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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days American Jews have built a political culture based on the principle of equal citizenship in a secular state. This durable worldview has guided their political behavior from the founding to the present day. In The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism, Kenneth D. Wald traces the development of this culture by examining the controversies and threats that stimulated political participation by American Jews. Wald shows that the American political environment, permeated by classic liberal values, produced a Jewish community that differs politically from non-Jews who resemble Jews socially and from Jewish communities abroad. Drawing on survey data and extensive archival research, the book examines the ups and downs of Jewish attachment to liberalism and the Democratic Party and the tensions between two distinct strains of liberalism. Features Summary American Jews have built a political culture based on the principle of equal citizenship in a secular state. This book examines how this worldview developed and how it has influenced American Jews' political behavior since the founding... Author Kenneth D. Wald Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20190117 Pages 270 ISBN 1-108-49789-6 ISBN 13 978-1-108-49789-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This up-to-date introduction to Griffiths' theory of period maps and period domains focusses on algebraic, group-theoretic and differential geometric aspects. Starting with an explanation of Griffiths' basic theory, the authors go on to introduce spectral sequences and Koszul complexes that are used to derive results about cycles on higher-dimensional algebraic varieties such as the Noether-Lefschetz theorem and Nori's theorem. They explain differential geometric methods, leading up to proofs of Arakelov-type theorems, the theorem of the fixed part and the rigidity theorem. They also use Higgs bundles and harmonic maps to prove the striking result that not all compact quotients of period domains are Kahler. This thoroughly revised second edition includes a new third part covering important recent developments, in which the group-theoretic approach to Hodge structures is explained, leading to Mumford-Tate groups and their associated domains, the Mumford-Tate varieties and generalizations of Shimura varieties. Features Summary This up-to-date introduction to Griffiths' theory of period maps and period domains focusses on algebraic, group-theoretic and differential geometric aspects... Author James Carlson (Author), Stefan Muller-Stach (Author), Chris Peters (Author) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170811 Pages 576 ISBN 1-316-63956-8 ISBN 13 978-1-316-63956-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Why is contemporary China such a politically contentious place? Relying on the memories of the survivors of the worst catastrophe of Maoist rule and documenting the rise of resistance and protest at the grassroots level, this book explains how the terror, hunger, and loss of the socialist past influences the way in which people in the deep countryside see and resist state power in the reform era up to the present-day repression of the People's Republic of China central government. Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr provides us with a worm's-eye view of an 'unknown China' - a China that cannot easily or fully be understood through made-in-the-academy theories and frameworks of why and how rural people have engaged in contentious politics. This book is a truly unique and disturbing look at how rural people relate to an authoritarian political system in a country that aspires to become a stable world power. Features Summary The book is about how memories of Mao era suffering, particularly memories of suffering and loss in the Great Leap Forward Famine, have seeped into the present day post-Mao reform period to shape the way in which rural famine survivors see and resist state power and injustice today. Author Ralph A. Thaxton Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20160804 Pages 488 ISBN 1-107-53982-X ISBN 13 978-1-107-53982-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days Endorsed by Cambridge International ExaminationsProvide a key resource for your students with this revised edition for the updated 2016 syllabus (0460).This book has been carefully prepared to cover the full curriculum for the latest Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE Geography syllabus. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM offering study and revision support.- Covers the three geographical themes: population and settlement, the natural environment, andeconomic development- Up-to-date case studies from around the world ensure coverage of all the required case studies- Geographical skills and geographical investigations chapters provide ideal preparation forPapers 2 and 3Answers to all questions can be found on the Teacher's CD Rom. Features Summary For the updated 2016 syllabus, this book is written by same leading authors as the first edition and includes up-to-date case studies from around the world tp ensure coverage of all the required case studies Author Paul Guinness (Author), Garrett Nagle (Author) Publisher Hodder Education Release date 20140725 Pages 294 ISBN 1-4718-0727-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4718-0727-5

