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Jazz on the Line Improvisation in Practice

Jazz on the Line Improvisation in Practice

Jazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice presents an ethnographic reflection on improvisation as performance examining how musicians think and act when negotiating improvisational frameworks. This multidisciplinary discussion—guided by a focus on recordings composition authenticity and venues—explores the musical choices made by performers emphasizing how these choices can be logically understood within the context of controlled musical outputs. Throughout the text the author engages directly with musicians and their varied practices—from canonized dogmas to innovative experimentalism—offering interviews both planned and spontaneous. Musical agency is posited as a tightrope balancing act signifying the skill and excitement of improvisational performativity and exemplifying the life of a jazzaerialist. With a travel journal approach as a backdrop Jazz on the Line provides concepts and theories that demystify the creative processes of improvisation. | Jazz on the Line Improvisation in Practice

GBP 38.99
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Line Integral Methods for Conservative Problems

Line Integral Methods for Conservative Problems

Line Integral Methods for Conservative Problems explains the numerical solution of differential equations within the framework of geometric integration a branch of numerical analysis that devises numerical methods able to reproduce (in the discrete solution) relevant geometric properties of the continuous vector field. The book focuses on a large set of differential systems named conservative problems particularly Hamiltonian systems. Assuming only basic knowledge of numerical quadrature and Runge–Kutta methods this self-contained book begins with an introduction to the line integral methods. It describes numerous Hamiltonian problems encountered in a variety of applications and presents theoretical results concerning the main instance of line integral methods: the energy-conserving Runge–Kutta methods also known as Hamiltonian boundary value methods (HBVMs). The authors go on to address the implementation of HBVMs in order to recover in the numerical solution what was expected from the theory. The book also covers the application of HBVMs to handle the numerical solution of Hamiltonian partial differential equations (PDEs) and explores extensions of the energy-conserving methods. With many examples of applications this book provides an accessible guide to the subject yet gives you enough details to allow concrete use of the methods. MATLAB codes for implementing the methods are available online.

GBP 59.99
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The Color Line A Short Introduction

The Color Line A Short Introduction

The Color Line provides a concise history of the role of race and ethnicity in the US from the early colonial period to the present to reveal the public policies and private actions that have enabled racial subordination and the actors who have fought against it. Focusing on Native Americans African Americans Asian Americans and Latino Americans it explores how racial subordination developed in the region how it has been resisted and opposed and how it has been sustained through independence the abolition of slavery the civil rights movement and subsequent reforms. The text also considers the position of European immigrants to the US interrogates relevant moral issues and identifies persistent problems of public policy arguing that all four centuries of racial subordination are relevant to understanding contemporary America and some of its most urgent issues. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of American history the history of race and ethnicity and other related courses in the humanities and social sciences. | The Color Line A Short Introduction

GBP 31.99
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The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting

The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting

Accessible to the Lean novice and shop floor employee The Basics of Line Balancing and JIT Kitting explores line balancing and the pre-assembly of components into a finished product in a just-in-time fashion (JIT Kitting). It explains how to use time studies develop yamazumi charts discover and eliminate waste balance your line and create new standard work content for the shop floor. The book facilitates a clear understanding of the seven deadly wastes (muda) as well as what you can do to eliminate them from your facility. Describing the purpose and use of standard work it explains how to properly staff work cells and how to develop flex plans for fluctuations in demand using this data. The first few chapters explain how to determine takt time and how to use that information along with time studies to identify when you are not meeting customer demand. The chapters on JIT Kitting explain how there are other advantages to kitting besides eliminating waste and increasing productivity. The book explains how you can use JIT Kitting to improve quality by having the parts available and limiting the options of numerous parts to the operator. It also provides the understanding needed to ensure the right parts are installed thereby correcting issues with the build of materials.

