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Models of Society and Complex Systems introduces readers to a
variety of different mathematical tools used for modelling human
behaviour and interactions, and the complex social dynamics that
drive institutions, conflict, and coordination. What laws govern
human affairs? How can we make sense of the complexity of societies
and how do individual actions, characteristics, and beliefs
interact? Social systems follow regularities which allow us to
answer these questions using different mathematical approaches.
This book emphasises both theory and application. It systematically
introduces mathematical approaches, such as evolutionary and
spatial game theory, social network analysis, agent-based
modelling, and chaos theory. It provides readers with the necessary
theoretical background of each toolset as well as the underlying
intuition, while each chapter includes exercises and applications
to real-world phenomena. By looking behind the surface of various
social occurrences, the reader uncovers the reasons why social
systems exhibit both cultural universals and at the same time a
diversity of practices and norms to a degree that even surpasses
biological variety, or why some riots turn into revolutions while
others do not even make it into the news. This book is written for
any scholar in the social sciences interested in studying and
understanding human behaviour, social dynamics, and the complex
systems of society. It does not expect readers to have a particular
background apart from some elementary knowledge and affinity for
mathematics.
The definitive magic reference book for Witches, Wiccans and all
devotees of the magical arts. This is the real version of the
archetypal master spell book of fantasy that has a place in our
collective imagination.The spell book also contains a brief history
of and basic precepts of magic, plus material about the tools of
Witchcraft. Sales Handles: * Today there are many books of spells
for specific needs and occasions for the practising Wiccan/witch,
but no comprehensive and inclusive magic reference book exists. *
This is the magical equivalent of a prize and inspirational
cookbook: nothing is too basic to be explained and yet
sophisticated tastes as well as emergency situations are catered
for. * The book goes beyond merely the Wiccan tradition to include
a multitude of eastern and western magical traditions whilst
fulfilling the archetypal fantasy of the grand grimoire (master
spell book). * From Merlin and Grimm's fairytales, to Lord of the
Rings, Harry Potter and Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice, plus
countless other fantasy stories, the master spell book has a place
in our collective imagination. This book is that fantasy made real.
An understanding of each of the critical components of the funding
process is key to meeting the challenges posed by the increasingly
intense competition for research funds. This book is a vital tool
for those who want to build and maximize their grant support.
Although many publications provide valuable information about
proposal preparation, few cover the full spectrum of issues--from
planning through execution--in the funding process. The book leads
off with a discussion of the relationship between researchers and
the funding environment, features of good short- and long-range
funding plans, characteristics of funding organizations in terms of
funding power, mission, and priorities, and the manner in which
funding information is disseminated. Succeeding chapters focus on
the actual development of the many different types of
opportunities--research projects, multicomponent research programs,
career development and training programs, and small business
innovation research. These chapters emphasize conceptualizing an
idea, optimizing the researcher-sponsor match, and testing the
concept for competitiveness. Further chapters deliver strategies
for translating research ideas into written proposals, preparing
administrative sections and communicating with a sponsor. The final
chapters are dedicated to the outcomes of the proposal process:
reviews, rebuttals, and resubmissions; and to progress reports and
future proposals for maintaining and building on funding.
Flowcharts, examples, and summary tables are used throughout the
text to highlight key points.
Enter the World of Folklore, Myth, and Magic
Discover binding spells and banishing spells, spells for love,
luck, wealth, power, spiritual protection, physical healing, and
enhanced fertility drawn from Earth's every corner and spanning
5,000 years of magical history.
A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas
about freedom of speech and democracy. At the heart of democracy
lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affected
free societies since their advent: Though freedom of speech and
media has always been a necessary condition of democracy, that very
freedom is also its greatest threat. When new forms of
communication arrive, they often bolster the practices of
democratic politics. But the more accessible the media of a
society, the more susceptible that society is to demagoguery,
distraction, and spectacle. Tracing the history of media disruption
and the various responses to it over time, Zac Gershberg and Sean
Illing reveal how these changes have challenged democracy—often
with unsettling effects. The Paradox of Democracy captures
the deep connection between communication and political culture,
from the ancient art of rhetoric and the revolutionary role of
newspapers to liberal broadcast media and the toxic misinformation
of the digital public sphere. With clear-eyed analysis, Gershberg
and Illing show that our contemporary debates over media, populism,
and cancel culture are not too different from the democratic
cultural experiences of the past. As we grapple with a
fast-changing, hyper-digital world, they prove democracy is always
perched precipitously on a razor’s edge, now as ever before.
