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Endurance Running A Socio-Cultural Examination

Endurance Running A Socio-Cultural Examination

Running is a fundamental human activity and holds an important place in popular culture. In recent decades it has exploded in popularity as a leisure pursuit with marathons and endurance challenges exerting a strong fascination. Endurance Running is the first collection of original qualitative research to examine distance running through a socio-cultural lens with a general objective of understanding the concept and meaning of endurance historically and in contemporary times. Adopting diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to explore topics such as historical conceptualizations of endurance lived experiences of endurance running and the meaning of endurance in individual lives the book reveals how the biological historical psychological and sociological converge to form contextually specific ideas about endurance running and runners. Endurance Running is an essential book for anybody researching across the entire spectrum of endurance sports and fascinating reading for anybody working in the sociology of sport or the body cultural studies or behavioural science. | Endurance Running A Socio-Cultural Examination

GBP 44.99
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Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

Athletes participating at all levels of endurance performance can relate to the impact of psychological factors. Whether it is motivation self-belief feeling nervous before a race exercise-induced pain sticking to a pacing strategy or thoughts around what to focus on there are a vast number of psychological factors which can affect endurance performance. Bringing together experts in the field from around the world this is the first text to provide a detailed overview of the psychology of endurance performance where there is a research and an applied focus looking at both main theoretical models as well as how interventions can support an athlete’s efficacy and well-being. The authors look at regulatory processes around pain decision-making self-belief emotions and meta-cognition before examining a range of cognitive strategies including the use of imagery goals self-talk and mindfulness techniques. With a final section of the book outlining issues related to mental health that are relevant to endurance performance the book shows that the future of research and application of psychological theory in endurance performance in sport is bright and thriving. Aimed at researchers students coaches and athletes themselves this is essential reading for anyone wishing to better understand how our minds experience endurance in performance arenas and what psychological techniques can be used to make us more efficient. | Endurance Performance in Sport Psychological Theory and Interventions

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Seismic Analysis and Design using the Endurance Time Method

Seismic Analysis and Design using the Endurance Time Method

The endurance time method (ETM) is a seismic analysis procedure in which intensifying dynamic excitations are used as the loading function and it provides many unique benefits in the design of structures. It can largely reduce the computational effort needed for the response history analysis of structures. This aids in the practical application of response history-based analysis in problems involving very large models and/or requiring numerous analyses to achieve optimal design goals. A single response history analysis through ETM provides an estimate of the system response at the entire range of seismic intensities of interest thus making it ideal for applications such as seismic risk assessment life-cycle cost analysis and value-based seismic design. Conceptual simplicity also makes ETM a useful tool for preliminary response history analysis of structural systems. Features: Presents full coverage of the subject from basic concepts to advanced applied topics. Provides a coherent text on endurance time excitation functions that are essential in endurance time analysis. Seismic Analysis and Design using the Endurance Time Method serves as a comprehensive resource for students researchers and practicing structural engineers who want to familiarize themselves with the concepts and applications of the endurance time method (ETM) as a useful tool for dynamic structural analysis.

GBP 99.99
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Nutrition and Exercise Immunology

Nutrition and Exercise Immunology

Like an army of millions ready to defend its territory the human immune system acts as the body's primary line of defense-a complex network of interacting cells that protects us from pathogens and other foreign substances. But many components of the immune system exhibit change after prolonged heavy exertion indicating that it is suppressed and stressed albeit transiently following prolonged endurance exercise. For marathon runners distance swimmers and any other endurance athlete who undergoes repeated cycles of heavy exertion a weakened immune system could lead to health complications such as respiratory infection. As a result interest in various nutrient supplements with the potential to counter exercise-induced immunosuppression has grown. Nutrition and Exercise Immunology reviews the link between nutrition and immune function with special application to athletic endeavor. Written by respected researchers in sports medicine and exercise immunology this text covers topics such as carbohydrates and the immune response to prolonged exertion; protein exercise and immunity; and vitamins immunity and infection risk in athletes. It also takes a look at future directions in nutrition and exercise immunology. For sports medicine professionals dietitians nutritionists exercise immunologists as well as endurance athletes Nutrition and Exercise Immunology provides an important and in-depth look into this exciting new area of scientific research.

