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In this objective, practical and authoritative introductory text
the author reveals how the fundamental principles of the
human-animal relationship drive the development of animal law. The
book explains the criteria by which the lawful use of animals is
determined, and how these criteria impact evolving standards of
animal protection and define the responsibilities of people in
their interactions with animals. The author identifies 29 key
principles which constitute the core knowledge necessary for people
involved in debating, assessing, and guiding the evolution of
society's national and international rulebook of animal welfare
law. The book also considers animal welfare and law in the context
of a global market through discussion of common issues such as
climate change, biosecurity, food safety and food supply. Based on
successful law courses run by the author and his own expertise as
an animal law lecturer, prosecutor and specialist legal adviser,
the book combines insights from science, ethics and law to provide
an essential understanding of what informs society and the law with
regards to animals and their welfare.
Convex polytopes are the analogues in space of any dimension of
convex plane polygons and of convex polyhedra in ordinary space.
This book describes a fresh approach to the classification of these
objects according to their symmetry properties, based on ideas of
topology and transformation group theory. Although there is
considerable agreement with traditional treatments, a number of new
concepts emerge that present classical ideas in a quite new way.
For example, the family of regular convex polytopes is extended to
the family of 'perfect polytopes'. Thus the familiar set of five
Platonic polyhedra is replaced by the less familiar set of nine
perfect polyhedra. Among the many unsolved problems that arise,
that of finding all perfect polytopes, and more generally all
perfect convex bodies, is perhaps the most attractive. This book
will be of value to specialists and graduate students in pure
mathematics, especially those studying symmetry theory, convex
bodies, and polytopes.
Strategic management is a system of continual disequilibrium, with
firms in a continual struggle for competitive advantage and
relative fitness. Models that are dynamic in nature are required if
we are to really understand the complex notion of sustainable
competitive advantage. New tools are required to tackle challenges
of how firms should compete in environments characterized by both
exogeneous shocks and intense endogenous competition. Agent-based
modelling of firms' strategies offers an alternative analytical
approach, where individual firm or component parts of a firm are
modelled, each with their own strategy. Where traditional models
can assume homogeneity of actors, agent-based models simulate each
firm individually. This allows experimentation of strategic moves,
which is particularly important where reactions to strategic moves
are non-trivial. This Element introduces agent-based models and
their use within management, reviews the influential NK suite of
models, and offers an agenda for the development of agent-based
models in strategic management.
Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact
on the relationship between media and politics. How can we
understand the connection between the two in the present day? Alexa
Robertson argues that we cannot understand the power of the one
without taking the other into account. This exciting and accessible
book provides fresh insight into our contemporary media landscape,
adopting a truly comparative global approach. In Media and Politics
in a Globalizing World, Robertson encourages the reader to explore
the relationship from different perspectives those of the
politician, the journalist, the activist and the ordinary citizen
and how the relationship between media and politics varies across
cultures. Illustrated with contemporary examples throughout, the
book weighs up arguments for seeing new developments in terms of
change or continuity, as empowering or debilitating, and as
promoting or undermining democracy. Suitable for undergraduates and
postgraduates studying politics, media and sociology, it also will
be of interest to the general reader wishing to understand the
complex role of the media in political life the world over. For
additional support and information visit this book's companion
website at http://mediapolitics.net/
In this objective, practical and authoritative introduction to
animal law, the author examines the foundational concepts of the
human-animal relationship and how those principles have, or have
not, been translated into contemporary animal welfare law. It
describes the various uses of animals in society, the practical
relevance of animal health and welfare to activities of
professionals, and animal welfare in the context of global issues
including climate change, disease control, food safety and food
supply. Relevant to companion, farm, captive (zoo and laboratory)
and wild animals, the book has international application in
countries with both established and developing legislation. It
focuses on the issues and principles, referencing contemporary
animal welfare law to provide a global benchmark. The author
acknowledges the diversity of views regarding animals as individual
beings and beloved pets, to pure commodities. Yet animals need to
be treated as one stakeholder, along with other interests, under
the law. Based on successful courses run by the author, the book
combines science and ethics to provide an accessible introduction
to the key principles of animal law and welfare.
