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The Waste Fix Seizures of the Sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos

The Waste Fix Seizures of the Sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos

First published in 2002. This book explores the philosophical social and aesthetic implications of twentieth-century America's obsession with eliminating waste. Through interdisciplinary engagement with fiction and popular culture William Little traces the way this obsession finds expression in powerful social forces (e. g. the drive to consume conspicuously; the Progressive-era campaign to manage scientifically; the current demand to reduce reuse recycle) and shows how such forces are governed by an idealism that links proper treatment of waste with the promise of salvation. | The Waste Fix Seizures of the Sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos

GBP 31.99
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The Urban Fix Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change Heat Islands and Overpopulation

The Urban Fix Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change Heat Islands and Overpopulation

Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The Urban Fix addresses how urban design planning and policies can counter the threats of climate change urban heat islands and overpopulation helping cities take full advantage of their inherent advantages and new technologies to catalyze social cultural and physical solutions to combat the epic unprecedented challenges humanity faces. The book fills a conspicuous void in the international dialogue on climate change and heat islands by examining both the environmental benefits in developed countries and the population benefit in developing countries. Urban heat islands can be addressed in incremental manageable steps such as planting trees and painting roofs white which provide a more concrete and proactive sense of progress for policymakers and practitioners. This book is invaluable to anyone searching for a better understanding of the impact of resilient cities in the monumental and urgent fight against climate change and provides the tools to do so. | The Urban Fix Resilient Cities in the War Against Climate Change Heat Islands and Overpopulation

GBP 34.99
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A Day at the Beach: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

A Day at the Beach: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

Pete Jem and Belle are enjoying a day at the beach until the weather turns stormy. Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and early adjectives this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session. | A Day at the Beach: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

GBP 11.99
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Time for Adventure: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

Time for Adventure: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

Jem’s friend Lottie has come to play but Jem is taking all the toys for herself. She learns that adventures are more fun when you share. Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and pronouns this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session. | Time for Adventure: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

GBP 11.99
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A Trip to the Zoo: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

A Trip to the Zoo: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

Pete and Jem are having lots of fun at the zoo but they both want to see different animals and are pulling their mother in different directions! Targeting Subject-Verb-Object sentences and regular plurals this book provides repeated examples of early developing syntax and morphology which will engage and excite the reader while building pre-literacy skills and make learning fun as well as exposing children to multiple models of the target grammar form. Perfect for a speech and language therapy session this book is an ideal starting point for targeting client goals and can also be enjoyed at school or home to reinforce what has been taught in the therapy session. | A Trip to the Zoo: A Grammar Tales Book to Support Grammar and Language Development in Children

GBP 11.99
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E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

Originally published in 1975 E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice draws on information about the life and works of E. M. Forster that came to light following his death in 1970. Exploring in particular the publication of Maurice in 1971 The Life to Come in 1972 and the Forster papers in King's College Library Cambridge this volume is an extensive study of E. M. Forster. It provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of Forster's work his intellectual and literary background his personality and the reception of his work. E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice places Forster's works in their social and cultural context and provides an excellent insight into his development as a writer. | E. M. Forster The Personal Voice

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Accounting for M&A Uses and Abuses of Accounting in Monitoring and Promoting Merger

Accounting for M&A Uses and Abuses of Accounting in Monitoring and Promoting Merger

Spending on M&A has in aggregate grown so fast that it has even overtaken capital expenditure on increasing and maintaining physical assets. Yet McKinsey the leading management consultancy reports that Anyone who has researched merger success rates knows that roughly 70% fail. The idea that businesses might be using huge and increasing sums of shareholders’ money for an activity that more often than not leads to failure calls into question the information on which M&A decisions are based. This book presents statistical studies case material and standard-setters’ opinions on company accounting before during and after M&A. It documents the manipulation of annual accounts by acquirers ahead of share for share bids biased forecasts of post-merger earnings by bidders and devices to flatter earnings when recording the deal. It explores the challenges for standard-setters in regulating information flows during and after M&A and for account-users wishing to learn from financial statements how a deal has affected performance. Drawing on a wide range of international examples this readable book is targeted not just at accounting specialists but at anyone who is comfortable reading the serious financial press is intrigued by what is going on in the massive M&A market and is concerned with achieving better-informed M&A. As such it might be of particular interest to business executives lawyers bankers and investors involved in M&A as well as graduate students interested in researching or learning about the role of accounting in M&A. | Accounting for M&A Uses and Abuses of Accounting in Monitoring and Promoting Merger

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E. M. Forster’s Material Humanism Queer Matters

