Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: mark davis

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  • FAIRNESS AND CRIME
    MARK S. DAVIS
    Criminology, the discipline that informs our understanding of crime and justice, is facing an identity crisis. Long dominated by sociology’s view of crime and its causes, criminology has recently witnessed the rise of a new cadre of academics who feel free to explore other explanations. Fairness and Crime: A Theory offers a comprehensive new perspective on criminal behavior tha...

    $1,240.00

  • ON THE TRAIL OF JACK THE RIPPER
    RICHARD CHARLES COBB / MARK DAVIS
    For 132 years the ghastly and horrific murders committed in London's East End by the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' have gripped and baffled the world. The Ripper commenced his series of atrocities at the end of August and continued freely until the beginning of November 1888 when inexplicably the murders stopped… In all, five women were brutally murdered and savagely mutilated in ...

    $165.99

  • SELLING IMMUNITY SELF, CULTURE AND ECONOMY IN HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE
    MARK DAVIS
    Selling Immunity Self, Culture and Economy in Healthcare and Medicine provides a groundbreaking study of the ways in which immunity shapes life. Through its up-to-date discussion of immunity cultures, alongside detailed real-world examples, the book demonstrates how immunity is enmeshed in concepts of possessive individualism, self-defence and health consumerism. The book explo...

    $1,120.00

  • SCHOLARLY CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
    MARK DAVIS / BONNIE BERRY
    This book explores the problem of scientific dishonesty and misconduct – a problem that affects all disciplines, yet whose extent remains largely unknown and for which established standards for reporting, prevention, and punishment are absent. Presenting examples of research misconduct, the authors examine the reasons for its occurrence and address the experience of victimizati...

    $1,260.00

  • EMPATHY
    MARK H DAVIS
    This book provides the readers with much of the understanding of empathy, examining empathy from the standpoint of contemporary social/personality psychology and emphasizing these disciplines' traditional subject matter and its research techniques. ...

    $1,360.00

  • FREEDOM AND CONSUMERISM
    MARK DAVIS
    How does Bauman understand the concept of freedom, and how does this understanding relate to the political traditions of conservatism, liberalism and socialism? Mark Davis offers a critical enquiry into the sociology of Zygmunt Bauman, focusing on his English-language writings from the 1960s onwards. The book contributes to sociological debates about modern society by offerin...

    $1,460.00

  • LIQUID SOCIOLOGY
    MARK DAVIS
    Zygmunt Bauman’s ’liquid sociology’ confronts the awesome task of reminding individual men and women that an alternative way of living together is within our eminent capabilities, if only we start to think differently about our world. The metaphor of ’liquidity’, which has become such a prominent feature of his writings since 2000, provides us with just such a new interpretatio...

    $1,460.00

  • REFUND GUARANTEES
    MARK DAVIS
    A refund guarantee is an essential component of almost every shipbuilding project, without which the buyer will be unwilling or unable to proceed. There is no standard form of refund guarantee in universal usage, and both the form and substance of refund guarantee instruments vary widely from case to case. The ambiguity or uncertainty of the meaning of refund guarantee instrume...

    $10,100.00

  • DISCLOSURE IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS
    DAVIS, MARK / MANDERSON, LENORE
    Disclosure is a frequently used but rarely interrogated concept in health and social welfare. Abuse, disability, sexuality and health status can be ‘disclosed’ to peers and professionals, and on some occasions, disclosure is a requirement and not a choice. This innovative collection examines the new social and political implications of disclosure practices in health and illness...

    $1,200.00

  • LEFT BEHIND AND LOVING IT
    D. MARK DAVIS
    Left Behind and Loving It is a cheeky critique of popular writings about the end times. Rather than presenting a steroid-buffed Jesus wrapped in an American flag and "coming again in clouds of gunfire," Left Behind and Loving It invites readers to approach some of the most controversial and scary portions of the Scriptures with the utter confidence that "God's steadfast love en...

    $320.00

  • FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETRY
    DAVIS, SUMNER P. / ABRAMS, MARK C. / BRAULT, JAMES W.
    Fourier Transform Spectrometry is of immediate use to those who use Fourier transform spectrometers in their research, or are considering their use. The authors' presentations enable readers to obtain a clear understanding of FTS, which is crucial to their studies and research.Due to the increasing complexity and commercialization of instrumentation, achieving optimum performan...

    $1,806.00

  • FIREWALL POLICIES AND VPN CONFIGURATIONS
    SYNGRESS / LIU, DALE / MILLER, STEPHANIE / LUCAS, MARK / SINGH, ABHISHEK / DAVIS, JENNIFER
    A firewall is as good as its policies and the security of its VPN connections. The latest generation of firewalls offers a dizzying array of powerful options; they key to success is to write concise policies that provide the appropriate level of access while maximizing security. This book covers the leading firewall products: Cisco PIX, Check Point NGX, Microsoft ISA Server, Ju...

    $661.00

  • FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT
    ANDREW LOCKWOOD / IOANNIS S. PANTELIDIS / MARK ASHTON / BERNARD DAVIS
    This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets, from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explores the broad range of subject areas that encompass the food and beverage market and its main sectors – fast food and casual dining, hotels and quality restaurants, events, and indus...

    $1,380.00