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Animating with Stop Motion Pro

Animating with Stop Motion Pro

Animating with Stop Motion Pro is comprehensive hands-on guide to achieving professional results with Stop Motion Pro 7. 0 software. Gone are the days of stop motion guesswork and waiting to see the finalized result of your meticulous labor intensive animations. With the push of a mouse button and the Stop Motion Pro software animators have ten times the capability of simple camera stop motion capture. Re-visualize stop motion character movements graph these movements and composite characters into a flawless animations with the techniques and step by step tutorials featured in Animating with Stop Motion Pro. Create professional stop motion animation immediately with detailed exercises at the companion website: www. focalpress. com/cw/sawicki-9780240812199/. Integrate classic stop motion animation techniques with the latest stop motion software features.

GBP 175.00
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The Inequality Reader Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race Class and Gender

The Inequality Reader Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race Class and Gender

Oriented toward the introductory student The Inequality Reader is the essential textbook for today's undergraduate courses. The editors David B. Grusky and Szonja Szelenyi have assembled the most important classic and contemporary readings about how poverty and inequality are generated and how they might be reduced. With thirty new readings the second edition provides new materials on anti-poverty policies as well as new qualitative readings that make the scholarship more alive more accessible and more relevant. Now more than ever The Inequality Reader is the one-stop compendium of all the must-read pieces simply the best available introduction to the stratifi cation canon. | The Inequality Reader Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race Class and Gender

GBP 130.00
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The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

Where did you see it that perfect quotation from Foucault or Kristeva to use in your upcoming keynote address? Stop the search and pick up Arthur Berger‘s handy book of over 300 concise quotations from the vast literature in cultural theory. This compilation will give you just the right snappy quote to help prepare that lecture write that paper fill that Power Point or drop a few bon mots at a university reception. Organized by theoretical model (semiotic Marxist psychoanalytic gender postmodernist) Berger pulls together the most succinct meaningful passages of the key theorists of our time for those wanting to distill cultural theory to its essence. | The Cultural Theorist's Book of Quotations

GBP 175.00
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Mugging as a Social Problem

Mugging as a Social Problem

First published in 1980 Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging. The work is based on a random sample of over 1000 muggings which occurred within the Metropolitan Police District in the mid-1970s and the author analyses the results not only in absolute and comparative terms but also against a background of social determinants such as ecology deprivation and race. Dr. Pratt’s long-term solution is not novel: an all-round improvement in housing employment and social conditions will eventually remove the circumstances which create muggers; but there are steps he suggests which can be taken in the short term to stop mugging by reducing opportunity. However before any effective measures can be introduced more facts are needed about the background motives and methods of the typical mugger: it is just such facts that this study sets out to provide. This book will be of interest to students of sociology law urban studies and criminology.

GBP 90.00
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Period Reproduction Buckram Hats The Costumer’s Guide

Period Reproduction Buckram Hats The Costumer’s Guide

Whether you‘re in a professional or a community theatre part of a historical re-enactment or teaching costume construction a well-made hat provides a much-needed finishing touch to a costume. Period Reproduction Buckram Hats: The Costumer‘s Guidebook is your one-stop resource for learning how to recreate historically accurate buckram hats. Each chapter is devoted to the construction of a particular hat beginning with a historical image and followed by an list of the exact amount of fabric tools and materials needed and the estimated time to complete the construction. Every chapter contains a brief historical background on each hat a pattern step-by-step instructions process photographs and ideas for altering the pattern to fit your unique production. This book not only provides instruction for the exacting reproduction of historic hats but it also guides and encourages you to alter patterns and techniques to create your own designs. The final chapters outline general millinery principles that can be applied to almost any hat allowing you to customize your project. | Period Reproduction Buckram Hats The Costumer’s Guide

GBP 175.00
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Not the Future We Ordered Peak Oil Psychology and the Myth of Progress

Not the Future We Ordered Peak Oil Psychology and the Myth of Progress

For well over half a century since the first credible warnings of petroleum depletion were raised in the 1950s contemporary industrial civilization has been caught in a remarkable paradox: a culture more focused on problem solving than any other has repeatedly failed to deal with or even consider the problem most likely to bring its own history to a full stop. The coming of peak oil-the peaking and irreversible decline of world petroleum production-poses an existential threat to societies in which every sector of the economy depends on petroleum-based transport and no known energy source can scale up extensively or quickly enough to replace dwindling oil supplies. Not The Future We Ordered is the first study of the psychological dimensions of that decision and its consequences as a case study in the social psychology of collective failure and as an issue with which psychologists and therapists will be confronted repeatedly in the years ahead. | Not the Future We Ordered Peak Oil Psychology and the Myth of Progress

