This volume surveys the relationship between international relations theory and political theory, showing the way in which these two discourses, once considered separate, are now intertwined. It is based firmly on the analysis of real-world problems.[...]
The fourth edition of this well-established and popular text has been fully updated to take account of developments in the field of International Relations and recent world events. The authors provide systematic coverage of the classical concerns of International Relations theory - power, national i[...]
Currently starring in CBS'S hit series DR CHRIS: PET VET in the US and delighting audiences in Australia as the host of I'M A CELEBRITY, GET ME OUT OF HERE!, Chris Brown is a man of many talents but one thing will always stay constant in his life; his love of animals. For this son of a country vet,[...]
The greatest airborne operation in history commenced on 17 September 1944. Nine days later nearly four out five of the British 1st Airborne Division and their Polish comrades would be killed, wounded or captured as Germany secured her last great battlefield victory of the war. The ferocious and gall[...]
William Wallace of Elderslie, younger son of a country knight, came to fame through his active opposition to the aggressive imperialism of England's King Edward I. From political and social obscurity he seized control of the reins of government and became the first leader of his people in a war of l[...]
A few years ago the author, Chris Brown, gave a lecture to a group of fifty eminent historians. He asked them two questions: had they ever written about war? Of course they all had, history is war. And how many had read a book about the theory of war? There was a resentful silence. This remarkable a[...]
The Battle of Bannockburn, fought over two days on 23 and 24 June in 1314 by a small river crossing in Stirling, was a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce in the Scottish Wars of Independence against the English. It was the greatest defeat the English would suffer throughout the Middle Ages, and a[...]
The arguments in favour of policy makers adopting an 'evidence-informed' approach are well established. In practice, however, the routine use of evidence is yet to be incorporated into educational policy making, with research being used to inform decision making in ad hoc, sporadic, and inconsistent[...]
In the seventh part of PeKo Publishing s photo-monograph series, we deal with the popular German heavy tank, the Tiger I. This publication shows the tank s major and minor changes through the 105 black-and-white photographs in the book.[...]
We all have good days and bad days at work. Some days you feel bullet proof. People listen to you, your meetings run like clockwork, and you keep having new ideas. Other days are like wading through quick sand. You can't get anything done, and when the printer jams (again) you want to quit. Wouldn't[...]
Play impacts on various aspects of human behaviour and development, including the social, physical, cognitive, creative, emotional and spiritual worlds. This book provides an overview of contemporary play and playwork. It covers topics such as playwork identity; play environments; the role of the pl[...]
This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists i[...]
Chris Barez-Brown, author of Shine, brings us a new book which inspires you to set your own rules at work, and make your job work for you. 'Life and work are intrinsically linked. They are not separate; they are one. If we want to live an extraordinary life, we have to make our work equally extraord[...]
This new and revised edition of "Bonefish Fly Patterns" is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers and guides asWinston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve Huff, Harry Spear, Rick R[...]
The updated bestselling student textbook providing comprehensive coverage for every unit at every level of the new BTEC First Sport specification.[...]
We all have good days and bad days at work. Some days you feel bullet-proof. People listen to you, your meetings run like clockwork, and you keep having new ideas. Other days are like wading through quicksand. You can't get anything done, and when the printer jams (again) you want to quit.
Wouldn[...]