Following on from the hugely successful Element Encyclopedia of
5000 Spells, comes the next bumper encyclopedia celebrating all
facets of witchcraft. This definite book is the most comprehensive,
authoritative and entertaining guide you'll ever find on the
mythology, folklore and traditions of magic. In this mammoth
magical treasure trove, Judika Illes explores the history,
folklore, spirituality, and mythology of witchcraft. A feast of
facts and curiosities, rooted in magical and spiritual traditions,
from all over the world, there are recipes from the witch's
cauldron, magical sacred dates, and methods of witches' flights.
Discover how witchcraft has inspired popular culture from
Shakespeare to Harry Potter, and how witches have suffered
persecution and death in centuries past. Packed full of amazing
facts, bizarre information and fascinating stories, you will also
be introduced to mythic witches, modern witches, sacred goddess
witches, even demon witches, male and female witches, and witches
from all over the globe. Ideal for both the dedicated follower and
casual reader, as a perfect gift for yourself or someone else to
treasure, this definitive encyclopedia is essential reading for
anyone interested in folklore, mythology and magic.
A Moon Spells Book with Love Spells for True Romance"The perfect
resource for spell casting, rituals as well as deities and
flowers"-Pegan Pages Magazine The Witch's Book of Love Spells is a
moon spells book to help you say "I've finally found the love of my
life!" Love can come in many ways, and love spells help to
cultivate your greatest love, deepest romance, and truest desires.
A spell book for witches full of love and magic. Witchcraft is
based on the knowledge that our destinies lie in our own hands,
even in matters of the heart. Why suffer love gone wrong when you
can do something about it? Don't doubt your power-with the help of
this simple moon spells book, some gemstones and crystals, herbs
for love, and a little of your natural chemistry, you are
irresistible. Love spells that harness the moon. Magic influences
desired outcomes, empowers, and fosters growth. Begin this process
with love spells-spells that draw the attention and devotion of a
lover, strengthen the union between an existing couple, invoke
sexual magic, heal a broken heart, and fill your own heart with
love and compassion for yourself. Inside this moon spells book,
you'll find: Secret recipes for aphrodisiacs Ritual celebrations
for the high holidays of love Insight into the mysterious realm of
the magic moon and the stars If you liked magic spell books like
Green Witchcraft, The Spell Book for New Witches, or Mindfulness
through the Stars:, you'll love The Witch's Book of Love Spells.
This book gives the first comprehensive and theoretically
substantiated political science account of the Orban regime in
English. It argues that Viktor Orban's regime-building and
reconstructive leadership is more than just an example of
hybridisation, a successful populist appeal or a backlash against
the earlier neoliberal hegemony in Central Europe. It unfolds the
major traits of the Orban regime and argues that it provides a
paradigmatic case of the Weberian model of plebiscitary leader
democracy (PLD). Beyond explaining the backslide of liberal
democracy in Hungary, the book aims at two additional contributions
of wider significance. First, by applying the concept of PLD to the
Hungarian case, it reveals that the authoritarian elements are
products of an endogenous drive of modern mass democracy. Second,
through the glass of PLD, the Orban regime can be seen as an
experimental lab of global trends like mediatisation and
personalisation of politics, populist style, the deconsolidation of
liberal democratic order, and what is often labelled as "post-truth
politics". This book will be of key interest both to scholars and
students of Hungary, Post-communist and Central and East European
politics and to those interested in populism, democratisation and
democratic deconsolidation as a broader trend in a variety of
countries.
Models of Society and Complex Systems introduces readers to a
variety of different mathematical tools used for modelling human
behaviour and interactions, and the complex social dynamics that
drive institutions, conflict, and coordination. What laws govern
human affairs? How can we make sense of the complexity of societies
and how do individual actions, characteristics, and beliefs
interact? Social systems follow regularities which allow us to
answer these questions using different mathematical approaches.
