Politics, Philosophy & Society Books

Book SynopsisThis introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marxâs ideas in media, communication, and cultural studies.Karl Marxâs ideas remain of crucial relevance, and in this short, student-friendly book, leading expert Christian Fuchs introduces Marx to the reader by discussing 15 of his key concepts and showing how they matter for understanding the digital and communicative capitalism that shapes human life in twenty-first century society. Key concepts covered include: the dialectic, materialism, commodities, capital, capitalism, labour, surplus-value, the working class, alienation, means of communication, the general intellect, ideology, socialism, communism, and class struggles.Students taking courses in Media, Culture and Society; Communication Theory; Media Economics; Political Communication; and Cultural Studies will find Fuchs' concise introduction an essential guide to Marx.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Dialectic 3. Materialism: The Base/Superstructure-Problem 4. Commodities, Capital, Capitalism 5. Labour and Surplus-Value 6. The Working Class 7. Alienation 8. Means of Communication and the General Intellect 9. Ideology 10. Socialism and Communism 11. Class Struggles

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Book SynopsisThis new, fully updated edition of Global Migration provides students with a thorough and grounded understanding of multiple dimensions of migration, including labour markets, citizenship, border control, integration and identity.Written by two geographers, the book incorporates insights from across the social sciences and is accessible to students in many disciplines. Providing a useful and timely introduction to migration, the textbook addresses migration in a holistic way and equips students with the tools they need to participate in contemporary debates about migration in sending and destination contexts. It conveys to students that the causes and effects of migration are geographically specific and contingent upon class, race, gender and other markers of social difference. Rather than identifying simple solutions to migration problems', the book encourages students to think about unauthorized migration, asylum, refugee resettlement, labour migration, and other forTrade Review"The second edition of Global Migration continues to fill an important gap as an outstanding and updated textbook for the study of a topic that is shaping our century. The book offers multidisciplinary insights into the global politics, patterns, and practices of migration and engages students in a highly accessible way." Professor Harald Bauder, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada."Clear, succinct and eminently readable, Global Migration, 2nd edition sets a high standard as a go-to text for the student of migration. It is comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date, and covers the big debates in migration, such as the refugee "crisis" and the relationship between migration and development."Professor Russell King, University of Sussex, UK. "This approachable and informative book constitutes a valuable guide to current debates and concepts in the field of migration studies. Using geographical perspectives, concise language and clear illustrations the volume provides a much-needed exploration of issues in global migration."Nick Gill, University of Exeter, UK.Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Making sense of global migration Chapter 2 – Global migration in historical perspective Chapter 3 – Migrant labour in the economy Chapter 4 – Migration and development Chapter 5 – Refugees Chapter 6 – Immigration control and border politics Chapter 7 – The politics of citizenship and integration Chapter 8 – Migrant identities, mobilizations and place-making practices

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the influence of key films on public understanding of big data and the algorithmic systems that structure our digitally mediated lives.From star-powered blockbusters to civic-minded documentaries positioned to facilitate weighty debates about artificial intelligence, these texts frame our discourse and mediate our relationship to technology. Above all, they impact society's abilities to regulate AI and navigate big tech's political and economic maneuvers to achieve market dominance and regulatory capture. Foregrounding data politics with close readings of key films like Moneyball, Minority Report, The Social Dilemma, and Coded Bias, Gerald Sim reveals compelling ways in which films and tech industryadjacent media define apprehension of AI. With the mid-2010s techlash in danger of fizzling out, Screening Big Data explores the relationship between this resistance and cultural infrastructure while highlighting the urgent need

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Book SynopsisA central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not alter the results of free exchanges, and so redistribution is usually wrong. Steven McMullen argues that governments should substantially redistribute wealth in order to ensure that all have a minimal opportunity to participate in economic life. Over the course of the exchange, the authors investigate a number of important questions. Is redistribution properly a question of justice, and what is the appropriate standard? Has the welfare state been effective at fighting poverty? Can we expect government intervention in the economy to be helpful or counterproductive? Are our obligations to help the poor best met through government action, or through private philanthropy and individual charitTrade Review"Both McMullen and Otteson are adept at navigating the ethical and moral arguments in the abstract, but each is willing to take seriously the problems of implementation and practical consequence. I enjoyed the discussion, and I expect that you will also."Michael Munger, Duke University (from the Foreword)Table of ContentsForeword 1. Redistribution to Expand Economic Opportunity 2. Justifying Wealth Redistribution: Can the High Burden be Met? 3. Poverty, Moral Hazard, and the State: Reply to James R. Otteson 4. Difficulties with the Wealth Redistribution Argument: Reply to Steven McMullen 5. Distributive Justice, Economic Growth, and the Welfare State: Reply to James’s Reply 6. How to Care for the Poor, and How Not to: Reply to McMullen’s Reply

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to present an up-to-date introduction and critical study of one of the most important psychoanalysts of all times, Sándor Ferenczi.The book presents Ferenczi as a person; his discovery of psychoanalysis and his relationship with Freud; the theoretical and clinical novelties he introduced to psychoanalysis; his deep political and social commitment, striving for the democratization of psychoanalysis; and the great relevance of his thought and perspective for the future. It also talks about his repression in the history of psychoanalysis as well as his influence in the following generations of psychoanalysts. The reader will be presented with the most relevant historical milestones and concepts, with new insights regarding some of Ferenczi's most fundamental ideas (such as his trauma theory, his technical innovations or his developments regarding the end of analysis), as well as an informed viewpoint of his legacy, the contemporary readings of his work and the insTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The democratization of psychoanalysis. Sándor Ferenczi, from forced disappearance to resurrection; 2. Sándor Ferenczi’s biographical outline; 3. Ferenczi’s encounter with psychoanalysis; 4. Ferenczi as a translator and divulgater of Freud’s work; 5. The concept of "Introjection"; 6. Ferenczi’s introduction of technical innovations; 7. Thalassa and Bioanalysis; 8. The end of analysis; 9. Ferenczi’s interest in the psychology of the child: upbringing and education; 10. Ferenczi’s latest writings. The effect of "confusion of tongues" and his Clinical Diary; 11. Ferenczi’s trauma theory; 12. Splitting as a psychic defence; 13. The repression of Ferenczi’s work and the return of the repressed; 14. Ferenczi’s legacy and place in the world today; 15. What is the relevance of Ferenczi in the future?; Epilogue; References

