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Side by Side? Community Art and the Challenge of Co-Creativity

Side by Side? Community Art and the Challenge of Co-Creativity

A new wave of community arts projects has opened up exciting areas of cross-cultural creativity in recent years. These collaborations of local people arts facilitators anthropologists and supporting organisations represent a flourishing new form of arts-based collaborative anthropology that aims to document the stories and cultures of local people using creative art forms. Often focusing on social and cultural agendas from education and health promotion to advocacy and cultural heritage preservation participants bring together methods historically linked to anthropology with those from the arts and community development. Side by Side? – The Challenge of Co-creativity investigates these creative projects as sites of significant cultural creation and potential social change. Through the exploration of a range of diverse collaborations the common threads and historical contexts in this domain of cultural creativity are examined. The role that creative arts collaborations can have in disrupting existing hierarchies of social power and knowledge creation is analysed as are the potential futures historical and cultural implications of these co-creative practices. Drawing on the experiences and reflections of over 30 facilitators from more than 7 countries and written by an experienced collaborative arts practitioner and researcher this exciting forthcoming book will play a defining role in the emerging critical discourse on collaborative art and collaborative anthropology. It is essential reading for collaborative anthropologists arts facilitators and others who aim to collaborate cross-culturally as well as students of Art Anthropology and related subjects. | Side by Side? Community Art and the Challenge of Co-Creativity

GBP 125.00
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An Introduction to R and Python for Data Analysis A Side-By-Side Approach

An Introduction to R and Python for Data Analysis A Side-By-Side Approach

An Introduction to R and Python for Data Analysis helps teach students to code in both R and Python simultaneously. As both R and Python can be used in similar manners it is useful and efficient to learn both at the same time helping lecturers and students to teach and learn more save time whilst reinforcing the shared concepts and differences of the systems. This tandem learning is highly useful for students helping them to become literate in both languages and develop skills which will be handy after their studies. This book presumes no prior experience with computing and is intended to be used by students from a variety of backgrounds. The side-by-side formatting of this book helps introductory graduate students quickly grasp the basics of R and Python with the exercises providing helping them to teach themselves the skills they will need upon the completion of their course as employers now ask for competency in both R and Python. Teachers and lecturers will also find this book useful in their teaching providing a singular work to help ensure their students are well trained in both computer languages. All data for exercises can be found here: https://github. com/tbrown122387/r_and_python_book/tree/master/data. Instructors can access the solutions manual via the book's website. Key features: - Teaches R and Python in a side-by-side way. - Examples are tailored to aspiring data scientists and statisticians not software engineers. - Designed for introductory graduate students. Does not assume any mathematical background. | An Introduction to R and Python for Data Analysis A Side-By-Side Approach

GBP 74.99
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The Dark Side of Translation

The Dark Side of Translation

We tend to consider translation as something good virtuous and bright but it can also function as an instrument of concealment silencing and misdirection—as something that darkens and obscures. Propaganda misinformation narratives of trauma and imagery of the enemy—to mention just a few of the negative phenomena that shape our lives—show patterns of communication in which translation either functions as a weapon or constitutes a space of conflict. But what does this dark side of translation look like? How does it work? Ground-breaking in its theoretical conception and pioneering in its thematic approach this book unites international scholars from a range of disciplines including philosophy translation studies literary theory ecocriticism game studies history and political science. With examples that illustrate complex theoretical and philosophical issues this book also has a major focus on the translational dimension of ecology and climate change. Transdisciplinary and topical this book is key reading for researchers scholars and advanced students of translation studies literature and related areas. Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. 0 license available at http://www. taylorfrancis. com/books/e/9780429321528 | The Dark Side of Translation

GBP 35.99
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China’s New Normal Supply-side and Structural Reform

