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Sport and the Transformation of Modern Europe
States, media and markets 1950-2010
Series: CRESC
In the modern era, sport has been an important agent, and symptom, of the political, cultural and commercial pressures for convergence and globalization. In this fascinating, inter-disciplinary study, leading international scholars explore the making of modern sport in Europe, illuminating sport...
Published April 28th 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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Imperial Japan
1926-1938
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan
A journalist on the Japan Chronicle for eleven years, the author collected in this volume the most significant current events for discussion. They include the financial crisis of 1927, hostilities with China and in particular Manchuria, Japan’s booming manufacturing industry, Japanese nationalism,...
Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
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Japan Under Taisho Tenno
1912-1926
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan
A journalist on the Japan Chronicle for eleven years this volume examines the history, economy, politics and society of Japan from just before the First World War until 1926. Japan’s relations with the West, as well as with Russia and China are also discussed. ...
Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
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Investing in Water for a Green Economy
Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management
In the context of the economies of the world becoming greener, this book provides a global and interdisciplinary overview of the condition of the world’s water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social and economic costs of water provision, needs and...
Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
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Banking Secrecy and Offshore Financial Centers
Money laundering and offshore banking
Series: Routledge Research in Finance and Banking Law
This book brings together the issues surrounding banking secrecy and confiscation of criminal proceeds. The book examines the existing legal agreements at the international, regional and national levels and their interaction in the substantive areas of confiscation, anti-money laundering and...
Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
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Account of the Black Charaibs in the Island of St Vincent's
Compiled from the original documents of Sir William Young who headed a commission to the island after it was annexed to Britain in 1763, this history shows an independent people in their struggle against the Red Charaibs and then against the British settlers....
Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
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Magnetorheological Fluid Technology
Applications in Vehicle Systems
Magnetorheological Fluid Technology: Applications in Vehicle Systems compiles the authors’ recent work involving the application of magnetorheological (MR) fluids and other smart materials in vehicles. It collects concepts that have previously been scattered in peer-reviewed international journals....
Published November 7th 2012 by CRC Press
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The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X
The author has provided a PDF/video update for the 10.0.6 and 10.0.7 software changes. Those files can be accessed via the book's companion website, access to which is included when you purchase the book. Step into the 21st century with Rick Young’s Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X and learn the...
Published October 24th 2012 by Focal Press
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Economics, Economists and Expectations
From Microfoundations to Macroapplications
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
The concept of rational expectations has played a hugely important role in economics over the years. Dealing with the origins and development of modern approaches to expectations in micro and macroeconomics, this book makes use of primary sources and previously unpublished material from such...
Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge