As global society becomes more and more dependent, politically and economically on the flow of information, the power of those who can disrupt and manipulate that flow also increases. This text provides a detailed history of hacktivism's evolution from early hacking culture to its present day status[...]

"California on the Breadlines" is the compelling account of how Dorothea Lange, the Great Depression's most famous photographer, and Paul Taylor, her labor economist husband, forged a relationship that was private - they both divorced spouses to be together - collaborative, and richly productive. La[...]

Text-to-Speech Synthesis provides a complete, end-to-end account of the process of generating speech by computer. Giving an in-depth explanation of all aspects of current speech synthesis technology, it assumes no specialised prior knowledge. Introductory chapters on linguistics, phonetics, signal p[...]

Discover the five powerful truths within the phrase "In the beginning God?." Learn just how closely evolutionists and creationists agree on the division of land and water on the earth. Uncover the biblical clue to where energy came from to explore life Explore whether there is any truth to the recol[...]

Throughout their careers, social work students and practitioners need to demonstrate an understanding of critical and reflective practice. The Professional Capabilities Framework sets out how newly-qualified social workers can achieve this, and become 'critical practitioners' who are able to make de[...]

Suitable for primary care professionals who face diagnostic problems in brief office visits, this title offers evidence-based guidelines on which key questions to ask and what data to obtain in order to provide sound diagnoses of common adult problems.[...]

The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past. America is in the throes of a demographic overhaul. Huge generation gaps have opened up in our political and social values, our economic well-being, our family structure, our racial and ethnic identity, our gender[...]

This is the only official study text, used alongside the Investigators' Manual 2012, for the National Investigators' Exam (NIE). Based on the bestselling Blackstone's Police Manuals, it provides all legal information relevant to the role of a trainee investigator.[...]

"First published 1973 by Routledge, reprinted with new introduction in 2013."

The scale and variety of acts of religious intolerance evident in so many countries today are of enormous contemporary concern. This 2005 study attempts a thorough and systematic treatment of both Universal and European practice. The standards applicable to freedom of religion are subjected to a det[...]