This book emphasises both theory and application. It systematically
introduces mathematical approaches, such as evolutionary and
spatial game theory, social network analysis, agent-based
modelling, and chaos theory. It provides readers with the necessary
theoretical background of each toolset as well as the underlying
intuition, while each chapter includes exercises and applications
to real-world phenomena. By looking behind the surface of various
social occurrences, the reader uncovers the reasons why social
systems exhibit both cultural universals and at the same time a
diversity of practices and norms to a degree that even surpasses
biological variety, or why some riots turn into revolutions while
others do not even make it into the news. This book is written for
any scholar in the social sciences interested in studying and
understanding human behaviour, social dynamics, and the complex
systems of society. It does not expect readers to have a particular
background apart from some elementary knowledge and affinity for
mathematics.
This book is a guide to understanding and applying the essential,
heretofore elusive, notion of context in language study and
pedagogy. Eva Illes offers a new, critical, systematic theoretical
framework, then applies that framework to practical interactions
and issues in communicative language teaching rooted in English as
a Lingua Franca. By linking theory and practice for research and
teaching around the world, this book brings a new awareness of how
context can be conceptualised and related to language pedagogy to
advanced students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers of
language teaching, applied linguistics and pragmatics.
A year-long collection of spells and rituals for harnessing the
magical power of each day from the author of the Encyclopedia of
5000 Spells. We all could use a little magic in our daily lives.
But while the year is filled with mystical dates, we don't always
know when and how to celebrate them. By knowing and preparing for
these special days we can use their inherent power to change our
lives. Daily Magic is a perpetual calendar focused on days of
spiritual and magical significance. April 30th for example, is
perfect for spellcasting-especially spells for love, romance,
fertility, and prosperity. Judika Illes teaches you how to create
rituals and cast spells, provides recipes for potions, and offers
advice on creating feasts to honor sacred beings. While the most
spiritually significant power dates of the year are Midsummer's
Eve, Halloween/Samhain, and New Year's, opportunities to use
rituals and spells for the most popular goals-love, prosperity,
fertility, healing, and protection-occur every week. Illes offers
guidance on when to perform a spell-whether it's best to conjure
now or to wait for a special power date later in the year. Daily
Magic is a spiritual daily calendar that give us the power and the
tools we need to take control of our destiny!
Stars of Africa is an exciting reading series for learners from
Grade R to Grade 7. The series contains a wonderful selection for
Foundation Phase learners to build their confidence as readers,
widen their knowledge as learners and increase their reading
pleasure.
- There are two types of books in the
series:
- Stories: The stories are beautifully illustrated in full
colour, set in urban and rural envrionments in countries all over
Africa, and include titles to appeal to every child.
- Info (Information) Books. The info books introduce concepts and
content from all learning areas and are illustrated in full colour
to stimulate reading and learning.
- For learners in Grades R-3, Stars of
Africa has:
- books with no text, and beautiful illustrations
- books with very simple, repeated text
- Big Books, for teachers to use with a whole class
- stories and information books
- books with simple captions
- books with photographs
- counting books and alphabet books
- a book with rhymes, poems and song
- books about life and growing up in Africa
- books that provide knowledge of and encourage a love for the
environment
- a dictionary activity book
- a book that deals with the experience of AIDS
- a book that celebrates children's rights
- a personal dictionary Activity Book that learners can use to
compile their own word list for each letter of the alphabet.
Contemporary discussions of problems of selfhood and knowledge have
offered a wide range of solutions, from calls for a new
Enlightenment (in the face of the resurgence of myth and the
irrational), to attempts to "re-enchant the world" (in the face of
the growth of an impersonal instrumental Reason). In "Between
Vision and Obedience - Rethinking Theological Epistemology," George
Ille offers a theological response to these competing views, with
the specific purpose of evaluating the present state of
epistemological rationality in theology. Ille anchors his concerns
historically and thematically through the work of the philosophers
Paul Ricouer and G.F.W. Hegel. Invoking theological insights from
Eastern and Western philosophies, and seeking recourse to a number
of philosophers and theologians from both the continental and
analytical traditions, he traces the contours of a theological
rationality freed from both modern and post-modern hermeneutical
anxieties. He proposes a rationality that follows the drama of
God's engagement with the world through dying and resurrection,
ascesis and abundance, suffering witness and eucharistic communion.
This important text challenges and reframes existing theological
and philosophical engagements with hermeneutics and epistemology.
