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Contributions in this book illustrate the many methods available for researching language in context and for the analysis of everyday text types. Each chapter highlights language as a resource for the expression of meanings--a social semiotic resource. Text analysis is used to reveal our...

This book is an invitation to researchers who are committed to social change to look for ideas about transformation in an unexpected place - that is, in the data generated from empirical research. Informed by Critical Discourse Analysis and postmodern theory, it proposes a...

In recent decades, what is known as 'the subject' has been problematized by various old and new materialisms and today appears as decentered in and by language, split by the unconscious, deformed by social forces, governed by ideology and is either seen to have...

In this book Itzhak Benyamini presents an alternative reading of Genesis, a close textual analysis from the story of creation to the binding of Isaac. This reading offers the possibility of a soft relation to God, not one characterized by fear and awe. The...

This book analyses the success and adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse to stage, radio, live events, and feature film, in different cultures, on tours, and in translation. In under a decade, War Horse has gone from obscure children's novel to arguably one...

Principles of Marketology, Volume 2 focuses on the practical aspect and demonstrates the applications of marketology referring to market orientation, internal marketing, business, market and competitive analysis concepts and techniques. Then the modern marketology and its developments in the future are discussed. At the...

Author: Feng CaoISBN-10: 1137557222ISBN-13: 9781137557223Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2017Pages: 227Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.56d

Author: Benno NetelenbosISBN-10: 1137551119ISBN-13: 9781137551115Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2016Pages: 267Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 8.63h x 6.06w x 0.78d

This is Volume 1 of Dangerous Language. This book examines the rise of the international language Esperanto, launched in 1887 as a proposed solution to national conflicts and a path to a more tolerant world. The chapters in this volume chart the emergence of...

"This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Verso of title page.Author: Michael LawrenceISBN-10: 1137543426ISBN-13: 9781137543424Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2016Pages: 290Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 8.68h x 6.02w x 0.89d

This book examines the significance of teacher expertise in the drive to improve quality and effectiveness. Scrutinising both key conceptual issues and current policy developments and approaches, the authors analyse educational systems from around the world and question how different cultural contexts and systems...

This book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a...

This book investigates the reasons why the traditional psychological understanding of bullying fails those affected, and deconstructs how bullying is shaped by prominent discourse. By drawing on poststructuralist feminist theory Victoria Rawlings highlights the social and cultural inequalities too often forgotten in analysis of...

This book explores the intersection between apophaticism - negative theology - and performance. While apophaticism in literature and critical theory may have had its heyday in the heady debates about negative theology and deconstruction in the 1990s, negative ways of knowing and speaking have...

This book is a study of the multiple meanings of European citizenship, which has been represented and publicly communicated by the European Commission in five distinctive ways - Homo Oeconomicus (1951-1972), A People's Europe (1973-1992), Europe of Transparency (1993-2004), Europe of Agorai (2005-2009) and...

This study traces the activities of the European Commission in the natural gas sector from 1990 to 2016, by concentrating on market liberalisation and infrastructure development as the main pillars of the European gas security architecture. By building on previous literature, the Commission's policymaking...

This book suggests how the internationalisation of teaching and learning for sustainability can be a vehicle for a two-way flow of knowledge across national, cultural and theoretical boundaries. Establishing links between the internationalisation of education and the ideal of global sustainability, the author presents...

This book advances a new framework for learning to teach, using in-depth case studies to show how learning to teach--in any type of program--can best be understood as a recursive and dynamic process, wherein teachers differentially access programmatic, relational, experiential, disciplinary, and dispositional resources....

Author: Emer SmythISBN-10: 1137493844ISBN-13: 9781137493842Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2016Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.64h x 6.07w x 0.73d

"The strength of this book is that it does not look at a single case or even a few disparate examples of drug, weapon, and human trafficking but looks at many patterns--intra-regionally, cross-nationally, and internationally. It is an innovative addition to the literature on...

This book explores an event described by the Times as 'one of the greatest and most sensational political conspiracies of modern times'. On 21 July 1905, just after the Friday Prayer at the Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque in Istanbul, a car bomb exploded and left...

This book examines the gendered politics in the context of a merger of the women's and men's athletic departments at the University of Minnesota over a ten year plus span. Examining the athletic department merger helps us understand women's continual under-representation in University athletics...

This edited collection problematizes trajectories of health promotion across the lifespan. It provides a distinctive critical social science perspective of the various directions taken by dominant policies in their approach to promoting sport for all ages. It offers an array of theoretical and methodologically...

Author: Reshmi Dutta-FlandersISBN-10: 1137470275ISBN-13: 9781137470270Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2017Pages: 500Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.69lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.13d

Traces conceptual ideas of knowledge in Norway from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuriesAssesses how magic and medicine were viewed as practical and sacred in early modern Europe Utilises a wide range of early modern manuscripts from 1650 -1850, known as Black BooksAuthor: Ane OhrvikISBN-10:...

This book explores the meanings and experiences of home among a group of lesbians who over the past five decades have sought to create alternative intimate and public living spaces. The protagonists who enact the ethnographic narrative are a small group of older lesbians,...

