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  • DILEMMAS OF DISCOURSE
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    DILEMMAS OF DISCOURSE
    ANTHONY WOOTTON
    First Published in 1975, Dilemmas of Discourse brings together strands of arguments from disciplines like sociology, anthropology, linguistics and philosophy to explore the debate around the issue of deciding the meaning of what people may say. Can the meaning of words be described satisfactorily as a bundle of semantic features? Can speech acts such as promising and insulting ...

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  • THE SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF WAGE POLICY
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    THE SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF WAGE POLICY
    BARBARA WOOTTON
    First published in 1955, The Social Foundations of Wage Policy provides a comprehensive study of British wage and salary structure. It discusses themes like economists’ theory of wages; economic curiosities of British wage structure; modern methods of wage determination; wage policy in a vacuum; attitudes of trade unions and government; and a rational wage policy. This is an im...

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  • SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PATHOLOGY
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    SOCIAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PATHOLOGY
    BARBARA WOOTTON
    Originally published in 1959, this book critically examines, in the light of numerous research, both the relation between unacceptable behaviour and economic and social status and the validity of several popular hypotheses of the 20th Century: that anti-social attitudes are due to lack of maternal affection in infancy, or that problem families produce problem families generatio...

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  • CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN
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    CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN
    BARBARA WOOTTON
    First published in 1971, Contemporary Britain presents lectures by Barbara Wootton, well known as a socialist and agnostic and her opinions habitually run counter to those of the political Right and occasionally also to those of the Left. In these lectures she surveys the state of the nation from the angle of her personal philosophy, in a wide-ranging review which covers, among...

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  • CRIME AND PENAL POLICY
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    CRIME AND PENAL POLICY
    BARBARA WOOTTON
    First published in 1978, Crime and Penal Policy is primarily addressed to non-professional people interested in criminal law and the penal system, such as magistrates, prison visitors, and anyone accused or convicted of criminal offences. At the same time, many of the topics discussed will be of central interest to practising professionals and academic specialists in law, crimi...

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  • WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY IN THE AGE OF EMPIRE
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    WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY IN THE AGE OF EMPIRE
    JANET WOOTTON
    Women in Christianity in the Age of Empire (1800–1920) offers a broad view of the nineteenth century as a time of dramatic change, particularly for women, critiqued in the light of postcolonial theory. This edited volume includes important contributions from academics in the field. Overarching themes include the cult of domesticity, the changing impact of Christianity on views ...

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  • TESTAMENT FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE (RLE SOCIAL THEORY)
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    TESTAMENT FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE (RLE SOCIAL THEORY)
    BARBARA WOOTTON
    The contrast between man’s amazing ability to manipulate his world and his pitiful incompetence in managing his own affairs is now as commonplace as it is tragic. It is by rigorous devotion to scientific method that we have made our conquests over the material environment; it is obvious that this method is not normally applied to the field of relations of human beings, individu...

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  • BICENTENNIAL ESSAYS ON JANE AUSTEN’S AFTERLIVES
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    BICENTENNIAL ESSAYS ON JANE AUSTEN’S AFTERLIVES
    ANNIKA BAUTZ / ‎SARAH WOOTTON
    This collection is concerned with the changing approaches to Jane Austen, her writings, and her afterlives, over the past two hundred years. It reflects on, and broadens understanding of, the cultural reach and reimaginings of Austen in view of the bicentennial celebrations of her published novels from 2011 to 2018. The ten contributors to this collection re-engage with key deb...

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  • INTRODUCTION TO TELEMEDICINE, SECOND EDITION
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    INTRODUCTION TO TELEMEDICINE, SECOND EDITION
    RICHARD WOOTTON / JOHN CRAIG / VICTOR PATTERSON
    In rural and sparsely populated countries, telemedicine can be a vital and life-saving link to health care, and in those regions where demands on hospitals are ever increasing, it can provide a safe and comfortable alternative to hospital-based therapy. The second edition of this introductory guide to telemedicine and telecare services is invaluable to new practitioners in this...

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  • ECO-ENGINEERED BIOREACTORS
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    ECO-ENGINEERED BIOREACTORS
    JAMES HIGGINS / AL MATTES / WILLIAM STIEBEL / BRENT WOOTTON
    This book provides a comprehensive understanding of a highly innovative method of natural wastewater treatment using advanced in-groundbioreactors called Eco-Engineered Bioreactors (EEBs), and traces their evolution from the earliest aerated gravel bed versions once known as Engineered Wetlands (EWs) and now known as BREW Bioreactors (BBRs) all the way to today’s wide slate of ...

