Ethnography is one of the chief research methods in sociology, anthropology and other cognate disciplines in the social sciences. This book provides an unparalleled, critical guide to its principles and practice.

The Change Handbook is the only book that provides a view into a wide variety of change methods from around the worldThis new edition is updated with the latest change methods, including cutting-edge technologies that have emerged since the first edition was published.Key features- This new edition replaces now outdated methods with full descriptions of several popular, new change methods that have emerged since the book's original publication- There are currently no other books on the market...

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Inauthentic. Do your customers use any of these words to describe what you sell--or how you sell it? If so, welcome to the club. Inundated by fakes and sophisticated counterfeits, people increasingly see the world in terms of real or fake.

They would rather buy something real from someone genuine rather than something fake from some phony. When deciding to buy, consumers judge an offering's (and a company's) authenticity as much as--if not more than--price, qua...

Gives an account of the emergence of progressive religious thinkers and organisations on the 'religious left'. This book offers an analysis of the cultural roots, key ideas and organisational structures of this faith, assessing its significance in the changing moral and religious landscape of contemporary western society.

This is the first textbook in this field of increasing importance for the food and cosmetics industries. It is indispensable for future students of food technology and food chemistry as well as for engineers, technologists and technicians in the food industries. It describes the principles of food physics starting with the very basics - and focuses on the needs of practitioners without omitting important basic principles.

It will be indispensable for future students of food technology and foo...

Come è nato l'italiano, e attraverso quali strade ha raggiunto la sua attuale fisionomia? Il volume offre una risposta sintetica ma esauriente a queste e a molte altre domande. Le vicende fonetiche, morfologiche e sintattiche che dal latino hanno portato all'italiano e ad altri volgari d'area italiana (milanese, veneziano, romanesco, napoletano, siciliano) sono presentate, nei loro aspetti essenziali, in una ricostruzione in cui nulla - neppure la conoscenza del latino - viene dato per già ...

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Annelies Boutellier stelt in haar boek dat goed vakmanschap van de leraar staat of valt met reflectie op en bewustzijn van de eigen persoonlijkheid.<br>Door zelfkennis zal de leraar zicht krijgen op de kern van lesgeven en daardoor kan hij beter met zichzelf omgaan. Dit is van groot belang in de huidige situatie waarin het onderwijs maatschappelijk onder druk staat en de manier van lesgeven meer en meer verandert van docentgericht naar leerlinggericht.<br>Een groot deel van het bo...

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