Sam Hernandez is a boy with big dreams. Some days he has visions of being a professional athlete, and other days he pictures himself as an astronaut flying across the universe. He knows whatever future he decides to pursue, though, he has to be in great shape. Through lessons taught by his parents, his friends, and health professionals, he learns how to be more physically and mentally fit to achieve the goals he has set for his life.

Ethnography as Risky Business: Field Research in Violent and Sensitive Contexts offers a hands-on, critical appraisal of how to approach ethnographic fieldwork on socio-political conflict and collective violence, focusing on the global south. The volume’s contributions are all based on extensive firsthand qualitative social science research conducted in sensitive--and often hazardous--field settings. The contributors reflect on real-life methodological problems as well as the ethi...

Westliche Staatsführungen und Finanzorganisationen sind mit einem zunehmenden Glaubwürdigkeitsverlust konfrontiert. Die Friedenshoffnung nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion und der Auflösung des Warschauer Paktes ist längst im Kampfgeschrei der NATO zerstoben. Der Wirtschaftskrise des Jahres 2008 folgte keine vernünftige Umkehr, vielmehr ein noch offensiveres Expansionsstreben. Das Diktum von der "westlichen Wertegemeinschaft" ist zum Synonym für eine aggressive Weltherrschaft geworden. Wer s...

Comprehensive Sampling and Sample Preparation is a complete treatment of the theory and methodology of sampling in all physical phases and the theory of sample preparation for all major extraction techniques. It is the perfect starting point for researchers and students to design and implement their experiments and support those experiments with quality-reviewed background information.In its four volumes, fundamentals of sampling and sample preparation are reinforced throu...