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Provides construction industry professionals with a practical and detailed guide to the NEC4 contractThe NEC contract takes a collaborative, project management based approach to construction projects, which is very different to the other standard forms of construction contract. This new edition of the book covers all changes in the 4th Edition of the Engineering and Construction Contract, issued in June 2017, and will provide practical guidance to help users transitioning from NEC3 to NEC4.Inside A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract, readers will find chapters on the background of the NECECC; contract data and other documents; the'spirit of mutual trust'; all of the individuals involved in the process (eg: project managers, clients, supervisors, subcontractors, etc.); communication issues, early warnings and other matters; quality management; titles; dealing with timing; payment processes; cost components; compensation procedures and assessments; dealing with terminations; dispute resolution; completing the contract and more.* A practical guide to the application of the procedures contained in the newly issued NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract* Provides detailed guidance on the use of the agreement, which is claimed to offer increased flexibility, improved clarity and greater ease of use* Written specifically for people actually using and administering the NEC contracts* Features 3 appendixes covering tables of clause numbers, case law and statutes; employer's, project manager's, supervisor's, contractor's and adjudicator's actions; and communication forms and their uses.First launched in 1993, the NEC has become one of the UK's leading standard forms of contract for major construction and civil engineering projects, making A Practical Guide to the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract a must-have resource for any contractor using the latest version of this contract.

How to Survive Dental Performance Difficulties offers an authoritative guide for successfully navigating and overcoming dental performance issues.* Offers a practical guide for preventing and overcoming dental performance issues* Highlights case studies of dental professionals who have direct experience of being referred for fitness to practise issues* Includes information on the support available to dental professionals, the requirements that need to be met, and how to meet them* Contains information on the effective use of evidence, improvement practice tools such as personal development plans, continuing professional education, reflective diaries, and audits* Offers guidance on how to increase self-awareness and insight

A Companion to Public Art is the only scholarly volume to examine the main issues, theories, and practices of public art on a comprehensive scale.* Edited by two distinguished scholars with contributions from art historians, critics, curators, and art administrators, as well as artists themselves* Includes 19 essays in four sections: tradition, site, audience, and critical frameworks* Covers important topics in the field, including valorizing victims, public art in urban landscapes and on university campuses, the role of digital technologies, jury selection committees, and the intersection of public art and mass media* Contains "artist's philosophy" essays, which address larger questions about an artist's body of work and the field of public art, by Julian Bonder, eteam (Hajoe Moderegger and Franziska Lamprecht), John Craig Freeman, Antony Gormley, Suzanne Lacy, Caleb Neelon, Tatzu Nishi, Greg Sholette, and Alan Sonfist.

Provides coverage of the pathogenesis, clinical, morphologic, molecular and investigational aspects of a full range of blood disorders seen in daily practiceThe revised fifth edition of this renowned atlas presents readers with a comprehensive, visual guide to clinical hematology, featuring 2700 full-color photographs and figures depicting the spectrum of hematological diseases. Ranging from photographs of the clinical manifestations and key microscopic findings to diagrams of the molecular aspects of these diseases, the book provides up-to-date information of the blood diseases that clinicians encounter every day.Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease offers the reader an understanding of normal cell machinery, and of the molecular basis for such processes as DNA and cell replication, RNA species, trafficking and splicing, protein synthesis, transcription factors, growth factor signal transduction, epigenetics, cell differentiation, autophagy, and apoptosis. The text goes on to explore how these processes are disturbed in the various diseases of the bone marrow, blood, and lymphoid systems.* Helps solve difficult diagnostic challenges and covers complex principles using highly illustrative, full-color images* Explores all aspects of benign and malignant hematology, including blood transfusion and coagulation with extensive coverage of the pathogenesis of common clinical entities* Provides a quick and easy reference of key diagnostic issues in a comprehensive yet concise format* Includes and illustrates the WHO Classification of Hematologic Malignancies* Illustrates the new knowledge of the molecular basis of inherited and acquired blood diseasesColor Atlas of Clinical Hematology: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease is the must-have resource for both trainee and practising hematologists, and for every department of hematology.

