Social Science - General

A new investigation of the role of the modern soldier/diplomat and the nature of military negotiation, in comparison with negotiation in other key contexts. This new book presents a detailed analysis of the role of the military in current operations as negotiators and liaison...

This book addresses the democratic accommodation of national pluralism through federal rules. The key question is: can federalism be a fair and workable way of articulating multinational societies according to revised liberal-democratic patterns? In recent years, scholarly discussion on this issue has undergone a...

A well-established community of American scholars has long dominated the discipline of international relations. Recently, however, certain strands of continental theorizing are being introduced into the mainstream. This is a critical examination of European approaches to international relations theory, suggesting practical ways of challenging...

An incisive new analysis of transatlantic security cooperation, probing the roots as well as the future directions of this key relationship in world affairs.Since the 1990s, this cooperation has expanded from traditional military security issues into countering terrorism, international organized crime and drug trafficking....

Rethinking Global Political Economy contains incisive analysis of history, linguistics, class, culture, empirical data and normative concerns.This important volume presents innovative approaches to fundamental issues in global political economy. Together they provide multiple arguments and avenues for rethinking global political economy in a time...

This book examines the influence of the European Commission and the European Court of Justice in the political and legal enforcement of member state compliance in the EU. The authors show how the EU's supranational institutions have played an independent role in the creation...

Through observations in three intensive care units, this book draws on the reality of practice to explore how nurses and doctors work in intensive care settings. It examines: - the power held by the competing knowledge bases- the roles of the different professions- the...

In November 1994 the Norwegian electorate rejected membership of the European Union. Professor Archer examines the background to this decision both in terms of an expression of interests within Norway and in terms of national feeling. He then investigates the subsequent interaction between Norway...

No set of international relations is as thoroughly analyzed, commented on, taken apart and critiqued as the ties between Europe and the United States. A period of post-Cold War integration has been buffeted by trade disputes, economic strife and differences in prosecuting the fight...

Examining what is happening to work, organizations and unions in the age of the Internet, this fascinating book reveals both the opportunities and dangers for workers in the digital age.Author: David C. D. Jacobs,Joel YudkenISBN-10: 0415269997ISBN-13: 9780415269995Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2003Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.18h...

The proposed enlargement of the European Union to include countries from Central and Eastern Europe has become an important political issue. Widening the European Union focuses on those institutional reforms of the Union that may be necessary to make the enlargement possible. The institutional...

This book introduces radically alternative models of civil society that have been developed outside the liberal democratic frame of reference, models which suggest that civil society does offer new and non-statist democratic possibilities. Drawing on a wide range of civil society theory-practice from Eastern...

Communities across Borders examines the many ways in which national, ethnic or religious groups, professions, businesses and cultures are becoming increasingly tangled together. It show how this entanglement is the result of the vast flows of people, meanings, goods and money that now migrate...

The effects of globalization on economy and society are highly contested subjects in academic and political arenas. This study brings an empirical perspective to the crucially important arguments that encapsulate the major debates in this area. Using quantitative data, this book addresses the shape...

What is the animating 'spirit' behind what may appear to be the coldly calculating world of markets and business enterprise? Though often mathematically modelled in dry terms, markets can be looked at instead as meaningful domains of human activity. To economists, markets have been...

In this activity-based book, Hoey analyses a wide variety of narrative texts: fairytales, novels, poems, short stories, jokes; and non narrative texts: posters, timetables, till receipts.Author: Michael HoeyISBN-10: 041523168XISBN-13: 9780415231688Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/14/2000Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.51h x 6.42w x 0.64d

This practical, comprehensive and user-friendly text will prove invaluable for students on Primary English courses, lecturers and newly qualified English teachers.Author: Eve EnglishISBN-10: 041523090XISBN-13: 9780415230902Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2004Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.50d

Paul Cooper and Fintan O'Regan have produced this concise and comprehensive guide to including and educating children with AD/HD.Author: Paul Cooper,Fintan O'ReganISBN-10: 0415213878ISBN-13: 9780415213875Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/28/2001Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 11.68h x 8.30w x 0.45dReview Citation(s): Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 191

Language in Action provides a psychological model of conversation for an understanding of the central issues in social and developmental psychology.Author: William TurnbullISBN-10: 0415198674ISBN-13: 9780415198677Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2003Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.46h x 6.36w x 0.94dReview Citation(s): Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1160

The green movement has posed some tough questions for traditional justifications of democracy. Should the natural world have rights? Can we take account of the interests of future generations? But questions have also been asked of the greens. Could their idealism undermine democracy? Can...

The first volume in a major new series, this book will be an essential read for all those who need to deal with the causes and consequences of rapid technological change in an increasingly globalized world, whether they be government policy-makers, managers of multi-national...

Since the death of General Franco in 1975, Spain has emerged from relative isolation to play an active role in international affairs. Membership of the European Union and Nato have been keys to Spain's new prominence, although the country has also tried to build...

The passing of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 has initiated rapid change to the post-16 sector. Focussing on the accreditation of prior learning, this book offers valuable advice on how to make colleges truly open and accessible.Author: Michael FieldISBN-10: 0415090156ISBN-13: 9780415090155Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

Maria Sophia Quine demystifies the population politics of fascist regimes by looking at them in the wider context of how societies in general reacted to the profound economic changes brought by industrialisation.Author: Maria-Sophia QuineISBN-10: 041508069XISBN-13: 9780415080699Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/1995Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 8.66h x...

