This book explores the flesh and breath of African feminist politics as embodied in activism over the past thirty years against sexism, militarism, homophobia and transphobia, global economic inequality, and religious fundamentalism, and towards freedoms that can be felt by African women and gender non-conforming people in the everyday.

This textbook provides a clear and concise introduction to business and management consultancy. It will help you understand practices and techniques to hire and to implement business and management consultancy, giving you the essentials for success in your studies and later industries when working with - and not just for - consultancy firms. Built around learning objectives and providing engaging, real-life examples, this text empowers the reader to understand the ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘wh...

This is your indispensable guide to navigating the rise of generative AI as an academic. It thoughtfully explores rapidly evolving AI capabilities reshaping higher education, examining challenges and ethical dilemmas across the sector.

The only accessible, practical and discipline-specific qualitative methods textbook on the market. Introduces theoretical issues in parallel with step-by-step guidance on ‘how to do qualitative research’ and ‘how it has been done’ in seminal published research.

Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land and reveals how it became a haven for the rich and powerful.

The Psychology of Leadership blends research, fascinating true stories, humour, and self-improvement advice to deliver 18 simple yet powerful principles to master the mental game of leadership.

In our Never Normal world, the pace of change is not just rapid; it's relentless, transforming our reality into a landscape that is perpetually unfamiliar and where the only constant is change itself. This is a book about that state of continuous evolution, about a world where traditional norms and mechanisms have dissolved, and new ones are yet to be universally acknowledged. From strategy, technology, culture, innovation and risk, to courage, and personal growth: Peter's book examines all o...

This book charts Dutch arbitration law for users of international arbitration rules who find themselves in Dutch waters. It also includes a chapter on the new NAI Arbitration Rules, designed for non-Dutch users.

Written by a scholar with firsthand experience as a police officer, military officer, and fire service commander, this book offers a rare and compelling combination of academic insight and operational expertise. It provides a unique perspective for professionals and researchers working in the domains of use of force, public order, and high-risk operations within both military and policing contexts – as well as for those involved in the training, education, and leadership of personnel operat...

Ancient civilizations often developed near major rivers, like in Egypt and Mesopotamia. In Central Asia, the Murghab alluvial fan in southern Turkmenistan was central to the emergence of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), also known as the Oxus Civilization, during the third and second millennia BCE. The local alluvial fan was central for the productive agriculture at the basis of the region's urban centers and the wealth that accumulated in these societies.

This volume expl...