"In the context of nineteenth-century Victorinoir and close readings of original-cycle film noir, Julie Grossman argues that the presence of the 'femme fatale' figure, as she is understood in film cri
This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. It highlights the importance of the English dimension and t
Drawing on extensive research with a diverse group of seventy teen girls, Zaslow offers a critical account of the girl power moment in which feminism and femininity are shrink-wrapped together in one
In this twenty-first century, Africa has become an important source of the United States’ energy imports and the world's natural resources. It has also become the epicenter of the world’s deadly healt
This book traces the history of the term 'charisma' -- and the various meanings assigned to it -- from the first century to the twenty-first. From a marginalized religious concept in the f
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based on close readings of the first four Harry Potter b
A comprehensive source of official statistics at a regional level for all the countries of the United Kingdom, Regional Trends is the ideal tool for researching on and comparing between locations in t
Simon Barton provides a highly readable and up-to-date analysis of the historical development of Spain from its origins to modern times. Today, as Spain has become firmly integrated into the political
Now?available in paperback, this first major overview of film history offers a?wide-ranging account of the methods, sources and approaches used by modern film historians. Key areas of research are ana
This book considers a diverse group of women writers within the Victorian literary marketplace. It looks at authors such as Ellen Wood, Mary Braddon, Rhoda Broughton and Charlotte Yonge as well as les
What is the proper place of the Bible in Black Churches? Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world.H
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based on close readings of the first four Harry Potter b
This Reader presents a fresh look at mental health, following on from the hugely popular Mental Health Matters. It provides new and exciting user perspectives across the full range of mental health is
This crisp text, by one of social works most highly regarded commentators, offers the perfect entry point into the complex world of social work theory. Written in a clear conversational style and orga
What was imperial honor and how did it sustain the British Raj?If “No man may harm me with impunity” was an ancient theme of the European aristocracy, British imperialists of
The Fatimid empire was a highly sophisticated and cosmopolitan regime that flourished from the beginning of the 10th to the end of the 12th century. Under the enlightened rule of the Fatimid Caliphs,
Consumer credit is prevalent across almost every aspect of our consumer orientated society, and today there are very few products or services that can't be bought on credit terms or retailers who don'
This volume presents a range of topical investigations into the human rights field as well as providing an original and provocative investigation of some of the topic through the theoretical lens of s
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of national fiscal policies in the European Union and in the European Monetary Union. Adopting a critical perspective, the book offers a d
Arguably, Nancy Pelosiwill be one ofthe most important political figures for many years to come. Not only has she somehow won the confidence of the boy's club of the House and returned he
This book examines the consequences of the famous Anglo-American destroyers-for-bases deal of September 1940, which saw fifty aged US destroyers exchanged for extensive army and navy base sites in Tr
This book is one of the first works studying foreign exchange exposure in emerging markets. The analysis takes a broad approach and concludes with a tool that multinatonal companies can apply to impro
This book presents the first major comparative study of EU Cohesion policy after the May 2004 enlargement and the 2006 Cohesion policy reform. Using a balanced selection of case studies from both old
This fresh new text introduces IB from a truly global perspective. Packed with up-to-date case studies covering MNEs and SMEs from a variety of countries (South Korea, South Africa, Slovakia, Sweden…)
A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the most read and performed of Shakespeare's plays. This book provides an introductory guide to the play, offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, c
This book offers a challenge to certain epistemic features of belief, resulting in a unified and coherent picture of the epistemology of belief. The author examines current ideas in a number of areas,
In June 2007 civil war broke out in the Gaza Strip between two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah. Western peace efforts in the region always focused on reconciling two opposing fronts: Isra
The Wounds of Nations explores the ways in which horror films allow international audiences to deal with the horrors of recent history--from genocide to terrorist outrage and nuclear war to radical po
The book narrates the story of how the school, founded by women pioneers of public education in a Rocky Mountain mining settlement, became the centre and sustaining force of the town's community life
Designed to support a student in studying programming. This book has to be used alongside a book teaching programming language, or in alongside a formal course. The book mirrors the conceptual and dev
In the bestseller A Woman's Place is in the Boardroom, the authors described the problem, gave comprehensive views of how it looked from both sides, and presented the arguments for positive change. Th
Since the early 1990s there has been a trend towards narrative complexity within popular cinema, as evidenced by the successes of such films as Pulp Fiction, Memento and Run Lola Run. Modular Narrativ
This study analyzes the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theater in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures,
The Power of Two presents the best way for your company to increase competitive advantage. By forming close collaborative relationships with a small set of customers and suppliers you can achieve a si
What does it take for contemporary Cuban women writers to create a vision about their patria that contest and avoid the nationalist discourse in place for centuries? This book proposes a new conceptu
A positive chapter has begun in finance for poor countries. Yet progress remains tentative. This book looks at how to make international finance better serve the needs of poor countries and poor peop
How do European states adjust to international markets? Why do French governments of both left and right face a public confidence crisis? In this book, leading experts on France chart the dramatic cha
A principal theme of the book is a plea for "real venture capital," with the venture capitalist adding substantial value to companies and their founders through a wide knowledge of business, in contra
The majority of Americans live in an area that uses some form of direct democracy, Direct democracy is seen in competition to - and often damaging to - the processes of representative democracy. In th
Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations and his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil Wa
