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Understanding Classical Sociology: Marx, Weber, Durkheim (PDF)
by John Hughes Wes Sharrock Peter J. MartinPraise for the First Edition: `Totally reliable. . . the authors have produced a book urgently needed by all those charged with introducing students to the classics. . . quite indispensable' - Times Higher Education Supplement This is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the successful undergraduate text. Providing a lucid examination of the pivotal theories of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the authors submit that these figures have decisively shaped the discipline. They show how the classical apparatus is in use, even though it is being directed in new ways in response to the changing character of society. Written with the needs of undergraduates in mind, the text is essential reading for students in sociology and social theory.
Performance Management: Theory and Practice
by Sue Hutchinson'Performance Management' is an essential core text for any student taking a performance management module at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Mastering MultiCamera Techniques: From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables (1st Edition) (PDF)
by Mitch JacobsonFrom a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include:* Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless amp; large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. * New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed. * Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives amp; RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms. * Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed.* Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study.* Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques. 9780240811772
Mastering MultiCamera Techniques: From Preproduction to Editing and Deliverables (1st Edition)
by Mitch JacobsonFrom a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming, sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and feature films. Other features include:* Advanced multi-camera techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless amp; large scale productions with examples from network TV shows, corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. * New techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color correction are revealed. * Technical breakdowns analyze system requirements for monitoring, hard drives amp; RAIDs, RAM, codecs and computer platforms. * Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are detailed.* Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs, tech school lists and other resource tools for further study.* Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques. 9780240811772
Level 2 NVQ/SVQ Diploma Painting and Decorating (PDF)
by Kevin Jarvis Steve OlsenThis handbook provides all the knowledge needed to achieve a diploma, with clear straightforward language and engaging format. Working life case studies provide real scenarios, helping candidates put their learning into context. 3rd edition.
Advanced Strategic Management: A Multi-perspective Approach (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Mark Jenkins Veronique Ambrosini Nardine CollierThis text pulls together a broad range of contrasting perspectives on strategy in a form that can be used for advanced undergraduate and MBA-level teaching. Building on prior knowledge of strategic decision making, it complements general strategy texts by providing an umbrella view of the multi-dimensional nature of strategic management. Featuring expert contributions, the discussion of each perspective is enhanced by the extensive use of empirical case examples. Alternate ISBN 9781137377944
Boys' Performance in Modern Foreign Languages: Listening to Learners (1st edition) (PDF)
by Barry Jones Gwenneth JonesThis is a detailed account of research findings for boys' performance in foreign languages (year 9 ad year 11). Sample evidence illustrates the conclusions presented.
Skeletal Muscle: A Textbook of Muscle Physiology for Sport, Exercise, Physiotherapy and Medicine (PDF)
by David Jones Joan Round Arnold De HaanUnderstanding the function of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of its structure from the level of gross anatomy down to that of molecular organization. This book is mainly concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry and covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fibre to mechanisms of fatigue. The text is fully illustrated with appropriate photographs of fibres and drawings/graphs to illustrate biochemistry. Alternate ISBN 9780702036613
Ill Fares The Land: A Treatise On Our Present Discontents (1st edition) (PDF)
by Tony JudtWith Ill Fares the Land , Tony Judt envisages a new politics for our troubled times. Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For the last thirty years, from Reagan to Bush, from Thatcher to Brown, we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest. We know what things cost but have no idea what they are worth. We no longer ask: is it good? Is it right? Will it help bring about a better society? Tony Judt, one of the world's leading historians and intellectuals, argues that we must look to our recent past and once again value equality over affluence. This concentrated expression of a lifetime's concerns equips us with the tools to imagine a new form of governance and a better way of life.
Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals (PDF)
by Immanuel KantThe Metaphysics of Morals is Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy in which he deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues.
