Drawing from the detailed case studies of India and five ASEAN countries, this volume establishes... Læs mere
This book examines the responses of the Indian states to economic reforms, and addresses a wide range of issues, such as growth... Læs mere
This book challenges the generally accepted theories of classical economics, explaining why the expected utility theory, even if it were true, fails to be of much help in solving economic controversies.
This book explores what happened in the transition economies of China, Vietnam and Myanmar from both macro and micro perspectives, and questions whether the governments of these countries are capable of implementing effective reform and transformation.
This book provides new evidence on the magnitude and sources of pay inequalities between women and men in European countries and New... Læs mere
This volume documents the evolution and impact of one of the most enduring sources and symbols of sectarian conflict in Ireland -... Læs mere
This book argues that Gothic writing of the Romantic period is queer. Using a variety of texts, it argues that contemporary queer theory can help... Læs mere
This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in... Læs mere
This book explores the three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Gregoriou conducts case studies into... Læs mere
Leaders extol the value of pursuing challenging goals, but evidence suggests that this leads to disaster as often as success. Drawing upon real-life... Læs mere
During the 1930s Europe was convulsed by political violence. The National Socialists rose to power in Germany and Fascists... Læs mere
This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not... Læs mere