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A reference guide to the grammar system for intermediate to advanced learners of Polish. It presents an accessible and systematic description of the language, focusing on real patterns of use in contemporary language.

How do we know what we 'know'? How did we - as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? This title questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. It investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge.

A guide to narratological theory and terminology and its application to literature. It outlines the key concepts of style, metaphor and metonymy, and the history of narrative forms.

Finnish: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most important aspects of Finnish as it is used by native speakers today. It is the ideal reference source both for those studying Finnish independently and for all students.

Discusses the essentials of Chinese grammar. This book presents Chinese entries in both pinyin romanisation and Chinese characters, and are accompanied, in most cases, by English translations to facilitate self-tuition in both the spoken and the written language. It is suitable for students with some knowledge of the language.

Explains the relationships between physical activity, health and disease, and examines the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of important conditions.

Traces the emergence of performance as 'an art event' in its own right. This translation of the original "A sthetik des Performativen" addresses key issues in performance art, experimental theatre and cultural performances to lay the ground for a fresh appreciation of the artistic event.

Argues that good care has little to do with 'patient choice' and, therefore, creating more opportunities for patient choice will not improve health care. Illustrating the discussion with examples from diabetes clinics and diabetes self care, this book presents the 'logic of care' in a step by step contrast with the 'logic of choice'.

A how-to guide for photographers who want to take their work to the next level. It reveals techniques for shooting nature images in the field. It shows you what equipment works best in the field, and why, as well as tips for superb shots. It also helps you master the three factors that lead to excellent images: technique, subject, and situation.

Offers guidance on how to apply the theory and refine TA psychotherapy skills in practice.

Jacques Lacan is one of the important thinkers of the 20th century and his work has revolutionized linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies. This work is a transcript of his important lecture series. It includes readings of Sophocles' "Antigone" and Elizabethan courtly love poetry in relation to female sexuality.

Provides guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. This title offers a survey of the whole field of risk and demonstrates how scientific, economic, political and civil society actors can participate in inclusive risk governance.

Explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals and writers, both within the academy and without. This book provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde.

Covers the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and other organizations. This book shows how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability policy for organizations.

Examining international case studies including USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, this book identifies and explores the use of heritage throughout the world. Challenging the idea that heritage value is self-evident, and that things must be preserved, it demonstrates how it gives tangibility to the values that underpin different communities.

Helps readers to enhance the probability of success in winning bids at the desired margins and to set up and run effectively a bid management team. This book leads readers through various stages of planning for, producing and delivering a bid. It also offers advice on the use of bid management software and the bid review process.

Presents two fundamental problems of knowledge - the problem of induction and the problem of demarcation. This book is suitable for those who are interested in Karl Popper, in the history and philosophy of science, and in the methods and theories of science itself.

This classic text for students of urban and regional planning, provides an historical overview of the developments and changes in the theory and practice of planning, throughout the entire 20th century.

Gnosticism was for C.G. jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. In this volume Robert Segal has searched the Jungian corpus for Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality.

Takes up the story of bands and their development from the end of the WWII to the start of the new millennium. Considering both local and regional contests and larger-scale national events, this title investigates the impact of the radio, television, and commercial recording on the brass band industry, and what the future holds for the genre.

Research into the beneficial effect of developing compassion has advanced enormously over the years. This book explains how Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - a process of developing compassion for the self and others to increase well-being and aid recovery - varies from other forms of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

"Love is a force of destiny whose power reaches from heaven to hell". So Jung advises while reflecting on "The love problem of a student", contained in this volume. He also speaks of concepts crucial to his understanding of the personality, such as animus and anima.

This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English.

This volume is about the conquest, occupation, organization and exploitation of European colonies in the 19th century. It includes all of the major European powers, including the Netherlands, France, England, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Russia. Taking a comparative approach, the text looks at the successes and failures of each administration.

A compact and straightforward guide to the skills needed to study philosophy - reading, listening, discussing and writing - aimed at anyone coming to the subject for the first time or just looking to improve their performance.

This revised edition of the first complete translation of the seminal work 'Die Philosophie des Geldes' by Georg Simmel includes a new preface by David Frisby.

For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. This title uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works.

Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing the world we perceive, Ricoeur reveals the processes by which linguistic imagination creates and recreates meaning through metaphor.

Takes a look at soccer match analysis, highlighting the match analysis research and the innovative technologies being used by professional soccer clubs around the world.