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Prepare for the new Cambridge IGCSE (R) Design and Technology syllabus with the only title available on the market. The title follows a skills-building approach that links together the theory and practical parts of the syllabus to effectively build students' key skills and knowledge, while also providing support and guidance for teachers. * Be fully prepared to teach the Cambridge IGCSE (R) Design and Technology syllabus 0445* Have confidence in the content and approach of the Student Book, which is written by highly experienced teachers of Design and Technology from around the world* Successfully prepare for both the written and practical parts of the exam with guidance on the final project and exam-style questions* Provides detailed information that will allow students to develop the skills they need to make the transition from theory to practical application* All three optional papers (Resistant Materials, Graphic Products, and Systems and Control) covered in full, in addition to the core Product Design section* Additional material for students and teachers available online at Collins Connect, including the full Student Book online, interactive quizzes and activity sheets* Meets the needs of English as a Second Language learners with a fresh, visual design and tailored language* Provides a fully international course with international examples, contexts and real-life case studies Collins is working with Cambridge International Examinations towards endorsement of this title.IGCSE (R) is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. Features Summary Prepare for the new Cambridge IGCSE (R) Design and Technology syllabus with the only title available on the market. The title follows a skills-building approach that links together the theory and practical parts of the syllabus to effectively build students' key skills and knowledge... Author Justin M. Harris (Author), Dawne Bell (Author), Chris Hughes (Author), Matt McLain (Author), Stewart Ross (Author), David Wooff (Author) Publisher Collins Release date 20160427 Pages 375 ISBN 0-00-812468-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-812468-7

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Support strong assessment potential with this comprehensive Cambridge A Level Business title. It was written to match the latest syllabus for first examination in 2016 (9609). Up-to-date and international case studies will support understanding of current business practice, preparing students for assessment and their future careers. Specifically designed to give students confidence in their studies, and in preparation for their examination, it covers all the key concepts in the latest syllabus. In addition, you will receive online access to interactive activities to reinforce understanding and prepare students for exams. Features Summary Support exam potential, and lay foundations for students' future careers. Written to match the latest syllabus for first examination in 2016, this resource covers all the key concepts... Author Peter Joyce (Author), Sandra Harrison (Author), Dave Milner (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20161027 Pages 568 ISBN 0-19-839977-4 ISBN 13 978-0-19-839977-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Support strong assessment potential with this comprehensive Cambridge A Level Economics title. It was written to match the latest syllabus (9708) to ensure complete exam coverage. Up-to-date and international case studies will support understanding of current Economics practice, preparing students for assessment and their future careers. Specifically designed to give students confidence in their studies, and in preparation for their examination, it covers all the key concepts in the latest syllabus. In addition, you will receive online access to interactive activities to reinforce understanding and prepare students for exams. Features Summary Support exam potential, and lay foundations for students' future careers. Written to match the latest syllabus (9708), this resource covers all the key concepts... Author Terry Cook (Author), Clive Riches (Author), Richard Taylor (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20170112 Pages 320 ISBN 0-19-839974-X ISBN 13 978-0-19-839974-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Directly matching the 9990 Cambridge syllabus, this essential resource provides thorough coverage of all 20 Core Studies at AS Level and all options for A Level, whilst embedding high-level critical thinking and research skills. Encourage students' confidence to excel in higher education and in the exams with embedded extension activities and exam questions. This resource is available as a print book, an online book, or a print and online package, so you can choose the format that is right for you. Features Summary Directly matching the 9990 Cambridge syllabus, this essential resource prepares learners for assessment, whilst also embedding the high-level skills central to success in higher education. Author Craig Roberts (Author), Cathy Rowe (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20160908 Pages 296 ISBN 0-19-836677-9 ISBN 13 978-0-19-836677-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Ensure your EAL learners succeed in Accounting with a structured approach for the latest IGCSE & O Level (0452/7707) syllabuses, for examination from 2020. Written by examiners, the step-by-step approach is fully aligned to the latest Cambridge syllabuses with a comprehensive mapping grid so you can be sure of complete support. Embed comprehension for EAL students with topic guidance drawn from the syllabus and specialist vocabulary that is clearly highlighted and explained. Ensure exam confidence with full support for the updated assessments including plenty of exam-style practice. This resource is also