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  • DESIGN AGAINST CRIME
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    DESIGN AGAINST CRIME
    CAROLINE L. DAVEY / ANDREW B. WOOTTON
    Design Against Crime will aid the design profession to meet the challenges presented by the competing needs and complex systems around crime and security. It proposes that designers should use their creative talents to develop innovative solutions to security problems that contribute to the ongoing fight against crime. The authors first explain the design against crime approach...

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  • THE INVENTION OF SCIENCE
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    THE INVENTION OF SCIENCE
    DAVID WOOTTON
    This "fantastic revisionist history . . . captures the excitement of the scientific revolution and makes a point of celebrating the advances it ushered in" ( Financial Times). We live in a world transformed by scientific discovery. In The Invention of Science, historian David Wootton reveals why the Scientific Revolution was truly the greatest event in our history. Spanning con...

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  • MANAGING PUBLIC SERVICES - IMPLEMENTING CHANGES
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    MANAGING PUBLIC SERVICES - IMPLEMENTING CHANGES
    TONY L. DOHERTY / TERRY HORNE / SIMON WOOTTON
    The work of a manager in a service organisation is not the same as the work of a manager in an organisation that manufactures goods. Managing Public Services, Implementing Changes – A Thoughtful Approach 2e, is for students and managers who intend to work in a service organisation whether it is owned publicly of privately. This book concentrates on how managers can change thing...

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  • WORKERS, UNIONS AND THE STATE
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    WORKERS, UNIONS AND THE STATE
    GRAHAM WOOTTON
    First Published in 1998. This is Volume XVIII of the eighteen in the Sociology of Work and Organization series. This book provides a discussion of when and why workers turn into unionists, the view of industrial responsibility and civic virtue initially written in 1965. ...

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  • POLITICS OF INFLUENCE ILS 48
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    POLITICS OF INFLUENCE ILS 48
    GRAHAM WOOTTON
    This is Volume XV of eighteen in a series on Political Sociology. Originally published in 1963, this study looks at the political influence of British ex-servicemen, Cabinet decisions and cultural change from 1917 to 1957. ...

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  • STRATEGIC THINKING
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    STRATEGIC THINKING
    SIMON WOOTTON / TERRY HORNE
    Strategic Thinking: A Step-by-Step Approach to Strategy and Leadership, now in its third edition, takes you step by step through sound strategic thinking by setting out the questions to ask. In the process of answering these questions and thinking through the important issues that they raise, you will learn how to formulate strategies and write clear and concise strategic plans...

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  • A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VIDEO AND AUDIO COMPRESSION
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    A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO VIDEO AND AUDIO COMPRESSION
    CLIFF WOOTTON
    Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in ...

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  • REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TELEOST FISHES
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    REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TELEOST FISHES
    ROBERT WOOTTON
    Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of vertebrates. Teleosts display remarkable variation in their modes of reproduction, and this volume is intended to provide a framework for understanding the remarkable reproductive diversity of this group. ...

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  • GALILEO
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    GALILEO
    DAVID WOOTTON
    “Demonstrates an awesome command of the vast Galileo literature . . . [Wootton] excels in boldly speculating about Galileo’s motives” (The New York Times Book Review).   Tackling Galileo as astronomer, engineer, and author, David Wootton places him at the center of Renaissance culture. He traces Galileo through his early rebellious years; the beginnings of his scientific career...

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  • LA INVENCIÓN DE LA CIENCIA
    LA INVENCIÓN DE LA CIENCIA
    DAVID WOOTTON
    Vivimos en un mundo hecho por la ciencia, pero u00bfdesde cuándo es así? Este libro cuenta la historia de la extraordinaria revolución intelectual y cultural que dio a luz a la ciencia moderna, y supuso un gran desafío a la ortodoxia prevaleciente de su propia historia. Antes de 1492 se asumía que todo el conocimiento significativo ya estaba disponible; no existía el concepto d...
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  • REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TELEOST FISHES
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    REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TELEOST FISHES
    ROBERT WOOTTON
    Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of vertebrates. Teleosts display remarkable variation in their modes of reproduction, and this volume is intended to provide a framework for understanding the remarkable reproductive diversity of this group. ...

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  • NUTRICION Y DEPORTE
    NUTRICION Y DEPORTE
    WOOTTON
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  • ETHNOMEDICINE AND DRUG DISCOVERY
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    ETHNOMEDICINE AND DRUG DISCOVERY
    IWU, M.M. / WOOTTON, J.
    The emergence of new infectious, chronic and drug resistant diseases have prompted scientists to look towards medicinal plants as agents for treatment and prevention. This book provides an interphase between ethnomedical and ethnobotanical approaches to new drug discovery and advances in biotechnology and molecular science that has made it increasingly feasible to transform tr...

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