"Planning to Meet Basic Needs" von Frances Stewart ist ein umfassendes Handbuch für politische Entscheidungsträger, Entwicklungsplaner und Sozialarbeiter. Das Buch analysiert die grundlegenden Bedürfnisse der Menschen wie Nahrung,...

Das "International Handbook of Universities" der International Association of Universities ist ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk, das detaillierte Informationen zu Hochschulen weltweit bietet. Es enthält Profile von Universitäten und...

"Strategy and Human Resource Management" von John Purcell ist ein umfassendes Werk, das die Schnittstelle zwischen strategischem Management und Personalmanagement untersucht. Das Buch beleuchtet, wie Unternehmen ihre Human Resources (HR)...

"Promoting Psychological Wellbeing in Children and Families" von Bruce Kirkcaldy ist ein umfassendes Werk, das sich mit der Förderung des psychischen Wohlbefindens bei Kindern und Familien beschäftigt. Das Buch untersucht verschiedene...

Why do elderly choose to move away from their children so as to not receive their support? Using a number of case studies, contributors explore social support as a tool of mutuality, or maintaining relatedness and sharing feelings,...

In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a...

"Women in Cities: Gender and the Urban Environment" von Linda Peake untersucht die Rolle und Erfahrungen von Frauen im städtischen Umfeld. Das Buch analysiert, wie Geschlecht die Wahrnehmung und Interaktion mit der Stadt beeinflusst und...

Metaethics occupies a central place in analytical philosophy, and the last forty years has seen an upsurge of interest in questions about the nature and practice of morality. This collection presents original and ground-breaking research...

With its mixture of American evangelicalism, popular psychology and show business, Moral Re-Armament attracted men and women on six continents. This book traces Moral Re-Armament's reinventions over fifty years, from its Ivy League...

Since the early years of telegraphy, modernity at large generated and has depended upon technologies of electrical/electronic communication and information circulation: from telephone, radio, and television to the internet. This volume...

In coming to terms with the still smoldering financial crisis, little attention has been paid to the flaws within our monetary system and how these flaws lie at the root of the crisis. This book provides an introduction and critical...

Ethnic Attachments in Sri Lanka examines the uses of ethnic identity in Sri Lankan society from the early medieval period through the present day. It takes account of the religious assertion of ethnicity in the early medieval period in...