This book provides a study of the American anti-imperialist movement during its most active years of opposition to US foreign policy, from 1898 to 1909.... Læs mere
This historical study looks at how reformers have used urban planning and architecture to improve the health of urban residents of the United States.
Cohn lays out a new strategy of how states can produce economic development in poor nations – by considering barber shops,... Læs mere
Winner of the MRDS 2013 David Bevington Award for Best New Book in Early Drama Studies! Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, Lin reconstructs... Læs mere
The concept of 'wilderness' as a foundational idea for environmentalist thought has become the... Læs mere
This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late Twentieth-century. The fifteen chapters deal with macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues.
In 1997, the World Bank announced a strategy to help its borrowers combat corruption, despite earlier claims that work of this kin violated... Læs mere
The Caribbean banana trade is a controversial issue within international affairs. He presents a detailed analysis of the development of the... Læs mere
It offers lively accounts of the behaviour of political actors, interest groups and the civil society, in... Læs mere
Globalization has provoked passionate debate and street demonstrations reminiscent of May 1968. The central question of Europe and Globalization is 'what did Europe do for... Læs mere
This is the first book length assessment of the executive agency revolution in UK central government, part of the New Public Management, with 65 per cent of civil servants now working in agencies.
This book presents a model of the leadership process that identifies which factors create an effective leader at different points in the organisation's lifecycle and which forces act as moderators to that effectiveness.