This edited book describes the growth of entrepreneurship in a country that has recently become an economic powerhouse but is still often ignored by scholars and popular pressSouth Korea. In th
This study explores the history of the "new school" that developed in the immediate postwar period and its role in communicating antifascism to young people in the Soviet zone. Blessing traces how the
There has been an odd reluctance on the part of historians of the Italian American experience to confront the discrimination faced by Italians and Americans of Italian ancestry. This volume is a bold
This is the first study of the place of puritan women in early modern intellectual culture. Puritan women have suffered a double prejudice: that women were excluded from male culture, and that purita
China Engages Global Health Governance is the first book to systematically examine China’s participation in the global health domain. It examines how and why China changed its stance on its HIV
Identifying and developing leaders in a family business can be more difficult than traditional business. How do you develop each child differently, how do you lead your sibling-- who in fa
Working in Adversarial Relationships takes you through a highly practical, personal and insightful process. It will introduce you to a valuable set of tools which will enable you to step back from yo
Many of the foremost experts in the study of European fascism unite to provide a contemporary analysis of the theories and historiography of fascism. Essays discuss the most recent deb
After the collapse of the Soviet Union expectations were high that a ‘new world order’ was emerging in which Russia and the other former Soviet republics would join the Western community
Readers are provided with a practical insight into how to analyze policies and policy-making in the EU. Using case studies to deepen readers' understanding, this book examines the various stages of th
Looking at all sides of the globalization debate, Suranovic analyzes how international economic policy is made and how it has become so controversial. He offers a solution to the debate between free t
Academic work is changing. Becoming an Academic looks at the policies that are driving this change and the inadequacy of many programmes to prepare new academics for the realities of an academic care
Linda Wagner-Martin brings a wealth of new information to this detailed portrait of Hemingway's life and work, now available for the first time in paperback. Emphasising his immense love of animals, t
Many new products fail because they are based on ideas generated in focus groups and sureys - methods that only scratch the surface of the customer's imaginations. This book describes an approach to m
This innovative, theoretical work focuses on temporal issues in theatre and the 'chemistry' of theatre - the ways in which a variety of factors in performance combine to make up what we call 'theatre'
As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe’s knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a
"His nineteenth century cousin was paddled ashore by slaves, and twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather
This book analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters, this book features detailed case-s
An insight into a lively field of international human rights politics – the protection of children and their rights – focusing on the negotiations leading to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of t
The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art is the first book to cross the disciplines of art history and disability studies. Millett-Gallant visually analyzes images of the body in visual culturefro
"Bell is the only scholar out there who is able to tackle the compleities of Elizabeth's written and reported spoken discourse with the full literary attention that it deserves. Once published, this p
"Herbert Hoover is one of the few figures in American history who truly requires a multivolume biography, and in the installment at hand, Clements helps us understand why. This is a richly informative
This book provides amajor new introduction to planning by one of the leading figures in the field which goes beyond description of its central ideas and practices to stress the importance of an
This book provides amajor new introduction to planning by one of the leading figures in the field which goes beyond description of its central ideas and practices to stress the importance of an
In this exhaustive survey of the institution of al-kbaraj- land tax in Islam-Ghaida Khazna Katbi provides a comprehensive and minutely detailed history of a practice which evolved from an exigency of
This book explores the varied and unique latinidades, or Latin@ cultural identities, that exist in the United States. Each author in the anthology is an insider of the Latin@ community who employs var
"Starting with a major survey of the economics of sport, this volume involves primarily a comparison of the European and American models of sport, how to restructure leagues to make them more competit
This book is an edited volume surveying the history of the Persian Gulf from ancient times until the present day. Chapters by leading authorities summarize the internal history of the region and highl
This book uncovers a forgotten campaign of the First World War, the fight to dominate South America. Propelled by the fear and energy of British businessmen, Britain created a complex economic war aga
"How did Sweden go from a financially backward country to one with a well functioning financial system? Why did this financial revolution occur after the mid-nineteenth century and not before? This bo
This book contributes to the literature on EU policy towards the Middle East and, more generally, on the EUs foreign policy making. Musu conducts an extensive analysis of European policy towards the p
Globalization has become perhaps the most central--and one of the most contested--terms in the social sciences in the present day. If one wishes to understand the conditions in which different groups
When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependa
This book explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. In doing so, it considers these men’s
The Moral Ecology of South Africa's Township Youth is an engaging account of the moral lives of young black South Africans once the struggle against Apartheid ended and removed their object of politic
"This is an interdisciplinary study of how power, security, polarity and the primacy of sovereign states play out in an international context that has witnessed the rise of non-state actors. It provid
Over 350 million people are affected each year by disaster and conflict. The international community is often unable to respond effectively to these crises. The HRI is an annual assessment of how well
This book broadly frames the scholarly conversation about southern radicalism, putting essays covering a range of historical periods and topics in dialogue with each other so as to get a sense of the
Though statistics indicate that trillions of dollars will be transferred to the younger generation in the next 50 years, the recipients of that inherited wealth are unlikely to preserve and pass on th
In this book, thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics and discuss where the philosophy of mathematics ought to be going. New t
