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Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 (2017)
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Hall, B. (2017). Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914-1918. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771747

This is an important new study examining the military operations of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914–18 through the lens of its communications system. Brian Hall charts how new communications technology such as wireless, telephone and telegrap... Read More about Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914-1918.

SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2017)
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Abubaker, M., Al Somali, S., Broadley, R., Lawal, O., Obeng, J., Khan, I., …Takhtravanchi, M. (2017). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2017 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also the 50th anniversary of Salford as a University, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have receiv... Read More about SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

John Major : an unsuccessful Prime Minister? (2017)
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Williams, B., & Hickson, K. (2017). B. Williams, & K. Hickson (Eds.), John Major : an unsuccessful Prime Minister?. Biteback Publishing

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most momentous general elections this country has ever seen. John Major’s defeat in 1997 ended a record eighteen years of Tory government, prompting accusations of failure and ignominy. A con... Read More about John Major : an unsuccessful Prime Minister?.

Hegemony and Resistance around the Iranian Nuclear Programme : Analysing Chinese, Russian, and Turkish foreign policies (2017)
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Pieper, M. (2017). Hegemony and Resistance around the Iranian Nuclear Programme : Analysing Chinese, Russian, and Turkish foreign policies. London and New York: Routledge

This book is the first to provide comprehensive and comparative analyses to conceptualise the interaction between ‘hegemonic structures’ and those actors resisting them using the Iranian nuclear case as an illustration. It analyses the foreign polici... Read More about Hegemony and Resistance around the Iranian Nuclear Programme : Analysing Chinese, Russian, and Turkish foreign policies.

Handbook of research on machine learning innovations and trends (2017)
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Gaber, T., & Hassanien, A. (2017). Handbook of research on machine learning innovations and trends. Hershey: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2229-4

Continuous improvements in technological applications have allowed more opportunities to develop automated systems. This not only leads to higher success in smart data analysis, but it increases the overall probability of technological progression.... Read More about Handbook of research on machine learning innovations and trends.

Documenting performance : the context and processes of digital curation and archiving (2017)
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Sant, T. (2017). T. Sant (Ed.), Documenting performance : the context and processes of digital curation and archiving. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Performance in the digital age has undergone a radical shift in which a once ephemeral art form can now be relived, replayed and repeated. Until now, much scholarship has been devoted to the nature of live performance in the digital age; Documenting... Read More about Documenting performance : the context and processes of digital curation and archiving.

Design against crime : a human-centred approach to designing for safety and security (2017)
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Davey, C., & Wootton, A. (2017). R. Cooper (Ed.), Design against crime : a human-centred approach to designing for safety and security. Abington, Oxford: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315576565

Design Against Crime will aid the design profession to meet the challenges presented by the competing needs and complex systems around crime and security. It proposes that designers should use their creative talents to develop innovative solutions to... Read More about Design against crime : a human-centred approach to designing for safety and security.

An introduction to graphene and carbon nanotubes (2017)
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Proctor, J., Melendrez Armada, D., & Vijayaraghavan, A. (2017). An introduction to graphene and carbon nanotubes. Boca Raton: CRC Press

Carbon nanotubes and graphene have been the subject of intense scientific research since their relatively recent discoveries. This book introduces the reader to the science behind these rapidly developing fields, and covers both the fundamentals and... Read More about An introduction to graphene and carbon nanotubes.

Heritage building information modelling (2017)
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(2017). Y. Arayici, J. Counsell, L. Mahdjoubi, G. Nagy, S. Hawas, & K. Dweidar (Eds.), Heritage building information modelling. London: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315628011

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being debated, tested and implemented wherever you look across the built environment sector. This book is about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM), which necessarily differs from the commonplace app... Read More about Heritage building information modelling.

Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history (2017)
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Searle, D. (2017). Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history. London: Bloomsbury Academic

This book charts the history of armoured warfare from the first use of the tank in 1916 right through to the 21st century, adopting military, political and global perspectives. Alaric Searle explores the origins of the tank, its role in the First Wor... Read More about Armoured warfare : a military, political and global history.

Psychologically-informed physiotherapy : embedding psychosocial perspectives within psychologically-informed physiotherapy” (2017)
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Porter, S. (2017). S. Porter (Ed.), Psychologically-informed physiotherapy : embedding psychosocial perspectives within psychologically-informed physiotherapy”. Oxford: Elsevier

Psychologically Informed Physiotherapy is a key new textbook for those who need a trusted and comprehensive resource to guide them in applying psychosocial perspectives to their physiotherapy practice. The first of its kind, this textbook brings... Read More about Psychologically-informed physiotherapy : embedding psychosocial perspectives within psychologically-informed physiotherapy”.

Music/video (2017)
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Fairclough, K., & Goddard, M. (2017). Music/video. Bloomsbury Academic USA

Emotion in organizational change : an interdisciplinary exploration (2017)
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Talat, U. (2017). Emotion in organizational change : an interdisciplinary exploration. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47693-3

This book constructs a multi-disciplinary interpretation of emotion, specifically applied and discussed within Organizational Change environments. Including a range of perspectives from Philosophy, Evolutionary Sciences, Psychology and Sociology, Emo... Read More about Emotion in organizational change : an interdisciplinary exploration.

Healthcare, frugal innovation, and professional voluntarism : a cost-benefit analysis (2017)
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Ackers, H., Ackers-Johnson, J., Chatwin, J., & Tyler, N. (2017). Healthcare, frugal innovation, and professional voluntarism : a cost-benefit analysis. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48366-5

This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment pro... Read More about Healthcare, frugal innovation, and professional voluntarism : a cost-benefit analysis.