The Chaos Theory of Careers: A New Perspective on Working in the Twenty-First Century (Pryor Robert)(Paperback)

The Chaos Theory of Careers: A New Perspective on Working in the Twenty-First Century (Pryor Robert)(Paperback)

The Chaos Theory of Careers outlines the application of chaos theory to the field of career development. It draws together and extends the work that the authors have been doing over the last 8 to 10 years. This text represents a new perspective on the nature of career development. It emphasizes the

The Breaking of Nations: Order and Chaos in the Twenty-First Century (Cooper Robert)(Paperback)

An essential contribution to the dialogue on how civilized countries survive in an uncivilized world, Robert Cooper sets out his radical new interpretation of the new international order that has emerged from the debris of communism.In The Breaking of Nations, Cooper shows that the greatest

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Archer Neil)(Paperback)

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings

Working the System: A Political Ethnography of the New Angola (Schubert Jon)(Pevná vazba)

Working the System offers key insights into the politics of the everyday in twenty-first-century dominant party and neo-authoritarian regimes in Africa and elsewhere. Detailing the many ways ordinary Angolans fashion their relationships with the system--an emic notion of their current political and

Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene (Wark McKenzie)(Paperback)

Radical new critical theory for the twenty-first century In Molecular Red, McKenzie Wark creates philosophical tools for the Anthropocene, our new planetary epoch, in which human and natural forces are so entwined that the future of one determines that of the other. Wark explores the implications

Stagecoach in the Twenty-First Century (Jenkinson Keith A.)(Paperback)

Keith A. Jenkinson looks at the story of Stagecoach in the twenty-first century, with a array of rare and previously unpublished

A New Theory and Practice of Diplomacy: New Perspectives on Diplomacy (Spence Jack)(Paperback)

Effective diplomacy remains fundamental to the conduct of international relations in the twenty-first century, as we seek to define and manage a challenging new world order peacefully.New Perspectives on Diplomacy examines the implications of the shifting international landscape upon how states

Surrogate Warfare: The Transformation of War in the Twenty-First Century (Krieg Andreas)(Paperback)

This book explores the emerging phenomenon of 'surrogate warfare' in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of war is that it is fought en masse by one military versus the other state's military. But the reality today is that both state and non-state actors are increasingly looking to

Justice Is an Option: A Democratic Theory of Finance for the Twenty-First Century (Meister Robert)(Paperback)

More than ten years after the worst crisis since the Great Depression, the financial sector is thriving. But something is deeply wrong. Taxpayers bore the burden of bailing out 'too big to fail' banks, but got nothing in return. Inequality has soared, and a populist backlash against elites has

An Analysis of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Broten Nick)(Paperback)

Thomas Piketty is a fine example of an evaluative thinker. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, he not only provides detailed and sustained explanations of why he sees existing arguments relating to income and wealth distribution as flawed, but also gives us very detailed evaluations of the

A Social Theory of Corruption: Notes from the Indian Subcontinent (Rajan Sudhir Chella)(Pevná vazba)

A social theory of grand corruption from antiquity to the twenty-first century. In contemporary policy discourse, the notion of corruption is highly constricted, understood just as the pursuit of private gain while fulfilling a public duty. Its paradigmatic manifestations are bribery and extortion,

Penguin History of Modern Russia - From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century, Fifth Edition (Service Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary British Television Drama (Chapman James)(Paperback)

The early twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of television drama in Britain that adopts the professional practices and production values of high-end American television while remaining emphatically 'British' in content and outlook. This book analyses eight of these dramas -

A New History of the Future in 100 Objects: A Fiction (Hon Adrian)(Paperback)

Imagining the history of the twenty-first century through its artifacts, from silent messaging systems to artificial worlds on asteroids.In the year 2082, a curator looks back at the twenty-first century, offering a history of the era through a series of objects and artifacts. He reminisces about

Shadrach in the Furnace (Silverberg Robert)(Paperback)

In the twenty-first century, a battered world is ruled by a crafty old tyrant, Genghis II Mao IV Khan. The Khan is ninety-three years old, his life systems sustained by the skill of Mordecai Shadrach, a brilliant young surgeon whose chief function is to replace the Khan's worn-out organs. Within

The Age of Football - The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century (Goldblatt David)(Pevná vazba)

The critically acclaimed global story of football in the twenty-first

Merchants of Culture - The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century (Thompson John B.)(Paperback / softback)

Justice Is an Option: A Democratic Theory of Finance for the Twenty-First Century (Meister Robert)(Pevná vazba)

More than ten years after the worst crisis since the Great Depression, the financial sector is thriving. But something is deeply wrong. Taxpayers bore the burden of bailing out 'too big to fail' banks, but got nothing in return. Inequality has soared, and a populist backlash against elites has

The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know (Hirsch E. D.)(Paperback)

Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy lists essential facts in twenty-one subject areas to promote successful learning in kids.Child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr. cuts through the wealth of information available today to highlight terms that a

The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism (Kinna Ruth)(Paperback)

'The standard book on anarchism for the twenty-first century. Written with brio, quiet insight and clarity' Carl Levy A magisterial study of the history and theory of one of the most controversial political movements Anarchism routinely gets a bad press. It's usually seen as meaning chaos and

New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First Century (Shepherd Philip)(Paperback)

'New Self, New World' challenges the primary story of what it means to be human, the random and materialistic lifestyle that author Philip Shepherd calls our 'shattered reality'. This reality encourages us to live in our heads, self-absorbed in our own

The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century (Davidson Adam)(Paperback)

The brilliant creator of NPR's Planet Money podcast and award-winning New Yorker staff writer explains our current economy: laying out its internal logic and revealing the transformative hope it offers for millions of people to thrive as they never have before. Contrary to what you may have heard,

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain (Millett Martin)(Paperback)

This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes at the beginning and end of the Roman period

The New Faces of Fascism: Populism and the Far Right (Traverso Enzo)(Pevná vazba)

What is fascism in the twenty first century? What does Fascism mean at the beginning of the twenty-first century? When we pronounce this word, our memory goes back to the years between the two world wars and envisions a dark landscape of violence, dictatorships, and genocide. These images