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Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today, with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, exploring statute and case law and is reinforced with summaries, exercises and further reading throughout.

»Developments in Russian Politics 7 «brings together a tightly-edited set of specially-commissioned chapters to provide a broad-ranging assessment of the Putin legacy and continuities and change under Medvedev. Clearly and accessibly written, it will remain the first-choice introduction to politics in the world's largest state.

Science is an active discipline, with the emphasis on 'doing' rather than 'reading' about it. Suitable for undergraduate scientists, this guide outlines the skills expected of them. It provides guidance on tackling different types of assignments, in addition to how to make the most of feedback and prepare for exams.

Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources.

How does language affect us? Critical Stylistics provides a general theory of the impact that texts can have on readers. This book provides detailed tools of analysis for understanding how texts work. It combines these strengths to uncover the deep-seated ideologies of everyday texts.

The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Finance, Investment and Banking is an authoritative and comprehensive reference book covering the essential terminology of the international financial marketplace. This dictionary provides concise and rigorous definitions of over 5,000 terms commonly used in the financial industry, covering the disciplines of accounting, banking, corporate finance, investment management and insurance. Also included are essential formulae and diagrams for enhanced clarification, as well as commonly used acronyms and colloquialisms.

This book presents a glossary of terms common in social research. It is organized alphabetically for ease of use. It covers both quantitative and qualitative research and their epistemological underpinnings. It is also closely linked to up-to-date sources of further information to aid learning and understanding. The terms and concepts are fully cross-referenced. An in-depth glossary, this accessible book successfully introduces students to the key concepts and terms used in social research. Terms are organised alphabetically and fully cross-referenced for use of ease. Suggestions for further reading help to consolidate knowledge and aids understanding.

This is a practical, lively, research-informed undergraduate text offering experience, evidence based ideas, advice and information. It provides students with models, tasks and activities to enable them to think through, plan, action, write-up and present their research. It helps to develop ideas, research questions, creative thinking and systematic research practices that will enable students to produce high quality dissertations, assignments and reports. It offers experience, evidence based ideas and advice on all stages of the research process. It not only discusses the major research project or dissertation, but also focuses on a range of research-based work expected from undergraduates at any stage of their degree. It includes material on necessary skills for after graduation. It is a practical, research-informed text providing student researchers with models, tasks and activities to enable them to think through, plan, action, write up and present their research. It will help to develop ideas, creative thinking, and systematic research practices that will enable students to produce high quality dissertations and reports.

This is a compilation of cutting-edge economic research in an accessible format. This book will include top thinkers in the economic field from around the world including Philippe Aghion, Paul Krugman, Daniel Gros, George Lowenstein, and more. Over 20,000 copies sold within the first year of publication. It has won the Get Abstract Award for the best book in Business and Economics (Frankfurt Bookfair 2007). This title includes a new chapter on the sub-prime mortgage crisis and will have a preface by a top-name US economist. Chapters on happiness, globalization and financial markets have been updated. Economics 2.0 makes an impressive case for the argument that economics is not a dry science and that economics principles impact much of our day to day life. Completely without formulas and theoretical ballast, the authors present current findings of prominent economists and expand the economic knowledge of their readers.

Students need to think critically about what they read or hear. This accessible guide shows students what being 'critical' in their work means, and how to bring that 'critical' dimension into all the work they do. It addresses the need and the skills of being critical in relation to reading and writing and is ideal for students at any level.

This handy guide shows students how to get the most out of using the internet and internet technology. Areas covered include: web 2.0 technology (wikis, blogs, Podcasts and RSS) that students may encounter at university, good web practice (netiquette, tagging, online writing) and using external resources (citeulike, Google scholar and del.ici.ous).

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to information systems for business and/or management students, leading to coherent, integrated understanding of the subject and a strong foundation in theory. It is focused specifically on the needs of business/management students, shorter and cheaper than many other intro texts, but still comprehensive. It builds up understanding incrementally, tells a coherent story, showing the connections between subjects and leading to a more advanced understanding. The book puts the subject on a firm theoretical foundation. It is used as a lens through which the entire subject can be understood, leading to integrated understanding.This is the first text to bring this more coherent, theoretical, systematic approach to a wider audience which leads to a more sophisticated understanding, but still accessible to newcomers to the subject. It features a prestigious consultancy team including Chris Sauer (Fellow in Information Management, Said Business School, Oxford) and Robert Galliers (Provost and V-P for academic affairs, Bentley College, USA and visiting professor at LSE).It features excellent pedagogy and ancillaries including practical case studies to help students apply knowledge, and extensive companion website. Focused on the needs of business and management students, this text provides a comprehensive introduction to informatics and its application in organisations. Assuming no prior knowledge, it builds concepts incrementally, using a strong theoretical base supported by practical examples to develop a coherent, integrated understanding of the subject.

