This timely collection crosses international boundaries to highlight criminological issues with a rural focus. Using a variety of different perspectives, the contributors offer lessons from research on rural crime, justice and security from the seven continents with a macroscopic perspective on issues of international concern.The book identifies the global context in which rural crime takes place, presenting insights on crime prevention, safety and security to students, researchers...

Depuis quelques années les historiens s'intéressent également à l'histoire de la sociabilité qui comprend plusieurs aspects. Un des aspects est celui de la sociabilité de la table. Le but de cette étude est de donner une impression de ce qu'on pourrait appeler la sociabilité à table. On peut l'analyser à partir des festivités de toutes sortes qui se déroulaient à des occasions spéciales, c'est-à-dire regardons par exemple de plus près les mariages, baptêmes, funérailles et les repas des co...

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on optimising rootstock health.The first chapter explores optimising rootstock health to improve root function, resource-use efficiency, sustainability and agricultural productivity. The chapter also presents a case study on tomato rootstocks as a viable strategy to overcome abiotic stresses in Ghana.The second chapter reviews the important aspects of tree growth and development in apple production which a...

A generation of scholar-teacher-activists have moved beyond collaborating in theory to embodying, engaging in, and sharing how they practice their pedagogy. Isis Nusair and Barbara L. Shaw edit essays that link feminist, queer, anti-racist, decolonial, and disability theory and practice while using intersectional, transnational, and interdisciplinary approaches to explore how the personal remains political.The contributors describe ways of building communities within and beyond aca...

Voici bien l'occasion de commencer par cette constatation d'Hegel : « La magie se rencontre chez tous les peuples et dans tous les temps ». Cependant que Michel Meslin remarque dans sa récenteEncyclopédie des Religions (Bayard 1997) que derrière tous ses oripeaux la magie pose en réalité le problème de la liberté de l'homme affronté à son destin. En effet, contrairement à la religion dont les rites s'évertuent à « concilier le divin avec l'ordre des choses du monde des hommes », la magie, ...

"Este libro compila buenas prácticas de gestión académica, pedagógica y de investigación derivadas de las actividades o proyectos que se desarrollan en Instituciones de Educación Superior colombianas y extranjeras para el fomento de la Internacionalización del Currículo. Se presentan aquí los resultados de estrategias, esquemas de gestión o modelos para la internacionalización que pueden adaptarse tanto a las experiencias en aula como al campo de la investigación y la extensión universitar...

Kiss & Tell: Stand Up & Stories About Love, Sex, Etc. is a breakthrough audiobook that combines the brashness of stand-up comedy, the intimacy of oral storytelling and the energy of a live audience to portray a compelling and hilarious take on modern relationships. Coproduced with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and hosted by Emmy Award–winning actress Rachel Bloom and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah, Kiss & Tell presents an incredible lineup of the funniest c...

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something “unwatchable”: disturbing, revolting, poor, tedious, or literally inaccessible?With over 50 original essays by leadin...

Traicionada. Abandonada. Invencible.Angélique Latham no es realmente duquesa, aunque tras perder a su madre cuando era muy pequeña, se ha criado en el majestuoso castillo de Belgrave junto a su padre, el duque de Westerfield, que siempre la quiso con locura. Pero ahora su padre ha muerto, y sus hermanastros han decidido desheredarla. Está sola en el mundo.A sus dieciocho años, Angélique es lista y muy hermosa, pero tiene mala suerte, pues, aunque consigue c...

La autora más leída del mundo nos regala una historia de sentimientos extremos, de decisiones irreversibles y de personajes de excepcional entereza ante la adversidad.Page considera que su vida es perfecta: es madre de dos hijos encantadores y lleva dieciséis años casada con un hombre afectuoso, atractivo y con éxito profesional. Pero todo cambia la noche en que le comunican que su hija ha sufrido un grave accidente. El mundo de Page se derrumba como un castillo de...

This book is a collection of short childhood stories written by different writers from around the world. A short storybook for all age groups especially for those who want a glimpse of their childhood days. Take a short break and enroll yourself back in the golden days of your life which already passed, i.e. your childhood. Recall those memories of innocent acts, headless talks, tension free wanderings, endless joys and many more uncountable feelings. Recollect those broken or forgotten mo...

This book is a collection of short childhood stories written by different writers from around the world. A short storybook for all age groups especially for those who want a glimpse of their childhood days. Take a short break and enroll yourself back in the golden days of your life which already passed, i.e. your childhood. Recall those memories of innocent acts, headless talks, tension free wanderings, endless joys and many more uncountable feelings. Recollect those broken or forgotten mo...