In a revolutionary revision of this best-selling text, David Balaam and Bradford Dillman show how the postwar world order is at once under threat and yet resilient. This classic text surveys the theories, institutions, and relationships that characterize IPE and highlights them in the context of a diverse range of regional and transnational issues. Introduction to International Political Economy positions students to critically evaluate the global economy and to appreciate the personal impact...

This updated second edition of Mark Moberg's lively book offers a fresh look at the history of anthropological theory. Covering key concepts and theorists, Engaging Anthropological Theory examines the historical context of anthropological ideas and the contested nature of anthropology itself. Anthropological ideas regarding human diversity have always been rooted in the sociopolitical conditions in which they arose and exploring them in context helps students understand how and why they evolv...

Today, scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods, reasoning, and concepts that is appropriate for any beginning college student. It is designed to be adaptable to a wide variety of different kinds of courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning or critical thinking, philosophy of science, and science education.

In any of t...

Lage – en hogedrukgebieden, tropische cyclonen en zware ijsgang? De zeevarende kan hier in de dagelijkse beroepspraktijk mee te maken krijgen en kan daarom niet zonder goede kennis van de meteorologie.

Gelukkig hoeft de bemanning aan boord het weer niet zelf te voorspellen. De weersinformatie komt binnen via internet, satelliet, navtex of andere communicatiemiddelen. Vaak in grote hoeveelheden tegelijkertijd. Deze informatie moet echter wel op waarde worden geschat om de juiste keuzes te ma...

The new and updated seventh edition of Political Geography once again shows itself fit to tackle a frequently and rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. It retains the intellectual clarity, rigour and vision of previous editions based upon its world-systems approach, and is complemented by the perspective of feminist geography. The book successfully integrates the complexity of individuals with the complexity of the world-economy by merging the compatible, but different, research agendas of...

Previous editions of this popular textbook offered an accessible and practical introduction to numerical analysis. An Introduction to Numerical Methods: A MATLAB (R) Approach, Fourth Edition continues to present a wide range of useful and important algorithms for scientific and engineering applications. The authors use MATLAB to illustrate each numerical method, providing full details of the computed results so that the main steps are easily visualized and interpreted.

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Educational design research blends scientific investigation with the systematic development and implementation of solutions to educational challenges. Empirical inquiry is conducted in real learning settings - not laboratories - to craft effective solutions to the complex challenges facing educational practitioners. At the same time, the research is carefully structured to produce theoretical understanding that can serve the work of others.

Conducting Educational Design Research, 2nd Edition ...

White-Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective analyzes white-collar crime within a coherent theoretical framework. Using the opportunity perspective, which assumes that all crimes depend on offenders recognizing an opportunity to commit an offense, the authors uncover the processes and situational conditions that facilitate white-collar crimes. In addition, they offer potential solutions to this persistent and widespread social problem without being reductive in their treatment of the diffic...

Bent u ontwerper, creatief ondernemer of student binnen de culturele sector? Dan zult u vroeg of laat te maken krijgen met een juridisch vraagstuk. Het is daarom belangrijk volledig op de hoogte te zijn van het recht. Deze titel vormt een praktisch naslagwerk voor iedereen werkzaam binnen de culturele sector. Wat doet u wanneer uw werk wordt gekopieerd? Wie is rechthebbende; opdrachtgever of opdrachtnemer? En is een overeenkomst zomaar op te zeggen? In Handboek recht voor de culturele secto...

Manoeuvreren is een zaak van veel doen: door ervaring zullen – soms zeer complexe – manoeuvres steeds soepeler verlopen. Dit neemt niet weg dat aan de vele handelingen theoretische kennis ten grondslag ligt. Kennis van krachtenleer, hydrodynamica of regelgeving zijn onontbeerlijk voor iedere zeevarende die manoeuvres moet uitvoeren. “Ship Manoeuvring” biedt deze theorie, maar weet deze te koppelen aan de dagelijkse praktijk: zo komen ankeren, sleepbootassistentie of passage van schepe...