packed with numeracy based activities to develop students' calculation skills, while updated exam-style practice builds assessment confidence. Engage students and link learning to real life with international case studies. Plus, support learning with interactive tests, exam-style practice and Student Book answers on the accompanying support site. A Workbook is also available, providing students with essential practice and mock exam papers. The online Student Book will be available on Oxford Education Bookshelf until 2028. Access is facilitated via a unique code, which is sent in the mail. The code must be linked to an email address, creating a user account. Access may be transferred once to an additional user. Features Summary Support your EAL learners with the clear approach of Essential Accounting for Cambridge IGCSE & O Level (Third Edition), which builds understanding and confidence... Author David Austen (Author), Christine Gilchrist (Author), Peter Hailstone (Author) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20180712 Pages 344 ISBN 0-19-842828-6 ISBN 13 978-0-19-842828-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Covering three centuries of unprecedented demographic and economic changes, this textbook is an authoritative and comprehensive view of the shaping of Irish society, at home and abroad, from the famine of 1740 to the present day. The first major work on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective, it focuses on the experiences and agency of Irish men, women and children, Catholics and Protestants, and in the North, South and the diaspora. An international team of leading scholars survey key changes in population, the economy, occupations, property ownership, class and migration, and also consider the interaction of the individual and the state through welfare, education, crime and policing. Drawing on a wide range of disciplinary approaches and consistently setting Irish developments in a wider European and global context, this is an invaluable resource for courses on modern Irish history and Irish studies. Features Summary This is the first textbook on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective. Author Eugenio F Biagini (Editor), Mary E Daly (Editor) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170427 Pages 648 ISBN 1-107-47940-1 ISBN 13 978-1-107-47940-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Kent Puckett's Narrative Theory: A Critical Introduction provides an account of a methodology increasingly central to literary studies, film studies, history, psychology and beyond. In addition to introducing readers to some of the field's major figures and their ideas, Puckett situates critical and philosophical approaches towards narrative within a longer intellectual history. The book reveals one of narrative theory's founding claims - that narratives need to be understood in terms of a formal relation between story and discourse, between what they narrate and how they narrate it - both as a necessary methodological distinction and as a problem characteristic of modern thought. Puckett thus shows that narrative theory is not only a powerful descriptive system but also a complex and sometimes ironic form of critique. Narrative Theory offers readers an introduction to the field's key figures, methods and ideas, and it also reveals that field as unexpectedly central to the history of ideas. Features Summary Narrative Theory offers an introduction to the field's critical and philosophical approaches towards narrative throughout history. Author Kent Puckett Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20161107 Pages 360 ISBN 1-107-68474-9 ISBN 13 978-1-107-68474-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Over 90% of the brain is concerned with higher cortical functions, yet understanding of syndromes, functions, and measurements remains unchartered. This valuable handbook illuminates brain function, natural environment and human function, by delving into the interdisciplinary study. Multifaceted in its perspective, this book demonstrates bi-directionality of information exchange between disciplines. This book weaves around key case reports, series, control studies and cohort studies from cognitive neurology registries, to present the most current, practical research. Gaining appreciation for the fundamental formation and assembly of the supervisory area of the brain will inform an understanding of conditions and behavior for neuroscience professionals, clinical brain scientists and medical students in neuroscience, worldwide. Authored by a leading expert in cognitive neurology, this book guides the reader through the evolutionary, or neuro-archeological, aspects of how the frontal lobes and their circuitry were assembled, drawing key insights into form, function and treatment. Features Summary Offering fundamental, neuro-archeological awareness of how the frontal lobes and their circuitry are assembled, this book is essential reading for neuroscience professionals... Author Michael W. Hoffmann Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20190110 Pages 242 ISBN 1-108-45600-6 ISBN 13 978-1-108-45600-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The dream of control over human behaviour is an old dream, shared by many cultures. This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering describes how technologies of managing individuals and groups were developed from the nineteenth century to the present day, ranging from brainwashing and mind control to Dale Carnegie's art of dealing with people. Derksen reveals that common to all of them is the perpetual tension between the desire to control