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The Russian Economy under Putin

The Russian Economy under Putin

This book presents a comprehensive view of the state of the Russian economy under President Putin. It considers the extent of Russia’s integration in the world economy where Russia’s exports of oil and gas are a key factor discusses Russia’s internal challenges including changing demographics declining government revenue the need to counter over-reliance on the oil and gas sector and the consequences of high military spending and assesses the prospects for economic reform highlighting especially the power struggles between different vested interests. Overall the book provides a basis for understanding what has been going on in the Russian economy under President Putin and what the future may look like given the external environment internal challenges and reform processes. | The Russian Economy under Putin

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Kashmir Under the Sultans

Kashmir Under the Sultans

Kashmir Under Sultans introduces the reader to a subject that begins with the foundation of the Sultanate and ends with the conquest of Kashmir by Akbar. During the Sultanate period Kashmir had achieved a high standard of culture but with the disappearance of her independence her culture gradually declined. Poets painters and scholars had to leave the Valley and seek their livelihood elsewhere owing to the absence of local patronage. They then entered the service of the Mughal emperors and were added to the court thereby lessening the cultural impoverishment of Kashmir. The book encloses political social economic and cultural activities that had a lasting influence on the Kashmir Valley in that period. It is of considerable value to social historians as Professor Mohibbul Hasan offers insights into political and cultural currents and crosscurrents in Kashmir. This title is co-published with Aakar Books. Print editions not for sale in South Asia (India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan and Bhutan) | Kashmir Under the Sultans

GBP 130.00
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The Psychology of Golf Performance under Pressure

The Psychology of Golf Performance under Pressure

The Psychology of Golf Performance under Pressure offers contemporary research-informed information regarding the key psychological factors affecting golf development and performance under pressure. Through the authors’ substantive expertise – all of whom are notable scholars and/or practitioners in the field of golf psychology – the text provides a highly accessible “real world” application of theory to practice through the provision of evidence-based guidance regarding how to maximise golf performance under pressure. Golf is a sport that has embraced sport psychology with many of the highest ranked players in the world (male and female) openly working with a sport psychologist and advocating their importance. As a result an increasing number of high-profile practitioners are working full-time within the sport around the world encouraging trainee sport psychology practitioners to pursue their career within golf. Accordingly there is an ever-increasing demand for high-quality information pertaining to the psychological demands of golf; the key psychological variables that affect golfing development and performance; and evidence-based strategies which enable effective golf performance under pressure. This novel text provides a comprehensive portrayal of the psychological factors which enable effective golfing development and optimal performance under pressure. A theoretical review of the pertinent psychological factors followed by the practical application of theory for the provision of “take home messages” will ensure that this book is of value interest and benefit for golfers coaches golf organisations and even the parents of golfers alongside sport psychology scholars students practitioners and researchers alike.

GBP 35.99
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England Under the Tudors

England Under the Tudors

‘Anyone who writes about the Tudor century puts his head into a number of untamed lions’ mouths. ’ G. R. Elton Preface Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994) was one of the great historians of the Tudor period. England Under the Tudors is his major work and an outstanding history of a crucial and turbulent period in British and European history. Revised several times since its first publication in 1955 England Under the Tudors charts a historical period that witnessed monumental changes in religion monarchy and government – and one that continued to shape British history long after. Spanning the commencement of Henry VII's reign to the death of Elizabeth I Elton’s magisterial account is populated by many colourful and influential characters from Cardinal Wolsey Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell to Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots. Elton also examines aspects of the Tudor period that had been previously overlooked such as empire and commonwealth agriculture and industry seapower and the role of the arts and literature. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Diarmaid MacCulloch.

