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Chinese Architecture and the Beaux-Arts

By: Jeffrey W. Cody,Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt,Tony Atkin

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Chinese Architecture and the Beaux-Arts

By: Jeffrey W. Cody,Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt,Tony Atkin

In the early twentieth century, Chinese traditional architecture and the French-derived methods of the École des Beaux-Arts converged in the United States when Chinese students were given scholarships to train as architects at American universities whose design curricula were dominated by Beaux-Arts methods. Upon their return home in the 1920s and 1930s, these graduates began to practice architecture and create China’s first architectural schools, often transferring a version of what they had learned in the U.S. to Chinese situations. The resulting complex series of design-related transplantations had major implications for China between 1911 and 1949, as it simultaneously underwent cataclysmic social, economic, and political changes. After 1949 and the founding of the People’s Republic, China experienced a radically different wave of influence from the Beaux-Arts through advisors from the Soviet Union who, first under Stalin and later Khrushchev, brought Beaux-Arts ideals in the guise of socialist progress. In the early twenty-first century, China is still feeling the effects of these events. Chinese Architecture and the Beaux-Arts examines the coalescing of the two major architectural systems, placing significant shifts in architectural theory and practice in China within relevant, contemporary, cultural, and educational contexts. Fifteen major scholars from around the world analyze and synthesize these crucial events to shed light on the dramatic architectural and urban changes occurring in China today—many of which have global ramifications. This stimulating and generously illustrated work is divided into three sections, framed by an introduction and a postscript. The first focuses on the convergence of Chinese architecture and the École des Beaux-Arts, outlining the salient aspects of each and suggesting how and why the two "met" in the U.S. The second section centers on the question of how Chinese architects were influenced by the Beaux-Arts and how Chinese architecture was changed as a result. The third takes an even closer look at the Beaux-Arts influence, addressing how innovative practices, new schools of architecture, and buildings whose designs were linked to Beaux-Arts assumptions led to distinctive new paradigms that were rooted in a changing China. By virtue of its scope, scale, and scholarship, this volume promises to become a classic in the fields of Chinese and Western architectural history. Contributors: Tony Atkin, Peter J. Carroll, Yung Ho Chang,Jeffrey W. Cody, Kerry Sizheng Fan, Fu Chao-Ching, Gu Daqing, Seng Kuan,Delin Lai, Xing Ruan, Joseph Rykwert, Nancy S. Steinhardt, David VanZanten, Rudolf Wagner, Zhang Jie, Zhao Chen.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824861019

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Modeling Behavior from Images of Reality in Television Narratives

Myth-information and Socialization

By: Tony Russell DeMars

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Modeling Behavior from Images of Reality in Television Narratives

Myth-information and Socialization

By: Tony Russell DeMars

The study shows that television narratives have the ability to create meanings which reinforce or refute dominant ideas and myths of the society. Examines such shows as Beavis and Butt-Head; Family Matters; Home Improvement; Jenny Jones; Married With Children; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Oprah; Roseanne; Sally Jesse Raphael; South Park, and The Simpsons.

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Edwin Mellen Press

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0773476741

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9780773476745

New Perspectives on the Chinese Revolution

By: Tony Saich,Hans J. Van De Ven

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New Perspectives on the Chinese Revolution

By: Tony Saich,Hans J. Van De Ven

These essays present fresh insights into the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from its founding in 1920 to its assumption of state power in 1949. They draw upon considerable archival resources which have recently become available.

