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Reforging the Weakest Link: Global Political Economy and Post-Soviet Change in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (Routledge Revivals)
Originally published in 2004. The collapse of the USSR and the emergence of 15 new states from its ashes presents another challenge to the global economy: how to reintegrate the post-Soviet space into the international economy. The spread of liberal market ideology and integration of national econom... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Russia: A State of Uncertainty (Postcommunist States and Nations)
Over the last hundred years, Russia has undergone a succession of failed projects of state construction - from Tzarist modernisation to Soviet state socialism to liberal democratic market capitalism. This new book introduces these vastly different projects and explains their failure in order to illu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Islam: A Concise Introduction
This user-friendly reference work provides an accessible introduction to Islam for the general reader and student alike. It presents a historical overview, a description of Islam as a living faith along with a discussion of the problems raised by Western perceptions of Islam. Including key dates and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998 -
State-Building: Theory and Practice (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics #Vol. 53)
by Neil Robinson • Aidan HehirThis study brings together internationally renowned academics to provide a detailed insight into the theory and practice of state-building. State-building is one of the dominant themes in contemporary international relations. This text addresses both the theoretical logic behind state-building and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Avro Shackleton
Initially projected as a maritime reconnaissance version of the Lincoln bomber, itself a development of the famous wartime Lancaster which saw post-war service in a General/Maritime Reconnaissance role, (see Flight Craft No 4), the Avro Shackleton, (named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shacklet... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The Gloster Meteor in British Service
The Gloster F.9/40 was Britain’s first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were dispatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jet-on-jet combats be... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
English Electric Lightning (FlightCraft #11)
Developed to intercept increasingly capable Soviet bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-16, Tu-22 and Tu-95, the English Electric/BAC Lightning had a phenomenal rate of climb, a high ceiling, and a top speed of over 1,300mph at 36,000ft, and is a favourite of both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modelle... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Hawker Hunter in British Service (FlightCraft)
The Hawker Hunter is one of Britain&’s classic postwar jet aircraft. Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, it rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor (see Flight Craft 13) and the de Havilland Venom... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Avro Lancaster, 1945–1965: In British, Canadian and French Military Service
The Avro Lancaster, such a stalwart of the skies during the Second World War, also enjoyed an interesting and surprisingly colourful post-war career. It is this era that the authors have chosen to focus on by profiling the type across its many variants.Split into three primary sections, this book of... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
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Facilities Management and Development for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
by Peter Robinson • Neil Robinson • Dimitri Tassiopoulos • Michael Conlin • Mohamed Hawela • Bryn Parry • Kamil Yagci • Azilah Kasim • J. Stephen Taylor • Ahmed Hassanien • Sonia Gupta • Crispin Dale • Abel Alonso • Shuna MarrFacilities planning for tourism, hospitality and events (THE) is an important subject from both theoretical and applied perspectives, as land, property and resources represent major components of the foundation of the industry. As future managers, it is imperative that students have a sound basic kn... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective (2nd Edition)
by Razaq Raj • Neil Robinson • Ian Rotherham • Alan Clarke • Nour Farra-Haddad • Carlos Fernandes • Silvia Aulet • Vitor Ambrósio • Elizabeth Ifeyinwa Benson • Nigel Bond • Miguel Brázio • Geoffrey Skoll • Dolors Vidal • Ruth Blackwell • Hadil Faris • Maria Leppakari • Michael O’ Regan • Yasin Bilim • Jorge Coelho • Jaeyeon Choe • Tahir Rashid • Samson Olawale Fadare • Sevde Düzgüner • Maximiliano Korstanje • Lluis Prats • Vincent Zamitt • Anna Trono • Kevin Griffin • Agnes RaffayWithin the past 10 years 'Religious Tourism' has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustration... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Rural Tourism and Enterprise: Management, Marketing and Sustainability (CABI Tourism Texts)
by Neil Robinson • Michael Evans • Crispin Dale • Steve Gelder • Caroline Wiscombe • Sine Heitmann • Peter Wiltshier • Roya Rahimi • Sammy Li • Solomon Olorunfemi Olubiyo • Abiodun Elijah Obayelu • Vivienne Saverimuttu • Weng Marc Lim • Anahita Malek • Tony Greenwood • Ainurul Rosli • Nikolaos Stylos • Elizabeth Heyworth-Thomas • Sandy Ryder • Lucy Maynard • Maria Estela Varua • Fabio Carbone • Asia Alder • Maria Granados • Jane Chang • Charles DobsonMarketing and management processes across industries can be very similar, but contexts vary where political intervention, public interest and local sustainability are involved. The rural business setting is especially intricate due to the assortment of different business opportunities, ranging from ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective (Cabi Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Ser.)
