"Overall, this is a valuable text that I would recommend to geographers and non-geographers alike. The collection successfully achieves its aim ‘to showcase the merits of a deeply geographic approach to the study of sport’ (p. 1). It is therefore deserving of a wider audience than those already persuaded by the usefulness of a geographic approach to studying sport…For non-geographers, this text provides a useful insight into what geography can offer as a disciplinary perspective and how core geographical concepts including space, place and scale can guide and frame studies of sport." - Catherine Waite, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Northampton, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics
"The book's main virtue is sporting and geographical diversity. It is not dominated by the Olympics, men's football, the USA and Europe, like many other monographs and anthologies with asports focus." - Karin Book, Department of Sport Sciences, Malmö University, Idrottsforum.org

Space, Power and Sport in Global Perspective

Critical Geographies of Sport

"This compelling collection reimagines belonging, the social and our futures together, adding layers of complexity while providing rare clarity. It succeeds in rethinking belonging in the context of the pressing challenges for living together that currently face us. Few sociological tasks are as important."

- Dan Woodman, President of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA), University of Melbourne

"In a markedly divisive historical moment, this collection of essays on belonging is a welcome intellectual project. Together and independently, the chapters clarify how belonging, a basic element of social life, takes surprisingly complex and multiple forms. From the minds of emergent scholars, this work is both engaging and theoretically sharp."　　
- Dr Jenny Davis, editor of Cyborgology

"This timely and exciting collection critically and creatively reframes the nature, discourse, practice and experience of belonging in a time of unprecedented social and material flux. It beautifully and artfully draws on nuanced theoretical insights and empirical case studies from different regions to make a persuasive case for why belonging has become a central social category and political framework in contemporary times. Asking questions of what belonging means, and how it is constantly being transformed by social relations, the book explicates the governance, situatedness and politics of belonging. This collection, authored by some of brightest lights in the discipline of sociology and science and technology studies, is sure to become an essential read for those interested in the human and non-human affects of an unfolding socio-material world that is characterised by explosive geo-physical, political economic and techno-cultural motions."

- Dr Gavin Smith, author of Opening the Black Box: The Work of Watching

Reimagining the Social

Social Beings, Future Belongings

"There is very little in the field about the effect of missing data on statistical power. This is an important area that needs to be addressed…The writing style is …easy to read and engaging…This book will … be used as a supplement in power analysis and SEM classes…and by … individualswho are currently calculating power for research studies…this book fills an important gap in the published literature." - Jay Maddock, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
"This text fills an enormous hole in the literature, and is sorely needed…the clear writing, examples, and syntax for a variety of programs are major strengths…It will make a major and lasting contribution to the field…everything that I would want in a text for doctoral students is here." - Jim Deal, North Dakota State University, USA

"… a valuable contribution to researchers conducting structural equation modeling research as well as to researchers in general in helping to inform on basic issues of missing data… reader friendly and accessible for all… The quality of scholarship is high. It is evident the authors understand the material." - Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, University of Central Florida, USA

"The book has the potential to add to the research literature…in terms of how to do statistical power analysis with missing data…I would definitely buy this book because of the programs and instructions for power calculations for covariance structure models." - David P. MacKinnon, Arizona State University, USA

A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Statistical Power Analysis with Missing Data

Ein selektiver Überblick (Altertum - Rezeption - Narratologie)

Hundert Jahre Forschungen zum antiken Mythos (1918/20-2018/20)

'It is difficult to imagine a historical subject with a deeper resonance for our present age than the development of the global arms trade. In this book, Emrys Chew presents an essential and deeply researched analysis of the arms industry and the arms trade in Europe and Asia during the nineteenth century.' - C.A. Bayly, University of Cambridge, UK

'Arming the Periphery brilliantly reveals that the trade in small arms and the arms transfer system it engendered between Europe and the Indian Ocean region were fundamental to the development both of empire and, paradoxically, of state formation in the region. To help us fully understand the likely impact of the international small arms trade of the present and future, we need to understand its past patterns and structure. This book provides a uniquely valuable guide to the past, and by extension, to the future too.' - Geoffrey Till, King's College London, UK

