Explore how street gangs evolved into global syndicates in this gripping true crime history of shadow empires. Whether you need a dark, thought-provoking deep dive for your daily commute or an analytical look at underworld economics, this narrative delivers. Witness the brutal transformation of illicit organizations as they exploit weak governments and restricted markets to build durable monopolies.Move beyond romanticized mafia myths to uncover the calculated financial strategies ...

This book, in comparison to other texts, was written with the collaboration of experts in the communication and marketing sector. Now, it has become a point of reference for many companies, thanks to the simplicity and clarity with which various topics are explained, unlike other guides challenging to understand with language too technical. In this guide, you will find everything you need to start immediately with a profitable business that you can develop comfortably from home.

From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and debut illustrator Chow Hon Lam comes the story of Teetu, a bunny who leaves home to get away from too many bunnies, and ends up discovering the beautiful world outside of his burrow.Hop along with Teetu, the bold, brave bunny, as he finds his way in this imaginative tale that reminds us that it’s splendid to see the world, but that it’s even more wonderful to go home, and share it with the one...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.ENACT is a research project funded by the European Commission under its H2020 program. The project consortium consists of twelve industry and research member organisations spread across the whole EU.The overall goal of the ENACT project was to provide a novel set of solutions to enable DevOps in the realm of trustworthy Smart IoT Systems. Smart IoT Systems (SIS) are complex s...

This book provides an essential introduction to the state-of the-art in interdisciplinary Mathematics Education. First, it begins with an outline of the field’s relevant historical, conceptual and theoretical backgrounds, what “discipline” means and how inter-, trans-, and meta-disciplinary activities can be understood. Relevant theoretical perspectives from Marx, Foucault and Vygotsky are explained, along with key ideas in theory, e.g. boundaries, discourses, identity, and the division of...

This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review.

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training they receive. This book is an authoritative examination of the concepts and processes underlying the design of an interpretive research project. Such an approach to design starts with the recogniti...

In the second edition of New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education, renowned authors Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope explore the contemporary debates and challenges in education. In this time of dramatic social change, education represents significant possibilities and opportunities. Written in accessible and lively style, this book examines learners and their learning environments and considers how schools can prepare their students for the future. Featuring new classroom examples, ca...

Exploring Intercultural Communication investigates the role of language in intercultural communication, paying particular attention to the interplay between cultural diversity and language practice. This second edition increases and updates the coverage on emerging key topics, including symbolic power, communicative turbulence, conversational inequality, stereotypes, racism, Nationality and Ethnicity talk and the impact and role of technology in intercultural communication. Includ...

In Management Research the authors provide a stimulating and critical overview of the key theoretical debates on research paradigms and methodologies, demystifying the process and providing invaluable insights into the politics and practice of research.Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on it...

This new edition provides a scholarly and readable introduction to all the key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, enabling postgraduate and masters-level students and new researchers to reflect on which ones suit their needs and to receive guidance on how to find out more.With chapters written by experienced research practitioners, this second edition has been extensively expanded and updated. There are seven completely new chapters, as well as:

Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world.Expert researchers then trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigor. Featured methodologies include action research, discourse analysis, ethnography, grounded theory, case st...