Dertig jaar geleden werd crime scripting geïntroduceerd in de criminologie. Het is een analytische methode om kennis over de procedurele aspecten en randvoorwaarden van specifieke vormen van criminaliteit te genereren, organiseren en systematiseren. De toepassing van de methode wint aan belang in zowel wetenschappelijk onderzoek als in de praktijk. Een bundeling van de kennis en ervaringen hieromtrent ontbreekt tot op heden. Daar brengt dit verzamelwerk verandering in. Dit boek is voor weten...

A book about being homosexual in the United States.

A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society.

‘There is no author whose books I look forward to more’ BILL GATES

In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today:

Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations?

Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that?

Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we?

How w...

An expertly curated compilation of officially published step-by-step guides on how to deal with every kind of disaster imaginable, drawn from government archives all around the world from the 1910s to today.

Is geography really destiny?

Our maps may no longer be stalked by dragons and monsters, but our perceptions of the world are still shaped by geographic myths. Myths like Europe being the centre of the world. Or that border walls are the solution to migration. Or that Russia is predestined to threaten its neighbours.

In his punchy and authoritative new book, Paul Richardson challenges recent popular accounts of geographical determinism and shows that how we see the world repr...