GBP 130.00
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Toxic Leadership Research and Cases

Toxic Leadership Research and Cases

Toxic Leadership: Research and Cases presents research and cases on toxic leadership that emerged from qualitative research on the followers of toxic leaders. The goal is to help students researchers and academics understand how toxic leadership emerges how leaders can spot toxic leadership within their organizations and discuss what they can do to stop toxic leaders from destroying organizational value. The book pulls together various theories models and names (e. g. bad leadership destructive leadership) for toxic leadership. The authors cover how power culture personality disorders and followers contribute to the toxic leadership phenomenon. Readers will learn how toxic leaders impact organizations the types of toxic leaders signs of toxic leaders and the environments they create. The authors share case studies for each toxic leader type to illustrate themes coping strategies and organizational outcomes. Each case is accompanied by a series of questions for reflection study and leadership development. This book will be useful for students researchers and academics to help uncover signs of toxic leaders that are often hidden from upper management. It will also be helpful for leaders to develop organizational strategies and for followers to develop coping strategies. | Toxic Leadership Research and Cases

GBP 120.00
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Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Criminal Law Twelfth Edition a classic introduction to criminal law for criminal justice students combines the best features of a casebook and a textbook. Its success over numerous editions both at community colleges as well as in four-year college criminal justice programs is proof this text works as an authoritative source on criminal law as well as a teaching text that communicates with students. The book covers substantive criminal law and explores its principles sources distinctions and limitations. Definitions and elements of crimes are explained and defenses to crimes are thoroughly analyzed. Each chapter offers guidance to help students understand what is important including chapter outlines key terms learning objectives Legal News boxes that highlight current criminal law issues and Quick Checks that cue the reader to stop and answer a question or two concerning the material just covered. Unique Exploring Case Law boxes offer guidance in using the accompanying cases which are provided on the book’s website and in Part II of this textbook. A robust collection of instructor support materials addresses teaching and learning issues. Updated with all the newest relevant law this book is appropriate for undergraduate students in criminal law and related courses.

GBP 105.00
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Cinema 4D Apprentice Real-World Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist

Cinema 4D Apprentice Real-World Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist

New to CINEMA 4D and looking for an accessible way to get up to speed quickly? Do you already know the basics of the software but need to know the new features or take your skills and understanding a little deeper? If so look no further than CINEMA 4D Apprentice your one-stop shop for learning this powerful application. With guidance that takes you beyond just the button-pushing author Kent McQuilkin guides you through 10 core lessons starting with the basics before moving onto more complex techniques and concepts and then tying it all together with a final project. CINEMA 4D Apprentice walks you through the software with a project-based approach allowing you to put lessons learned into immediate practice. Best practices and workflows for motion graphics artists that can be applied to any software application are included. A companion website (www. focalpress. com/cw/mcquilkin) features project files and videos of the techniques in action. Topics covered include: creating basic scenes modeling texture mapping mograph in-depth integration with After Effects via CINEWARE lighting animation rendering and more motion tracking with the new tools included in R16 | Cinema 4D Apprentice Real-World Skills for the Aspiring Motion Graphics Artist

GBP 130.00
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Focal Digital Camera Guides

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Focal Digital Camera Guides

Just bought a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera and everything beyond. Inside you'll find detailed explanations of every control and every feature including full-color illustrations showing how changing each setting will affect your photos. But this book's greatest strength isn't its focus on the camera; it's the detailed easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take superior photographs. The lens the subject matter the light-all these variables are covered in depth and always in the context of the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D. Written by a widely acclaimed photographer and teacher Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D shows you how to get the shots you can see in your head but have never been able to capture with a camera. . Get up and running in five minutes with the quick start guide. Master your camera's many features and controls. Profit from dozens of tips and tricks . See first-hand how different settings affect your photos. Refine and manage your photos using the Canon software. Be inspired by hundreds of gorgeous full color photographs and learn how to get the same effects in your own shots | Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Focal Digital Camera Guides

GBP 130.00
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Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

