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With the possible exception of molecular biology, no subject has been so transformed during the past forty years as that of the study of the landforms of the Earth. Central to that endeavour throughout that revolution has been Richard J. Chorley, whose achievement this volume honours. This book is not only about geomorphology: it is about how scientific change is effected and about how crucial people at critical times change the way we see the...

In 1999 D J Brown left his job as a doctor in the NHS, frustrated by a system that seemed intent on breaking him. He developed a career as a business consultant, helping companies to improve the way they worked. But his vocation eventually drew him back to healthcare and he returned to the NHS, only to find that it was still hampered by inadequate leadership, inefficient processes, unbalanced targets and a lack of collaboration. He found insti...

This book proposes a socio-cultural model of translation, taking into account how a translation functions in the receiving culture. It studies successive translations of "Hamlet" from the eighteenth century neoclassical version of Jean-Francois Ducis to the 20th-century Lacanian, post-structuralist stage production of Daniel Mesguich, each chapter focusing on a different aspect of the changing theatrical and literary norms.

First Published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1976. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Answers the questions of the Turks' opinion on European and Turkish identity, Cyprus, the role of the generals, human rights problems, the Kurds, religion, the pros and cons of Turkish association with the EU.

First Published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Originally published in 1928 this short essay looks two rival theories of the time, both hypothetical, and explores which one `better fits the facts¿.Whether memory depends on "enduring traces" in brain structure (to use the language of Professor Semon), or whether it depends on records in "psychical structure" (to use the language of Professor McDougall). Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

This book examines the politics of EU accession, by assessing the experiences of the newly-democratised and acceded Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, and the challenges that Turkey faces.

This edited collection explores the cultural and social contexts in which young people operate, and their use of social capital in developing identity and belonging.This book was published as a special issue of the Race and Ethnic Studies.

Originally published in 1964, this book tells the history of the British cinematograph industry for the first time, from years in which British films won the highest international awards to those when they were dismissed with scorn. The focus is on the directors and those who strove to gain a worthy place for British films in the world market.

This text brings together expert practitioners and scholars in African politics, law, and conflict and peacebuilding to examine the expanding international efforts to promote rule of law in countries emerging from violent conflict, focusing specifically upon experiences in Africa.

This book examines the key period of liberalisation in India from 1991 to 2008. It analyses the relationship between growth and liberalisation and, in particular, the recent `miracle growth rate¿ and its sustainability in the current Indian economic environment. This book is a significant contribution to the growing debate on economic growth and liberalisation, and the broader subject of economic development in India and other developing count...

The relationship between marginalism and socialism is complex and variable: this book pays equal attention to the differences and the common themes and highlights innovative contributions to 'classical' political economy.

Originally published in 1902, this title was discovered as a manuscript after the author¿s death and was published 4 years later. David Kay published articles on various subjects and was one of the sub-editors on the eighth edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. After writing an article on mnemonics he became very interested in the subject of memory. He had already published a title in 1888, Memory: What It Is, and How to Improve It, and this vo...

This informative book provides a challenging re-evaluation of one of the crucial ideas of Western civilization - the notion of progress. The contributors, from all over the world, present their diversified perspectives on its fate.

`Someday we expect that computers will be able to keep us informed about the news. People have imagined being able to ask their home computers questions such as "What¿s going on in the world?"¿¿. Originally published in 1984, this book is a fascinating look at the world of memory and computers before the internet became the mainstream phenomenon it is today.

Drawing on the author's long-standing research into housing issues surrounding the ageing society, this book examines this phenomenon which is now a concern in many mature economies.

It is now fashionable to analyse the merits of a society and its message systems not just with `objective¿ measures such as GDP and audience sizes, but also subjectively with measures of well being and appreciation of programmes. The latter procedures, more widespread in Europe than in the USA, receives pioneering discussion in this book, originally published in 1988 but which remains very relevant today.

This study by a well-known Keats scholar, first published in 1945, gives a precise description of the unfolding of a great poet¿s craftsmanship and suggests alignments of the technical progression with the changes of the mind.