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Routledge

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1317463919

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The Computing Universe

A Journey through a Revolution

By: Tony Hey,Gyuri Pápay

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The Computing Universe

A Journey through a Revolution

By: Tony Hey,Gyuri Pápay

Computers now impact almost every aspect of our lives, from our social interactions to the safety and performance of our cars. How did this happen in such a short time? And this is just the beginning. In this book, Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay lead us on a journey from the early days of computers in the 1930s to the cutting-edge research of the present day that will shape computing in the coming decades. Along the way, they explain the ideas behind hardware, software, algorithms, Moore's Law, the birth of the personal computer, the Internet and the Web, the Turing Test, Jeopardy's Watson, World of Warcraft, spyware, Google, Facebook and quantum computing. This book also introduces the fascinating cast of dreamers and inventors who brought these great technological developments into every corner of the modern world. This exciting and accessible introduction will open up the universe of computing to anyone who has ever wondered where his or her smartphone came from.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316123227

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9781316123225

Sustaining Heritage

Giving the Past a Future

By: Tony Gilmour

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Sustaining Heritage

Giving the Past a Future

By: Tony Gilmour

How much of our built environment should be preserved for future generations? Using examples from Australia and the United Kingdom, this book debates the commercialisation of heritage and argues that market forces offer more opportunities than threats.

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Sydney University Press

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1743322070

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9781743322079

Unlocking Criminal Law

By: Tony Storey

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Unlocking Criminal Law

By: Tony Storey

UNLOCKING CRIMINAL LAW will help you grasp the main concepts of the subject with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising Criminal Law. The information is clearly presented in a logical structure and the following features support learning helping you to advance with confidence: Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject Key Facts boxes throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful check-list for each topic Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly Frequent activities and self-test questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice Sample essay questions with annotated answers prepare you for assessment Glossary of legal terms clarifies important definitions

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Taylor & Francis

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1317219376

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9781317219378

Drafting Cayman Islands Trusts

By: James Kessler,Tony Pursall

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Drafting Cayman Islands Trusts

By: James Kessler,Tony Pursall

The Cayman Islands is one of the world's leading jurisdictions for the establishment of offshore trusts. However, it is not easy for a practitioner to approach the drafting of a Cayman Islands trust instrument with confidence. This eminently practical book solves that problem to near perfection. Arranged as a collection of precedents, with each provision of every precedent explained in detail, Drafting Cayman Islands Trusts, could hardly make the drafting process easier. The drafter learns the advantages and potential pitfalls associated with each provision as he or she prepares to draft it. The authors provide specific language, although individual variations (based on the authors' expert guidance) are encouraged. The precedents covered including the following: Discretionary trusts (with and without protectors) Interest in possession trust Reserved powers trust Charitable trust STAR trusts Appointments and retirements of trustees For additional convenience, the precedents are also provided in Word format on a CD-ROM that comes with the book. The detailed annotation answers such key questions as the following: Are hostile beneficiaries clauses valid? Do automatic flee clauses work? What powers can a settlor reserve? How can STAR trusts be used to protect trustees holding high-risk assets? Would STAR trusts be recognised in other jurisdictions? How can one restrict a beneficiary's right to information and trust documents? Can the appointment of a foreign trustee discharge a retiring Cayman trustee? What indemnities should retiring trustees request from successors? As a systematic approach to drafting Cayman Islands trusts, this book will be of immeasurable day-to-day value to practitioners and administrators alike. James Kessler QC is a leading practitioner at the Revenue bar. He is the author of Drafting Trusts andamp; Will Trusts, Taxation of Foreign Domiciliaries, and Taxation of Charities. He is a founder member of STEP and founder of the Trusts Discussion Forum. Tony Pursall is a Cayman Islands attorney-at-law, who practices from the London office of Maples and Calder. He is a member of the STEP International Committee and of the City of London branch committee of STEP. He is the author of the Cayman Islands section of the World Trust Survey for Trusts andamp; Trustees and is a contributor to the Cayman Islands section of Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts. andquot;All those who work with Cayman Islands trusts, here or abroad, should leap to their feet and applaud James Kessler and Tony Pursall for this splendid work.andquot; Antony Duckworth, Partner, Charles Adams, Ritchie andamp; Duckworth

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041124888

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9789041124883

Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom

By: Tony Monchinski

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Critical Pedagogy and the Everyday Classroom

