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...

Plastics: Microstructure and Applications is a key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastics materials (or polymers) and will serve as a valuable introduction to the fundamentals of polymer properties for those new to the field. Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers the mechanical, chemical, transport and electrical properties of plastics materials and also deals in detail with wider issues that today's engineers and materials sc...

Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy.

Das Floor Plan Manual ist die aktualisierte Neuauflage der vergriffenen Grundrissfibel Wohnbauten und dokumentiert 66 Wohnbauwettbewerbe von 2003 bis 2020. Nicht nur die typischen Grundrisse aller Siegerprojekte werden im Floor Plan Manual abgedeckt, sondern auch das breite Spektrum neuer Grundrisstypen, bei denen bewährte Raumorganisationen hinterfragt und weiterentwickelt oder unkonventionelle Konzepte ausgeheckt und überprüft wurden. Die ehemalige Grundrissfibel Wohnbauten stellt 600 Gr...

The most contemporary and relevant introduction to the field, Cultural Psychology Fourth Edition, is unmatched in both its presentation of current, global experimental research and its focus on helping students to think like cultural psychologists.

Designed for students with no prior experience in linguistics, this is an engaging guide to the rich variety and typology of world languages. This third edition has been updated with new problem sets, an updated glossary and index, and a new section on linguistic cartography.

It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens's original ending and his working notes, giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and sc...

Marketing Research by Malhotra, Nunan and Birks is the leading marketing research text, focused on the key challenges facing marketing research in a European context.This comprehensive, authoritative and applied text offers you a clear explanation and discussion of concepts, a wealth of European and international case material showing how researchers apply concepts and techniques and integrates with online resources for students and an instructors' manual including key discussion points. It s...

Understand and apply the essential concepts and techniques of strategy Fundamentals of Strategy, 5th Edition, by Whittington, Regner, Angwin, Johnson and Scholes is a concise and easy-to-follow overview of the fundamental issues and techniques of strategy from the author team of the market-leading Exploring Strategy. This book has been updated to include coverage of the Covid-19 crisis, and provides insights and examples from a broad range of international organisations. Each chapter is compl...

Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Child and Adolescent Development: Lives in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and Lives in Context video case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What...