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Support material for chapters
This section of the website contains support material available to students. Each chapter contains:
- Case studies on topical issues with discussion questions
- YouTube video clips
- Up-to-date weblinks
- Further reading extracts from relevant Allen & Unwin titles
- Downloadable mp3 podcast summaries of chapter content
Clicking on the relevant chapter link in the sidebar will take you to a landing page for that chapter’s support material. You navigate between the different resources by clicking on the icons at the top of the page.
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With thanks to Maria Freij for the use of her photographs throughout the chapter support materials. Additional photographs by John Germov (chapter 5) and Pedro Almeida (chapters 3, 17 and 19).
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