E. M. Forster’s Material Humanism Queer Matters

Through attending to the nonhuman E. M. Forster’s Material Humanism: Queer Matters places Forster’s fiction in conversation with contemporary debates concerned with the intersection of neomaterialism environmental humanities and queer ecology. The book revisits Forster’s liberal humanism from a materialist perspective by focusing on humans’ embodied activities in artificial and natural environments. By examining the everyday embodied experiences of characters the book thus brings to the fore insignificant and sometimes overlooked aspects in Forster’s fiction. It also places importance on the texts’ treatment of queer intimacy as an embodied experience that can transcend sexual desire. The book acknowledges nonhuman agency as central to our understanding of queerness in Forster’s texts and studies the representation of formless matters such as dust as a way through which Forster’s ecological concerns arise by linking the fate of oppressed humans with oppressed nonhuman others. | E. M. Forster’s Material Humanism Queer Matters

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Pro Tools LE and M-Powered The complete guide

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered The complete guide

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems. Illustrated throughout with color screen grabs the book starts by giving you useful overviews and advice about the hardware options available. Subsequent chapters are packed with easy-to-follow instructions valuable hints and time-saving tips on how to use the software. Includes:* Full coverage of all new features in version 7* Information on tempos clicks and grooves* Two chapters on MIDI* Useful tutorials on using Reason Live and SampleTank* Recommendations on backups and transfers* Guidance on the DV Toolkit for post productionFor troubleshooting technical problems advice on purchasing decisions or inspiration for new ideas keep this book by your side as a vital reference point. | Pro Tools LE and M-Powered The complete guide

GBP 130.00
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Thinking the Greeks A Volume in Honor of James M. Redfield

Thinking the Greeks A Volume in Honor of James M. Redfield

This volume from an international and interdisciplinary cohort of scholars offers independent-minded essays about central Greek texts and about the relation of social theory and comparative method to the study of archaic and classical Greek literature. It is in honour of James M. Redfield whose innovative and theoretically-informed work has been a touchstone for the contributors; it includes an Introduction that discusses Redfield’s work as well as a complete Bibliography of Redfield’s scholarship. The volume is divided into three parts: on Homer; Plato in conversation with epic tragedy and comedy; and finally reception and transmission. An exploration of the dialectical relationship between literary genre and social form animates many of the essays. Drawing on work in anthropology linguistics sociology art history and philosophy this volume offers ground-breaking perspectives on the study of Greek literature. It will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers alike. | Thinking the Greeks A Volume in Honor of James M. Redfield

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Re-imagining Democracy Legacy Impact and Lessons of Spain's 15-M Movement

Re-imagining Democracy Legacy Impact and Lessons of Spain's 15-M Movement

This interdisciplinary book draws on leading scholarship on one of the most influential and consequential social movements of the past decades: Spain’s 15-M movement. The volume explores the legacy impact and outcomes of the movement and the lessons it offers for understanding mobilization in times of crisis. The book opens with a theoretical reconsideration of the positive ways social movements can impact democracy moving the field forward significantly. It also offers rich case studies to explore a range of areas of interest to social movement scholars. Chapters explore the biographical consequences of participation in social movements; how memories of the movement inspired new mobilizations; the reciprocal influence between the 15-M movement and feminist economics; how urban democracy was transformed by municipalism arising from the movement; how the movement generated a “Caring democracy” in the face of the Covid pandemic; and how it gave rise to a new radical democratic media ecosystem. The book explores the movement’s political economy as well as reflects on one of its unintended consequences: the rise of the penalization of counter-hegemonic protest in contemporary Spain. Although focused on a single emblematic movement it offers significant insights and lessons for scholarship on contemporary politics and movements. Re-imagining Democracy provides a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in the challenges faced by contemporary democracies the dynamics of social movements in times of crisis and the profound impact of social movements on contemporary democracy. The chapters in this book were originally published as a peer-reviewed special issue of Social Movement Studies. | Re-imagining Democracy Legacy Impact and Lessons of Spain's 15-M Movement

GBP 130.00
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Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Sergei M. Eisenstein's Work Cinema and Psychoanalysis in Soviet Russia

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Sergei M. Eisenstein's Work Cinema and Psychoanalysis in Soviet Russia

