Books by Anthony Ferner

A literary translator looks back on the events and encounters that have shaped him in his peregrinations from London to Lima, Paris to Madrid, Leiden and back to London over three decades. He finds it hard to make sense of the opaque syntax of his own life and relationships. Can a chance meeting bring some much-desired clarity?

Nicholas Anderton is a highly respected neurosurgeon at the top of his field. But behind the successful facade all is not well. Tormented by a toxic marriage and haunted by past mistakes, Anderton has been eating to forget. But when mistakes are made and his old adversary Nash steps in to take advantage, Anderton knows things are coming to a head.

This text considers how multinationals transfer structures, policies and practices across national borders. It is contributed to by experts in the field of employment relations, and combines empirical material with a theoretical approach. The essays advance comparative institutionalist theory at both the macro-level and the micro-level.