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A new field in language and communication studies - 'the sociolinguistics of tourism' is concerned with how language constitutes and frames identity, power and social difference in the context of tour

Critical and distinct from many traditional business improvement texts, this book is the first to fully integrate innovation, quality and knowledge management.

In this book, adopting i ek 's own tactic of counterintuitive observation, Simmons reads the corpus of Alfred Hitchcock 's films and i ek 's idiosyncratic citation of them in order to identify the cor

The African diaspora is widely recognized as one of the world's major diasporas. However, most of the existing studies of it have focused almost exclusively on the Atlantic world, ignoring the other k

A comprehensive yet concise analysis of political and economic developments in Iran during the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on developments since 1979. Ansari situates modern developmen

This informative book provides insight into the effects of economic and political globalization on development by highlighting the roles of, and relationships among, the two prime shapers of the globa

This informative book provides insight into the effects of economic and political globalization on development by highlighting the roles of, and relationships among, the two prime shapers of the globa

This book attempts to complete the groundbreaking and seminal study of the Vietnam War from an international perspective began by the late-Ralph B. Smith in the 1980s, of which only three volumes of a

In the early years of the Soviet Union, the nature of the communist party was not yet fixed. The key features of the communist regime all emerged during the key period of the First Five Year plan, 192

A companion volume to Herbert’s Strategic Corporate Entrepreneurship textbook, Advances in Strategic Corporate Entrepreneurship presents readings from the current literature which offer cutting-edge i

Strategic Corporate Entrepreneurship brings together the very latest and most impactful knowledge and applications of how companies become more entrepreneurial, focusing on the various factors that af

Strategic Corporate Entrepreneurship brings together the very latest and most impactful knowledge and applications of how companies become more entrepreneurial, focusing on the various factors that af

Jesse Owens secured his place as one of the most celebrated athletes of the twentieth-century after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. This book examines the press coverage of th

Going Native is the first sustained postcolonial critique of cyberculture and its role in globalization. The co-authors provide an incisive analysis of the emerging global system of "informational cap

Going Native is the first sustained postcolonial critique of cyberculture and its role in globalization. The co-authors provide an incisive analysis of the emerging global system of "informational cap

The book will provide a coherent strategic theory for space power, and explain why previous attempts at theorizing about space power have failed. The book argues that the main reason for this failure

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction be

This book is a timely contribution to an important debate on the increased, changed or new scope of Intellectual Property Rights in the light of Contemporary Capitalism. How the expanded or pushed Int

Creativity: A Critical Realist Perspective challenges conventional wisdom on how we define and understand the emergence of creativity.Enhancing creativity is increasingly being suggested as critical t

This is a fresh contribution to what we know about the role of poverty and low income in the health of individuals and households in developing countries.This book presents the reader with a clear pic

This book traces the development of market research, its technical resources, its personnel and its organizations. Among its key themes are:the rise and fall of occupational controldevelopment of new

A new contribution to our understanding of democracy and multiculturalism, which bridges the gap between abstract accounts of public reasoning and more concrete proposals for democratic reform.This new study unites the two central themes of contemporary political theory: multiculturalism and group-recognition, and connects them to the increasingly important theme of deliberative democracy.Bringing together the thinking of key theorists such Rawls, Habermas, and Pettit, with that of multiculturalists such as Kymlicka and democrats, such as Young, Phillips, and Williams, Cillian McBride challenges the conventional group-based understanding of political inclusion to advance a radical new interpretation of deliberative politics. While sharing the goal of making democratic politics more sensitive to the concerns of the disadvantaged, she adopts a contestatory approach to politics and culture, instead of a politics of cultural protectionism and deference to group claims.This book will be of

This book examines the phenomenon of political assassinations in the contemporary world.It makes a clear distinction between a murder, an assassination and a political assassination although there may

Globalisation is accepted in the West as an inevitable process that may challenge national policies, has to be adapted to and cannot be stopped. In Russia, the phenomenon is seen as challenging, even

In recent years the power relationship between business and the state in Russia has moved strongly in favour of the state, with the state increasingly involved in Russia’s leading business sectors and

Focusing on the six year period after the protests at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 1999 Seattle Millennium Ministerial Conference, the book offers a unique analysis of the impact of the alter-

The vast desert region dividing China from Central Asia, now known officially as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), has gained considerable international profile in recent years as an area

This book examines the concept of a security communitya (TM) as put forward by international relations theorists, and explores how such a concept might be applied in practice in East Asia. It also dis

This book re-connects the history of medicine with the social and political history of India. It analyzes the popular and subaltern healing practices in the region, and moves away from the view that a

Since the 1980s, growth theory has re-emerged at the forefront of economic analysis and has prompted a rekindling of the debates on why growth rates differ. Drawing on recent developments in the philo

Earthquakes are among the most destructive of natural hazards. In the last decade alone, they have killed tens of thousands of people and imposed tremendous costs, as buildings, lifelines, facilities

This book maps a new cultural history that explores the media and popular culture of late-twentieth century Ireland and asks: How are modernity, popular culture and the media related in Ireland in way

Having published numerous works on the Soviet and post-Soviet economy, Columbia University's "Richard Ericson" is well placed to provide this excellent account of one of "the" major transition economi

Endowed with a large wealth of oil and situated in a strategic position at the crossroads of diverse influences, Azerbaijan occupies a special place among the independent republics that emerged from t

The History of Norwegian Economic Thought is best known for its contribution to econometrics, with authors such as Ragnar Frisch and Trygve Haavelmo in particular standing out. This significant new vo

This is a much-needed account of the key theoretical and practical issues in post-Cold War European security.Graham Timmins and James Sperling clearly explain the main dimensions of the debates on the

The European Union (EU) is a unique political experiment that challenges many of the prevailing assumptions about world politics. This new book, by one of the leading American scholars on the EU, exam

The European Union (EU) is a unique political experiment that challenges many of the prevailing assumptions about world politics. This new book, by one of the leading American scholars on the EU, exam

This innovative book presents an overview of the origins of nationalism to enable students coming to the subject for the first time to get a handle on the current key issues, controversies, theorists

In recent decades, advances in communications technology, coupled with international conflicts and societal upheavals, have again highlighted the importance of the use of propaganda by both state and