Persoonlijk Bijbels Christen zijn: het is echt heel anders dan kerklid zijn op de brede kerkweg. Anders in geloof, anders in het leggen van dat geloof, anders in normen, waarden en het dagelijks volbrengen ervan; en natuurlijk op een smal, persoonlijk en proactief pad. Beslist geen kerkelijk massaverschijnsel en zeker niet populair te noemen dus. Desondanks het enige levende, inhoudelijke en kloppende geloof zonder afgoderij of andere wereldse verbintenissen. Alleen zo ben je Christen; alleen...

Dit boek, sinds het verschijnen uitgegroeid tot een standaardwerk voor ontwerpers van infrastructuur, biedt een fundamentele benadering van infrastructuur volgens vier kenmerken: als de oorzaak van toegenomen mobiliteit, als een fysieke aanwezigheid, een initiator van beweging en als een collectief gedeelde ervaring van ruimte.

Deze kenmerken vormen de leidraad voor vier hoofdstukken waarin een typologie wordt beschreven van de ontwerp-concepten die in de huidige praktijk wereldwijd worden t...

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement.

Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, A...

What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital?' before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, ...

A comprehensive and hands-on introduction to the core concepts, methods, and applications of agent-based modeling, including detailed NetLogo examples.

Explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers.

Trask's Historical Linguistics, Third Edition, is an accessible introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory and the issue of very remote re...

This captivating ethnography explores Vietnam's sex industry as the country ascends the global and regional stage. Over the course of five years, author Kimberly Kay Hoang worked at four exclusive Saigon hostess bars catering to diverse clientele: wealthy local Vietnamese and Asian businessmen, Viet Kieus (ethnic Vietnamese living abroad), Western businessmen, and Western budget-tourists. Dealing in Desire takes an in-depth and often personal look at both the sex workers and their clients to ...

The premier source for journalists, now revised and updated for 2015.

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For anyone who writes--short stories or business plans, book reports or news articles--knotty choices of spelling, grammar, punctuation and meaning lurk in every line: Lay or lie? Who or whom? That or which? Is Band-Aid still a trademark? It's enough to send you in search of a Martini. (Or is that...

Cambridge English Proficiency 2 contains four complete and authentic examination papers for Cambridge English: Proficiency, also known as Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).