Context Press

It's well known that human beings are allergic to change. This is nowhere more true than of human beings in organizations. Organization Development...

In The Brain in Context, bioethicist Jonathan D. Moreno and neuroscientist Jay Schulkin provide an accessible account of the evolution of neuroscie...

The study of the chimpanzee, one of the human species' closest relatives, has led scientists to exciting discoveries about evolution, behavior, and...

Situating Elizabeth Bishop's writing within a range of biographical, historical, literary and philosophical contexts, including the reception of he...

This volume is for newcomers to Baldwin's work as well as those who are familiar with that work and with established ways to approach it. The langu...

This book combines historicizing scholarship with analytical depth and insightful new readings of Heaney's work. The thematic sections offer differ...

Bertolt Brecht in Context examines Brecht's significance and contributions as a writer and the most influential playwright of the twentieth century...

Short, lively, and eminently readable chapters, written by leading experts in early modern studies, illuminate various aspects of Donne's life, wor...

A collection of specifically commissioned essays on a range of topics that contextualize the life and works of Richard Strauss, one of the most pro...

A collection of specially commissioned essays exploring the institutions, artists, thinkers, cultural and socio-political conditions, and relations...

This volume tackles a pressing issue in Roman art history: that many sculptures conventionally used in our scholarship and teaching lack adequate i...

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum PressNumber of pages: 220Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 237 x 169 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Pe...

The absolute package for students of employment law, this rigorous treatment - which includes extracts from key cases and source materials - uses a...

Reducere. Mark Twain In Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of one of the most celebrated American wri...

A superb compilation of modern Canadian voices: ten years, ten authors, ten critics.

Provides a guide to the contexts of The Beatles' unparalleled cultural achievements, from their early performances to cultural legacy. Wide-ranging...

Stravinsky in Context offers an alternative to chronological biography. Thirty-five short, specially commissioned essays explore the eventful life-...

DescriptionThe self plays an integral role in human motivation, cognition, and social identity. A Contextual Behavioral Guide to the Self translate...

An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts.

Reducere. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of Nathaniel Hawthorne and demonstrates why he continues to be a critically significant figure in Ame...

Emotional mimicry has important social functions such as signalling affiliative intent and fostering rapport, and is considered one of the cornerst...

When cognitive behavior therapy emerged in the 1950s, driven by the work of Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck, basic behavior principles were largely sid...

Discover the latest innovations in ACT research and clinical practice--all in one comprehensive, edited volume. Acceptance and commitment therapy (...

DescriptionBilly Colfer's Wexford Castles expands his look at the Irish landscape by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the c...

Business Environment in a Global Context offers, in a readily accessible way, an in-depth analysis of the business environment at regional, nationa...

Drawing on recent theoretical contributions, this Cambridge Companion presents an up-to-date, critical review of talent management within a global ...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Alastair BonnettNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is among the most remarkable developments in contemporary psychotherapy. This second edition of the pioneer...

In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and a social worker provide a flexible, ten-week protocol based in acceptance and commitment the...

Social work focuses on serving the most vulnerable members of society, and social workers must often address the contextual forces that contribute ...

In this groundbreaking book, three internationally recognized psychologists present a step-by-step guide outlining the most up-to-date innovations ...

An innovative study of human rights from an anthropological standpointPublisher: Pluto PressNumber of pages: 240Collection: Anthropology, Culture a...

Ancient theater has always caught contemporary interest, despite the eclectic nature of the surviving evidence. Provides, in modern English transla...

Drawing on a range of perspectives, this international collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work to uniquely cover the impact of au...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Bernard (Bernard Tschumi Architects) TschumiNumber of pages: 640Collection: The MIT PressPublication date: 2005D...

Reducere. Cinemasaurus examines contemporary Russian cinema as a new visual economy, emerging over three decades after the Soviet collapse. Focusing on debat...

Comparing the commercial mediation process in Europe, North America and Australia, and other common, civil and 'mixed' jurisdictions, Ronan Feehily...

The use of metaphor is central to the implementation of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and is a po...

DescriptionWilliam Blake, poet and artist, is a figure often understood to have 'created his own system'. Combining close readings and detailed ana...

Advanced Vocabulary in Context enables advanced level students to practise vocabulary in natural contexts.

Collates knowledge and examines the role and nature of community groups and activities operating outside of the formal voluntary sector in the UK t...

Understanding Curriculum is a critical introduction to contemporary curriculum theory and practice. Substantially revised, the second edition inclu...

This book is for an academic readership in Latin American and world literatures. It offers unprecedented coverage of the principal contexts in whic...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Antonio NegriTranslator: Ed EmeryNumber of pages: 220Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 18Cover type: ...

The essays collected in Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and Power examine not only individual engagements with spirituality, but they sh...

When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book develops a nuanced analysi...

Relationships take work. In this much-anticipated book, best-selling author Matthew McKay and psychologist Avigail Lev present the ten most common ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This new theory of economic policy accommodates and responds to conflicts between strategic actions by public and private agents. It is an essentia...

"A practical guide that presents a user-friendly approach to helping patients enact radical change and acceptance through mindfulness in their pers...

Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia (It's Cool to Speak Indonesian) provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners with an introduction to the basic...

The active pursuit of social and labour rights is a crucial response to globalization. These essays - by leading scholars from the UK, France, Germ...

Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia (It's Cool to Speak Indonesian) provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners with an introduction to the basic...

Discourse and Context in Language Teaching: A Guide for Language Teachers is part of the Cambridge Handbooks for Language for Language Teachers ser...

A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, Internati...

Provides a new perspective on Muslim youth, presenting them as agents of creative social change and as active participants in cultural and communit...

Reducere. It was an unlikely convergence of events. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest in Japanese memory and the fourth largest recorded in world histo...

The book is designed for academics and graduate students in organization theory, social theory, cybernetics, cross-cultural theory and systems theo...

Renowned ACT expert Russ Harris presents easy-to-read Q&A sessions to uncover the most common ways clients and practitioners get stuck when using A...

As more clinicians train in mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies, the demand for skills specifically for treating diverse clients grows. In t...

Reducere. Step-by-step guidance for implementing process-based therapy in practiceEvidence-based mental health treatments--including cognitive behavioral the...

Walt Whitman is a poet of contexts. His poetic practice was one of observing, absorbing, and then reflecting the world around him. Walt Whitman in ...

Reducere. DescriptionEpidemiology is often referred to as the science of public health. However, unlike other major sciences, its theoretical foundations are...

Reducere. Criza: o abordare interdisciplinara. Provocarile Romaniei in contextul socio-economic actual - CD

DescriptionAs the author notes, 'The early-modern European witch-hunts were neither orchestrated massacres nor spontaneous pogroms. Alleged witches...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Elisabeth Schussler FiorenzaNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 21Cover type: Paper...

This groundbreaking study looks beyond biblical texts, which have had a powerful influence over our views of women's roles and worth, in order to r...

This Element provides a comprehensive overview of collocation and writing quality as an area of academic scholarship and discusses the need for mor...

Adolescents face unique pressures and worries. Will they pass high school? Should they go to college? Will they find love? And what ways do they wa...

Collecting from the Margins: Material Culture in a Latin American is the first anthology to provide a sustained discussion of the modern practice o...