Cutting through the jargon of EU politics, the third edition of this engaging and informative textbook examines the history, institutions, processes and politics of the European Union with unprecedented clarity. The EU is a fascinating political experiment in regional integration and it has changed our understanding of Europe, how Europeans relate to one another, the role Europe plays in global politics and has even shifted our understanding of politics itself. Helping to make sense of it all...

Practically all modern control systems are based upon microprocessors and complex microcontrollers that yield high performance and functionality. This volume focuses on the design of computer-controlled systems, featuring computational tools that can be applied directly and are explained with simple paper-and-pencil calculations. The use of computational tools is balanced by a strong emphasis on control system principles and ideas. Extensive pedagogical aids include worked examples, MATLAB ma...

New York Times bestseller - over 25 million copies soldThe No. 1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century "[Thirty] years after it first appeared, the wisdom of The 7 Habits is more relevant than ever. On an individual level people are burning out, and on a collective level we are burning up the planet.

So Dr. Covey's emphasis on self-renewal and his understanding that leadership and creativity require us to tap into our own physical, mental, and spiritual resources are exactly...

For one-semester undergraduate or graduate courses in accounting information systems. Accounting Information Systems delivers the most unprecedented coverage of each major approach to teaching AIS, giving instructors the opportunity to reorder chapters and focus the material to suit their individual course needs. The 15th Edition, Global Edition covers all of the most recent updates in AIS, including how developments in IT affect business processes and controls, the effect of recent regulator...

De diversiteit van gezinsvorming en -samenstelling in de hedendaagse samenleving maakt dat het opvoeden van kinderen complexer is geworden. Opgroeiende kinderen worden beïnvloed door uiteenlopende factoren van binnen en buiten het gezin. Deze nieuwe druk is uitgebreid met twee nieuwe hoofdstukken. De bestaande hoofdstukken zijn geüpdatet met de meest recente wetenschappelijke kennis en trends in het vakgebied.Thema's die aan bod komen zijn: adoptie en pleegzorg, opvoeding door homo-ouders, ...

Met de komst van 3D-CAD-systemen in de productontwikkeling is ook het vak van de technisch tekenaar veranderd. De technisch tekenaar maakt tegenwoordig behalve de 2D technische tekening ook steeds vaker in een vroeg stadium 3D-modellen (solid models). De technische tekening wordt nu immers van het 3D-model afgeleid en niet vanuit een blanco tekenvel of -bestand opgezet. Producttekenen en -documenteren – van 3D naar 2D behandelt het technisch tekenen vanuit dat perspectief. Aan de hand van p...

This resource looks at every aspect of intercultural communication from extensive number of insightful angles, including of contexts such as cultural or ethnic, geographic and situational, covering both verbal and non-verbal interaction, alongside a range of theories and perceptions. The 8th edition continues to be a proven resource for media, culture and communications students.

This is the first textbook to focus exclusively on issues of distributive justice on the global scale. It gives clear and up-to-date accounts of the major theories of global justice and spells out their significance for a series of political issues, including climate change, international trade, human rights and migration.

A major new interpretation of European integration. Leading scholar, Neil Fligstein, provocatively argues that European integration has produced a truly transnational European society.

This unique textbook merges human rights law with its practice, from the courtroom to the battlefield. Human rights are analysed in their particular context, and the authors assess, among other things, the impact of international finance, the role of NGOs, and the protection of rights in times of emergency, including the challenges posed by counter-terrorism. In parallel, a series of interviews with practitioners, case studies and practical applications offer multiple perspectives and challen...