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Drawing together distinguished international scholars, this volume offers a unique insight into the social and cultural hybridity of the Uyghurs. The work is comparative and interdisciplinary in focus and bridges a gap in our understanding of this group.

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First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Rev. ed. of: FIMS sports medicine manual / senior editor, David O'Sullivan McDonagh, editors, Lyle J. Micheli ... [et al.].

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Intercultural competence has become an essential element in international as well as domestic education. This text provides the latest thinking and research within the context of internationalization, presents practical case studies on how to integrate this into the preparation of global-ready students and will be of interest to postgraduate students, international education administrators and practitioners, as well as scholars and researchers...

Latinos have emerged as one of the fastest-growing ethnic populations in the American South. This book presents a multidisciplinary examination of the impacts and responses across the Southeastern United States to Latino immigration. Drawing on theoretical perspectives and empirical research, each chapter is centred on the nexus between the immigrants' experiences and the construction of transformed social, economic, political and cultural spa...

Magic and divination in early Islam encompassed a wide range of practices. The studies here are concerned with the pre-Islamic antecedents of such practices and with the theory of magic in healing, the nature and use of amulets and the arts of astrometeorology and geomancy, amongst other things.

This reader presents students, faculty and practicing architects with an expanded view of technology in architecture that transcends naive determinisms and technocratic applications, forming a more pithy intellectual context for the complex and contingent roles of technology in twenty-first century architecture.

This reader presents students, faculty and practicing architects with an expanded view of technology in architecture that transcends naïve determinisms and technocratic applications, forming a more pithy intellectual context for the complex and contingent roles of technology in twenty-first century architecture.

Mental Health Practice with Children and Youth: A Strengths and Well-Being Model presents new insights into working with children and adolescents by concentrating on their capabilities and resilience to help them to empower themselves. This book explores specific strategies for maximizing children's self-concept, learning, pro-social behaviors, and positive peer relationships in the home, in school, and in the community. Augmented with case st...

Detailed Description As humans, we make choices. With change as a constant, we are continually presented with a number of choices, and we must choose. The change represented by the divergence of humanity from the rest of the world is rapidly growing, and in need of transformation. Setting the Stage for Sustainable Community Development is a guide for that transformation, which can help to create a sense of "place" where it did not previously e...

Exploring Social Geography, first published in 1984, offers a challenging yet comprehensive introduction to the wealth of empirical research and theoretical debate that has developed in response to the advent of a social approach to the subject. A distinctive view of social geography is adopted, inspired by the Chicago school of North American pragmatism, but also incorporating the formal sociological theories of Simmel and Weber.

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The developments in the European space sector have had an impact on business and the growth of national and European commercial space law. This book analyses and assesses the legal issues and key factors influencing the space sector in Europe.

Hydraulic Power System Analysis demonstrates modern computer-aided analytical techniques used to model nonlinear, dynamic fluid power systems. Following an overview of fluid power, the authors examine various relevant fluid properties, energy calculations, and steady state and dynamic analysis along with a review of automatic control theory. Turning to modeling, the next few chapters address valves and motors and then apply dynamic modeling to...

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Facilitating Practitioner Research: Developing transformational partnerships addresses the complex dilemmas and issues that arise in practitioner inquiry.

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