GBP 170.00
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Managing State Social Work Front-Line Management and the Labour Process Perspective

Managing State Social Work Front-Line Management and the Labour Process Perspective

Published in 1998. The industrial model of the labour process developed by Braverman was applied to social work in the radical social work literature. The book engages in a more critical examination of the application of the labour process perspective to social work with particular reference to front-line management in a local authority context. It begins with a review of the labour process literature which demonstrates the extent to which the independence of Braverman’s model on scientific management was undermined in the post-Braverman debate. The radical texts' orthodox Bravermanian approach to the social work labour process is considered. In those texts the social work labour process is represented as having moved towards an industrial model which steadily encroached on the autonomy of front-line field social workers through managers’ wresting of control over their work. The book advances an alternative model of the social work labour process which takes account of the distinctive features of social work as a state-mediated bureau-professional labour process. Findings from a small-scale case study of a social services department are presented. Data from the study are used to test the bureau-professional model of the social work labour process against the orthodox Bravermanian model. Developments in the social services department’s organizational structure are set out and the position of front-line managers is considered through an exploration of their identifications and commitments in relation to management and trade unionism. The data from their accounts support the bureau-professional model of the labour process and the position of front-line managers emerges as more ambiguous than the radical social work literature indicated. Front-line managers did not share global goals with senior management nor were their interests merged straightforwardly with those of social workers. | Managing State Social Work Front-Line Management and the Labour Process Perspective

GBP 21.99
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Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

In the decade since Kevin Hylton’s seminal book ‘Race’ and Sport: Critical Race Theory was published racialised issues have remained at the forefront of sport and leisure studies. In this important new book Hylton draws on original research in contemporary contexts from sport coaching to cyberspace to show once again that Critical Race Theory is an insightful and productive tool for interrogating problematic social phenomena. Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’ statement that the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the colour line this book sheds a critical light on the way sport perpetuates racism while identifying opportunities to challenge its insidious presence. Exploring and explaining the ways in which notions of ‘race’ are expressed and contested at individual institutional and societal levels it addresses key topics such as whiteness diversity colourblindness unconscious bias identity leadership humour and discourse to investigate how language can be used as a device for resistance against racism in sport. Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport: Shaming the Colour Line is vital reading for all sport studies students academics and those with an interest in race ethnicity and society. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

GBP 36.99
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MIMO Power Line Communications Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing

MIMO Power Line Communications Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing

One of the first publications of its kind in the exciting field of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) power line communications (PLC) MIMO Power Line Communications: Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing contains contributions from experts in industry and academia making it practical enough to provide a solid understanding of how PLC technologies work yet scientific enough to form a base for ongoing R&D activities. This book is subdivided into five thematic parts. Part I looks at narrow- and broadband channel characterization based on measurements from around the globe. Taking into account current regulations and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) part II describes MIMO signal processing strategies and related capacity and throughput estimates. Current narrow- and broadband PLC standards and specifications are described in the various chapters of part III. Advanced PLC processing options are treated in part IV drawing from a wide variety of research areas such as beamforming/precoding time reversal multi-user processing and relaying. Lastly part V contains case studies and field trials where the advanced technologies of tomorrow are put into practice today. Suitable as a reference or a handbook MIMO Power Line Communications: Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing features self-contained chapters with extensive cross-referencing to allow for a flexible reading path. | MIMO Power Line Communications Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing

GBP 74.99
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Effective Workforce Development A Concise Guide for HR and Line Managers

Effective Workforce Development A Concise Guide for HR and Line Managers

Developed for busy HR practitioners and trainers this book provides a concise guide to the theory and practice of employee training in contemporary organisations. Reflecting the importance of employee development to learning-based organisations in the knowledge economy it clearly links employee training needs to business development and offers an accessible guide to current theories combined with research-based practical guidance in how to design effective training programmes. Covering all the current theories about training and development and the latest thinking about workplace learning interventions this concise practical guide will be an essential source for HR practitioners and line managers seeking to improve organisational learning and performance. | Effective Workforce Development A Concise Guide for HR and Line Managers

GBP 18.99
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Drawing the Line Nature Hybridity and Politics in Transboundary Spaces