GBP 59.99
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Aircraft Performance An Engineering Approach

Aircraft Performance An Engineering Approach

Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach Second Edition introduces flight performance analysis techniques of fixed-wing air vehicles particularly heavier-than-aircraft. It covers maximum speed absolute ceiling rate of climb range endurance turn performance and takeoff run. Enabling the reader to analyze the performance and flight capabilities of an aircraft by utilizing only the aircraft weight data geometry and engine characteristics this book covers the flight performance analysis for both propeller-driven and jet aircraft. The second edition features new content on vertical takeoff and landing UAV launch UAV recovery use of rocket engine as the main engine range for electric aircraft electric engine endurance for electric aircraft gliding flight pull-up and climb-turn. In addition this book includes end-of-chapter problems MATLAB® code and examples and case studies to enhance and reinforce student understanding. This book is intended for senior undergraduate aerospace students taking courses in Aircraft Performance Flight Dynamics and Flight Mechanics. Instructors will be able to utilize an updated Solutions Manual and Figure Slides for their course. | Aircraft Performance An Engineering Approach

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Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances Issues Influences and Impacts

Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances Issues Influences and Impacts

In the pursuit of more muscle enhanced strength sustained endurance and idealised physiques an increasing number of elite athletes recreational sport enthusiasts and body-conscious gym-users are turning to performance and image enhancing drugs and substances (PIEDS). In many instances such use occurs with little regard for the health social and economic consequences. This book presents a nuanced evidence-based examination of PIEDS. It provides a classification of PIEDS types physical impacts rates of use user profiles legal and sporting status and remedial program interventions covering both elite and recreational use. It offers the perfect guide to assist students government policy makers and sport managers in understanding the complex issues surrounding PIEDS consumption. | Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs and Substances Issues Influences and Impacts

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Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne Marriage Separation and Legal Controversies

Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne Marriage Separation and Legal Controversies

The documents contained in Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne: Marriage Separation and Legal Controversies tell a story of Mistress Bourne’s petition for divorce its resolution and the ongoing dispute between Mistress Bourne and her husband about their marriage and separation and subsequently between Mistress Bourne and Sir John Conway both for custody of her daughters and her financial security. The letters capture the contradiction between married women’s official legal limitations and the often messy and complicated avenues of redress available to them. Elizabeth’s narratives and desire for divorce challenge literary representations of patient endurance where appropriate feminine behavior restores a husband’s devotion. The Bourne case offers a unique set of documents heretofore unavailable except through the British Library National Archives’ State Papers and Hatfield House. Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne is tremendously important to early modern scholars and our knowledge about and view of women’s negotiations for legal autonomy in the sixteenth century. | Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne Marriage Separation and Legal Controversies

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The Science of Motorsport

The Science of Motorsport

Despite its worldwide following high levels of investment and scientific complexity there is a lack of evidence-based literature on the science of human performance in motorsport. Focusing on the physiological psychological and sport medicine aspects of training performance injury and safety The Science of Motorsport is the first book to provide an accessible and up-to-date resource for stakeholders at all levels of motorsport. Addressing the physiological and psychological stresses of racing across a full range of sports from Formula 1 and IndyCar to NASCAR and endurance racing the book includes chapters on: • nutritional and physical training strategies for drivers; • the driver’s neck; • injury rates and pathologies of open-wheel driving; • return to competition from concussion; • driver safety; • and considerations for pit crews and safety staff. Accessibly written and made up of contributions from world-leading authorities in motorsport science research this is a crucial resource for racing drivers physical trainers pit crew members and safety personnel as well as researchers and students with an interest in applied sport physiology applied sport psychology or sport medicine.

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Mothering Education and Ethnicity The Transformation of Japanese American Culture

Mothering Education and Ethnicity The Transformation of Japanese American Culture

This postmodern feminist study explores changes in Japanese American women's perspectives on child rearing education and ethnicity across three generations-Nisei (second) Sansei (third) and Yonsei (fourth). Shifts in socio-political and cultural milieu have influenced the construction of racial and ethnic identities; Nisei women survived internment before relocating to the midwest Sansei women grew up in white suburban communities while Yonsei women grew up in a culture increasingly attuned toward multiculturalism. In contrast to the historical focus on Japanese American communities in California and Hawaii this study explores the transformation of ethnic culture in the midwest. Midwestern Japanese American women found themselves removed from large ethnic communities and the development of their identities and culture provides valuable insight into the experience of a group of Asian minorities in the heartland. The book explores central issues in studies of Japanese culture the Japanese sense of self and the Japanese family including amae (mother-child dependency relationship) gambare (perseverance) and gaman (endurance). | Mothering Education and Ethnicity The Transformation of Japanese American Culture

