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Serie: Very short introductions
paperbackNederlands144 blz.9780192801814
22-1-2004
This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. It discusses the challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse a visual form. Meer
paperbackNederlands144 blz.9780192801487
24-4-2003
Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Meer
paperbackEngels160 blz.9780198811787
1e druk
27-5-2021
Refugees and other forced migrants are one of the great contemporary challenges the world is confronting. Meer
paperbackEngels154 blz.9780199670543
19-9-2020
What is entrepreneurship? Is it important? What do entrepreneurs actually do? These are a few of the key questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. Meer
paperbackEngels160 blz.9780198747222
1e druk
11-7-2019
Until the modern period the integration of church (or other religion) and state (or political life) had been taken for granted. Meer
paperbackEngels160 blz.9780198749912
22-6-2017
Branding is possibly the most powerful commercial and cultural force on the planet. Robert Jones discusses the vast variety of brands, and why we still fall for them even as we are becoming more brand-aware. Meer
paperbackEngels136 blz.9780190234874
23-2-2017
Populism is a central concept in the current media debates about politics and elections. However, like most political buzzwords, the term often floats from one meaning to another, and both social scientists and journalists use it to denote diverse phenomena. Meer
paperbackEngels136 blz.9780198715511
1e druk
27-8-2015
Social psychology is about the people who populate our everyday lives, and how they affect our 'personal universe', defining who we are, and shaping our behaviour, beliefs, attitudes, and ideology. Meer
paperbackEngels160 blz.9780198726074
2e druk
25-6-2015
The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital? Meer
paperbackEngels152 blz.9780199668533
24-10-2013
The subject of international security is never out of the headlines. The subjects of war and peace, military strategy, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and revisionist states remain central to the discussion, but burgeoning concerns such as climate change, migration, poverty, health, and international terrorism have complicated the field. Meer
paperbackEngels152 blz.9780199656981
24-10-2013
Tracing its development over the past century, Hendry looks at the jobs managers do today and their place in the culture of work and provides an insight into modern management theory. Meer
paperbackEngels192 blz.9780199596652
15-9-2011
Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small, but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Meer
paperbackEngels176 blz.9780199584536
1e druk
24-3-2011
Organization can happen through intentionally designed activity, spontaneous improvisation, or some combination of the two, but it always requires coordinated effort. Meer
paperbackEngels160 blz.9780199569915
29-7-2010
What is leadership? Are leaders born or bred? How do leaders lead? Grint considers these questions, prompting the reader to rethink their understanding of what leadership is. Meer
paperbackEngels192 blz.9780192853455
22-2-2007
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. Meer
paperbackEngels208 blz.9780192870506
3e druk
25-5-2023
Law is at the heart of every society, protecting rights, imposing duties, and establishing a framework for the conduct of almost all social, political, and economic activity. Meer
paperbackEngels141 blz.9780199660445
1e druk
8-10-2020
Medical law is concerned with our bodies, and what happens to them during and after our lives. Meer
paperbackEngels144 blz.9780190079819
1e druk
23-7-2020
For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.S. Supreme Court and its justices as a correspondent for the New York Times. Meer
paperbackEngels130 blz.9780199239337
1e druk
26-11-2015
This Very Short Introduction explains what international law is, what its role in international society is, and how it operates. Meer
paperbackEngels216 blz.9780198706168
2e druk
26-11-2015
This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Meer