Catálogo de libros: Estudios interdisciplinarios

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  • Reimagining Peace through Process Philosophy
    Juliet Bennett
    This book explores the ways in which process philosophers extend and strengthen peace scholars’ outlines of a paradigm of/for peace. It then illustrates the value of such a peace paradigm through the example of the climate breakdown, showing how process thinking and process metaphysics intervene at the roots of a global systemic crisis. In doing so, it articulates a new inroad ...
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    179,84 €

  • Theatre and Politics in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland
    Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill
    This history of recent theatre in northern Ireland examines the major developments in mainstream, applied, and community theatre in relation to the politics of the post-conflict period. From the Good Friday Agreement to the post-Brexit period, it tracks the ways in which theatre has been used to promote political agendas and drive social change. ...
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    145,37 €

  • Alternative Approaches in Conflict Resolution
    In its second edition, this extended and revised volume brings together alternative and innovative approaches in conflict resolution. With traditional military intervention repeatedly contributing to instability and violence, the study of alternative approaches has become imperative. Can forgiveness help heal relationships in post-apartheid South Africa? How can art assist deal...
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    62,28 €

  • Conversation
    Andrew P. (Andrew Preston) Peabody
    'Conversation: Its Faults and Its Graces' by Andrew P. Peabody is a timeless exploration of effective communication and social etiquette. Delving into the nuances of spoken English, this book offers insightful guidance on cultivating both the 'faults' to avoid and the 'graces' to embrace in conversation.A valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their social skills and p...
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    17,50 €

  • Bridging Divides Through Gender-Just Citizenship
    Linda Eitrem Holmgren
    This open access book explores how to build a gender-just peace in which women’s political citizenship is foregrounded through a case study of Northern Ireland. It addresses the role that civil society can play in peacebuilding and in political life in deeply divided transitional societies. It specifically focuses on women’s groups, and, as such, studies what grassroots peacebu...
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    75,16 €

  • Practical Argumentation
    George K. (George Kynett) Pattee
    'Practical Argumentation' by George K. Pattee offers a comprehensive exploration of debates and debating. This meticulously prepared print edition presents a timeless guide to the principles of rhetoric, logic, and persuasion. Delve into the art of argumentation, learning techniques for constructing sound arguments and effectively communicating your point of view.This book, cat...
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    34,69 €

  • Financing of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    The economic and social impact of Covid-19 pandemic both on developing and developed countries has been significant. In addition to the impact of the pandemic, the current Ukraine war has also led to severe supply chain disruptions leading to a sharp increase in food and commodity prices globally. Due to a combination of external shocks and the impact of the pandemic, global ec...
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    182,40 €

  • Media Ethics
    Patrick Lee Plaisance
    Media Ethics, now in its fourth edition, serves as an authoritative resource for understanding the theoretical frameworks underlying media practices and the ethical dilemmas media professionals face in a digital environment. This textbook presents both classical and contemporary ethics theories, making them accessible for practical application to media scenarios, and stresses t...
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    123,50 €

  • Locally Based Civil Conflict Transformation Between Partnership and Power Imbalance
    Samantha Ruppel
    This book examines the processes and dynamics of cooperation between different actors in civil peace service projects in Kenya, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The joint handling of conflicts and peacebuilding challenges by local and international actors has a long tradition in German peace work and is becoming increasingly important in a globalized world. Therefore, the book explore...
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    166,36 €

  • The Ocean Incubator Network Learning Toolkit
    Laura Vita / Margherita Paola Poto
    This open access book is designed to enhance ocean literacy through diverse research, educational and interdisciplinary approaches. It focuses on a number of critical themes, including: an exploration of positionality, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging one’s own perspective in ocean-related research and advocacy; the nuances of trans-cross and interdisciplinarity in o...
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    58,12 €

  • Bangladesh-China Connectivity
    This book adopts an interdisciplinary social science approach. It includes original research papers on Bangladesh-China’s connectivity to archaeology, history, religion, traditional Chinese medicine, language and literature, women and gender, diplomacy and strategic relations, bilateral business and trade, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Most of the existing literature ...
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    235,01 €

  • Rising India and China
    B. R. Deepak
    This book, part of a two-volume exploration, examines the trajectory of India-China relations, spanning from the making of a common border to the events leading to the 1962 war. Relying on vast Chinese, Indian, as well as western sources, the study provides a detailed exegesis of the nature of conflict covering over a century of political contours in the British India, Manchu C...
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    179,68 €

  • Document Design
    Derek G. Ross / Miles A. Kimball
    Introduces students to the basic principles and theories of design, combining practical advice about the design process with a foundation in visual rhetoric and usability.Document Design introduces students to the basic principles and theories of design, combining practical advice about the design process with a foundation in visual rhetoric and usability. Most books on documen...
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    84,77 €

  • Development and Disasters
    Ilan Kelman / James Lewis
    Good development could − and should − be the driving force for averting disasters by reducing vulnerability. But conversely, in many cases,development itself becomes a major cause of vulnerability and disasters. This new edition describes the complex relationship between disasters and development. ...
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    63,32 €