Legislation governing employee welfare is becoming increasingly strict and nowhere is this more prevalent than in dealing with a diverse workplace. Every organisation contains employees who can be considered diverse. Diverse employee can include pregnant women people with illnesses young and old workers and those with disabilities. In today‘s society where more people with disability and illness are entering the workplace it is essential for both the organisation and the employee that managers are able to deal effectively with a diverse workplace. Tolley‘s Managing a Diverse Workplace provides unrivalled guidance on complying with the legislation and regulations specific to the management of diverse employees. Aimed at both HR and health and safety managers this unique handbook comprehensively covers the key legislation that affects this important area. Other important features include: Legislation regulation and the employer Legislation regulation and health & safety Managing the employment aspects of diverse employees Managing the health & safety of diverse employees Management systems / tools Managing changing relationships The future of diverse employeesWith corporate social responsibility being such a hot topic the effective management of diverse employees is high on most companies agendas. This one-stop reference guide will ensure that organisations are sufficiently equipped to identify those workers considered to be at risk and manage these risks to their mutual benefit. | Tolley's Managing a Diverse Workforce

GBP 175.00
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Critical Views of Logic

Critical Views of Logic

This book examines positions that challenge the Fregean logic-first view. It raises critical questions about logic by examining various ways in which logic may be entangled with mathematics and metaphysics. Is logic topic-neutral and general? Can we take the application of logic for granted? This book suggests that we should not be dogmatic about logic but ask similar critical questions about logic as those Kant raised about metaphysics and mathematics. It challenges the Fregean logic-first view according to which logic is fundamental and hence independent of any extra-logical considerations. Whereas Quine assimilated logic and mathematics to the theoretical parts of empirical science the present volume explores views that stop short of his thoroughgoing holism but instead take logic to be answerable to or entangled with some particular disciplines. The contributions provide views that assign primacy to mathematical reasons Kantian metaphysical grounds Husserlian transcendental phenomenological reflection or normative considerations about how terms ought to be defined in various fields of empirical science or mathematics. Space is thereby carved out between a Fregean position on the one hand and Quinean holism on the other. Critical Views of Logic will be a key resource for academics researchers and advanced students of philosophy linguistics mathematics and computer science as well as those engaged in various fields of empirical science. The chapters in this book except for chapter 4 were originally published in the journal Inquiry.

GBP 130.00
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Animation from Pencils to Pixels Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator

Animation from Pencils to Pixels Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator

Just add talent! Award-winning animator Tony White brings you the ultimate book for digital animation. Here you will find the classic knowledge of many legendary techniques revealed paired with information relevant to today's capable state-of-the-art technologies. White leaves nothing out. What contemporary digital animators most need to know can be found between this book's covers - from conceptions to creation and through the many stages of the production pipeline to distribution. This book is intended to serve as your one-stop how-to animation guide. Whether you're new to animation or a very experienced digital animator here you'll find fundamentals key classical techniques and professional advice that will strengthen your work and well-roundedness as an animator. Speaking from experience White presents time-honored secrets of professional animaton with a warm masterly and knowledgeable approach that has evolved from over 30 years as an award-winning animator/director. The book's enclosed downloadable resources presents classic moments from animation's history through White's personal homage to traditional drawn animation Endangered Species. Using movie clips and still images from the film White shares the 'making of' journal of the film detailing each step with scene-by-scene descriptions technique by technique. Look for the repetitive stress disorder guide on the downloadable resources called Mega-hurts. Watch the many movie clips for insights into the versatility that a traditional pencil-drawn approach to animaton can offer. | Animation from Pencils to Pixels Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator

GBP 175.00
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Ethnography and the Evocative World of Policing

Ethnography and the Evocative World of Policing

This book demonstrates the unique contribution police ethnographies make to our understanding of policing cultures and practices in a variety of international settings. It features contemporary examples of police ethnographies that demonstrate the continuing value of ethnographic work to our understanding of policing. The first section of the book focuses on the police and Anglo-American policing. The second section is international in scope and seeks to enrich our understandings of policing ‘beyond’ the police. Chapters explore police interactions during a stop and search and at a carnival. They peer behind the scenes at the control room and at the use of intelligence. We listen in to the experiences of new recruits and the stories told in canteens. They also take us into the world of private security agencies to Kenya and to Vietnam. The book explores the position of ethnographers asking: whether we do too much with rather than on the police; and whether our work reveals more about us as academics than them as officers. Together they are revealing of a changing policing landscape. Ethnography and the Evocative World of Policing demonstrates the unique value of ethnographic work in the fields of policing studies and criminology. It will be a key resource for scholars and researchers of policing criminology sociology law and research methods. The chapters in this book were originally published in two special issues of Policing and Society.