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Book SynopsisThe Dynamic Self in Psychoanalysis builds a bridge between two different but intertwined disciplinesâpsychoanalysis and neuroscienceâby examining the Self and its dynamics at the psychological and neuronal level. Rosa Spagnolo and Georg Northoff seek continuity in the relationship between psychoanalysis and neuroscience, emphasizing how both inform psychotherapy and psychoanalytic treatment and exploring the transformations of the Self that occur during this work. Each chapter presents clinical examples which demonstrate the evolution of the spatiotemporal and affective dimensions of the Self in a variety of psychopathologies. Spagnolo and Northoff analyze the possible use of new neuroscientific findings to improve clinical treatment in psychodynamic therapy and present a spatio-temporal approach that has significant implications for the practice of psychotherapy and for future research.The Dynamic Self in Psychoanalysis will be of greaTrade Review"This book concerns a fundamental topic in mental science: the nature of the self. The authors bring an incredible range and depth of expertise to it. Spagnolo is a psychoanalyst and paediatric neurologist; Northoff is a neuroscientist, psychiatrist and philosopher. The result is an intellectual banquet of clinical descriptions, science and philosophy, with extremely rich theorizing."Mark Solms, Research Chair of the International Psychoanalytical Association, Co-Chair of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society"The case of psychoanalysis remains a puzzle. You can look at it as a form of treatment, or as a scientific approach to the study of the mind, or as a philosophical topic. But you always find the same mixed response: on the one hand, you encounter great success, a large following, and a multitude of sensation seekers; on the other hand, you find the critics and the controversy. The death of psychoanalysis has been announced and postponed but it never took place. Ironically, in spite of no death, there already is a revival of psychoanalysis. The branch of it that carries the day concerns the natural marriage of psychoanalysis and neuroscience which began with the work of Mark Solms and has only gained in strength. To this setting, come Rosa Spagnolo and Georg Northoff with a welcome addition to the pertinent literature. They aim at explaining each side of the partnership to the other side and their effort will reward the intellectually curious and the practical minded alike. I wish them great success."Antonio Damasio, author, The Strange Order of Things; Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology & Philosophy, and Director, Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA"Is it possible to build a bridge between two different, but intertwined, disciplines such as psychoanalysis and neuroscience? What is the glue that aligns together the different elements of this bridge? For Rosa Spagnolo and Georg Northoff, the Self, and its dynamic at psychological and neuronal level, might be the candidate.Several psychoanalysts like Jung, Kohut, Winnicott, Modell, Bromberg, and neuroscientists like Northoff, Panksepp, Damasio, Solms and Schore, just to name a few, tried to define the intrinsic sense of subjectivity that characterize our psyche. The Self is shaped by the alignment with the world where the intra/inter-psychic structure is nurtured by a good enough interaction with the animate environment. In this book, departing from the building blocks represented by time and space, moving through the relation with the body, the other, the world and finally to the dreams, the Self is disentangled in its own dynamic features. The continuous integration of the spatio-temporal approach with psychodynamic processes behind the transformation of the Self is highly innovative and sheds a novel perspective on the case histories reported.Wisely describing clinical experiences, The Dynamic Self aims at looking for the continuity in the relation between psychoanalysis and neuroscience, emphasizing how they might be two sides of a coin informing psychotherapy and psychoanalytic treatment. The spatio-temporal approach will have huge implications for psychotherapy and future research."Andrea Scalabrini, PhD, PsyD; Neuroscientist and Psychotherapist-Psychoanalyst; Post-doc researcher at University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, ItalyTable of ContentsINTRODUSING THE DYNAMIC SELF; 1: BUILDING UP TIME AND SPACE; 2: THE SELF AND THE OTHER; 3: THE SELF AND THE WORLD; 4: THE SELF BETWEEN ART AND MADNESS; 5: THE SELF INTO THE DREAMS; 6: DREAM EXPERIENCE OF THE SELF; PHILOSOPHICAL OUTLOOK: WORLD, TIME, AND SELF

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Book SynopsisCognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders in Young People is a state-of-the-art guide for parents based on enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E), one of the most effective treatments for eating disorders and recently adapted for adolescents.Part I presents the most current facts on eating disorders. Part II provides parents with guidance on how to support their child's recovery. The book will be of interest to parents of teenagers with eating disorders treated with CBT-E and also for clinicians using CBT-E with young patients.Trade Review'This book will be invaluable to the parents of children with an eating disorder. Written by two expert clinicians, it provides a succinct account of eating disorders and their treatment. This is followed by detailed guidance on how to provide the optimal home environment while their child receives "CBT-E", the leading evidence-based treatment for all eating disorders.'Christopher G. Fairburn, DM, FMedSci, FRCPsych, Emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK'Parents are an integral part of treatment when their child is struggling with an eating disorder. While Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) is an individual psychotherapeutic approach, Drs. Dalle Grave and el Khazen skillfully incorporate parental support in this treatment endeavor. With their parent guide to CBT-E, these authors provide parents with knowledge and tools which should enable the adult caregivers of the young person to support their offspring in their struggles. This parent guide is extraordinarily well written and will, without a doubt, be a terrific resource to parents and clinicians who are joining the young person in their quest to overcome their eating disorder.'Daniel Le Grange, Ph.D., Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health, Director of the Eating Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA'Isolation is one of the core maintaining features of an eating disorders. Friends and family can play an important role in moderating this obstacle to recovery. However anorexia nervosa is a confusing illness. Both sufferer and close others find it difficult to understand. This book is an update on some of the latest information about the illness and describes one of the models used to understand and move towards recovery.'Janet Treasure, OBE, Ph.D., FRCP, FRCPsych, Director of the Eating Disorder Unit and Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK'The well-known researchers and clinicians in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders have succeeded in producing a highly informative book for caregivers of young patients with eating disorders. It is also a book for professionals who need an easy and well understandable access to the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these often debilitating disorders. A major strength is the wide bandwidth of information. It will surely support parents and medical staff to help their child or patient out of his or her eating disorder.'Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Professor Dr. med., Director and Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Germany'This is the perfect guide book for parents whose child is engaged in enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for an eating disorder. The scientific rigor of these two experienced authors makes the book a valuable addition to a clinician’s library as well.' Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RDN, LD, Fellow, Academy of Eating Disorders, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USATable of ContentsPART I: UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EATING DISORDERS; 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 3: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 4: WHAT CAUSES EATING DISORDERS?; 5: CBT-E FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER: AN OVERVIEW; PART II: HOW TO HELP YOUR TEEN OVERCOME AN EATING DISORDER 6: BEFORE STARTING CBT-E; 7: THE ROLE OF PARENTS; 8: CREATING AN OPTIMAL FAMILY ENVIRONMENT; 9: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH CBT-E STRATEGIES; 10: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH COEXISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES; 11: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN THROUGH REMOTE CBT-E

