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Under construction : making homeland security at the local level / by Fosher, Kerry B.

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Constructing leisure : historical and philosophical debates / by Spracklen, Karl

Constructions of deviance : social power, context, and interaction /

Table of Contents: “…Defining deviance -- Theories of deviance -- Studying deviance -- Constructing deviance. Moral entrepreneurs : campaigning ; Differential social power : labeling ; Differential social power : resisting labeling -- Deviant identity. …”

Constructions of terrorism : an interdisciplinary approach to research and policy /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: constructions of terrorism / Michael Stohl, Scott Englund, and Richard Burchill -- Can terrorism be defined? …”

Theory construction ; from verbal to mathematical formulations / by Blalock, Hubert M.

Constructing identities : the social, the nonhuman and change / by Michael, Mike

The construction of nationhood : ethnicity, religion, and nationalism / by Hastings, Adrian

Construction sites : excavating race, class, and gender among urban youth /

Table of Contents: “…Narrative sites for youths' construction of social consciousness -- 13. Pitching, dancing, and budget cuts -- 14. …”

Constructive divorce : procedural justice and sociological reform / by Bryan, Penelope Eileen

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Constructions of deviance : social power, context, and interaction /

Complicating constructions : race, ethnicity, and hybridity in American texts /

Table of Contents: “…Citizenship rights and colonial whites: the cultural work of María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's novels / Jesse Alemán -- Testifying bodies: citizenship debates in Bret Harte's Gabriel Conroy / Andrea Tinnemeyer -- The color of money in The autobiography of an ex-colored man / Ariel Balter -- Passing as the "tragic" mulatto: constructions of hybridity in Toni Morrison's novels / AnnaMarie Christiansen -- Re-viewing the literary Chinatown: multicultural hybridity in Gish Jen's Mona in the promised land / Jeffrey F. …”
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Construction Management Strategies : a Theory of Construction Management. by Radosavljevic, Milan

Table of Contents: “…CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: A THEORY OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; Contents; The Authors; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction and Background; Construction viewed from space; What is construction?…”
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Drama of Possibility : Experience as Philosophy of Culture. by Redfield, Marc

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Vielstimmige Rede vom Unsagbaren Dekonstruktion, Glaube und Kierkegaards pseudonyme Literatur by Schmidt, Jochen, Schmidt, Jochen

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Not half no end : militantly melancholic essays in memory of Jacques Derrida by Bennington, Geoffrey

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Introducing Lyotard : art and politics by Readings, Bill, 1960-

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Advaita Vedānta and Zen Buddhism : deconstructive modes of spiritual inquiry / by Davis, Leesa S.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: experiential deconstructive inquiry -- Foundational philosophies and spiritual methods -- Non-duality in Advaita Vedānta and Zen Buddhism -- Ontological differences and non-duality -- Meditative inquiry, questioning, and dialoguing as a means to spiritual insight -- The 'undoing' or deconstruction of dualistic conceptions -- Advaita Vedānta : philosophical foundations and deconstructive strategies -- Sources of the tradition -- Upaniṣads : 'that art thou' (tat tvam asi) -- Gauḍapāda (c.7th century) : 'no bondage, no liberation' -- Śaṅkara (c.7th-8th century) : 'there is no apprehender different from this apprehension to apprehend it' -- Modern and contemporary masters -- Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) : 'who am I?' …”
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Jacques Derrida and the humanities : a critical reader

Table of Contents: “…Hillis Miller -- Derrida and gender: the other sexual difference / Peggy Kamuf -- Derrida and aesthetics: lemming (reframing the abyss) / David Wills -- Derrida and representation: mimesis, presentation, and representation / Marian Hobson -- Derrida and philosophy: acts of engagement / Christopher Fynsk -- Derrida and ethics: hospitable thought / Hent de Vries -- Derrida and politics / Geoffrey Bennington -- Derrida and law: legitimate fictions / Margaret Davies -- Derrida and technology: fidelity at the limits of deconstruction and the prosthesis of faith / Bernard Stiegler -- Derrida and history: some questions Derrida pursues in his early writings / Peter Fenves -- Derrida and psychoanalysis: desistantial psychoanalysis / René Major.…”
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Undoing the social : towards a deconstructive sociology / by Game, Ann

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Taking turns with the Earth : phenomenology, deconstruction, and intergenerational justice / by Fritsch, Matthias

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Aesthetics : quantification and deconstruction : a case study in motorcycles / by Chandra, Sushil

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The mother in the age of mechanical reproduction : psychoanalysis, photography, deconstruction / by Marder, Elissa

Constructing the literary self : race and gender in twentieth-century literature /

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Health & Safety in Construction Revision Guide : For the NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction. by Ferrett, Ed

