This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence. This book analyses the different types of post-execution punishments and other aggravated execution practices, the reasons why they were advoca
This introductory guide to one of Marlowe's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key per
This introductory guide to one of Marlowe's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key per
Sociology in Austria has been frequently affected by political developments in the country. This first history of sociology in Austria examines the impact of the break-up of the Habsburg Empire and of
It is increasingly apparent that most firms succeed because they are willing to break the rules and act entrepreneurially. The purpose of this text is to examine how this simple trading principle can
It is increasingly apparent that most firms succeed because they are willing to break the rules and act entrepreneurially. The purpose of this text is to examine how this simple trading principle can
Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century
This book engages with deictics ('pointing' words like here/there, this/that) of space. It focuses on texts by Donne, Shakespeare, Spenser, and Wroth in particular, relating their forms of deixis to c
James Ellroy is both an acclaimed crime novelist and enigmatic literary figure. Works such as the LA Quartet andUnderworld USA trilogy have become synonymous with his literary style as well as his sel
Given the state of affairs in the global economy and the high levels of unemployment caused by firms' closing or moving to other countries to seek higher profits, capitalist enterprises are failing to
How can museum educators – and others who teach in galleries – facilitate experiences with works of art that are meaningful to viewers? What is the role of dialogue in these experiences? How might edu
HR is about people and their behaviour. People's behaviour is governed by how their brain responds to the world around them. If you understand how your people's brains behave then your people manageme
British Burma in the New Century draws upon neglected but very talented colonial authors to portray Burma between 1895 and 1918, which was the apogee of British governance. These writers, most of them
Banking panics are nothing new: in rich countries and poor, the banking system has long had a troubling tendency to collapse. This volume collects some remarkable articles from the eight-volume New Pa
Today, werewolves are primarily known through films: as humans who change into wolves under the influence of the full moon. Although this is a recent image, werewolves have a long, fragmented and disc
In the past decade, cathedrals have blossomed as signs of growth for the Anglican Church in England and Wales. They have opened their doors to growing congregations, to widening participation at the m
Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crudest Irish stereotypes - violent, drunken men and ignorant, masculine women - that served to position the Irish immigrant in America as the a
Across a series of twelve in-depth interviews with a diverse range of major artists, Dominic Johnson presents a new oral history of performance art. From uses of body modification and physical extremi
What are the achievements, the limits and the failures of the EU's involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict? This book sets out to answer this question by analysing the development of European policy
In what ways can we conceptualise cosmopolitanisms which are not solely human? What does it take to embrace other animals as fellow creatures; where and how are such relationships made possible?With a
The volumes of debate on poverty suggest that there is no unanimously agreed definition of poverty that can be applied for everyone. Poverty is a political and highly contested concept because what co
Across a series of twelve in-depth interviews with a diverse range of major artists, Dominic Johnson presents a new oral history of performance art. From uses of body modification and physical extremi
Serial Crime Fiction is the first book to focus explicitly on the complexities of crime fiction seriality. As a whole the book argues that, far from being limited and repetitive, serial crime fiction
This edited volume identifies the main political and economic forces that have helped to shape Japanese trade policy in the post-war period. It offers a new integrative framework for analysing these f
The concept of culture has never been as problematic as it is today. Over the last three decades, critiques of the concept have been widespread around the world, especially in anthropology and sociolo
This book offers a brief but comprehensive overview of the history of sociology in Sweden from the prewar period to the present day. After recounting its prewar beginnings, Anna Larsson and Sanja Magd
This book examines the role that the European Union (EU) has played in enhancing democratic values in new member states by requiring the adoption of gender equality laws, such as equal employment and
A five-year-long cooperation between historians from all over Europe, this collection offers the first in-depth analysis of the various ways to write and to conceptualise history beyond the nation-sta
History has been a crucial element in underpinning national identities across the globe for a very long time. Each construction of national identity is incorporating a sense of a long, proud and prefe
This introductory guide to one of Jonson's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key perf
This book provides students and practitioners with an essential introduction to the key concepts in psychodynamic practice. Written in a unique A-Z format, it provides a map of the field which offers
Agent-Based Models Of The Economy uses agent-based models for understanding a broad spectrum of economic phenomena.This book aim is twofold. First, it introduces the reader to the methodology and to t
This book presents the first panoramic study of minkan (citizen publications) in China before the Internet, from the 1950s to the 1980s. Drawing on theories of civil society and the public sphere, thi
Modern views of the First World War have long been shaped by literature, film and television. However, the interactive nature of computer games is changing how such events are portrayed. The First Wor
This introductory guide to one of Jonson's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key perf
This book aims to deconstruct underlying 'language racist' views in everyday discourse, first by raising them to the level of awareness and then showing to what extent they are based on erroneous assu
Building a New World: Luce Irigaray: Teaching II is a culmination of the most recent (2006-12) annual seminars conducted by Luce Irigaray in the UK. Together with seminar participants and her collabor
A former VP at Alibaba Group, and creator of a documentary about its origins, offers an inside glimpse at the behemoth that's poised to transform the ecommerce worldIn September 2014, a Chinese compan
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs are increasingly seen as a threat to communities around the world. They are a visible threat as a recognizable symbol of deviance and violence. This book discusses the social c
Manufacturing in the UK has an image problem. Although this image problem is more fiction than fact, it nonetheless has an impact on the sector's ability to attract staff, capital, and policy interest