by Neil Robinson • Ian Rotherham • Alan Clarke • Nour Farra-Haddad • Carlos Fernandes • Silvia Aulet • Vitor Ambrósio • Elizabeth Ifeyinwa Benson • Nigel Bond • Miguel Brázio • Geoffrey Skoll • Ruth Blackwell • Hadil Faris • Maria Leppakari • Michael O’ Regan • Yasin Bilim • Jorge Coelho • Jaeyeon Choe • Tahir Rashid • Samson Olawale Fadare • Sevde Düzgüner • Lluis Prats • Vincent Zamitt • Agnes Raffay • Associate Professor Anna Trono • Professor Maximiliano Korstanje • Dolors Vidal-CasellasWithin the past 10 years 'Religious Tourism' has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustration... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Community Punishment: European perspectives
In Community Punishment: European perspectives, the authors place punishment in the community under the spotlight by exploring the origins, evolution and adaptations of supervision in 11 European jurisdictions. For most people, punishment in the criminal justice system is synonymous with imprisonmen... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Biological Psychology: Learning Through Assessment (Critical Thinking in Psychology Series)
This accessible introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of biological psychology, with focused coverage of the central concepts, research and debates in this key area. Biological Psychology outlines the importance and purpose of the biological approach and contextualises it with other ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Slow Sculpture: Volume XII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon #12)
Theodore Sturgeon was a model for his friend Kurt Vonnegut's legendary character Kilgore Trout, and his work was an acknowledged influence on important younger writers from Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg to Stephen King and Octavia Butler. His work has long been deeply appreciated for its s... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
How to Be a Peaceful School: Practical Ideas, Stories and Inspiration
by Laura Roberts • David Holmes • Sue Webb • Anna Lubelska • Pali Nahal • Jackie Zammit • Helen Floyd • Christine Easom • Felicity Robinson • Thérèse Hoyle • Wendy Phillips • Cardinal Newman Coventry • Moira Thompson • Isabel CartwrightPeace is needed now more than ever in schools, by pupils and teachers alike. This inspiring guide provides primary, secondary and special schools with practical methods to improve pupil and teacher wellbeing, combat bullying, and promote peace both inside and outside the school gates. The founder o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Taking Chances: The Coast after Hurricane Sandy
by Joanna Burger • Tammy L. Lewis • Kenneth A. Gould • Robert B. Gramling • Mark Alan Hewitt • Mariana Leckner • Bonnie Mccay • Briavel Holcomb • Angela Oberg • Melanie Mcdermott • Steven G. Decker • Professor Karen M. O'Neill • Patricia M. Clay • Daniel Redlaswk • Frank A. Felder • Clinton J. Andrews • Adelle Thomas • Lisa L. Colburn • Larry Niles • Daniel Baldwin Hess • David A. Robinson • Brian W. Conley • James K. Mitchell • Ashley Koning • Shankar Chandramowli • Daniel J. Van Abs • Julia FlaggHumanity is deeply committed to living along the world's shores, but a catastrophic storm like Sandy--which took hundreds of lives and caused many billions of dollars in damages--shines a bright light at how costly and vulnerable life on a shoreline can be. Taking Chances offers a wide-ranging explo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
International Perspectives on Reminiscence, Life Review and Life Story Work
