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Music and Gesture (2016)
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King, E., & Gritten, A. (Eds.). (2016). Music and Gesture. Aldershot: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315091006

This volume showcases key theoretical ideas and practical considerations in the growing area of scholarship on musical gesture. The book constructs and explores the relations between music and gesture from a range of differing perspectives, identifyi... Read More about Music and Gesture.

Skin Microbiology☆ (2016)
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McBain, A., O’Neill, C., & Oates, A. (2016). Skin Microbiology☆. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.99217-1

In recent years the application of high throughput DNA sequencing for analyzing the composition of the skin microbiota has identified a highly diverse group of microorganisms. Although the factors determining the composition of the skin microbiota ar... Read More about Skin Microbiology☆.

Watching the red dawn: the American avant-garde and the Soviet Union (2016)
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Haran, B. (2016). Watching the red dawn: the American avant-garde and the Soviet Union. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719097225.001.0001

© Barnaby Haran 2016. All rights reserved. This book offers the first sustained examination of the cultural relations of the American and Soviet avant-gardes in a period of major transformation. From the formation of the USSR in 1922 until its recogn... Read More about Watching the red dawn: the American avant-garde and the Soviet Union.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia : Concepts, Practice and Rights (2016)
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Westwood, S., & Price, E. (Eds.). (2016). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia : Concepts, Practice and Rights. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315732718

This groundbreaking collection is the first to focus specifically on LGBT* people and dementia. It brings together original chapters from leading academics, practitioners and LGBT* individuals affected by dementia. Multi-disciplinary and internationa... Read More about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* Individuals Living with Dementia : Concepts, Practice and Rights.

Tainted Love (2016)
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Chilvers, A. (2016). Tainted Love. Hebden Bridge: Bluemoose Books

'Secre.ts and stones have settled in Hawden where everything stays as it is; the past is hidden, or rewritten. Lauren lives with her dad and Mr Lion after her mother left her when she was three months old. Her boyfriend Peter is struggling with his i... Read More about Tainted Love.

Researching and Evaluating iPad in Learning (2016)
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Burden, K., & Jones, S. (2016). Researching and Evaluating iPad in Learning. Apple Books

As mobile devices, like iPad, become more common in classrooms and schools there is a growing demand from school leaders and teachers to better understand the impact these devices are having on learning. This is not an academic interest but a practic... Read More about Researching and Evaluating iPad in Learning.

African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism' (2016)
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Metcalf, J., & Spaulding, C. (2016). J. Metcalf, & C. Spaulding (Eds.). African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism'. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565989

© Josephine Metcalf and Carina Spaulding 2015. 1992 was a pivotal moment in African American history, with the Rodney King riots providing palpable evidence of racialized police brutality, media stereotyping of African Americans, and institutional di... Read More about African American culture and society after rodney king: Provocations and protests, progression and 'post-racialism'.

The accession of James I: Historical and cultural consequences (2016)
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Burgess, G., Wymer, R., & Lawrence, J. (2016). The accession of James I: Historical and cultural consequences. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230501584

This book analyzes the consequences of the accession of James I in 1603 for English and British history, politics, literature and culture. Questioning the extent to which 1603 marked a radical break with the past, the book explores the Scottish, Wels... Read More about The accession of James I: Historical and cultural consequences.

Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives (2016)
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Johnston, H., Godfrey, B., & Cox, D. J. (2016). Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books

Educational Leadership for a More Sustainable World (2016)
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Bottery, M. (2016). Educational Leadership for a More Sustainable World. Bloomsbury Publishing

Educational Leadership for a More Sustainable World argues that current crises in educational policies and practice, including the recruitment and retention of educational leaders, ultimately derive from the interactions between four key challenges w... Read More about Educational Leadership for a More Sustainable World.

Global injustice and crime control (2016)
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Laverick, W. (2016). Global injustice and crime control. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315739434

Global Injustice and Crime Control places cross-border, cross-national and international crime and crime control within its wider context. It examines theory from a range of disciplines and introduces students to the frequently neglected area of the... Read More about Global injustice and crime control.

Reshaping medical practice and care with health information systems (2016)
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Dwivedi, A. (Ed.). (2016). Reshaping medical practice and care with health information systems. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9870-3

Technology has become an integral part of our daily interactions, even within the hospitals and healthcare facilities we rely on in times of illness and injury. New technologies and systems are being developed every day, advancing the ways that we tr... Read More about Reshaping medical practice and care with health information systems.

Reflective Conversations with Heads - Exploring School Leadership (2016)
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Marshall, P. (2016). Reflective Conversations with Heads - Exploring School Leadership. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing

How do Headteachers reflect on their own professional practice to help them sustain themselves and their schools? This is a book about the realities of secondary headship and explores the significance of reflexivity in supporting school leadership.... Read More about Reflective Conversations with Heads - Exploring School Leadership.

Common good politics: British Idealism and social justice in the contemporary world (2016)
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Tyler, C. (2016). Common good politics: British Idealism and social justice in the contemporary world. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32404-3

© The Editor(s) and The Author(s) 2017. This book examines the British tradition of common good politics, both historically and in the contemporary world. We live in a time when many anti-Conservative parties and voters feel a profound sense of crisi... Read More about Common good politics: British Idealism and social justice in the contemporary world.

Confronting the internet's dark side: Moral and social responsibility on the free highway (2015)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Confronting the internet's dark side: Moral and social responsibility on the free highway. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316226391

© Raphael Cohen-Almagor 2015. Terrorism, cyberbullying, child pornography, hate speech, cybercrime: along with unprecedented advancements in productivity and engagement, the Internet has ushered in a space for violent, hateful, and antisocial behavio... Read More about Confronting the internet's dark side: Moral and social responsibility on the free highway.

The selected works of Margaret Oliphant, Part V Volume 20 - Hester (2015)
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Sanders, V. (2015). V. Sanders (Ed.). The selected works of Margaret Oliphant, Part V Volume 20 - Hester. Routledge

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fifty or more short stories, twenty-five works of non-fiction, including biographies and historic guides to European cities, and mor... Read More about The selected works of Margaret Oliphant, Part V Volume 20 - Hester.

The Visvalingam algorithm: metrics, measures and heuristics (2015)
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Visvalingam, M. (2015). The Visvalingam algorithm: metrics, measures and heuristics. https://doi.org/10.1080/00087041.2016.1151097

This paper provides the background necessary for a clear understanding of forthcoming papers relating to the Visvalingam algorithm for line generalisation, for example on the testing and usage of its implementations. It distinguishes the algorithm fr... Read More about The Visvalingam algorithm: metrics, measures and heuristics.

The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy (2015)
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Caveen, A., Polunin, N., Gray, T., & Stead, S. M. (2015). The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10957-2

This book is a critical analysis of the concept of marine protected areas (MPAs) particularly as a tool for marine resource management. It explains the reasons for the extraordinary rise of MPAs to the top of the political agenda for marine policy, a... Read More about The Controversy over Marine Protected Areas : Science meets Policy.

Making Humans: Religious, Technological, and Aesthetic Perspectives (2015)
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Ornella, A. D. (Ed.). (2015). Making Humans: Religious, Technological, and Aesthetic Perspectives. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press

Children’s Spatialities: Embodiment, Emotion and Agency (2015)
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Seymour, J. (2015). A. Hackett, L. Procter, & J. Seymour (Eds.). Children’s Spatialities: Embodiment, Emotion and Agency. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137464989

Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, architecture and geography, and international contributors, this volume offers both students and scholars with an interest in the interdisciplinary study of childhood a rang... Read More about Children’s Spatialities: Embodiment, Emotion and Agency.