China’s New Normal Supply-side and Structural Reform

China’s continuous rapid economic growth since the Reform and Opening up of the country in the early 1980s has been praised as a miracle of the world economy. However since 2012 the rate of growth has slowed down rendering some people pessimistic about the country’s economic prospects. This title is a collection of a leading Chinese economists’ views on China’s economic growth and structural reform. The author argues that China’s economy has entered “the new normal” meaning that slowed growth rate is not a cyclical phenomenon but a change in the stage of economic development. Therefore there is a need to enact supply-side structural reforms such as improved efficiency of resource reallocation while shifting the mode of development from one of inputs to innovation. In addition the author discusses the five major concepts of development proposed for the “13th Five-Year Plan” as well as some critical topics related to supply-side structural reform such as agricultural development labor employment and product quality. Scholars and students of macroeconomics development economics and the Chinese economy will find this book to be essential reading. | China’s New Normal Supply-side and Structural Reform

GBP 38.99
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Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors directors educators playwrights and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a welcome table—a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre—the book’s contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts including Middle Eastern American theatre Disability culture multilingual performance Native American theatre color- and culturally-conscious casting and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor’s embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance skin color gender sexuality and ability casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting access and representation. Chapter 2 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. | Casting a Movement The Welcome Table Initiative

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The Gut Microbiome Bench to Table

The Gut Microbiome Bench to Table

The influence of the gut microbiome on human health and disease has been established in recent years through advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing. The Gut Microbiome: Bench to Table presents a scientific introduction to this topic analyzes research on how the microbiome is affected by nutrients and how dietary modifications can alter the microbiome. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts it is divided into three sections. The first section details the current state of laboratory-scale analysis of gut microbiome samples and how we can identify the communities and their functional repertoire. Section II explains the next phase of translational research models such as preclinical animal studies proof of concept safety and efficacy human trials. The third section demonstrates the effectiveness of therapeutic treatments in larger populations. It addresses how diet influences the gut microbiome and presents an array of approaches that have been reported including a discussion of issues of the safety of probiotics and selected supplements and micronutrients. This book is essential for clinicians dietitians and food and nutrition professionals who wish to have the most up-to-date knowledge on food sciences. | The Gut Microbiome Bench to Table

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Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance The Training Table

Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance The Training Table

Knowing the basic nutrition requirements and combining them with proper training are the two most important factors for athletes to achieve peak performance levels. Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance: The Training Table addresses these needs on a comprehensive basis from a training table perspective. Offering practical guidelines for practitioners and athletes the book focuses on the key macronutrients that fuel daily metabolism and exercise training and explores differing needs for various athletes and their individual goals. Topics discussed include:General principles and physiology of caloric intake for all major macronutrients and how this pertains to both active and sedentary individualsEnergy demands and nutritional requirements for strength-power athletes and elite competitors in endurance sports Protein carbohydrate fat vitamin and mineral needs of athletesThe importance of optimal fluid and hydration during exerciseHow to determine body weight for a desired body fat percentage recommended calorie consumption dietary suggestions and useful meal planning tools for a wide variety of caloric needsThe difference between energy intake and energy expenditure and how athletes can eat to build muscle lose fat and optimize performanceScientific strategies on how to time exercise and food intake to more effectively replenish glycogen increase protein synthesis and blunt protein degradationHow the physiological changes that accompany aging change nutrient needs and guidelines for older athletes on maximizing performance and maintaining healthStructuring a diet containing appropriate amounts of macronutrients (protein carbohydrates and fat) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) can be a daunting task. This text adequately addresses how athletes can do so in an effe | Nutritional Guidelines for Athletic Performance The Training Table

GBP 59.99
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Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering

Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering

If there is any one element to the engineering of service systems that is unique it is the extent to which the suitability of the system for human use human service and excellent human experience has been and must always be considered. An exploration of this emerging area of research and practice Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering covers a broad spectrum of ergonomics and human factors issues highlighting the design of contemporary manufacturing systems. Topics include:Adoption of health information technology (HIT)Aging society: the impact of age on traditional service system constructs Anthropology in service science Applying service design techniques to healthcare Co-creating value Cognitive systems modeling of service systems Context-related service: the human aspect of service systemsDesigning services for underserved populationsEthics dividend in services: how it may be cultivated grown and measuredGovernance of service systems Human aspects of change when applying Lean Six Sigma methods and toolsHuman side of service dominant logic in B2B settingsHuman-computer interaction and HF in software technologiesService network configuration impacts on customer experience Simulating employees and customers in service systems Systems design and the customer experienceUsability and human side of electronic financial services The book also discusses issues that arise in shop floor and office environments in the quest for manufacturing agility i. e. enhancement and integration of human skills with hardware performance for improved market competitiveness management of change product and process quality and human-system reliability. It provides a foundation upon which researchers and practitioners can contri

GBP 59.99
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The Dark Side of Social Media A Consumer Psychology Perspective

The Dark Side of Social Media A Consumer Psychology Perspective

The Dark Side of Social Media takes a consumer psychology perspective to online consumer behavior in the context of social media focusing on concerns for consumers organizations and brands. Using the concepts of digital drama and digital over-engagement established as well as emerging scholars in marketing advertising and communications present research on some unintended consequences of social media including body shaming online fraud cyberbullying online brand protests social media addiction privacy and revenge pornography. It is a must-read for scholars practitioners and students interested in consumer psychology consumer behavior social media advertising marketing sociology science and technology management public relations and communication. | The Dark Side of Social Media A Consumer Psychology Perspective

GBP 48.99
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The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook 10 Successful Educators Share Their Top Tips

The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook 10 Successful Educators Share Their Top Tips

Find out how you can use your talents as an educator to make extra money on the side! In this helpful book top Instagram influencers share how they’ve had success with selling lesson plans handouts t-shirts and more while maintaining careers as teachers and school leaders. You’ll hear from these inspiring educators: Lisa Dunnigan and Tosha Wright @thewrightstuffchics Jen Jones @hellojenjones Michelle Ferré @pocketfulofprimary Kisha Mitchell @bethelightinc Bryce Sizemore @theteachingtexan Kristen Donegan @easyteachingtools Cynthia Frias @followsocialone Kayse Morris @kaysemorris Eric Crouch @adventureswithmrc If you’ve always dreamed of having a side hustle but weren’t sure you had the time or the know-how this is the book for you. Each chapter offers tons of practical tips to help you get started along with humorous anecdotes and words of wisdom to keep you motivated on your journey. | The Edupreneur's Side Hustle Handbook 10 Successful Educators Share Their Top Tips

GBP 24.99
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The Cultural Side of Innovation Adding Values

The Cultural Side of Innovation Adding Values

In most discussions about the knowledge-based economy innovation is associated or even equated with technology while culture’s influence is ignored. Innovation is however embedded in cultural and social contexts and neglecting these crucial contexts may impede an innovation’s diffusion—and eventual success. This book places culture at the center of discussions on innovation beginning with a comprehensive introduction to innovation’s various forms including the history sociology and economics of innovation. Insights from marketing and psychology are integrated into a complexity theory framework which are then utilized to evaluate case studies of organizations experiencing repeated innovation successes. The sometimes fraught relationship of firms to creativity is discussed and a new model for to calculating the creativity of an economy is presented. | The Cultural Side of Innovation Adding Values

GBP 46.99
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Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

Mathematics is the basis of casino games which are the bedrock of a $100 billion/year industry. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette takes an in-depth look at the four biggest table games in casinos: blackjack baccarat craps and roulette. It guides readers through the mathematical principles that underpin these games and their different variations providing insights that will be of huge interest to gamblers casino managers researchers and students of mathematics. Features A valuable teaching resource replete with exercises for any course on gambling mathematics Suitable for a wide audience of professionals researchers and students Many practical applications for the gambling industry Mark Bollman is Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion Michigan and has taught 116 different courses in his career. Among these courses is Mathematics of the Gaming Industry where mathematics majors carefully study the math behind games of chance and travel to Las Vegas Nevada in order to compare theory and practice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion’s Honors Program in Great Issues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling which considers gambling from literary philosophical and historical points of view as well as mathematically. Mark has also authored Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries and Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games. | Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games Blackjack Baccarat Craps & Roulette

