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Turn on the light on science: a research-based guide to break down popular st…
"Scientists deserve public recognition. The ways that they are depicted, however, are severely limited in physical and personal traits, helping to establish and enhance stereotypes under the general title of ‘scientist’. These stereotypes range from the arrogant researcher who wants to rule the world, to the lab coat wearing ‘nerdy’ genius, but all generally fall to an extreme view of a…
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- 9781911529057
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- xvi, 104p.: ill.
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- 530.092 TIN t
The NFL, activism, and #BlackLivesMatter
"What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violence for the participants of this sport and for the entertainment culture in which it exists? This book brings together scholars and sport commentators to examine the relationship between American football, violence and the larger relations of power w…
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- 9781138923560
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- p.227-253
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- 796.332 MOD n
Woodstock scholarship: an interdisciplanary annotated bibliography
"Since August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair looms large when recounting the history and impact of the baby boom generation and the societal upheavals of the Sixties. Scholars study the sociological, political, musical, and artistic impact of the event and use it as a cultural touchstone when exploring alternative perspectives or seeking clarity. This interdisciplinary annotated bibliog…
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- 9781783742905
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- v, 191p.: ill.
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- 016.7816607874735 GAT w
The Arts and crafts of literacy. Islamic manuscript cultures in sub-Saharan A…
During the last two decades, the (re-)discovery of thousands of manuscripts in different regions of sub-Saharan Africa has questioned the long-standing approach of Africa as a continent only characterized by orality and legitimately assigned to the continent the status of a civilization of written literacy.However, most of the existing studies mainly aim at serving literary and historical purpo…
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- 9783110541441
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- x, 367 p.; 22 cm.
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- Studies in Manuscript Cultures; 12
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- 091.0967 ART a
Aquaculture perspective of multi-use sites in the open ocean : the untapped p…
This volume addresses the potential for combining large-scale marine aquaculture of macroalgae, molluscs, crustaceans, and finfish, with offshore structures, primarily those associated with energy production, such as wind turbines and oil-drilling platforms. The volume offers a comprehensive overview and includes chapters on policy, science, engineering, and economic aspects to make this concep…
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- 9783319511597
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- xxii, 404p. : ill.
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- 639.8 AQU a
Grassroots politics and oil culture in Venezuela : the revolutionary petro-state
This book presents an ethnographic study of how grassroots activism in Venezuela during the Chávez presidency can be understood in relation to the country's history as a petro-state. Taking the contested relationship between the popular sectors and the Venezuelan state as a point of departure, Iselin Åsedotter Strønen explores how notions such as class, race, state, bureaucracy, popular poli…
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- 9783319595078
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- xxi, 357p. : ill.
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- 987.0642 STR g
Fallibility at work : rethinking excellence and error in organizations
This book addresses how organizations can deal with human fallibility in order to create space for excellence at work. Some mistakes in work settings put lives at risk, while others create openings for innovative breakthroughs. In order to deal constructively with fallibility, an organization needs a communication climate where it is normal to voice opinions, admit mistakes, and ask for help in…
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- 9783319633183
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- xx, 160p. : ill.
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- 658.4038 KVA f
Media resistance : protest, dislike, abstention
This book is about those who dislike, protest, and try to abstain from media, both new and old. It explains why media resistance persists and answers two questions: What is at stake for resisters and how does media resistance inspire organized action? Yet, despite the interest in media scepticism and dislike, there seems to be no book on the market discussing media resistance as a phenomenon in…
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- 9783319464992
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- vii, 153p. : ill.
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- 302.23 SYV m
Cultural competence and the higher education sector : Australian perspectives…
This open access book explores cultural competence in the higher education sector from multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspectives. It addresses cultural competence in terms of leadership and the role of the higher education sector in cultural competence policy and practice. Drawing on lessons learned, current research and emerging evidence, the book examines various innovative appro…
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- 9789811553622
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- XVII, 363 p.
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- 374 CUL c
Guideline for salinity assessment, mitigation and adaptation using nuclear an…
This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai, UAE. The objective of this…
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- 9783319961903
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- xxvi, 164p. : ill.
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- 631.4 ZAM g
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