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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.
Darwinian Fitness in the Global Marketplace
Analysing the Competition
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Reviews theories of competition and existing literature, and examines the attributes of market competition and strategies adhered to by firms in the global marketplace. Provides an in-depth analysis of a broad spectrum of important topics on competitive strategies and tactics.
Africa’s Natural Resources and Underdevelopment
How Ghana’s Petroleum Can Create Sustainable Economic Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
This book explores how African countries can convert their natural resources, particularly oil and gas, into sustainable development assets. Using Ghana, one of the continent’s newest oil-producing countries, as a lens, it examines the "resource curse" faced by other producers - such as...
Materializing Europe
Transnational Infrastructures and the Project of Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
This book explores the relationships between European integration and material infrastructures. Taking transnational infrastructures as the focal point of study, the book focuses on the various forms of mediation between the material, institutional and discursive levels of European integration and fragmentation in a truly transnational perspective.
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Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Italian Banking and Financial Law provides a thorough overview of the banking sector in Italy, offering historical perspectives, insight into current developments and suggestions for future evolution.
A Business and Labour History of Britain
Case studies of Britain in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
By bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and research in the area management and labour relations history.
Policing for Peace in Northern Ireland
Change, Conflict and Community Confidence
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
This is the first in-depth analysis of the transition from the RUC to the PSNI seen through the eyes of key figures, inside and outside the organization. It provides a fresh insight into the wider social and political context in which this change occurred and is a significant contribution to the story of the Northern Ireland peace process.
Managing in a Political World
The Life Cycle of Local Authority Chief Executives
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
Steve Leach identifies the key challenges facing chief executives in British local government in operating in an environment where party politics is a dominant force. It discusses the basis on which chief executives apply for posts and manage the interview process, and the importance of the 'honeymoon period' - the first 6-9 months.
The Tories and Television, 1951-1964
Broadcasting an Elite
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
This book explores the role of television in the 1950s and early 1960s, with a focus on the relationship between Tories and TV. The early 1950s were characterized by recovery from war and high politics. Television was a new medium that eventually came to dominate mass media and political culture....