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Elsevier's Arts and Humanities titles encompass a rich spectrum of scholarship that explores human culture, history, philosophy, and creative expression. These works offer deep insights into language, literature, visual arts, and critical theory, supporting the academic community in understanding diverse perspectives and cultural legacies. Designed for scholars, educators, and students, this collection bridges classic studies with contemporary issues, fostering a deeper appreciation and knowledge of the human experience.

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    • Public Communication and Behavior

      • 1st Edition
      • November 15, 2013
      • George Comstock
      • English
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      Public Communication and Behavior, Volume I is devoted to the study of communicatory behavior that has a public or social character. The book discusses an evaluation of the models used to evaluate television series; a synthesis of 1043 effects of television on social behavior; and TV news, priming, and public evaluations of the president. The text also describes the myth of massive media impact: savagings and salvaging, and a technique for assessing the impact of mass media violence on real-world aggressive behavior. Psychologists, sociologists, educators, journalists, and people involved in the study of child development will find the book invaluable.

    • Mare liberum

      • 1st Edition
      • October 2, 2013
      • Hugo de Groot
      • English
      • eBook
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    • The Global Challenge of Innovation

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Basil Blackwell + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Global Challenge of Innovation discusses the importance of a global economy and its implications. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that tackle the various issues faced by both industries and governments in the globalization of economy. The text first describes the process of innovation and its implication for companies that plan to compete in the global market. The next chapters cover the management issues of companies in the context of global economy. The book also discusses the role of government in global innovation and the European’s policy for innovation. The remaining chapters tackle the effects of the non-globalization of competition policies, taxation, and trade policies on governments, multinational companies, and world economy. The book will be of great use to economists, government officials, and C-level employees of multinational corporations.

    • Home, School and Work

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • M. P. Carter
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Home, School and Work: A Study of the Education and Employment of Young People in Britain describes the events during the period of transition from school to work. This book is divided into 16 chapters that consider the influences of home and school in young people's behavior and attitude. The opening chapters survey the attitudes towards school, leaving school, and starting work, including views about the school-leaving age in Britain. The next chapters discuss the extent of knowledge about work in general and about particular occupations, as well as methods of finding work. These topics are followed by descriptions of formal and informal reception and initiation into the world of work, along with the attitudes towards employers and other workers. This text also looks into the number and frequency of job changes and the reasons for the changes. A chapter examines the attitudes towards Trade Unions and the link between education and employment. The closing chapters deal with the changes in leisure activities and in pocket-money. The relative importance of school, work, and leisure is also discussed.

    • Earth and Us

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Mostafa Kamal Tolba + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Earth and Us: Population, Resources, Environment, Development is a compilation of ideas and thoughts of leading international statesmen, political leaders, economists and environmentalists, on the complex interlinkages between man and his environment. The book examines aspects of the nexus between population, resources, environment and development, and presents ideas on what can be done in the future. The articles contained in the book covers various topics such as environmental concerns in the third world; climatic change, environment and development; environmental aspects of agricultural and rural development; and environmental protection and economic development. Environmentalists, ecologists, and policy makers will find the book highly insightful.

    • Transformations

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • W. R. Bion
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Transformations: Change from Learning to Growth is a 12-chapter text that explores the fundamentals and principles of psycho-analytic theories, transformations, and invariants. This book begins with a clinical illustration of the distinction between the patient’s experience and the psycho-analyst’s experience. The succeeding chapters cover the influence of verbal expression, emotional experience, state of mind, and consciousness in psycho-analysis and transformation. These topics are followed by discussion on the relationship of the “no-thing” and the thing, wherein the personality that is capable of tolerating a no-thing can make use of the no-thing, and so is able to make use of the so-called thoughts. The remaining chapters describe a clinical system that would represent the chief clinical systems that can be seen to exist in the analytic situation. These chapters also examine the gap between reality and the personality, which are aspects of life with which analysts are familiar under the guise of resistance. Resistance operates because it is feared that the reality of the object is imminent. This book will be of value to psycho-analysts, psychologists, and psychiatrists.

    • Man and Woman

      • 8th Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Havelock Ellis
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Man and Woman: A Study of Secondary and Tertiary Sexual Characters, Eight Edition Revised covers the developments of biological investigation of male and female sexual characteristics. This 16-chapter book specifically considers the radical and essential characters of men and women uninfluenced by external modifying conditions. This book starts with an introduction to the boundary between secondary and tertiary sexual characters. The subsequent chapters examine some of the measurable sex differences in terms of metabolism, the viscera, the growth and body proportions, and the senses. Other chapters describe the anatomical distinction between sexes, including the pelvis and the head. A chapter highlights the phenomena of menstruation of women. The discussion then shifts to tertiary sexual character determinants, such as motion, unconscious state, emotion, and artistic and intellectual impulse. The final chapters tackle the issue of variational tendency in men and women. These chapters also provide a summary of what is known about sexual character distinction. Psychologists, psychiatrists, endocrinologists, and development biologists will find this book rewarding.

    • Any Wife or Any Husband

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Joan Graham
      • English
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      Any Wife or Any Husband: A Book for Couples Who Have Met Sexual Difficulties and for Doctors, Second Edition covers both the physical and emotional factors of marital disorders. The book describes sexual problems and theoretical considerations and the range of sexual capacity of an individual. The text then discusses common disorders in women (i.e. vaginal or clitoral anesthesia, orgasm inhibition, total genital anesthesia, and vaginismus) and in men (i.e. premature ejaculation, failure of erection, avoidance, and difficulty with ejaculation). Common sexual problems; deviations and adaptations; and treatments are also considered. Psychologists, couples who have experienced sexual difficulties, and doctors will find the book useful.

    • The Fungal Population

      • 1st Edition
      • October 2, 2013
      • G. C. Ainsworth + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, Volume III: The Fungal Population attempts to relate fungi to their environment as symbionts, saprobes, and parasites. This book discusses the effects of the interaction of fungi with their environment, and the summation of these effects as reflected in the geographical distribution and number of fungi is described. Organized into eight parts encompassing 27 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the ecology of fungi. This text then examines the taxonomy, morphology, and physiology of freshwater fungi. Other chapters consider the ecology of marine, saprobic fungi that falls into three categories, namely, ecological distribution, geographical distribution, and occurrence and habitat. This book discusses as well the characteristics and temperature ranges for growth of each of the known species of thermophilic fungi. The final chapter deals with the importance of the major characteristics of fungi. This book is a valuable resource for mycologists, botanists, paleobotanists, and taxonomists.

    • Soccer Hooliganism

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Denis Howell + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Soccer Hooliganism: A Preliminary Report focuses on the study of the intrusion of hooliganism into sports, especially football. This book begins with a description of the methods of inquiry that surveys and evaluates existing opinions regarding the problem of football hooliganism, followed by a discussion of its extent and seriousness. The nature of football hooliganism, which includes rowdysim, horseplay and threatening behavior, foul support, soccermania, football riots, and vandalism are also reviewed in detail. Injuries resulting from hooliganism are also elaborated. Other topics include the characteristics of convicted hooligans, causes and epidemiology of hooliganism, and ethological study of football crowds. This text concludes with a deliberation of the control and prevention of hooliganism, including a summary of the main findings and recommendations of the problem. This publication is suitable for specialists and medical practitioners concerned with the psychiatric studies of convicted hooligans or misbehavior among spectators.

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