GBP 28.99
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Emotional and Cognitive Overload The Dark Side of Information Technology

Emotional and Cognitive Overload The Dark Side of Information Technology

We live in a world of limitless information. With technology advancing at an astonishingly fast pace we are challenged to adapt to robotics and automated systems that threaten to replace us. Both at home and at work an endless range of devices and Information Technology (IT) systems place demands upon our attention that human beings have never experienced before but are our brains capable of processing it all? In this important new book an in-depth view is taken of IT's under-studied dark side and its dire consequences on individuals organizations and society. With theoretical underpinnings from the fields of cognitive psychology management and information systems the idea of brain overload is defined and explored from its impact on our decision-making and memory to how we may cope with the resultant 'technostress'. Discussing the negative consequences of technology on work substitution technologically induced work-family conflicts and organizational design as well as the initiatives set up to combat these the authors go on to propose measurement approaches for capturing the entangled aspects of IT-related overload. Concluding on an upbeat note the book's final chapter explores emerging technologies that can illuminate our world when mindfully managed. Designed to better equip humans for dealing with new technologies supported by case studies and also exploring the idea of 'IT addiction' the book concludes by asking how IT processes may aid rather than hinder our cognitive functioning. This is essential reading for anyone interested in how we function in the digital age. | Emotional and Cognitive Overload The Dark Side of Information Technology

GBP 44.99
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The Bohemian Ethos Questioning Work and Making a Scene on the Lower East Side

The Bohemian Ethos Questioning Work and Making a Scene on the Lower East Side

The iconoclastic ingenuity of bohemians from Gerard de Nerval to Allen Ginsberg continually captivates the popular imagination; the worlds of fashion advertising and even real estate all capitalize on the alternative appeal of bohemian style. Persistently overlooked however is bohemians' distinctive relationship to work. In this book sociologist Judith R. Halasz examines the fascinating junctures between bohemian labor and life. Weaving together historiography ethnography and personal experiences of having been raised amidst downtown New York's bohemian communities Halasz deciphers bohemians' unconventional behaviors and attitudes towards employment and the broader work world. From the nineteenth-century harbingers on Paris' Left Bank to the Beats Underground and more recent bohemian outcroppings on New York's Lower East Side The Bohemian Ethos traces the embodiment of a politically charged yet increasingly precarious form of cultural resistance to hegemonic social and economic imperatives. | The Bohemian Ethos Questioning Work and Making a Scene on the Lower East Side

GBP 38.99
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Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

This book examines some of the more disturbing representations of nurses in popular culture to understand nursing’s complex identities challenges and future directions. It critically analyses disquieting representations of nurses who don’t care who kill who inspire fear or who do not comply with laws and policies. Also addressed are stories about how power is used as well as supernatural experiences in nursing. Using a series of examples taken from popular culture ranging from film television and novels to memoirs and true crime podcasts it interrogates the meaning of the shadow side of nursing and the underlying paradoxes that influence professional identity. Iconic nursing figures are still powerful today. Decades after they were first created Ratched and Annie Wilkes continue to make readers and viewers shudder at the prospect of ever being ill. Modern storytelling modes are bringing to audiences the grim reality that some nurses are members of the working poor like Cath Hardacre in Trust Me and others can be dangerous con artists like the nurse in Dirty John. This book is important reading for all those interested in understanding the links between nursing’s image and the profession’s potential as an agent for change. | Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

GBP 38.99
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On the Dark Side of Chronic Depression Psychoanalytic Social-cultural and Research Approaches

On the Dark Side of Chronic Depression Psychoanalytic Social-cultural and Research Approaches

