The first full-length exposition of what it terms a global city-global risks nexus, this volume crosses disciplinary boundaries to draw upon research from Security Studies; Geography; Sociology; and U
Socialize Your Patient Engagement Strategy makes the case for a fundamentally new approach to healthcare communication; one that mobilizes patients, healthcare professionals and uses new media to enab
While European eclecticism is examined as a critical and experimental moment in western art history, little research has been conducted to provide an intellectual depth of field to the historicist pur
This book deals with the historic transition to democracy in South Africa and its impact upon crime and punishment. It examines how the problem of crime has emerged as a major issue to be governed in
Political decisions are never taken in a vacuum but are shaped both by current events and historical context. In other words, long-term developments and patterns in which the accumulated memory of wha
In The Rise and Fall of American Art, 1940s-1980s, Catherine Dossin challenges the now-mythic perception of New York as the undisputed center of the art world between the end of World War II and the f
For too long, the a€?centrea€? of the Renaissance has been considered to be Rome and the art produced in, or inspired by it. This collection of essays dedicated to Deborah Howard brings together an im
Between 1849 and 1853 shares in nearly 120 public companies to exploit the booming goldfields of California and Australia were offered to the British public. The companies were collectively capitalise
Safety performance is a complicated issue, particularly in high-hazard environments, where time and other constraints can be amplified, and result in numerous impacts. From an organizational and busin
Germany was the most powerful kingdom in the medieval West from the mid-tenth to the mid-thirteenth century. However, its history remains largely unknown outside of the German-speaking regions of mode
In her study of newly recovered works by British women, Kathryn Freeman traces the literary relationship between women writers and the Asiatic Society of Bengal, otherwise known as the Orientalists. D
Protest is an activity not associated with the pious and collectively-minded, but more often seen as an activity of the liberal and rebellious. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are commonly understood
This book provides critical insights into the many, often overlooked, challenges and societal issues that face contemporary black men, focusing in particular on the ways in which governing societal ex
"McCullers, and Zora Neale Hurston, Claire Raymond uncovers a pattern of femininity constructed around representations of sadistic violence in American women's literature and photography. Raymond expl
While there is abundant literature discussing non-traditional security issues, there is little mention of such issues existing in the South China Sea. This area is vulnerable to natural hazards and ma
Examining innovations in Mary Magdalene imagery in northern art 1430 to 1550, Penny Jolly explores how the sainta€?s widespread popularity drew upon her ability to embody oppositions and embrace a ran
This volume presents the viewpoints of academics, food lawyers, industry and consumer representatives as well as those of EU policymakers on the first ten years of activity of one of the most prominen
The Normans have long been recognised as one of the most dynamic forces within medieval western Europe. With a reputation for aggression and conquest, they rapidly expanded their powerbase from Norman
Traditional literary criticism once treated Thomas Nashe as an Elizabethan oddity, difficult to understand or value. He was described as an unrestrained stylist, venomous polemicist, unreliable source
During the interwar period Osa and Martin Johnson became famous for their films that brought exotic and far-off locations to the American cinema. Before the advent of mass tourism and television, thei
Examining the mimetic theory of RenAc Girard, this book investigates the development of society as a result of an original crime (a murder) that shaped the way the earliest humans organized the social
Recent scholarship has challenged the assumption that military commanders during the First World War were inflexible, backward-looking and unwilling to exploit new technologies. Instead a very differe
Discourse, Identity and the Question of Turkish Accession to the EU: Through the Looking Glass provides an invaluable analysis of the issues of Turkish accession to the EU. The focus on elite discours
In It Should Never Happen Again, Dr Mike Lauder questions the value of public inquiries. Every day, we hear about another inquiry being set up, or why the last one failed to deliver the hoped for outc
Bringing the field of animal studies to the field of Hispanism, Beusterien (Spanish and comparative literature, Texas Tech University) focuses on 16th-century Spain. He examines the representation of
Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring
Features actors who were significant in their development of new and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries that
The promotion of night-time economies in town centres across Britain has sparked new fears about disorder, violence and binge-drinking. However, there has been little consideration of the social and c
Sherman brings together nine chapters on how to apply the techniques of usability engineering and user-centered design, through descriptions of several successful instances in public and private secto
Pearson collects 15 of his articles appearing between 1968 and 2001 in journals such as Modern Asian Studies and Portuguese Studies. Set in the early modern period, they describe people living on the
It is often called the English Bach Revival, says Australian musicologist Kassler, but there was nothing to revive: the earliest discovered mention of Bach's (1685-1750) music in England is dated to 1
Applying foreign policy analysis to the formation of British cabinet decision-making surrounding the Suez crisis of 1956, Verbeek (U. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands) argues for the centrality of small g
Fifteen art historians from the U.S., Europe and Canada contribute 18 essays illustrating the variety of methodologies available to the art historian, historian, musicologist, and scholar in general,
Compiled in two sets of four volumes, this series presents rare 19th-century British travel writings in facsimile reproduction. The volumes are organized by country or area visited; in this set, the N
Since deregulation in the United States most jet operating new-entrant carriers have failed. Theories on competition had been put to the test and reality turned out to be different to the vision. To b
Product safety begins with design or formulation whether it is for a complex engineering product or a simple household article. Those who suffer damage from a design defect can win compensation withou
a€?Is Paris Still the Capital of the Nineteenth Century?a€? The question that guides this volume stems from Walter Benjamina€?s studies of nineteenth-century Parisian culture as the apex of capitalist
Historical biography has a mixed reputation: at its best it can reveal much not only about an individual, but the wider context of their life and society; at worst it can result in a narrowly focused
The social sciences have, ever since they were first established as academic disciplines, played a foundational role in most spheres of modern society - in policy-making, education, the media and publ
"Gravestones are seen as cultural spaces that inscribe memory, history, and heritage in addition to being texts that display first-hand information about the deceased. This book underscores the import