'As the Indian Ocean returns to the centre-stage of world politics, Arming the Periphery offers a deep insight into the historic evolution of the region's security order. Emrys Chew's fascinating story on the arms trade between the European centre and the Asian periphery in the long nineteenth century will uniquely enrich the twenty-first century debates on the Indian Ocean amidst the unfolding redistribution of power in the littoral.' - C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and Foreign Affairs Columnist for The Indian Express

'...well-researched, wide-ranging study...' - Highly recommended by Choice

The Arms Trade in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Global Empire

Arming the Periphery

'This superb collection of chapters, written by over30 leading experts around the world including the editor, Laura Davidson, comprehensively surveys mental health in the context of international development. Bringing together a range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives ….[a] clear message emanating from this book is the inter-connectedness of SDG3 with many of the other SDGs .... [it is] an indispensable and unique tool for what ought to be one of the highest priorities of the SDG era.'
—Foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General on the Sustainable Development Goals

The Routledge Handbook of International Development, Mental Health and Wellbeing

A Moral Alphabet

Chronicle of Separation

'there's a Friend for Little Children'

‘Colin Feltham’s wide-ranging and thoughtful book, Depressive Realism, is written in his characteristically engaging and accessible style. This makes for an easy read on a topic that many people find difficult to contemplate.’David Benatar, Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

‘Life is to a first approximation depressing and without meaning. In his latest book, Colin Feltham takes the reader on an interdisciplinary journey through this dark worldview of ‘Depressive Realism.’ Feltham’s conversational prose is engaging and encouraging, shepherding the reader gently but confidently through a masterful tour of the reaches of Depressive Realism. Feltham patiently guides the reader through historical and current applications of Depressive Realism to the realms of religion, philosophy, literature, film, psychology, psychotherapy, politics, and science and technology. Feltham’s latest offering is the best one-stop review of this worldview and its applications and implications. Learning about the depressive meaninglessness of life has never before been so entertaining and enjoyable.’　
Todd K. Shackelford, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Co-Director, Evolutionary Psychology Lab, Oakland University, United States of America

‘Depressive Realism is a welcome antidote to the happiness industry.　 Through deep and rich investigation Colin Feltham explores how Depressive Realism is threaded through psychology and philosophy, and in art and in science, in poetry and in politics, in history and in health.　 Feltham’s book will be a revelation for anyone interested in the redressing of this imbalance, in realising how the negative is a critical component of our existence.’
Jacky Bowring, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University, New Zealand.

‘A brave and challenging examination of the human condition that refuses to take refuge in a false optimism about our prospects. Probing into areas of our experience that most of us are reluctant to acknowledge openly, Feltham boldly recasts depression as both an unavoidable, and a necessary, part of social existence. A book to make you reconsider your worldview.’
Stuart Sim, author of A Philosophy of Pessimism.

Interdisciplinary perspectives

Depressive Realism

'Referendums Around the World offers a comprehensive literature overview, both empirical and theoretical, on referendums. Much more formidable, however, are the historical analyses of referendums all over the world, from Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania, and from the United States to the ex-Communist countries. This book is a 'must-read' for anyone interested in the referendum as an institution that is consequential not only for law-making and constitutional revisions, but also for its role in the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of Pinochet, the derailing of European Unification, and the approval of authoritarian regimes and constitutions.' George Tsebelis, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, USA

'This volume is a worthy successor to the global survey of referendums undertaken two decades ago by David Butler and Austin Ranney. Dr. Qvortrup has assembled an impressive group of scholars from around the world to bring both their local expertise and comparative understanding to the contemporary study of the various forms and applications of direct democracy. Strengthened by Qvortrup's own broad theoretical and empirical knowledge of the subject, this work will be welcomed by both scholars and practitioners as the use of direct democratic institutions and practices continues to expand.' Lawrence LeDuc, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada

'Referendums Around the World updates the classic works on referendums, provides detailed descriptive data, and serves as a splendid introduction to these fascinating institutions. The thoughtful chapters on different regions stress the importance of the context in which a referendum or initiative takes place and the variety of purposes that it can serve. These include spurring or checking the usual aggregation and policymaking processes, authorizing constitutional change, or legitimizing authoritarian repression.' G. Bingham Powell, President of the American Political Science Association and Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Rochester, USA

