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Torture is indisputably abhorrent.  Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlighte …

Foundational characteristics of qualitative research include flexibility, variation in application, critique, and innovation all of which derive from its subjective roots in interpretivism and constr …

Ambush marketing is a strategy by which a company or organisation uses their marketing communications to associate themselves with an event without being an official sponsor or authorised partner or …

By examining the early outbreaks in San Francisco, Cochrane unfolds the ‘creation’ of AIDS in one geographic location and then traces how and why major claims about the transmission of HIV were made, …

This comprehensive reference organizes extensive definitions and examples of key concepts in quantitative research into a single, convenient source. Alphabetically arranged and cross-referenced, The …

Published in 1998, The Human Group is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy. …

Would you drink milk from a cloned cow? When will we be able to clone humans? How would you react if a friend»s child was a genetic clone of herself? Could the science of cloning provide the cure to …

This compelling volume brings together original essays that explore the relationship between food and identity in everyday life in the Caribbean. The Caribbean history of colonialism and migration ha …

Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid chromato …

In everyday life, people negotiate on issues, entertain offers and counteroffers, and gain or lose in terms of economic capital, political power, communal status, and social influence. Although life …