Drawing the Line Nature Hybridity and Politics in Transboundary Spaces

This book provides the first comprehensive and critical examination of the spatial assumptions underpinning transboundary protected areas in Europe at a time of surging global enthusiasm in creating and managing such areas. It explores how the reliance on the natural science approach to space within environmental planning has led to a return of exclusionary discourses in paradoxical contrast to the stated claims of designing 'peace parks'. The book builds a much-needed link between the critical geopolitical literature on boundaries and social approaches to nature and hybridity. Drawing the Line is theoretically informed yet grounded in substantial fieldwork from sites in France Germany Italy Poland Romania Slovakia and the Ukraine. It uses material from the field to build and question theoretical debates moving beyond site-specific issues to wider patterns and trends. | Drawing the Line Nature Hybridity and Politics in Transboundary Spaces

GBP 38.99
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Ethics and Governance in Project Management Small Sins Allowed and the Line of Impunity

Ethics and Governance in Project Management Small Sins Allowed and the Line of Impunity

This book shows executive project program and portfolio managers how ethical behavior can ensure that an organization has proper governance. Improper governance and unethical behavior have led to such well-known financial disasters as Enron and Madoff Investments. The book arms managers with two important tools: Small Sins Allowed (SSA) and Line of Impunity (LoI) which together can be the foundation for renewed and vigorous corporate governance. SSA is a powerful tool that helps managers establish a level above which adherence to ethical standards is expected. LoI aids managers in identifying ethical fault lines that may exist in a company and helps to keep unethical behavior in check. | Ethics and Governance in Project Management Small Sins Allowed and the Line of Impunity

GBP 42.99
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Diversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations Breaking the Line

Diversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations Breaking the Line

Starting in the early twentieth century and still thriving in the contemporary era Black Greek-letter organizations (BGLOs) provide social support networking opportunities and service for the Black community. Although BGLOs have always been majority-Black organizations there are small numbers of non-Black individuals who choose to pledge their membership. Diversity in Black Greek-Letter Organizations: Breaking the Line explores the experiences of these non-Black members who have immersed themselves in organizations rich with Black history and culture. Through in-depth interviews with thirty-four such members Wendy Marie Laybourn and Devon R. Goss reveal how and why these individuals come to identify with organizations designed for the uplift of races other than their own. For non-Black BGLO members the association with a Black organization provides them the opportunity to consider the meaning of racial inequality and their own racial identities. Although many non-Black BGLO members recount challenges to their membership the participants in Diversity in Black Greek-Letter Organizations ultimately find a sense of belonging with their Black brothers and sisters which Laybourn and Goss argue can provide an example of the challenges and promises of cross-racial interactions as a whole. | Diversity in Black Greek Letter Organizations Breaking the Line

GBP 36.99
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Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

This book highlights many of the latest developments and trends in engineering chemistry research and describes the respective tools to characterize and predict properties and behavior of materials. The book provides original theoretical and important experimental results which use non-routine methodologies and presents chapters on novel applications of more familiar experimental techniques and analyses of composite problems which indicate the need for new experimental approaches presented. Technical and technological development demands the creation of new materials that are stronger more reliable and more durable i. e. materials with new properties. This volume presents new research that will help lead to new and better materials. Each chapter describes the principle of the respective method as well as the detailed procedures of experiments with examples of actual applications presented. Thus readers will be able to apply the concepts as described in the book to their own experiments. Experts in each of the areas covered have reviewed the state of the art thus creating a book that will be useful to readers at all levels in academic industry and research institutions. Engineers polymer scientists and technicians will find this volume useful in selecting approaches and techniques applicable to characterizing molecular compositional rheological and thermodynamic properties of elastomers and plastics. | Analytical Chemistry from Laboratory to Process Line

GBP 82.99
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First-Line Clinical Approaches with Active Duty Service Members and Veterans

First-Line Clinical Approaches with Active Duty Service Members and Veterans

This book offers a culturally responsive and empirically based approach to working with active-duty service members veterans and their families. It examines the assessment and evidenced-based treatment of sexual trauma alcohol and substance abuse depression insomnia intimacy issues and OCD in service members and veterans and the major ethical and clinical challenges for licensed independent providers. The chapters are written by distinguished scholars and experienced healthcare providers who deliver health-focused interventions and integrate relevant cross-cultural factors for working with diverse patients. Loaded with clinical examples and up-to-date research this book is essential for all mental health professionals working or in training to serve military personnel or veterans in the United States. | First-Line Clinical Approaches with Active Duty Service Members and Veterans

