This book offers a history of international public health spanning the colonial and post-colonial eras. The volume focuses on India and... Læs mere
Have de-industrialization, expanding services and occupational upgrading put an end to class divisions?... Læs mere
Africa represents the next frontier of the transnational politics of democratization. Recent efforts to promote... Læs mere
The book overviews a wide range of vocabulary research methodologies, and offers practical advice on how to carry out valid and reliable research on... Læs mere
Democracy is based on the belief that the media gets the attention of voters. But is this plausible in an age of multiplying media, disillusionment with the political system and time-scarcity? This book addresses this question, and charts experiences of 'public connection'.
This book seeks to explain how discourse types influence the addressee's understanding of the communicator's intention. Examining... Læs mere
This book-length treatment of Exploratory Practice introduces five propositions about learners as practitioners of learning who are capable of developing their expertise through conducting research in and on their own classroom learning lives.
In this frank account of events, Sir Richard Packer, former Permanent Secretary at MAFF, details the facts of the BSE outbreak, how government responded to the crisis and how the... Læs mere
A critical study of incentives commonly used to induce non-state armed groups to engage in peace negotiations. Offers a... Læs mere
During times of injustice, some individuals or groups courageously resist maltreatment of all people, regardless of backgrounds. Using various case... Læs mere
This volume looks at the shifting role of aesthetics in Latin American literature and literary studies, focusing on the concept of... Læs mere
This book traces the musical and cultural achievements of this contemporary musical phenomenon to its origin in the Romantic revolution of the 1790's... Læs mere