Media power in the global era has to do with how people understand
the world, their place in it, and their relation to the others who
populate it. Making connections with distant places and people is
the work of cosmopolitan imagination, which involves seeing the
world through the eyes of others. In this book, Robertson engages
with the growing literature on cosmopolitanism to address these
issues, combining theoretical debates with an innovative empirical
portal. Based on the analysis of over 2000 news reports broadcast
on national and global channels and interviews with journalists and
audience members, Mediated Cosmopolitanism illustrates that the
same everyday stories about the world can take on different
meanings in different cultures. It argues that if we are to
understand how media actors may help people to make the connections
that underpin a cosmopolitan outlook, attention must be paid to
evidence that some actors may not, and that national broadcasters
could be more active agents of cosmopolitanism than global
channels. Accessibly written, the book will be essential reading
for advanced undergraduate and masters students, particularly of
media studies, but also of sociology, politics and international
relations.
As the life span of business models reduces, firms have had to
review their strategic intent, develop strategic initiatives in
fast and imaginative ways, and engage in major reorganization. This
book examines the dynamics of strategy and helps to make sense of
the processes of strategizing and organizing in a dynamic
environment.
The Dynamics of Strategy draws on theoretical perspectives that
enable readers to describe and understand the dynamics of the
firm's competitive landscape, the dynamics of the organizational
landscape, and the interdependencies between these landscapes. The
book combines research rooted in economics and organizational
theory, and also builds on interdisciplinary studies using a wide
range of research paradigms and methods. This broad range of
theoretical perspectives allows a comprehensive analysis of the
complex and multidimensional problems facing the contemporary firm.
In order to help the reader connect sound theory with the reality
of strategy, theoretical discussion is illustrated with case
studies of fi rms from a wide range of industries. Written for
managers and management students, The Dynamics of Strategy provides
a roadmap to understanding the dynamics of organizing and
strategizing.
Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro
fertilization, Norplant, RU486--these are the technologies
revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. Through the lens of
procreative liberty--meaning both the freedom to decide whether or
not to have children as well as the freedom to control one's
reproductive capacity--John Robertson, a leading legal bioethicist,
analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding
each major technology and opens up a multitude of fascinating
questions: Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Should
parents be allowed to select offspring traits? May a government
force welfare recipients to take contraceptives? Robertson's
arguments examine the broad range of consequences of each
reproductive technology and offers a timely, multifaceted analysis
of the competing interests at stake for patients, couples, doctors,
policymakers, lawyers, and ethicists.
As the life span of business models reduces, firms have had to
review their strategic intent, develop strategic initiatives in
fast and imaginative ways, and engage in major reorganization. This
book examines the dynamics of strategy and helps to make sense of
the processes of strategizing and organizing in a dynamic
environment.
The Dynamics of Strategy draws on theoretical perspectives that
enable readers to describe and understand the dynamics of the
firm's competitive landscape, the dynamics of the organizational
landscape, and the interdependencies between these landscapes. The
book combines research rooted in economics and organizational
theory, and also builds on interdisciplinary studies using a wide
range of research paradigms and methods. This broad range of
theoretical perspectives allows a comprehensive analysis of the
complex and multidimensional problems facing the contemporary firm.
In order to help the reader connect sound theory with the reality
of strategy, theoretical discussion is illustrated with case
studies of fi rms from a wide range of industries. Written for
managers and management students, The Dynamics of Strategy provides
a roadmap to understanding the dynamics of organizing and
strategizing.
A look into the mind of International Psychic Medium Rodney
Robertson. Insights, wisdom and stories of a lifetime as a natural
born intuitive. Thoughts on Life, death and relationships. "The
thing about life is...we live...we experience...we laugh...we
love...we hurt...we learn....we teach... and we move forward...even
when we wish we didn't have to. Lifes choice is to live or die. To
stand still or go forward. To atrophy or to grow...to become the
person we choose." Rodney A. Robertson
"When you are finished fighting your life and your happiness try
this: Let life happen. Release your learned needs and allow your
true needs to surface...whether physical or spiritual. Have no
expectations other than the moment and you will never be
disappointed or hurt. Take each moment and event as a gift even if
you cannot see the gift in it." This book is about everyone's
journey in life. While we may take different paths we tend to
experience similar events. This is the story of the Indigo Angel
and how he and others like him influence our lives.
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