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Dealing with the topic of the body, this book illustrates the complex relationships that exist between the body, society and everyday life, by linking contemporary theory to the body through a series of case studies. These case studies range across a variety of cultural settings, such as film, theatre, dance and sport.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Development Control" is a comprehensive introductory text for students of planning and related subjects. Drawing widely on the literature - the approach and treatment are very much geared to the needs of students on courses, rather than focusing on practical and "how-to-do-it" issues. It should be of interest to students in schools of planning, the built environment, estate management, land economy and other related subjects.

This text examines four key areas of teacher education. These are: theories, models and ideologies of teacher education, the control of teacher education by the state, and the role of schools and HE, cultural perspectives and the education of teachers, and continuities in teacher education.

A student study guide to accompany the principle work, 'The American economy: how it works and how it doesn't'.

Young People Technology and the New Literacies. Contributors produce an international overview of developments in digital literacy among young learners, offering innovative paths between traditional narratives that offer only complete acceptance or total dismissal of digital natives.

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This volume will refute No Excuses Reform ideology by proposing Social Context Reform, a term coined by Paul Thomas which argues for educational change within a larger plan to reform social inequity¿such as access to health care, food, higher employment, better wages and job security. Evidence that school-only reform does not work is combined with a bold argument to expand the discourse and policy surrounding education reform to include how so...

This book focuses on the recent trends in micro- and nano-structured polymer systems, particularly natural polymers, biopolymers, biomaterials, and their composites, blends, and IPNs. This valuable volume covers the occurrence, synthesis, isolation, production, properties and applications, modification, as well as the relevant analysis techniques to reveal the structures and properties of polymer systems. This book will be valuable to scientis...

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A collection of highly selected, peer-reviewed chapters, this book showcases the research of an international roster of scientists. It covers nanomaterials with emphasis on synthesis, characterization, and applications. It also presents emerging developments in nanotechnology in areas as diverse as medicine, energy, electronics, and agriculture. In addition to engineering aspects, the book discusses the physics, chemistry and biotechnology beh...

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Drawing on the work of Heidegger, Thomas develops a way of writing about the past in which time is seen as central to the emerging identities of people and things, and the temporal structures of humans, places and artefacts as radically similar.

Mobility, Sexuality and AIDS recognises the complex relationships between individual circumstances, different forms of migration and the different ways in which communities and states respond. It will be invaluable for students and academics of migration, development studies, anthropology, sociology, geography and public health.

Die neuere Forschung zu Thomas von Aquin betont, dass der Dominikaner als Theologe zu lesen ist. Dieser Band setzt andere Akzente: in seiner letzten Lebensphase hat Thomas 12 Werke des Aristoteles ausführlich kommentiert. Diese Arbeit belegt nicht nur sein Interesse für die Philosophie als solche, sie sichert Thomas auch einen Platz in der Geschichte der Aristoteles-Interpretation. Die hier ins Deutsche übersetzten Prologe zu den Aristoteles-K...

Explores the pressures influencing East Asian regionalist policy debates, analysing the trend towards deeper integration and the emergence of a governance model for managing regional processes. This book highlights the policy challenges confronting regionalism and governance in East Asia.

The increasing multicultural population in the US and the world is reflected in the patient population that most Facial Plastic Surgeons are seeing in their practice environments. Facial plastic surgery procedures and aesthetic goals had been based predominantly on European Caucasian models of anatomy and cultural influences/ Currently, a wide variety of racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds are included in most facial plastic surgery practi...

Power System SCADA and Smart Grids is designed to assist electrical engineering students, researchers, and practitioners alike in acquiring a solid understanding of SCADA systems and application functions in generation, transmission, and distribution systems, which are evolving day by day, to help them adapt to new challenges effortlessly."--Taken from back cover.

For nearly 40 years "among the glades of Epping Forest" Churchill found a base for his parliamentary life. This book relates with anecdotal and archival evidence the attempt to unseat him after what many supporters considered an injudicious Munich speech.