By: Tony Monchinski

Critical Pedagogy addresses the shortcomings of mainstream educational theory and practice and promotes the humanization of teacher and student. Where Critical Pedagogy is often treated as a discourse of academics in universities, this book explores the applications of Critical Pedagogy to actual classroom situations. Written in a straight-forward, concise, and lucid form by an American high school teacher, drawing examples from literature, film, and, above all, the everyday classroom, this book is meant to provoke thought in teachers, students and education activists as we transform our classrooms into democratic sites. From grading to testing, from content area disciplines to curriculum planning and instruction, from the social construction of knowledge to embodied cognition, this book takes the theories behind Critical Pedagogy and illustrates them at work in common classroom environments.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402084633

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9781402084638

Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity, 4e

By: Sandra Dunsmuir,Norah Frederickson,Tony Cline

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Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity, 4e

By: Sandra Dunsmuir,Norah Frederickson,Tony Cline

“This new edition of an indispensable textbook… covers a huge range of topics illustrated by case studies and practical activities. It will enable schools to navigate through the complex challenges they meet on a daily basis, making education both inclusive and effective for all.” Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor in Cognitive Development, University College London, UK “This updated edition of an already essential text is a must read for anyone with an interest in special educational needs, inclusion and diversity in education. It is thoroughly researched, accessibly written, and strikes the perfect balance between emphases on theory, research, policy and practice throughout.” Neil Humphrey, Sarah Fielden Professor of Psychology of Education, University of Manchester, UK Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity has established itself as the textbook on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This new edition retains the considered balance between theory, research and practice, written in an accessible, user-friendly style. The fourth edition contains key updates in response to changes in the field, including developments in national policy and ways of thinking about SEND. There is a focus on reducing inequalities and enhancing inclusion to ensure relevance to working within diverse communities. Up-to-date psychological and educational methods are examined in the book to support assessment and evidence-based intervention with children and young people. Key features include: •The increasingly diverse SEND approaches across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, within an international context •Identification, assessment and intervention strategies for those with SEND aged from 0-25 years •Extensive exploration of current developments, in particular within autism, mental health, mathematics and sensory needs •A focus on professional ethics, parental support for learning and person-centred practices •Case studies and learning activities to reflect contemporary best practice Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity is a comprehensive guide for educational professionals to support them in maximising inclusion while recognising and supporting diversity. Sandra Dunsmuir is Professor of Educational and Child Psychology at University College London, UK. Tony Cline is Honorary Research Fellow with the Educational Psychology Group at University College London, UK. Norah Frederickson is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at University College London, UK.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335251358

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9780335251353

Unlocking Criminal Law

By: Jacqueline Martin,Tony Storey

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Unlocking Criminal Law

By: Jacqueline Martin,Tony Storey

Criminal law is a dynamic and popular element of all law degrees. Unlocking Criminal Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an indispensable foundation in the subject. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms: Background to criminal law Homicide Actus reus Non-fatal offences against the person Mens rea Sexual offences Strict liability Theft Parties to a crime Robbery, burglary and other offences in the Theft Acts Inchoate offences Deception offences Capacity Criminal damage General defences Public order offences. The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with a list of aims and objectives, contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts to consolidate your knowledge, and diagrams to aid learning. Cases and judgments are prominently displayed, as are primary source quotations. Summaries help check your understanding of each chapter and there is a glossary of legal terminology. New features include problem questions with guidance on answering, as well as essay questions and answer plans, plus cases and materials exercises. The accompanying website www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk provides free resources such as multiple choice questions, key questions and answers, revision mp3s and cases and materials exercises.

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Routledge

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1134649398

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9781134649396

Peirce’s Twenty-Eight Classes of Signs and the Philosophy of Representation

Rhetoric, Interpretation and Hexadic Semiosis

By: Tony Jappy

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Peirce’s Twenty-Eight Classes of Signs and the Philosophy of Representation