Research and Evaluation for Busy Practitioners: A Time-saving Guide (PDF)
by Helen KaraMore and more people working in public services have to do research on top of their main jobs. This can include workplace research, such as evaluation, audit, training needs analysis or satisfaction surveys, or research for a professional development qualification such as diploma, master's degree or PhD. Unlike most how-to books that treat research as if it exists in isolation, this book will show you how to juggle research, work, family, and social life. Based on interviews with practitioners from health, education, social care, criminal justice, government and the third sector, as well as the author's extensive experience, it provides a wealth of practical information and tips to save you time, effort and stress. This book is for anyone in the public or third sector, an independent research organisation or academia, who wants to know how to do research on top of their main job and still have a life. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers, which is available from the link above. Alternate ISBN 9781447301165
Arts Marketing (PDF)
by Finola Kerrigan Peter Fraser Mustafa ÖzbilginArts Marketing focuses on a variety of sectors within the arts and addresses the way in which marketing principles are applied within these, outlining both the similarities and the differences that occur. Relating policy to practice, this contributed text demonstrates the most effective means of marketing in specific areas of the arts, with each chapter having been written by a specialist in the field. Although primarily focusing on the UK market, the subject has global relevance and appeal, and policy is evaluated on national, European and supranational levels. Specialist topics dealt with range from the marketing of the theatre, opera, and museums, through to the film industry and popular music. Arts Marketing focuses on a variety of sectors within the arts and addresses the way in which marketing principles are applied within these, outlining both the similarities and the differences that occur. Relating policy to practice, this contributed text demonstrates the most effective means of marketing in specific areas of the arts, with each chapter having been written by a specialist in the field. Although primarily focusing on the UK market, the subject has global relevance and appeal, and policy is evaluated on national, European and supranational levels. Specialist topics dealt with range from the marketing of the theatre, opera, and museums, through to the film industry and popular music.
Human Resource Management in a Business Context
by John Kew John StredwickThis textbook has been written for the new CIPD postgraduate module on human resource management in context. It has been written for students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject area.
Lady Chatterley's Lover and A Propos of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' (PDF)
by D. H. Lawrence Michael SquiresThe Cambridge edition of Lady Chatterley's Lover (and A Propos of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover') is the first ever to restore to Lawrence's most famous novel the words that he wrote. It removes typists' corruptions and compositors' errors, which have marred the text for over sixty years, and includes hundreds of new words, phrases and sentences - and thousands of changes in punctuation. The introduction establishes an accurate history of composition, typing, printing, publication and reception; the notes freshly identify dozens of difficult allusions; and the appendix, an original essay, explains how Lawrence imaginatively weaves real places and people into the fictional tapestry that he creates. For students and scholars alike, the Cambridge text is the only text of the novel that can be read or quoted with confidence.
Education Policy, Practice and the Professional (PDF)
by Sue Lewis Andy Pickard Jane BatesThis introductory textbook explores education policy, looking at where we came from, where we are, and where we are going. The book includes commentaries, case studies and other forms of contributions from lecturers of education studies at different institutions through the British Education Studies Association. Alternate ISBN 9781441115201
Seeing Both Sides: Classic Controversies in Abnormal Psychology (PDF)
by Scott O LilienfeldThis book of readings by renowned specialists presents the pros and cons of 19 issues that have been persistently controversial in the field of abnormal psychology. Each presentation begins with a thoughtful and engaging introduction by Lilienfeld, followed by two readings that adopt conflicting, and in some cases diametrically opposed, perspectives on the issue being debated.
Earthscan Reader Series: The Earthscan Reader on Risk (PDF)
by Ragnar LofstedtThis new anthology is a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. The introduction provides the ideal starting point for students and professionals new to risk studies and offers a concise refresher for researchers and practitioners. Coverage includes the origins of the 'concept of risk' and its often misunderstood cousin 'uncertainty,' before moving on to address risk perception, risk communication, the idea of trust and post trust as well as risk in policy and regulation with a close look at the Precautionary Principle. Following the introduction, the volume includes a selection of the most significant and influential works on risk in their entirety. These selections, organized thematically to cover the breadth and depth of the field, provide greater detail and elaborate on the key themes and major developments in risk studies. Together they comprise the essential literature necessary for a full understanding of risk theory and practice on any issue and in any context.
