Over 1,800 clear and authoritative A-Z definitions of terms from the fields of social work and social care
Includes methods, theories, policies, organizations, and statutes, as well as key terms fr ... Read more
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Uncovers the reality of organized crime in the world today, while deconstructing media myths about the phenomenon
Uses examples from around the globe to discuss the different forms organized crim ... Read more
Over 750 authoritative entries on all aspects of critical theory
New edition extensively revised and updated, with new entries including hyperobject, autoimmunity, neoliberalism, a ... Read more
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Describes the ways in which humanity has left its mark on the Earth, from pollution and the use of fossil fuels to mass extinctions
Offers an up to date synthesis of the science of the Anthropoce ... Read more
Introduces the important field of geophysics, covering seismology, volcanism, plate tectonics, gravitational anomalies, and the Earth's changing magnetic field as captured in rocks
Discusses how ... Read more
The first novel in a collection of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy set during the Reign of Terror
Introduction that locates Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel within the contex ... Read more
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Describes the development of veterinary science, from early practices to recent challenges such as the outbreak of BSE, and antibiotic resistance
Analyses the key roles played by diagnosis, treat ... Read more
Academically rigorous yet welcoming and fully attuned to the needs of the student reader, Chris Bevan's Land Law represents a new breed of textbook, blending traditional and contemporary teaching appr ... Read more
Fully revised and updated, with over 5,500 entries - 150 new to this edition, including cockroach theory, Pac-Man defence, social entrepreneurship, and unicorn
Up-to-date coverage of the vocabulary ... Read more
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Explores the science of genomics and its rapidly expanding toolbox, and discusses its impact on epidemiology, medicine, evolution and forensics
Considers the implications of fast, cheap human gen ... Read more