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Military Sociology
David R. Segal, James Burk
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• Author(s): David R. Segal | James Burk • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralEarly European sociologists found war, peace, and the effects of both...
View full detailsMilitary Psychology
Michael D. Matthews, Janice H. Laurence
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• Author(s): Michael D. Matthews | Janice H. Laurence • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Applied PsychologyThe discipline of military psychology involves the system...
View full detailsSage Biographical Research
John Goodwin
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• Author(s): John Goodwin • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: ResearchBiographical research may take a range of forms and may vary in its application and approach bu...
View full detailsNuclear Politics
Maria Rost Rublee, Ramesh Thakur
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• Author(s): Maria Rost Rublee | Ramesh Thakur • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - Arms ControlWhile the Cold War ended more than two dec...
View full detailsLeadership Development & Practice
Richard Hall, David Grant, Joseph Raelin
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• Author(s): Richard Hall | David Grant | Joseph Raelin • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: LeadershipEmerging complexities have arisen regarding leadership, leadership stu...
View full detailsClinical Psychology II: Treatment Models & Interventions
Michael Barkham, Gillian Hardy, Susan Llewelyn
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• Author(s): Michael Barkham | Gillian Hardy | Susan Llewelyn • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Clinical PsychologyClinical Psychology II: Treatments & Interve...
View full detailsEarly Childhood Education
Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Aziza Mayo
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• Author(s): Iram Siraj-Blatchford | Aziza Mayo • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - ElementaryEarly years and early childhood is a vibrant area of...
View full detailsAttachment Theory
Arietta Slade, Jeremy Holmes
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• Author(s): Arietta Slade | Jeremy Holmes • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Developmental - GeneralFrom its origins in the 1950s with the work of John Bowlby and ...
View full detailsInter-Organizational Relations
Steve Cropper, Mark Ebers, Peter Smith Ring
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• Author(s): Steve Cropper | Mark Ebers | Peter Smith Ring • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Organizational BehaviorThis five-volume set brings together articles from int...
View full detailsHumanitarian Intervention
James Pattison
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• Author(s): James Pattison • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: PeaceThe debates surrounding humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect concern a ...
View full detailsPublic Sector Reform
Andrew Massey
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• Author(s): Andrew Massey • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Public Policy - GeneralPublic Sector Reform is endemic to public administrations and governmental structures globally. ...
View full detailsIndustrial Relations
Marian Baird, Rae Cooper, Bradon Ellem
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• Author(s): Marian Baird | Rae Cooper | Bradon Ellem • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Economics • BISAC: Industrial Management
Fundamentals of Organization Development
David Coghlan, Abraham B. Shani
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• Author(s): David Coghlan | Abraham B. Shani • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Organizational BehaviorThis collection brings together, for the first time, a diverse rang...
View full detailsOrganizing Public Education: Organizing & Managing Public Services
Leslie Bell, Howard H. Stevenson
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• Author(s): Leslie Bell | Howard H. Stevenson • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: GeneralThe wider socio-political environment within any country provides the forum for th...
View full detailsNew Directions In Business Ethics
Andy Crane, Dirk Matten
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• Author(s): Andy Crane | Dirk Matten • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Business EthicsAs problems such as corruption, financial scandals, food safety, human rights and p...
View full detailsPsychology Of Leadership
S Alexander Haslam, Stephen Reicher
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• Author(s): S Alexander Haslam | Stephen Reicher • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralResearch into the psychology of leadership has been gathering momentum i...
View full detailsOrganizational Health And Well-Being
Cary L. Cooper
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• Author(s): Cary L. Cooper • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Organizational BehaviorThe field of work and well-being is growing at a phenomenal rate, as obesity, ...
View full detailsEnergy Security
Benjamin K. Sovacool
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• Author(s): Benjamin K. Sovacool • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralThe classic conception of energy security addresses the rela...
View full detailsPsychology Of Close Relationships
Harry T. Reis
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• Author(s): Harry T. Reis • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralClose relationships provide a fundamental context for human behavior and development and as suc...
View full detailsCapitalism And Business
Leo, McCann
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• Author(s): Leo | McCann • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Management - GeneralDebates around the origins, nature, value, effectiveness and sustainability of various 'mo...
