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aeo Includes a new chapter examining the break up of the Russian empire at the end of the Cold War. aeo Provides full coverage of the transfer of power in Hong Kong aeo Places decolonization in the context of 500 years of European global domination.

Updated edition of a popular text, covering the complex period of 'The Wars of the Roses'. Reveals how the personalities of individual rulers affected the political development of late medieval England. Includes revisions to text and bibliography and a new epilogue discussing recent historiographical developments.

aeo Offers a wide--ranging overview of Egyptian peoples and their society from origins to the present. aeo Interweaves political narrative with insights into economy and culture, stressing continuities as well as change. aeo Charts internal development alongside external relations especially with other Arab countries and the West.

Suitable for general readers with no background in philosophy, this title argues that we need a shared moral vision in order to live together, both nationally and internationally. It stresses that private behaviour cannot be kept separate from public choices. It discusses matters of topical debate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Gives an introduction to issues and key problems in the area of management ethics. This title examines the obligations that managers have to their various stakeholders: employees, customers, shareholders, and the community. It also includes chapters on stimulating the manager's moral imagination and promoting a fresh theory of ethical leadership.

Presents a statement about communication in contemporary life. This title offers a comprehensive appraisal of mass communication. It provides a critical perspective on media and communication in society. It contains critical insights into the state of mass communication, democracy, and the construction of the self in society.

This series is designed for supervisors and front line managers and has been re--written to support the latest Management Standards from the Management Charter Initiative who have provided the Foreword.

Shows how three notions of culture - as ethnicity, aesthetic, and marketing tool - reshape urban places and conflicts over revitalization. This book rejects the idea that cities have either a singular urban culture or many different subcultures to argue that cultures are constantly negotiated in the city's central spaces.

This guide discusses the many ways that capital can be raised in order to finance business ventures. It contains sections on regulations and strategies, US state and federal funding programmes, and international financing. Case studies help readers to grasp the basic facts and figures.

Leads readers through the myriad of philosophical themes within the "Matrix" trilogy, helping them to gain a better understanding of the films and of philosophy itself. This title covers thirteen of the biggest philosophical questions in thirteen self-sufficient chapters suitable for course use.

This book explores the future of the financial services industry, giving readers an idea of the kinds of institutions and services that will survive in the early twenty--first century. * An informative and provocative exploration of the future of the financial services industry.

In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole.

Optimality Theory in Phonology: A Reader is a collection of readings on this important new theory by leading figures in the field, including a lengthy excerpt from Prince and Smolensky's never--before--published Optimality Theory: Constraint Interaction in Generative Grammar.

Offers a treatment of European integration from a sociological perspective. This book concerns itself with such issues as the relation between the EU and globalization, the nature of the EU state, and the question of whether a European society can be said to exist.

* Covers "free banking" monetary thought in a clear, accessible manner* Offers an effective balance between theory and practical applications* Combines plain text with formal explanations* Discusses models such as Diamond--Dybvig and seigniorage. .

The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. aeo Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.

This volume draws on literary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the Goths' dramatic history, and to explore the meaning of Gothic identity at different moments and in different contexts. It is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history

Issues of power and control - the endless efforts of political leaders to be understood as they would like - lie at the core of this revealing study. At a time when media saturate politics, how - and how successfully - can prime ministers manage their public communication?

* Provides an overview of the debates surrounding postmodernism and its impact on theology. * Powerfully critiques the works of central figures in contemporary theology and philosophy including Derrida, Serres, Marion and Lacoste. * Cosolidates Blackwella s contribution in such cutting edge debates. .

* This book presents a focused approach to strategic management theory. * Argues that a behavioral perspective offers the best foundation for strategy scholarship. * Outlines the basics of a behavioral approach to strategic management. * Examines assumptions of rationality and equilibrium and the problems they create.

* A text on leadership giving insight into the minds of CEOs who have been celebrated by the Harvard Business Review over the last decade of the twentieth century. * Represents a broad spectrum of organisations, including Volkswagen, Eni. , Xerox, Dell, Whirlpool, Bell Atlantic, British Airways, USAA, Compaq, and Nike.

* This book looks at how to foster innovation in organizations, focusing on managers as the key participants in the process. * Presents an original theory about the characteristics of managers in "good innovative organizations" and "poor innovative organizations.

There has been substantial growth in the use of data monitoring committees in recent years, particularly within the pharmaceutical industry. This growth has brought with it increasing uncertainty regarding regulatory compliance, and the statistician or clinical trials co-ordinator often has to struggle with conflicting information.

An introduction to contemporary philosophy of religion. It is distinctive in its coverage of world religions, its emphasis on the social and ethical consequences of religious and political convictions, and its focus on the current state of the field. Suitable for undergraduate courses in the philosophy of religion.

* An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. * Challenges the reader's sense of what is possible in a poem. * Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry.

Epistemology is an accessible and indispensable volume for undergraduates studying philosophy. * Essential introduction to epistemology, a field of fundamental philosophical importance * Offers concise and well-written synopses of different epistemological debates and concerns.

Presents a novel approach to the semantics of tense and aspect that is motivated by cognitive considerations. This book discusses a theory of the semantics of tense aspect and nominalizations that combines formal semantics and cognitive approaches. It is suitable for students in theoretical linguists, philosophy of language, and cognitive science.

A clinical guide to the management of patients with diabetes. It distils the essential developments into practical advice.

Redundant Masculinities? investigates the links between the so--called 'crisis of masculinity' and contemporary changes in the labour market through the lives of young working class men. * Allows the voices of poorly--educated young men to be heard. * Looks at how the labour market is changing.

Presents an investigation of the meanings and value of popular culture. This title explores the theme of cultural citizenship by combining textual analysis and media reception theory to analyze popular culture. It traces its topics across a variety of media forms and texts, including sports; detective series; and, children's television and games.