Rhetoric, Interpretation and Hexadic Semiosis

By: Tony Jappy

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. The major principles and systems of C. S. Peirce's ground-breaking theory of signs and signification are now generally well known. Less well known, however, is the fact that Peirce initially conceived these systems within a 'Philosophy of Representation', his latter-day version of the traditional grammar, logic and rhetoric trivium. In this book, Tony Jappy traces the evolution of Peirce's Philosophy of Representation project and examines the sign systems which came to supersede it. Surveying the stages in Peirce's break with this Philosophy of Representation from its beginnings in the mid-1860s to his final statements on signs between 1908 and 1911, this book draws out the essential theoretical differences between the earlier and later sign systems. Although the 1903 ten-class system has been extensively researched by scholars, this book is the first to exploit the untapped potential of the later six-element systems. Showing how these systems differ from the 1903 version, Peirce's Twenty-Eight Classes of Signs and the Philosophy of Representation offers an innovative and valuable reinterpretation of Peirce's thinking on signs and representation. Exploring the potential of the later sign-systems that Peirce scholars have hitherto been reluctant to engage with and extending Peirce's semiotic theory beyond the much canvassed systems of his Philosophy of Representation, this book will be essential reading for everyone working in the field of semiotics.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474264840

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9781474264846

Special Educational Needs, Inclusion And Diversity

By: Cline, Tony,Frederickson, Norah

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Special Educational Needs, Inclusion And Diversity

By: Cline, Tony,Frederickson, Norah

Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity is the definitive handbook for student teachers, newly qualified teachers, trainee educational psychologists, SENCO's and SEN Specialist Teachers.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335221467

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9780335221462

Causation in the Law

By: H. L. A. Hart,Tony Honoré

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Causation in the Law

By: H. L. A. Hart,Tony Honoré

An updated and extended second edition supporting the findings of its well-known predecessor which claimed that courts employ common-sense notions of causation in determining legal responsibility.

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OUP Oxford

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0191018295

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9780191018299

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds

By: Tony D. Williams

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Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds

By: Tony D. Williams

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration of female avian reproductive physiology and ecology, and an emphasis on individual variation in life-history traits. Tony Williams investigates the physiological, metabolic, energetic, and hormonal mechanisms that underpin individual variation in the key female-specific reproductive traits and the trade-offs between these traits that determine variation in fitness. The core of the book deals with the avian reproductive cycle, from seasonal gonadal development, through egg laying and incubation, to chick rearing. Reproduction is considered in the context of the annual cycle and through an individual's entire life history. The book focuses on timing of breeding, clutch size, egg size and egg quality, and parental care. It also provides a primer on female reproductive physiology and considers trade-offs and carryover effects between reproduction and other life-history stages. In each chapter, Williams describes individual variation in the trait of interest and the evolutionary context for trait variation. He argues that there is only a rudimentary, and in some cases nonexistent, understanding of the physiological mechanisms that underpin individual variation in the major reproductive life-history traits, and that research efforts should refocus on these key unresolved problems by incorporating detailed physiological studies into existing long-term population studies, generating a new synthesis of physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology.

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Princeton University Press

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1400842794

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9781400842797

Developing a Neo-Peircean Approach to Signs

By: Tony Jappy

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Developing a Neo-Peircean Approach to Signs

By: Tony Jappy

This book takes up a number of Charles Sanders Peirce's undeveloped semiotic concepts and highlights their theoretical interest for a general semiotics. Peirce's career as a logician spanned almost half a century, during which time he produced several increasingly complex sign systems. The best-known, from 1903, defined amongst other things a signifying process involving sign, object and interpretant, the universally-known icon-index-symbol division and a set of 10 distinct classes of signs. Peirce subsequently expanded this process to include 2 objects, the sign and 3 interpretants. Uncoincidentally, in the 5 years between 1903 and the final system of 1908, he introduced a number of highly innovative semiotic concepts which he never developed. One such concept is hypoiconicity, which comprises 3 levels of isomorphism holding between sign and object and, in spite of the mutations these varieties of icon subsequently underwent, offers qualitative analysis as a complement to the traditional literal-figurative binarism in the discussion of verbal and nonverbal signs. Another is semiosis, which Peirce introduced and defined in 1907 but only rarely illustrated. Involving a complex combination of object, perception, interpretation and a medium, this is shown to be a far more complex signifying process than the one implicit in the three-correlate definition of the sign of 1903. Exploring the evolving theoretical background to the emergence of these new concepts and showing how they differ from certain contemporary conceptions of sign, mind and signification, the book proposes an introduction to, and explanations and illustrations of, these important developments.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350288837

