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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Series: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a pivotal thinker in the history of political philosophy, and in that of thought and literature more generally. Making major contributions in a variety of areas, he brought his political theory to bear on subjects such as the novel, music, education, and...
Published December 19th 2005 by Routledge
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Evaluating Public Research Institutions
The U.S. Advanced Technology Program's Intramural Research Initiative
Series: Routledge Studies in Global Competition
Arguably one of the United States' hallmark public sector research programs, the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) aims to assist US business in creating and applying new technologies in order to maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world economy. Delivering a unique, systematic...
Published September 7th 2005 by Routledge
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Journal Article: Key factors influencing HRM practices of overseas subsidiaries in China's transition economy
Published May 31st 2004 by Routledge
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Social Networks
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Series: Critical Concepts in Sociology
Social networks as a concept was developed through social psychological work on the communication and leadership structures of small groups, and in sociological and anthropological work on kinship and community relations. From the 1960s, this idea came to be extended to a wider range of social...
Published April 3rd 2002 by Routledge
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Class
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Series: Critical Concepts in Sociology
Class and status are both foundational themes in the study of sociology. John Scott brings together the central theoretical contributions to the debate on class and status as aspects of stratification. Using a selection of seminal pieces and commentaries on the classics, it raises central issues,...
Published October 23rd 1996 by Routledge
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Power
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Series: Critical Concepts in Sociology
The concept of power is at the centre of social science. It is surrounded with controversy and disputes however about what it really means. This collection, edited by one of the leading commentators in the field, brings together the indispensable secondary literature. It includes a major...
Published January 5th 1994 by Routledge
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Scottish Enlightenment III
Series: History of British Philosophy
The third collection in this series includes the same combination of scarce and not so well-known texts as well as more important and popular works....
Published January 5th 1994 by Routledge