people's behaviour and the resistance this provokes. Thus to influence other people successfully, technology had to be combined with tact: with a personal touch, with a subtle hint, or with outright deception, manipulations are made palatable or invisible. Combining psychological history and theory with insights from science and technology studies and rhetorical scholarship, Derksen offers a fresh perspective on human engineering that will appeal to those interested in the history of psychology and the history of technology. Features Summary This fascinating account of the histories of human engineering reveals the importance of combining technology with tact. Author Maarten Derksen Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170603 Pages 300 ISBN 1-107-05743-4 ISBN 13 978-1-107-05743-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days How was the complex history of Britain's languages understood by twelfth-century authors? This book argues that the social, political and linguistic upheavals that occurred in the wake of the Norman Conquest intensified later interest in the historicity of languages. An atmosphere of enquiry fostered vernacular literature's prestige and led to a newfound sense of how ancient languages could be used to convey historical claims. The vernacular hence became an important site for the construction and memorialisation of dynastic, institutional and ethnic identities. This study demonstrates the breadth of interest in the linguistic past across different social groups and the striking variety of genre used to depict it, including romance, legal translation, history, poetry and hagiography. Through a series of detailed case studies, Sara Harris shows how specific works represent key aspects of the period's imaginative engagement with English, Brittonic, Latin and French language development. Features Summary This book shows how depictions of etymology were used by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain's past. Author Sara Harris Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20171019 Pages 276 ISBN 1-107-18005-8 ISBN 13 978-1-107-18005-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This volume describes an empirical framework for test validation, and comparison of level-based test batteries. The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and two levels (Preliminary and First) of a CEFR-aligned multilevel test battery, served as external referents for a review of the similarities and differences between General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) reading components, and a five-level criterion-referenced EEFL testing system, developed in the Taiwanese education context, targeting CEFR levels B1 and B2. Findings from the studies support the validity of the GEPT in general, and suggest the procedures recommended by the Council of Europe for linking examinations to the CEFR are not effective in ensuring equivalence between different examinations targeting the same CEFR level. Features Summary This volume describes an empirical framework for test validation and comparison of level-based test batteries. Author Rachel Yi-Fen Wu Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20140925 Pages 188 ISBN 1-107-44394-6 ISBN 13 978-1-107-44394-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The new edition of this exciting textbook introduces students to the ways in which the theories and tools of international relations and other social science disciplines can be used to analyse and address global environmental problems. Kate O'Neill develops an innovative historical and analytical framework for understanding global environmental issues, integrating insights from different disciplines, and she identifies the main actors and their roles, thereby encouraging readers to engage with the issues and equip themselves with the knowledge they need to apply their own critical insights. Revised and updated, the new edition features new figures, examples, textboxes, and a new chapter on the emergence and politics of market mechanisms as a new mode of global environmental governance. The latest developments in the field, including the December 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, along with new perspectives and recent thinking, are incorporated throughout. This will be invaluable for students of environmental issues both from political science and environmental studies perspectives. Features Summary An introduction to the ways in which the tools and theories of international relations can be used to analyse global environmental problems. Author Kate O'Neill Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170206 Pages 298 ISBN 1-107-67171-X ISBN 13 978-1-107-67171-3

  Lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia: A Guide to their Identification and Ecology (Hardback) D.O. Ovstedal, R.I. Lewis-Smith   CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, United Kingdom, 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Pictorial Boards, no dust jacket. Book Condition: Very Good, ex high school library, with usual stamps, but appears never read.  231 x 152 mm. 411 pp.   Antarctica's severe climate and restricted area of ice-free habitats limit the biodiversity and biota of its terrestrial ecosystems. Throughout much of this wilderness, lichens are the predominant visible life form, yet relatively few descriptive accounts of Antarctic lichens have been published. Research on these enigmatic organisms is increasing rapidly and there is a growing need for a comprehensive guide to the identification of Antarctic lichen-forming fungi. This volume provides the first modern detailed compilation of their taxonomy, ecology, distribution and relevant published literature. As such, it represents a major contribution to global lichen taxonomy and biogeography. The systematic accounts provide sufficient descriptive information to allow specialists to identify taxa to species level, and are structured so that even non-specialists can use them to identify specimens to at least the generic level. (From Back cover)   Botany. Studies in Polar Research.