Companion Animal Care and Welfare: The UFAW Companion Animal Handbook presents a comprehensive, accessible and practical reference for all parties seeking information about the proper care of companion animals.* Identifies the needs of companion animals, explains how we know these needs, and gives scientifically-backed advice on how to meet these needs* Promotes the most humane treatment and best possible care of our companion animals* Addresses controversial issues such as selective breeding, companion animal showing, the keeping of exotic species, and the international pet trade* Covers the husbandry and care of all major companion animal species, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

An authoritative guide to African cinema with contributions from a team of experts on the topicA Companion to African Cinema offers an overview of critical approaches to African cinema. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the Companion approaches the topic through the lens of cultural studies, contemporary transformations in the world order, the rise of globalization, film production, distribution, and exhibition. This volume represents a new approach to African cinema criticism that once stressed the sociological and sociopolitical aspects of a film.The text explores a wide range of broad topics including: cinematic economics, video movies, life in cinematic urban Africa, reframing human rights, as well as more targeted topics such as the linguistic domestication of Indian films in the Hausa language and the importance of female African filmmakers and their successes in overcoming limitations caused by gender inequality. The book also highlights a comparative perspective of African videoscapes of Southern Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Côte d'Ivoire and explores the rise of Nairobi-based Female Filmmakers. This important resource:* Puts the focus on critical analyses that take into account manifestations of the political changes brought by neocolonialism and the waning of the cold war* Explores* Examines the urgent questions raised by commercial video about globalization* Addresses issues such as funding, the acquisition of adequate production technologies and apparatuses, and the development of adequately trained actorsWritten for film students and scholars, A Companion to African Cinema offers a look at new critical approaches to African cinema.

A comprehensive overview of the fundamentals, the technical challenges, and the control aspects of modular multilevel converters Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) have emerged in recent years as the newest breed of multilevel converters, and have received wide acceptance both in industry and academia. The benefits and desirable features of MMCs are manifold: modularity, high-quality output waveforms, absence of dc-link capacitance, and lower electromagnetic interference. MMCs rely on transformerless operation and can be a multi-motor operation, so it can be scaled to higher power and voltage levels--resulting in high efficiency--and tolerate faults to a greater degree than other systems. Modular Multilevel Converter offers a uniquely wide range of topics relating to MMCs, from electrical machines, to control theory, to electronics and power electronics. The book provides the reader with information to strengthen their understanding of basic concepts, as well as the latest technologies in propulsion systems, power supplies, and battery charging infrastructure. The scope of this resource is comprehensive with detailed discussions on different submodule design, diverse modeling approach, pulse width modulation schemes, and voltage balancing methods. It also examines charge-balancing control techniques, circulating current suppressing control schemes, and reliability enhancement features. Most significantly, the text reflects the latest technologies in electric transportation--electric railway traction, battery-charging infrastructure, and marine applications--and is aligned to current industry requirements. Modular Multilevel Converter readers will also find: Discussion of the fundamentals and important concepts with the simulations in PLECS(R) platform and OPAL-RT(R) real-time digital simulator. Coverage of the global standards such as IEC and IEEE for each application and their requirements A series of case studies that highlight aspects of MMC application A companion website that provides self-explanatory demo-simulation models of MMC with different variants of carrier-based pulse width modulation schemes Modular Multilevel Converter isa useful reference for academic researchers, design engineers, graduate courses, and other professionals in the field of electric transportation.

