An Introduction to Sociology is your essential guide to understanding the social forces that shape our lives and the world around us. This innovative textbook introduces you to the key theories, themes, and concepts in the discipline of sociology. Delving into the history, current debates and recent research on each topic, this book covers ......
A Critical Introduction to International Relations
World Politics: A Critical Introduction to International Relations offers an engaging and accessible exploration of critical theories in international relations. Drawing on a rich array of narratives and perspectives, it provides a systematic introduction to feminist, queer, decolonial, and other critical approaches. The book examines how ......
How can we better understand global issues? And what does it mean to do international relations theory today? Concepts in International Relations offers a fresh and accessible introduction to IR theory through the lens of the key concepts that shape our world - power, security, race, gender, the environment, and more. Unlike traditional ......
This cutting-edge textbook takes a unique approach to digital transformation which aligns theory and practice and is supported by the authors' own research with over 4,000 organisations. Covering key topics such as emerging technologies, AI, cybersecurity, customer orientation, operational excellence, marketing automation, innovation and ......
An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers, 2nd Edition, covers the basics of the local government management curriculum with a regional approach that examines the local governmental structural forms, administrative functions, and financial considerations inherent to the metropolitan environment. To ......
Studying social life? This book provides an engaging, concise introduction. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies. In this book you ......
Every child is born into a community, a society, a culture, in which they will live, grow and develop. Culture is an essential component of every child's psychological and physical development and this book forefronts differences in culture giving a global look at child development. Taking a chronological approach, from prenatal development to ......
The book that has helped demystify qualitative and quantitative research articles for thousands of readers has been revised to separate quantitative and qualitative research with four new distinct sections: research reports; quantitative research; qualitative research; and research reviews.
