Geographies of Developing Areas: The Global South in a Changing World (Williams Glyn)(Paperback)

Geographies of Developing Areas: The Global South in a Changing World (Williams Glyn)(Paperback)

Geographies of Developing Areas is a thought provoking and accessible introductory text, presenting a fresh view of the Global South that challenges students' pre-conceptions and promotes lively debate. Rather than presenting the Global South as a set of problems, from rapid urbanization to

Global Health (Nicholson Brian D.)(Paperback)

The concept of global health has moved on from focusing on the problems of the developing world to encompass health problems with global impact. Global health issues impact daily on local healthcare delivery and professional practice. This illuminating guide for healthcare students and

Developing Professional Practice in Health and Social Care (Barnard Adam)(Paperback)

Addressing the changing world of professionalism, this text combines theory, research and practice, using real case studies, to investigate the process of becoming professional. Mapping the journey from allied or associate practitioner positions through qualifying and into advanced practitioner

Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy (Dicken Peter)(Paperback)

Global Shift is - quite simply - the definitive work on economic globalization. The extensive use of graphics, lack of jargon, and clear definition of terms has made it the standard work for the social sciences. The Seventh Edition has been completely updated using the latest available sources. It

Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World (Williams Mark)(Paperback)

The Life-Changing International BestsellerMindfulness reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion. It promotes the kind of happiness and peace that gets into your bones. It seeps into

Cultures and Societies in a Changing World (Griswold Wendy)(Paperback)

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. Through this book, students will gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas,

Through the Valley - Vietnam, 1967-1968 (Humphries James F.)(Paperback / softback)

The fierce close combat in the remote areas of South Vietnam's northern provinces in 1967-1968 - the battles of Hiep Duc, March 11, Nhi Ha, and Hill 406 - has been a strangely underreported slice of the Vietnam War. Through the Valley brings those battles into sharp

The Global North-South Atlas: Mapping Global Change (Solarz Marcin Wojciech)(Paperback)

This innovative atlas deconstructs the contemporary image of the North-South divide between developed and underdeveloped countries which was established by the 1980 Brandt Line, and advocates the need for the international community to redraw the global map to be fit for the twenty-first century

Raymond Williams: From Wales to the World (Woodhams Stephen)(Paperback)

A newly curated volume of academic essays on Raymond Williams' work. To be published in Williams' centenary year, as part of the Parthian Modern Wales

Negotiation Preparation in a Global World: Symptoms of Success and Failure (Rudd Jill E.)(Paperback)

Negotiation Preparation in a Global World guides the reader through a series of issues to consider in building international and intercultural business negotiation skills. It takes the approach of examining failed business negotiations to analyze how improved communication might have led to

Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas (World of Astrid Lindgren) (Lindgren Astrid)(Paperback / softback)

Predators: The Cia's Drone War on Al Qaeda (Williams Brian Glyn)(Pevná vazba)

'Predators' is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples

Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching (Williams Marion)(Paperback)

Winner of the Ben Warren International House Trust Prize 2015. This book explores key areas of educational and social psychology and considers their relevance to language teaching, using activities and questions for reflection. Issues discussed include learners' and teachers' beliefs about how a

Rethinking Urban Risk and Resettlement in the Global South (Johnson Cassidy)(Paperback)

Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms: A Five Areas Approach (Williams Christopher)(Paperback)

Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms uses the proven and trusted five areas model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to help people experiencing a range of medically unexplained symptoms, including chronic headaches, fatigue, dizziness, loss of sensation, weakness and numbness. Easy to use

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Giridharadas Anand)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to 'change the world' preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that

Dressing Global Bodies: The Political Power of Dress in World History (Lemire Beverly)(Paperback)

Dressing Global Bodies addresses the complex politics of dress and fashion from a global perspective spanning four centuries, tying the early global to more contemporary times, to reveal clothing practice as a key cultural phenomenon and mechanism of defining one's identity.This collection of

Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World (Garvey Berger Jennifer)(Paperback)

Listen to people in every field and you'll hear a call for more sophisticated leadership-for leaders who can solve more complex problems than the human race has ever faced. But these leaders won't simply come to the fore; we have to develop them, and we must cultivate them as quickly as is humanly

Elementary Aspects of the Political: Histories from the Global South (Banerjee Prathama)(Paperback)

In Elementary Aspects of the Political Prathama Banerjee moves beyond postcolonial and decolonial critiques of European political philosophy to rethink modern conceptions of 'the political' from the perspective of the global South. Drawing on Indian and Bengali practices and philosophies from the

Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World (Afshar H.)(Pevná vazba)

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminisation of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and

Blue Labour: Forging a New Politics (Williams Rowan)(Paperback)

In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, and the worst recession for over seventy years, Britain has witnessed one of the most turbulent eras in politics since the Second World War. The dominant political and capitalistic system has come under close scrutiny; and the 2008 financial crash and

Harnessing Change to Develop Talent and Beat the Competition (Spina James D.)(Paperback)

Developing talent is at the heart of any successful business, but in an age of changing technology and social needs, how can you best adapt to a new world and develop the talent your company needs? Harnessing Change to Develop Talent and Beat the Competition explores how organizations can

The World Republic of Letters (Casanova Pascale)(Paperback)

The 'world of letters' has always seemed a matter more of metaphor than of global reality. In this book, Pascale Casanova shows us the state of world literature behind the stylistic refinements--a world of letters relatively independent from economic and political realms, and in which language

Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South (Ness Immanuel)(Paperback)

'In these depressing times, when the neoliberal consensus has acquired an aura of inevitability akin to the Laws of Physics, it is a breath of fresh air to read serious scholarship that challenges this consensus.'--Norman Finkelstein, author, The Rise and Fall of Palestine Professor Immanuel