THE DEFINITIVE RESOURCE FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE WITHIN NURSING AND THE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS--REVISED, EXPANDED, AND UPDATED THROUGHOUT Advanced practice is an established and continuously evolving part of healthcare workforces around the world as a level of practice beyond initial registration. Advanced practitioners are equipped to improve health, prevent disease, and provide treatment and care for patients in a diverse range of settings. This comprehensively revised fourth edition emphasises the importance of practice in advanced healthcare, presenting a critical examination of advanced practice roles in nursing and allied health professions through a series of learning features designed to facilitate the development of vital knowledge and skills. Advanced Practice in Healthcare presents: International developments in advanced practice as a global response to the need to modernise services, reduce costs and increase access to healthcare services Country-specific examples of advanced practitioners' roles in delivering patient care in diverse settings The impact of advanced practice in nursing and the allied health professions Controversial issues including prescribing, regulation and credentialing, and the interface with medical practice Ethical and legal dimensions of advanced practice The preparation of advanced practitioners Advanced Practice in Healthcare is an essential resource for all students, practitioners, managers and researchers of advanced practice in healthcare.

The essential guide for understanding and treating women with inherited bleeding disorders, revised and updatedNow in its second edition, Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Women includes the most recent developments and research in the field. This important guide offers the most current information available for the effective management of these complex and difficult to diagnose disorders. Treating women with inherited bleeding disorders can be challenging and requires close collaboration among practitioners in different specialties.This important guide is written by a team of international experts who offer advice and practical suggestions for treating women with inherited bleeding disorders. Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Women comprehensively covers obstetric and gynecological issues for carriers of hemophilia, women with von Willebrand disease, rare bleeding disorders and inherited platelet disorders. This important resource:* Offers an updated guide for hematologists, obstetricans and gynecologists and other clinicians treating women with inherited bleeding disorders* Includes information for treating both common and rare bleeding disorders* Contains the most recent developments and advances in the field for the treatment and management of inherited bleeding disorders in women* Presents information from noted experts in the field* Offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topicWritten for hematologists, obstetricians and gynecologists and other clinicians working with women, Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Women has been fully revised and updated and continues to serve as a trusted guide for the management and treatment of women with inherited bleeding disorders.

The revised and updated third edition of the essential guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the diabetic footThe revised third edition of the Atlas of the Diabetic Foot is an updated guide to the information needed for the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems with the aim of reducing amputations. In addition to offering the theoretical knowledge, the book is filled with more than 500 color photos from real-life cases. The cases explore a wide-variety of foot issues and the text includes information about differential diagnosis and treatment. The authors--noted experts in the field--describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology and classification of diabetic foot ulcers. In addition, the book highlights the diagnosis of the main risk factors for the diabetic foot, namely diabetic neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease and the anatomic deformities of the lower extremities.The updated third edition, include 5 videos that clearly demonstrate the methods of examination for diabetic neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease. The text incldues methods of callus removal and debridement as well as offloading. In addition, it contains information on how a total contact cast is constructed. This essential resource:* Contains a full colour presentation of diabetic foot cases* Explains the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot problems in a revised and updated edition* Includes a larger format that allows for a better quality images* Offers a companion website with high-resolution digital files of photographs of the case studies presented* Presents a multidisciplinary approach appropriate for a wide audience foot and diabetic professionalsWritten for diabetes specialists, endocrinologists and diabetic nurse specialists, podiatrists and podiatry nurse specialists, Atlas of the Diabetic Foot offers the information needed to help with the prevention, diagnosis and management of the diabetic foot.

"Confidence in democratic institutions and mainstream politics today is fast eroding. How can we address this? Leading Green politician and thinker Ralf Feucks argues that our current predicament stems from a failure to defend democracy as the guarantor of freedom. In a powerful counter, he outlines the basis for an ambitious democratic renewal"--

A comprehensive, accessible summary of the latest research in heart disease risk factorsCardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a major cause of early death and disability across the world. The major markers of risk--including high blood cholesterol, smoking, and obesity--are well known, but studies show that such markers do not account for all cardiovascular risk. Written by a team of renowned experts in the field, this comprehensive and accessible book examines the evidence for emerging and novel risk factors, and their relationship with diet and nutrition.Fully updated throughout, Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors, 2nd Edition covers everything from the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, to genetic factors, to inflammation and much more - offering invaluable advice on reducing risk factors and preventing CVD. This new edition:* Authoritatively reports on the link between emerging aspects of diet, lifestyle and cardiovascular disease risk* Focuses on novel risk factors of CVD, including the human gut microbiome and fetal and childhood origins, and how it can be prevented* Features recommendations for interventions and future research* Includes references, commonly asked questions that summarise the take-home messages, and an online glossaryCardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition and Emerging Risk Factors, 2nd Edition is an important book for researchers and postgraduate students in nutrition, dietetics, food science, and medicine, as well as for cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists.