This new edition of a successful text has been thoroughly revised to make it even more accessible to those without any prior grammatical knowledge. There is greater discussion and exemplification of key terms, while essential topics are now fully introduced at the outset. There are also new sections, more diagrams and shaded boxes.

This title helps the undergraduate student through the process of using their reading in essays, from how to quote, paraphrase and summarise sources, through to editing their work. It focuses on the fundamental feature of all academic writing and work, why and how reading is used in academic writing. It takes students through the steps of how to use sources in a coherent and staged way by using one short essay (with colour-coded sections) and associated sources throughout. It uses real texts and examples of student writing as part of an inductive/practice approach.It gives editing and error correction practice for problematic grammatical points. It focuses on the positive reasons for using and acknowledging sources and gives the student the knowledge and confidence to do this effectively rather than just being told not to plagiarise. Using a coherent and staged approach, this practical guide enables and empowers students to use academic sources in a supportive and contextualized way. It uses real student assignment titles, real student writing and real student errors as examples of correct and incorrect writing in the student's own work.

Leisure studies encompasses the broadest range of leisure and sports pursuits and marries management, administration and sports, as well as customer service. Key Concepts in Leisure presents an indispensable guide to the key themes and concepts in this rapidly developing, fast-paced and demanding industry.

This book presents a unique exploration of the impact of Che Guevara as economist and politician, providing a comprehensive exploration of a little-discussed, but central, aspect of Guevara's life and career. It provides a comprehensive overview of a forgotten aspect of Che Guevara's life — his economic contributions to Cuba while in government. It contributes to a reassessment of Che Guevara's legacy. The research is based on new archival material, including transcripts of internal meetings, internal reports, and over 70 interviews with nearly 50 of Guevara's closest collaborators. Che Guevara is an iconic figure, four decades after his death. Yet his most significant contribution is largely unknown — his work as a member of the Cuban government is rarely discussed. This book explores his impact on Cuba's economy, through fascinating new archival material and interviews.

An interactive text covering the requirements of undergraduate and diploma courses in theater, drama and performing arts, successfully integrating both practical and theoretical work. The authors draw on considerable experience of contemporary practice and provide fascinating examples of theater at work through text and improvisation.

In an extensive update to reflect the recent developments in theory and practice, the new edition of Understanding Social Work covers the basics in an easy-to-comprehend style. It is an ideal preparatory text for those considering a career in social work, students just starting their degree and in preparation for the first placement.

This guide explains why referencing is an essential part of good writing, and shows how to do it. It explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. With clear explanations and examples, this handy easy-to-read guide has engaging illustrations and an informal style.

This text is an accurate and to-the-point summary of the major areas of law relating to business and is a great companion for students on business law and commercial law courses. Accurate and to-the-point summaries of the major areas of law pertaining to business, make this a great companion for law students and lawyers intending to practice in a commercial environment. It is built upon thirty years of teaching experience and research within company law, so this text can be relied upon to provide expert analyses and summaries of the law. It is underpinned hroughout with rigorous research and plentiful references to the relevant legal authorities, providing a guide to further research for the interested student. Main points are explored with helpful questions and hot topics, providing additional insights and valuable rehearsal of concepts in readiness for exam time. This title is entirely updated throughout with relevant corporate and commercial case law and statute. With its real-world business-orientated approach, «Business Law» has been fully updated in line with the Companies Act 2006, and also streamlined to address the needs of today's student of this Top page fascinating and fast-moving subject. Providing a salient introduction to law in a business context, this is a valuable learning companion.

Clearly illustrated with examples of written work and useful interactive exercises, this guide will encourage independent learning, helping arts and humanities students to develop effective study habits and learn successful strategies for reading and writing about theoretical texts.

A lively and accessible introduction to this highly complex and technical subject that covers the world of copyright, designs, patents and trade mark law. The authors combine backgrounds in academic teaching and top level private practice to produce an intellectually stimulating yet practical concise introduction to the subject.

Written in a highly accessible style and in four parts, this book provides rapid and authoritative access to current ideas and practice in intercultural communication. It draws on concepts and findings from a range of different disciplines and uses authentic examples of intercultural interaction to illustrate points.

Fully revised and updated, this new edition is essential reading for anyone wanting to improve their communication skills and knowledge of how communication works in organisations. Reflecting developments in information technology, communication research and twenty-first business practice, the text offers a significant contribution to the subject.