This third edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms thebasis of their legitimacy.

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Through close study of Avicenna's statements and major works, Dimitri Gutas traces Avicenna's own sense of his place in the Aristotelian tradition and the history of philosophy in Islam, and provides an introduction to reading his philosophical works by delineating the approach most consistent with Avicenna's intention and purpose in philosophy. The second edition of this foundational work, which has quickened fruitful research into the philosopher in the last quarter century, is completely r...

Success in today's globalized business environment requires deep knowledge of varied areas, and the willingness to engage in commerce not just across geographic areas, but cross-culturally and environmentally as well. Doing Business in Latin America offers an in-depth look at a complex region, integrating practitioners’ and scholars’ ideas to examine business conducted in Latin America through the lens of international business and globalization. The book introduces, discusses, and explai...

Many business schools include compulsory in-company research projects. Typically, these projects require that research activities converge into well-founded, practically relevant recommendations for management.

This book helps students do in-company research via a straightforward step-by-step approach. After mapping out information gaps, research questions are addressed by systematically collecting and analyzing data. The research findings help formulate practical recommendations. Each step i...

Aimed at today's busy executives and those studying for or wishing to further their careers in business, Dynamic Presentations looks at what constitutes a successful, motivating presentation and gives learners an insight into the essential skills and techniques they will need to ensure their presentations are both motivating and memorable. The Student's Book comes with two Audio CDs containing all the audio material used on the course. A Dynamic Presentations DVD is also available, with exper...

Social enterprise is an up and coming phenomenon around the world. Businesseswith the primary aim of bettering the world. Social enterprises are claiming a distinct place amongst commercial enterprises, charities, and public sector organizations.This book paints an inspiring picture of the social enterprise, what it is and what it is not. How it works and what the challenges are. With a wide range of examples from the Netherlands, most of which can be found elsewhere across the world. A book ...

Conditional Design is the sequel to Operative Design. This book will further explore the operative in design in a more detailed, intentional, and functional manner. Spatially, the conditional is the result of the operative. Both terms work together to satisfy a formal manipulation through a set of opportunities for elements such as connections and apertures. The conditional starts with investigating not only ideas of circulation and light but also how volumes relate to the ground. These manip...

Nederlandstalige sprekers van het Engels maken geregeld fouten in de Engelse grammatica.

Principles and Pitfalls of English Grammar gaat uit van het idee dat als je de overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen het Nederlands en het Engels beter kent, je de valkuilen makkelijker kunt vermijden.

Principles and Pitfalls biedt een duidelijke en gebruiksvriendelijke uitleg van de Engelse grammatica, die door oefeningen wordt ondersteund. Bovendien wordt de lezer attent gemaakt op verschillen tussen fo...

Real People, Real Decisions is the only text to introduce marketing from the perspective of real people who make real marketing decisions at leading companies every day. Marketing is about the flesh and blood people who need to make tough decisions about the best way to develop a new product, or about how to make a product so irresistible that it flies off store shelves. With this book, the authors show how marketing can come alive when practiced by real people who make real choices.

Now in its second edition, Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach has been updated and revised throughout to examine the latest in theory and practice. Central to its theme is putting HRM in its organizational context and creating a more balanced approach to managing people.