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher and the Teenage Brain is essential reading for all teachers and students of education. This book offers a fascinating introduction to teenage brain development and shows how this knowledge has changed the way we understand young people. It provides a critical insight into strategies for improving relationships in the classroom and helping both adults and teenagers cope better with this stage of life.Dr John Coleman shows how teachers and students can contribute to healthy brain development. The book includes information about memory and learning, as well as guidance on motivation and the management of stress. Underpinned by his extensive work with schools, Dr Coleman offers advice on key topics including the importance of sleep, the social brain, moodiness, risk and risk-taking and the role of hormones. This book is extensively illustrated with examples from classrooms and interviews with teachers. It explicitly links research and practice to create a comTrade Review**Learning Ladders Best Books for Educators Summer 2021 Awards**We’re delighted that The Teacher and the Teenage Brain has made the shortlist at Learning Ladders. It was shortlisted alongside 40 other books from a longlist of over 100 entries for its dedication to enriching the lives of educators with writing. The awards panel featured teachers, school leaders, and EdTech entrepreneurs including Learning Ladders’ founder, Matt Koster-Marcon, who is also Chair of the EdTech Special Interest Group at BESA. We’re proud to be included in the list and congratulate the other shortlisted books for their work. ‘John Coleman’s book is beautifully written, thoughtful and creative, and could have a real and positive impact on teachers', parents' and students' lives. He describes the recent science on the teenage brain, from hormones and sleep to risk-taking and social interaction to mental health and mental illness, and how this evidence is relevant for the classroom. Not only does this book provide a succinct overview of the evidence, it also dispels myths, and provides novel and creative suggestions for teachers, students and parents, including lesson plans and workshop ideas. Coleman writes about scientific findings in a way that will engage anyone interested in teaching and nurturing young people.’Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, University of Cambridge, UK‘This book should be a compulsory part of all teacher training. If you are looking for an essential primer on all matters relating to the adolescent brain, learning and development, read this book. In schools, we are still in the foothills of appreciating how understanding the teenage brain will transform education. The Teacher and the Teenage Brain brought together all my disparate thoughts together into one highly accessible read. Throughout, John Coleman’s compassion for, and understanding of, young people shine through, offering evidence-based research and practical strategies. As a Headteacher, I feel that, if this book was turned into an INSET day, my staff would come away feeling enlightened and enthused.’Rob Shadbolt, Headteacher, Wood Green School, Witney, UK‘For children who have had adverse childhood experiences in those famously vital early years, how empowering to know there are also important teenage years for the brain's development. It's not all fixed. We can yet make a difference and assist the restructuring going on. Let's get this information into the hands of educators, parents and carers, and create agency for our teens.’Sylvia Jennings, Assistant Head, and Matt Warren, Headteacher, Presdales School, Hertfordshire, UK‘What is the teenage brain trying to do? What does it feel like to have one? What can go wrong? In his book, The Teacher and the Teenage Brain, trained clinical psychologist John Coleman asks whether neuroscience can actually lead to more effective teaching and learning. His answer is a categorical YES – because it changes the way we understand young people. Direct translation from neuroscience to education is challenging, but Coleman is a perfect example of how it can be done well. Reviewing the latest (and sometimes surprising) findings across areas crucial to the development of the teenage brain – cognitive skills, decision-making around risk, sensitivity to rewards, social skills and peer influence, emotion regulation, and sleep – he shows how new neuroscience findings can help teachers understand their pupils, teenagers gain an insight into the changes they are going through, and parents understand and perhaps interact better with their children. This is delivered in the form of concrete lesson plans for each of these interested parties. This book is a great example of how education can be advanced by multiple contributions of the social and biological sciences.’Professor Michael S. C. Thomas, Director, University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience, UK‘In this book John Coleman manages to combine an impressive knowledge and understanding of the brain with his outstanding skill in communicating complex ideas to a wide audience. The book reflects the author’s lifelong work with teenagers, a passionate commitment to education, to working with teachers, and a deep knowledge of the most recent advances in brain science. A ‘must-read’ for students of education and for teachers, The Teacher and the Teenage Brain provides compelling and easily accessible information and insight into one of psychology’s great challenges.’ Professor Ingrid Lunt, University of Oxford, UK‘John Coleman’s 'The Teacher and the Teenage Brain' provides an accurate and up-to-date primer on the essentials of how the brain functions, from its neurochemistry to the multiple brain areas that affect learning. As such, it is a highly useful source of professional knowledge for any teacher. It also draws on recent research to explore several contemporary issues, and it was wonderful to see accurate coverage of the neuroscience of social interaction, sleep, and risk taking, to name just a few. It’s rare to see a book focusing on the neuroscience of the teenage learner in particular, and as well as informing readers it will help to dispel a few myths.’ Jonathan Firth, University of Strathclyde, UK ‘Complex topics are explained brilliantly, using simple language, interesting facts and questions to stoke curiosity, and solid research to support findings…With each chapter, you are left with greater insight into how to better relate to, engage or teach teenagers through this challenging time... During this critical period of brain development, teachers and parents have opportunities to support young people and help them become more confident individuals and better learners despite their starting points.’ Yvette Reinfor, co-founder, More Curricular, UKTable of Contents1. Ten Things Every Teacher Needs to Know About the Teenage Brain 2. A Brief Introduction to Teenage Development 3. From "My Baby’s Brain" to "My Teen Brain" 4. Learning and Memory 5. Risk and Reward 6. The Social Brain 7. Stress and Mental Health 8. Teenagers and Sleep 9. The Teenage Brain for Teachers: Planning a Workshop 10. The Teenage Brain for Students: A Lesson Plan 11. The Teenage Brain for Parents: Engaging Families in New Knowledge

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Book SynopsisCrime and Intelligence Analysis: An Integrated Real-Time Approach, 2nd Edition, covers everything crime analysts and tactical analysts need to know to be successful. Providing an overview of the criminal justice system as well as the more fundamental areas of crime analysis, the book enables students and law enforcement personnel to gain a better understanding of criminal behavior, learn the basics of conducting temporal analysis of crime patterns, use spatial analysis to better understand crime, apply research methods to crime analysis, and more successfully evaluate data and information to help predict criminal offending and solve criminal cases. A new chapter provides expert advice about terrorist threats and threat assessment.Criminal justice and police academy students, as well as civilians, sworn officers, and administrators, can build the skills to be credible crime analysts who play a critical role in the daily operations of law enforcement.Table of ContentsPart I. Crime and the Twenty-First Century; 1. The Crime Problem; 2. What Do We Know about Crime?; 3. What Causes People to Commit Crimes?; Part II. Law Enforcement—Then and Now; 4. The Police and Law Enforcement—It’s Come a Long Way 5. Police Investigations in the Twenty-First Century; Part III. Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis; 6. An Introduction to Intelligence; 7. Intelligence and the Tactical Analyst; 8. Collecting Intelligence; 9. Data Mining and Analyzing Intelligence; Part IV. Crime Analysis; 10. History and Types of Crime Analysis; 11. Tactical Crime Analysis; 12. Tactical Crime Analysis and Hot Spots Policing; 13. Strategic Crime Analysis; 14. Understanding Threat Assessment Methodologies and the Role of the Analyst; 15. Administrative Crime Analysis; 16. Police Operations Crime Analysis; Part V. Crime Analysis and the Future; 17. Crime Analysis and the Future of Policing

