Linda Polman's We Did Nothing: Why the truth doesn't always come out with the UN goes in is an eye-opening account of peace-keeping operations across the globe. In recent years our newspapers and televisions have brought us stories of the failure of the UN to keep the peace in the modern world. How often have our journalists, our politicians and charity workers turned around and accused the UN of weakness in the face of violence? During the 1990s Polman visited UN peacekeeping missions in Som...

Shows the historical development of the bioecological model and the ecology of human development. This book presents cultural and historical comparisons. It explores the concepts of the bioecological model and the ecology of human development which represent a contribution to the field of developmental psychology.

Pull up what you need to know. Pumps and hydraulic equipment are now used in more facets of industry than ever before. Whether you are a pump operator or you encounter pumps and hydraulic systems through your work in another skilled trade, a basic knowledge of the practical features, principles, installation, and maintenance of such systems is essential.

You'll find it all here, fully updated with real-world examples and 21st-century applications.This title helps to: learn to install and serv...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**A BBC RADIO 4 Book at Bedtime SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 1994'A poetic and vividly conjured book about Africa and the brooding power of the unknown' Independent on Sunday'Lingering and exquisite' Guardian'An obliterated world is enthrallingly retrieved' Sunday Times____________________________Born in East Africa, Yusuf has few qualms about the journey he is to make. It never occurs to him to ask why he is accompanying Uncle Aziz or ...

An introductory survey of the history of the principles and practice of citizenship, based on the premise that the current conditions and debates about citizenship cannot be fully understood without a knowledge of the historical background. This is provided through an analytical narrative of the functioning of citizenship and the major theorists from Sparta to the present day, including quotations from key texts. In addition the reader is asked to consider, based on the historical evidence pr...

Recent years have seen the development of powerful tools for verifying hardware and software systems, as companies worldwide realise the need for improved means of validating their products. There is increasing demand for training in basic methods in formal reasoning so that students can gain proficiency in logic-based verification methods. The second edition of this successful textbook addresses both those requirements, by continuing to provide a clear introduction to formal reasoning which ...

" J'ai trouvé une idée merveilleuse. je serai un homme de génie ", s'exclame Balzac au moment où il écrit Le Père Goriot. Il venait d'imaginer La Comédie humaine, ce cycle romanesque dans lequel les mêmes personnages réapparaissent d'un roman à l'autre. Il venait de créer un monde, le monde balzacien. Les plus beaux romans, dit André Maurois, sont des romans d'apprentissage. Les illusions de la jeunesse s'y heurtent au monde féroce et pourtant plein de délices.

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Drama is belangrijk voor de mens om greep te kunnen houden op zijn omgeving, problemen te kunnen bolwerken en weerbaar te blijven.

Hoe kweek je vertrouwen in de samenleving voor je organisatie? Door middel van van Issuesmanagement kun je de publieke opinie regisseren. Die publieke opinie is lang niet altijd mals, lang niet altijd redelijk en lang niet altijd terecht. Issuesmanagement is daarom een belangrijk taakgebied van 'communicatie'.

Issuesmanagement is langetermijnbeleid. Veenbrandjes als mediahypes zijn zó aangestoken, maar dan hebben we het over crisiscommunicatie. Waar het bij issuesmanagement om gaat zijn de do...

Dit boek geeft een overzicht van verschillende spanningsvelden die bij coaching een rol spelen. Daarmee biedt het coaches een houvast voor het maken van zorgvuldige keuzes in hun eigen praktijk. Door keuzes expliciet te maken en te onderbouwen beogen de auteurs een bijdrage te leveren aan de verdere professionalisering van coaching.

In het boek worden zeven aspecten toegelicht die in coaching steeds aan de orde zijn: Coaching is te omschrijven als een doelgerichte (1) methode (2) van begeleide...