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Good Practice in Adult Mental Health

By: Tony Ryan,Jacki Pritchard

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Good Practice in Adult Mental Health

By: Tony Ryan,Jacki Pritchard

This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support. This is an essential introduction written by practitioners, and also draws from the personal experiences of service users and carers, providing up-to-date and topical material covering major issues such as: * the concepts of mental health, illness and recovery * advocacy and empowerment * legal and policy issues relating to practice * gender and ethnicity in mental health * violence and abuse. The broad range of this book makes it an excellent resource for mental health practitioners, whether experienced or new to the field, support workers, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of mental illness and the mental health system.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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184310217X

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Integrated Marketing Communications

By: Tony Yeshin

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Integrated Marketing Communications

By: Tony Yeshin

Integrated Marketing Communications is a new text which will answer the key questions of what marketing communications is, how it works and why it is such a vital contemporary marketing function. It is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of this complex and rapidly evolving area. The author's long experience in the industry, and as a senior academic, ensures that the book is able to show how the communications process really works and how it can best be managed in a strategically and tactically cost effective manner. Throughout the book the framework of analysis, planning, implementation and control is used to help the student organize their approach to the complex decision making in the present communications environment. This is both an essential text and an indispensible reference resource and has been rigorously developed for undergraduates and postgraduates in Marketing and Business, and for the new CIM Certificate and Diploma exams in Business Communication, Promotional Practice and Marketing Communications.

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Routledge

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1136395075

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9781136395079

People of the Streets

By: Tony Parker

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People of the Streets

By: Tony Parker

People of the streets... you become aware of them, and wonder who and what they are... what kind of lives they have, and what living them means...' First published in 1968, People of the Streets was Tony Parker's sixth book, for which he spent a year approaching and interviewing people in London who were living their daily lives on street corners, along gutters or in subways. With his usual skill he coaxed them out of their natural reticence, born of solitude, into an unfamiliar but hugely illuminating spontaneity. 'In [Parker's] books the strength lies in the interpretive mind of the writer... He is a sociologist studying single cases in some depth and shows qualities of imagination shared by the historian and the biographer - a mixture of intelligence, sympathy and empathy.' TLS

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Faber & Faber

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0571304370

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9780571304370

Overcoming Learning and Behaviour Difficulties

Partnership with Pupils

By: Tony Charlton,Dr Kevin Jones

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Overcoming Learning and Behaviour Difficulties

Partnership with Pupils

By: Tony Charlton,Dr Kevin Jones

Partnership with students, involving them more in decisions which effect their education, can improve both motivation and behaviour. This is recognised by recent legislation, notably the Code of Practice for special needs. The contributions in this collection first consider issues such as empowerment and sources for learning and behaviour difficulties. The central sections, written by respected experts, look at different kinds of partnership and how they can be used, including peer tutoring, counselling, contracts, class-based support, self- monitoring and a range of whole school approaches.

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1134814356

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Citizens and Subjects

An Essay on British Politics

By: Tony Wright

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Citizens and Subjects

An Essay on British Politics

By: Tony Wright

Citizens and Subjects is an essay on the nature and condition of democracy in Britain at the end of the twentieth century. It looks at the commonly held view that Britain is a model democracy, exposing it as a dangerous myth that inhibits both radical thought and actual constitutional change. The book looks at the tradition of political and constitutional thought in Britain and at contemporary political reality, revealing a wide gulf between the two. Dr Wright, a respected teacher and academic recently elected a Labour MP, considers Britain's particularly acute form of a general problem of modern government. While the nation thinks of itself as a liberal democracy, its liberalism was in fact in place well before democracy came onto the agenda. From the outset, democracy was seen as a problem by both conservatives and liberals. Constitutional issues have re-emerged on the political agenda in recent years. Dr Wright discusses the means by which we might move towards a pluralistic, open and participatory democracy; he also argues, however, that practical reforms will not be possible unless they are linked to a new tradition of radical constitutional thought.