GBP 38.99
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Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology Fourth Edition

Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology Fourth Edition

Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology 4th Edition explores and illustrates the broad array of metabolic pathways employed for the production of primary and secondary metabolites as well as biopharmaceuticals. This updated and expanded edition addresses the whole spectrum of fermentation biotechnology from fermentation kinetics and dynamics to protein and co-factor engineering. It also sheds light on the new strategies employed by industrialist for increasing tolerance and endurance of microorganisms to the accumulation of toxic wastes in microbial-cell factories. The new edition builds upon the fine pedigree of its earlier predecessors and extends the spectrum of the book to reflect the multidisciplinary and buoyant nature of this subject area. Key FeaturesCovers the whole spectrum of the field from fermentation kinetics to control of fermentation and protein engineering. Includes case studies specifically designed to illustrate industrial applications and current state-of-the-art technologies. Presents the contributions of eminent international academics and industrial experts. Offers new chapters addressing:The prospects and the role of bio-fuels refineries Control of metabolic efflux to product formation in microbial-cell factories andImproving tolerance of microorganisms to toxic byproduct accumulation in the fermentation vessel. | Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology Fourth Edition

GBP 46.99
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Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget

Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget

This lab manual is designed to benefit those colleges and universities that offer courses with lab components in physical fitness exercise physiology and healthy lifestyles but do not have the facilities and/or budget to allow students to train in high-tech laboratory settings. This long-overdue book-essential for sports and exercise science departments on a budget-provides meaningful lab experiences that don't require sophisticated and expensive equipment. The labs were written and designed to be self-administered or administered to others. Readers will find the book an essential resource for any career involving physical fitness and performance testing. This book's clear and concise layout makes it an ideal tool both for learning and for practical application in professional settings. The book includes 31 labs divided into eight units: Introductory labs Aerobic fitness Fatigue thresholds Muscular strength Muscular endurance Muscular power Body composition and body build Flexibility Labs include these features: Background Terms and Abbreviations Equipment (and pricing) Procedures Equations Sample Calculations Worksheets Tables Extension Activities and References. The manual also includes a table of units and conversions a list of equipment and vendors a Glossary and an Index. | Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget

GBP 130.00
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The History of the Fabian Society

The History of the Fabian Society

Originally published in 1918. Whatever one's views no one can deny the endurance or influence of a society in which the Webbs Shaw Annie Besant Wallas Wells etc. almost all the 'personalities' of the period were involved to a lesser or greater extent and which has played such an important part in the oscial thought of England. Yet so little is known about the society's early history that even in 1916 Pease said that the only sources were 'shabby notebooks and the memories of a few men now rapidly approaching old age. ' Since its first publication 'The History of the Fabian Society' by Edward Pease has been increasingly recognized as almost the only contemporary source for the genesis and early development of Fabianism. Twenty-five years as secretary and his presence at the institution of the Society enabled Pease in a truly Fabian way to give a valuable survey of the growth of the Society from its days of middle-class 'fellowship' down to the typical solid Fabian workmanship embodied in the Minority Report of the Poor-Law Commission. Margaret Cole's new introduction evaluates the present-day significance of a book which is indispensable for any student of Labour history.

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Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

This book explores the discourse of traditional values and local practices within the formal educational system in Senegal investigating how these cultural elements are present in the daily life of the community and integrated into formal schools and teaching. Studying the integration of concepts such as Jom (hard work pride dignity) Kersa (decency) Fule (self-respect) Mun (endurance) Teranga (hospitality) Kal (kinship) and Suture (Protection) it looks at how values are used perceived and understood within communities as well as their positive and negative connotations in the postcolonial context. Based on long-term participant education and utilizing a critical auto-ethnography lens it ultimately proposes that such concepts can be used to counterbalance the Western knowledge to which schoolchildren are mostly exposed connecting this to Bhaba’s system of the ‘Third Space”; a hybrid system to accommodate both educational systems for more relevant education. An informed study of the positive impacts of traditional cultural values on education in Senegal it will appeal to scholars researchers and practitioners of education in post-colonial Francophone countries with interests in culturally relevant education African education post-colonial education and international education. | Traditional Values and Local Community in the Formal Educational System in Senegal Relevance Need and Barriers to the Integration of Local

