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Jean Baudrillard
Fatal Theories
Series: International Library of Sociology
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity, Baudrillard’s sophisticated theoretical analyses...
Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
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Contracts of Carriage by Land and Air
2nd Edition
Series: Maritime and Transport Law Library
This book provides: • In-depth clause-by-clause analysis and commentary of the major international conventions and standard form contracts within these areas • New editions of two standard forms of contract for international carriage by rail • Citation of the relevant case law and statutes •...
Published March 29th 2008 by Informa Law from Routledge
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Growing your Business
A Handbook for Ambitious Owner-Managers
Growing Your Business helps owner/managers develop growth strategies for their businesses by providing frameworks, ideas, inspiration and hands-on assignments. Its contents are a distillation of the authors’ knowledge and experience, which has successfully helped hundreds of owner/managers to...
Published January 10th 2008 by Routledge
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Mixing Methods in Psychology
The Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Theory and Practice
Can qualitative and quantitative methods be combined effectively in psychology? What are the practical and theoretical issues involved? Should different criteria be used to judge qualitative and quantitative research?The acceptance of qualitative research methods in psychology has lead to a split...
Published July 14th 2004 by Psychology Press
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Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour
Series: Routledge Modular Psychology
Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour describes the nature and causes of pro-social and anti-social behaviour. It is an introductory level text aimed at students new to this area of Social Psychology. Topics covered include social psychological theories of aggression, altruism and bystander...
Published July 2nd 2003 by Routledge
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The Consumption Reader
Consumption affects every aspect of the contemporary world, from the most intimate moments of everyday life to the great geopolitical struggles that have been set in train by the forces of globalization. Consumer culture has recast the world in its own image, and we are only just beginning to make...
Published May 7th 2003 by Routledge
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Consumer Society and the Post-modern City
The fact that we inhabit a consumer society has incredibly far-reaching implications. Working through the often controversial ideas of the consumer society's most influential theorists, Jean Baudrillard and Zygmunt Bauman, this book assesses the ways in which consumerism is reshaping the nature and...
Published April 16th 2003 by Routledge
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The Cinematic City
The Cinematic City offers an innovative and thought-provoking insight into cityscape and screenscape and their inter-connection. Illustrated throughout with movie stills, a diverse selection of films (from 'Bladerunner' to 'Little Caesar'), genres, cities and historical periods are examined by...
Published March 19th 1997 by Routledge