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1134944055

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9781134944057

Language and Migration

By: Tony Capstick

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Language and Migration

By: Tony Capstick

Language and Migration provides a lively introduction to the relationship between language and migration. Drawing on real-world case studies from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and New Zealand, this book investigates the language and literacy practices which sustain, extend, or curb different forms of migration. Individual trajectories, family networks, and societal level policy are examined through an interdisciplinary perspective on empires and colonialism, transnationalism, and globalization. Exploring the linguistic diversity which has resulted from voluntary and forced migration, this book covers theories from migration studies, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, sociology, and education studies, and offers broad coverage of different contexts of migration across the globe. It provides students and teachers with: Migration theories to interrogate current thinking on human mobility. Concepts from applied linguistics combined with other disciplines to explore complex migration experiences in countries of origin and destination. A critical understanding of language and power in economic migration and forced migration. An introduction to the role of language in broader debates about the impact of migration on national and international policies such as international development, global security, and education. Practical guidance on using discourse analysis to identify how migrant identities are constructed in the media and how this affects our understandings of asylum, immigration, and social cohesion. Featuring a range of activities and case studies in each chapter, Language and Migration is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying this topic.

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1351207709

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9781351207706

Tony Wheeler's Bad Lands

By: Tony Wheeler

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Tony Wheeler's Bad Lands

By: Tony Wheeler

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A tourist on the Axis of Evil. 'You guys really are the axis of evil', our guide splutters over his stein of beer in the Pyongyang duck restaurant. 'You're always leaning out of the windows and taking photographs when I tell you not to.' In an age of plastic knives on planes, Tony Wheeler can make the extraordinary claim of having visited all the rogue countries currently on newsreaders' lips. Bad Lands is a witty first-hand account of his travels through places often perceived as having some of the most repressive and dangerous regimes in the world: Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. Taking into account each country's attitude to human rights, terrorism and foreign policy, he asks 'what makes a country truly evil?' and 'how bad is really bad?' - all the while engaging with a colourful cast of locals and hapless tour guides, ruminating on history and debunking popular myths. Written by the founder of Lonely Planet, this fascinating account of life in these closed-off countries will appeal to anyone with an interest in the state of the world today. With additional excursions to places that are slightly misguided, mildly malevolent, seriously off course, extraordinarily reclusive and much misunderstood. The second version of this popular title is well worth a read! Author: Tony Wheeler About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013 Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1742204767

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Unlocking Criminal Law, Third Edition

By: Jacqueline Martin,Tony Storey

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Unlocking Criminal Law, Third Edition

By: Jacqueline Martin,Tony Storey

Criminal law is a dynamic and popular element of all law degrees. Unlocking Criminal Law will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease, providing you with an indispensable foundation in the subject. This third edition is fully up-to-date with the latest changes in the law and now includes discussion of the Fraud Act, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, and the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, as well as all the major new cases.

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1444127977

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Criminal Law

By: Tony Storey,Alan Lidbury

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Criminal Law

By: Tony Storey,Alan Lidbury

This textbook covers the Criminal Law option of the A-level law syllabus, and provides an ideal introduction for anybody coming to the subject for the first time. Criminal Law covers all A-level syllabuses/specification requirements, and is written by the principal examiner and principal assistant examiner in Criminal Law for one of the major examination boards. It contains extensive case illustration, and a range of examination related questions and activities. There is a special focus on key skills, and on the new synoptic assessment syllabus requirements. This fully updated third edition builds upon the success of the first two editions. It: provides coverage of OCR and AQA specifications is endorsed by OCR for use with the Criminal Law option includes new OCR synoptic assessment source materials (for use in examinations in June 2005) with additional guidance discusses new legislation and cases including Sexual Offences Act 2003, Andrews, Bollom, G and R, Rowland, Safi and others, Weller, Z.