In this insightful book Alberto Angelini shows the influence of psychoanalysis and psychology on Sergei M. Eisenstein one of the most celebrated Russian directors and his cinematic output. Angelini situates Eisenstein’s life and oeuvre in the history and culture of twentieth-century Russia drawing clear parallels between his networking with key figures such as Lev Vygotsky and Aleksandr Luria. He utilises the tools of psychology with the insight of psychoanalysis to illuminate the ways in which Eisenstein understood art as an anthropological enterprise while maintaining the same dialectical philosophy as the director in highlighting the many disciplines and figures that he drew inspiration from. Angelini also looks in depth at the influence psychoanalytic theories of regression had on Eisenstein’s approach to art while examining the impact Stalinism had directly on both Eisenstein and psychoanalysis at large from the 1930s onwards. This book is an essential resource for psychoanalysts students and scholars of film studies as well as those interested in the intersection between psychoanalytic theory cinema and the arts. | Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Sergei M. Eisenstein's Work Cinema and Psychoanalysis in Soviet Russia

GBP 35.99
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The Essentials of M&A Due Diligence

The Essentials of M&A Due Diligence

How can you be sure you are buying the company you think you are? Are you sure it is as good as the seller says? How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once you are the owner and responsible for them? How best can you arm yourself for the negotiations? Have you worked out precisely what you are going to do with it once it is yours? How do you set the priorities for change to recoup the premium you have paid for it? The answer to all these questions and many more lies within a series of three comprehensive yet concise volumes by Peter Howson. The Essentials of M&A Due Diligence the first in the series is a must for anyone who needs to master the essentials of due diligence with the minimum effort and in the minimum amount of time. Straightforward and unbiased it sets out the fundamentals of pre-acquisition investigations showing which are appropriate and why.

GBP 18.99
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The American Revolution 1775–1783 An Encyclopedia Volume 2: M–Z

The American Revolution 1775–1783 An Encyclopedia Volume 2: M–Z

This definitive encyclopedia originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time covers the American Revolution comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence. Included are essays (ranging from 250 to 25 000 words) on major and minor battles and biographies of military men partisan leaders loyalist figures and war heroes as well as strong coverage of political and diplomatic themes. The contributors present their summaries within the context of late 20th Century historiography about the American Revolution. Every entry has been written by a subject specialist and is accompanied by a bibliography to aid further research. Extensively illustrated with maps the volumes also contain a chronology of events glossary and substantial index. | The American Revolution 1775–1783 An Encyclopedia Volume 2: M–Z

GBP 46.99
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Principles of Management

Principles of Management

An established work the second edition of Principles of Management offers the reader insight and analysis of the principles processes and practice of management and leadership. Covering private public and not-for-profit sectors the book also takes an international approach with a dedicated section on globalised processes and styles of management. The content is broken down into accessible sections to provide a clear and user-friendly book. Written to meet the criteria of practicality and professionality the book is relevant and useful with an emphasis on capability usability decision and resolution; fix; and an orientation towards implementation.

GBP 34.99
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Blockchain Transforming Your Business and Our World

Blockchain Transforming Your Business and Our World

The internet was envisaged as a decentralised global network but in the past 25 years it has come to be controlled by a few very powerful centralised companies. Blockchain is a technological paradigm shift that allows secure reliable and direct information transfer between individuals organisations and things so that we can manage verify and control the use of our own data. Blockchain also offers a new opportunity for humanity to fix some major problems. It can authenticate data manage its analysis and automate its use. With better data comes better decision-making. In this way Blockchain can contribute to solving climate change reduce voting fraud fix our identity systems improve fair trade and give the poor an opportunity to improve their lives by monetising their (digital) capital. A world built upon peer-to-peer transactions and smart contracts can empower individuals and communities. This book offers a fresh perspective with which to consider this transformative technology. It describes how Blockchain can optimise the processes that run our society. It provides practical solutions to global problems and offers a roadmap to incorporate Blockchain in your business. It offers a blueprint for a better world. Filled with easy-to-understand examples this book shows how Blockchain can take over where the internet has fallen short. | Blockchain Transforming Your Business and Our World

GBP 35.99
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Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics Developments by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics Developments by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen

This collection reflects on developments in the field of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as embodied in the work of Christian M. I. M. Matthiessen highlighting his diverse contributions to the field from theoretical and applied perspectives. The book surveys Matthiessen’s academic career and illustrates the myriad ways in which his work has reverberated through to current innovations in SFL research. The book also exhibits his theoretical contributions to major linguistic topics and his influence on the development of SFL. Written by some of the world’s foremost scholars in the field chapters cover such topics as theories of SFL and its applications in different domains as well as the developmental trajectories of SFL in major geographic areas. Addressing the key issues in SFL through the lens of Matthiessen’s career this book is an accessible resource for students and scholars in systemic functional linguistics as well as those interested in the systemic functional approach in related areas within linguistics. | Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics Developments by Christian M. I. M. Matthiessen

GBP 130.00
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(M)Other Perspectives Staging Motherhood in 21st Century North American Theatre & Performance

