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This book provides an overview of the Japanese sex industry in the years of Japan's postwar economic boom. It argues that the origins of gender inequality in contemporary Japan resulted from the policies put in place during this period.

This book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planning and design, using the most important articles from the last 15 years to engage readers in understanding problems and finding solutions to this increasingly critical issue.

This book provides an overview of the large and interdisciplinary literature on the substance and process of urban climate change planning and design, using the most important articles from the last 15 years to engage readers in understanding problems and finding solutions to this increasingly critical issue.

This volume makes a vital contribution to the Anthropocene debate. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of political science, global environmental politics and governance, and sustainable development

Modern and Interdisciplinary Problems in Network Science: A Translational Research Perspective covers a broad range of concepts and methods, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity. The topics range from analyzing mathematical properties of network-based methods to applying them to application areas. By covering this broad range of topics, the book aims to fill a gap in the contemporary literature in disciplines such as physics, applied mathematics and information sciences.

The scholars involved in Digital Discussions represent forward thinkers who aim to inform the study of political communication by analyzing the behavior of and messages left by citizens, elites, and journalists in digital spaces. It is critical reading for those studying and working in communication studies with a focus on big data.

This book tests the hypothesis that the implementation of sustainable development, in particular the 2015 SDGs, cannot be successful without metagovernance. Based on literature on governance and metagovernance, and taking into account societal factors in different countries, it presents a framework for the design and management of SDG implementation.

This book provides a critical feminist examination of the form and function of a gendered peace in Timor-Leste, exploring and developing a more complex account of 'gender' and 'women' in peace operations.

Critical Articulations of Hope from the Margins of Arts Education presents perspectives on arts education from marginalized contexts and communities around the world.

This book explores various dimensions of political violence in South Asia, namely in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Each chapter either speaks to an important aspect of the political violence or provides an overall picture of the nature and scope of political violence in the respective country.

This book explores various dimensions of political violence in South Asia, namely in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Each chapter either speaks to an important aspect of the political violence or provides an overall picture of the nature and scope of political violence in the respective country.

Transnational Mobility and Global Health spotlights the powerful and dynamic intersections of human movement and health. The book explores the interacting political, social, economic, and cultural determinants of migrant health, proposing specific and innovative ways to enhance global health in an age of transnational mobility.

This book introduces the autonomous network by juxtaposing two unique technologies and communities: Networking and AI. It reviews the network of the future enabled by AI and software-defined network as well as the applications that will transform our society both in communication and entertainment.

This class-tested textbook is designed for a semester-long graduate, or senior undergraduate course on Computational Health Informatics. Integrating a computer science perspective with a clinical perspective, the book is designed to prepare computer science students for careers in computational health informatics and medical data analysis.

The book provides a detailed review of the latest techniques in sensory evaluation, specifically applied to the evaluation of sound and audio. Aimed at the engineer, researcher, manager, and student, the book gives insight into the advanced methods for the sensory evaluation of sound.

This handbook is a guide for workers in analytical chemistry who need a starting place for information about a specific instrumental technique.This edition thoroughly expands and updates the chapters to include concepts, applications, and key references from recent literature. It also contains a new chapter on process analytical technology.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of lipid membrane fundamentals and applications. It gives the fundamental physical and biochemical aspects of membrane-related processes in living cells, and then relates them to how scientists are building bioinspired, artifical membrane-based systems.

This handbook seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by examining resistance in multiple fields and contested spaces from a multi-dimensional perspective. With contributions from international scholars, this volume serves as a transdisciplinary resource for scholars and students interested in Cultural Studies and education.

This book deals with matrix methods of structural analysis for linearly elastic framed structures. It starts with background of matrix analysis of structures followed by procedure to develop force-displacement relation for a given structure using flexibility and stiffness coefficients.

Afropessimism is an opportunity to think in disruptive ways about racial equality, multiculturalism, and the pursuit of educational justice. Activists, educators, caregivers, and kin are invited to make sense of the contemporary Black condition, including a theorization of Black suffering, Black fugitivity, and Black futurity.

Afropessimism is an opportunity to think in disruptive ways about racial equality, multiculturalism, and the pursuit of educational justice. Activists, educators, caregivers, and kin are invited to make sense of the contemporary Black condition, including a theorization of Black suffering, Black fugitivity, and Black futurity.

As the debate regarding the increasing use of adjunct faculty in higher education continues to swirl, the voices of adjunct faculty themselves are rarely heard. Adjunct Faculty Voices gives a voice to this growing population, and shares the experiences and clear benefits adjuncts gain from having access to professional development opportunities.

Few books examine the human resources processes relating to people with disabilities but this book provides a range of new insights. It addresses the global context, focuses on successful transition from school to workplace and examines the lessons learned from the best practices of top diversity employers worldwide.

Discusses integral, pragmatic approach to solving problems relevant to biostatistics function in the pharmaceutical industry, emphasizes importance of logical, systematic thinking, clear problem formulation and answering research questions in selected terms.

This bestseller adds more on surface characterization and recent advances in the field. It offers additional descriptions of common testing methods, including diagrams and surface texturing for enhanced lubrication, and more information on rolling element bearings. It explores surface profile characterization and elastic plastic contact mechanics.

Forensic Botany: Principles and Applications to Criminal Casework, Second Edition updates what, at the time, was the very first book published on the subject. This latest edition offers a concise introduction to plant identification and biology, genetics and how to utilize and apply botanical evidence in criminal cases.

The book provides a geographical lens on questions of reproduction, fertility and birth in a world where procreation increasingly turns into a global endeavour. It explores the role that mobility, place and embodiment play in women and men¿s experiences of fertility and birth, and evidences dynamics of cultural difference, intergenerational networks, performances of care and social inequity.

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. This first volume spans from the earliest forms of performance to the popular theatres of high society and the Enlightenment.

Research in health geographies has seen the ongoing development of therapeutic landscapes. Emerging contemporary research explores nature-based health and health-enabling places. This book asks questions about the relationships between water, health and well-being.