GBP 31.99
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Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television is the essential resource for students and aspiring professionals studying and working in film and television design. The book covers all aspects of scenic drafting by hand – a technique still used in film and television because of its unparalleled emotive and aesthetic qualities. Discover how to draw the iconic scroll of a classical column or learn the difference between Flemish bond and English bond brickwork – it is all here! Other key features include the following: Beautifully illustrated approachable step-by-step instructions for every aspect of scenic drafting – specific to film and television; Illustrated explanations of camera lenses including calculating aspect ratios and projections; Coverage of the four types of drafting projection: isometric oblique orthographic and axonometric; A comprehensive glossary of terms including an illustration of each entry. This beautiful book is clear accessible and a must-have for any student aspiring to work in film and television design.

GBP 42.99
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Drawing the Line Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

Drawing the Line Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

This is the definitive guide for all aspects of scenic hand drafting for film and television now comprehensively updated and revised for its second edition. Author David McHenry utilizes 45 years of experience as a Designer Art Director Storyboard Artist and Draftsman to provide readers with an accessible step-by-step guide of professional techniques tools and workflows. Readers will discover how to draw the iconic scroll of a classical column or learn the difference between Flemish and English bond brickwork as well as all four types of drafting projection in detail: isometric oblique orthographic and axonometric. Also included is hard-to-find information on lens angles and their calculation for different screen aspect ratios how to create a lens projection image of a set with a given lens height and aspect ratio and how to create forced perspective. Beautifully illustrated with carefully crafted hand-drawn illustrations on every page this thoroughly revised text has been updated to include new examples and exercises and a revised glossary making it the ideal step-by-step guide to hand drafting for film and television. This is an essential resource for students of drafting for film and television scenic design and art direction courses. It will also hugely benefit professionals studying or working in film and television design. | Drawing the Line Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television

GBP 39.99
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A Short Guide to People Management For HR and line managers

A Short Guide to People Management For HR and line managers

There is a plethora of information available for busy HR practitioners but what they really need is a clear concise and comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of people management within contemporary organizations. Indeed much has been written about Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior which rigorously explores each scientific field yet there is a lack of an integrated examination of both fields. The author begins by describing the new world of business and management which is characterized by continuous change and precarious employment. He examines the individual at work group behavior people resourcing performance and development and the employment relationship and he concludes with a look at organizational change; i. e. the nature of the sorts of changes that take place in companies of all sizes and how the process of organizational development can be managed effectively through people management. This guide provides a thorough examination of the key areas of organizational psychology and people management and offers an easy to digest theory on each topic coupled with the latest empirical evidence. All the core theories of HRM and OB are presented in a methodical and critical manner appealing to time-starved professionals who wish to acquire a detailed overview of people management rapidly. Throughout the book several suggestions will be made to managers for ways of applying various HR theories to the workplace. The reader will uncover how to manage people but won’t be offered prescriptions because the best way of managing people depends on the context. | A Short Guide to People Management For HR and line managers

GBP 18.99
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A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

This book adds a whole new dimension to the editors’ previous work on the social economic and environmental effects of global trade. For the first time it brings all three pillars of sustainability together into one coherent multiregional input–output (MRIO) framework. It shows the power of MRIO analysis to illuminate the local and global interdependencies of economic environmental and social systems and the benefits to be gained through analysing all three together. Change one thing and everything else changes. With chapters from around 60 researchers across 34 countries this book illustrates the effect of natural resources and government policy settings 1990–2015 on the balancing act that was—and is—global trade. It provides a holistic systems’ view of how supply chains work revealing how easily they can become fragmented and out of kilter. And within all the chaos of COVID-19 it shows how MRIO is the one tool that can help rebuild a post-pandemic global economy into a fairer safer world. | A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption Economic Environmental and Social Effects of Pre-Pandemic World Trade 1990–2015

GBP 116.00
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Sheldon Wolin and Democracy Seeing Through Loss