The definitive reference work on World Englishes--fully revised, expanded, and updatedThe Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of articles on the cross-cultural and transnational linguistic convergence and change of the English language. Now in its second edition, this Handbook brings together multiple theoretical, contextual, and ideological perspectives, and offers new interpretations of the changing identities of world Englishes (WE) speakers and examines the current state of the English language across the world. Thematically integrated contributions from leading scholars and researchers explore the expansion, modification, and adaptation of English in various settings and discuss the role of English in local, regional, and global contexts.This highly regarded text has been fully updated throughout the new edition to reflect the current conditions, contexts, and functions of major varieties of English across the world. Significant revisions to topics--such as an overview of the varieties of modern world Englishes and the First Diaspora in Wales and Ireland--reflect expanded scholarship in the field and new directions of research. Each chapter from the first edition has been updated in content and citations, while 11 new chapters cover subjects including world Englishes testing and Postcolonial theory, as well as world Englishes in South America, Russia, Africa, China, Southeast Asia, the United States, and Canada.* Examines both traditional and contemporary perspectives on World Englishes* Written by international authors, experts in their respective fields* Emphasizes the historical development of the English language through a series of diasporas* Highlights research into a wide range of sociolinguistic contexts and processes including code switching, newly established WE varieties, and new data on Chinese and Russian Englishes* Explores future directions in WE research, development, and applicationThe Handbook of World Englishes is an essential resource for academics, researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in fields including applied linguistics, language teaching, the history of the English language, world literatures, and related social and language sciences.

Written by today's leading experts, this book keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management of horses, taking a clear and practical approach ideal for daily equine practice. Arranged by subject for efficient searching, each topic covers clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Practitioners gain quick access to information about conditions and disorders encompassing behavior, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, laboratory tests, musculoskeletal, neonatology, neurology, ophthalmology, respiratory, theriogenology, toxicology, and urinary diseases.Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine, Third Edition enhances the practitioner's skills in evidence-based treatment planning, and is unmatched for its comprehensive coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions. This handy, practical guide will help cut down on time spent navigating through other resources, so that equine veterinarians and veterinary students can study, diagnose, and treat with greater efficacy.Key Features* The premier all-in-one equine resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval* Divided into identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by body system* Coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions* Fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts* Includes a companion website with 43 editable client handouts, 3 video clips, 8 color images, and select further reading

An existential therapy handbook from those in the field, with its broad scope covering key texts, theories, practice, and researchThe Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy is a work representing the collaboration of existential psychotherapists, teachers, and researchers. It's a book to guide readers in understanding human life better through the exploration of aspects and applications of existential therapy. The book presents the therapy as a way for clients to explore their experiences and make the most of their lives. Its contributors offer an accurate and in-depth view of the field. An introduction of existential therapy is provided, along with a summary of its historical foundations. Chapters are organized into sections that cover: daseinsanalysis; existential-phenomenonological, -humanistic, and -integrative therapies; and existential group therapy. International developments in theory, practice and research are also examined.

Medical Student Survival SkillsMedical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. The Medical Student Survival Skills series helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.Medical Student Survival Skills: The Acutely Ill Patient is a concise and portable reference on the management of patients in acute care settings. Managing acutely ill patients can be challenging for many medical students, where quick and decisive decision-making is crucial. This important resource covers the management of numerous acute care conditions, such as tachypnoea, acute stroke, ketoacidosis, anaphylaxis and acute liver failure. With OCSE key learning points, figures and illustrations, The Acutely Ill Patient is the key to success in emergency and surgical rotations and OCSE exams.

