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Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Research Challenges and Solutions (2014)
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van Herwegen, J., & Riby, D. (Eds.). (2014). Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Research Challenges and Solutions. Psychology Press

Interest in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders has grown exponentially in recent years across a range of disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, education and neuroscience. The research itself has become more sophisticated, using multid... Read More about Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Research Challenges and Solutions.

Liquidity Lost: The Governance of the Global Financial Crisis (2014)
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Langley, P. (2014). Liquidity Lost: The Governance of the Global Financial Crisis. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199683789.001.0001

•Extensive empirical coverage of the financial crisis management interventions in US and UK in 2007 and 2011 •Provides an innovative contribution to conceptual debates in cultural economy and social studies of finance. •A multidisciplinary source of... Read More about Liquidity Lost: The Governance of the Global Financial Crisis.

Translators, Interpreters and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era (2014)
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Federici, F., & Tessicini, D. (Eds.). (2014). Translators, Interpreters and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era. Palgrave Macmillan

This book reconsiders the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters when their role involves an intercultural negotiation with institutional powers, be them medieval rulers, modern States, an army of invasion or a... Read More about Translators, Interpreters and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era.

Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic (2014)
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Widger, T. (2015). Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315743707

Why people kill themselves remains an enduring and unanswered question. With a focus on Sri Lanka, a country that for several decades has reported ‘epidemic’ levels of suicidal behaviour, this book develops a unique perspective linking the causes and... Read More about Suicide in Sri Lanka: The anthropology of an epidemic.

New Directions for Education in China. (2014)
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Cowan, S., Jin, T., Johnstone Cowan, L., & Pan, Z. (Eds.). (2014). New Directions for Education in China. Institute of Education Press

As the numbers of Chinese postgraduate students continues to grow in universities around the world, issues relating to Chinese education are becoming of world-wide interest. The present book is a contribution to this widening interest and to debates... Read More about New Directions for Education in China..

Mikhail Bakhtin (2014)
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Renfrew, A. (2014). Mikhail Bakhtin. Routledge

Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction (2014)
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Cartwright, N., & Montuschi, E. (Eds.). (2014). Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction. Oxford University Press

This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed both for students with central interests in philosophy and those planning to concentrate on the s... Read More about Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction.

Alcohol and Public Policy. (2014)
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Brooks, T. (Ed.). (2014). Alcohol and Public Policy. Routledge

Alcohol and its consumption is a major topic for public policy-making. Growing awareness of alcohol-related health problems among the general public has led to high levels of interest in alcohol consumption and its impact on society. This innovative... Read More about Alcohol and Public Policy..

Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty" (2014)
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Hamilton, A. (2014). Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty". Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315771762

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein... Read More about Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and "On Certainty".