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This text offers examples of ways of reading literary and cultural texts in the light of Bataille's work. The chapters explore Bataillean notions such as heterology, transgression and eroticism, demonstrating their significance for both contemporary and futural modes of cultural analysis.

Offering an introduction to key research methods and approaches for the study of media and mass communications processes, this book starts with a discussion on how to select the right methods for the right research questions, before going on to outline the main methods and approaches for the study of: media organisations;

Unlike other histories of the English language, this introduction cuts away traditional divisions into old, middle and modern English to chart the rise of and changes in standard English.

This book introduces students to the diversity of theoretical perspectives on welfare, both illuminating the distinctiveness of each ideology and highlighting important continuities in thought. It goes on to illustrate how these theories are reflected in and challenge the development of welfare policy.

This fourth edition of the classic text on the Weimar Republic begins with Germany's defeat in 1918 and the revolutionary disturbances which followed the collapse of Wilhelm II's Empire.

This book provides an innovative approach to the relation of psychology to the media for media and cultural studies students. Drawing on post-structuralism, discursive psychology, postcolonial theory and feminism, the book explores the regulation of the masses and its place both in the project of psychology and of media studies.

An entirely new text for students of political geography following in the footsteps of the author's highly successful Modern Political Geography.

The English Civil Wars and Revolution remain controversial. Taking into account the radical exigencies and expectations of war and peace-making, the discordant testimonies from battlefield and bargaining table, Parliament, press and pulpit, Dr Kennedy provides a full analysis of the English experience of revolution.

This elegantly written and illuminating book explores the attenuated relationship between history and cultural studies, reappraising some of the issues and positions which have led to the impasse between them and highlighting the contribution to be made by a new engagement between cultural and historical theory.

It is argued that a full understanding of the new policing of Europe needs to take account of the linking of such justifications with the more diffuse debate around removal of border controls and free movement of people.

As the population of all European countries ages rapidly, understanding the phenomenon of ageing and social responses to old age has become a vital contemporary issue.

Reviews of previous editions: `...full of practical insights to help the teacher help children.' - The Teacher `Each chapter represents a scholarly, informative and complete text which deserves and rewards close and attentive reading.

A comprehensive, introductory coursebook for English Language 'A' and 'A/S' level students on any of the examination courses and suitable for Introduction to English Language courses at undergraduate level.

The Social Context of Health and Health Work breaks new ground by linking together sociology of health and social policy perspectives.

Written in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's three Problem Plays are so called because they do not fit easily into the other groups of plays.

This work covers the relationship between popular music and youth culture. Reviewing existing literature, it goes on to make illustrative use of studies of dance music, rap, bhangra and rock to examine how these musical styles become part of daily life in different urban settings.

The Asia Pacific region has become an increasingly important focus of attention in International Relations in the post-Cold War period and the evolution of Chinese foreign policy holds the key to future developments in this arena.

This history of Europe from the French Revolution to the First World War weaves together political, economic, social and cultural developments.

This collection is concerned with the articulation, mediation and reception of authority; Early modern people were not passive receptacles of principles of authority as communicated in, for example, sermons, statutes and legal process.

This book covers the processes of management and leadership in healthcare practices. Within the book are included simulation activities to provide practice experiences that illustrate the content of the chapters, as well as serving to expand the reader's range of experience within a safe, low risk practice environment.

Mastering Philosophy introduces the beginner to all the main areas of this fascinating subject. The book provides guided answers and comments to encourage the reader to engage in philosophical 'dialogue', and contains extensive suggestions for further reading.

This highly successful text has been updated and revised to take account of new developments in international political economy, notably the East Asian crisis, and the deepening crisis of African society.

This volume explains economic theory, introducing differing approaches from Marxism to feminist, to environmental, supported by working examples, tables and graphs. It also offers advice on learning techniques, essay writing, revision and examinations, and has a chapter on maths and statistics.

With numerous illustrations, helpful explanatory tables, boxes and textual inserts, as well as a list of further reading with each chapter, Ninteetenth Century Britain is an excellent introductory text book for students of this most vital period in British history.

This is a comprehensive introduction to social work with children that integrates theoretical debates with a full and sensitive exploration of practice concerns.

The emphasis on social cognition provides a unifying theme and topics covered include material on conflict and cooperation, including sections on prejudice, aggression and helping behaviour.

Brings together scholarship analyzing the process of economic, social and political development in East and Southeast Asia from the mid-19th century to the present day. It includes coverage of Japan, the "Tiger" economies and potential "Dragon" economies such as China.

This study of the Arabians and the Arabic-speaking peoples is a useful source of information on Arab history. Suitable for both scholars and the general reader, it tells the story of the rise of Islam in the Middle Ages, its conquests, its empire and its times of greatness and decay.

This collection of essays is intended to contribute to the debate on the nature and extent of early-modern puritanism. It highlights several important aspects of this culture, such as sermon gadding, fasting, the strict observance of Sunday and iconoclasm.

This book is a fascinating survey of nineteenth-century republicanism, the first of its kind this century. It investigates why it was that although France was one of the first countries in modern Europe to become a republic in 1792, it was nearly a hundred years before a republic was acceptable to the majority.