At the Mountains of Madness (PDF)
by H. P. LovecraftPresents a collection of horror stories, combining scientific knowledge with an imaginative perception of the human mind.
Power: A Radical View (PDF)
by Steven LukesSteven Lukes' Power: A Radical View is a seminal work still widely used some 30 years after publication. The second edition includes the complete original text alongside two major new essays. One assesses the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power, including the influential contributions of Michel Foucault. The other reconsiders Steven Lukes' own views in light of these debates and of criticisms of his original argument. With a new introduction and bibliographical essay, this book will consolidate its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within social and political theory. Alternate ISBNs 9786610859962 9780230802575 9780333420911
Contract Law in Scotland (3rd edition) (PDF)
by Hector Macqueen Joe ThomsonThe new edition of Contract Law in Scotland provides a comprehensive and coherent introduction to the principles of the Scots law of contract and provides the reader with a clear analysis of this difficult area of the law.This practical text:Illustrates the different types of contractual situations and examines the formation, performance and enforcement of contracts; Includes examples of typical contract clauses and treats remedies in detail; Is set in a comparative context and discusses the problems of cross-border and international contracts; Explains the underlying principles of contract law;Is written in a clear, well structured style and uses diagrams to illustrate complex situations.Contract Law in Scotland is an indispensable text for all students of contract law, and is a practical reference source for legal practitioners.
Traditions of International Ethics (PDF)
by David Mapel Terry NardinThis is the first comprehensive study of how different ethical traditions deal with the central moral problems of international affairs.
Teaching Geography in Primary Schools: Learning to Live in the World (PDF)
by Fran MartinThis is a book for people who do not think they are geographers. It is for teachers who struggle to find relevance for geography in the curriculum, and for whom it is not clear how to transform geographical knowledge into activities that are meaningful to our children and will generate a real excitement for the subject. The over-riding purpose of this book is to identify the geographical dimensions of our everyday experiences, and to provide some frameworks for this knowledge that will help us as teachers of primary geography.
Cambridge Academic English: intermediate (PDF)
by Michael Mccarthy Craig ThaineThe B1+ Intermediate Student's Book introduces students to the characteristics of written and spoken academic texts. Students are guided towards developing relevant strategies for setting study goals and approaching these texts. From asking for help, understanding essay questions to planning essay paragraphs and listening for gist and detail, students have a wealth of opportunities to practice all core academic skills. The course develops independent learning skills and critical thinking through 'Study Tips' sections and allows for personalisation of learning in the 'Focus on your subject' sections. Five lecture skills units provide authentic practice in listening to lectures and note-taking. A three-level (B1+ to C1) integrated skills course for higher education students at university or on foundation courses. nbsp;
Bandits, Gangsters And The Mafia: Russia, The Baltic States And The Cis Since 1991
by Martin MccauleyDuring the 1990s, the "roving bandits", big business or the oligarchs, stole Russia. They gained influence over President Yeltsin and his government, and gradually shaped policy in their own interests. In this first comprehensive account to explain why Russia took the course it did, Martin McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Relations between Moscow and the regions, industry, agriculture, social policy and foreign policy are also explored. Alternate ISBN 9781317879473
Labour Law (PDF)
by Aileen Mccolgan K D Ewing Hugh CollinsLabour Law provides a comprehensive and critical account of the subject by a distinguished author team. Providing commentary and integrated materials, it fully equips the student. Case studies show the law 'in action'. The text's clear structure, logical chapter organisation and uncluttered text design combine to make it essential reading. The book's 20-part structure maps logically onto either a full or half module employment law course. Chapter introductions and conclusions and an uncluttered text design carefully guide the student through the material. Innovative case studies show the law 'in action' and discussion of the globalised workplace gives the work a contemporary feel.