This book brings together cutting-edge expertise from psychoanalysis psychiatry neuroscience and social science to shed light on the dark side of chronic depression. Considering different forms of depression on a continuum the book develops new diagnostical considerations on depression. It includes detailed case studies from clinical psychoanalytical practice conceptual considerations and historical analyses to current empirical and neurobiological studies on depression. The book is unique in bridging a gap between Anglo-Saxon/German psychoanalysis and French traditions in relation to clinical treatment techniques and conceptualizations of depression and trauma. Chapters present new research on the social biographical genetic and neurobiological determinants of severe depressive disorder and explore how these can be differentiated and expanded in the face of new cultural realities as well of new findings particularly in modern neurosciences. The book explores new understanding and discussion of treatment options for depression and will be essential reading for researchers and students in the field of depression and mental health research. It will also enrich the conceptual and clinical knowledge of psychoanalysts and psychotherapy researchers and students. | On the Dark Side of Chronic Depression Psychoanalytic Social-cultural and Research Approaches

GBP 130.00
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Nanotechnology Applications in Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering Farm to Table

Nanotechnology Applications in Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering Farm to Table

This new volume looks at new research and advances in the use of nanotechnology applications in agricultural and bioprocess engineering. The first section deals with the impact of nanotechnology in agricultural engineering looking at the role of nanomaterials in plant growth and nutrition. It goes on to discuss specific methods and processes in the development of food products nutraceuticals and therapeutics. This includes nanotechnological methods for iron fortification of dairy food for processing and preservation of meat and meat products for selective targeting of cancer and more. The book then discusses the role of nanotechnology in bioprocessing such as for biofuel production for wastewater treatment and as enzymatic nanoparticles for fabrication processes. | Nanotechnology Applications in Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering Farm to Table

GBP 124.00
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The Dark Side of Marketing Communications Critical Marketing Perspectives

The Dark Side of Marketing Communications Critical Marketing Perspectives

What fuels capitalism and what stops it from collapsing? Does marketing communications support and sustain the economic and political status quo? This book is not about describing the ways in which businesses can optimize the messages they put across or about adding to the marketing communicator’s toolkit. This book argues that marketing communications plays an increasingly important role in bolstering contemporary capitalism. Drawing on conceptualizations of the ‘market’ from political economy and sociology it focusses on five logics that underpin and sustain the form of capitalism in which we live: the logic of competition the logic of sustainability the logic of individualism the logic of objectivity and the logic of distraction. It does this by exploring those arenas which are increasingly dominated by the communicative activities of business: sport CSR social media statistics and entertainment. Bringing theories from marketing and consumer research sociology cultural studies technology and media studies to bear on marketing communications this book is necessary reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics who wish to understand the broader role of marketing communications in the reproduction of contemporary capitalism. | The Dark Side of Marketing Communications Critical Marketing Perspectives

GBP 35.99
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The Gift of Story Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life

The Gift of Story Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life

With the rise of teacher stressors new and changing state standards and high-stakes testing it is more important than ever to remind literacy teachers and teacher-librarians about the reason that brought them to this profession: the love of story. The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life by John Schu (affectionately known as Mr. Schu all over reading communities) invites readers to consider literacy beyond its academic benefits and explore how universal truths found in stories can change us inspire us connect us to others answer our deepest questions and even help us heal along the way. Using his experience as a teacher librarian book lover and story ambassador Mr. Schu asks readers to reflect on what it means to share their hearts through stories and how it can connect us to individuals and learning communities. The Gift of Story is presented through a study of five affective elements: Healer Inspiration Clarifier Compassion and Connector. Along the way readers will encounter insightful contributions from educators children's writers and illustrators as well as recommendations for sharing the gift of story with learning communities including: treasured book suggestions that stir reflection engaging tips for celebrating literacy and heart-growing applications to lift classroom and library practices. Celebrate the way we define and imagine ourselves through literacy by using stories to connect to others build and strengthen community and honor the children we were called to teach. | The Gift of Story Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life

GBP 27.99
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The Dark Side of Politics Essays on the Unpleasant Realities of Political Life

