Palgrave (51 kníh )
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G. R. Berridge, Alan James A Dictionary of Diplomacy ENLike all professions, diplomacy has spawned its own specialized terminology, and it is this lexicon which provides A Dictionary of Diplomacy's thematic spine. However, the dictionary also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organizations and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written influentially about it over the last half millennium. All students of diplomacy…
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A History of Slovakia ENThis classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia`s resilience and struggle for survival, it describes contributions to European civilization in the Middle Ages; the development of Slovak consciousness in response to Magyarization; its struggle for autonomy in Czechoslovakia after the…
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Robert Cohen, James Calleri Acting Professionally EN'Everybody wants to get into the act' said the old-time comic Jimmy Durante, but the fact is that becoming a professional actor requires a lot more than just the desire to break into the business. A clear understanding of how acting careers are built and the specific way that actors must position themselves in a professional environment overseen by directors, agents, casting directors and acting unions is essential…
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Patrick Dunleavy Authoring a PhDAuthoring a PhD involves having creative ideas, working out how to organize them, writing up from your plans, upgrading your text, and finishing it speedily and to a good standard. It also includes being examined and getting your work published. This book provides a huge range of ideas and suggestions to help you cope with both the intellectual issues involved and the practical difficulties of organizing your work…
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Andrew Geddes Britain and the European Union ENBritain's relationship with the EU has always been riddled with doubt, scepticism and awkwardness. This much-needed new book examines why, how and with what effect the EU has become such a contentious issue in UK politics. It places the debate in historical context by starting with an overview of debates about membership in the 1950s and 1960s and then goes on to examine the impact of Britain's membership since 1973…
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Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini, Catherine Nickerson, Brigitte Planken Business Discourse ENThis book will enable students, researchers and practitioners with some background in applied linguistics and/or (business) communication to engage with most of the issues raised by the multidisciplinary field of business discourse. To applied linguists new to business communication, and to researchers with a business background and with an interest in language and communication, this book offers accessible, varied…
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Randal Holme Cognitive Linguistics and Language Teaching ENLanguage consists of constructions acquired through use, pair form with meaning, and encode different experiences of reality. Exploring how this knowledge is challenging second language learning the book examines how cognitive linguistic theory can propose new classroom methods, revive older ones, or underpin aspects of current practice.
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Janet Dine, Marios Koutsias Company Law ENCompany Law is a complete and accessible guide to the legal framework in which companies operate. Logically structured and with a readable style, the text includes helpful summaries for each chapter, along with case notes. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and is presented with new livery and new two-colour text.
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Ewan McKendrick Contract Law ENThis best-selling, classic text provides a clear and straightforward account of the basic rules of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Praised time and again by both lecturers and students, Contract Law is compact yet comprehensive, well-written, well-structured, stimulating and…
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Ewan McKendrick Contract LawThis bestselling, classic textbook provides a clear and straightforward account of contract law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines...
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Michael Hünseler Credit Portfolio Management ENCredit Portfolio Management is an excellent book on the modern credit value chain of banks. With the banking industry in general overhaul and credit business at the core of it, this book provides a timely and practical guidance on how to successfully manage a credit portfolio in light of a challenging market environment and increased regulatory scrutiny. A focus is placed on the development of a risk strategy with…
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G.R. Beridge Diplomacy: Theory and Practice ENAll states are doomed to diplomacy. In recent years, there has also been a quiet counter-revolution in the way it is conducted. These themes are elaborated in this book via discussion of the art of negotiation and the many channels through which it is practised. Public diplomacy, about which so much is now heard, also receives attention in a provocative new chapter. Consular work, currently regarded by governments…
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Robert M. Solow Economics for the Curious EN12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy.
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Nick Hanley, Jason Shogren, Ben White Environmental Economics in Theory and Practice ENThis completely revised and updated edition covers all the major topics in the field, including the economics of sustainable development, market failure and mechanism design, pollution taxes and tradable permits, trans-boundary pollution, non-renewable and renewable resources (including both fisheries and forests), environmental valuation, risk, and trade and the environment. The authors make extensive use of…
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Andrew Porter European Imperialism, 1860-1914This study surveys the growth of European intervention outside Europe between 1860 and 1914. It treats its subject, 'imperialism', as a process of increasing contact, influence and control, rather than as the nature and consequences of colonial rule...
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Keith Pilbeam Finance and Financial Markets ENFinance & Financial Markets is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to finance, making the operation of financial institutions, markets and instruments readily understandable for students in business, economics and finance courses and those wanting to understand the workings of the financial world.
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Christoph Unger Genre, Relevance and Global Coherence ENGenre, Relevance and Global Coherence seeks to explain how discourse types or genre may influence the addressee's inferential processes in identifying the communicator's intention. There are two main areas where such an influence is often felt: the interpretation of tense and aspect markers is often said to differ in various text types, and the communication of implicatures is said to differ in various talk-exchange…
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Andrew Heywood Global Politics ENThis book is a major new introduction to international relations / global politics. Written by a leading textbook author, it is engaging, stimulating and forward-looking, covering all the topics and theory students require at an introductory level.Contents: Introducing Global Politics Historical Context Theories of Global Politics The Economy in a Global Age The State and Foreign Policy in a Global Age …
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Bryan Greetham How to Write Better Essays ENHave you ever wondered why some people seem to be so good at writing essays, with the ability to write well-structured prose, incorporating interesting and relevant ideas with the minimum of effort, while others struggle to get even the simplest idea down on paper? We often assume that we either have these skills or we don`t, and that there is nothing we can do about it. This book might just change your mind... How…
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Cass R. Sunstein Human Agency and Behavioral EconomicsThis Palgrave Pivot offers comprehensive evidence about what people actually think of “nudge” policies designed to steer decision makers’ choices in positive directions. The data reveal that people in diverse nations generally favor nudges ...
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Mathieu Deflem Lady Gaga and the Sociology of FameThis book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework. Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an empirical examination of the social ...
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