  • Sustaining and Scaling Up Community Managed Water
    This book examines the performance and limitations of the Community-based water management (CBWM) model through the case study of the Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP), a successful community-managed scheme that has delivered clean piped drinking water to over 450 mainly rural settlements in Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. ...
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    53,59 €

  • Peace Museums
    Peter van den Dungen
    This book is the first comprehensive study of the history, nature, and purposes of peace museums, comprising twenty-one essays by a leading authority in the field. It presents a powerful argument for the need for this new kind of museum that informs and inspires visitors that a world of peace and nonviolence is both necessary and possible. Whereas there are numerous museums abo...
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    182,77 €

  • Nature and Time, Volume II
    Dong In Baek
    Unlock a transformative perspective on peace and reconciliation with Nature and Time, Volume II: Paths to Justice and Transformation. In this compelling work, Baek Dong In invites the reader to reimagine the intricate interplay between nature, time, and history, transcending traditional boundaries to offer fresh insights into unity on the Korean Peninsula. Drawing from the prof...
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    36,17 €

  • Nature and Time, Volume II
    Dong In Baek
    Unlock a transformative perspective on peace and reconciliation with Nature and Time, Volume II: Paths to Justice and Transformation. In this compelling work, Baek Dong In invites the reader to reimagine the intricate interplay between nature, time, and history, transcending traditional boundaries to offer fresh insights into unity on the Korean Peninsula. Drawing from the prof...
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    53,27 €

  • Orphanage Tourism in Nepal
    Dr. Esther Bott
    This book explores the social, cultural and economic backdrop of the growing phenomenon of orphanage tourism in Nepal. ...
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    158,40 €

  • Quantum-Social Investigations across Transnational Movements
    Mehmet Akif Kumral
    This book weaves theoretical-empirical threads beyond pragmatic philosophy, quantum cosmology and world affairs. It offers a 'quantum-social' approach to inquire solidarity configurations among transnational movements. The first part of the book develops an integrative framework to foreground 'quantum-type' features of social fields, virtual movements, and complex encounters. Q...
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    179,39 €

  • Visual Methods for Sensitive Images
    This edited book provides a toolbox for researchers and students working with sensitive images in criminological research on and offline. Across three sections on collecting, analysing and mediating sensitive visual data, the chapters cover a wide array of current examples and discussions of visual methods and ethics in contemporary, digital-life criminology. It reflects the ex...
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    218,84 €

  • The Peace Formula
    Dominic Rohner
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    46,71 €

  • Resource Management Performance
    This book investigates the intricacies of resource management performance across various sectors within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. With 13 in-depth studies, it examines the region’s evolution from an agricultural society to an emerging market since the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003. Oil and gas revenue, comprising over 85 percent of fiscal revenues, has attra...
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    179,42 €

  • Strategic Communication Research Methods
    Marianne Dainton / Pamela J Lannutti
    Strategic Communication Research Methods provides students with the knowledge and tools they will need to use and conduct research effectively in their careers. While theory and methods are emphasized throughout, the focus on cultivating transferable skills and the relevant application of knowledge reinforce the book’s practicality.Students learn why research is critical in pro...
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    109,84 €

  • Harvest Loss in China
    Daizo Kojima / Laping Wu / Xue Qu
    This open access book examines food security in China with a specific focus on rice harvesting. As the most populous agricultural developing country, China’s food security is closely related to the world’s food security. An urgent issue internationally, data show that every year, about one-third of food is lost and wasted before it even reaches the market, mainly in less develo...
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    77,72 €

  • The Art of Conversation
    Josephine Turck Baker
    'The Art of Conversation' is a book written by Josephine Turck Baker, and it was first published in 1908. This book is a guide that aims to help individuals improve their conversational skills and enhance their ability to engage in meaningful and effective conversations. Key aspects of 'The Art of Conversation' by Josephine Turck Baker include:  Conversational Techniques: The b...
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    9,72 €

  • Conflict and Communication
    Fred E. Jandt
    In Conflict and Communication, author Fred Jandt’s years of research, teaching, and consulting experience shine through in every chapter, offering a rich blend of theoretical depth and practical strategies to understanding and managing conflict across all areas of life. From interpersonal to organizational to societal contexts, this book equips students with the tools to manage...
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    112,66 €

  • Understanding German Development Cooperation
    This book outlines the history of German development policy, provides important insights into Germany’s motivations for development aid and closes an important research gap in this field. From its beginnings to the present day, German development cooperation has undergone various political and institutional changes. This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of these phases an...
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    128,65 €

  • A New Rhetoric of Social Movements
    Dana L Cloud
    A New Rhetoric of Social Movements explains the rhetoric-visual, aural, verbal, and technological-of social change actors from a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the interrelationship of agitation and control and the spectrum of movement activities from the reformist to the revolutionary. Readers learn not only how to describe social movements, but also how to explain th...
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    52,44 €

  • The Communication Capstone
    The Communication Capstone: The Communication Inquiry and Theory Experience is the first textbook explicitly designed for graduating seniors in a Communication Capstone course, whether taught in small or large sections, or taught as a conceptual review or as a project- or skills-based course. It is an exemplary resource to provide either a senior-level overview or a graduate-le...
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    149,95 €