Browning and Kilmister review the nature and possibility of critical political economy in the light of recent post-modern and cultural theory. They provide an historical understanding of critical political economy, focusing on the development of the critical perspect... Полное описание

Multiracial Identity is an impressive, accessible and timely contribution to the field of 'race' and ethnicity studies. Mark Christian provides both primary (in-depth interviews) and secondary data in examining the issue of multiracial identity. Using the UK, US, Sou... Полное описание

Rethinking the Roots of Terrorism seeks to explain why terrorism occurs. It is a comprehensive interdisciplinary survey that investigates all the possible motivations, reasons and causes of terrorism at all levels in society. It takes as its starting point a neutral ... Полное описание

In 1688 an institutional change subordinated the monarchy to the parliament, in part to avert the violence of the recent past. A century later a radical print culture threatened to take this process a step further and subordinate parliament to "e;the voice of the... Полное описание

This book offers a systematic and critical engagement with 'sectarianism' in twentieth century Scotland. Stepping back from the received wisdom regarding Protestant-Catholic relations, it argues that modern Scotland is not characterized by sharp cleavages across reli... Полное описание

The Age of Consent; Young People, Sexuality and Citizenship addresses the contentious issue of how children's sexual behaviour should be regulated. The text includes: * A unique history of age of consent laws in the UK, analysed via contemporary social theory* A glob... Полное описание

Orientalism and Race is a trailblazing transnational study of the relationship between racism and imperialism, tracing the emergence and dissemination of Aryanism within the British Empire. The global reach of the Aryan idea reflected the complex networks that enable... Полное описание

Understanding Consumer Choice explores the expectation that consumers' attitudes are related to their behavior and shows why it was thwarted. It goes on to demonstrate how recent attempts to relate attitudes and actions have implicitly incorporated measures of the tw... Полное описание

The Politics and Government of Switzerland provides a wide and up-to-date vision of everyday Swiss politics, focusing on the people of Switzerland who play an unusually large role. In Switzerland, politics comes before government and those politics are more competiti... Полное описание

This book offers a new phenomenological, interpretation of T.H. Green's (1836-1882) philosophy and political theory. By analysing in turn his theory of human practice, the moral idea, the common good, freedom and human rights, the book demonstrates that Green falls i... Полное описание

'Corporate marriages', 'hostile takeovers' and 'the race for market domination' - this book looks at the metaphors used in business magazines and discusses their impact on readers' cognition and business as a social practice. Koller gives particular attention to the ... Полное описание

Many investors obtain financial information from television and newspapers, but this does not enable them to understand the secrets of achieving financial success. This book is an insider's view covering subjects such as asset allocation, diversification, market neut... Полное описание

Family businesses are the most complex form of business organization. The linkage of often emotionally driven family ownership with rational business needs creates a fertile ground for conflicts on multiple levels. Particularly at times of generational shifts, uncert... Полное описание

Applying insights from variationist linguistics to historical change mechanisms in the English consonant system, Daniel Schreier reports findings from an historical corpus-based study on the reduction of various consonant clusters and compares them with similar proce... Полное описание

Using new archival material, Lawrence Tal examines how Jordan remained stable during the volatile period between 1955 and 1967. Tal asserts that Jordan's security was due primarily to the cohesion of its National Security Establishment, a ruling coalition of security... Полное описание

Investing in Corporate Bonds and Credit Risk is a valuable tool for any corporate bond investor. All the most recent developments and strategies in investment in corporate bonds are analyzed included with qualitative and quantitative approaches. A complete and up-to-... Полное описание

This book draws on the most exhaustive primary data on European autochthonous language groups. The data was collected within the EC funded Euromosaic project whose theoretical perspective determined the nature of the data. The book reasseses the data by suggesting th... Полное описание

The Making of EU Foreign Policy argues that there has been a common European Union (EU) foreign policy towards six countries of Eastern Europe - Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia - and analyses why the EU has agreed to the policy. The objec... Полное описание

Sub-Saharan Africa, the poorest and least integrated region of the world, now has fifteen stock markets. Adventure Capitalism examines the economic and political forces behind this trend and discusses the potential consequences of financial market integration for dev... Полное описание

Within the context of the explosive growth in the international mergers and acquisitions arena in recent years, this book investigates the effects of changes in corporate control under varying economic conditions. In countries all around the globe, mergers and acquis... Полное описание

The Northern Rebellion of 1569 offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England, in which a motley assortment of rebels fought under the banners of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to secure the restoration of Catholic... Полное описание

Representing Scotland in Literature, Popular Culture and Iconographybrings together a range of cultural studies. Centred on canonical texts of Scottish literature - including Scott, Stevenson, Conan Doyle and Hugh MacDiarmid - or on the representation of Scotland in ... Полное описание

Community Interpreting caters for interpreters, interpreting students, educators and researchers as well as other professionals who work with interpreters. Sandra Hale provides a comprehensive overview of the field by reviewing its many complex facets from the differ... Полное описание

draft; The Power of Two presents the best way for your company to increase its competitive advantage. By forming close collaborative relationships with a small set of customers and/or suppliers you can achieve a significant cost advantage over your competitors, you c... Полное описание

In this book, Anthony G. Reddie creates a dynamic conversation between black theologies in the US and in the UK, comparing and highlighting divergences in the respective movements.