An anthology of first-person essays which tackle rape, assault and harassment head-on, edited and with an introduction by bestselling author Roxane Gay.

Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good.In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country, the Dutch national character shaped by the on...

Regelgeving en handhaving zijn essentieel voor het waarborgen van veiligheid en leefbaarheid in de samenleving. Uit eerder onderzoek is gebleken dat het opvolgen van regels fundamentele gevolgen heeft voor de wijze waarop mensen hun eigen gedrag waarnemen en ervaren. Gehoorzaamheid gaat samen met een afname van het gevoel vrijwillig te handelen waardoor mensen zich minder verantwoordelijk voelen voor de gevolgen ervan. Hierdoor zijn zij mogelijk ook minder geneigd om uit eigen beweging de reg...

Dertig jaar geleden werd crime scripting geïntroduceerd in de criminologie. Het is een analytische methode om kennis over de procedurele aspecten en randvoorwaarden van specifieke vormen van criminaliteit te genereren, organiseren en systematiseren. De toepassing van de methode wint aan belang in zowel wetenschappelijk onderzoek als in de praktijk. Een bundeling van de kennis en ervaringen hieromtrent ontbreekt tot op heden. Daar brengt dit verzamelwerk verandering in. Dit boek is voor weten...

A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society.

Is geography really destiny?

Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours.

In his punchy and authoritative new book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how we see the world repr...

'A breeze of a read, makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently' Matt Haig 'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin Moran Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask, what sort of men would make t...

A book about being homosexual in the United States.

‘There is no author whose books I look forward to more’ BILL GATES

In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today:

Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations?

Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that?

Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we?

How w...