GBP 130.00
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Nikon D90 Focal Digital Camera Guides

Nikon D90 Focal Digital Camera Guides

Just bought a Nikon D90 and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera and everything beyond. Inside you'll find detailed explanations of every control and every feature including full-color illustrations showing how changing each setting will affect your photos. But this book's greatest strength isn't its focus on the camera; it's the detailed easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take superior photographs. The lens the subject matter the light - all these variables are covered in depth and always in the context of the Nikon D90. Written by a widely acclaimed photographer and photography instructor the Nikon D90 Digital Camera Guide shows you how to get the shots you can see in your head but have never been able to capture with a camera. *Get up and running in five minutes with the quick start guide*Profit from dozens of tips and tricks *Master all of your camera's many features and controls*See first-hand how different settings affect your photos*Refine and manage your photos using the Nikon photo software *Be inspired by hundreds of gorgeous full color photographs and learn how to get the same effects in your own shots**Get you FREE Nikon D90 Pocket Guide with purchase! Visit www. focalpress. com/camerapocketguides for more info** | Nikon D90 Focal Digital Camera Guides

GBP 130.00
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Patriotism Partition and the Persecuted Social Biography of Victims of Partition

Patriotism Partition and the Persecuted Social Biography of Victims of Partition

This book explores the theme of continuous wreaking of brutal persecution of a Hindu family on the one hand and the uncompromising efforts of Muslim friends and neighbours to protect this family on the other. It is set against the resultant and barbaric forces let loose after the propagation of the two nation theory and the ultimate partition of India in 1947. Based on the soical biography of a Hindu family that stayed back in East Pakistan it traces their journey how they became 'other' in the country of their birth and faced persecution. This being branded the other led to part of the family migrating to Inida away from their natal roots. The 1965 India-Pakistan war further brought prolonged separation and sufferings for these half-families living on both sides of the borders. Subjecting one to encounter helplessness uncertainty and poverty in India and the other to state sponsored apathy coercion arrests and physical tortures. The vicious atmosphere of violent communal aggression though did not stop their Muslim friends from protecting them. When the Muslim friend was killed by the religious fanatics in the newly liberated Bangladesh the left behind member of the Hindu family realized that it was time to leave their motherland for India where they died with the desire to go back to their motherland buried along with them. Despite prolonged violence and tragic separation thereafter numerous memories of the self-sacrificing efforts of the compatriots served as recollection in collective living in the Indian subcontinent. | Patriotism Partition and the Persecuted Social Biography of Victims of Partition

GBP 130.00
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A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume I Ancient

A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume I Ancient

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient Medieval and Early Modern. These volumes provide students with easy-to-access ‘who’s who’ with details on the identities and dates ages and wives where known of heads of government in any given state at any time within the framework of reference. The relevant original and secondary sources are also listed in a comprehensive bibliography. Providing a clear reference guide for students to who was who and when they ruled in the dynasties and other ruler-lists for the Ancient Medieval and Early Modern worlds – primarily European and Middle Eastern but including available information on Africa and Asia and the pre-Columbian Americas. The trilogy accesses and interprets the original data plus any modern controversies and disputes over names and dating reflecting on the shifts and widening of focus in student and academic studies. Each volume contains league tables of rulers’ ‘records’ and an extensive bibliographical guide to the relevant personnel and dynasties plus any controversies so readers can consult these for extra details and know exactly where to go for which information. All relevant information is collected and provided as a one-stop-shop for students wishing to check the known information about a world Sovereign. The Ancient volume begins with the Pharaohs in Egypt and moves through Greece Classical and Early Medieval Armenia Crimea Syria Jordan Israel and Judah Persia India and ends with the Roman World in the east and west. A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume I Ancient provides students and scholars with the perfect reference guide to support their studies and to fact check dates people and places.

