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Reading Poetry provides an introduction to the ideas and techniques that can help students produce informed and exciting readings of poetry. A wide spectrum of examples is included, ranging from fifteenth-century lyrics and ballads to contemporary poetry from all over the English-speaking world.The second edition includes a new chapter on post-colonial poetry, a substantial increase in the number of end-of-chapter interactive exercises, a...

Changing English focuses on the radical changes that have taken place in the structure of English over a millennium and a half, detailing the influences of migration, colonialism and many other historical, social and cultural phenomena.

The eighth edition of this highly-praised textbook has been substantially updated and revised to provide students of British studies with the perfect introduction to Britain, its country and people, politics and government, education, economy, media, arts and religion. It includes: discussion of recent developments and areas of topical interest in British society such as immigration, the recession, devolution and the Scottish Referendum and...

Marketing Destinations and Venues for Conferences, Conventions and Business Events covers key areas in marketing and promotion, such as:* Trends and issues in destination and venue marketing* Strategic marketing planning, ROI and strategy evaluation* Destination and venue selling strategies* Future challenges, opportunities and supply-side developments

With intellectual reference points that include Foucault and Freud, Wittig, Kristeva and Irigaray, this is one of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years and is perhaps the essential work of contemporary feminist thought.

A timely reminder of Annan's ideas and priorities; his words on war, peace, humanity, and 'man's inhumanity to man'.

Strategic Supply Chain Management contains twenty real-world cases, all of which have been field researched by a top author team. Illuminating the real dilemmas faced by executives, this textbook explains how to create a winning supply chain management strategy.

Comprehensive in scope and depth, this text includes clear writing and informative illustrations for advanced students and working immunologists. It presents immunology from a consistent point of view throughout—that of the host’s interaction with an environment full of microbes and pathogens. This edition has been thoroughly revised, bringing the content up to date with important developments in the field, especially in the topic of innate im...

In order to embrace recent challenges and changes in the governance of IT strategies, SAP and its think tank - the Business Transformation Academy (BTA) - have jointly developed the Digital Capability Framework (DCF). Digital Enterprise Transformation: A Business-Driven Approach to Leveraging Innovative IT by Axel Uhl and Lars Alexander Gollenia outlines this framework which supports companies in analyzing their business potential generated by...

Many tools are on offer to politicians and other policy-makers when they seek to change policy outcomes. Often they choose to concentrate on one set of tools, but fail to see the costs as well as the benefits – and may not consider the available evidence regarding their effectiveness. This innovative new textbook clearly sets out the main tools of government, and provides an analysis of their efficacy when applied to public problems. Offerin...

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book contains contributions on the latest trends and key-projects in river engineering, flood protection and river restoration in Switzerland, and is invaluable to river engineers and researchers.

This book presents material that has been prepared by CISSP credential holders and reviewed by (ISC)² authorized instructors who are highly knowledgeable about the latest information security-related developments and are proven experts in the CISSP common body of knowledge (CBK). Endorsed by the (ISC)², the Official (ISC)2® Guide to the CISSP® CBK®, Fourth Edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of information systems security ...

Like the best-selling first two editions, this third edition provides an up-to-date guide to data analysis using the R system for statistical computing. It explains how to conduct a range of statistical analyses, from simple inference to recursive partitioning to cluster analysis. Along with more exercises and more detailed explanations of R code, this edition includes three new chapters on quantile regression, missing values, and Bayesian inf...

History Of Western Philosophy was published in 1946. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy.

What is a narrative? What is narrative fiction? How does it differ from other kinds of narrative? What featuers turn a discourse into a narrative text? Now widely acknowledged as one of the most significant volumes in its field, Narrative Fiction turns its attention to these and other questions.

Addressing economics, fascism, history, socialism and the Holocaust, Hayek unwraps the trappings of socialist ideology. The Road to Serfdom remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought.

This classic textbook provides comprehensive coverage of key topics taught within sport and leisure management courses today. Revised in a new sixth edition, it provides an insightful and engaging introduction, featuring analysis of managerial ideas and issues required by students aiming for a career in this expanding industry.

Intended for the beginner, this book examines some of the ways linguists can express what native speakers know about the sound system of their language.

This book describes how to improve your performance by applying Lean methods to your work. It translates powerful Lean tools such as visual management, flow, pull, 5S, and kaizen to your daily work, revealing how they can help to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and link you ever more closely to customer value. Helping you develop better self-awareness, more disciplined problem-solving skills, and the ability to self-correct errors, the ...