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Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan (2019)
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Gunn, S., & Townsend, S. (2019). Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan is the first book to consider how mass motorization reshaped cities in Japan and Britain during the 20th century. Taking two leading 'motor cities', Nagoya and Birmingham, as their prin... Read More about Automobility and the City in Twentieth-Century Britain and Japan.

Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering (2019)
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Neri, F. (2019). Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21321-3

This book presents the main concepts of linear algebra from the viewpoint of applied scientists such as computer scientists and engineers, without compromising on mathematical rigor. Based on the idea that computational scientists and engineers need,... Read More about Linear Algebra for Computational Sciences and Engineering.

Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction (2019)
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A. La Chimia, & P. Trepte (Eds.), (2019). Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction

This edited book fills a crucial gap in the procurement literature by collecting contributions by the most prominent aid and procurement experts from both academia and practice. It explores the economic, political and legal relationship between procu... Read More about Public procurement and aid effectiveness: a roadmap under construction.

Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East (2019)
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Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2019). Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East. I. B. Tauris

Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expatriate work forces and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf have led to emerging 'airport societies' on unprecedented scales. Most... Read More about Building Migrant Cities in the Gulf: Urban Transformation in the Middle East.

Special Advocates in the Adversarial System (2019)
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Jackson, J. (2020). Special Advocates in the Adversarial System. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315278773

The last twenty years have seen an unprecedented rise in the use of secret courts or ‘closed material proceedings’ largely brought about in response to the need to protect intelligence sources in the fight against terrorism. This has called into ques... Read More about Special Advocates in the Adversarial System.

Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application (2019)
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Ghiassi, B., & Milani, G. (2019). Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/c2017-0-01579-3

Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany (2019)
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Harvey, E., Hürter, J., Umbach, M., & Wirsching, A. (Eds.). (2019). Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108754859

Was it possible to have a private life under the Nazi dictatorship? It has often been assumed that private life and the notion of privacy had no place under Nazi rule. This volume sheds fresh light on this issue by showing the different ways in whic... Read More about Private Life and Privacy in Nazi Germany.

The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan (2019)
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Balzaretti, R. (2019). The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan. Turnhout: Brepols Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.SEM-EB.5.106307

This book is a history of Milan in the early medieval period. It investigates the political, social, and economic aspects of the transformation of the Roman world in one of its major centres. Its main theme is the role of monastic communities in this... Read More about The Lands of Saint Ambrose: Monks and Society in Early Medieval Milan.

Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training (2019)
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MCGRATH, S., & Powell, L. (2019). Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315657592

Focusing on reimagining the purpose of vocational education and training (VET) and grounded in the reality of a small cohort of young South Africans and an institution seeking to serve them, Skills for Human Development moves beyond the inadequacies... Read More about Skills for human development : transforming vocational education and training.

Impossible Worlds (2019)
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Berto, F., & Jago, M. (2019). Impossible Worlds. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198812791.001.0001

The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed an ‘intensional revolution’, a great collective effort to analyse notions which are absolutely fundamental to our understanding of the world and of ourselves—from meaning and information to knowledge... Read More about Impossible Worlds.

Another Finitude: Messianic Vitalism and Philosophy (2019)
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BIELIK-ROBSON, A. (2019). Another Finitude: Messianic Vitalism and Philosophy. London, England: Bloomsbury Academic

Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection (2019)
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Davitti, D. (2019). Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection. Oxford: Hart Publishing

This book analyses the way in which international human rights law (IHRL) and international investment law (IIL) are deployed – or fail to be deployed – in conflict countries within the context of natural resources extraction. It specifically analyse... Read More about Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection.

Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions (2019)
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GOETTSCHE, D. (2019). Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions. Oxford: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3726/b14024

In the postcolonial reassessment of history, the themes of colonialism, decolonisation and individual and collective memory have always been intertwined, but it is only recently that the transcultural turn in memory studies has enabled proper dialogu... Read More about Memory and postcolonial studies: synergies and new directions.

Teenage Pregnancy and Education in the Global South: The Case of Mozambique (2019)
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Salvi, F. (2019). Teenage Pregnancy and Education in the Global South: The Case of Mozambique. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351124768

Teenage pregnancy is seen as a problem by researchers and policymakers alike all over the world, but particularly so in the context of developing countries. Here, it is seen as an obstacle to personal and national development, exacerbating the gender... Read More about Teenage Pregnancy and Education in the Global South: The Case of Mozambique.

Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction (2019)
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Hoskins, Z. (2019). Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199389230.001.0001

People convicted of crimes are subject to a criminal sentence, but they also face a host of other restrictive legal measures: Some are denied access to jobs, housing, welfare, the vote, or other goods. Some may be deported, may be subjected to contin... Read More about Beyond Punishment? A Normative Account of the Collateral Legal Consequences of Conviction.

Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands (2019)
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Heydon, J. (2019). Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands. (1). Routledge

In this in-depth analysis of First Nations opposition to the oil sands industry, James Heydon offers detailed empirical insight into Canadian oil sands regulation. The environmental consequences of the oil sands industry have been thoroughly explored... Read More about Sustainable Development as Environmental Harm: Rights, Regulation and Injustice in the Canadian Oil Sands.

Zeitgeist - How Ideas Travel. Politics, Culture and the Public in the Age of Revolution (2019)
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Oergel, M. (2019). Zeitgeist - How Ideas Travel. Politics, Culture and the Public in the Age of Revolution. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110631531

Conceptualising the Global in the Wake of the Postmodern: Literature, Culture, Theory (2019)
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EVANS, J. (2019). Conceptualising the Global in the Wake of the Postmodern: Literature, Culture, Theory. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108683722

Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics – From Molecules to Man (2019)
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Bonev, B. B., & Brown, N. M. (Eds.). (2019). Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics – From Molecules to Man. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119593522

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. AN AUTHORITATIVE SURVEY OF CURRENT RESEARCH INTO CLINICALLY USEFUL CONVENTIONAL AND NONCONVENTIONAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPEUTICS Pharmaceutically-active antibiotics revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases, leadi... Read More about Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics – From Molecules to Man.

Veterinary anatomy and physiology (2019)
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Rutland, C. S., & Kubale Dvojmoč, V. (Eds.). (2019). Veterinary anatomy and physiology. InTech

Knowledge of veterinary anatomy and physiology is essential for veterinary professionals and researchers. The chapters reflect the diverse and dynamic research being undertaken in a variety of different species throughout the world. Whether the anima... Read More about Veterinary anatomy and physiology.