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1. This book is the first, and to date only book about the use of
different CBTs in sport, a dominant and growing area in sport
psychology. 2. This book offers a theoretical literature review of
each CBT approach to give readers a contemporary perspective on the
scientific knowledge base. 3. This book offers the case-studies of
numerous prominent practitioners giving readers a rare and detailed
insight into the use of CBTs in sport across a diverse range of
issues. 4. This book is the first to bring together the reflections
of practitioners using different CBTs in the field.
1. This book is the first, and to date only book about the use of
different CBTs in sport, a dominant and growing area in sport
psychology. 2. This book offers a theoretical literature review of
each CBT approach to give readers a contemporary perspective on the
scientific knowledge base. 3. This book offers the case-studies of
numerous prominent practitioners giving readers a rare and detailed
insight into the use of CBTs in sport across a diverse range of
issues. 4. This book is the first to bring together the reflections
of practitioners using different CBTs in the field.
Following its rise to prominence in the 1990s work on territory,
the state and urban politics continues to be a vibrant and dynamic
area of academic concern. Focusing heavily on the work of one key
influential figure in the development of the field - Kevin R. Cox -
this volume draws together a collection of prominent and well
established scholars to reflect on the development and state of the
field and to establish a research agenda for future work.
Following its rise to prominence in the 1990s work on territory,
the state and urban politics continues to be a vibrant and dynamic
area of academic concern. Focusing heavily on the work of one key
influential figure in the development of the field - Kevin R. Cox -
this volume draws together a collection of prominent and well
established scholars to reflect on the development and state of the
field and to establish a research agenda for future work.
This collection of scholarly essays examines reality television.
The first show, Survivor, inspired a national craze when it aired
in the summer of 2000. Ever since, successors and copycats have
been on each of the four largest networks. The basics stay the
same: put a group of people into situations bound to cause
conflict, and watch them squirm. Rather than criticize the series'
voyeuristic appeal, this work evaluates what goes on within the
text of such shows and how they reflect or affect our larger
culture. Contributors include researchers from communications,
sociology, political science, and psychology. The contributions
cover such topics as reality television's relationships with
cultural identity, publicity rights, historical perspectives,
trust, decision-making strategies, political rationality, office
politics, and primitivism. Each chapter includes a bibliography.
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request
an examination copy here.
Physiology, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering provides a
multidisciplinary understanding of biological phenomena and the
instrumentation for monitoring these phenomena. It covers the
physical phenomena of electricity, pressure, and flow along with
the adaptation of the physics of the phenomena to the special
conditions and constraints of biological systems. While the text
focuses on human biological systems, some of the principles also
apply to plants, bacteria, and other animals.
The first section of the book presents a general introduction to
physiological systems and describes specialized methods used to
record electrical events from biological tissue. The next part
examines molecules involved in cell transport and signaling as well
as the proteins relevant in cells ability to contract and generate
tension. The text goes on to cover the properties of the heart,
blood, and circulation and the monitoring of cardiac and
circulatory function. It then discusses the importance of the
interrelationship of pressures and flows in organ systems, such as
the lungs and kidneys, and details the organization and function of
the nervous system. After focusing on the systems used to monitor
signals, the book explores modeling, biomechanics, and emerging
technologies, including the progressive miniaturization of sensors
and actuators in biomedical engineering.
Developed from the authors courses in medical biophysics and
biomedical instrumentation, this book shows how biophysics and
biomedical engineering have advanced modern medicine. It brings
together the physical principles underlying human physiological
processes and the physical methods used to monitor these processes.
Requiring only basic mathematical knowledge, the text supplements
mathematical formulae with qualitative explanations and
illustrations to encourage an intuitive grasp on the processes
discussed."
The turbulence of the current times has dramatically transformed
the world's economic geographies. The scale and scope of such
changes require urgent attention. With intellectual roots dating to
the 19th century economic geography has traditionally sought to
examine the spatial distributions of economic activity and the
principles that account for them. More recently, the field has
turned its attention to a range of questions relating to:
globalization and its impact on different peoples and places;
economic inequalities at different geographic scales; the
development of the knowledge-based economy; and the relationship
between economy and environment. Now more than ever the changing
fortunes of peoples and places demands our attention.
Economic Geography provides a stimulating and innovative
introduction to economic geography by establishing the substantive
concerns of economic geographers, the methods deployed to study
them, the key concepts and theories that animate the field, and the
major issues generating debate. This book is the first to address
the diverse approaches to economic geography as well as the
constantly shifting economic geographies on the ground. It
encompasses traditional approaches, albeit from a critical
perspective, while providing a thorough, accessible and engaging
examination of the concerns, methods and approaches of the ?new
economic geography?. This unique introductory text covers the
breadth of economic geography while engaging with a range of
contemporary debates at the cutting-edge of the field.
Written in an accessible and lucid style, this book offers a
thorough and systematic introductory survey. It is enhanced by
pedagogical features throughout including case studies dealing with
topics ranging from the head office locations of the Fortune 500,
Mexico's maquiladoras to China's investments in southern Africa.
This book also contains exercises based on the key concepts and
annotated further reading and websites.
The turbulence of the current times has dramatically transformed
the world's economic geographies. The scale and scope of such
changes require urgent attention. With intellectual roots dating to
the nineteenth century, economic geography has traditionally sought
to examine the spatial distributions of economic activity and the
principles that account for them. More recently, the field has
turned its attention to a range of questions relating to:
globalization and its impact on different peoples and places;
economic inequalities at different geographic scales; the
development of the knowledge-based economy; and the relationship
between economy and environment. Now, more than ever, the changing
fortunes of peoples and places demands our attention. Economic
Geography provides a stimulating and innovative introduction to
economic geography by establishing the substantive concerns of
economic geographers, the methods deployed to study them, the key
concepts and theories that animate the field, and the major issues
generating debate. This book is the first to address the diverse
approaches to economic geography as well as the constantly shifting
economic geographies on the ground. It encompasses traditional
approaches, albeit from a critical perspective, while providing a
thorough, accessible and engaging examination of the concerns,
methods and approaches of the 'new economic geography'. This unique
introductory text covers the breadth of economic geography while
engaging with a range of contemporary debates at the cutting-edge
of the field. Written in an accessible and lucid style, this book
offers a thorough and systematic introductory survey. It is
enhanced by pedagogical features throughout including case studies
dealing with topics ranging from the head office locations of the
Fortune 500, Mexico's maquiladoras to China's investments in
Southern Africa. This book also contains exercises based on the key
concepts and annotated further reading and websites.
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