Sheldon Wolin and Democracy Seeing Through Loss

Lucy Cane presents the first full-length study of Sheldon Wolin (1922–2015) an influential theorist of democracy and prescient critic of inverted totalitarianism in the United States. She traces the development of Wolin’s thinking over sixty years offering an overarching interpretation of his central preoccupations and shifts in perspective. Framed around themes of loss and mourning this is not only an intellectual biography but also a critical engagement of Wolin’s work with democratic theory more broadly and an assessment of its value for addressing contemporary crises of democracy. Cane brings Wolin into conversation with other contemporary theorists from Chantal Mouffe to Edward Said as well as with his direct intellectual influences. She argues that his mournful tendencies continue to offer unique insight into the potential loss of local democratic cultures in an era of neoliberal precarity. At the same time she questions whether his politics of mourning can adequately grasp the dynamics of democratic coalition-building or the value of new political movements and ideas. Sheldon Wolin and Democracy remedies a lack of interpretive studies of this key thinker connects divergent strands of contemporary theory and addresses urgent democratic dilemmas. It is a must read for all political theorists and others in the academy and beyond who seek to conceptualize the fate of democracy amidst the rise of right-wing populist movements in the twenty-first century. | Sheldon Wolin and Democracy Seeing Through Loss

GBP 36.99
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Power System Transients Theory and Applications Second Edition

Power System Transients Theory and Applications Second Edition

This new edition covers a wide area from transients in power systems—including the basic theory analytical calculations EMTP simulations computations by numerical electromagnetic analysis methods and field test results—to electromagnetic disturbances in the field on EMC and control engineering. Not only does it show how a transient on a single-phase line can be explained from a physical viewpoint but it then explains how it can be solved analytically by an electric circuit theory. Approximate formulas which can be calculated by a pocket calculator are presented so that a transient can be analytically evaluated by a simple hand calculation. Since a real power line is three-phase this book includes a theory that deals with a multi-phase line for practical application. In addition methods for tackling a real transient in a power system are introduced. This new edition contains three completely revised and updated chapters as well as two new chapters on grounding and numerical methods. | Power System Transients Theory and Applications Second Edition

GBP 77.99
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The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

This book presents the story of growth and change of what is still a largely unorganized food and beverage service industry in India. With the authors’ vast experience in both industry and academia the volume provides a holistic perspective of the current status of the food and beverage industry in India and identifies the topical issues and the challenges. The authors offer an insightful discussion on where the industry is headed and how it can move from top-line driven growth to a bottom-line supported one. | The Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry in India An Emergent Segment

GBP 124.00
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 Fundamentals is designed to be used during instructor led training in an eight week course. It is an introductory level textbook intended for new AutoCAD 2023 users. This book covers all the fundamental skills necessary for effectively using AutoCAD and will provide a strong foundation for advancement. This textbook applies the use of AutoCAD as it pertains to mechanical drafting. Knowing how to draw a line in AutoCAD is not the same as understanding which line type is required when creating technical drawings. This text not only provides the necessary information to operate AutoCAD 2023 but also provides the skills to use AutoCAD as a tool to work proficiently as a drafter or designer.

GBP 66.00
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 Fundamentals is designed to be used during instructor led training in an eight-week course. It is an introductory level textbook intended for new AutoCAD 2021 users. This book covers all the fundamental skills necessary for effectively using AutoCAD and will provide a strong foundation for advancement. This textbook applies the use of AutoCAD as it pertains to mechanical drafting. Knowing how to draw a line in AutoCAD is not the same as understanding which line type is required when creating technical drawings. This text not only provides the necessary information to operate AutoCAD 2021 but also provides the skills to use AutoCAD as a tool to work proficiently as a drafter or designer.

GBP 57.00
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2024 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2024 Fundamentals

Autodesk AutoCAD 2024 Fundamentals is designed to be used during instructor led training in an eight week course. It is an introductory level textbook intended for new AutoCAD 2024 users. This book covers all the fundamental skills necessary for effectively using AutoCAD and will provide a strong foundation for advancement. This textbook applies the use of AutoCAD as it pertains to mechanical drafting. Knowing how to draw a line in AutoCAD is not the same as understanding which line type is required when creating technical drawings. This text not only provides the necessary information to operate AutoCAD 2024 but also provides the skills to use AutoCAD as a tool to work proficiently as a drafter or designer.

GBP 66.99
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