This book examines the politics of policing in Greater China, including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. As the author shows, police ideological indoctrination is strongest in mainland China, followed by Hong Kong, and Taiwan, where the police is under increasing political stress,...

Propels the historicization of outer space by focusing on the 1970s, the Post-Apollo era of crisis and reconfiguration Utiliises an international and transdisciplinary perspective to explore the cultural history of outer space Explores the reconfiguration of space imaginaries during the decade after the moon...

. This book argues for shifting attention to populations. It brings together governmentality studies and its enlargement of how we think about politics, with the study of media practices and communication technologies. It brings into focus key moments where populations of different sorts have...

This book explores how structures of social inequality are linked to the social connections that people hold. The authors focus upon occupational inequalities where they see, for example, that the typical friendship patterns of people from one occupation are often very different to those...

Have you ever encountered clunky Excel files that required constant rework and corrections? Do these files waste your time and get in the way of your productivity when working with data? If you're searching for a straightforward guide that will help you create clean,...

Originally published in 1986, the 1970s and 80s saw the emergence of the 'the new working class' or 'new middle class'. This book is an authoritative study of the 'white collar workers' relationship with their unions and analysis of their newly designated class. The...

School Crisis Response introduces a unique educational approach that provides compelling scenarios for the development of school crisis responders.Author: Jeffrey C. RothISBN-10: 1032324732ISBN-13: 9781032324739Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2022Pages: 296Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

The Caspian Sea region has hitherto largely been investigated from a New Great Game' perspective that depicts the region as a geopolitical battle-ground between regional and external great powers, where tensions have been exacerbated by the sea's rich natural resources, strategic location, and legal...

Step back in time with "The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June 1891," a fascinating glimpse into the world of English periodicals and serialized fiction. This meticulously reproduced volume offers a collection of short stories and other literary pieces that captivated readers in the...

Step back in time with "Scribner's Magazine, Volume 26, July 1899," a fascinating window into American life at the turn of the century. This meticulously prepared print republication offers a diverse collection of essays, short stories, and captivating illustrations reflecting the current events and...

Explore a fascinating snapshot of 19th-century American thought and culture with "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865." This meticulously prepared republication offers a captivating glimpse into the literary landscape of a nation undergoing profound transformation. Within these pages, discover a diverse...

Step back in time with "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol. 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829," a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century British popular culture. This meticulously reproduced periodical offers a diverse collection of essays, articles, and perhaps even a glimpse of...

Delve into a fascinating snapshot of 19th-century American thought and culture with "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858." This meticulously reproduced edition offers a diverse collection of literary gems from a pivotal period in United States history. Within these pages, discover...

Delve into the vibrant tapestry of 19th-century British culture with "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, No. 346." This meticulously prepared republication offers a fascinating glimpse into the popular literature of the era, showcasing a diverse collection of essays and short...

Step back in time with "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction," a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century British popular culture. This meticulously prepared print edition of Volume 10, Number 283, originally published on November 17, 1827, offers a diverse collection of essays and commentary...

Step back in time with "The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction," a fascinating periodical offering a glimpse into 19th-century British life. This meticulously reproduced edition, Volume 12, Number 332 from September 20, 1828, presents a diverse collection of writings that captivated readers of...

Unlock the vast world of Balzac's "Comedie Humaine" with this complete A-Z repertory. A vital reference tool for enthusiasts of French literature and a cornerstone of literary criticism, this book offers unparalleled access to the sprawling universe created by Honoré de Balzac. Compiled by...

J Reginald Hand was a British civil servant and historian who specialized in the history of India. In this book, Hand examines the British administration of Bihar in the late 18th century, focusing on the efforts of Warren Hastings, the governor-general of India, to...

This edition of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine includes a wide range of articles, essays, and stories on topics ranging from politics to literature to science. Notable contributions include a report on the opium trade, a review of William Wordsworth's poetry, and a short story by...

Dowell's landmark work is a comprehensive and detailed survey of the history of taxation in England, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the beginning of the twentieth century. He explores the political, economic, and social factors that shaped the development of the tax system, and...

This book takes readers through the fascinating history and inner workings of the President's Cabinet, the group of advisors that have been a cornerstone of American politics for over two centuries. Henry Barrett Learned provides an in-depth look at the power dynamics, key players,...

Cooperative Communities at Work is a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing cooperative housing and work spaces. In this book, Henrik F. Infield offers practical tips and guidelines for creating successful cooperative communities that are sustainable, equitable, and self-governing. Drawing on examples from around...

This laboratory manual provides a comprehensive guide to the interpretation of topographic maps, with a particular emphasis on the physiography of the United States. A valuable resource for students and researchers in geography, geology, and related fields.This work has been selected by scholars as...

McPherson's book is a detailed account of the political and social upheavals that accompanied Reconstruction in the United States. He examines the key figures and events of the period, and provides insight into the challenges facing the nation as it sought to rebuild in...