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Book SynopsisCognitive Psychology: The Basics provides a compact introduction to the core topics in the field, discussing the science behind the everyday cognitive phenomena experienced by us all. The book considers laboratory and applied theory and research alongside technological developments to demonstrate how our understanding of the brain's role in cognition is improving all the time. Alongside coverage of traditional topics in the field, including attention and perception; learning and memory; thinking, problem-solving and decision-making; and language, the book also discusses developments in interrelated areas, such as neuroscience and computational cognitive science. New perspectives, including the contribution of evolutionary psychology to our understanding of cognition are also considered before a thoughtful discussion of future research directions. Using real-world examples throughout, the authors explain in an accessible and student-friendly manner the role our human Table of Contents1. What is Cognitive Psychology?2. Relationship between Brain Structure, Function and Cognitive Modelling3. Attention and Perception4. Memory and Learning5. Thinking: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving6. Language and Communication7. Consciousness and Metacognition8. Cognitive Neuropsychology9. Future Directions of Cognitive Psychology

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Book SynopsisAt a time when much in UK policing is the subject of intense public and media scrutiny, there prevails a practitioner discourse about policing ethically that is ongoing formally in police ethics committee discussions, and probably informally in station offices, canteens, classrooms, and police vehicles. Since January 2024, these conversations have added emphasis with the publication of the College of Policing revised Code of Ethics with which policing practitioners in England and Wales are coming to grips. This book explores thinking about policing ethically for those who have to use and implement the ideas; to those who, when law and policy is silent on the matter before them, nevertheless have to make a justifiable decision and act upon it.Applicable to policing generally, not just to the U.K., Part 1 of this book presents conceptual contextualization for thinking about policing ethically. Following which, Part 2 considers practical implications of policing ethically. Some of the key topics that the book covers are as follows: Discussions of managing power and vulnerability Implementing frontline ethics in practice The process of making ethically-informed decisions Considerations around ethics and the use of Artificial Intelligence by policing practitioners Prerequisites to ethical leadership Considering âpublic interestâ in relation to policing ethically Risk management as a moral obligation Drawing upon the policing practitioner and policy-making experience of the authors, this book will be of interest and use to all those involved in delivering policing: constables of all ranks (student, probationary, and experienced), policing community support officers, professional support staff, policing ethic committee members, and policymakers. The book is also a contribution to the wider academic literature on policing and ethics, and will be of interest not only to policing ethicists and ethnographers, but also students and policy-makers in the fields of criminology, sociology and governance.

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Book SynopsisHow can we improve our sense of wellbeing? What explains the current wellbeing boom? What does wellbeing mean to you? The Psychology of Wellbeing offers readers tools to navigate their own wellbeing and understand what makes a âgood lifeâ. Using self-reflection and storytelling, it explores how trust affects psychological and emotional wellbeing, considers how stress and inequality impact our psychological wellbeing, and how trends such as positive psychology influence our understanding of happiness. In a world where the âwellness economyâ is big business, The Psychology of Wellbeing shows how we can question and make sense of information sources, and sheds light on the wellness, self-care and self-help industry.Table of Contents Introduction: Defining Wellbeing, Psychology, and the Self Questions of Trust: The Truth About Wellbeing Storytelling and Sense-Making: 50 Shades of Wellbeing Stress & Coping: On Being Well in Your Self Self-Help and Wellbeing: Ifs, Nots, Myths & Knots Happiness, Meaning & the Good Life: The Structure of Wellbeing Some Concluding Thoughts: Stories, Questions and Reflections on Being Well and Getting Better

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Book SynopsisThis book provides new and experienced Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) with a critical approach to understanding the importance of outstanding leadership of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and how to effectively meet the current SEND policy requirements.Closely informed by the statutory guidance for SENCOs, this book covers all aspects of this challenging leadership role within the school. It provides a principled approach to understanding the challenges and complexity of SEND within the current context. Through concise summaries of policy and current research, critical discussions, reflective activities, case studies as well as practical examples, it helps the reader engage more deeply in critical thinking about the effectiveness of current practices in their own school setting and ways to develop them further for the future. Alison Ekins and Lorna Hughes establish that outstanding leadership in special educational needs is not something tha

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Book SynopsisOrganizations and societies are facing extreme challenges that require action (IPCC, 2021). The UN's sustainability goals, demographic change, and the green shift are knocking on the door, while traditional education, and ways of leading and managing this development, often fail to keep up. Organizational Change, Leadership and Ethics challenges leadership orthodoxy, assumptions, and myths currently preventing the further development of theory and practice. It encourages intelligent disobedience in support of greater leadership capabilities and capacity in organisations and societies.As such, the book is written for everyone who wants to be MAD â to Make A Difference - students, scholars, and practitioners alike.Chapter 5 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 licenseTrade Review"Responsible leadership requires thoughtful awareness of the motives and consequences of one’s actions. This book is fodder for such thoughtfulness." –Jonathan Gosling, Emeritus Professor of Leadership, University of Exeter, UK"Rune By, Bernard Burnes and Mark Hughes have produced an essential text featuring the work of leading thinkers on change, leadership and ethics. This is state-of-the-art work on the organizational challenges of the first half of the 21st century." - Bill Cooke, FBAM FAcSS PhD, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management, The York Management School, University of York"In their challenge to how organizational leadership and change are researched and taught, the editors of this volume are posing questions that our world, which is being transformed by the two massive upheavals of the past three years, needs to be asking. How we form the leaders of tomorrow is at stake." - David Coghlan, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin"This book is a provocative and enthusiastic tour-de-force. Challenging traditional views of ethical change leadership, the authors exhort leaders and followers to rise up with intelligent disobedience, be inspired to be MAD (Make a Difference) and navigate the new complexity in the collective pursuit of purpose. In a polluted landscape, this agenda is a breath of fresh air." - Professor Richard Badham, John Grill Institute for Project Leadership, Sydney UniversityTable of ContentsPreface: Ethical Change Leadership 2.0 Part I CONTEXT AND THEORY Chapter 1: Leadership Ethics and Organizational Change: Sketching the Field’s Challenges Chapter 2: Perceptions and Development of Ethical Change Leadership Chapter 3: Mission leadership: a key enabler for an emerging leadership model, planned and emergent change and ethical clarity Chapter 4: Emmanuel Levinas and the Ethical Quality of Leadership Chapter 5: Leadership as care-ful co-directing change: A processual approach to ethical leadership for organizational change Chapter 6: Leadership: the collective pursuit of delivering on purpose Chapter 7: Making Purpose the Core Work of Business Leadership: A Guiding Framework Part II ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Chapter 8: Courage to strive: Hypocrisy monitoring, integrity striving, and ethical leadership Chapter 9: “How do we make sure they don’t get fat and lazy?” Utopian change and the erosion of compassion Chapter 10: Leadership narcissism, ethics, and strategic change: Is it time to revisit our thinking about the nature of effective leadership? Chapter 11: Organizational Leadership and Change in the Context of Conflict Chapter 12: Leadership for sustainable futures Chapter 13: A Dualities Approach to Sustainable Organizational Change Leadership Part III CONCLUSIONS Chapter 14: Leadership, Sustainability and Ethics: Looking Back to Move Forward Chapter 15: Teaching Organizational Change Leadership and Ethics Chapter 16: Towards Intelligent Disobedience: Academics Leading by Example