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days This book challenges the conventional wisdom that policy performance is the most important determinant of regime support. It does so by focusing on two countries where performance and support do not match. Chile is the economic envy of every country in Latin America, yet support has been surprisingly anemic. By contrast, Venezuela managed to maintain extremely high levels of support during the reign of Hugo Chavez despite severe failures of governance. Resolution of these paradoxes requires turning away from policy decisions and focusing instead on how those decisions are made. Taking inspiration from democratic theory and social psychology, this book argues that extensive opportunities for direct participation in the political process engenders in citizens strong feelings of efficacy - a sense of control over the course of politics. Rhodes-Purdy uses a mixed-methods approach to test this theory, including qualitative case studies, analysis of survey data, and experimental methods. Features Summary Offers a new theory of regime support to explain why citizen support for regimes does not always match policy performance. Author Matthew Rhodes Purdy Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20171021 ISBN 1-108-42025-7 ISBN 13 978-1-108-42025-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds or ladybugs. In Britain alone, some 46 species belong to the Coccinellidae family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds. Composed largely of Professor Michael Majerus' lifetime work, and updated by two leading experts in the field, this book reveals intriguing insights into ladybird biology from a global perspective. The popularity of this insect group has been captured through societal and cultural considerations, coupled with detailed descriptions of complex scientific processes, to provide a comprehensive and accessible overview of these charismatic insects. Bringing together many studies on ladybirds, this book has been organised into themes, ranging from anatomy and physiology to ecology and evolution. This book is suitable for interested amateur enthusiasts, and researchers involved with ladybirds, entomology and biological control. Features Summary A comprehensive, full-colour work providing insights into recent advances in the ecological understanding of ladybirds. Author Michael Majerus (Author), Helen Roy (Editor), Peter Brown (Editor) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20161124 Pages 403 ISBN 1-107-11607-4 ISBN 13 978-1-107-11607-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This is the first undergraduate textbook to fully integrate results from geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology to describe the structure, composition, and dynamic processes that operate throughout the solid Earth. It presents an Earth system science approach to studies of the Earth's interior and develops a global view of solid Earth cycles to explain geodynamic and plate tectonic processes. This book initially explores the formation and evolution of the early Earth, then considers the operative forces for plate tectonic movements at the Earth's surface, and finally discusses global cycles within the deep Earth and their effect on the surface environment. Interactions between the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, and their influence at and beneath the Earth's surface are examined in detail. This textbook thus provides a concise yet extensive coverage of the solid Earth. Written for intermediate undergraduates, it includes a wealth of features to support student learning at this level. Features Summary At last, an undergraduate textbook integrating the geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology of the Earth to explain plate tectonics and geodynamics. Author Nick Rogers (Author), Stephen Blake (Author), Kevin Burton (Author), Mike Widdowson (Author), Ian Parkinson (Author), Nigel Harris (Author) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20080214 Pages 398 ISBN 0-521-72954-8 ISBN 13 978-0-521-72954-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Sustainability strives to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future, but increasingly recognizes the tradeoffs among these many needs. Who benefits? Who bears the burden? How are these difficult decisions made? Are people aware of these hard choices? This timely volume brings the perspectives of ethnography and archaeology to bear on these questions by examining case studies from around the world. Written especially for this volume, the essays by an international team of scholars offer archaeological and ethnographic examples from the southwestern United States, the Maya region of Mexico, Africa, India, and the North Atlantic, among other regions. Collectively, they explore the benefits and consequences of growth and development, the social costs of ecological sustainability, and tensions between food and military security. Features Summary In this book, ethnographical and archaeological perspectives on tradeoffs help the reader to think about hard choices, and how to make better decisions today and tomorrow. Author Michelle