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The number of religious NGOs (RNGOs) engaging with the United Nations (UN) has grown considerably in recent years. This volume examines whether the RNGOs¿ involvement polarizes political debates at the UN or facilitates agreement on policy issues.

This bookinvites the reader into Ronald J. Pelias¿ world of artistic and everyday performance. Calling upon a broad range of qualitative methods, these selected writings from Pelias submerge themselves in the evocative and embodied, in the material and consequential, often creating moving accounts of their topics.

This is a photocopiable collection of Blob pictures designed to promote discussion with children around a broad range of topics. Topics are organised into themes and scenarios; and each picture is accompanied by ideas and questions to kick-start class, group or one to one discussion.

The second edition of this bestselling title has been updated and extended with a brand-new introduction and additional Blob trees on highly topical issues to do with social and emotional wellbeing including: free speech, anxiety, smartphones and eating.

In today's connected world, promotion is fundamental to everything we do to drive business

This book examines the regime changes in Iraq and Libya to unravel the complexity of statebuilding in countries emerging from under the shadow of authoritarianism and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

This volume explores the Cultural Models of Nature found in a range of food-producing communities located in climate-change affected areas.

This collection provides an overview of the challenges and trends of the policing of flows, or movement, of people and objects that are deemed dangerous.

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The present book collects 31 articles that Jacques van der Vliet, a leading scholar in the field of Coptic Studies (Leiden University / Radboud University, Nijmegen), has published since 1999 on Christian inscriptions from Egypt and Nubia. These inscriptions are dated between the third/fourth and the fourteenth centuries, and are often written in Coptic and/or Greek, once in Latin, and sometimes (partly) in Arabic, Syriac or Old Nubian. They include inscriptions on tomb stones, walls of religious buildings, tools, vessels, furniture, amulets and even texts on luxury garments.

Since the beginning of Chinäs economic reform in 1978, private manufacturing firms have played an indispensable role in, and have made a remarkable contribution to, the country¿s economic development. This book, based on extensive original research, explores the current development challenges for Chinese private manufacturing firms as Chinäs integration with the global economy deepens. At the heart of the book are rich, nuanced empirical case studies of private manufacturing firms in the footwear and electrical equipment industries based in the city of Wenzhou, which was where private enterprise in China was pioneered in the 1980s. Particular subjects considered include the competition situation, the interaction of foreign and indigenous firms in both domestic and international markets, and the facilitating role of industrial development areas.

This unique book is the first of two volumes that describe a new, transpersonal model for therapeutic work on dreams. Dream Sociometry, a form of Integral Deep Listening (IDL) life drama and dream character interviewing, contributes to the fields of application of the sociometric methods of J.L. Moreno and the use of sociometry in therapy.

Lean Production for Competitive Advantage: A Comprehensive Guide to Lean Methodologies and Management Practices, Second Edition introduces Lean philosophy and illustrates the effective application of Lean tools with real-world case studies. From fundamental concepts to integrated planning and control in pull production and the supply chain, the text provides a complete introduction to Lean production. Coverage includes small batch production, setup reduction, pull production, preventive maintenance, standard work, as well as synchronizing and scheduling Lean operations.

Written for students at the undergraduate level or at the master''s level in a criminal justice program who are taking a criminal law, criminal procedure, or criminal evidence course, this book uses real-world issues to demonstrate evidence law in a concrete manner. The book contains serious consideration of the legal aspectsΓÇöincluding admissibility factorsΓÇöof scientific and technical evidence and expert testimony. Eight themes are covered under two sections.

Developments in and applications of laser spectroscopy and laser imaging are growing rapidly. This book is a concise collection of laser analysis and imaging techniques, providing a solid overview of the field.