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Book SynopsisThis is an essential guide for all teaching professionals to help them make an informed decision about what wellbeing programmes and initiatives they should select in their schools and why. It provides teachers and school leaders with all necessary knowledge to help identify what they should be looking for in wellbeing programmes, how they should be evaluating its effectiveness and who should be delivering it for them. It presents a suite of components and evidence-based interventions that teachers can pick-and-choose for their school community.For the first time, practitioners are not being sold a specific programme but instead presented with what is known about wellbeing in order to empower them to make their own decisions that best suit their community. It goes behind the scenes and reveals the secrets used by researchers and experts, including practical advice, recommendations and the author's own ground-breaking research study involving 3,000 students. Its unique pick-and-mix process demystifies programme creation, simplifies it and makes its building blocks available to the masses.This accessible, evidence-based guide suggests a whole-school approach with specific interventions that can be used to successfully improve the wellbeing of teachers and students, making it an invaluable resource and must-read for all teaching professionals. Trade Review‘If you care about the wellbeing of your students, you must read this book. Through the theory and practice of wellbeing in schools, Dr Burke is taking us on a fascinating journey of a child’s and school community’s wellbeing. It is all you need to know to create a wellbeing strategy in schools. The book is fresh, balanced, and highly recommended.’Dr Itai Ivtzan, Naropa University, Boulder, USA‘This book is based firmly in positive psychology research and gives a solid rationale for why wellbeing is so central for all students. It is a volume of considerable depth and does not duck the challenges of context, the complexity of the concept, the resistance of some educators to fitting in yet another initiative, nor the problems associated with seeking ‘happiness’. Importantly it places teacher wellbeing at the heart of a whole-school approach and the centrality of caring school leadership for effective change. The theory is enhanced with the author’s own experiences, reflections and stories of practice from around the world. This is a welcome text for educators who want something more substantial than a simple ‘why what and how' of wellbeing.’ Dr Sue Roffey, Ted-X speaker, Founder of the Wellbeing Australia Network 'Wellbeing in schools has rightly become an important and even urgent topic. But it is a complex issue and needs to be understood and approached in a careful and evidenced-based way. In that respect, this book is a wonderful guide to the latest research and theorising in this area, together with practical ideas and resources for how to actually implement these insights. Very clear and easy-to-read, this is an indispensable book for anyone interested in how to help children and young people flourish at school and in their lives as a whole.'Dr Tim Lomas, Senior lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London, UK‘If you care about the wellbeing of your students, you must read this book. Through the theory and practice of wellbeing in schools, Dr Burke is taking us on a fascinating journey of a child’s and school community’s wellbeing. It is all you need to know to create a wellbeing strategy in schools. The book is fresh, balanced, and highly recommended.’Dr Itai Ivtzan, Positive Psychologist and Associate Professor, Naropa University, Boulder, USA‘This book is based firmly in positive psychology research and gives a solid rationale for why wellbeing is so central for all students. It is a volume of considerable depth and does not duck the challenges of context, the complexity of the concept, the resistance of some educators to fitting in yet another initiative, nor the problems associated with seeking ‘happiness’. Importantly it places teacher wellbeing at the heart of a whole-school approach and the centrality of caring school leadership for effective change. The theory is enhanced with the author’s own experiences, reflections and stories of practice from around the world. This is a welcome text for educators who want something more substantial than a simple ‘why what and how' of wellbeing.’ Dr Sue Roffey, Ted-X speaker, Founder of the Wellbeing Australia Network 'Wellbeing in schools has rightly become an important and even urgent topic. But it is a complex issue and needs to be understood and approached in a careful and evidenced-based way. In that respect, this book is a wonderful guide to the latest research and theories in this area, together with practical ideas and resources for how to actually implement these insights. Very clear and easy-to-read, this is an indispensable book for anyone interested in how to help children and young people flourish at school and in their lives as a whole.'Dr Tim Lomas, Senior Lecturer in Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Making sense of the complex world of wellbeing 3. Your guide to the essential elements of wellbeing 4. The mechanisms that enable successful wellbeing interventions 5. A review of established school wellbeing programmes 6. Your guide to making the best-informed decisions

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Book SynopsisThe Environmental Impact of Cities assesses the environmental impact that comes from cities and their inhabitants, demonstrating that our current political and economic systems are not environmentally sustainable because they are designed for endless growth in a system which is finite. It is already well documented that political, economic and social forces are capable of shaping cities and their expansion, retraction, gentrification, re-population, industrialisation or de-industrialisation. However, the links between these political and economic forces and the environmental impact they have on urban areas have yet to be numerically presented. As a result, it is not clear how our cities are affecting the environment, meaning it is currently impossible to relate their economic, political and social systems to their environmental performance. This book examines a broad selection of cities covering a wide range of political systems, geography, cultural backgrounds and pTable of ContentsPart 1: The Impact of Cities 1. The Cities 2. Calculating the Ecological Footprint 3. Food 4. Energy 5. Transport 6. Consumer goods 7. The built environment 8. Urban Policies Part 2:Influences on living in cities 9. Environmental death by democracy 10. Capitalism 11. Population—the elephant in the room 12. The internet 13. Icons in the cities 14. Pandemic 15. Living in cities