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The Politics of Chinese Medicine Under Mongol Rule

The Politics of Chinese Medicine Under Mongol Rule

Under the rule of the descendants of Chinggis Khan (1167-1227) China saw the development of a new culture in which medical practice came to be considered a highly respected occupation for elite men. During this period further major steps were also taken towards the codification of medical knowledge and promotion of physicians’ social status. This book traces the history of the politics institutions and culture of medicine of China under Mongol rule through the eyes of a successful South Chinese official Yuan Jue (1266-1327). As the first comprehensive monograph on history of medicine in China under the Mongols it argues that this period was a separate moment in Chinese history when a configuration of power different from that of previous and succeeding periods created its own medical culture. The Politics of Chinese Medicine under Mongol Rule emphasizes the impact of the political and institutional changes caused by the Mongols and their collaborators on the social and cultural history of medicine which culminated in the medical theory of Zhu Zhenheng (1282–1358) still influential in East Asian medicine. Using a variety of Chinese-language sources including gazetteers legal texts biographies poems and medical texts it analyses the roles of the Mongols and West and Central Asians as cultural brokers and also as unifiers of China. Further it views North and South Chinese elites as agents of historical change rather than as victims of Mongol oppression. Underlining the complexity of the history of China under the Mongols and the significance of time and geography for the study of this history this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese medical history Chinese social and cultural history and medieval global history.

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Regional Connection under the Belt and Road Initiative The Prospects for Economic and Financial Cooperation

Regional Connection under the Belt and Road Initiative The Prospects for Economic and Financial Cooperation

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is intended to radically increase investment and integration along a series of land and maritime routes. As the initiative involves more than 100 countries or international organizations and huge amounts of infrastructure construction cooperation between many different markets is essential to its success. Cheung and Hong have edited a collection of essays that between them examine a range of practical issues facing the BRI and how those issues are being addressed in a range of countries. Such challenges include managing financing and investment ensuring infrastructure connectivity and handling the necessary e-commerce and physical logistics. Emphasizing the role of Hong Kong as an intermediary and enabler in the process this book attempts to tackle the key practical challenges facing the BRI and anticipate how these challenges will affect the initiative’s further development. The book provides a holistic and international approach to understanding the implementation of the BRI and its implications for the future economic integration of this huge region. Chapter 5 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. https://s3-us-west-2. amazonaws. com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780429467172_oachapter5. pdf | Regional Connection under the Belt and Road Initiative The Prospects for Economic and Financial Cooperation

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Moving Boxes by Air The Economics of International Air Cargo

Moving Boxes by Air The Economics of International Air Cargo

Air cargo is a key element of the global supply chain. It allows outsourcing of manufacturing to other countries and links production in both multinational and smaller enterprises. It has also been the most important driver of certain export industries in countries such as South Africa Kenya and Chile. As a component of the air transport industry air cargo makes the crucial difference between profit and loss on many long-haul routes. This second edition of Moving Boxes by Air offers a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the business and practices of air cargo with chapters dedicated to key issues such as current trends market characteristics regulation airport terminal operations pricing and revenues and environmental impacts. The book illustrates the recent emphasis on mergers at the expense of alliances which have not had the impact that they had on passenger operations. The section on security has been expanded to assess in more depth the threats to aircraft from terrorists particularly in the lower cargo and passenger baggage compartments. Surcharges are examined and the book considers whether all airlines will follow the lead of some to do away with both fuel and security surcharges. The book concludes with a summary of the latest industry forecasts. Fully updated throughout this edition is the definitive guide to air cargo for professionals within both the aviation and freight industries. | Moving Boxes by Air The Economics of International Air Cargo

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Shakespeare in the Present Political Lessons under Biden

Shakespeare in the Present Political Lessons under Biden

Shakespeare in the Present: Political Lessons under Biden is the first case study in applying the lessons of Shakespeare’s plays to post-Trump America. It looks at American politics through the lens of Shakespeare not simply equating figures in the contemporary world to Shakespearean characters but showing how the broader conditions of Shakespeare’s imagined worlds reflect and inform our own. Clearly written in a direct and engaging style it shows that reading Shakespeare with our contemporary Washington in mind can enrich our understanding of both his works and our world. Shakespeare wrote for his own time but we always read him in our present. As such the way we read him now is always affected by our own understanding of our own political world. This book provides quick critical analyses of Shakespeare’s plays and contemporary American politics while serving as an introduction for undergraduates and general readers to this kind of topical presentist criticism of Shakespeare. | Shakespeare in the Present Political Lessons under Biden

