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Relocating Cultural Studies
Developments in Theory and Research
Series: International Library of Sociology
Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies. The contributors to this volume demonstrate how cultural studies has diffused into other English-speaking countries and how its original concerns have been renegotiated and changed. The result is a landmark book which provides...
To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
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The New Criminology
For a Social Theory of Deviance, 2nd Edition
"The New Criminology was written at a particular time and place; it was a product of 1968 and its aftermath: a world turned upside down .It was a time of great changes in personal politics and a surge of politics on the left: Marxism, Anarchism, Situationism as well as radical social democratic...
To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
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China's Rise in Africa
Perspectives on a Developing Connection
In seeking to cultivate external relations with African countries, China has long stressed its commonly shared roots with African nations as a developing country rather than a Western state, and as such the symbolic attraction of China clearly reverberates with many African elites who seem to look...
Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Critical Criminology (Routledge Revivals)
First published in 1975, this collection of essays expands upon the themes and ideas developed in the editors’ previous work, the visionary and groundbreaking text: The New Criminology. Directed at orthodox criminology, this is a partisan work written by a group of criminologists committed to a...
Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
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The Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
Series: Global Institutions
The increase in China’s economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War. This book seeks to detail the origins, structure, workings and activities of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and its...
Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
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China and Africa
Engagement and Compromise
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingly significant feature of world politics as China’s hunger for energy resources grows and many...
Published April 2nd 2009 by Routledge
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Series: Global Institutions
Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key areas are covered by accessibly written chapters, including: an overview of UNCTAD: what it is,...
Published May 16th 2007 by Routledge
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Africa in International Politics
External Involvement on the Continent
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Africa. The contributors work within a political economy framework in order to study how these powers...
Published August 11th 2004 by Routledge
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Effective Learning and Teaching in Medical, Dental and Veterinary Education
Series: Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
The Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education series will include over 20 volumes, each packed with up-to-date advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching in the key subjects in higher education today and backed up by the authority of the Institute for Learning and Teaching.This book...
Published November 30th 2002 by Routledge
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The New Criminology
For a Social Theory of Deviance
A major contribution to criminology in which Taylor, Walton and Young provide a framework for a fully social theory of crime....
Published October 31st 2002 by Routledge