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Labor and Global Justice
Essays on the Ethics of Labor Practices under Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Labor and Global Justice: Essays on the Ethics of Labor Practices under Globalization combines conceptual and theoretical perspectives across a multiplicity of relevant differences, both geographical and disciplinary, to develop a transnational perspective on labor and justice. Through its multidisciplinary,...
Oxford Textbook of Infectious Disease Control
A Geographical Analysis from Medieval Quarantine to Global Eradication
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
The Oxford Textbook of Infectious Disease Control: A Geographical Analysis from Medieval Quarantine to Global Eradication is a comprehensive analysis of spatial theory and the practical methods used to prevent the geographical spread of communicable diseases in humans. Drawing on current and historical...
by Michael A. Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
This textbook provides concise information, classroom exercises, homework assignments, and speeches to enable college students to master public speaking. There is an emphasis on creating effective thesis sentences, motivational appeals, introductions and conclusions, outlines, and supporting information....
Immigration and the Border
Politics and Policy in the New Latino Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
The advent of the twenty-first century marks a significant moment in the history of Latinos in the United States. The “fourth wave” of immigration to America is primarily Latino, and the last decades of the twentieth century saw a significant increase in the number of Latino migrants, a diversification...
Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development
A Public Health Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary issues within global society and how these relate to six case study examples (UK, USA, China, India, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Japan). The authors draw on their diverse experience to explore four major themes of contemporary relevance:...
The Politics of the Superficial
Visual Rhetoric and the Protocol of Display
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
In The Politics of the Superficial: Visual Rhetoric and the Protocol of Display, Brett Ommen explores the increasing reliance on images as a mode of communication in contemporary life. He shows that graphic design is a layered experience of images and space. Before images, viewers engage in the personal...
The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy
How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy: How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics, by Scott Welsh, disputes the idea that democracy has anything to do with public deliberation in pursuit of collective judgment. Welsh argues, rather, that the impossibility of any kind of public judgment is...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Although, language is certainly individualized, most people conform to linguistic norms because of their surroundings. Over time, particular words and phrases are popularized by the media, social trends, or world events; and with emergence of internet technologies, the communication between all types...
The Inspirational Speaker's Resource
Tools for Reaching Your Audience Every Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Study after study has shown that public speaking ability is the No. 1 factor that influences a person's ability to climb the career ladder. The ability to convey ideas clearly and persuasively in front of other people even outweighs "who you know."This resource is a gold mine for those who find themselves...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Citizenship has long been a central topic among educators, philosophers, and political theorists. Using the phrase “rhetorical citizenship” as a unifying perspective, Rhetorical Citizenship and Public Deliberation aims to develop an understanding of citizenship as a discursive phenomenon, arguing...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
"Here is a 'must-read' for all health promotion researchers and practitioners eager to stay one step ahead of the pack. A panoply of insightful and promising new approaches is presented for consideration and exploration in our contemporary behavioral science arsenal."
— M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES,...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
The OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook provides regular updates on trends and developments associated with sovereign borrowing requirements, funding strategies, market infrastructure and debt levels from the perspective of public debt managers. The Outlook makes a policy distinction between funding...
by Rachel E Golden, Charles B. Collins, Shayna D Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2013
Providing detailed information on structural HIV prevention interventions, this book is intended for health care practitioners and researchers to plan, implement, and evaluate such interventions in their own communities. As defined by the CDC, structural interventions focus on...
The Language of Fear
Communicating Threat in Public Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
This book investigates linguistic strategies of threat construction and fear generation in contemporary public communication, including state political discourse as well as non-governmental, media and institutional discourses. It describes the ways in which the construction of closeness and remoteness...