the constructs of masculinity they encounter in their own lives, offering a way for students to parse the varied and conflicting views on masculinity they may encounter in their communities, in the media, and in history.Now in its second edition, Masculinities in Theory has been fully updated to bring this overview of masculinity studies up to date with modern views and contemporary contexts. The text shines a light on new cases for examination drawn from popular culture and current events, including the masculinities of Trump and Putin, Indigenous masculinities, and the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement on concepts of masculinity. An entirely new chapter on trans masculinities is complemented by a thoroughly revised chapter on the experience of affective masculinities. This valuable work:\* Covers key theories applicable to gender studies in interdisciplinary humanities and social science programs\* Demonstrates the complex nature of masculinity from cultural and theoretical perspectives\* Examines how the work of Butler, Derrida, Foucault, and other theorists can be used to interpret and analyze masculinity\* Discusses feminist, queer, transgender, post-colonial, and ethnic studies in relation to masculinityOffering a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field, Masculinities in Theory, Second Edition is the ideal textbook for courses on masculinity, as well as general courses in gender studies, sexuality studies, and cultural studies. It is also an excellent resource for interdisciplinary courses in literature, art history, film, communications, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, and philosophy programs.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - De nieuwste editie van de toonaangevende bestseller in de categorie studieboeken Nederlandse taal en taalkunde.