The new critical perspective it offers will be an invaluable
resource for academics and scholars across the humanities. George
Ille is Affiliate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Asbury
Theological Seminary. "George Ille is a fine scholar and a creative
mind. His book breaks new ground by both examining a wide range of
attempts (and failures) to connect theology and epistemology and by
offering insights into the exploration of an explicitly theological
epistemology." Paul Copan, Palm Beach Atlantic University. "This is
an exceptionally bold exercise that seeks to break the logjam
between the continental and analytic traditions. On the one hand,
it is firmly rooted in the work of Ricoeur; on the other, it
engages the work of Audi. Most importantly, it argues that
epistemology can and should be rooted in a robust Trinitarian
vision of divine action. This is a sophisticated, learned, and
accessible volume that advances the discussion in ways that are
both illuminating and surprising." William J. Abraham, Southern
Methodist University.
This book aims to set out the political, social, legal and
scientific underpinning of risk assessment and risk management for
toxic substances. It describes the principles and processes the
practitioners undertake when looking at the regulatory risk
implications of their work.
An understanding of each of the critical components of the funding
process is key to meeting the challenges posed by the increasingly
intense competition for research funds. This book is a vital tool
for those who want to build and maximize their grant support.
Although many publications provide valuable information about
proposal preparation, few cover the full spectrum of issues--from
planning through execution--in the funding process. The book leads
off with a discussion of the relationship between researchers and
the funding environment, features of good short- and long-range
funding plans, characteristics of funding organizations in terms of
funding power, mission, and priorities, and the manner in which
funding information is disseminated. Succeeding chapters focus on
the actual development of the many different types of
opportunities--research projects, multicomponent research programs,
career development and training programs, and small business
innovation research. These chapters emphasize conceptualizing an
idea, optimizing the researcher-sponsor match, and testing the
concept for competitiveness. Further chapters deliver strategies
for translating research ideas into written proposals, preparing
administrative sections and communicating with a sponsor. The final
chapters are dedicated to the outcomes of the proposal process:
reviews, rebuttals, and resubmissions; and to progress reports and
future proposals for maintaining and building on funding.
Flowcharts, examples, and summary tables are used throughout the
text to highlight key points.
Forget everything you thought you knew about dried flowers! If the
thought of dried flower arrangements is conjuring up images of
stuffy decor that hasn't seen the light of day in decades - think
again. Preserved floral arrangements are cool again, and not only
are they beautiful, they'll also last infinitely longer than fresh
flowers. This gorgeous book offers a new approach to flower
arranging with dried botanicals, exploring ways to preserve
flowers' beauty forever through drying and pressing, and then
presents a catalogue of 30 flowers that are interesting for colour,
texture and sculptural appeal in arrangements. 15 step-by-step
projects then give you creative ideas for displaying dried flowers
including: Bouquets Wreaths Wall hangings Wall art Flower crowns
and buttonholes for weddings Terrariums Candles and more These
exquisite floral creations will give a bohemian and poetic touch to
your interior decor and everlasting beauty to your home.
A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas
about freedom of speech and democracy. At the heart of democracy
lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affected
free societies since their advent: Though freedom of speech and
media has always been a necessary condition of democracy, that very
freedom is also its greatest threat. When new forms of
communications arrive, they often bolster the practices of
democratic politics. But the more accessible the media of a
society, the more susceptible that society is to demagoguery,
distraction, and spectacle. Tracing the history of media disruption
and the various responses to it over time, Zac Gershberg and Sean
Illing reveal how these changes have challenged democracy-often
with unsettling effects. The Paradox of Democracy captures the deep
connection between communication and political culture, from the
ancient art of rhetoric and the revolutionary role of newspapers to
liberal broadcast media and the toxic misinformation of the digital
public sphere. With clear-eyed analysis, Gershberg and Illing show
that our contemporary debates over media, populism, and cancel
culture are not too different from democratic cultural experiences
of the past. As we grapple with a fast-changing, hyper-digital
world, they prove democracy is always perched precipitously on a
razor's edge, now as ever before.
Contents: 1. Introduction The Context in Which Toxic Risk Analysis Takes Place 2. What Risk Management Covers 3. Legal and Organisational Frameworks 4. Philosophical Frameworks for Handling Risk 5. The Importance of Risk Perception and Risk Communication for Toxicological Risk Assessment The Principles and Practice of Toxic Risk Analysis 6. Introduction - Royal Society and National Academy of Science 7. Toxicological Assessment 8. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Toxicity 9. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Exposure 10. The Special Case of Major Accident Hazards 11. Evaluation of Effects on the Environment 12. Effects on the Atmosphere
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