Sheila Jasanoff charts society’s embrace of technological solutions and technology’s complex interplay with ethics and human rights. She dissects the ways in which we delegate power to technological systems and asks how we might regain control. From GMOs to gene therapy, biomedicine has challenged traditional definitions of life and death and raised difficult questions, such as who owns our genetic information.

The Internet has redefined privacy with social media and search giants operati...

This revised and updated second edition introduces students of violent conflict to a variety of prominent theoretical approaches, and examines the ontological stances and epistemological traditions underlying these approaches. Theories of Violent Conflict takes the centrality of the group as an actor in contemporary conflict as a point of departure, leaving us with three main questions. What makes a group? Why and how does a group resort to violence? Why and how do or dont they stop? The book...

East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political and socio-cultural processes. Fully updated and revised throughout, this new edition explores the various ways in which East Asian regionalism continues to deepen. The second edition has been expanded to incorporate coverage of significant issues that have emerged in recent years including: Growing tensions in t...

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity presents a collection of essays that explore a range of topics relating to the rise, spread, and influence of Christianity throughout the world. Features contributions from renowned scholars of history and religion from around the worldAddresses the origins and global expansion of Christianity over the course of two millenniaCovers a wide range of themes relating to Christianity, including women, worship, sacraments, music, visual arts, arch...

Stay ahead of the rising demand for orthopedic surgery in veterinary practice with the most trusted handbook for small animal orthopedics. Brinker, Piermattei, and Flo's Handbook of Small Animal Orthopedics and Fracture Repair, 5th Edition is the expert reference you need to successfully understand, diagnose, and treat the wide variety of conditions affecting the locomotor system in small animals. As with previous editions, this comprehensive handbook offers readers a clear and consistent des...

This textbook helps nursing students understand why sociology is relevant and important to them, and how they can actually use it as nurses to understand real situations and improve care.

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Das ist neu: Leitfaden für Neueinsteiger und Ehrenamtliche. Extrakapitel: Für alle, die auf einmal Deutsch unterrichten. Perfekt für den Einstieg: In vier Abschnitten wird gezeigt, wie man die ersten Unterrichtstunden gestaltet, Wörter erklärt, die Lernenden zum Sprechen bringt und Grammatik anschaulich macht. Mit Zusatzmaterial: Kopiervorlagen online als Download auf www.klett-sprachen.de (Zugangscodes im Buch).

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Al eeuwenlang wordt er in Nederland gebaggerd: voor de aanwinning van land of de aanleg van dijken, havens en vaarwegen. Het baggerbedrijf is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot een innovatieve, dynamische industrie die werk biedt aan duizenden mensen, over heel de wereld.

Het Baggerproces, van grond tot werk beschrijft de vele aspecten die verbonden zijn aan baggeren: methoden van grondverzet, de site, de interactie met het grondgedrag en de belangrijkste baggerwerktuigen. Het boek behandelt zowel de ...

For Introduction to Hospitality courses Empower tomorrow's hospitality leaders with a visually appealing, easy, and engaging introduction to the exciting opportunities in the many varied segments of the industry Exploring the Hospitality Industry helps students advance in their careers by giving them a broad foundation of hospitality industry knowledge presented in a lively, visually appealing manner using engaging features to facilitate the learning process. Less theoretical and more industr...

A History of the Modern Middle East offers a comprehensive assessment of the region, stretching from the fourteenth century and the founding of the Ottoman and Safavid empires through to the present-day protests and upheavals. The textbook focuses on Turkey, Iran, and the Arab countries of the Middle East, as well as areas often left out of Middle East history—such as the Balkans and the changing roles that Western forces have played in the region for centuries—to discuss the larger conte...