Why are some societies more violent than others? This book uses a novel approach to this dilemma by studying how violence breeds more violence in societies with experience of civil war. It unpacks the relationships between political violence, social violence and economic violence and shows how civil[...]

In Imagine No Possessions, Christina Kiaer investigates the Russian Constructivist conception of objects as being more than commodities. "Our things in our hands must be equals, comrades," wrote Aleksandr Rodchenko in 1925. Kiaer analyzes this Constructivist counterproposal to capitalism's commodity[...]

This second edition has beensubstantially revised and expanded to form a truly comprehensive, practical guide to research methods and statistical analysis. The text retains the successful student-centred approach, assuming no background knowledge. Logically and intuitively organised, the book introd[...]

This set of audio CDs is designed to supplement the award-winning language textbook "Macedonian: A Course for Beginning and Intermediate Students, Third Edition," by Christina E. Kramer and Liljana Mitkovska. The CDs contain almost two hours of audio tracks that were recorded in Macedonia by native [...]

In many countries, particularly in continental Europe, societies have been plagued by high unemployment for several decades. Simultaneously, due to recent shifts from industrial to service-oriented post-industrial societies, labor as a significant culture code is increasingly loosing importance. Bec[...]

With an Introduction by Randall Jarrell. Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad vi[...]

Freya Morris is living in New York, far removed from her family and her history, when she's summoned back to the formative place of her youth, a remote Canadian village called Gimli, populated by Icelandic transplants, where her ancient grandmother clings to life. There she picks up the thread of a [...]

Christina Aguilera appeared on "Star Search" when she was eight years old and hasn't stopped performing since. "Christina Aguilera: A Biography" traces the life and career of this exceptional performer, looking also at the historical, political, and philosophical influences that have affected and mo[...]

FOREWORD BY ELLEN LUPTON Critiqued takes you on a journey with designer Christina Beard through an iterative design experiment. With her poster in tow, she meets with leading designers, writers, and curators. At each stop, the participant critiques the poster and talks about his or her own design p[...]

"A timely and welcome contribution to the research on loneliness and kindred phenomena". (Lars Andersson, "International Journal of Ageing and Later Life", 2010). Developments to the physical environment, scientific and technological innovation, the reorganisation of work and leisure and the impact [...]

Praise for the first edition: "...an excellent choice for any student about to start a research project for the first time." British Journal of Educational Technology Praise for the second edition: "How to Research is best used as a reference tool to dip in and out of when required. Not only is it a[...]