This is the updated new edition from the founder and inventor of the subject. It provides an account of the principles and a survey of modelling in hydraulic, coastal and offshore engineering.

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis books examines representations and experiences of trans and nonbinary identities in a variety of contemporary cultural contexts including media, religion, sports, race, film, performance, and literature. Mixing auto-ethnographies and supportive scholarship, the contributors to this volume deliver a global perspective on the accomplishment that have been made alongside the challenges that members of the LGTBQIA+ community continue ...

Great journalism relies on a narrative arc to engage and inform the reader. Stories Can Save Us looks at how the best reporters and writers craft narrative literary journalism. Journalist Matt Tullis uses the material he gathered in the more than seventy-five interviews he conducted with the best narrative and literary journalists in the country through his podcast, Gangrey: The Podcast, to show how these professionals conceive and writesuch compelling stories.Thr...

A gruesome murder with no clues or motives will shake a community to its core.Devon, 1319. Merchants from all over England and beyond are drawn to Tavistock's famous fair. Wealthy visitors may be a tempting target for cut-purses, but no one expects a murder, let alone a headless corpseNewly arrived in town, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Simon Puttock, Bailiff of Lydford Castle, are asked by the Abbot to investigat...

Eine zeitgemäße Sozialforschung sollte prozessual angelegt sein, argumentiert der US-amerikanische Soziologe Andrew Abbott. Damit vertritt er einen radikal anderen Blickwinkel auf die soziale Welt als in den Sozialwissenschaften üblich. Nicht die Stabilität gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse ist der Normalfall, sondern ihr Wandel. Nicht die kontinuierliche Veränderung sozialer Strukturen und kultureller Deutungen ist erklärungsbedürftig, sondern ihre Konstanz. Nicht die Modellierung sozialer ...

Explore Texas politics in a compelling way with "The Untold Story of Greg Abbott." The amazing journey of a strong leader who has made a lasting impression on the Lone Star State is revealed in this gripping biography.Abbott's biography is one of unwavering dedication and revolutionary leadership, from his early days as a tenacious lawyer confronting legal fights to his historic stint as governor. Abbott has been a key player in influencing Texas politics by victories and setbacks....

After John A. Macdonald’s death, four Tory prime ministers — each remarkable but all little known — rose to power and fell in just five years.From 1891 to 1896, between John A. Macdonald’s and Wilfrid Laurier’s tenures, four lesser-known men took on the mantle of leadership. Tory prime ministers John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, and Charles Tupper headed the government of Canada in rapid succession. Each came to the job with qualifications and limitatio...

Andrew Abbott, einer der wichtigsten Sozialtheoretiker der Gegenwart, unterzieht Texte von Karl Marx und Max Weber einer kritischen Re-Lektüre – mit überraschenden Einsichten.Marx sieht die Gegenwart, so Abbotts Lesart, nur durch Kräfte der Vergangenheit bestimmt. Wollen wir die Gegenwart verstehen, brauchen wir jedoch beides. Vergangenes und Zukünftiges ist im konkreten Handeln miteinander verwoben. Weber hingegen begreife Wissenschaft als vergangenheitsorientiert und Politik als z...

Movies are often examined for subtext and dramatizations of social and psychological issues as well as current movements. Studies of well-known Catholic directors, such as Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, have made the search for Catholic themes a reputable field of examination. Through a Catholic Lens continues the search for these themes and examines the Catholic undercurrents by studying nineteen film directors from around the world. Although these directors may or may not be pr...

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, ...

Stockade Books and The Institute of Public Affairs are proud to publish Climate Change: The Facts, featuring 22 essays on the science, politics and economics of the climate change debate. Climate Change: The Facts features the world’s leading experts and commentators on climate change.Highlights of Climate Change: The Facts include:Ian Plimer draws on the geological record to dismiss the possibili...

′A splendid read. Via interviews with several Secretaries of State for Education and a supporting analytical commentary, Education Policy provides a fascinating insight and historical appraisal of English policy rationale′-Dr David Kitchener, Reader in Education, University of Bolton′This book should be compulsory reading, not only for people interested in the history of education policy but also for policy makers, to remind them of what has gone before′