Algemene sociale wetenschappen (36)
Mass Starvation
The History and Future of Famine
2017 || Paperback || Alex de Waal || Wiley || ook als eBook
The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy.
In Mass Starvation, world-renowned expert on humanitarian crisis and response Alex de Waal provides an authoritative history of modern famines: their causes, dimensions and why they ended. He analyses starvati...
Paradoxes of Growth
2017 || Paperback || Sergei Kapitsa || Glagoslav Publications Ltd
In this book, the famous Russian scientist, Sergei Kapitsa, explains complicated theories in an uncomplicated manner that is easily accessible to readers with no specialist knowledge. The author focuses on the processes taking place inside the global demographic revolution and on the destinies of nations, mankind and our planet as a whole.The author cites a number of facts and assessments concerning not only projections for population growth, but also a common view on the causes of the curren...
The Internet of Things / 1st edition
2020 || Paperback || G Meikle || Wiley
More objects and devices are connected to digital networks than ever before. Things - from your phone to your car, from the heating to the lights in your house - have gathered the ability to sense their environments and create information about what is happening. Things have become media, able to both generate and communicate information.
This has become known as 'the internet of things'. In this accessible introduction, Graham Meikle and Mercedes Bunz observe its promises of convenience and ...
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Social Policy and Social Work
An Introduction
2021 || Paperback || Jo Cunningham e.a. || SAGE
This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society, and how it is applied to everyday practice.
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Social Network Analysis
2017 || Paperback || John Scott || SAGE
With a new chapter on social media, new worked examples and better addressing the needs of the newcomer (whilst still remaining authoritative), this fourth edition continues to be an invaluable resource in introducing readers to the theories and techniques of social network analysis.
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Professional Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Ethics and the Law
2017 || Paperback || Peter Jenkins || SAGE
Structured around the BACP Core Curriculum, this book covers everything from the requirements of the BACP Ethical Framework to broader perspectives on good professional practice.