Palgrave imprint: 15119 books
Contemporary Issues in Mining
Leading Practice in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Provides case studies, commentary and analysis on the mining sector from international experts in business, across the four key focus areas of strategic, operational, financial and disclosure perspectives on mining. Invaluable to executives, managers and advisers involved in the mining sector, including public and private mining companies.
Future Work
How Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive In The New World Of Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2011
The way we work is changing in the Internet age. The new majority of the workforce, women, Generation Y, the over-50s, as well as growing numbers of men share a need for greater control and choice about where, how and when they work. This is a guide to the skills you will need and the challenges you will face in the 21st century world of work.
Brand Breakout
How Emerging Market Brands Will Go Global
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Written by the world's leading thinkers on brand strategy, this book looks at what Asian and emerging market brands need to do to succeed in international markets and the challenges they face when competing with western brands.
Capital Returns
Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
We live in an age of serial asset bubbles and spectacular busts. Economists, policymakers, central bankers and most people in the financial world have been blindsided by these busts, while investors have lost trillions. Economists argue that bubbles can only be spotted after they burst and that market...
Vladimir Nabokov
A Literary Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
A clearly written, insightful study of Nabokov the novelist, providing an expert analysis of the 17 novels he wrote during a career spanning more than 50 years: one of the most impressive, challenging, and controversial literary achievements of our time.
by David Isaac, John O'Leary
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
Since the publication of the first edition of Property Investment almost 15 years ago, the property sector has undergone some significant shifts that investors must now factor into their investment choices. In this thoroughly updated second edition, the authors address the issues that have risen to prominence...
Margherita Sarrocchi's Letters to Galileo
Astronomy, Astrology, and Poetics in Seventeenth-Century Italy
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
This book examines a pivotal moment in the history of science and women’s place in it. Meredith Ray offers the first in-depth study and complete English translation of the fascinating correspondence between Margherita Sarrocchi (1560-1617), a natural philosopher and author of the epic poem, Scanderbeide...
Italian Masculinity as Queer Melodrama
Caravaggio, Puccini, Contemporary Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Offering queer analyses of paintings by Caravaggio and Puccini and films by Özpetek, Amelio, and Grimaldi, Champagne argues that Italian masculinity has often been articulated through melodrama. Wide in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this much-needed study shows the vital role of affect for both Italian history and masculinity studies.
Applied Drama
The Gift of Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Applied Drama offers an insight into theatre-making that takes place in communities across the world. It considers the role of artists who work in challenging settings, including prisons, schools, hostels for the homeless, care homes for the elderly and on the street. In this updated second edition,...
by Dr Alex Mermikides, Dr Jackie Smart
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Devising in Process examines the creative processes of eight theatre companies making devising-based performances. Companies covered include:• The People Show• Station House Opera• Shunt• The Red Room• Faulty Optic Theatre of Animation• theatre O• Gecko• Third AngelAuthors were granted...
Abjection and Representation
An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the complexity of the concept and its significance as a cultural category.
India Reloaded
Inside India’s Resurgent Consumer Market
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Brands and businesses from across the globe have tried to leverage the India opportunity, based upon simplistic and widely-held assumptions. This book takes a critical look at these myths and contradictions from an inside perspective, presenting a fresh and nuanced perspective on the opportunities...
Doing the Right Thing
The Importance of Wellbeing in the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
A common metaphor for modern life is 'keep the plates spinning', but it is becoming increasingly hard to balance professional and private lives, and this takes its toll. The authors examine the working relationship between the organisation and employee, and establish new ways that managers can broker a better deal for all concerned.
The Female Leadership Paradox
Power, Performance and Promotion
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for.