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A History of Ireland Under the Union 1801-1922

A History of Ireland Under the Union 1801-1922

Originally published in 1952 A History of Ireland Under the Union was written by an historian who played an active part in the political events of the later part of the period. In Ireland there are two national traditions: that of the Kingdom of the Gael established at the end of the 4th Century A. D. and the other colonial tradition evolved by the descendants of various generations of Planters from England. The book provides a full account of 19th Century Irish history and shows how the colonial nationalists discarded their nationalism after 1801 and how the emerging Gael under Daniel O’ Connell adopted and fused the two traditions into an Irish national tradition which was vitalised by Irish literature and culture. Containing much original source material the book throws light on aspects of Irish history whose significance is often overlooked such as the part played by the RIC and the Secret Societies in Ireland and the USA. | A History of Ireland Under the Union 1801-1922

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The Palestinian Economy Studies in Development under Prolonged Occupation

The Palestinian Economy Studies in Development under Prolonged Occupation

This volume brings together the results of the symposium on ‘Economic Development under Prolonged Occupation’ held at Oxford University in January 1986. The basic aim of the symposium was to stimulate research and discussion on issues of economic development by a prolonged occupation. It brought together a number of development economists representatives from development assistance organisations and other individuals engaged in one facet or another of social and economic development in the occupied areas. The papers presented here reflect the wide range of thought on the issues surrounding the Palestinian Economy. | The Palestinian Economy Studies in Development under Prolonged Occupation

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Love Under the Skin Interracial Marriages in the American South and France

Love Under the Skin Interracial Marriages in the American South and France

The rising visibility of interracial couples calls for increased attention to the overlapping of culture and race in safe spaces centered on small-group dynamics or in public spaces where peoples of African descent are under the public gaze. This comparative study seeks to de-center the U. S-centered viewpoint common to much of the literature on black/white relations. Based on nine years of fieldwork in the American South and in France Coquet shows many unexpected parallels between the two societies. Gendered perceptions of cultural authenticity and sexual ethics are a guiding thread being inseparable from the historical and political contingencies (re-)defining acceptable forms of dating marrying and parenting among cis-heterosexual couples in both societies. Her account emphasizes resilience and agency as couples seek to protect themselves and their children while their extended or symbolic kinship networks help white partners acknowledge the existence of racial privilege. | Love Under the Skin Interracial Marriages in the American South and France

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Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans focuses on one of the most pressing topics in this field namely the question why cities formerly known for their multiethnic and multi- religious composition became increasingly marked by conflict in the 19th century. This collection of essays represents the result of an intense process of discussion among many of the authors who have been invited to combine theoretical considerations on the question sketched above with concrete case studies based upon original archival research. From Istanbul to Aleppo and from the Balkans to Jerusalem what emerges from the book is a renewed image of the imperial and local mechanisms of coexistence and of their limits and occasional dissolution in times of change and crisis. Raising questions of governance and changes therein as well as epistemological questions regarding what has often been termed 'cosmopolitanism' this book calls for a closer investigation of incidents of both peaceful coexistence as well as episodes of violence and conflict. A useful addition to existing literature this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of Urban Studies History and Middle Eastern Studies. | Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

GBP 51.99
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Performing Under Pressure Psychological Strategies for Sporting Success

Performing Under Pressure Psychological Strategies for Sporting Success

Performing Under Pressure is an essential resource on improving sporting performance in high-pressure situations. Perry’s work guides coaches and athletes through nine key elements of the sporting mindset to help athletes to perform at the highest standards even under the most pressurized of situations. This valuable read includes empirically-based advice on areas such as embracing competition; building confidence concentration and focus; maintaining emotional control; learning from and coping with failure or injury; being braver; and being able to push harder. Perry also provides 64 strategies to support each sporting mindset offering not just the evidence as to why they work but exactly how to implement them. This book uniquely offers those supporting athletes a toolkit of sport psychology strategies and interventions in a way that is evidence-based accessible and engaging whether you are starting out studying sport psychology on a sports science course or are a coach of many years' standing for both elite and amateur athletes. | Performing Under Pressure Psychological Strategies for Sporting Success