GBP 120.00
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The New York City Police Department The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

The New York City Police Department The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

Studying the flagship New York City Police Department is critical to understanding policing and democratic society. An examination of the department by experts who have been studying it for years The New York City Police Department: The Impact of Its Policies and Practices provides a frank and open discussion about the NYPD from an elite group of scholars with varying viewpoints and concerns. The authors in this book are uniquely qualified to discuss and analyze the intricacies of policies and their impact. Researchers working the streets of Brooklyn expose stop-and-frisk policies. An expert academic covers marijuana arrest policies and their implications on citizens. The impact of the NYPD‘s development of innovative technology is demonstrated by a recently retired captain who worked on developing the department‘s real-time crime center. Presenting the insight of these and other experts the book explores critical questions such as: How are victims of crime faring in the NYPD‘s performance management system? Does the NYPD manipulate crime reports to make them appear better? How does the NYPD handle mass demonstrations? How does the community view the NYPD? How can an individual start a grassroots movement to influence policy and practices? The book explores hiring firing and retention; analyzes crime-fighting strategies; discusses the drop in homicide rate in recent years; and reviews legal concerns and the response to public demonstrations such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. The final chapter evaluates implications of the policies the NYPD follows and analyzes how it affects policing worldwide. A scintillating expos n police culture and resistance to change the book is destined to encourage enhanced social discourse on the topic for years to come. | The New York City Police Department The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

GBP 175.00
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Child Protection A guide for teachers and child care professionals

Child Protection A guide for teachers and child care professionals

'. a valuable resource book for teachers child care workers and school administrators on preventing identifying and handling cases of child abuse and neglect. [It includes] a unique international perspective on child protection. ' Associate Professor Sandy K Wurtele University of Colorado'Many books stop at the what should be done but this book goes beyond that to tell us the how. It is sound practical and most welcomed. 'Wilma Bartlett The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children UKTeachers and early childhood workers are the only professionals in contact with abused children for long periods of time. Although they are seldom aware of their importance they can provide the child's best defence against abuse. Abused children exhibit identifiable behaviours and perform less well in school than their peers. Educators and caregivers can learn to observe children's development and respond to their special needs. Schools have always taken responsibility for teaching children to stay safe from traffic fire water and electricity. They are also in the best position for teaching children to stay safe with people. Child Protection is a comprehensive guide to the common forms of child abuse and neglect. It offers practical help for the identification of child abuse and neglect and the support of the child victims and in particular the provision of curriculum for child protection. Freda Briggs formerly a teacher and social worker is Professor Child Development at the University of South Australia. She is also the author of From Victim To Offender Why My Child? Developing Personal Safety Skills In Children With Disabilities Keep Children Safe and Child Sexual Abuse: Confronting The Problem. Russell Hawkins is a psychologist in private practice and a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Australia. | Child Protection A guide for teachers and child care professionals

GBP 130.00
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Sony A200

Sony A200

Focal Digital Camera Guides: Sony A200 Just bought a Sony A200 and looking to combine practical know-how with inspiration? This one-stop easy-to-read guide covers all the basic functions of the camera and everything beyond. For the basics turn to the quick start guide which will get you up and running in five minutes. For an understanding of your camera's many controls and features check out the section called The Camera. If all you need is a quick explanation you'll find it. If you're looking for the whole story you'll find that too. Settings that affect how your pictures look are accompanied by full-color examples that show you exactly what you can expect. This section also covers the camera's menus playback features memory and power sources. The section called Software shows you how to get the most out of your camera's software. It covers RAW conversion storing your images managing your library and backup strategies. Ultimately this book's greatest strength isn't its focus on the camera or the software; it's the detailed easy-to-follow instruction it offers on using your camera to take truly superior photographs. Sections devoted to lenses subject matter and light cover these variables in depth always presenting the most effective techniques in the context of the Sony A200. Written by an experienced photographer The Sony A200 Digital Camera Guide shows you how to get the shots you can see in your head but have never been able to capture with a camera. The quick start guide will have you taking great photos in ten minutes. In-depth coverage of every feature and control ensures that you have access to the tools you need for every shot. Full-color examples demonstrate how different settings affec

GBP 175.00
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Demystifying Modern Slavery