'Anyone wishing to learn about the use of direct-democratic devices in different regions of the world should take note of this book.' Wilfried Marxer, Liechtenstein Institute

The Continued Growth of Direct Democracy

Referendums Around the World

Governance, Politics, and Power

Public Sociology and Civil Society

&ldquo;Katniss and Tris would approve.&rdquo;&mdash;TeenVogue.com"This book will not disappoint."-USAToday.com"Fans of Veronica Roth&rsquo;s Divergent, Marie Lu&rsquo;s Legend, and Suzanne Collins&rsquo;s The Hunger Games series: your next obsession has arrived."-School Library Journal"In this powerful beginning to a complex family saga...Dayton excels at creating memorable characters."-Publishers Weekly&ldquo;[A] genre-blending sci-fi, fantasy&hellip;[with] action-packed scenes.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist"Secrets, danger, and romance meet in this unforgettable epic fantasy." &mdash;Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures & author of Unbreakable"A tightly-woven, action-packed story of survivial and adventure, Seeker is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones." &mdash;Tahereh Mafi, author of the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series

Seeker

Myers has written another gritty, suspenseful, street-smart novel with a viscerally real setting in which young men must struggle to overcome obstacles by finding the best within them...Surely will inspire their readers to seek to do the same.

Darius & Twig

Use of Semiconductor Components in Switching Operations

Transistor Electronics

A Life Course Approach

Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Heidegger's Unpublished Seminars on Aristotle as Preserved by Helene Weiss

Human Life in Motion

Jessie Burton’s The Muse is both elegant and as gripping as a thriller, even better than her first

The Muse

An entertaining and thought-provoking novel of post humanity, survival and legacy . . . Children of Time is an enormously interesting and well drawn SF novel

Children of Ruin

Therapist Guide

Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic

Kawasaki Z1

Nouveaux essais sur l'entendement humain (Éd.1886)

&ldquo;In their enticing debut, husband and wife team Krishnaji and Preethaji, founders of the O&O Academy for enlightenment, offer advice on transforming consciousness to reject a self-centered world view and recognize oneness with all humanity. &ldquo;The root cause of all suffering is obsessive self-centric thinking,&rdquo; the authors write in their introduction, before mining personal experiences, fables, and meditation guides to help readers increase creativity, connect with others, and heal relationships. Four key practices are crucial to achieving this state: living with a &ldquo;spiritual vision&rdquo; (which they define as &ldquo;to live fully, to connect deeply, to love totally&rdquo;); discovering one&rsquo;s inner truth through nonjudgmental self-awareness; connecting to the &ldquo;universal intelligence&rdquo; that surrounds everyone; and dissolving inner conflict in order to help others. While some of the key points are vague, the authors&rsquo; personal anecdotes and portraits of historical figures&mdash;particularly the chapter detailing Mahatma Gandhi&rsquo;s spiritual transformation&mdash;provide the best examples of their teachings and make for the liveliest reading. In each section, the authors also offer mental exercises and writing prompts. Readers interested in meditation will find these lessons for uncluttering one&rsquo;s mind useful.&rdquo;

For Love and Prosperity, A Guide to Living in a Beautiful State

The Four Sacred Secrets

Substance Misusing Children: How Central is the Role of Parents in Helping Them?

Substance Misusing Children: Parents' Role in Helping Them

Russia's Anne Frank - harrowing and philosophical.

A Girl's Life in the Siege of Leningrad

THE DIARY OF LENA MUKHINA

Beautifully illustrated . . . and wonderful to read aloud

The Magic Paintbrush

Helen Oyeyemi consolidates her position as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 with the publication of her fifth novel, a story about the perception and power of appearances and race, and their potential destructiveness . . . An enchanting and captivating book.