by Bob Woods • Robyn Fivush • Faith Gibson • Peter G. Coleman • Cheryl Svensson • Christine Ivani-Chalian • Maureen Robinson • Christine Bryden • Pam Schweitzer • Kate De Medeiros • Barbara Haight • Thomas W. Pierce • Ann N. Elliott • Jordan Booker • TsuAnn Kuo • Elizabeth MacKinlay • Emily Mroz • Susan Bluck • Brian De Vries • Jeffrey D. Webster • Philippe Cappeliez • Sara Stemen • Marian Ferguson • Geraldine Gallagher • Juliette Shellman • Julia McNeil • Gerben J. Westerhof • Mary O'Brien Tyrrell • Assumpta A. Ryan • Loriena Yancura • Esther GieschenExamining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.The book includes examples of int... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln
by Frederick Douglass • James Smith • Julius Lester • Barack Obama • Clarence Thomas • Langston Hughes • Benjamin Quarles • John Hope Franklin • Daisy Bates • Elizabeth Keckley • Mary Frances Berry • Richard Carwardine • James Weldon Johnson • Paul Laurence Dunbar • T. Thomas Fortune • James Oakes • Douglas L. Wilson • Charles Chesnutt • Gwendolyn Brooks • W. E. Du Bois • George Washington • Vincent Harding • Jackie Robinson • Sojourner Truth • Henry Johnson • St. Clair Drake • Thomas Hamilton • Michael Burlingame • Matthew Pinsker • Kelly Miller • Elizabeth Thomas • Rodney O. Davis • Hannah Johnson • Walter White • John Proctor • Claude McKay • Booker T Washington • Martin Delany • Robert Hamilton • Henry Louis Gates • Henry Highland Garnet • Edna Greene Medford • Alice Dunbar-Nelson • Thurgood Marshall • Gerald J Prokopowicz • John R Sellers • Jennifer L Weber • H. Ford Douglas • Jabez P Campbell • Henry McNeal Turner • Daniel Alexander Payne • Philip A Bell • Edward M Thomas • Alfred P Smith • Frances Ellen Harper • George B Vashon • Thomas Strother • Ezra R Johnson • Alexander T Cps • Alexander T Augusta • Jeremiah B Sanderson • Osborne P Anderson • Thomas Morris Chester • James H Hudson • Robert Purvis • Leonard A Grimes • Jeremiah Asher • John Willis Menard • Henry African Civilization Society • William Florville • Thomas R Street • John H Morgan • Mattild Burr • Amos G Beman • Richard H Cain • Jean Baptiste Roudanez • Arnold Bertonneau • George E North Carolina Freedmen • Don Carlos Rutter • George E Stephens • James W.C Pennington • S. W. Africano" • Annie Davis • S. W. Chase • Isaac J Hill • Alexander H Newton • Jacob Thomas • Angeline R Demby • Henry O Wagoner • George W Le Vere • Paul Trevigne • Thomas N.C Liverpool • H Cordelia • Emmanuel K Love • William S Scarborough • John Mercer Langston • Peter H Clark • Ews Hammond • Charles W Anderson • Harriet Tubman • Julius F Taylor • Ida B Wells-Barnett • Archibald H Grimke • Elizabeth Keckly • William A Sinclair • Jesse Max Barber • Mary Church Terrell • Reverdy C Ransom • William Monroe Trotter • Maude K Griffin • Hightower T Kealing • Silas X Floyd • George L Knox • Thomas S Inborden • George W Henderson • William Pickens • Etta M. Cottin • John M Gandy • Fred R Moore • Sylvanie F Williams • Harry C Smith • James H Magee • James L Curtis • John W. Bowen • Cora J Ball • Thomas Nelson Baker • Josephine Silone Yates • William H Lewis • John H Murphy • Robert R Wright • Theophile T Allain • Oliva Ward Bush-Banks • Richard W Gadsden • Edward A Johnson • Hubert H Harrison • Carter G Woodson • Robert R Moton • Georgia Douglas Johnson • Lamar Perkins • Samuel A Haynes • William E Lilly • Robert L Vann • William Lloyd Imes • Eugene Gordon • Arthur W Mitchell • Grace Evans • Aaron H Payne • Roscoe Conkling Simmons • Joel A Rogers • Mary McLeod Bethune • Ella Baker • Luther Porter Jackson • Willard Townsend • Ralph J Bunche • Roy Wilkins • Mordecai W Johnson • Carl J Murphy • Martin Luther King • Edith Sampson • Charles H Wesley • Julius Malcolm X • Lerone Bennett • Henry Lee Moon • John H Sengstacke • Norman E. Hodges • Arvarh E. Strickland • Barbara Jeanne FieldsThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023