Demystifying Modern Slavery

Who are the perpetrators of modern slavery? Why do they exploit others? What might be done to stop exploitation recurring? These are the questions answered in this book. Reporting on the first primary study of modern slavery offenders the book depicts the findings of in-depth interviews with people accused of and convicted for committing modern slavery offences. The different forms that modern slavery takes are explained chapter by chapter: organized crime people smuggling labour exploitation domestic servitude sham marriage the trafficking of adults for sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. Using case studies to illuminate the perspectives of those deemed perpetrators we show that few modern slavery offenders conform to stereotypes of people traffickers. Through an interpretive analysis of offenders’ life stories we reveal the points in the past and present where interventions could have prevented victims from becoming trapped in exploitation. We show that while national governments and international bodies often appear resolute in their efforts to tackle modern slavery and people trafficking they have also obscured their own roles in compounding the plights of those at the sharp ends of globalization. In racializing the actions of sex traffickers grooming gangs and organized criminals the modern slavery agenda has mystified the roles market dynamics the absence of workers’ rights and immigration controls play in generating vulnerabilities to exploitation. This book will be of interest to a wide range of students policymakers and practitioners concerned with modern slavery human trafficking border control and immigration globalization and inequality as well as the more disciplinefocused criminological audiences concerned with why people commit crimes what should be done about them and the often paradoxical consequences of social control across borders. Given the book’s strong focus on narrative psychosocial and social network methodologies it will also appeal to audiences across the social sciences concerned with applying these novel approaches to difficult to reach populations. | Demystifying Modern Slavery

GBP 115.00
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The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance Agile Waterfall and Beyond

The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance Agile Waterfall and Beyond

Practitioners operate in a necessary reality. We work in a space where project performance is above theory or methodology. In the best environments delivery and an affirmative culture are what matter most. In the worst it is politics and survival. In any environment we are challenged to adopt best practices and adapt our style to the environment in which the project is occurring. This is a book about those best practices and practitioner experiences. It is a must-have reference and guidebook for project managers general managers business leaders and project management researchers. This book is the result of the hard work and dedication of more than 35 authors from more than 15 countries across four continents. It brings a diversity of experience professional and personal. It includes practitioners leading academics renowned theorists and many who straddle those roles. The chapters cover experiences in software large-scale infrastructure projects finance and health care to name a few. The chapters themselves take many forms. Check out the Table of Contents to get a deeper sense of the topics included. All provide real-world guidance on delivering high-performing projects and show you how to build lead and manage high-performing teams. The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance is complete in itself. It can also be an enticing start to an ongoing dialogue with the authors and a pleasurable path to get deeper into the subject of project performance. Find your favorite place to begin learning from these chapters to begin taking notes and taking away nuggets to use in your everyday. But don’t stop there. Contact information and further resources for this diverse team of experts are found throughout. The Practitioner's Handbook is a modern guide to the leading edge of project performance management and a path to the future of project delivery. | The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance Agile Waterfall and Beyond

GBP 130.00
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Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa Evolution Impact and Policy Implications

Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa Evolution Impact and Policy Implications

Although a number of selected African countries have made efforts to implement various financial sector reforms many countries have not fully implemented the requisite reforms required for sustainable development. Instead they have focused mainly on bank-based financial reforms thereby neglecting market-based financial reforms. This study provides a one-stop shop for understanding the history and evolution of the financial sector in Africa with a special focus on the sub-Saharan region where the financial system in many countries is still at a relatively nascent stage. The analysis is extensive and robust and starts from financial repression to financial liberalisation (both internal and external) and its role in sustainable development and poverty alleviation. The book covers a range of important research issues pertaining to financial development in selectede African countries including interest rate and exchange rate reforms the dynamics of bank-based and market-based financial development; the role of the informal financial sector in sustainable development; the finance-growth nexus; bank-based versus market-based financial sectors in Africa; financial development and information and communication technology; and financial development and gender equality among other topics. The book also considers the relationship between the COVID-19 global pandemic and financial development and concludes by presenting a forecast of the future trends of financial and sustainable development on the African continent in general and sub-Saharfan Africa in particular. The chapters are authored by prominent scholars and researchers in the field of finance and banking applied econometrics and development economics with a deep understanding and knowledge of financial development and the local situations in African countries. This book provides crucial reference material for academics researchers policymakers and students of all levels and is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the nature of finance and sustainable development in Africa in relation to the rest of the world. It covers African countries but with more emphasis on the sub-Saharan African region where the financial systems in many of the countries are still relatively underdeveloped. | Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa Evolution Impact and Policy Implications

GBP 130.00
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