(M)Other Perspectives Staging Motherhood in 21st Century North American Theatre & Performance

This anthology examines maternity in contemporary performance at the intersection of a wide range of topics from nationhood to mental health queer parenting embodied dramaturgy cultural practice and immigration. Across the breadth of these themes we interrogate the cultural implications and politics of how we script perform receive and define mothers challenging many of the normalizing and patriarchal tropes associated with the mother-as-character. This book includes critical essays examining twenty-first century dramatic literature first-hand ethnographic accounts of motherhood in practice interviews feminist manifestos and artist reflections. In its deliberately curated variety this collection seeks to resist homogeneity and offer instead a range of approaches to key questions: what versions of motherhood get staged and why? And what do dramatic representations tell us about the role of mothers in our own fraught contemporary moment? This collection will be of great interest to those in academia who are teaching researching or studying in the fields of Theatre and Performance Studies American Studies and Feminist and Gender Studies. | (M)Other Perspectives Staging Motherhood in 21st Century North American Theatre & Performance

GBP 130.00
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The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions

The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are events that attract considerable interest from academics and practitioners and much research has been conducted into their impact on individuals organizations and societies. Yet despite all the existing research and the varied theoretical and methodological approaches employed there remains more to learn about M&As. The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions takes a detailed look at this multifacted subject using a novel framework of four domains – substantive issues contextual issues methodological issues and conceptual issues. Drawing on the expertise of its international team of contributors the volume surveys the state of the field including emerging and cutting-edge areas such as social network analysis and corporate branding. This Companion will be a rich resource for students researchers and practitioners involved in the study of M&As and organizational and strategic studies more widely.

GBP 39.99
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Industrial Development How States Build Capabilities and Deliver Economic Prosperity

Industrial Development How States Build Capabilities and Deliver Economic Prosperity

Governments are regularly judged by their ability to deliver economic prosperity however many policies fail to deliver their desired outcomes. Industrial Development examines historical examples of how governments have attempted to build productive capabilities and promote industrial learning. Each chapter shows a different way in which this is done whether it is imitating existing production technologies building new advanced technologies tapping into existing global chains or building their own value chains. The book looks at a wide spectrum of countries and industries from Silicon Valley to the early Asian model of building domestic industries. The book also reveals that academics and policy makers can be a major source of policy failure. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of capability building industrial development and economic growth and will be an essential reading for economists policy makers and government officials making policy in a global economy. | Industrial Development How States Build Capabilities and Deliver Economic Prosperity

GBP 38.99
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HBO’s Original Voices Race Gender Sexuality and Power

HBO’s Original Voices Race Gender Sexuality and Power

This book constitutes the first major exploration of HBO's current programming examined in the context of the transformation of American television and global society. With studies of well-known shows such as Game of Thrones Girls Insecure Looking Silicon Valley The Comeback The Leftovers True Detective and Veep and Vinyl the authors examine the trends in current programming including the rise of queer characters era-defining comedy reinvented fantasy series and the content’s new awareness of gender sexuality and family dysfunction. Interdisciplinary and international in scope HBO’s New and Original Voices explores the sociocultural and political role and impact that HBO's current programmes have held and the ways in which it has translated and reinterpreted social discourses into its own televisual language. A significant intervention in television studies media studies and cultural studies this book illuminates the emergence of a new era of culturally relevant television that fans students and researchers will find lively accessible and fascinating. | HBO’s Original Voices Race Gender Sexuality and Power

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Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice

The growth in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity around the world masks a high rate of failure. M&A can provide companies with many benefits but in the optimism and excitement of the deal many of the challenges are often overlooked. This comprehensive collection bringing together an international team of contributors moves beyond the theory to focus on the practical elements of mergers and acquisitions. This hands-on step-by-step volume provides strategies frameworks guidelines and ample examples for managing and optimizing M&A performance including: ways to analyze different types of synergy; understanding and analyzing cultural difference along corporate and national cultural dimensions using measurement tools; using negotiation due diligence and planning to analyze the above factors; making use of this data during negotiation screening planning agreement and when deciding on post-merger integration approaches. Students researchers and managers will find this text a vital resource when it comes to understanding this key facet of the international business world. | Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice

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The Cult of St. Anne in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

The Cult of St. Anne in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Dr Jennifer Welsh received her M. A. in Medieval Studies from Cornell University in 2000 and her M. A. and PhD in History from Duke University in 2004 and 2009. Her dissertation dealt with the cult of St. Anne in late medieval and early modern Europe. After four years as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of Charleston in Charleston SC she started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Lindenwood-University Belleville in Belleville IL in August of 2014. This is her first book. | The Cult of St. Anne in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

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