This is a collection of essays to explore the wide dimensions and influence of eighteenth-century opera. In a series of articles by leading scholars in the field, a range of perspectives are offered on the important figures of the day, including Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck, Rameau and Mozart, and on the [...]

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EVALUATION OF HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS. Evaluation in a Nutshell, 2/e is a succinct guide to strategic and technical issues in evaluation of health promotion programs. You will be given valuable advice on planning and accountability in health promotion.[...]

Every year, there are several hundred attacks on India's Christians. These attacks are carried out by violent anti-minority activists, many of them provoked by what they perceive to be Christians' propensity for aggressive proselytization, and/or by rumored or real conversions to the faith. In thi[...]

The word "globalization" is used to convey the hope and determination of order-making on a worldwide scale. It is trumpeted as providing more mobility -- of people, capital, and information -- and as being equally beneficial for everyone. With recent technological developments -- most notably the In[...]

This valuable study tool features detailed chapter summaries, a summary of each chapter's key themes, self-quizzes containing a range of question types, and critical thinking and concept building questions.[...]

Designed for pre-nursing and allied health students (and also mixed-majors courses), Microbiology with Diseases by Body System with MasteringMicrobiology™, Third Edition retains the hallmark art program and clear writing style that have made Robert Bauman’s book a success. This Third Editi[...]

Reviewers' comments on the first edition: 'Zygmunt Bauman presents a cogently argued and compelling thesis...an important book from a distinguished scholar, that adds a new dimension to the poverty debate' - "British Journal of Sociology". 'It will be of great interest and value to students, teacher[...]

For the better part of its history sociology shared with commonsense its assumption of the 'nature-like' character of society - and consequently developed as the science of unfreedom. In this powerful and engaging work, first published in 1976, Professor Bauman outlines the historical roots of such [...]

"Strategies to guide children towards the best play and social activities The latest brain research show that children can be taught--at very early ages--the tools they need to become successful and connected to other children, as well as adults. This book offers parents and teachers the information[...]

Language and tradition have long been relegated to the sidelines as scholars have considered the role of politics, science, technology and economics in the making of the modern world. This novel reading of over two centuries of philosophy, political theory, anthropology, folklore and history argues [...]

In this lucid, stimulating and original book, Zygmunt Bauman and Tim May explore the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations which structure our view of the world. The authors elucidate key concepts in sociology: for example, individualism versus community, and privilege versus deprivation. Wh[...]

In this study the author argues that as the concept of verity has become increasingly contingent, the role of the intellectual has become interpretive rather than legislative. The book then assesses the implications of this change for today's culture.[...]