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Book SynopsisBuilding on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and âothersâ, including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers.This is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questTrade Review"This must-read research-based text represents a step-change in our understanding of neurodiversity; challenging old assumptions, generating new knowledge and understandings of importance to us all. Written by editors and authors who really know what they are talking about, and organised around five key themes, it builds on critical race theory, feminist and queer studies, connects with disability and Mad Studies, to explore a new and important field – Neurodiversity Studies."Peter Beresford, Professor of Citizen Participation at the University of Essex, UK, and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives, the national user led organisation."The increasing recognition that there is no 'normal' brain type against which all others must be judged pathological is having a transformative effect on every aspect of society: on employment, education, research, public policy, and how we conceive of the minds of other people. This book makes an important contribution to the evolving scholarly discourse around neurodiversity by centering the voices and experiences of neurodivergent people."Steve Silberman, author of the prize-winning "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity". "There is SO MUCH here. The essays by Alyssa Hillary and Matthew Belmonte alone are worth the cost of the book. Neurodiversity advances, less like an army than like an ecosystem after a fire. Growth and renewal beyond measure."Ralph James Savarese, Professor of English, Grinnell College and author of "See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No-Good English Professor"."Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm is interesting, enjoyable and thought provoking, and I think its theoretical discourse and positions have clear constructive practical implications which really matter."Dinah Murray, autism researcher and campaigner productiveirritant.org. "Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm provides a deep-dive into the complex world of autism and the neurologically different. Ranging through the humanities, social sciences, philosophy, ethics, and communication studies, among other areas, the book breaks new ground in the academic study of the inner worlds and sensoria of a significant portion of the population too often ignored politically while over-treated medically."Lennard J. Davis, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Arts and Sciences, and also Professor of Disability and Human Development in the School of Applied Health Sciences and Professor of Medical Education in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, USA."This superb collection builds upon previous efforts of scholars and activists to decentre normative assumptions of what it is to be human and create an interdisciplinary discursive space, formulating neurodiversity studies as a new field of enquiry ... highly recommended would be an understatement!" Dr Damian Milton, Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Kent, National Autistic Society as Autism Knowledge and Expertise Consultant and chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC). Table of ContentsIntroduction Curing Neurodivergence/Eugenics1. The Production of the ‘Normal’ Child: Neurodiversity and the Commodification of Parenting 2. Language Games Used to Construct Pathological Autism 3. Is There an Ethical Case for the Prevention and/or Cure of Autism? Neurodivergent Wellbeing4. Neurodiversity, Disability, Wellbeing 5. Neurodiversity in a Neurotypical World: An Enactive Framework for Investigating Autism and Social Institutions Cross-Neurotype Communication6. Neurodiversity and Cross-Cultural Communication 7. Understanding Empathy Through a Study of Autistic Life Writing: On the Importance of Neurodiverse Morality 8. Sensory Strangers: Travels in Normate Sensory Worlds Neurodiversity at Work9. Practical Scholarship: Optimising Beneficial Research Collaborations Between Autistic Scholars, Professional Services Staff and ‘Typical Academics’ in UK Universities 10. Designing an Autistic Space for Research: Exploring the Impact of Context, Space, and Sociality in Autistic Writing Processes 11. How Individuals and Institutions Can Learn to Make Room for Human Cognitive Diversity: A Personal Perspective from My Life in Neuroscience Challenging Brain-Bound Cognition12. Understanding Autistic Individuals: Cognitive Diversity not Theoretical Deficit Moving Forwards 13. Neuronormativity in Theorising Agency: An Argument for a Critical Neurodiversity Approach 14. Defining Neurodiversity for Research and Practice 15. A New Alliance? The Hearing Voices Movement and Neurodiversity Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2012, Doing Philosophy presents the basics of how to do' philosophy what philosophy is, how we can think, the nature of logic, some special terms in a straightforward and easy to understand style. Then, using questions and exercises as well as everyday examples, the author takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour of key philosophical topics which, as well as the standard fare' of logic, epistemology, mind, God etc., also includes ethical, social, scientific, cultural and human issues such as time, cosmology, war, animal rights, euthanasia, abortion, genetics, evolution, and the meaning of life. The author's emphasis throughout is that philosophy is accessible to anyone keen enough to try and do it and that, as a subject, philosophy is practical, fascinating and exciting. By encouraging independent critical thinking and being succinct yet informative, the book involves the reader with the history, the breadth of subject matter, the skills of philosopTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Doing Philosophy 2. Some Philosophical Terms 3. Argument and Logic 4. Possibility 5. What Do We Know? 6. Perceiving the World 7. Mind 8. Right and Wrong 9. Equality 10. God 11. Science 12. Time 13. Human Rights 14. Freedom and Determinism 15. Politics, Political Equality and the State of the World 16. War 17. Punishment 18. Abortion 19. Euthanasia 20. Animal Rights 21. Genetics 22. Life, Death, Immortality and Reincarnation 23. Evolution 24. Cosmology 25. The Meaning of Life. Annotated Bibliography. Extended Reading. Internet Resources. Index

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of the age-old complicity between sky watchers and war fighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.Trade Review"Throughout history, wars tend to be won by nations that are at the forefront of science. Thus astronomers and physicists have, since ancient times, benefited from an uneasy alliance with the military. This enlightening book explores the history and current implications of this partnership between space science and national security." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and professor of history, Tulane University"Accessory to War is thought-provoking and reflective..." -- Nature"In Accessory to War, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang give a sweeping panoramic overview of the enduring alliance between astrophysics and the military—from the Greeks to Galileo to GPS. The book's key contribution is in documenting the various ways science has aided military endeavors over the millennia and making the sometimes-arcane source material accessible." -- Science"... wide-ranging and very readable history of the overlap between science and the military, penned with editor Avis Lang... The book is a fascinating exploration of humanity' s capacity to combine discovery with destruction..." -- BBC Sky at Night

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Book SynopsisA neuroscientist investigates how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time.Trade Review"Our experience of time is not the same as time itself; the former is largely our creation. French philosopher Henri Bergson once publicly debated this point with Einstein – and lost. If only he’d had recourse to this book, written by one of the first neuroscientists to ask how the human brain encodes time. Take that, Albert!" -- Science books we’re keen to read in 2017 - New Scientist"... a readable exploration of how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time." -- The Bookseller"Apparently elastic and possibly illusory, time is a puzzle to physicists and neuroscientists alike. Dean Buonomano straddles the divide, invoking cutting-edge theory and research as he wrestles with the often glaring mismatch between physical and 'felt' time. The result is immensely engaging..." -- Nature"Buonomano’s ambition is inspiring and his writing is rich, combining a readable style with illustrative examples... it [Your Brain is a Time Machine] hits the ambitious target of being both thorough and accessible." -- Chemistry World"... nothing if not an entertaining read." -- Nature Physics

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Book Synopsis"A chalice of wisdom for our time."—Ernest L. Rossi, Ph.D., C.J. Jung Institute of Los AngelesTrade Review"[A] most readable volume, rich in personal memories and comments by Dr. Rosen.... The stories give indirect suggestions, show how to overcome habitual limitation, re-frame experiences from negative to positive and discover values. The result is a remarkable combination of entertaining reading offering personal psychological insight." -- Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisNot a day goes by without a new story on the perils of technology: from increasingly clever machines that surpass human capability and comprehension to genetic technologies capable of altering the human genome in ways we cannot predict. How can we respond? What should we do politically? Focusing on the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact of new reproductive and genetic technologies (Repro-tech), Jude Browne questions who has political responsibility for the structural impacts of these technologies and how we might go about preparing for the far-reaching societal changes they may bring. This thought-provoking book tackles some of the most pressing issues of our time and offers a compelling vision for how we can respond to these challenges in a way that is both politically feasible and socially responsible.