View full detailsPhilosophy Of Marketing
Mark Tadajewski, John O'Shaughnessy, Michael Hyman
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• Author(s): Mark Tadajewski | John O'Shaughnessy | Michael Hyman • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Marketing - GeneralThe importance of philosophy for developing marketi...
View full detailsYouth Justice
Muncie
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• Author(s): Muncie • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: GeneralYouth Justice: Critical Readings brings together for the first time the most influential international contri...
View full detailsYoung Children'S Thinking
Marion Dowling
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• Author(s): Marion Dowling • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - ElementaryThanks to its clear links between theory and practice, this highly acces...
View full detailsYoung Children's Creative Thinking
Fumoto
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• Author(s): Fumoto • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - ElementaryThe importance of promoting young children′s creative thinking, and the social r...
View full detailsYoung Children Reading: At Home and at School
Rachael Lelvy
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• Author(s): Rachael Lelvy • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Language Experience ApproachDeveloping and supporting literacy is an absolute priority for all early y...
View full detailsWriting Skills For Nursing And Midwifery Students
Dena Bain Taylor
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• Author(s): Dena Bain Taylor • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's HealthDena Bain Taylor is an experienced teacher of writing...
View full detailsWork with Young People
Wood
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• Author(s): Wood • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Social WorkBrings together a range of issues and themes, and also the challenges that face those who work with ...
View full detailsWorking with Loss and Grief
Machin
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• Author(s): Machin • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: GeneralThis updated second edition of Working with Loss and Grief provides a model for practitioners working ...
View full detailsWorking With Parents In Early Years Settings
Ute Ward
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• Author(s): Ute Ward • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)This book is written for all students of the Early Year...
View full detailsWorking with Risk in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Reeves
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• Author(s): Reeves • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - CounselingThe wide-ranging contexts in which counselling and psychotherapy is now practiced m...
View full detailsWorking With Bereaved Children And Young People
Brenda Mallon
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• Author(s): Brenda Mallon • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Psychotherapy - CounselingBrenda Mallon combines the latest bereavement theory with skills-based train...
View full detailsWorking In Policing
Ian K. Pepper
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• Author(s): Ian K. Pepper • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Law and Criminology • BISAC: CriminologyAimed at new recruits or HE students thinking about a career in policing, this book provides a cle...
View full detailsWords of My Perfect Teacher: A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Patrul Rinpoche, Patrul Patrul Rinpoche
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• Author(s): Patrul Rinpoche | Patrul Patrul Rinpoche • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGEVistar • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
Women Writing Violence: The Novel and Radical Feminist Imaginaries
Shreerekha Subramanian
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• Author(s): Shreerekha Subramanian • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialWomen Writing Violence engages with select contemporary novels in which ...
View full detailsWomen in Post-Independence Sri Lanka
Swarna Jayaweera
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• Author(s): Swarna Jayaweera • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • BISAC: Feminism & Feminist TheoryThis book explores the positive and negative consequences of national development policies and programmes in the l...
View full detailsWinning Strategies for Business
Rajat K Baisya, Rajat Kanti Baisya
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• Author(s): Rajat K Baisya | Rajat Kanti Baisya • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGERespon • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Strategic Planning
Whose Sustainability Counts?: Basixs Long March From Microfinance to Livelihoods
Jane Rosser, Lalitha Iyer, Malcolm Harper
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• Author(s): Jane Rosser | Lalitha Iyer | Malcolm Harper • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGEVistar • Subject: Economics
When Rebels Become Stakeholders: Democracy Agency and Social Change in India
Subrata K Mitra, V B Singh
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• Author(s): Subrata K Mitra | V B Singh • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Political Process - Campaigns & ElectionsWhen Rebels Become Stakeholders: Democracy, Agen...
View full detailsWellbeing from Birth
Roberts
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• Author(s): Roberts • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & KinderWhat do we mean by wellbeing, and what does ...
View full detailsWeapons of Mass Destruction: Options for India
Raja Menon
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• Author(s): Raja Menon • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • BISAC: International Relations - Arms ControlNuclear, chemical and biological weapons, or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), present a serious danger in toda...
