Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown (Krieger Jrg)(Pevná vazba)

Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown (Krieger Jrg)(Pevná vazba)

In the edited collection Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown, practitioners and international scholars explore the impact of the global Covid-19 health pandemic on sport from a global perspective. It is part of a two-volume Covid-19 and Sport series that tackles the

Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of Covid-19 (Wallace Rob)(Pevná vazba)

A history of COVID-19 and the sociopolitical crises that led to the 2020 global pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn, epidemiologists have warned of new infectious diseases. Indeed, H1N1, H7N9, SARS, MERS, Ebola Makona, Zika, and a variety

Rome Plague Diaries - Lockdown Life in the Eternal City (Kneale Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

A warm and affectionate portrait of a city and a people under lockdown during the Covid-19 crisis, from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rome: A History in Seven

'I Know Who Caused Covid-19': Pandemics and Xenophobia (Xun Zhou)(Pevná vazba)

A timely exploration of the global explosion in xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a close analysis of four cases from around the world, this book explores prejudice toward groups who are thought to have caused and spread COVID-19: the residents of Wuhan and Black African communities

Pandemic, Ecology and Theology: Perspectives on COVID-19 (Hampton Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

As the sequential stages of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic have unfolded, so have its complexities. What initially presented as a health emergency, has revealed itself to be a phenomenon of many facets. It has demonstrated human creativity, the oft neglected presence of nature, and the resilience of

The Face Mask In COVID Times (No Contributor)(Pevná vazba)

The simple fabric face mask is a key agent in the fight against the global spread of COVID-19. However, beyond its role as a protective covering against coronavirus infection, the face mask is the bearer of powerful symbolic and political power and arouses intense emotions. Adopting an

When China Sneezes: From the Coronavirus Lockdown to the Global Politico-Economic Crisis (McKinney Cynthia)(Paperback)

The 2019 novel Corona Virus, now COVID-19, stole global headlines in the opening months of 2020, and its many impacts are still to play out. The common adage, 'If the US sneezes, the world catches a cold' is now demonstrable in a multiplicity of ways, but it is China that has sneezed. This book

International Perspectives on Supporting and Engaging Online Learners (Hoffman Jaimie)(Pevná vazba)

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in online education across the world, forcing many to learn remotely. Presenting case studies from authors around the globe, this volume provides College and university personnel with research, theoretical foundations, and best practice to support and

Democracy in Times of Pandemic (Maduro Miguel Poiares)(Pevná vazba)

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an important case study, on a global scale, of how democracy works - and fails to work - today. From leadership to citizenship, from due process to checks and balances, from globalization to misinformation, from solidarity within and across borders to the role of

What Day Is It? - Who Gives a F*ck | Poems and Illustrations Inspired by Lockdown (Brierton Jan)(Paperback / softback)

POEMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS INSPIRED BY LOCKDOWNBefore the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dubliner Jan was working as a freelance fashion stylist and creative director. Now, she is an experienced homeschool teacher, playground chaperone, cook, cleaner, fed-up walker and kitchen disco DJ. At the height of

Viral Loads - Anthropologies of Urgency in the Time of Covid-19(Paperback / softback)

Viral Loads provides a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the field of medical

The Origins of Covid-19: China and Global Capitalism (Zhang Li)(Paperback)

A critical exploration of the emergence and spread of COVID-19 that exposes new insights as to its

Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture: Global Perspectives (Trausch Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Signs and images of Chinese martial arts increasingly circulate through global media cultures. As tropes of martial arts are not restricted to what is considered one medium, one region, or one (sub)genre, the essays in this collection are looking across and beyond these alleged borders. From 1920s

Big Data Analytics and Intelligence: A Perspective for Health Care (Tanwar Poonam)(Pevná vazba)

Big data is a field of research that is growing rapidly, and as the Covid-19 crisis has shown, health care is an area that could benefit greatly from its increased use and application. Big data, as derived partly from the internet of things and analysed according to specific algorithms, has a large

Pandemic!: Covid-19 Shakes the World (Žižek Slavoj)(Pevná vazba)

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences? We live in a moment when the greatest act

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Annual - Global Perspectives(Pevná vazba)

The Science and Politics of Covid-19: How Scientists Should Tackle Global Crises (Claessens Michel)(Paperback)

This book is a fresh and readable account of the Covid-19 pandemic and how scientists and medical doctors are helping governments to manage the crisis. The book contains interviews and exchanges with dozens of scientists, doctors, experts, government representatives, and journalists. Why do some of

Research in Times of Crisis: Research Methods in the Time of Covid-19 (Hill Aaron D.)(Pevná vazba)

Research Methodology in Strategy and Management advances understanding of the methods used to study organizations - including managers, strategies, and how firms succeed. Just like the impact felt across many other aspects of life and work, COVID-19 significantly changed the way we approach and

Social Policy Review 33: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2021 (Pomati Marco)(Pevná vazba)

Considering the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Social Policy Review is even more critical than before. This comprehensive volume addresses critical debates throughout the international social policy field over the past year with a key focus on responses to COVID-19 and

Communicating Covid-19: Everyday Life, Digital Capitalism, and Conspiracy Theories in Pandemic Times (Fuchs Christian)(Paperback)

Communicating COVID-19 analyses the changes of everyday communication in the COVID-19 crisis. Exploring how misinformation has spread online throughout the pandemic, the impact of changes on society and the way we communicate, and the effect this has had on the spread of

Rescue - From Global Crisis to a Better World (Goldin Ian)(Pevná vazba)

An optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of

Confronting Covid-19: A Strategic Playbook for Leaders and Decision Makers (Krishnadas Devadas)(Paperback)

Rigorous, evidence-based analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a comprehensive global study accessible to any global reader. Presents country by country case studies and actionable recommendations, with up to the minute data analysis, making it uniquely relevant and

Thinking, Childhood, and Time: Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Education (Kohan Walter Omar)(Pevná vazba)

Thinking, Childhood, and Time: Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Education is an interdisciplinary exploration of the notion of childhood and its place in a philosophical education. Contributors consider children's experiences of time, space, embodiment, and thinking. By acknowledging

Everything must change: Philosophical lessons from lockdown (Bufacchi Vittorio)(Pevná vazba)

Taking its cue from Michel de Montaigne, this book asks what COVID-19 can teach us about the 'art of living'. It examines eight themes from a philosophical perspective, including attitudes to old age, populism and life under lockdown, arguing that the crisis presents opportunities to create a more