There are many books which discuss what creativity is and how to do it but these are often pop-psychology oriented and border on being self-help manuals. There are many business studies related books
A Reporter’s Guide to the EU addresses a pressing need for an effective, in-depth guide to reporting on this major governing body, offering practical advice on writing and reporting on the EU and a cl
This book provides students and practicing teachers with a solid, research-based framework for understanding creative problem solving and its related pedagogy. Practical and accessible, it equips read
The field of behavioural economics can tell us a great deal about cognitive bias and unconscious decision-making, challenging the orthodox economic model whereby consumers make rational and informed c
The need for China to find a new, environmentally sustainable development path is accepted widely among Chinese scholars and policy makers. This book makes available for the first time to an English–s
This book sheds light on the social imagination of nature and environment in contemporary China. It demonstrates how the urgent debate on how to create an ecologically sustainable future for the world
This book explores how the policy-making process is changing in the very volatile conditions of present day mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It considers the overall background conditions – the n
This book explores how the relationship between child and parent develops in Japan, from the earliest point in a child’s life, through the transition from family to the wider world, first to playschoo
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the
The relationship between the United States and China will be of critical importance to the world throughout the twenty-first century. In the West China’s rise is often portrayed as a threat and China
This book examines the international development policies of five East Central European new EU member states, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. These countries turned from be
Originally published between 1952 and 1989 the 3 volumes in this set Utilize unpublished documents to build up a picture of Stalin with all his qualities and faults, crimes & achievements. Examine the
Attempts to understand the production and impacts of climate change and proposals for mitigation and adaptation through gender analyses are thin on the ground.This book explains how gender as a power
"Though it has been nearly seventy years since the Holocaust, the human capacity for evil displayed by its perpetrators is still shocking and haunting. But the story of the Nazi attempt to annihilate
Singapore is known for its remarkable economic success while its strict laws on freedom of speech, drugs, vandalism, homosexuality and public protest have been legitimised in the name of maintaining p
To date, the majority of analysis in the field of Regional Studies and Economic Geography has come from a firmly social scientific perspective with the bulk of the book and papers written approaching
Despite its frequency and its potential severity, preventable medical harm is still prominent in American hospitals and continues to put an alarming amount of lives at risk, being the third leading ca
Despite its frequency and its potential severity, preventable medical harm is still prominent in American hospitals and continues to put an alarming amount of lives at risk, being the third leading ca
Metapsychology for Contemporary Psychoanalysis is a complete revision of the theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. It is an attempt to replace the traditional dr
Metapsychology for Contemporary Psychoanalysis is a complete revision of the theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy. It is an attempt to replace the traditional dr
This book gives a sufficient grounding in mechanics for engineers to tackle a significant range of problems encountered in the design and specification of simple structures and machines. It also provi
Every school is different, but all schools face very similar challenges. Drawing on their combined teaching experience of over 50 years in both independent and state schools, educationalists David Jam
Every school is different, but all schools face very similar challenges. Drawing on their combined teaching experience of over 50 years in both independent and state schools, educationalists David Jam
The Animal Surreal situates Surrealism within the burgeoning field of Animal Studies by examining Surrealist representations of nonhuman animals through the lens of Darwinian theory. Unlike Marx and F
Both academic and popular representations of globalization, critical or celebratory, have tended to conceptualize it primarily in spatial terms, rather than simultaneously temporal ones. However, time
This concise and accessible textbook introduces students to the anthropological study of religion. Stein and Stein examine religious expression from a cross-cultural perspective and expose students to
This carefully crafted volume introduces anthropological approaches to and perspectives on gender. It combines theoretically and ethnographically-based essays in order to examine gender roles and ideo
European Politics surveys the history, institutions, and issues that are essential for understanding contemporary European politics. Exploring a central question-'What is Europe?', this text's themati
What is intercultural communication? How does perspective shape a person’s definition of the key tenets of the term and the field? These are the core questions explored by this accessible global intro
Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the m
Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the m
This book traces a century of militarised communication that began in the US in April, 1917 with the institution of the Committee on Public Information (CPI), headed by George Creel and tasked with pe
What entry characteristics are expected of freshers? What does the labour market expect from students leaving higher education? Which skills and competencies are crucial for future knowledge workers a
Focusing on juvenile transfer and disposition evaluations, this volume provides an up-to-date integration of current law, science, and practice with respect to juvenile risk assessment, treatment need
Focusing on juvenile transfer and disposition evaluations, this volume provides an up-to-date integration of current law, science, and practice with respect to juvenile risk assessment, treatment need
Called by her contemporaries 'The Tenth Muse,' Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) has continued to stir both popular and scholarly imaginations. While generations of Mexican schoolchildren have mem
A Reporter’s Guide to the EU addresses a pressing need for an effective, in-depth guide to reporting on this major governing body, offering practical advice on writing and reporting on the EU and a cl
This user-friendly and practical guide will equip teachers in psychology and across the social sciences with the theoretical knowledge and pedagogic confidence to explore the use of visual methods as
This user-friendly and practical guide will equip teachers in psychology and across the social sciences with the theoretical knowledge and pedagogic confidence to explore the use of visual methods as
'The Value of Events' will fill an important niche in the literature on events, being the first book to comprehensively deal with the subject of value creation and measurement, as opposed to impact as