Though Foucault is now widely taught in universities, his writings are notoriously difficult. This vital guide critically examines the implications of his work for students and researchers across the range of social sciences.Author: Colin JonesISBN-10: 0415075424ISBN-13: 9780415075428Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/1994Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h...

Evaluation is now recognized around the globe as to being an essential part of any effective education and training system. This book provides a solution to the two major problems faced in its implication - lack of time and lack of skills.Author: Brian WilcoxISBN-10:...

Aimed primarily at secondary school teachers who must provide for pupils with special needs, this volume explores such issues as managerial and curricular problems, in-service training, the use of new technology and the development of community links.Author: Neville JonesISBN-10: 0415053951ISBN-13: 9780415053952Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/1990Pages:...

Group litigation has been recognised by political scientists in the States as a useful method of gaining ground and attracting publicity for pressure groups since the turn of the century. In Britain however, recognition that the courts fill such a role has come more...

Contains a collection of brief case studies of children, families, professionals, curricula and schools which illustrate and illuminate contemporary methods in special education.Author: Tony BoothISBN-10: 0415010551ISBN-13: 9780415010559Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1981Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.01d

This volume bridges two different research fields and the current debates within them. On the one hand, the transitional justice literature has been shaken by powerful calls to make the doctrine and practice of justice more transformative. On the other hand, collective memory studies...

This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movements in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change.Charting the dynamics and characteristics of Brazil's social movements from the abolition of...

This handbook offers a comprehensive historical overview and analysis of police brutality in US history and the variety of ways it has manifested itself.Author: Thomas AielloISBN-10: 0367626152ISBN-13: 9780367626150Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2025Pages: 536Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.08lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.11d

This book, first published in 1990, examines the origins and evolution of the security police, considering the continuities as well as changes in its function as guardian of the regime's security. It analyses the KGB's involvement in Kremlin politics, the structure and organisation of...

The tumultuous relations between Britain and the United Provinces in the seventeenth century provide the backdrop to this book, striking new ground as its transnational framework permits an overview of their intertwined culture, politics, trade, intellectual exchange, and religious debate. How the English and...

Based on research fieldwork conducted in France and Germany, this study seeks to explain how public actors have taken part in the regulation of the expression of right-wing radicalism.The author compares these two neighbouring countries which have framed the struggle against right-wing radicalism differently....

Public goods are typically defined only in reference to the good itself but, as this book argues, the public goods can be better understood if contextual variables are incorporated. This book discusses the production and provision of public goods. It asserts that changes related...

The Dictionary of Public Policy and Administration offers definitions of all the key terms, concepts, processes and practices of contemporary public policy and administration. Included are brief biographies of major scholars and influential practitioners, summaries of major rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, overviews...

This book provides a theoretical framework for understanding the micropolitics of speed; a rich, nuanced, and embodied account of life in an accelerating world. What does it feel like to live in an era of profound social acceleration? What kinds of affects, perceptions, and...

First published in 1987. Our understanding of the nature of power in western societies is currently undergoing a major reassessment. The significance of this reassessment emerges forcefully through comparing the writings of the principal exponents of Critical Theory - Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse and...

People worry that computers, robots, interstellar aliens, or Satan himself - brilliant, stealthy, ruthless creatures - may seize control of our world and destroy what's uniquely valuable about the human race. Cultural Evolution and its Discontents shows that our cultural systems - especially those...

For small nations like Grenada, New Zealand and Norway, medal counts relative to population are increasingly touted as the most meaningful comparisons with sporting superpowers China, the United States and Germany. In acknowledging that 60% of the world's states have populations of less than...

First published in 1995. Over the last several decades there has been much concern that international trade has been destroying "good" jobs in the United States. This book provides a thorough empirical examination of this issue, focussing on the years when large, continuous deficits...

For nearly two centuries interaction between Spain and the United States was characterized by cultural and political differences, mutually perceived conflicts of national interest, and an asymmetry of power. Botero identifies the period from 1945 to 1953 as a watershed in relations, as the...

This historical dictionary brings together information about the people, institutions, and events that brought the United States in contact with the Middle East and have played a significant role in shaping our relations with the area from the eighteenth century to the present time....

Few subjects in contemporary philosophical and political debate are more cloaked in ambiguity than the issue of coercion -- whether on an individual or global scale or in areas as diverse as family relations, employment, and international finance. In this first full-length treatment of...

The United States had tremendous opportunities after World War II. The nation's industrial might, geared to defeat Germany and Japan, could now be focused on domestic production. Real wages were up, the GNP was on the rise, industrial production was up, and inflation was...

A guide to the silicon chip revolution and its impact on society.The Microelectronics Revolution is a comprehensive guide to the silicon chip revolution and its impact on society. The distinguished contributors to this volume explain in turn the origins and nature of microelectronics, the...

Author: John DuffyISBN-10: 0252062760ISBN-13: 9780252062766Publisher: University of Illinois PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1992Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.03w x 0.99d

Electric Sounds brings to vivid life an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema. The 1920s and 1930s marked some of the most important developments in...

In the Roman Empire, relations between East and West meant connections between the eastern and western parts of a unified structure of empire. Romans sometimes complained about the corrupting influence on their city of Greeks and Orientals, but they employed Greek tutors to educate...