Geographies of Developing Areas is a thought provoking and accessible introductory text, presenting a fresh view of the Global South that challenges students' pre-conceptions and promotes lively debate. Rather than presenting the Global South as a set of problems, from rapid urbanization to poverty, this book focuses on the diversity of life in the South, and looks at the role the South plays in shaping and responding to current global change. The core contents of the book integrate 'traditio...

Practicing Core Reflection features 78 concrete educational activities and exercises based on research. These can be used individually and in groups to support 'teaching and learning from within.' Core Reflection is an approach focused on people's personal strengths and on using practical strategies to overcome obstacles to the enactment of these strengths. This approach has been used in many contexts all over the world and has shown great promise in helping to re-chart the course for educati...

As an interdisciplinary area of research, translation studies attracts students and scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, who then need to face the challenge of accounting for a complex object of enquiry that does not adapt itself well to traditional methods in other fields of investigation. This book addresses the needs of such scholars – whether they are students doing research at postgraduate level or more experienced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with methods ...

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar provides an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as phrase order, nouns, verbs and specifiers.

Part B is carefully organized around language functions and notions such as: Communication strategiesMaking comparisonsGiving and seeking informationExpressing apologies, regrets and sympathiesThe ...

This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the unique historical circumstances that have underpinned its rise to power over the last few decades. This detailed analysis provides the basis for an assessment of a unified East Asian region.

For sophomore/junior-level signals and systems courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering departments. This text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of both the theory and applications in signals, systems, and transforms. It presents the mathematical background of signals and systems, including the Fourier transform, the Fourier series, the Laplace transform, the discrete-time and the discrete Fourier transforms, and the z-transform.

The text integrates MATLAB examples into the p...

Das Große Deutsche Sprachdiplom leicht gemachtMit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat C2: GDSgezielte Vorbereitung auf das Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplomfür Ihren Deutschkurs und für Selbstlernende Das Übungs- und Testbuch enthält:eine ausführliche Vorstellung der Prüfungein Schritt-für-Schritt-Trainingsprogramm zu jedem Testmodulzwei komplette Modelltests zur Prüfungssimulationhilfreiche Tipps und LösungsstrategienLösungen zur SelbstkontrolleTranskriptionen der Hör...

De Gids voor de huisartsenpraktijk: DSM-5 helpt de huisarts of POH-GGZ eenvoudig een DSM- classificatie te kiezen. Korte beslisbomen met de belangrijkste klachten verwijzen naar de psychische stoornis die daar het beste bij past.

Bij elke DSM-stoornis is de code van de Inter- national Classification of Diseases (ICD) opgenomen. Daarnaast bevat de gids een lijst met codes van het classificatie systeem International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC). Via deze lijst is gemakkelijk op te zo...

Inleiding bestuurskunde is een praktische inleiding op de wereld van het openbaar bestuur. Deze vijfde, herziene druk bevat meer praktijkvoorbeelden. De vragen en opdrachten zijn vernieuwd. Behalve het boek is ook de docentenhandleiding geactualiseerd.Het boek begint met een beeld van de maatschappelijke achtergrond van openbaar bestuur en bestuurskunde. Vervolgens worden eerst overheidsorganisaties en dan het politieke systeem toegelicht. Beleid en organisatie van de overheid kennen een cont...