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Museum Media (2015)
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Henning, M. (2015). S. Macdonald, & H. R. Leahy (Eds.), Museum Media. Oxford, UK: Blackwells

Vol. 3 of the International Handbook of Museum Studies. This 300,000 word volume contains writings by museum professionals, architects and designers, as well as academics. The series eds. are Sharon Macdonald and Helen Rees Leahy, both at Manchester... Read More about Museum Media.

Thought, Law, Rights and Action in the Age of Environmental Crisis (2015)
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Grear, A., & Grant, E. (2015). Thought, Law, Rights and Action in the Age of Environmental Crisis. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

This timely book combines theoretical reflections, doctrinal analyses and insights drawn from rights-based praxis to offer thoughtful and at times provocative engagements with the limitations of law as it faces the complexities of contemporary socio-... Read More about Thought, Law, Rights and Action in the Age of Environmental Crisis.

Defensa penal efectiva en América Latina [Effective criminal defence in Latin America] (2015)
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Binder, A., Cape, E., & Namoradze, Z. S. (2015). Defensa penal efectiva en América Latina [Effective criminal defence in Latin America]. Columbia: Dejusticia

The book reports the results of a research study on the procedural rights of suspscts and defendants in practice in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. The aim of the book is to inspire a constructiv... Read More about Defensa penal efectiva en América Latina [Effective criminal defence in Latin America].

The Financial War on Terror: A Review of Counter-Terrorist Financing Strategies since 2001 (2015)
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Ryder, N. (2015). The Financial War on Terror: A Review of Counter-Terrorist Financing Strategies since 2001. UK: Routledge

On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists committed the largest and deadliest terrorist attack in the United States of America. The response from the inter-national community, and in particular the US, was swift. President George Bush declared what has co... Read More about The Financial War on Terror: A Review of Counter-Terrorist Financing Strategies since 2001.

Urban Transport Without the Hot Air, Volume 1: Sustainable Solutions for UK cities (2015)
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Melia, S. (2015). Urban Transport Without the Hot Air, Volume 1: Sustainable Solutions for UK cities. Cambridge: UIT Cambridge

Everyone is a transport user, and most of us live in towns or cities, but how much of what we take for granted about transport is true? This book begins with ten questions, revealing some of the myths that have influenced politicians and transport pl... Read More about Urban Transport Without the Hot Air, Volume 1: Sustainable Solutions for UK cities.

The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being (2015)
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Barton, H., Thompson, S., Burgess, S., & Grant, M. (2015). The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being. Routledge

Urban planning is deeply implicated in both the planetary crisis of climate change and the personal crises of unhealthy lifestyles. Worldwide health issues such as obesity, mental illness, growing health inequalities and climate vulnerability cannot... Read More about The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being.

Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research - The Art of Application (2015)
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Costa, C., & Murphy, M. (2015). C. Costa, & M. Murphy (Eds.), Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research - The Art of Application. Palgrave

This collection brings together for the first time a set of researchers whose research methodologies centre on Bourdieu's concept of habitus. Full of insight and innovation, the book is an essential read for anyone wanting to know more about approach... Read More about Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research - The Art of Application.

River Habitats for Coarse Fish: How Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help Them (2015)
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Everard, M. (2015). M. Everard (Ed.), River Habitats for Coarse Fish: How Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help Them. UK: Old Pond Publishing

This book: • Everard, M. (2015). River Habitats for Coarse Fish: How Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help Them. Old Pond Publishing. is in three parts: 1. How Britain’s diverse coarse fish species use river habitats throughout their life cycles... Read More about River Habitats for Coarse Fish: How Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help Them.

Leadership as community (2015)
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Edwards, G. (2015). Leadership as community. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

This book takes a fresh look at leadership and leadership learning and development through the lens of community. Developing on from writing around distributed notions of leadership and worldliness the book develops thought towards important dimensio... Read More about Leadership as community.

Social Psychology of Emotion (2015)
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Ellis, D., & Tucker, I. (2015). Social Psychology of Emotion. London: SAGE Publications

The study of emotion tends to breach traditional academic boundaries and binary lingustics. It requires multi-modal perspectives and the suspension of dualistic conventions to appreciate its complexity. This book analyses historical, philosophical... Read More about Social Psychology of Emotion.

Blacklisted: The Secret War between Big Business and Union Activists (2015)
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Smith, D., & Chamberlain, P. (2015). Blacklisted: The Secret War between Big Business and Union Activists

Blacklisted tells the controversial story of the illegal strategies that transnational construction companies used to keep union activists away from work.

Intelligent Autonomy for Unmanned Marine Vehicles (2015)
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Insaurralde, C. (2015). Intelligent Autonomy for Unmanned Marine Vehicles. (1). Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18778-5

This book presents an Intelligent Control Architecture (ICA) to enable multiple collaborating marine vehicles to autonomously carry out underwater intervention missions. The presented ICA is generic in nature but aimed at a case study where a marine... Read More about Intelligent Autonomy for Unmanned Marine Vehicles.

Handbook on Green Infrastructure (2015)
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Sinnett, D., Smith, N., & Burgess, S. (2015). Handbook on Green Infrastructure. Edward Elgar

Green infrastructure is widely recognised as a valuable resource in our towns and cities and it is therefore crucial to understand, create, protect and manage this resource. This Handbook sets the context for green infrastructure as a means to make u... Read More about Handbook on Green Infrastructure.