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Children in Street Situations: A Concept in Search of an Object (Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research)

Springer, 2019

This book provides new insights on the lives of children in street situations by providing analyses from a qualitative perspective on the sociology of childhood. It proposes some insightful perspectives on the current discussion about the rights of children in street situations. It includes a unique selection of texts, which were...

Understanding Luxury Fashion: From Emotions to Brand Building (Palgrave Advances in Luxury)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Offering an original contribution to the field of luxury and fashion studies, this edited collection takes a philosophical perspective, addressing the idea that humans need luxury. From this framework it delves deep into two particular dimensions of luxury, emotions and society, and concludes with cases of brand building in order to...

Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC2019) (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering)

Springer, 2019

This book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 11th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC2019), held in Tianjin, China on July 13-15, 2019. The topics covered include but are not limited to: System Identification, Linear/Nonlinear Control Systems, Data-driven Modelling and Control,...

Barriers to Entry: Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Breakthroughs in a Chinese Workplace

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book offers a unique perspective on the challenges that non-Chinese employed by Chinese companies face and provides insight into the issues foreign employees working for Chinese management encounter. As its source of content the book analyzes the experiences of those currently working for Chinese companies both inside and outside...

Advanced Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering: MUE/FutureTech 2019 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering)

Springer, 2019

This book presents the combined proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2019) and the 14th International Conference on Future Information Technology (Future Tech 2019), both held in Xi'an, China, April 24 - 26, 2019.

The aim of these two meetings was to...

Modern Diplomacy in Practice

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This textbook, the first comprehensive comparative study ever undertaken, surveys and compares the world’s ten largest diplomatic services: those of Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapters cover the distinctive histories and cultures of the services,...

Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards: Proceedings of the 1st Springer Conference of the ... in Science, Technology & Innovation)

Springer, 2018

This edited volume contains the best papers in the geo-engineering field accepted for presentation at the 1^st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Tunisia 2018. In addition, it includes 3 keynotes by international experts on the following topics:

1. A new three-dimensional rock mass...

Transactions on Intelligent Welding Manufacturing: Volume II No. 2 2018

Springer, 2019

The primary aim of this volume is to provide researchers and engineers from both academia and industry with up-to-date coverage of recent advances in the fields of robotic welding, intelligent systems and automation. It gathers selected papers from the 2018 International Conference on Robotic Welding, Intelligence and Automation (RWIA 2018),...

Corporate Governance in the Banking Sector in China (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)

Springer, 2019

Focusing on the dichotomous and comparative analysis of the legitimacy, paradigm, and operating frames of bank governance and its reproduction in the new financial regime following the global financial crisis, this book examines in depth how corporate governance in bank institutions is legitimized, justified, and delivered in diversified...

International News Coverage and the Korean Conflict: The Challenges of Reporting Practices

Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

This book explores journalism practices and the dynamics of international news media in Korea, and examines the ways in which Korean journalists and foreign correspondents cover news stories about the Korean conflict. It notably explores news gathering practices concerning the Korean conflict, and investigates factors that influence...

Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present

Reaktion Books, 2019

Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient routes and strategic position between India, Inner Asia, China, Persia, and beyond has meant the region has been subject to frequent invasions, both peaceful and military. As a result, modern...

Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest

Twelve, 2019

From renowned foreign policy expert Angela Stent comes a dissection of how Putin created a paranoid and polarized world -- and increased Russia's status on the global stage.

How did Russia manage to emerge resurgent on the world stage and play a weak...

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