View full detailsWater Ecosystems and Society: A Confluence of Disciplines
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
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• Author(s): Jayanta Bandyopadhyay • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: Real Estate - GeneralWater, Ecosystems and Society: A Confluence of Disciplines identifies water manag...
View full detailsVirtual Research Methods: Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods
Christine M Hine
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• Author(s): Christine M Hine • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Computer Science and Information Technology • BISAC: ResearchThe collection covers perspectives on the Internet as a social space; rese...
View full detailsViolence
Wieviorka
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• Author(s): Wieviorka • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Violence in SocietyThe highly anticipated English translation of Michel Wieviorka's sophisticated explorat...
View full detailsVillage Voices: Forty Years of Rural Transformation in South India
A P Suryananrayana, T Scarlett Epstein, T Thimmegowda
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• Author(s): A P Suryananrayana | T Scarlett Epstein | T Thimmegowda • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Sociology - RuralThis book sets out in detail, and in a very engagi...
View full detailsUrban Women in Contemporary India: A Reader
Rehana Ghadially
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• Author(s): Rehana Ghadially • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Feminism & Feminist TheorySince the early 1990s, feminists in India have been rallying against integra...
View full detailsValues and Influence of Religion in Public Administration
L. Shanthakumari Sunder
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• Author(s): L. Shanthakumari Sunder • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: Public Affairs & Administration
Using Talk to Support Writing
Fisher
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• Author(s): Fisher • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - ElementaryUsing Talk to Support Writing presents a new and innovative approach to the teac...
View full detailsUsing Mixed Methods
Plowright
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• Author(s): Plowright • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: MethodologyUsing Mixed Methods argues for research from a holistic perspective, integrating different meth...
View full detailsUrban Political Geographies
Rossi
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• Author(s): Rossi • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Earth-Science/Environment • BISAC: GeneralThis compelling new textbook scrutinizes urban politics through a theoretical and empirical lens to prov...
View full detailsUniversities for a New World: Making a Global Network in International Higher Education 1913-2013
Deryck M. Schreuder, Deryck M Schreuder
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• Author(s): Deryck M. Schreuder | Deryck M Schreuder • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: HigherUniversities for a New World takes the Centenary of the 'Association of Comm...
View full detailsUnfreedom and Waged Work: Labour in India's Manufacturing Industry
Byasdeb Dasgupta, Sunanda Sen
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• Author(s): Byasdeb Dasgupta | Sunanda Sen • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Careers - Job HuntingUnfreedom and Waged Work: Labour in India's Manufacturing Industry prov...
View full detailsUnderstanding TRIPS: Managing Knowledge in Developing Countries
Rao
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• Author(s): Rao • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGERespon • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralIntellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are those that deal with copyrights, patents and...
View full detailsUnderstanding the Chinese City
Shiqiao
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• Author(s): Shiqiao • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology • BISAC: Sociology - Urban"One thing is clear: in marginalising Chinese tradition and falling short of wholesale impo...
View full detailsUnderstanding the Consumer
Isabelle Szmigin
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• Author(s): Isabelle Szmigin • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGERespon • Subject: Business Management
Understanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Childhood
Arnold
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• Author(s): Arnold • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & KinderUnderstanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Ch...
View full detailsUnderstanding Personal Social Health and Economic Education in Primary Schools
Boddington
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• Author(s): Boddington • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Education & Psychology • BISAC: Schools - Levels - Elementary′This book is a gift for anyone teaching PSHE whether they are new to the pr...
View full detailsUnderstanding Organizational Culture
Mats Alvesson
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• Author(s): Mats Alvesson • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Business Management • BISAC: Human Resources & Personnel ManagementThe new edition of this groundbreaking text in Organizational Studi...
View full detailsUnderstanding Journalism
Lynette Sheridan Burns
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• Author(s): Lynette Sheridan Burns • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications • Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism
Understanding Journalism
Lynette Sheridan Burns
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• Author(s): Lynette Sheridan Burns • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: Sage South Asia • Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism
Understanding Gandhi: Gandhians in Conversation with Fred J Blum
Jayshree Mehta, Usha Thakkar
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• Author(s): Jayshree Mehta | Usha Thakkar • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: History & Theory - General