The concept of negotiation is critical to coping with all manner of strategic problems that arise in the everyday dealings that people have with each other and organizations. Game theory illustrates this to the full and shows how these problems can be... Zobraziť viac
An invaluable resource for linguists, learners and users of Lithuanian, this is the first dictionary of the language generally available in the West for a number of years. Special supplemental section includes a guide to Lithuanian pronunciation and... Zobraziť viac
None of us can avoid being interested in food. Our very existence depends on the supply of safe, nutritious foods. It is then hardly surprising that food has become the focus of a wide range of ethical concerns: Is the food we buy safe? Is it produced... Zobraziť viac
News gathering is a large, complicated and often messy task that has traditionally been viewed by journalists as irretrievably idiosyncratic, best learned through trial and error. Advanced Reporting takes the opposite approach, focusing on reporting as... Zobraziť viac
Tests of significance have been a key tool in the research kit of behavioral scientists for nearly fifty years, but their widespread and uncritical use has recently led to a rising volume of controversy about their usefulness Zobraziť viac
In the face of increasing political disenchantment, many Western governments have experimented, with innovations which aim to enhance the working and quality of democracy as well as increasing citizens' political awareness and understanding of... Zobraziť viac
No other issue has divided the feminist movement in the past two decades quite like pornography. By providing the first book to engage in an empirical investigation of the pornography industry itself, the authors--each grounded in the radical feminist... Zobraziť viac
Russia's state system has changed significantly since 1991, but the question of how the country should be governed has not been fully answered. This book argues that establishing an effective and regulated relationship between Russia's center and its... Zobraziť viac
In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged the widespread measurement and management of 'performance'. But is performance management an appropriate model for public sector organizations, and has it proved... Zobraziť viac
Teleworking is an up-to-date, groundbreaking and comprehensive assessment of teleworking. It includes * multidisciplinary contributions drawing on sociology, management science, economics, philosophy and information technology* analysis of post-modern... Zobraziť viac
"Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery" is designed as a complement to a beginning student's ballet training. The book opens with a brief description of the benefits of ballet training to young dancers, and then introduces fundamentals and precepts of... Zobraziť viac
This book investigates how scholars from a variety of disciplines have defined and explained political development across what was formerly known as the "age of absolutism." It assesses whether the term still has utility as a tool of analysis and it... Zobraziť viac
To date, critical analysis of the EMU project has largely been advanced from the centre-right spectrum of British politics. Comparable questions from the centre-left have failed to find a coherent voice. Although, the European fault-line cannot be... Zobraziť viac
Democratic Innovation is an original look at the political future of democracy, exploring the latest ideas aimed at renewing popular power. Featuring new writings by leading European, American and Australian democratic theorists, this book explores the... Zobraziť viac
The philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy that examines the... Zobraziť viac
This work evaluates the pros and cons of NATO enlargement. It explains why NATO offered membership to three of its Cold War adversaries and makes recommendations about which countries, if any, should be offered membership in the future. Zobraziť viac
Why did the third World Trade Center building (WTC7) collapse on September 11th , even though it was not struck by any aircraft... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1959. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zobraziť viac
This landmark volume provides a broad-based, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. Fifty-seven chapters are organized in eight thematic sections... Zobraziť viac
This volume brings together some of the leading international public relations academics and practitioners to provide valuable insights into the theories underpinning current PR thinking and practice. Zobraziť viac