GBP 130.00
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Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

In recent years a new set of psychological principles has emerged from research investigating adventure and adventurous activities. Adventure involves a special type of physical activity in natural contexts where participants voluntarily participate in experiences where the environment and activity are challenging perhaps dangerous and potentially life threatening. To go on an adventure is to participate in an enduring event requiring sustainable effort where effective performance is measured not only by success but also by survival. This book brings together the emerging literature in ‘Adventure Psychology’ that supports enduring performance and wellbeing. The first section examines sustaining performance and wellbeing. The second section studies the transformative aspect of adventure. Adventure Psychology is of use in everyday life and the techniques and understandings can help people and business prepare for the future. This book will help us all thrive despite adversity volatility and uncertainty. Written for researchers this book will also be useful for trainers educators and students of sport performance and organisational psychology as well as adventurers and endurance athletes. Adventure Psychology is designed to meet the needs of specialists across a variety of fields but importantly also to be accessible and applicable for those wanting to live life fully — to realise our full potential. | Adventure Psychology Going Knowingly into the Unknown

GBP 34.99
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The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

In the age of complex Tv of social networking and massive consumption of transmedia narratives a myriad short-lived phenomena surround films and TV programs raising questions about the endurance of a fictional world and other mediatized discourse over a long arc of time. The life of media products can change direction depending on the variability of paratextual materials and activities such as online commentaries and forums promos and trailers disposable merchandise and gadgets grassroots video production archives and gaming. This book examines the tension between permanence and obsolescence in the production and experience of media byproducts analysing the affections and meanings they convey and uncovering the machineries of their persistence or disposal. Paratexts which have long been considered only ancillary to a central text interfere instead with textual politics by influencing the viewers’ fidelity (or infidelity) to a product and affecting a fictional world’s life expectancy. Scholars in the fields of film studies media studies memory and cultural studies are here called to observe these byproducts' temporalities (their short form and/or long temporal extention their nostalgic politics or future projections) and assess their increasing influence on our use of the past and present on our temporal experience and consequently on our social and political self-positioning through the media. | The Politics of Ephemeral Digital Media Permanence and Obsolescence in Paratexts

GBP 42.99
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The Breakfast Club John Hughes Hollywood and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

The Breakfast Club John Hughes Hollywood and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

The Breakfast Club is a quintessential teen film. This book analyzes how multiple factors coalesced to solidify the status of The Breakfast Club as one of the most emblematic films of the 1980s and one of the most definitive teen films of the genre. The film brings together genre-defining elements – the conflicts between generations and peer pressure archetypical characters and breaking down stereotypes the celebration and survival of adolescence and the importance of this time in life on the coming-of-age process – and became a significant moment for John Hughes as an auteur and for teen films in the 1980s. More than just embodying these elements of the genre filmmaker Hughes and the Brat Pack stars helped introduce and popularize multiple generic features that would come to be expected with the teen film formula. The content of the film combined with its context of production in the middle of a boom in teen filmmaking in Hollywood. Meanwhile the marketing that focused on contemporary music peer group dynamics and oppositions between Generation X and baby boomers merged with an enthusiastic reception by youth audiences. Its endurance speaks to the way the film’s level of importance as a critical commercial and influential film with tremendous impact has grown since its initial debut. | The Breakfast Club John Hughes Hollywood and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

GBP 18.99
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Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

Nutrition before during and after training or a sporting event can improve the comfort energy and performance of athletes of all levels from elite to recreational as well as providing long-term health benefits. Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance offers a clear practical and accessible guide to the fundamentals of sport and exercise nutrition. The expert authors begin by explaining key principles including understanding energy systems exercise physiology and metabolism. They cover the basics of digestion absorption and nutrition; examine the key macronutrients and micronutrients essential for performance; and discuss the process of dietary assessment. Part 2 goes on to explore in detail nutrition for pre- and post-training hydration the use of supplements and body composition and provides guidance on developing plans for both individual athletes and teams. The final component examines specific nutrition issues and special needs including working with elite athletes strength-and-power athletes young older and disabled athletes endurance sports GI disturbances and rehabilitation issues. Cultural issues are also explored including diets for vegan and vegetarian athletes and religious perspectives and requirements. Featuring contributions from a range of sport and exercise nutrition professionals and including practical diet plans diagrams and the latest research and evidence throughout this is a core reference for undergraduates nutritionists and trainers. | Nutrition for Sport Exercise and Performance A practical guide for students sports enthusiasts and professionals

