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This innovative collection of original essays showcases the use
of social networks in the analysis and understanding of various
forms of crime. More than any other past research endeavor, the
seventeen chapters in this book apply to criminology the many
conceptual and methodological options from social network
analysis.
"Crime and Networks" is the only book of its kind that looks at the
use of networks in understanding crime, and can be used for
advanced undergraduate and beginner s graduate level courses in
criminal justice and criminology.
This innovative collection of original essays showcases the use
of social networks in the analysis and understanding of various
forms of crime. More than any other past research endeavor, the
seventeen chapters in this book apply to criminology the many
conceptual and methodological options from social network
analysis.
"Crime and Networks" is the only book of its kind that looks at the
use of networks in understanding crime, and can be used for
advanced undergraduate and beginner s graduate level courses in
criminal justice and criminology. "
This work concerns the Battle of Caporetto in October 1917, where
the Austro-German Army broke through the Italian lines forcing them
to retreat after losing half their force. The book examines why,
having routed the Italian Army, the Central Alliance forces were
not capable of forcing the surrender of Italy.
The Battle of Caporetto in October 1917 was almost a catastrophic
event for Italy. Eighty years after the event, this work
reconsiders the meaning of that event in the wider framework of
World War I. Following the Central Powers' breakthrough on the
Isonzo front, there followed a huge collapse of the Italian army,
which lost over half its men and material. Having suffered such
losses, Italy was on the brink of total collapse. Yet, by December
1917, Italy had overcome the crisis and remained in the conflict.
How did it manage to do this? For Mario Morselli, the answer lies
in the poor performance of the Central Empire's military leadership
after the initial success of the offensive. In the weeks following
the breakthrough, the Austro-Hungarian and German generals proved
unable to surmount a series of strategic situations, which negated
the value of the original breakthrough. Morselli notes that forcing
a surrender was a secondary war aim for the German generals; the
recall of German troops to the Western Front was crucial to Italy's
survival.
This open access book, inspired by the ICME 13 topic study group
"Affect, beliefs and identity in mathematics education", presents
the latest trends in research in the area. Following an
introduction and a survey chapter providing a concise overview of
the state-of-art in the field of mathematics-related affect, the
book is divided into three main sections: motivation and values,
engagement, and identity in mathematics education. Each section
comprises several independent chapters based on original research,
as well as a reflective commentary by an expert in the area.
Collectively, the chapters present a rich methodological spectrum,
from narrative analysis to structural equation modelling. In the
final chapter, the editors look ahead to future directions in the
area of mathematics-education-related affect. It is a timely
resource for all those interested in the interaction between affect
and mathematics education.
These ground-breaking essays, all based on original archival
research, consider the evolving interest in Bolognese art in
seventeenth-century Italy, particularly focusing on the period
after the death of Guido Reni in 1642. Edited by Bolognese
specialists Raffaella Morselli and Babette Bohn, the studies
collected here focus on the taste for Bolognese art within Bologna
itself and in other parts of the Italian peninsula, including
Mantua, Ferrara, Rome, and Florence. Essays examine the roles of
gender, class, and the social status of the artist in early modern
Bologna; approaches to exhibiting artworks in noble Bolognese
collections; the reputations of local women artists; the popularity
of Bolognese quadratura painting; and the relative success of both
contemporary and earlier Bolognese artists with Italian collectors.
This book records the state of the art in research on
mathematics-related affect. It discusses the concepts and theories
of mathematics-related affect along the lines of three dimensions.
The first dimension identifies three broad categories of affect:
motivation, emotions, and beliefs. The book contains one chapter on
motivation, including discussions on how emotions and beliefs
relate to motivation. There are two chapters that focus on beliefs
and a chapter on attitude which cross-cuts through all these
categories. The second dimension covers a rapidly fluctuating state
to a more stable trait. All chapters in the book focus on
trait-type affect and the chapter on motivation discusses both
these dimensions. The third dimension regards the three main levels
of theorizing: physiological (embodied), psychological (individual)
and social. All chapters reflect that mathematics-related affect
has mainly been studied using psychological theories.
This book develops and illustrates a new promising workshop
methodology utilized for the first time in a comparative study
between Italy and Australia. It is shown how Change Laboratory
workshops are useful to trigger sense of initiative and
entrepreneurship in vocational students.
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