Medical StudentSurvival SkillsMedical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. The Medical Student Survival Skills series helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.Medical Student Survival Skills: Procedural Skills is the ideal guide for medical students tasked with performing a core set of clinical procedures. A vital part of any medical training, these procedures range from basic body temperature and blood pressure measurements to more advanced arterial blood gas sampling and ophthalmoscopic techniques. This indispensable guide enables students to quickly lookup relevant information on the go, carry out clinical procedures with minimal supervision and apply procedural knowledge to their OSCE exams.

Medical Student Survival SkillsMedical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. The Medical Student Survival Skills series helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.Medical Student Survival Skills: Clinical Examination provides step-by-step guidance on the physical evaluation of the body and its functions. This portable and concise guide leads readers through each component of a clinical examination, including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and peripheral arterial and venous system exams. OSCE key learning points, exam preparation lists, practical tips, website access for videos and OSCE checklists help medical students and junior doctors efficiently perform a clinical examination.

Medical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. The Medical Student Survival Skills series helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.Medical Student Survival Skills: ECG is an indispensable resource for students new to ECG interpretation and cardiac arrhythmia recognition and treatment. Integrating essential clinical knowledge with practical OSCE advice, this portable guide provides concise and user-friendly coverage of all aspects of ECG monitoring, including atrial and ventricular fibrillation, myocardial infarction, and 12 lead ECG interpretation. Easy-to-find information, plentiful illustrations, OSCE checklists and expert discussions of actual ECG trace examples help medical students and junior doctors quickly get up to speed with ECG interpretation skills.

Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary offers fast access to authoritative dosing information for drugs used in more than 35 zoo and wild mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants. Taking an easy-to-use tabular format, the book is organized by taxa, with drug doses sorted by type and alphabetically arranged in every chapter.Clear and comprehensive, the book offers dosages for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, analgesics, and more. Each dose is referenced with a journal or textbook source, including the number of animals in the study where available, making it easy to find trusted information.* Offers essential drug information for a wide range of zoo and wild mammals in an easy-to-consult format* Provides dosing amounts for all important drugs, including antibiotics, antifungals, anesthetics, and analgesics* Includes dosages for over 35 mammal groups, including marsupials, bears, and elephants* Takes a tabular approach for quick reference* Makes it easy to find a referenced dose for these animals, eliminating time spent searching through other sourcesZoo and Wild Mammal Formulary is an essential reference for all veterinarians seeing zoo and wild animal patients, including zoo and wildlife veterinarians, veterinary specialists, and veterinary students.

"We think that we live in democracies: in fact, we live in mediarchies. In this major book, Yves Citton maps out the new regime of experience, media and power that he designates by the term 'mediarchy'. This comprehensive and far-reaching book examines the multiple complex ways that the media shape our social, political and personal lives today"--

The first systematic overview of the field of comparative theologyMeaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers a synthesis of and a blueprint for the emerging field of comparative theology. It discusses various approaches to the field, the impact of religious views of other religions on the way in which comparative theology is conducted, and the particularities of comparative theological hermeneutics. It also provides an overview of the types of learning and of the importance of comparative theology for traditional confessional theology. Though drawing mainly from examples of Christian comparative theology, the book presents a methodological framework that may be applied to any religious tradition.Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology begins with an elaboration on the basic distinction between confessional and meta-confessional approaches to comparative theology. The book also identifies and examines six possible types of comparative theological learning and addresses various questions regarding the relationship between comparative and confessional theology.* Provides a unique and objective look at the field of comparative theology for scholars of religion and theologians who want to understand or situate their work within the broader field* Contains methodological questions and approaches that apply to comparative theologians from any religious tradition* Recognizes and affirms the diversity within the field, while advancing unique perspectives that might be the object of continued discussions among theologiansMeaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers an important basis for scholars to position their own work within the broader field of comparative theology and is an essential resource for anyone interested in theology conducted in dialogue with other religious traditions.

Fracture Management for the Small Animal Practitioner zeigt praktische Strategien und hilfreiche Ansätze für die Behandlung von Frakturen bei Hunden und Katzen.- Vermittelt alles Wissenswerte, um die häufigsten Frakturen bei Hunden und Katzen erfolgreich zu behandeln.- Enthält klinische Tipps erfahrener Chirurgen.- Bietet eine Fülle an Farbfotos zu den verschiedenen Techniken.