Hegmon Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170424 Pages 214 ISBN 1-107-07833-4 ISBN 13 978-1-107-07833-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This edition of Supply Chain Management (SCM) was revised to appeal to a wider readership besides students taking SCM courses. Global supply chain managers and researchers in the fields of SCM and operations strategy would find it a useful reference. Rather than discuss the technical issues of SCM, the book focuses on the strategic perspectives and approaches of SCM. Students learn to identify SCM issues from the top management's perspective. The book also presents real-world managerial problems and incorporates case studies for connecting theories with practices. By exploring the fundamental issues of SCM, managers acquire a new learning perspective that enables them to solve problems in a more sustainable and innovative manner rather than use short-term, ad hoc solutions. Finally, it distils various theoretical concepts to allow researchers to observe real SCM issues in a managerial context which allows for practical, meaningful and impactful research to be carried out. Features Summary Offers a new learning perspective; focuses on the organisational level and emphasises the systemic approach to supply chain management. Author Bowon Kim Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20180206 Pages 486 ISBN 1-316-50276-7 ISBN 13 978-1-316-50276-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Coming to work sick may do more harm than staying home - for the employee, the team, and the firm. Whilst the cost of absenteeism in organizations has been widely acknowledged and extensively examined, the counter-issue of 'presenteeism' has only recently attracted scholarly attention as a phenomenon that harms employee wellbeing, disrupts team dynamism, and damages productivity. This volume brings together leading international scholars from diverse scientific backgrounds, including occupational psychology, health, and medicine, to provide a pioneering review of the subject. International in scope, the collection incorporates both Western and East Asian perspectives, making it an informative resource for multinational companies seeking to formulate human resource strategies and better manage their culturally diverse workforce. It will also appeal to scholars and graduate students researching human resource management, organization studies, organizational health, and organizational psychology. Features Summary Explains how employees who come to work sick can disrupt team dynamism, damage productivity, and cost organizations more than absenteeism. Author Cary L. Cooper (Editor), Luo Lu (Editor) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20180807 Pages 330 ISBN 1-107-18378-2 ISBN 13 978-1-107-18378-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Written by two experienced teachers with a long history of research, this textbook provides students with a detailed overview of developments in early modern Southeast Asia, when the region became tightly integrated into the world economy because of international demand for its unique forest and sea products. Proceeding chronologically, each chapter covers a specific time frame in which Southeast Asia is located in a global context. A discussion of general features that distinguish the period under discussion is followed by a detailed account of the various sub-regions. Students will be shown the ways in which local societies adapted to new religious and political ideas and responded to far-reaching economic changes. Particular attention is given to lesser-known societies that inhabited the seas, the forests, and the uplands, and to the role of the geographical environment in shaping the region's history. The authoritative yet accessible narrative features maps, illustrations, and timelines to support student learning. A major contribution to the field, this text is essential reading for students and specialists in Asian studies and early modern world history. Features Summary Written by two expert and highly esteemed authors, this is the much-anticipated textbook on the early modern history of Southeast Asia. Author Barbara Watson Andaya (Author), Leonard Y. Andaya (Author) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20150219 Pages 376 ISBN 0-521-68193-6 ISBN 13 978-0-521-68193-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In 2017, the world watched as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traded personal insults and escalating threats of nuclear war amid unprecedented shows of military force. Former Pentagon insider and Korean security expert Van Jackson traces the origins of the first American nuclear crisis in the post-Cold War era, and explains the fragile, highly unpredictable way that it ended. Grounded in security studies and informed analysis of the US response to North Korea's increasing nuclear threat, Trump's aggressive rhetoric is analysed in the context of prior US policy failures, the geopolitics of East Asia, North Korean strategic culture and the acceleration of its nuclear programme. Jackson argues that the Trump administration's policy of 'maximum pressure' brought the world much closer to inadvertent nuclear war than many realise - and charts a course for the prevention of future conflicts. Features Summary In 2017, the world watched as a barrage of personal insults and escalating threats were traded between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid unprecedented shows of military force... Author Van Jackson Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20181129 Pages 248 ISBN 1-108-47348-2 ISBN 13 978-1-108-47348-4