Books published by SAGE Publications Ltd

An essential guide to academic skills, personal development and employability for anyone who wants to succeed at university.

Marking the anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the authors explore the relationship between power and leadership through power modes based on Napoleon's career.

An exciting, challenging new way to approach the study of world politics, this book focusses on the multifaceted nature of concepts and systematically explains them in a clear, critical and engaging way

An exciting, challenging new way to approach the study of world politics, this book focusses on the multifaceted nature of concepts and systematically explains them in a clear, critical and engaging way

This three-volume Major Work explores the subject of ethics as an aspect of research practice.

This handy guide focuses on the process of writing and presenting data, enabling you to communicate your research findings in the best possible way.

Framed by a contextualizing introductory chapter, this major work deeply explores and elaborates on the United Nations' humanitarian, developmental, environmental and peace and security work.

Looking at discourse and narrative methods in their interrelations, this book offers readers an orientation within this broad and contested area and develops concrete analytical strategies for those who wish to explore both or one of these fields.

A cutting edge, practical guide to actor-centred social network analysis from the highly respected team at the University of Manchester.

Using their expertise as supervisors and researchers, the authors provide readers with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance needed to turn a good idea into a good question and a good question into successful research.

'An invaluable text for health professionals, researchers and policy makers. The editors have amassed an expert group of contributors and provide a truly holistic and multi-disciplinary view of cancer care' - Phyllis Butow, Professor at the University of Sydney and Senior Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

An approachable, accessible student introduction for those studying hotel and hospitality management and hospitality studies more generally.

Packed full of practical hints and tips, advice, checklists and points for reflection, this practical guide will provide your students with everything they need to know to get the most out of their counselling and psychotherapy placements; from securing the right placement for them, to dealing with complex challenges that might arise during the placement.

Covering core topics from preparation to questionnaire design, recruitment testing to analysis and survey software, this book covers the past 15 years of research and provides readers with practical direction on techniques for collecting valid and reliable data.

An interdisciplinary guide to the field, this book fuses advanced theory with practical advice and examples to provide all readers with the ultimate resource on visual methods

Guiding readers through the Jeffersonian transcription conventions, this book sets out the best practices for successfully transcribing talk and interaction, and covers guides to software and technology and how to transcribe more than just words.

This text looks at crime and migration from both a socio-historical and criminological approach, providing readers with an authoritative account of this much-debated area.

A special report on how propaganda is used during wars, and where the line between truth and security is drawn.

A fascinating exploration of 'media pilgrimage' and what it tells us about our obsessions with celebrity and our desire for meaning and identity in an uncertain world.

As the rapid take up of tablets gathers pace in UK schools there is a need for advice on the best approaches, apps and strategies to help teachers achieve successful learning outcomes. This book provides it.

By introducing the contemporary context of midwifery practice, this book helps students to understand the problems many women face in society.

'At last - answers to a multitude of questions on the complexities of the therapeutic relationship. This is a gem of a book.'Carole Smith, Course Leader, BSc Counselling Studies, Huddersfield University

Providing readers with practical, 'how to' advice and featuring plenty of worked examples, this book takes students through the entire process of doing network research

The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy, two-volume set, is a major reference work for foreign policy programmes around the world. The handbook is designed to be accessible to graduate and postgraduate students in a wide variety of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.

This is a theoretically sound practical guide to inclusion in primary schools that provides a clear and flexible framework for effective inclusive teaching.

The 'holy grail' of planning, this book explains why medium term plans are important and how to actually go about constructing them.

Looking at contemporary issues such as drone warfare, state violence, gender and political violence, cyberterrorism, lone-wolf terrorism, and de-radicalization, this book draws on the expertise of members of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association network to provide readers with a fascinating introduction to the area.

Filled with case studies, ethical dilemmas, reflective questions, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, this book offers counsellors and psychotherapists guidance on how they can work with risk proactively and positively and provides hints and tips, and links to policy and research to inform good ethical practice along the way.

Looking at contemporary issues such as drone warfare, state violence, gender and political violence, cyberterrorism, lone-wolf terrorism, and de-radicalization, this book draws on the expertise of members of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association network to provide readers with a fascinating introduction to the area.

Presenting students with an easy-to-manage introduction to the area, this new text covers all theories that students will encounter on their course focussing on the context of the historical development of criminology as an academic discipline