Performance-Based Fire Engineering of Structures

The second edition of this authoritative textbook equips students with the tools they will need to tackle the challenges of sustainable building design and engineering. The book looks at how to design

Feminist Intersectional Research Methodologies: Applications in the Social Sciences and Humanities is a multi-disciplinary volume in which emerging and established scholars present new feminist research methods and re-evaluates existing approaches.This collection examines how both new and established feminist methods address intersecting identities and structures of inequality including gender, race, sexuality, and class. Each chapter provides a case study of a methodology or methodologies that they have adopted, developed, or adapted within their field - including sociology, criminology, political science, history, literature, and performance studies. The volume articulates the importance of knowledge production that arises from the situated and lived experiences of individuals, groups, and communities. It discusses how we survive as feminists in today's neoliberal universities, and includes research on trans and nonbinary people, Indonesian history and the #MeToo movement, world-lite

This book draws on ethnographic research among a variety of activist groups and initiatives that use art and performance-based art forms as a vehicle for social change, to examine the tensions between

This book draws on ethnographic research among a variety of activist groups and initiatives that use art and performance-based art forms as a vehicle for social change, to examine the tensions between

Despite its worldwide following, high levels of investment and scientific complexity, there is a lack of evidence-based literature on the science of human performance in motorsport. Focusing on the ph

The Science of Judo is the first book to set out and discuss the science, coaching and history behind judo performance. Evidence-based and informed by the latest research, the book offers practical gu

This book draws on ethnographic research among a variety of activist groups and initiatives that use art and performance-based art forms as a vehicle for social change, to examine the tensions between

Community Performance: An Introduction is a comprehensive and accessible practice-based primer for students and practitioners of community arts, dance and theatre. It is both a classroom-friendly text

Provides a new understanding of the governance–performance relationship through a mechanism-based framework, and explains how boards can exert influence from and beyond the boardroom.

Now in its eighth edition, Engineering Mathematics is an established textbook that has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams. John Bird's approach is based on worked examples and inte

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