GBP 19.99
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The Psychology of Political Communication Politicians Under the Microscope

The Psychology of Political Communication Politicians Under the Microscope

Contemporary politics is mass-communication politics. Politicians are not only seen and heard they are seen and heard in close-up through television appearances speeches interviews and on social media. In this book the authors analyse the ways in which politicians communicate with each other the media and the electorate; they also discuss the implications of contemporary political discourse on the democratic process as a whole. Politicians in interviews are typically castigated for their evasiveness. However microanalytic research shows that there is more to political discourse than this apparent ambiguity. This book reveals how equivocation interruptions and personal antagonism can offer valuable insights into a politician’s communicative style. The authors review their empirical research not only on political interviews but also on speeches parliamentary debates and political journalism. Further insights include how political speakers interact with their audiences how party leaders engage in adversarial discourse at PMQs and how the spoken messages of politicians can be affected by modern journalistic editing techniques. Thereby this research generates greater awareness of communicative practices in a diverse range of political contexts. While the interviews and parliamentary debates analysed pertain to UK politics the speeches also draw on the USA and European and Far Eastern nations. This engaging book is a fascinating resource for students and academics in psychology politics communication and other related disciplines such as sociology and linguistics. The research is also extremely relevant to policy makers and practitioners in politics and political journalism. | The Psychology of Political Communication Politicians Under the Microscope

GBP 34.99
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Circus Psychology An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top

Circus Psychology An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top

The lives of circus artists can be mentally and physically demanding. Circus Psychology: An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top is an evidence-based guide to nurturing the mental health of circus artists while enabling them to perform at the peak of their capacities. The book is organised into three accessible sections: mental health in circus optimising the circus environment to facilitate thriving and mental skills for thriving in circus. The first section introduces general mental health concepts provides insight into the mental health of circus artists the stress process and the role of psychological resilience and perfectionism in mental health. The second section offers insight into motivation and engagement in circus the features of a psychologically safe circus environment and advice on psychologically supportive talent development environment. The final section explains applies and provides practice material for mental skills including goal setting self-talk mental imagery arousal regulation and visual anticipation. Written by Dr Fleur van Rens a circus artist and lecturer in sport psychology this book is an essential resource for those passionate about the mental health of amateurs and professionals in the circus industry. | Circus Psychology An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top

GBP 48.99
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Climate Society and Subsurface Politics in Greenland Under the Great Ice

Climate Society and Subsurface Politics in Greenland Under the Great Ice

Once imagined as a place on the very edge of the world Greenland is now viewed as being at the epicentre of climate change. At the same time international attention is focused on opportunities for oil and mineral development seemingly made possible as the inland ice melts and sea ice disappears revealing geological riches and making access to remote areas easier. In this book Mark Nuttall takes the reader on a journey through landscapes seascapes and icescapes of memory movement and anticipation. Unravelling the entanglements of climate change indigenous sovereignty and the politics surrounding non-renewable resource extraction he describes how the country is on the verge of major environmental political and social transformations as it aspires to greater autonomy and possible independence from Denmark. At the heart of this is discussion about how resources and the environment are given meaning and how they have become subject to intense political and ideological struggle. Climate Society and Subsurface Politics in Greenland: Under the Great Ice is a key resource for academics practitioners and students of anthropology geography development studies political ecology and polar studies. | Climate Society and Subsurface Politics in Greenland Under the Great Ice

GBP 42.99
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Iran under Ahmadinejad The Politics of Confrontation

