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An incisive introduction to global finance-the current mechanisms and the need for control and reform.

(Paperback)

Global Media explores the diversity of world media and the political economy, from the corporate to the independent.

(Paperback)

In the world of CCTV, email and DNA, this book shows the extent to which Big Brother is watching us.

(Paperback)

Political and moral analysis of the causes and contexts of terrorism the world over.

(Paperback)

This guide unravels the global migration paradoxes, explaining the economic and social issues behind the flows of humans

(Paperback)

Looking beyond the common perceptions and polemical debates.

New look at scientific history - from dogmatism to uncertainty, and the need for more public participation.

(Paperback)

Conveys the complexity of the UN, assesses its record, and considers options for reform. Presenting the entire history of the United Nations, this book explains how this complex organization works and explores its successes, failings and current limitations. It also considers possibilities for reform to make it more democratic and fit for purpose.

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Many people would like to consider ethical issues when going on holiday but don't know where to start. This guide gives an introduction to the issues. It aims to demystify the impacts of global tourism, one of the biggest industries in the world. It also takes in themes like the gap year, and the role of travel and vacations in western cultures.

(Paperback)

A history of modern healthcare shows that public health is largely determined by socio-economic factors.

(Paperback, Second Edition)

The No-Nonsense Guide to World History embraces the whole of history, rather than disconnected dynasties and events - all in one slim volume.

(Paperback)

Attempts to go behind the phrase world music to explore the reasons for the contemporary interest in world music, who listens to it and why Through chapters that focus on specific areas of music, such as rembetika, fado, trance music and new folk, this book explores the genres that have emerged from marginalized communities.

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Are we heading for a population explosion How many people can the planet sustain

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The Norman invasion of Britain, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, is well known, but the later invasion of Ireland is much less well documented. This book describes how Ireland was invaded and settled by the French-speaking Normans from north-west France, whose language and culture had already come to dominate most of Britain.

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(Hardback, Facsimile edition)

This facsimile edition of William Morris' Odes of Horace is presented in a blind embossed slipcase featuring a detail from one of Burne-Jones' paintings in the book with a companion volume containing an introduction to William Morriss manuscript and an English translation of the Odes.

(Paperback, New edition)

Offers an analysis of the traditional elite of Iraq and their successors - the Communists, the Ba'thists and Free Officers - in terms of social and economic relationships in each area of the country.

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Delightful cartoons that teach readers about the Old Testament stories and characters. Adam is the first person who needed to create a 'cover up'. Cain is the first to deny his crime publically. Pharoah is seen hiding under his desk trying to avoid Moses. Each cartoon is accompanied by a brief and humorous poem.

(Hardback, Centenary Edition)

The Only Problem, Muriel Sparks seventeenth novel, was first published in 1984.

(Paperback)

A modern-day Death of a Salesman, this thrilling debut graphic novel casts a spotlight on the unforgiving world of door-to-door selling.

(Hardback)

For nearly two hundred years, Mary Shelleys original text has lain dormant in the pages of her draft manuscript. This exciting new edition makes it possible to hear Marys genuine voice for the very first time and shows the fascinating process whereby wife and husband collaborated on the first and most important work of science fiction.

(Paperback)

The Ormesby Psalter is perhaps the most magnificent yet enigmatic of the great Gothic psalters produced in East Anglia in the first half of the fourteenth century. This richly illustrated book casts an entirely new light on its history.

(Paperback)

Death stalks London and the newspapers proclaim that a mummy's curse has been unleashed. Sir Maurice Newbury is drawn into a web of occult intrigue as he attempts to solve the murders. He soon finds himself on the trail of a rogue agent. Newbury's able assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes, has her own mystery to unravel. Young women are going missing...

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