Broadly viewing the global economy as a political competition that produces winners and losers, International Political Economy holistically and accessibly introduces the field of IPE to students with limited background in political theory, history, and economics. This text surveys major interests and institutions and examines how state and non-state actors pursue wealth and power. Emphasizing fundamental economic concepts as well as the interplay between domestic and international politics, ...

Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there’s a preference for relying on our intuitions about what’s best for learning. But relying on intuition may be a bad idea for teachers and learners alike.

This accessible guide helps teachers to integrate effective, research-backed strategies for learning into their classroom practice. The book explores exactly what constitutes good evidence for effective learning and teaching strategies, how to make...

Dit boek sluit aan bij de recente ontwikkelingen van het kwaliteitsdenken in zorg en welzijn en geeft er een vernieuwende impuls aan. Wat is eigenlijk goede, warme en aandachtige zorg, hoe breng je deze tot stand en wat is daarvoor nodig? Werkelijk goede zorg, zo wordt uitgelegd, komt relationeel tot stand.

Dat stelt eisen aan de professionaliteit – minder regelgehoorzaamheid en meer praktische wijsheid – en dus ook aan de kwaliteitsstandaarden. Het boek biedt een handzaam model waarmee j...

Elk kind heeft een eigen unieke verzameling van talenten, soms zelfs zonder te beseffen welke dat net zijn. Hoe help je kinderen om die talenten te ontdekken en om ze op de juiste manier te benutten?

Met de 40 Junior-talentenkaarten help je kinderen om gemakkelijk en snel te ontdekken welke talenten ze hebben, in welke omgeving elk talent helemaal tot uiting komt en hoe ze hun talenten kunnen laten groeien en juist gebruiken.

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For more than 60 years, Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract has served as the cornerstone reference in this fast-moving field. With comprehensive coverage of all aspects of GI surgery, the 8th Edition, by Drs. Charles J.

Yeo, Steven R. DeMeester, David W. McFadden, Jeffrey B.

Matthews, and James W. Fleshman, offers lavishly illustrated, authoritative guidance on endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive procedures, as well as current medical therapies. Each section is edited by a ...

An examination of clean technology entrepreneurship finds that "green capitalism" is more capitalist than green. Entrepreneurs and investors in the green economy have encouraged a vision of addressing climate change with new technologies. In Planetary Improvement, Jesse Goldstein examines the cleantech entrepreneurial community in order to understand the limitations of environmental transformation within a capitalist system.

Reporting on a series of investment pitches by cleantech entrepreneu...

The definitive history of Weimar politics, culture, and societyA New York Times Book Review Editor’s ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the YearThoroughly up-to-date, skillfully written, and strikingly illustrated, Weimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period deserves, and he illuminates the uniquely ...

Fundamentals of Differential Equations presents the basic theory of differential equations and offers a variety of modern applications in science and engineering. This flexible text allows instructors to adapt to various course emphases (theory, methodology, applications, and numerical methods) and to use commercially available computer software.

A brief, accessible, and engaging journey through Childhood and Adolescence

Janet Belsky’s Experiencing Childhood and Adolescence reflects a scientist’s understanding of key research, a psychologist’s understanding of people, and a teacher’s understanding of students. With all of this, the book itself is at just the right length and level of coverage to fit comfortably in a single-term course. With its clear presentation and integration of detailed real-world examples, this acclaimed ...

This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff's highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternati...