Non-Fiction

Liberal Peace

by Michael W. Doyle

Comprising essays by Michael W. Doyle, Liberal Peace examines the special significance of liberalism for international relations.

The volume begins by outlining the two legacies of liberalism in international...

Pedagogy of Multiliteracies

by Heather Lotherington

Based on case studies from public schools in Toronto, Canada, this book chronicles an inspiring five-year journey to develop thinking about and teaching literacy for the 21st century. The research, which was...

Beyond Biopolitics

by Francois Debrix & Alexander D Barder

Beyond Biopolitics exposes the conceptual limits of critical biopolitical approaches to violence, war, and terror in the post-9/11-War on Terror era.

This volume shows that such popular international political...

Peace Operations and Organized Crime

by James Cockayne & Adam Lupel

Peace operations are increasingly on the front line in the international community's fight against organized crime; this book explores how, in some cases, peace operations and organized crime are clear enemies,...

Gender Ideologies and Military Labor Markets in the U.S.

by Saskia Stachowitsch

Gender Ideologies and Military Labor Markets in the U.S. offers a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between changes in military gender ideologies and structural changes in U.S. military and society....

International News in the Digital Age

by Judith Clarke & Michael Bromley

The new research presented in this volume suggests that general perceptions (cultural, psychological, geographical), allied to the customs and values of journalism, and underpinned by the uses of technology,...

Cinema Audiences and Modernity

by Daniel Biltereyst, Richard Maltby & Philippe Meers

This book sheds new light on the cinema and modernity debate by confronting established theories on the role of the modern cinematic experience with new empirical work on the history of the social experience...

Why Did the United States Invade Iraq?

by Jane K. Cramer & A. Trevor Thrall

This edited volume presents the foremost scholarly thinking on why the US invaded Iraq in 2003, a pivotal event in both modern US foreign policy and international politics.

In the years since the US invasion...

Bio Privacy

by Nancy Yue Liu

Bio-Privacy: Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics provides an in-depth consideration of the legal issues posed by the use of biometric technology. Focusing particularly on the relationship between...

International Perspectives on Public Health and Palliative Care

by Libby Sallnow, Suresh Kumar & Allan Kellehear

Public health approaches to palliative care have been growing in policy importance and practice acceptance. This innovative volume explores the major concepts, practice examples, and practice guidelines for...

Territorial Disputes and Conflict Management

by Rongxing Guo

This book examines the problems of boundary demarcation and its impact on territorial disputes, and offers techniques to manage and resolve the resulting conflicts.

Historically, most civil conflicts and internal...

Lou Manfredini's House Smarts

by Lou Manfredini

Lou Manfredini, aka Mr. Fix-It, is the trusted friend every homeowner wishes he or she had—someone who knows houses. In his fun, friendly, fully illustrated guide for both inexperienced and seasoned homeowners,...

The Funding of Political Parties

by Keith Ewing, Jacob Rowbottom & Joo-Cheong Tham

This book explores the problems associated with regulating the funding of political parties and election campaigns in a timely assessment of a topic of great political controversy.

From interest in Obama's capacity...

Intersectionality and Race in Education

by Kalwant Bhopal & John Preston

Education is a controversial subject in which difficult and contested discourses are the norm. Individuals in education experience multiple inequalities and have diverse identifications that cannot necessarily...

The Law on the Use of Force

by Gina Heathcote

The book presents the international laws on the use of force whilst demonstrating the unique insight a feminist analysis offers this central area of international law. The book highlights key conceptual barriers...

Multimodality in Practice

by Sigrid Norris

In this wide-ranging collection, leading scholars, researchers, and emergent researchers from around the world come together and present examples of multimodal discourse analysis in practice. The book illustrates...

The Changing Face of Special Educational Needs

by Alison Ekins

'Up- to-date and reflective of new government policy, this book will be an essential resource for all Senior Leaders and SENCOs.' - Lynne Cook, Senior Lecturer in Education, Oxford Brookes University

The Changing...

A Chinese Perspective on Teaching and Learning

by Betty C. Eng

Bringing together educators from a range of backgrounds - psychology, sociology, social work, counseling, and teaching - this volume shows how Asian cultural values and beliefs can provide a lens through which...

Family Lawcards 2012-2013

by Routledge

Routledge Lawcards are your complete, pocket-sized guides to key examinable areas of the undergraduate law curriculum and the CPE/GDL. Their concise text, user-friendly layout and compact format make them an...

Just Growth

by Chris Benner & Manuel Pastor

Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible. While offering specific insights for regional...