John Robert: 540 books
Morality and Justice
Reading Boylan's 'A Just Society'
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
This book is a collection of twelve essays devoted to Michael Boylan's important work in moral philosophy,A Just Society. The collection is thematically organized to mirror Boylan's own volume, so the first half explores fundamental issues of justification in ethics while the second half focuses on...
by Ralph Buckle, Tim Hewish, John C. Hulsman
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Discussions on the outcome of a potential referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU have been characterised by political grandstanding, at the expense of serious economic analysis. With Brexit now a real possibility in the next Parliament, the IEA today releases a report outlining four different...
by Robert Horne, John Mullen
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
The role of the expert witness has long been important in the resolution of construction disputes. The specialist opinion brought by the expert can aid understanding and interpretation of the facts of the dispute, and may be influential in deciding the outcome. The variety of dispute resolution procedures...
Insurance Law
Doctrines and Principles
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The third edition of Insurance Law: Doctrines and Principles follows the widely acclaimed first and second editions. It provides a detailed examination of the developing law of insurance, combining exposition of the law with critical analysis. The book is designed with the needs of undergraduate and...
by Scott John Hammond, Robert North Roberts, Valerie A. Sulfaro
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
The race for the presidency encapsulates the broader changes in American democratic culture. This book provides insight into the major issues and events surrounding American presidential elections across more than two centuries, from the earliest years of the Republic through the campaigns of the...
Northern Exposures
A Canadian Perspective on Occupational Health and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
'Northern Exposures' is an important and thought-provoking book that shows how the labor movement has embraced environmental protection and is beginning to create a new and more sustainable vision for the future. Dave Bennett's knowledge and commitment shine through. He is, by turns, the skeptical...
Environmental Unions
Labor and the Superfund
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
During the 1970s and 1980s, a hazardous waste management industry emerged in the U.S., driven by government and polluting industry responses to a hazardous waste crisis. In 1979, labor unions began to seek federal health and safety protections for workers in that industry and for firefighters responding...
Who is Nursing Them? It is Us
Neoliberalism, HIV/AIDS, and the Occupational Health and Safety of South African Public Sector Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This book explores the impacts of HIV/AIDS and neoliberal globalization on the occupational health of public sector hospital nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The story of South African public sector nurses provides multiple perspectives on the HIV/AIDS epidemic-for a workforce that played a...
Shoes, Glues and Homework
Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
by Gerald B. Halt, Jr., Amber R. Stiles
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
This book provides a comprehensive guide to procuring, utilizing and monetizing intellectual property rights, tailored for readers in the high-tech consumer electronics and software industries, as well as technology startups. Numerous, real examples, case studies and scenarios are incorporated throughout...
Architectural Conservation in Asia
National Experiences and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
At a time when organized heritage protection in Asia is developing at a rapid pace, Architectural Conservation in Asia provides the first comprehensive overview of architectural conservation practice from Afghanistan to the Philippines. The country-by-country analysis adopted by the book draws out...
The Family Emotional System
An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The Family Emotional System: An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice presents an ongoing dialogue among scientists, family investigators, and clinicians related to a natural systems view of the family and human behavior that has been occurring over several decades. The concept of...
by John I. Goodlad, Robert H. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since its first publication in 1959, The Nongraded Elementary School has become a classic in school reform literature. This reissue includes a retrospective introduction on what happened to nongraded alternatives in the aftermath of “Sputnik” educational reforms, what is occurring amid the current...
by Stanley John Weyman, Ouida, Wilkie Collins
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
It was late in November, 1456. The snow fell over Paris with rigorous, relentless persistence; sometimes the wind made a sally and scattered it in flying vortices; sometimes there was a lull, and flake after flake descended out of the black night air, silent, circuitous, interminable. To poor people,...