Die 7. Auflage von Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology wurde von einem erfahrenen Herausgeberteam erarbeitet und enthält Beiträge international erfahrener Experten. Präsentiert werden die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen und das klinische Management von Hormonstörungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Dieses Fachbuch stellt die Behandlungsoptionen für eine Vielzahl von hormonellen Störungen vor, darunter Diabetes und Hypoglykämie, Wachstumsstörungen, Schilddrüsenerkrankungen, Pubertätsstörungen, sexuelle Differenzierung, Störung des Kalzium- und Steroidstoffwechsels und Hypophyseninsuffizienz.

How to diagnose allergic contact dermatitis, perform and interpret patch tests, and select the best treatment optionsWritten for a broad range of dermatologic professionals, Common Contact Allergens is a straightforward and useful guide that bridges the gap between detailed reference texts and basic handbooks on contact allergy, making it an ideal addition to general dermatology practices for practical use in the office.The first section of the book leads practitioners through the steps necessary to effectively and accurately perform patch testing. This covers basic immunological knowledge, various ways in which contact allergy can present, patch test techniques, and how to diagnose allergic contact dermatitis. Giving attention to all standard allergens, the second section offers an overview of the current literature on each, with detailed analysis on determining the clinical relevance of a positive patch test reaction. This convenient companion:* Offers universally applicable guidance on when and how to perform patch testing, as well as how to interpret test reactions and arrive at accurate diagnoses* Characterizes allergens from the Standard 'Baseline' Series, the International Series, and the T.R.U.E. Test Series* Profiles allergens such as metals, fragrances, medicaments, rubber chemicals, plant chemicals, hair and clothing dyes, excipients, and resins* Contains case reports, clinical images, patch test tips, and more* Features color-coded exposure templates for easy consultation* Provides key pointers on how to take patient histories and handle challenging cases* Introduces new concepts such as 'microhistory' and 'microexamination'* Allows access to online supplementary material featuring CAS numbers, toxicology, immunology, prevalence rates, chemical structures, additional case reports, and moreCommon Contact Allergens is a valuable reference tool for trainee and practicing general dermatologists, dermatology nurses, occupational health physicians, allergists, and other medical professionals with an interest in dermatology.

A concise exploration of globalization and its role in the contemporary eraDriven by technological advancements and global corporations, more and more people are swept up by globalizing processes, creating new winners and losers. Globalization: The Essentials explores the flows, structures, processes, and consequences of globalization in the modern economic, political, and cultural landscape. This comprehensive introduction offers balanced coverage of areas such as global economic and cultural flows, environmental sustainability, the impact of technology, and racial, economic, and gender inequality -- providing readers with foundational knowledge of globalization.Extensively revised and updated, this second edition includes expanded coverage of human trafficking and migration, global climate change, fake news and information wars, and transnational social movements with increased emphasis on examples from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia:* Offers a straightforward approach to the multiple facets of globalization and their positive and negative influences on contemporary society* Employs unique metaphors and a coherent narrative structure to promote intuitive understanding of abstract concepts* Introduces cutting-edge research, updated statistics, and real-world examples in areas such as rising global populism, social justice movements, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies* Provides an efficient and flexible pedagogical structure, allowing integration with instructor's own course materialEmphasizing student comprehension, a wide range of source material is incorporated including empirical research, relevant theories, newspaper and magazine articles, and popular books and monographs. Examples of current research and recent global developments, such as emerging economies and global health concerns, encourage classroom discussion and promote independent study. Globalization: The Essentials -- a compact edition of the authors' full-sized textbook Globalization: A Basic Text -- provides concise coverage of the central concepts of this dynamic field. Offering a multidisciplinary approach, this textbook is an invaluable primary or supplemental resource for undergraduate study in any social science field, as well as coursework on economics, migration, inequality and stratification, and politics.