Iran under Ahmadinejad The Politics of Confrontation

The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the summer of 2005 thrust Iran into the international limelight in a way that few would have predicted. Robust confrontational and given to bombastic rhetoric Ahmadinejad has drawn condemnation from the West and praise from the Middle Eastern street in almost equal measure. This Paper looks at the details of his political rise and assesses his presidency to date within the context of the dynamics of Iranian politics. Examining the key themes of his presidency it assesses the effectiveness of his policies and analyzes his populist approach in particular his use of nationalism and the cult of the Twelfth Imam. The author argues that Ahmadinejad far from retrenching the conservative values of the early revolution is very much a product of the social and political changes which have occurred since the end of the Iran Iraq War; that his populism in both politics and economics along with the maintenance of a confrontational posture abroad represents an ad hoc and somewhat incoherent attempt to disguise the growing contradictions which afflict the Islamic Republic and the conservative vision of an unaccountable Islamic autocracy in the face of growing dissatisfaction especially among key sections of thete. | Iran under Ahmadinejad The Politics of Confrontation

GBP 160.00
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Secularism Under Siege Revisiting the Indian Secular State

Secularism Under Siege Revisiting the Indian Secular State

This anthology makes a discerning attempt to bring into focus myriad dimensions of secularism and the foremost impediments to its attainment. The scholars who contributed to this volume have underscored that the disconnect between a modern-secular state and a conservative society is detrimental to recognizing an ideal secular-democratic polity. Then there is the burden of the past centuries that independent India has to carry on its young shoulders. The political factions in India invent their own historical narratives to advance their political agenda coupled with political and economic arguments leading to social dissensions and communal hatred the ugliest manifestation of which is communal violence that occasionally takes on the form of anti-minority pogroms. The academic critiques of the concept of secularism and its correlated premises belted in this volume shall be of assistance not only to the scholars but also to the students of social sciences and the conscientious readers interested in knowing about the current socio-political milieu. This title is co-published with Aakar Books. Print editions not for sale in South Asia (India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan and Bhutan) | Secularism Under Siege Revisiting the Indian Secular State

GBP 130.00
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Industrialization and Under-developed Countries

Industrialization and Under-developed Countries

First published in 1966 Industrialization and Under-Developed Countries traces the distribution causes and problems of under-development and from the point of view of the economic geographer goes on to examine the difficulties and possibilities of industrialization as a remedy. Particular emphasis is laid upon the demographic factor both in the world situation and as affecting the way of life of individual countries. This book will be of interest to students of economics and geography.

GBP 85.00
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Vagrancy in Law and Practice under the Old Poor Law

Vagrancy in Law and Practice under the Old Poor Law

In eighteenth-century England the law surrounding vagrancy was complicated and practice stood in complex relationship to law. Drawing on extensive archival research and in-depth study of both statute law and local administrative records this book examines the complexities of vagrancy law and the realities of its practice during the long eighteenth century. It shows how settlement law and poor law provision failed to address both the changing demographic situation and the impact of wars leaving significant numbers without support. Focusing on the 1744 Vagrant Act the study traces how and why the law evolved from 1700 when vagrancy was first made a county charge and what changes followed in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It explores how vagrancy law was used and to what effect how it was extended and adapted to plug gaps in both poor law provision and in dealing with petty crime not covered by statute law and how law and practice intersected with social reality. Using the Quarter Sessions records of six counties: Westmorland Cambridgeshire Dorset Hampshire Lancashire and Middlesex the book is able to give the first account of vagrancy law in provincial England rather than focusing on metropolitan areas thus also demonstrating the tensions between parishes justices and counties over the use of law and its financial impact. By detailed reference to cases of individual vagrants the book also shows what sorts of people were dealt with under vagrancy law what happened to them and how and why the justices discriminated between the unfortunate and the criminal elements among them. This analysis reveals the principal causes of the vagrancy problems and the misfit between the law and social reality with particular emphasis on the impact of wars and immigration from Ireland and Scotland. As the first full-length study of vagrancy law and practice in the eighteenth century this book will constitute an essential item in any collection of books on the old poor law. | Vagrancy in Law and Practice under the Old Poor Law

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