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Télécharger le livre :  From the Iowa Caucuses to the White House
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From the Iowa Caucuses to the White House


Andrew D. Green


Donald Trump won a significant victory in Iowa in 2016. Although Iowa was carried by Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, Trump won the popular vote in 93 of its 99 counties, 32 of which were carried by Obama in 2012. What explains this significant victory, in which a third...

Parution : 2019-07-24
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Éditeur : Palgrave Pivot
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Télécharger le livre :  Rorty, Liberal Democracy, and Religious Certainty
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Rorty, Liberal Democracy, and Religious Certainty


Neil Gascoigne


This book asks whether there any limits to the sorts of religious considerations that can be raised in public debates, and if there are, by whom they are to be identified. Its starting point is the work of Richard Rorty, whose pragmatic pluralism leads him to argue for...

Parution : 2019-07-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Healthcare 4.0
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Healthcare 4.0


Janya Chanchaichujit , Sarayoot Eaimkhong , Fanwen Meng , Albert Tan


This book aims to demonstrate the benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 in healthcare services and to recommend a framework to support this implementation. Key topics in this book include: (1) Discovering emerging technologies and techniques to support Healthcare 4.0,...

Parution : 2019-07-23
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Éditeur : Palgrave Pivot
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Télécharger le livre :  Participatory Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazil
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Participatory Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazil


Valesca Lima


?This book discusses the issues of citizen rights, governance and political crisis in Brazil. The project has a focus on “citizenship in times of crisis,” i.e., seeking to understand how citizenship rights have changed since the Brazilian political and economic crisis...

Parution : 2019-07-19
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Éditeur : Palgrave Pivot
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Télécharger le livre :  Collaboration and Governance in the Emergency Services
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Collaboration and Governance in the Emergency Services


Swetketu Patnaik , Paresh Wankhade


“Globally, emergency services are witnessing a period of unprecedented uncertainty and change caused by pressure on their budgets, reduced manpower and changing patterns of demand and service delivery. Such challenges are also having huge implications on the workforce...

Parution : 2019-07-19
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Télécharger le livre :  Entering the Global Arena
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Entering the Global Arena


Paul Michael Brannagan , Jonathan Grix , Donna Lee


Set against a backdrop of concerns about the potential break-up or radical change to the global world order, this volume sets out to investigate the use of sports mega-events by a number of emerging states.Sports mega-events, it is argued, can be understood as a key...

Parution : 2019-07-17
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Éditeur : Palgrave Pivot
Collection : Mega Event Planning
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Télécharger le livre :  Prices and Welfare
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Prices and Welfare


Abdelkrim Araar , Paolo Verme


This book provides a general framework for the use of theoretical contributions in empirical works, addressing the question of what is the effect of a price change on household well-being.This simple question is one of the most relevant and controversial questions in...

Parution : 2019-07-17
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Télécharger le livre :  Emotions in Digital Interactions
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Emotions in Digital Interactions


Irene Rafanell , Maja Sawicka


Combining the conceptual tools of interactionist and social constructionist positions, this book presents an in-depth investigation of emotions in digital interactions. Through the central case study of online bereavement communities for women who have suffered...

Parution : 2019-07-16
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Télécharger le livre :  The Imperial Politics of Architectural Conservation
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The Imperial Politics of Architectural Conservation


Reyhan Sabri


This book documents the changing role of the Islamic Waqf institution in Cyprus and the conservation of Waqf heritage buildings of Ottoman and Western origins. Previously ignored archives of documents detailing the conservation of Waqf buildings during Ottoman and...

Parution : 2019-07-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Political and Cultural Aspects of Greek Exoticism
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Political and Cultural Aspects of Greek Exoticism


Panayis Panagiotopoulos , Dimitris P. Sotiropoulos


This book explores the new Greek exoticism by examining political and cultural mechanisms that contribute to Greece’s image and self-image construction. The contributions shed light on the subject from different perspectives, including political science, history of...

Parution : 2019-07-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Secrecy, Privacy and Accountability
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Secrecy, Privacy and Accountability


Mike Sheaff


Public mistrust of those in authority and failings of public organisations frame disputes over attribution of responsibility between individuals and systems. Exemplified with examples, including the Aberfan disaster, the death of Baby P, and Mid Staffs Hospital, this...

Parution : 2019-07-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Animals In Brazil
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Animals In Brazil


Carlos Naconecy


This book presents a collection of essays exploring the legal, economic, socio-environmental, and ethical dimensions of human-animal interaction in Brazil. As one of the primary global producers and exporters of beef, with a level of biodiversity in its rain-forests...

Parution : 2019-07-11
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Télécharger le livre :  The Popular Front and the Barcelona 1936 Popular Olympics
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The Popular Front and the Barcelona 1936 Popular Olympics


James Stout


This book deals with the events leading up to the 1936 Popular Olympics which would have united the Popular Front in opposition to the Berlin Olympics. It also discusses the days after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War which began on the same day the games were due...

Parution : 2019-07-09
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Éditeur : Palgrave Pivot
Collection : Mega Event Planning
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Télécharger le livre :  Plant Theory in Amazonian Literature
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Plant Theory in Amazonian Literature


Juan R. Duchesne Winter


This book discusses new developments of plant studies and plant theory in the humanities and compares them to the exceptionally robust knowledge about plant life in indigenous traditions practiced to this day in the Amazonian region. Amazonian thinking, in dialogue with...

Parution : 2019-07-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Economic Perspectives on Government
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Economic Perspectives on Government


Keith Dowding , Brad R. Taylor


“Dowding and Taylor offer student and scholar alike a clear and compelling perspective on the foundations of political economy. Their narrative coherently frames the scholarship of the last half century, and persuasively applies it to the recurring problems facing...

Parution : 2019-07-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Has Sociology Progressed?
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Has Sociology Progressed?


Colin Campbell


Looking back over the last 60 years of sociology in the UK, this book addresses the question of progress in the discipline. Campbell's critical and autobiographical reflections offer fresh insights into the history of sociology, and engages with the notion of academic...

Parution : 2019-07-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Governance and Strategic Philanthropy in Grant-Making Foundations
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Governance and Strategic Philanthropy in Grant-Making Foundations


Giacomo Boesso , Fabrizio Cerbioni


This book discusses the role of grant-making foundations in supporting local communities, and how effective governance can contribute to greater success of the social projects they finance. The book considers the extent to which granting foundations act as social...

Parution : 2019-07-06
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Télécharger le livre :  Hybrid Peacebuilding in Asia
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Hybrid Peacebuilding in Asia


Yuji Uesugi


This book explores hybrid peacebuilding in Asia, focusing on local intermediaries bridging the gaps between incumbent governments and insurgents, national leadership and the grassroots constituency, and local stakeholders and international intervenors. The contributors...

Parution : 2019-07-05
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Télécharger le livre :  Guanxi in the Western Context
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Guanxi in the Western Context


Barbara Xiaoyu Wang


Deeply rooted in Chinese culture, the concept of guanxi has been widely researched from historical, cultural and political perspectives. As Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) expand, expatriates are increasingly carrying guanxi with them to host countries, yet...

Parution : 2019-07-04
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Télécharger le livre :  Cemeteries and the Life of a Smoky Mountain Community
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Cemeteries and the Life of a Smoky Mountain Community


Gary S. Foster , William E. Lovekamp


In one of the few studies to draw upon cemetery data to reconstruct the social organization, social change, and community composition of a specific area, this volume contributes to the growing body of sociohistorical examinations of Appalachia. The authors herein...

Parution : 2019-07-04
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