You thought capitalism was permanent? Think again. David Harvey unravels the contradictions at the heart of capitalism - its drive, for example, to accumulate capital beyond the means of investing it, its imperative to use the cheapest methods of production that leads to consumers with no means of c[...]

"My aim is to get you to read a book by Karl Marx called Capital, Volume 1, and to read it on Marx's own terms..." The biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression has generated a surge of interest in Marx's work in the effort to understand the origins of our current predicament. For nearly f[...]

Fiscal crises have cascaded across much of the developing world with devastating results, from Mexico to Indonesia, Russia and Argentina. The extreme volatility in contemporary political economic fortunes seems to mock our best efforts to understand the forces that drive development in the world eco[...]

In this title, radical sociologist David Harvey explains how capitalism came to dominate the world, why it resulted in the current financial crisis - and why it's time for a change. For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, informed its rulers, and conditioned the lives o[...]

Vem har rätt till staden i en tid präglad av ökad ojämlikhet, gentrifiering och konkurrens städer emellan? Hur har nyliberalismen berett rum för kapitalismen genom att frånta människor deras platser och rättigheter? Vilka är förutsättningarna för samhällsförändring?

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Den senaste tidens finansiella tumult har skakat om världsordningen i grunden. Politiker, ekonomer och andra experter har stått handfallna och varit lika oförmögna att förutse som ta itu med de namnlösa krafter som på ett ögonblick kan föröda ekonomier och rasera människors tillvaro. Den [...]

If you're feeling overwhelmed by a sea of revision, let OUP's Questions and Answers series keep you afloat! Written by experienced examiners, the Q&As offer expert advice on what to expect from your exam, how best to prepare, and guidance on what examiners are really looking for. Revision isn't alwa[...]

Provides a practical working guide to understand PI and developing successful PI solutions and applications in chemical process, civil, biological and biochemical systems. This book offers the practical tools to reach out to a base of professional and academic engineers who are engaged in addressing[...]

How do our everyday environments inform our activities, routines and encounters? In what way has globalization affected the sites in which we work, relax and interact? Is there still a place for local identity in a globalized age? This book examines the ways in which we use local spaces and global p[...]

"In Focus Paediatrics and Neonatology" is aimed at all medical and health science students who require an introductory, low cost and highly illustrated guide to these two related specialities. The material is presented in double page spreads. The left-hand page has a synoptic and highly structured t[...]