The Dark Side of Politics Essays on the Unpleasant Realities of Political Life

This series of scholarly chapters explores the unpleasant realities of modern politics – and American politics in particular – by examining how self- interest war violence deception and institutional failure continue to characterize the political landscape. Author Benjamin Ginsberg argues that the political world in which we like to think we live – the world of civic engagement representative government and principled political discourse – is fleeting and fragile resting uneasily upon the foundation of a harsh and dark reality. Making a fundamental contribution to our understandings of politics this book is an important read for students and scholars of American Politics and Government. | The Dark Side of Politics Essays on the Unpleasant Realities of Political Life

GBP 35.99
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Food Feasting and Table Manners in the Late Middle Ages Volume I: The Iberian Peninsula in the European Context

Food Feasting and Table Manners in the Late Middle Ages Volume I: The Iberian Peninsula in the European Context

This book offers a study of what and how people ate in the Iberian Peninsula between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. It has long been recognized that Mediterranean cultures attach great importance to communal meals and food cooked with great refinement. However whilst medieval feasting in England France and Italy has been thoroughly studied Spain and Portugal have both been somewhat neglected in this area of study. This volume analyses how medieval men of the Iberian Peninsula questioned themselves about different aspects deemed important in social feasting. It investigates the acquisition of table manners and rhetorical skills the interaction between medicine and eating and the presence of food in literature and religion. The book also shows how this shared society and culture as well as their attitude towards food connected them to a Western European tradition. The book will appeal to scholars and students alike interested in food and feasting from the perspectives of literature history language art religion and medicine and to those interested in a social cultural and literary overview of life in the Iberian Peninsula during the late Middle Ages. | Food Feasting and Table Manners in the Late Middle Ages Volume I: The Iberian Peninsula in the European Context

GBP 130.00
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Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks The Dark Side of Social Media

Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks The Dark Side of Social Media

Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks examines the effects of technology on three criminal organizations: the Sinaloa cartel the Zetas and the Caballeros Templarios. Using social network analysis and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook Twitter and YouTube Nilda M. Garcia provides fresh insights on the organizational network the central nodes and the channels through which information flows in these three criminal organizations. In doing so she demonstrates that some drug cartels in Mexico have adopted the usage of social media into their strategies often pursuing different tactics in the search for new ways to dominate. She finds that the strategic adaptation of social media platforms has different effects on criminal organization’s survivability. When used effectively coupled with the adoption of decentralized structures these platforms do increase a criminal organization’s survival capacity. Nonetheless if used haphazardly it can have the opposite effect. Drawing on the fields of criminology social network analysis international relations and organizational theory and featuring a wealth of information about the drug cartels themselves Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks will be a great source for all those interested in the presence behavior purposes and strategies of drug cartels in their forays into social media platforms in Mexico and beyond. | Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks The Dark Side of Social Media

GBP 38.99
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The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

When thinking about lowering or changing consumption to lower carbon footprints the obvious offenders come easily to mind: petroleum and petroleum products paper and plastic even food. But not clothes. Although the clothing industry is the second largest polluter after agriculture most consumers do not think of clothes as a source of environmental damage. The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry: Fast Fashion and its Negative Impact on Environment and Society exposes how clever marketing tactics designed to increase demand skillfully hide this reality. An in-depth examination of the international fashion trade and related goods this book raises visibility of the ethical aspects of promoting overconsumption through explaining the ecological damage resulting from the high rate of discarding old clothes. It focuses on the promotion globalization and integration of the apparel sector into our social and political landscape. It presents an expert overview of the garment industry highlighting the harsh realities of the environmental and labor problems associated with it. It tracks the commercial and cultural factors that have led to the growth of fast fashion retail and its dominance of the entire industry. The book covers current regulatory policies both national and international on production and labor and the author does not shy away from making recommendations for change. He examines marketing business and economic models to explain how assumptions of traditional economic theory on industrial growth and prosperity fall short in addressing the high social costs of promoting the overconsumption of cheap and readily disposable clothes. You will come away with a detailed holistic understanding of the garment industry as well as clarity regarding the larger issue of finding balance when it comes to the ethics of consumption. | The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society

GBP 31.99
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