An examination of surgical breast reconstruction which establishes a strong link between, on the one hand, the personal feelings and actions of women with breast cancer, and on the other, powerful discourses and practices of the breast cancer movement.
A critical examination of key concepts and issues in corpus linguistics, with a particular focus on the expanding interdisciplinary nature of the field and the role that... Læs mere
A profile in socio-technical terms of ways that innovation is manifested in American, European,... Læs mere
This book explores recent theoretical and empirical advances in the understanding of how professional... Læs mere
Corporate Governance in the US and Europe provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the most recent developments in corporate governance.
Metaphors are widely used within marketing literature, yet so far have remained unacknowledged. This book aims to redress that omission. Such widely known topics... Læs mere
Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. Unlike many other books in the field, this collection includes studies by... Læs mere
Bringing together recent international research in the field of hospital communication and interaction,... Læs mere
Citizenship in an Enlarging Europe considers the impact of economic, political and social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe in the context of EU enlargement. The author uses the lens of gender to examine the processes of democratization, marketization and nationalism.
The growth of Islam in Europe is reflected in the increasing numbers of Muslims in British and French prisons, but authorities have responded differently to the challenges presented by Muslim prisoners in each country.
Applying insights from variationist linguistics to historical change mechanisms that have affected the consonantal system of English, the... Læs mere
This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the major treaty reforms over the past two decades, to consider whether the path from the... Læs mere