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This second edition updates Alvesson's significant critique of the economy of persuasion, where organizations and groups assign resources to rhetoric, image, and reputation rather than production of goods and services. It examines critical phenomena such as the knowledge society, consumption, higher education, organizational change, and leadership.

Provides a reflection on the relations between nature and culture as manifested by literary artefacts, and reframes literary study as a form of cognitive anthropology and archaeology.

Addresses questions of belonging, nativism, and nationalism in the writings of six early twentieth-century women writers across Argentina, England, India, Italy, and the United States, and explores themes of political and cultural citizenship in their work.

Peter Poellner identifies and sets out the tenets of existential modernism, a strand in twentieth-century ethics. The book examines its development in the work of Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Scheler, and Jean-Paul Sartre, and offers an interpretation of Robert Musil's The Man without Qualities.

How to Write Law Essays and Exams provides a practical and proven method of analysing, structuring and answering essays and exam questions. Designed for students of all levels, this book is packed full of worked examples, tips, and nurtures the vital writing and analytical skills needed to help students succeed in their studies.

A history of the birth moment of modern English poetry from Skelton to Spenser that studies a range of poets, from Wyatt, Surrey, and Isabella Whitney to Ralegh, Drayton, and Mary Herbert.

Explores the history of legal theatricality from antiquity to the eighteenth-century. It recovers a long tradition of jurisprudential thought about law as a form of theatre, a tradition that ancient, medieval, early modern, and later theorists transmitted across centuries, continually elaborating and reworking it to suit changing conditions.

A study of the notion of the everyday in the work of William Wordsworth, George Eliot, and Ludwig Wittgenstein that explores the interdependence of expressive form and the conceptualization or framing of questions about thinking, feeling, and communicating.

This is the most comprehensive book focusing on the law and practice of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) bringing together analysis of the recent case law and legislation in one volume.

This Volcanic Isle explores the rich geological history of the British Isles over the past 66 million years, since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. From the Isle of Wight needles to the Giant's causeway to the Sticklepath faultline in Devon, this book recounts how earthquakes and eruptions, plumes and plate boundaries, built the British Isles.

The need for pension reform is widely discussed against the backdrop of falling fertility rates and rising longevity, with reference often made to Denmark as a model for pension system reform. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Danish pension system; its design, performance, benefit structure, investment policies, regulation, and more.

This book analyses the legislative framework for capital adequacy and liquidity supervision in the Single Rule Book for European banks. It covers the historical realisation of the Single Rule Book for capital adequacy and liquidity supervision, and the background of the standards put forward by the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision.

Philosophical Methodology offers an up-to-date assessment of different methods of doing philosophy, and develops a novel account of the structure and goals of inquiry. It allows philosophers and students of philosophy to better understand their topics, and shows how philosophy can continue to make progress in answering its central questions.

Little Tiger loves to play, pounce and explore with his family. Sometimes his adventures can get him into a spot of trouble! This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the wild has big flaps to open and tiger facts to discover. A perfect mix of fiction and non-fiction.

Baby Koala likes to stay close to Mum as the pair snuggle up together, safe in the treetops. But one day, when danger threatens, Baby Koala must be brave and bold... This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the wild has big flaps to open and koala facts to discover. A perfect mix of fiction and non-fiction.

Maya loves walking. Whether she's spotting bugs in the woods or listening out for noises in the street, every walk is an adventure! This beautifully illustrated story reminds us that being outdoors is great for our mental wellbeing. It's full of ideas to inspire children to discover how much joy a walk can bring.

The otters and the badgers live on either side of the river, but they have never seen eye to eye. But one day shy Francie accidentally ventures into the badger lands in search of a new ingredient and she unwittingly sets off a new chapter in their ongoing feud. But maybe Francie's stunning new cookies can finally help them learn to get along...

Chains of Being argues that there can be infinite chains of dependence or grounding. Cameron also defends the view that there can be circular relations of ontological dependence or grounding, and uses these claims to explore issues in logic and ontology.

Thomas Heywood (c.1573-1641) was one of the most prolific and influential dramatists of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and early Caroline theatre. This modern edition of his works establishes him as a major and seminal contributor to early modern English drama, poetry and prose. Volume 3 presents the five Age plays that he wrote to delight and teach.

This volume analyses constitutional ratification procedures, examines their nature, origins, history, and especially the potential justifications for their use. The author offers a comprehensive demonstration of how constitution-making recommendations can be evaluated and tested from a normative and theoretical perspective.

In early modern Europe, literature and literate knowledge were produced within societies organised along hierarchical lines. What difference did that make to literature and literate knowledge? How were they inflected by social hierarchy? This volume asks these questions of genres, disciplines, practices, and writers ranging across Western Europe.

The 'Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy' is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field.

Practical and user-friendly, with tables, diagrams, flowcharts, and algorithms to convey the key points quickly and easily, Oxford Clinical Guidelines is the new invaluable resource for every final year medical student and doctor at the beginning of their training.

One of the first comprehensive textbooks dealing with the modern field of Nanophotonics. Though emphasis is given on semiconductors, optical processes in metals and insulators are discussed as well. Provides basic theoretical models in simple terms, and discusses the application areas.

A laugh-out-loud story about a little boy who has absolutely no intention of eating vegetables. Will Oliver ever give peas a chance?

The third edition of the leading and most comprehensive work on the carriage of goods by sea. It addresses the principles, regulation, responsibilities, obligations, and immunities within this area of English law with reference to case law from other common law jurisdictions and includes a new chapter on damages.

Celebrated and respected, this is the stand-alone guide to contract law, written by renowned contract lawyer Professor Ewan McKendrick. It uses a unique balance of commentary, cases, and materials to show students the law at work and help them to gain a thorough understanding.

Integration with Complex Numbers: A Primer on Complex Analysis offers a reader-friendly contemporary balance between idea, proof, and practice, informed by several decades of classroom experience and a seasoned understanding of the backgrounds, motivation and competing time pressures of today's student cohorts.