Boy, Snow, Bird

Modernization and Revolution in China

PRAISE FOR Mermaid Dreams:&ldquo;A cute and simple story about making friends.&rdquo; --Kirkus Reviews"Pugsley&rsquo;s use of watercolour for the illustrations is a beautiful addition to Maya&rsquo;s dream-like fantasy world [and she] also cleverly uses varying depths of field to illustrate Maya&rsquo;s feelings of loneliness and isolation in the beginning of the story compared to the end." --CM Magazine&ldquo;Mermaid Dreams&#160;invites children to test the waters of independence from parents, and reassures them that they are not alone in this quest.&#160; Using the language of a child&rsquo;s dream world and the shapes and colors of their own crayon box perspective, Kate Pugsley adds a new vibrancy to the enduring mermaid myth.&rdquo; --Imaginary Elevators&#160;&ldquo;A dreamy beach day outing.&rdquo; --Publishers Weekly

Mermaid Dreams

Together with a Poem on the Peace

The Patriot Muse, Or, Poems on Some of the Principal Events of the Late War

&#160;"Few novels have such charm, such fusion. Marsha Mehran takes one of the great staples of literature, food and its creation, and makes it&#160; the vehicle of a delightful, subtle fairytale. With a deep understanding of opposites such as whimsy and poignancy, she delivers a moving and very amusing enquiry into whether differences between peoples exist at all. " -- Frank Delaney, author of Ireland&#160;"Pomegranate Soup is glorious, daring and delightful.&#160; I&#160;adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a life, start a business and find love in a place so far from home.&#160;Ireland has never been more beautiful -- the perfect setting for this story filled with humor, hope and possibility."--Adriana Trigiani, author of RococoRecalling James Joyce's Dubliners, this first novel by Mehran (who was born in Iran but now lives in Ireland) centers on the inhabitants of a small Irish town. When three Iranian sisters move into the former bake shop and open a Middle Eastern caf , turmoil erupts. The quirky and wonderfully fleshed-out characters who make up the populace of Ballinacroagh align with either the sisters and their exotic delicacies or the town bully, Thomas McGuire, who attempts to put them out of business. From the young and lovely Layla to resident gossip Dervla Quigley, these characters come to life; they're as uniquely simple or as deeply complex as the dishes that eldest sister Marjan concocts-recipes included! Personal demons and questioned loyalties play out like a movie on the page (think Joanne Harris's Chocolat), making the reader feel like an eyewitness to all the events. A satisfying summer read or book club pick; highly recommended.&#8212; Library Journal&#160;&#8220;Books Best Read With a Helping of Fairy Dust: Three sisters who have fled their native Iran set up a Persian cafe in their new home, the tiny town of Ballinacroagh, Ireland. After initial suspicion, the townsfolk learn to love the shop with its spicy fragrances and exotic foods. Marsha Mehran describes the food in mouthwatering detail--with a dash of magic realism.&#8221; -- The Chicago TribuneTo give the reader a better appreciation for the pivotal role of food in the novel, Mehran includes recipes for some Iranian specialties: stuffed grape leaves, elephant ear pastries, and the title&#8217;s pomegranate soup. Stark contrasts between the sisters&#8217; lives in Iran and Ireland and between the Irish and Persian cultures energize Mehran&#8217;s tale. &#8211;Mark Knoblauch &#160;-- Booklist&#8220;In one bite, exotic pomegranates offer a bittersweet reminder of where you are and where you could be. Marsha Mehran is masterful in her exploration of the worlds of the familiar vs. the unfamiliar, chuckling all the way.&#8221;-- Rocco DiSpirito, celebrity chef and author of Flavor and Rocco's Italian American&#160;&#8220;Pomegranate Soup, a delightful debut novel, goes from Iran to Ireland and catches the flavors of both cultures through unforgettable scenes and characters.&#160; The three Aminpour sisters leaving Iran on the eve of the Revolution, opening a Persian restaurant in an Irish town, enchant us with their optimism and aroma of pomegranate soup, lingering beyond the pages.&#8221;-- Nahid Rachlin, author of Foreigner and Veils&#160;&#8220;Vibrantly alive and populated with rich characters, this is a delicious first novel flavored generously with Persian spices and Irish temperaments. Marsha Mehran writes with a deft hand and a sparkling imagination.&#8221;--Amulya Malladi, author of Serving Crazy with Curry&#160;"An enchanting tale of love, family and renewal that illuminates the magical qualities of Persian cuisine."-- Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi&#160;&#8220;Pomegranate Soup is a delicious first novel,&#160;chock-full of wisdom, hope&#160;and the human capacity to overcome.&#160; All first novels should offer as much.&#8221;-Philip Gulley, author of the Harmony series and If Grace Is True&#160;

Critical Geographies of Sport

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