Featuring structured and practical advice on analyzing language in research across the social sciences, this text addresses a wide variety of topics, providing clear examples and guidance to aid teaching and learning.
Warlords in International Relations
This timely collection investigates the meaning of the widely used term 'warlordism' in contemporary global politics. The introduction develops an analytical framework in order for scholars to understand the range and differing intensity of differing types of warlordist and sub-…
Wars have been waged so continuously through human history that they are regarded as unavoidable, but the increasing destructiveness to civilians and the environment makes pacifism an urgent and viable alternative. This book argues that imaginative writers have, since the fourte…
Wars have been waged so continuously through human history that they are regarded as unavoidable, but the increasing destructiveness to civilians and the environment makes pacifism an urgent and viable alternative. This book argues that imaginative writers have, since the fourte…
"After examining the words of sacred works and philosophical arguments supporting peace, this book traces chronologically the ways in which English poets have presented pacifist beliefs. It is ideal for study on Peace and Conflict Studies courses around the world, while for lite…
Health care settings - from hospitals to general practice, doctor's offices to medical and surgical wards, to community nursing to hospital in the home - are interesting and exciting places to visit and work. This book explores the concepts of culture and climate in these kinds …
This book showcases international research on health care organizations. It presents diverse and multidisciplinary approaches to studying differing health care settings, in international context. These approaches range from in depth observation to questionnaire based measures, i…