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113589955X

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The Rough Guide to New Zealand

By: Laura Harper,Tony Mudd,Paul Whitfield

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The Rough Guide to New Zealand

By: Laura Harper,Tony Mudd,Paul Whitfield

Combining the most extraordinary aspects of both wild and cosmopolitan New Zealand, this Rough Guide offers unparalleled coverage of activities and accommodations. of color photos. 80 maps.

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Rough Guides

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1858288967

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9781858288963

Introducing the Law

By: Gary N Heilbronn,Gary N. Heilbronn,Paul Latimer,Jennifer M. Nielsen,Tony Pagone

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Introducing the Law

By: Gary N Heilbronn,Gary N. Heilbronn,Paul Latimer,Jennifer M. Nielsen,Tony Pagone

Introducing the Law 7th edition was previously published by CCH Australia.Introducing the Law provides students with a solid understanding of the Australian legal system. The 7th edition has a continued focus on tertiary legal studies and related courses. It contains a broad range of topics, including the legislative process and the role of courts in law-making, changing the law, processes and institutions for settling legal disputes and a critical evaluation of the legal system.

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CCH Australia Limited

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1921322039

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Molecular Genetics in Fisheries

By: Gary R. Carvalho,Tony J. Pitcher

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Molecular Genetics in Fisheries

By: Gary R. Carvalho,Tony J. Pitcher

The basic principle of all molecular genetic methods is to employ inherited, discrete and stable markers to identify genotypes that characterize individuals, populations or species. Such genetic data can provide information ori the levels and distribution of genetic variability in relation to mating patterns, life history, population size, migration and environment. Although molecular tools have long been employed to address various questions in fisheries biology and management, their contributions to the field are sometimes unclear, and often controversial. Much of the initial impetus for the deployment of molecular markers arose from the desire to assess fish stock structure based on various interpretations of the stock concept. Although such studies have met with varying success, they continue to provide an impetus for the development of increasingly sensitive population discriminators, yielding information that can be valuable for both sustainable exploitation and the conservation of fish populations. In the last major synthesis of the subject, Ryman and Utter (1987) summarized progress and applications, though this was prior to the wide-scale adoption of DNA methodology. New sources of genetic markers and protocols are now available, in particular those that exploit the widely distributed and highly variable repeat sequences of DNA, and the amplification technique of the polymerase chain reaction.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401112185

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9789401112185

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy

By: Tony Banham

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The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru

Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy

By: Tony Banham

Almost 2,000 British Prisoners of War were aboard the Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru when an American submarine torpedoed and sank her in October 1942. This book tells the story of those men, from the fighting in Hong Kong, through the sinking, and for some, to liberation and beyond. Although never previously studied in any depth, the sinking of the Lisbon Maru was the most costly American on British "Friendly Fire" incident of the Second World War. Of the 4,500 of Hong Kong's garrison who perished during the war, 1,000 died directly or indirectly from this sinking. From American, British, Hong Kong and Japanese sources, this book reconstructs the fateful voyage of the Lisbon Maru, and the experiences of the captives, the captors, and those on board the submarine that sank her. The book will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the "Hellships" that caused the deaths of almost 20,000 Allied Prisoners of War during the Second World War, or the experiences of Allied POWs in Japan.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622097715

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Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm

By: Tony Farrington

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Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm

By: Tony Farrington

In June of 1994 a dangerous "bomb" storm caught dozens of cruising sailors by surprise as they voyaged north from New Zealand. This is the true story of how nine yachts struggled to survive the hurricane-like conditions. Boats were battered by fierce winds and capsized by seas towering well over 50 feet high. Equipment was ripped loose, and water penetrated every weak point. Masts collapsed, rudders broke, and sailors lost steering control when they needed it most. The crews coped as best they could with injury, fear, exhaustion, and illness. Their electronic calls for help were picked up by satellites and radio operators, who initiated a massive air and sea search. This is the story of heroic rescues, human endurance, and tragic loss.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071398902

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9780071398909

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