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Health and Safety inConstruction Revision Guide; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Principal Abbreviations; Unit NGC1 Management of Health and Safety; 1.1 Foundations in Health and Safety; 1.2 Health and Safety Management Systems- Policy; 1.3 Health and Safety Management Systems- Organising; 1.4 Health and Safety Management Systems- Planning; 1.5 Health and Safety Management Systems- Measuring, Auditand Review; Unit NCC2 Managing and Controlling Hazards in Construction Activities 75; 2.1 Construction Law and Management; 2.2 Construction Site -Hazards and Risk Control.…”
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English composition II : the writer's odyssey. / Finding hidden arguments

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Haunting history : for a deconstructive approach to the past / by Kleinberg, Ethan, 1967-

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Erring : a postmodern a/theology by Taylor, Mark C., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Part I. "Deconstructing theology" -- Death of God -- Disappearance of the self -- End of history -- Closure of the book -- Part II. …”
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Reading Derrida and Ricoeur : improbable encounters between deconstruction and hermeneutics / by Pirovolakis, Eftichis, 1970-

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...Hillis Miller and the possibilities of reading : literature after deconstruction /... by Dunne, Éamonn

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Marks of an apostle : deconstruction, Philippians, and problematizing Pauline theology / by Smith, James A. (James Andrew)

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Derrida vis-à-vis Lacan : interweaving deconstruction and psychoanalysis / by Hurst, Andrea (Andrea Margaret)

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The CSI construction product representation practice guide / Construction product representation practice guide

Table of Contents: “…11.3 The role of the FM 11.4 Operations & Maintenance 11.5 Types of Maintenance 11.6 Budgets 11.7 Documents for Life Cycle Activities 11.8 Summary Chapter 12 Sustainable Design and Construction 12.1 Sustainable Design and Construction 12.2. …”
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The CSI sustainable design and construction practice guide / Sustainable design and construction practice guide

Table of Contents: “…Sustainable Design and Construction -- Roles and Expectations of the Design and Construction Team -- Sustainable Design and Construction Best Practices -- Green Product and System Evaluation -- Sustainable Design and Project Delivery -- Construction Documentation Practices.…”
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Essential Thesaurus Construction. by Broughton, Vanda

Table of Contents: “…6 Types of thesaurusGeneral and special thesauri; Guides and directories of thesauri; Thesauri for non-textual resources; Thesauri for local collections; Summary; Notes; 7 The format of a thesaurus; The systematic display; The alphabetic display; Interdependence of the systematic and alphabetic display; Summary; Elements in the display; Summary; 8 Building a thesaurus 1: vocabulary collection; Existing vocabularies; Summary; Published literature; Summary; Other sources of vocabulary; Summary; Thesauri for local and general use; A model thesaurus; Deconstructing the vocabulary; Note.…”
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Basics Concrete Construction. by Hanses, Katrin

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Building material; Construction method; Building parts; In conclusion; Appendix; Standards and guidelines; Literature; Picture credits; The Author.…”
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Construction Methods And Technology. by Hanizzam, Awang

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction-Md Azree Othuman Mydin; Site Investigation-Amin Akhavan Tabassi; Site Planning and Development-Amin Akhavan Tabassi; Safety and Construction Hazard-Norhidayah Md Ulang; Earthworks and Excavation-Hanizam Awang and Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani; Concrete Formwork-Hanizam Awang; Concrete Mix Design-Noor Faisal Abas; Green Foamcrete-Md Azree Othuman Mydin; Road and Drainage-Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani; Water Supply and Sewerage-Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani; Conclusion-Hanizam Awang and Md Azree Othuman Mydin; Contributors; Index.…”
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Collaborative Working in Construction. by Bouchlaghem, Dino

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Collaborative Working in Construction; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; 1. …”
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Knowledge Management in Construction. by Anumba, C. J. (Chimay J.)

Table of Contents: “…12 Building a Knowledge-Sharing Culture in Construction Project Teams13 Concluding Notes; Index.…”
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Project Management in Construction. by Walker, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…Population Ecology -- 2.6 Reconciling Diverse Approaches -- 2.7 Criticisms of the Systems Approach -- 2.8 Configuration Theory -- 2.9 Mintzberg's Classification -- 2.10 Chaos and Complexity Theory -- 2.11 Postmodernism -- 2.12 Critical Theory -- 2.13 The Transaction Cost Approach -- Transaction Cost Applications to Construction -- 2.14 Many Paradigms -- 2.15 The Relevance of Temporary Organisations Generally to Construction Project Management -- 2.16 Virtual Organisation -- 2.17 Projects, Firms and Process -- Chapter 3 Systems Thinking and Construction Project Organisation -- 3.1 Introduction…”
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Global Construction Success by O'Neil, Charles

Table of Contents: “…1.6 Section E -- Robust Processes -- Corporate and Project Management (Chapters 24-27)1.7 Section F -- Emerging Conclusions (Chapter 28); 1.8 Final Note; Section A -- The State of the Industry; Chapter 2 Global Overview of the Construction Industry; 2.1 Introduction -- Globalisation Impacts on Construction; 2.2 Construction Industry Cycles; 2.3 Industry Trends -- Business Models, Contract Types, Financing, Technology; 2.4 Regional Trends -- Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, UK and Europe; 2.5 Bad News and Its Consequences…”
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