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Book SynopsisA Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Winner of the Bancroft Prize. "No one has written a better book about a city…Nature's Metropolis is elegant testimony to the proposition that economic, urban, environmental, and business history can be as graceful, powerful, and fascinating as a novel." —Kenneth T. Jackson, Boston GlobeTrade Review"This book is the story of Chicago's progress in the 19th century, the rough seduction of the hinterland, and how at its zenith the city ruled the commercial life of a vast inland region more completely and ruthlessly and profitably than any czar ruled Russia…A marvelous book." -- Ward Just - Chicago Tribune"Thoroughly original…Illuminating…Brilliant." -- Donald L. Miller - New York Times Book Review"No one has ever written a better book about a city…No one has written about Chicago with more power, clarity and intelligence than Cronon." -- Kenneth T. Jackson - Boston Globe"An intoxicating piece of scholarship and enterprise…It is really a work of biography: a look at the life of Chicago." -- David Shribman - Wall Street Journal"Nature's Metropolis is that rare historical work which treats nature and the moral force we derive from it seriously…The roots of the modern environmental predicament are plainly visible in the economic dynamism that brought about the rise of Chicago in the mid-nineteenth century, which is a captivating story in its own right." -- Verlyn Klinkenborg - The New Yorker"Magnificent…the best work of economic and business history I've ever read." -- Paul Krugman"William Cronon challenges many of the conventions of both urban and western history in this pathbreaking book, and does so with unusual intelligence and elegance. More important, he helps lay the groundwork for a vital new field of scholarship: the history of the natural environment and its relationship to human society." -- Alan Brinkley, Columbia University

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Book SynopsisThe question is as searing as it is fundamental to the continuing debate over Japanese culpability in World War II and the period leading up to it: How could Japanese soldiers have committed such acts of violence against Allied prisoners of war and Chinese civilians? During the First World War, the Japanese fought on the side of the Allies and treated German POWs with respect and civility. In the years that followed, under Emperor Hirohito, conformity was the norm and the Japanese psyche became one of selfless devotion to country and emperor soon Japanese soldiers were to engage in mass murder, rape, and even cannibalization of their enemies. Horror in the East examines how this drastic change came about. On the basis of never-before-published interviews with both the victimizers and the victimized, and drawing on never-before-revealed or long-ignored archival records, Rees discloses the full horror of the war in the Pacific, probing the supposed Japanese belief in their own racial sup

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Book SynopsisPhysical development is the window to the whole child. Through watching children move, they reveal their true selves.This groundbreaking book bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering a deeper understanding of young childrenâs physical development in outdoor environments. It explores the specific phases of motor development, the skills children acquire, and how these are closely linked to cognitive growth.This resource provides clear and accessible guidance on promoting childrenâs wellbeing, the links between language and physical development, creating environments that encourage growth, and emphasising the adultâs role in supporting and facilitating progress. Written for those working with children aged 2â6, this book serves as a practical reference guide for staff, offering adaptable resources, or as a starting point for additional study and research. Topics covered include: The importance of physical development Stages

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Book SynopsisMilton H. Erickson, M.D. is generally acknowledged to have been the world's leading practitioner of medical hypnosis. His "strategic therapy," using hypnotic techniques with or without actually inducing trance, allows him to get directly to the core of a problem and prescribe a course of action that can lead to rapid recovery.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I. Raw EEG and QEEG and NFB Foundational Concepts 1. Electroencephalography microstates in relation to emotional decision-making 2. Quantitative electroencephalography clinical applications: A review and update 3. Electroencephalography imaging and biofeedback training using Z-Scores: databases and LORETA-based methods 4. Autonomic nervous system and the triple network: An evolutionary perspective with clinical implications 5. Taking a deeper look into the wiring of baby humans 6. When can you trust your beta: Detecting electromyography contamination of the electroencephalogram signal to enhance assessment of quantitative electroencephalogram and electroencephalogram training 7. Origins of electroencephalogram rhythms and implications for neurofeedback 8. History of the scientific standards of quantitative electroencephalography normative databases 9. Electroencephalogram neuroimaging, brain networks and neurofeedback protocols 10. Electroencephalogram in depth: Seeing psyche in brainwaves 11. Theories of brain functioning and the quantitative electroencephalography Section II. Clinical Applications of NFB 12. Multiple channel advanced standardized weighted low-resolution electromagnetic tomography training for sustained clinical outcome 13. Utilizing quantitative electroencephalographic Assessment and standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography neurotherapy in the treatment of trauma and dissociation 14. Neurofeedback and developmental trauma: Theory and practice 15. Advances in analysis and training 16. The importance of contingency between electroencephalographic patterns and neurofeedback for sustained clinical outcome 17. Endogenous neuromodulation at infra-low frequencies 18. Neurofeedback in elite and athlete performance 19. Application of electroencephalogram and other neurophysiological measures in assessment of cue-reactivity in individuals with substance use disorder 20. Quantitative electroencephalogram, event-related potential and neurofeedback in substance use disorders research and treatment 21. Asperger’s syndrome intervention: Combining neurofeedback, biofeedback and metacognition 22. Effective intervention for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders using quantitative electroencephalography and neurofeedback 23. Alpha–theta neurotherapy and the neurobehavioral treatment of addictions, mood disorders, and trauma Section III. Complementary Approaches and Adjunctive Concepts for Neuromodulation and NFB 24. Midstream exchange between the gastrointestinal system and the brain 25. pIR HEG neurofeedback and nIR HEG neurofeedback, best practices 26. “Wearables”: A new age of personal empowerment 27. Optimal biofeedback: Combining neurofeedback and integrative neuromodulation through light, sound, vestibular/cerebellar stimulation and heart rate variability 28. Music and neuromodulation 29. Physiology of audio-visual entrainment technology 30. Lifestyle and environmental influences on electroencephalography, quantitative electroencephalography, and Neurofeedback Section IV. Ethical and Legal Issues 31. Quantitative electroencephalography goes to court - Applications in liability and capital cases 32. Ethical principles in neurofeedback standards of care and clinical practice