GBP 39.99
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Personal Identity

Personal Identity

Who am I? What is a person? What does it take for a person to persist from one time to another? What is the relation between the mind and the body? These are just some of the questions that constitute the problem of personal identity one of the oldest and most fundamental of philosophical questions. Personal Identity Third Edition is a clear and comprehensive introduction to these questions and more. Harold Noonan places the problem of personal identity in the context of more general puzzles about identity discussing the major historical theories and more recent debates. The book also includes essential historical and philosophical background to the problem of personal identity as found in the arguments of Locke Reid and Hume among others. The third edition of Personal Identity has been thoroughly reviewed in light of advances in the latest literature and research. This includes significant revision to the important problems of the simple and complex distinction and its relation to reductionism; temporal parts; and the distinction between perdurance and endurance theorists. Noonan also includes an up to date examination of personal identity and memory and personal identity and animalism particularly the work of Shoemaker Parfit Olson and hybrid theorists. Including helpful chapter summaries and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter Personal Identity Third Edition is essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind and metaphysics as well as students interested in ethics.

GBP 35.99
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A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

Architectural modelmakers have long carried out their work hidden behind the scenes of architectural design and in presenting a history of architectural modelmaking in Britain for the first time this book casts a new light on their remarkable skills and achievements. By telling the story of the modelmakers who make architectural models rather than architects who commission and use them this book seeks to celebrate their often-overlooked contribution to the success and endurance of the architectural model in Britain over the past one hundred and forty years. Drawing from extensive archival research and interviews with practicing and retired modelmakers this book traces the complete history of architectural modelmaking in Britain from its initial emergence as a specialist occupation at the end of the nineteenth century through to the present day. It reveals the legacy of John Thorp the first professional architectural modelmaker in Britain who opened his business in London in 1883 and charts the lives and careers of the innovative and creative modelmakers who followed him. It examines the continually evolving materials tools and processes of architectural modelmaking and outlines the profound ideological economic and technological influences that have shaped the profession’s development. Illustrated with over one hundred photographs of architectural models from previously undocumented archives this book will be of great interest to architectural modelmakers academics and historians as well as anyone with an interest in architectural history and modelmaking. | A History of Architectural Modelmaking in Britain The Unseen Masters of Scale and Vision

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Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology Rolling Bearing Analysis Fifth Edition

Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology Rolling Bearing Analysis Fifth Edition

For the last four decades Tedric Harris' Rolling Bearing Analysis has been the bible for engineers involved in rolling bearing technology. Why do so many students and practicing engineers rely on this book? The answer is simple: because of its complete coverage from low- to high-speed applications and full derivations of the underlying mathematics from a leader in the field. The fifth edition of this classic reference is divided conveniently into two volumes each focused on a specialized area of bearing technology. This option allows you to select the coverage that is best suited to your needs. The second of two books Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology steps up the level to more dynamic and complex loading more extreme operating conditions and higher-speed applications. The authors examine several topics that are unique to the book including mathematical relationships for internal load distribution under conditions of high speed combined radial axial and moment loading as well as the effects of raceway and roller profiling. They also delve into the mathematical development of rolling element-raceway lubricant film thickness and contact friction the stress-life method for calculating bearing fatigue endurance and the effects of shaft and supporting structure flexure on bearing loading and deflection. Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology is the perfect aid for analyzing complex performance and fatigue-life phenomena in advanced applications. | Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology Rolling Bearing Analysis Fifth Edition

GBP 63.99
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Floral Art Of Japan

Floral Art Of Japan

First published in 2005. Japanese flower arrangement is much more than an elegant amusement - it is an expression of what the Japanese call furyu - to turn away from strife and to lose oneself in the joys of peace and nature. It is the opposite of that other key aspect of Japanese culture - Bushido the way of the warrior. The virtues of Bushido are persistence fidelity endurance bravery and activity - those of furyu are subtlety gentleness restraint and repose. That they see no inconsistency or contradiction between these two ways of living is one of the most interesting characteristics of the Japanese people. This volume is a succinct and comprehensive guide to the history theory and practice of this exquisite art. It explains the three fundamental forms of Japanese flower arrangement - Shin Gyo and So as well as the proper arrangement of the tokonoma the alcove where the flowers are displayed. It explains how one has to 'see' the expressions and emotions in blossoms and branches to achieve the most harmonious combinations and gives the history of the art going back to the Ashikaga Shogunate describing the two great classical schools of Japanese flower arrangement - the formal (rikkwa) and the natural (nageire) styles. It also deals with two new schools - the heaven-earthman (ten-chi-jin) and literati (bunjin-ike) styles - concluding with an illustrated chapter on how to arrange flowers. This is a book full of timeless serenity and beauty. | Floral Art Of Japan

