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The Foundation of Australia's Capital Cities is the story of how the places chosen for Australia's seven colonial capitals came to shape their unique urban character and built environments. Tony Webster traces the effects of each city's geologically diverse coastal or riverine landform and the local natural materials that were available for construction, highlighting how the geology and original landforms resulted in development patterns that ...

Two hundred years after Singapore's foundation by Stamford Raffles in 1819, this book reflects on the historical development of the city, putting forward much new research and new thinking.

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This book explains how the wholesales developed and managed these networks, giving them a competitive advantage in their dealings with the local societies.

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This book explains how the wholesales developed and managed these networks, giving them a competitive advantage in their dealings with the local societies.

Provides an overview of the technological capabilities of the Japanese building design and construction industry. The technological capabilities of these construction companies are outlined, and the industry's relationships with Japan's government and universities are also explored.

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The Sounds of Navajo Poetry analyzes five poems by Navajo poet Rex Lee Jim in order to think through questions of linguistic relativity and translation. In fundamentally rethinking linguistic relativity, this book argues for a humanities of speaking that attends to poetics as a key site for coming to terms with the ways languages facilitate imaginative acts. This book will be of particular interest to researchers in anthropology, linguistics, ...

Written by recognised experts in the field, Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants, provides evidence-informed, up-to-date guidance on how to rethink the role and contribution of TAs, and add real value to what can be achieved in classrooms. With practical tools, strategies and `real world¿ case studies, it is essential reading for all school leaders and teachers.

The Hidden Alternative will be of interest to students and academics studying economic, business studies, history or politics, and also to policy-makers who have witnessed the inadequacies of investor-led business models during the global recession.

This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently. Chapters look a...

This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently. Chapters look at...

Retaining well-loved features, this book is now matched to the new AQA specification and covers AS and A Level content together. With a strong focus on history skills, exam practice and specially selected sources and extracts, this book covers the period in breadth, to help students understand and make connections between the six key themes.

. Anthony Webster is Programme Leader Examines how and why the East India Company wa

In light of the recent global economic recession, this publication seeks to challenge the hegemony of the investor led business model in economics and business studies. The contributions to this book demonstrate that co-operation offers a real and much needed alternative for the organisation of human economic and social affairs, one that should establish its place at the forefront of public and academic discussion and policy making.

Demonstrates that cooperation offers a much needed alternative for the organization of economic and social affairs, one that should find its place at the forefront of public and academic discussion and policymaking. This title features chapters on education, fair trade, politics and governance, planning, and sustainability.

The proclamation by the United Nations that 2012 would be the International Year of Co-operatives represents a milestone in the history of the international co-operative movement. It reflects the growth and renewal of co-operatives globally during the past decade and a half, whether the focus is on financial co-operatives in Britain or producer co-operatives across Africa. Co-operatives have proved resilient in the wake of the global financial...