To understand political change in contemporary China it is crucial to understand the position of intellectuals in that…

This book is a unique contribution to the study of democratization in Hong Kong, with chapters including the legal tradition…

Banks, Bankers, and Bankruptcies Under Crisis uses case studies of failed banks, banks that would have failed without…

This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive critical examination of the intersections between contemporary ethical…

Explores the concept of complexity and analyses how organizational governance can contribute to environmental…

An exploration of how empowerment, lifelong learning and social inclusion are closely connected to the concept of recovery…

The first volume of its kind to analyze the impact that theories and practices of imaging have had on a variety of fields.…

This book explores how the kinds of world-wide restructurings of higher educationand research work that are underway today…

But he was also the only classical economist to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and this is the first study of him by a…

This volume is a timely addition to the emerging literature on the rise of China and India, focusing on how rapid economic…

Realizing Autonomy: Practice and Reflection in Language Education Contexts presents critical practitioner research into…

This book is the product of dialogue between a group of leading British Muslim and Christian scholars concerned about the…

Categorically reviews the theories of communication, best practices in social media and previous research, and analyzes the…

This book conveys Thackeray's development as a book reviewer, journalist, art exhibition critic, short-story writer,…

This volume examines the changes taking place within graduate education in the Asia Pacific Region.…

This book examines diverse literary writings in Bangla related to crime in late nineteenth and early twentieth century…

Companion vol.: Cross-cultural studies of personality, attitudes, and cognition.…

Analyzing a wide body of cultural texts, including literature, film, and other visual arts, Gender, Empire, and Postcolony:…

This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It…

Tabbert employs Critical Stylistics to explore the description of participants, the presentation of speech as well as…

This book analyzes how the socio-demographic and cultural diversity of societies affect the social interactions and…

In contrast to the 'top-down' ethics of norms, obligations and prescriptions, Daly maintains that Merleau-Ponty's ethics is…

Though labour market regulations have been blamed for the poor economic performance of many developing countries, the…

Working in Language and Law is a detailed account of the forensic linguistic work done by the author in the last 35 years.…

Extended Rationality provides a novel account of the structure of epistemic justification. Its central claim builds upon…

The Report provides visibility and critically examines the theory and practice of engagement. It explores ways in which…

The first of a two volume set that fully explore the roots of action learning and the legacy of its principal pioneer, Reg…

This book analyses the social and cultural status of high streets in the age of recession and austerity.…

This book presents a theory of the general dynamic economic equilibrium which is a development of the static theory of…

This volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of…

Thisbook discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced byphilanthropic foundations, drawing on…

Research writing and teaching is a great challenge for novice scholars, especially L2 writers. This book presents a…

Based on five major research cases observed in Taiwan, this book introduces the core concept of a social innovation system…

This book examines the long-term effects of violence on the everyday cultural and religious practices of a younger…

Communication technology not only changes the face of organizations, but can support organizations in their strive to become…

This is the first book to examine how effectively American and supranational EU governments have regulated innovative…

The body as a focus for power and resistance in differing welfare regimes is further explored in individual contributions on…

This book bringstogether distinguished scholars, community college practitioners, and emergingleaders to expand upon…

The focus of the global economy has increasingly shifted toward China and emerging countries. However, despite their high…

Presents an organizational perspective of social enterprises, which allows us to analyze issues such as their governing…

Education policy is at the very top of the political agenda - the proclaimed top priority of the 'New Labour' government.…

This book is an attempt to explore Shakespearean drama from the vantage point of the oppressed, invisible, and silent…

In a strategy deliberately counter to many earlier texts which focus on social aspects of death and dying this book will not…

Bacchus in Romantic England describes real drunkenness among writers and ordinary people in the Romantic age. his companion…

He argues that the national structure of inequality finds its myriad expressions in the urban environment. Not only does the…

Springing from a conference held in Bergamo University on the occasion of the centenary of the publication by Engels of the…

The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to…

Although both China and Vietnam are making a decisive transition to the market economy, they have also insisted on the…