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Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

How have EU-level actors responded to the increase in salience and contestation across the member states? This volume explores and explains the actors’ strategic responses and emphasises that domestic pressure has triggered both depoliticisation and politicisation. Long gone are the times when EU decisions left citizens indifferent and when the supranational was largely irrelevant for public opinion and electoral politics across the member states. Instead a string of existential crises has struck and unsettled the Union over more than a decade. These crises have politicised Europe tested the endurance of the supranational system to its core and put EU-level actors under unprecedented pressure. This volume explores how and why EU-level actors respond to the various sometimes competing ‘bottom-up’ demands and challenges the view that domestic contestation necessarily limits EU-level room for manoeuvre. Instead contributions show that domestic pressure can be perceived as either constraining or enabling with responses therefore ranging from the restrained to the assertive. Driven by the survival of the Union by the preservation of their own powers and by different perceptions of domestic demands actors will choose to politicise or depoliticise decision-making behaviour and policy outcomes at the supranational level. The volume concludes that whilst domestic pressure triggers supranational responses such responses should not be assumed to be restraining; they may equally be empowering including for European integration itself. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy. | Strategic Responses to Domestic Contestation The EU Between Politicisation and Depoliticisation

GBP 38.99
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Ergonomics for Rehabilitation Professionals

Ergonomics for Rehabilitation Professionals

Despite the apparently distinct differences between the disciplines of ergonomics and rehabilitation they deal with the same issues although at different ends of the spectrum. Keeping this in mind Ergonomics for Rehabilitation Professionals explores their philosophies and goals their parallel divergent and complementary aspects. It traces the origin of each field and examines the role of ergonomics in rehabilitation. The book begins with a theoretical and conceptual review of ergonomics and its role in rehabilitation. It covers anthropometry and its impact on human biomechanics allowing readers to grasp complex concepts visualize what forces are acting where and understand the consequence of this force. A chapter on tissue mechanics provides an understanding of the effect of the overall load on the tissues and a rationale for possible mechanisms of injury that can be used to design prevention and treatment methods. The book explores the relevant physiological issues looking at the energy cost of activities and the data on strength and endurance. It discusses whole body biomechanics using an approach that supplies intuitive understanding of the effects of force gravity and physiological variables in an integrated manner. Addressing theoretical underpinnings with scientific rigor the book covers a broad range of topics always emphasizing design in rehabilitation. The editor’s organization of the material develops concepts in concentric circles with increasing radii sequencing ideas and exploring them from simple to complex. This selection of topics from two vast and seemingly diverse disciplines provides the tools for setting realistic goals and developing the strategies to achieve them.

GBP 69.99
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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

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Social Sciences The Big Issues

Social Sciences The Big Issues

Fully revised and updated the fourth edition of Social Sciences: The Big Issues explores key debates about how we live our personal domestic and emotional lives at a time of enormous previously unimaginable change and disruption including a pandemic that locked down households and economies. Since the third edition everyone’s life has changed. The pandemic – at least temporarily – stopped social life as we knew it and virtually forced governments to close down their economies. This is where this edition of The Big Issues starts. Staying at home posed a radical departure from routine life but reactions to Covid-19 have exposed the endurance of particular social relations – especially inequalities – which characterize societies worldwide. A few of the new big issues covered in this edition include: Changing selves and personal lives in light of racism and sexual and identity politics in a pandemic Changing patterns of consumption in relation to market production and what it means for climate change Changing intersections of citizenship migration and globalization in the context of the virus crossing borders and both the opportunities and sources of inequality involved Changing ideas about power politics and populism in the aftermath of Brexit Building on the strong foundation of this well-loved text this fully revised fourth edition explores how big issues and social forces intersect to create both change and evidence of continuity especially of social inequalities. It provides a clear accessible introduction to the ideas and approaches of the social sciences across a range of disciplines including sociology psychology and politics. | Social Sciences The Big Issues

GBP 34.99
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