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This unique volume introduces readers to the most important and influential feminist thinkers from both historical and contemporary periods.

This volume examines fifty of the most important video games that have contributed significantly to the history, development, or culture of the medium, providing an of video games from their beginning to the present day.

Covers the main practices and theories that constitute human resource management (HRM). This book is suitable for students and professionals seeking to understanding more about the what, why and how of HRM across a range of national, industrial and organisational contexts.

Suitable for a range of disciplines, such as healthcare, development studies, anthropology and globalization, this title covers the Civil Rights Movement, direct action, hactyvism, indymedia, feminism and the Anti-Globalization Movement. It includes an A-Z Index and bibliography that provides tips for further exploration of this field.

Offers advice on the psychology of Sport and Exercise. This book includes entries, which cover terms such as: adherence; aggression; emotion; exercise; dependence; home; advantage; kinesiphobia; left-handedness; motivation; retirement; and, self-confidence.

Suitable for those interested in quality, cult film, this work looks at Britain's best known films such as "Clockwork Orange", "The Full Monty" and "Goldfinger" that are scrutinised for their ability to articulate the issues of the time.

Takes you through the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society. This title covers such topics as: policing, sentencing and the justice system types of crime, including corporate crime, cybercrime, sex and hate crimes feminist, and marxist and cultural approaches to criminology terrorism.

A guide to the religion and culture of Islam, it focuses on key issues including: the Qur'an, faith, theology, gender, fundamentalism, martyrdom, Jihad, Islam in America, Islam in Europe and Islamic Law. It includes: an introduction, an alphabetical list of relevant terms, a short bibliographical guide, bibliography, and an index.

Features entries that cover such diverse subjects as coaching, drug testing, hooliganism, cultural imperialism, economics, gay games, amateurism, extreme sports, exercise physiology and Olympism.

A guide that covers various aspects of television studies. It covers aspects such as: theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminism concepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; bias television genres - soap opera; news; and, others.

Includes entries on some of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first century: Zizek, Bergson, Hussen, Heidegger, Butler, and Haraway. This book also includes sections on phenomenology and the post-human, cross-referencing and guides to major primary and secondary texts.

A collection of biographies of fifty people who have helped make management what it is today.

Viewed as a destructive force or a inevitability of modern society, Globalization is the focus of a multitude of disciplines. This book offers a comprehensive guide to this cross-disciplinary subject and covers concepts such as: homogenization; neo-liberalism; risk; knowledge; society; time-space compression; and, reflexivity.

This book offers a comprehensive collection of the most frequently used and studied concepts in the subject of tourism.

Features sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School. This work is suitable for students of politics and international relations and also for those who want to gain an understanding of how nations can work together successfully.

Explores and contextualises some of the most important films ever made in the United States. This volume includes coverage of: "Citizen Kane"; "Casablanca"; "Psycho"; "Taxi Driver"; "Blade Runner"; and, "Pulp Fiction".

Presents a survey of over 2,000 years of Jewish thought, religious and secular, ancient and modern. This book contains introductions to the lives and works of such thinkers as: Hannah Arendt, Immanuel Levinas, Sigmund Freud, and Walter Benjamin. It includes guides to further reading on figures from the middle ages through to the 21st century.

Surveys the life and work of some of the most influential figures in anthropology. This book represents the diversity of thought within the subject. It contains cross-referencing, a timeline of key dates and schools of thought, and suggestions for further reading. It is of interest to students of anthropology and related subjects.

Offers an overview of 200 concepts central to an understanding of Psychology and includes recommendations from the British Psychology Society (BPS). This book focuses on uses of Psychology in settings such as nursing, education and human resources, with topics ranging from Gender to Psychometrics and Perception.

Bringing together an international range of highly regarded contributors, this is an A-Z reference guide to a range of sociological thought. It includes: alphabetical listings of key concepts; suggestions for further reading to enhance understanding of areas covered; and entries on 'traditionalism' 'race and racialization' and 'modernity'.

A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers topics such as: assessment; citizenship curriculum; e-learning; exclusion theories of learning; and work experience.

Fifty Contemporary and Modern Dramatists presents a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama and literature.

A comprehensive update of the best-selling first edition, this revitalized new text presents readers with a series of clear, well-written entries focusing on fifty of the most influential philosophers from the last two thousand years.