This concise introduction offers an overview of the global rise and spread of nationalism since the late 18th century. Reflecting on key themes and existing scholarship it presents case studies and primary sources to track the emergence of the modern nation, and understand how nationalism has given rise to phenomena such as identity-based conflict, authoritarian politics and populist movements. Debating Nationalism uses an inclusive perspective that goes beyond a Western European focus to exp...

Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to so...

This is the first textbook to focus exclusively on issues of distributive justice on the global scale. It gives clear and up-to-date accounts of the major theories of global justice and spells out their significance for a series of political issues, including climate change, international trade, human rights and migration.

This book will show you how you can leverage your Python skills to learn JavaScript by comparing them at the syntactical and semantical level. You'll discover why and when to use JavaScript, connect to a Node.js backend to create meaningful experiences, and finally create a full-stack application utilizing all layers of a web application.

A major new interpretation of European integration. Leading scholar, Neil Fligstein, provocatively argues that European integration has produced a truly transnational European society.

This unique textbook merges human rights law with its practice, from the courtroom to the battlefield. Human rights are analysed in their particular context, and the authors assess, among other things, the impact of international finance, the role of NGOs, and the protection of rights in times of emergency, including the challenges posed by counter-terrorism. In parallel, a series of interviews with practitioners, case studies and practical applications offer multiple perspectives and challen...

The law that regulates armed conflicts is one of the oldest branches of international law, and yet continues to be one of the most dynamic areas of law today. This book provides an accessible, scholarly, and up-to-date examination of international humanitarian law, offering a comprehensive and logical discussion and analysis of the law. The book contains detailed examples, extracts from relevant cases, useful discussion questions, and a recommended reading list for every chapter.

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International Law continues to provide a user friendly text. It sets out clearly and concisely basic principles and provides analysis of international procedures. In this new edition the authors have introduced certain structural changes in the presentation of material. This is designed to reflect the changes in the subject matter of contemporary international law and current teaching methodologies. Developments in the law of armed conflict and international criminal law are considered in a n...

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In dit boek wordt stap voor stap uitgelegd hoe je aan de slag kan gaan met blended learning door online doelstellingen, opdrachten en activiteiten op elkaar af te stemmen. Er wordt besproken hoe digitaal le...

Wat moet iedere student minimaal aan bagage hebben op het gebied van de statistiek? Statistiek in 20 stappen voorziet elke hbo-student van de nodige basiskennis en basisvaardigheden statistiek. Het boek speelt in op de toenemende vraag naar kwalitatief goede afstudeerwerkstukken van studenten. Met een praktische insteek van het vakgebied voorziet het boek in een grote behoefte aan een resultaatgerichte inleiding.

In de nieuwe tweede druk zijn per hoofdstuk twee extra vraagstukken toegevoegd...