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Human behaviour is marvellous in its complexity, variability and unpredictability. Understanding it, however, is not solely the role of psychologists: everyone has a vested interest in it, from individuals to organisations and industry... Lees meer
At the launch of the Euro, predictions about what has been dubbed "Euroland" were mixed. Supporters say the unprecedented switch to a single currency will benefit business and consumers alike... Lees meer
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding comes at a critical time for post-conflict peacebuilding. Its rapid move towards the top of the international political agenda has been accompanied by added scrutiny, as the international community seeks to meet the multi-dimensional challenges of building a just and sustainable peace in societies ravaged by war... Lees meer
Is Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day... Lees meer
How does motivation work? The classic answer is that people are motivated to approach pleasure and avoid pain, that they are motivated by carrots and sticks... Lees meer
John Dupre explores recent revolutionary developments in biology and considers their relevance for our understanding of human nature and human society... Lees meer
The third edition of this book incorporates more than 10 years of fascinating dynamics since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty... Lees meer
In the past two decades, there have been astonishing advances in our understanding of the neurobiological basis and nature of drug addiction... Lees meer
Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton. What exactly did he do that is so important in physics? We provide an introduction to his physics at a level accessible to an undergraduate physics student... Lees meer
Volds Theoretical Criminology, first published in 1958, was the first book of its kind and is considered the standard text in criminological theory by just about every measure... Lees meer
Gillian Brock develops a viable cosmopolitan model of global justice that takes seriously the equal moral worth of persons, yet leaves scope for defensible forms of nationalism and for other legitimate identifications and affiliations people have... Lees meer
The Thrive in Bioscience revision guides are written to help students achieve exam success in all core areas of bioscience... Lees meer
Early childhood development research offers solutions to several of the world's social and economic problems - solutions that can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, improve the health, education, and wellbeing of the global population, and yield high rates of return on investment in the formative years of life... Lees meer
Neoliberalism - the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action - has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so... Lees meer
How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This Very Short Introduction discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with... Lees meer
German Legal System and Laws provides a comprehensive introduction to the German legal system and the core areas of substantive law... Lees meer
Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present... Lees meer
Clinical Skills, Second Edition, is a practical and comprehensive guide to history taking, examination, and interpretation of results for medical students, junior doctors, and nurse practitioners... Lees meer
In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so dramatically that a new stage of life has developed... Lees meer
For most of the past two hundred years or more - the grand era of national constitution-making - founding fathers and constitutional scholars alike seem to have focused more sharply on questions of legislative power than they have on executive power... Lees meer