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The Future of Just War
New Critical Essays
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Just War scholarship has adapted to contemporary crises and situations. But its adaptation has spurned debate and conversation—a method and means of pushing its thinking forward. Now the Just War tradition risks becoming marginalized. This concern may seem out of place as Just War literature is...
by Brent Potter
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The stated purpose of this phenomenological psychoanalytic study is to make the phenomenon of self-destruction and its vicissitudes intelligible. It presents the nature of the relationship between the essence of technology and the essence of self-destructiveness.
by Brent Benda
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Boot camps-what are their effects on criminal behavior?
Public and political support for boot camps as alternative correctional facilities has rarely faltered since their inception decades ago, though their efficacy remains uncertain. Rehabilitation Issues, Problems, and Prospects in Boot Camp...
by Brent Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book is your ultimate Vitiligo resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Vitiligo's whole picture right away. Get countless Vitiligo facts...
Aviation Resource Management
Volume 2 - Proceedings of the Fourth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This two volume set presents the reader with new strategies for the contributions of psychology and Human Factors to the safe and effective functioning of aviation organizations and systems. The volumes comprise the edited contributions to the Fourth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium. The chapters...
Urbanism in the Preindustrial World
Cross-Cultural Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2009
A baseline study of the growth of preindustrial cities worldwide.
This work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before industrialization. It further explores how scholars differently...
by Alicia Brent
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
'I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.' - Woody Allen
Death, for reasons that are quite understandable, has become somewhat of a taboo subject in everyday conversation. Though it is the most certain aspect of life, it goes largely unmentioned until the day...
From Human to Posthuman
Christian Theology and Technology in a Postmodern World
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Technology is one of the dominant forces shaping the emerging postmodern world. Indeed the very fabric of daily life is dependent upon various information, communication, and transportation technologies. With anticipated advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and robotics, that dependence...
Teaching and Learning STEM
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Rethink traditional teaching methods to improve student learning and retention in STEM
Educational research has repeatedly shown that compared to traditional teacher-centered instruction, certain learner-centered methods lead to improved learning outcomes, greater development of critical high-level...
by Brent C. Williams, Preeti N. Malani, David H. Wesorick
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
The first book designed specifically for hospitalists and other hospital-based staff who need concise, evidence-based guidance on the vital topic of caring for older hospitalized patients
Hospitalists' Guide to the Care of Older Patients is an up-to-date, practical reference in geriatric medicine...
The New Strategic Direction and Development of the School
Key Frameworks for School Improvement Planning
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Schools will not be able to continue to improve unless they move away from an over-concentration on the short-term and focus on the strategic nature of planning and development. The more targets, the less the effects - what we need is strategy and sustainability. This book links school improvement...
Opting for Self-management
The Early Experience of Grant-maintained Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Originally published in 1991. This book examines the early experiences of the first grant-maintained Schools and considers the challenges facing the self-managing school in the 1990s. The book looks at the context of the change of status, what it means to be grant-maintained, and reviews the types...
Engaging Minds
Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Engaging Minds: Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching explores the diverse beliefs and practices that define the current landscape of formal education. The 3rd edition of this introduction to interdisciplinary studies of teaching and learning to teach is restructured around four prominent...
by Jeremy Deloney, Rob Gordon, Brent Hershey
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The first book of its kind to fully integrate sabermetrics and scouting, the 2017 Minor League Baseball Analyst provides a distinctive brand of analysis for more than 1,000 minor league baseball players. Features include scouting reports for all players, batter skills ratings, pitch repertoires, performance...