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Book Synopsis"A heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation."—New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"A heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation." - New York Times Book Review

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Book Synopsis"[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist. . . .Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."—The New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"What causes moral progress? In this brilliant book, Appiah casts light on the role played by honor. Even though it's sometimes distorted, as with honor killings in Pakistan, this classical concept can be a lode star in guiding us to a better future. It's an amazing and fascinating insight. This is an indispensable book for both moral philosophers and honorable citizens." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe"Appiah lays out a concept that is not only compelling in its own right but also suggests a connection that may in time help to collate biological and cultural exploration of human morality." -- Edward O. Wilson, author of Sociobiology"A deeply insightful exposition of the dangers, the potential and the (perhaps) ineradicable role of the human sense of honor." -- Charles Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, McGill University"This book is essential for us—inescapable in its urgent relevance to the embattled human morality we live within our codes of the present." -- Nadine Gordimer, author of Telling Times

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Book SynopsisFinalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearTrade Review"I’m so glad you wrote this book." -- Terry Gross - NPR's Fresh Air"Compassionate, cleareyed." -- Alexandra Styron - New York Times Book Review"More than the story of just one person; [Fairyland] also open[s] a window on an entire society." -- Leigh Newman - O, The Oprah Magazine"I love the book Fairyland; it’s a sweet and unique love story of a girl and her dad." -- Sofia Coppola"Doubles as a portrait of a city and a community at a crucial point in history…funny, strange, and sweet." -- The New Yorker"Alysia beautifully remembers the innocence of the age between the disappearance of the Beats and the onset of AIDS." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Generous, precise, and deeply moving, Fairyland is a love story that not only brings a new generational perspective to a history we’re in danger of forgetting, but irrevocably shifts the way we think about family itself." -- Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother?"Gorgeous…As a chronicle of the moment when the San Francisco of Armistad Maupin became the city of Harvey Milk, when gay and experimental poetry flourished in California, Fairyland is vivid and indelible. As the portrait of a conspiracy of love between a father and a daughter, it is heartrending, a brilliant addition to the literature of American memoir." -- Honor Moore, Author of Our Revolution"A beautiful, haunting book that instructs, even as it breaks our hearts." -- Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion: A Memoir"Clear-eyed and heartrending, Fairyland captures a singular time and place in American history. It also captures something much more important: what it means to be truly loved—and to love truly. A beautiful book." -- Andrew McCarthy, author of The Longest Way Home"As she depicts the dynamics of a unique, occasionally fraught, gay parent–straight child relationship, Abbott offers unforgettable glimpses into a community that has since left an indelible mark on both the literary and social histories of one of America’s most colorful cities. A sympathetic and deeply moving story." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisA neuroscientist investigates how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time.Trade Review"Our experience of time is not the same as time itself; the former is largely our creation. French philosopher Henri Bergson once publicly debated this point with Einstein – and lost. If only he’d had recourse to this book, written by one of the first neuroscientists to ask how the human brain encodes time. Take that, Albert!" -- Science books we’re keen to read in 2017 - New Scientist"... a readable exploration of how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time." -- The Bookseller"Apparently elastic and possibly illusory, time is a puzzle to physicists and neuroscientists alike. Dean Buonomano straddles the divide, invoking cutting-edge theory and research as he wrestles with the often glaring mismatch between physical and 'felt' time. The result is immensely engaging..." -- Nature"Buonomano’s ambition is inspiring and his writing is rich, combining a readable style with illustrative examples... it [Your Brain is a Time Machine] hits the ambitious target of being both thorough and accessible." -- Chemistry World"... nothing if not an entertaining read." -- Nature Physics

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Book SynopsisA best-selling author and renowned security expert reveals the rise and risks of a new goliath: our massively networked, world-sized web.Trade Review"Schneier skilfully guides readers through serious attacks that have happened already — and moves on to those he believes are just over the horizon... This book is convincing, but not comforting." -- Financial Times"Schneier’s book is sober, lucid and often wise in diagnosing how the security challenges posed by the expanding Internet came about, and in proposing what should (but probably won’t) be done about them." -- Nature"... excellent work..." -- The Catholic Herald

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book of its kind to advocate utilizing and combining an assortment of trauma treatment models.Trade Review"I highly recommend this book for its practicality, case material, and overall wisdom about the field of trauma and trauma intervention. . . . [E]xtremely valuable as a companion volume to the original The Body Remembers." -- Trauma and Loss: Research and InterventionsTable of ContentsPart 1 Theory and practice: Reviewing The Body Remembers; Integrated Trauma Therapy - Principles, Methods, and Models; Overview of Theory and Treatment Models Applied in this Casebook. Part 2 Integrated trauma therapy - many models for many needs; Putting on the Brakes - Somatic Trauma Therapy; Out of Flashback, Into the Here and Now - Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Applying Transactional Analysis in Trauma Therapy - Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Emphasizing Resources - Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; No Techniques Required - Following the Client; Victimizing the Self - Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, Psychopharmacology; Controlling Intrusive Images - Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP), Somatic Trauma Therapy; Back in the Family - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Theory; Job Loss and Public Shame - Cognitive-Behavioral, Somatic Trauma Therapy; Running to a Safe Place - Bodynamic Running Technique, Attachment Theory; Traumatic Parenting - EMDR, Transactional Analysis; Changing Perspective - Levine's SIBAM Model; Out of Isolation - Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory; Running Away - Bodynamic Running Technique, NLP, Transactional Analysis; Learning From Mistakes and Failure; Creating Techniques From Theory - Applying Common Sense.

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Book SynopsisThe Ethiopian textile industry is particularly affected by high labor turnover. In a compelling social study, Michaela Fink investigates the causes of this issue, focusing primarily on the voices of the (female) workforce. She illustrates the tension between rural, community-based orientations of women workers and the industrial working environment in which they find themselves. For the women, it is often a balancing act between the rural world they come from and the urban consumerist world they live and work in. They are attracted to modern values of career, consumption and urbanity. At the same time, it is hardly possible for them to achieve modest prosperity.

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Book SynopsisThe central concepts of the theory of interpersonal neurobiology.Trade Review"The book is a fascinating and lively guide, which engages the reader on many levels . . . . You can turn to any page of the book and find an access point to explore a web of integrated knowledge." -- Journal of Analytical Psychology (UK)"Many have explored the nature of mental life, yet no interdisciplinary approach has existed to address its issues or even define what the mind is. This book offers a new way of assessing how the mind works." -- Midwest Book Review"Siegel’s book does an amazing job reflecting his vast knowledge of how our brains and our relationships interact to shape our lives." -- PsychCentral

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