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Defiant Publics is a lively and very readable book on the consequences and possibilities of global protest and dissent. The…

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Albert Speer remains the most mysterious character of the leadership of the Nazi regime. He was the chief architect of the…

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This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways…

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In what ways has global urbanization affected the political process? This book offers a reflection on the transformations of…

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In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across…

Immigrant Families aims to capture the richness, complexity, and diversity that characterize contemporary immigrant families…

A wide-ranging volume from one of the world s most influential and respected figures in gender studies. Proposes a bold new…

Family Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes,…

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Over the past 25 years, Jurgen Habermas has presented what is arguably the most coherent and wide-ranging defence of the…

An accessible and comprehensive guide to international mediation for students, practitioners and general readers. Provides…

Today neoliberals argue that we should let ourselves be guided by market forces and that there is little we can do to stem…

Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that outline the central themes and challenges for current research in the field of…

This is the most comprehensive and current introduction to phonological theory and analysis.…

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Drawing on major research developments in the field, Vihman has updated and extensively revised the 1996 edition of her…

Acknowledges the impact of early grief on Wordsworth's poetry and integrates it into a critical account of how his art…

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This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing…

Written by a leading team from the Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH), Simulation Australasia,…

This collection of previously published essays acts as a companion to Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in…

This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed and been changed by…

Based on the most up-to-date research, Child Neuropsychology is a thorough and accessible guide to the key concepts and…

This book is the first to set out a coherent set of principles that underpin geobiology, and will act as a foundational text…

The definitive reference on the anthropology of death and dying, expanded with new contributions covering everything from…

A critical reader designed to accompany "Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: An Anthology". It contains twelve essays…

This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, with…

Beyond Common Sense addresses the many important and controversial issues that arise from the use of psychological and…

The Student Study Guide to accompany the ninth edition of Sue Titus Reid's Criminal Justice Essentials provides a…

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education presents the first comprehensive international reference work of the…