Examining creativity in Chinese societies from both a personal and contextual standpoint, this ground-breaking book offers readers a unique insight into the Chinese mind. It provides a review of the n
Civic Spaces and Desire presents an original and critical appraisal of civic spaces for a novel theoretical intersection of architecture and human geography. The authors address civic spaces that embo
Ceramics and Modernity in Japan offers a set of critical perspectives on the creation, patronage, circulation, and preservation of ceramics during Japan's most dramatic period of modernization, the 18
This book explores the opportunities and challenges that both Europe and Asia face under the framework of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative.
The Modern Law of Contract is a clear and logical textbook, written by an experienced author team with well over 50 years' teaching and examining experience. Fully updated to address recent developm
A revised and updated introduction to the 8th edition of this classic text covers the election of the ninth Secretary-General, António Guterres; the burgeoning of “new nationalisms” worldwide, includi
Exploring the viability of new perspectives on secularisation and the idea of postsecularism, this book reflects on their relevance when considered in the context of different societies within and out
Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Sport Facility Operations Management goes beyond the basic theories of sport facility management to include relevant practical professional experience
This book takes a unique look at visual character development in motion pictures and television by using famous works of art combined with modern works of film and television to demonstrate how to wea
Substantially revised, the sixth edition emphasizes current trends in administrative law, recent court decisions, and the impact the Trump administration has had on public administration and administr
Video Production Techniques is an essential guide to the art and craft of video production. It introduces students to the theoretical foundations as well as the practical skills needed to make a succe
Substantially revised, the sixth edition emphasizes current trends in administrative law, recent court decisions, and the impact the Trump administration has had on public administration and administr
In Inside Creativity Coaching, 40 creativity coaches from around the world describe their work with creative clients in this first-ever case study examination of the art and practice of creativity coa
Now in a thoroughly-revised 3rd edition, Public Administration: An Introduction provides students at all levels with a readable, cutting-edge, and affordable introduction to the field of public manage
The key question at the heart of this book is to what extent political activists in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have made progress in their quest to liberalise and democratise their respectiv
Drawing on a range of approaches from the social sciences and humanities, this handbook explores theoretical and empirical perspectives that address the articulation of law in society, and the social
Strategic Management for Tourism, Hospitality and Events is the must-have text for students approaching this subject for the first time. It introduces students to fundamental strategic management prin
This book uncovers the contradictions and convergences of racism, decolonisation, migration, and living international relations that were shaped by the shift from colonialism to postcolonialism and fr
This book captures concepts and projects that reshape the discipline of architecture by prioritizing people over buildings. In doing so, it uncovers sophisticated approaches that go beyond standard ar
This book covers a range of issues and phenomena around gender-related violence in specific cultural and regional conditions. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it discusses historical and contempor
This book provides the most comprehensive historical account of the birth and spread of social movements as a form of contentious politics to decrease categorical inequalities. This new edition reflec
This book examines the various thinking skills that leaders may need to find success in contemporary organizations and institutions, covering a wide array of skills that are held to be important by ke
This book provides and elaborates on an 'upstream' focus on the concrete organizational defence and security policy practices of military, civilian administrative and political leaderships. This book
This book inductively develops a new typology that identifies and evaluates three principal strategies that have been, and are being, used to extend international human rights protections to new categ
This book offers a systematic exploration of the ways in which state policy contributes to the marginalisation and criminalisation of immigrant communities in Western societies, and examines the ways
In this thoroughly updated third edition, Barbara Norrander explores how presidential candidates are nominated, shows how that process bridges to the general election campaign, discusses past and curr
This book addresses how institutional and diplomatic rituals shaped the European Union’s sanction of Hamas after the latter’s success in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections.
In recent times there has been little material on the phenomenon of left-wing populism. This edited collection fills that gap with an investigation of the relationship between the radical left and pop
This volume examines the challenges and evaluates the prospects for preventing conflict on the Taiwan Strait, by focusing on the political conditions that Taiwan faces internally and externally.
This book demonstrates exactly how the corporate rich developed and implemented the policies and government structures that allowed them to dominate America in the 20th-century. Written with unparalle
This comprehensive volume explores the interface between politics and policy making in the water management sector of India. The authors discuss the nature of the political discourse on water manageme
In recent times there has been little material on the phenomenon of left-wing populism. This edited collection fills that gap with an investigation of the relationship between the radical left and pop
The current (postfeminist) gender order comprises a highly complex coexistence of old and new norms and expectations, freedom and constraints, within a neoliberal social order underpinned by individua
This book explains how security is organized from the local to the national level in post-war Sierra Leone, and how external actors attempted to shape the field through security sector reform.
This comprehensive volume studies the vices and virtues of regionalisation in comparative perspective, and discusses conditions that might facilitate or hamper responsiveness in regional democracies.
Finding Your Voice as a Beginning Marriage and Family Therapist provides support to early career marriage and family therapists who are seeking to find their sense of value and contribution to the fie
Where is the space for dreaming in the twenty-first century? Lofty thoughts, like dreams, are born and live overhead, just as they have been represented in Renaissance paintings and modern cartoons. C
Finding Your Voice as a Beginning Marriage and Family Therapist provides support to early career marriage and family therapists who are seeking to find their sense of value and contribution to the fie
