The text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the most recent debates but also older and pioneering discussions in the academic field of disaster studies as well as in the policy and practical areas of disaster risk reduction.

Extremely well written and organized in an accessible way without talking down to the reader, drawing the reader in with its conversational, exploratory style. Provides a unique, brief set of conceptual tools (the five principles) that is pulled through the entire text to help make sense of the broader field of political communication. Excellent use of examples and case studies that illustrate major concepts, including framing and media effects.

A multi-perspective approach (political elites,...

The third edition of The Beast Within has been updated throughout to include current scholarship, new discussion of definitions, and fresh perspectives on critical animal theory that places animals, rather than humans, at the center of the discourse. Organized thematically, Salisbury incorporates many new sections and subsections to reveal the multifaceted history of the relationship between humans and animals: domestication, animal diseases and pandemics, dogfights, cockfights, Islamic dieta...

This new edition of the classic text has been extensively rewritten to bring it right up to date and enzymes has been introduced as a new topic. Its accessible style makes it invaluable to students and teachers of food science and nutrition.

With unrivalled coverage of a wide range of issues - from terrorism, inter-state conflict and nuclear deterrence, to environmental security, health, and transnational crime - Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to Security Studies. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars, it provides a student-friendly guide to traditional and critical theoretical approaches, as well as the most important contemporary issues that dominate the modern security field. The s...

The ninth edition of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema's Abnormal Psychology, now authored by Dr. Heather Jennings, continues her mission to create a program that blends the most contemporary research on psychological disorders with compassion for those who live with these disorders. Abnormal Psychology personalizes the human experience, while helping students think critically and apply their knowledge through activities in McGraw Hill's digital learning platform, Connect.

Supporting every student for success in Biology.

Biology: How Life Works has been a revolutionary force for both instructors and students in the introductory biology course. It was the first truly comprehensive set of integrated tools for introductory biology, seamlessly incorporating powerful text, media, and assessment to create the best pedagogical experience for students.

Biology: How Life Works teaches biology as a story, emphasising how biology concepts connect with each other so that w...

Designed for professionals adding play therapy to their practices as well as for graduate students, the second edition of Child-Centered Play Therapy is comprehensive, engaging, and practical.

Think like an economist! Economics touches almost every aspect of life, from climate change to terrorism, taxes to house prices, wages, to how much time to spend studying! Thinking like an economist will enable you to evaluate economic policies, understand human behaviour, and make more informed decisions. This comprehensive revision retains the hallmarks of previous editions, with a thorough and detailed presentation of the principles of economics and on the development of your critical thin...