After the dramatic flourishing of small scale enterprises in the 1980s can the coming decade support and sustain the small business? The socio-economic restructuring of Britain allowed small businesses to thrive but the way ahead looks less favourable. Factors such as demographic trends and technological developments threaten the economic future of the small firm.
After the dramatic flourishing of small scale enterprises in the 1980s can the coming decade support and sustain the small business? The socio-economi...
Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies.
Through the use of contemporary media and film texts such as Bridget Jones Diary and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and using case studies of the USA and the UK after September 11th, James Curran and David Morley examine central topics including:
media representations of the new woman in contemporary society
the creation of self in lifestyle...
Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues...
Culture Wars charts the battle between two generations, one shaped by the immediate post-war period and the other by the cultural revolt of the 1960s. It was a clash that first exploded into life in the 1980s, when the Conservative press and government ridiculed radical young councillors as the 'loony left', and turned them into the pariahs of contemporary politics. This cultural victory proved shortlived. The values and political agenda of the urban left made significant advances in the 1990s and 2000s when the sixties generation moved into positions of power. For the social sciences, it...
Culture Wars charts the battle between two generations, one shaped by the immediate post-war period and the other by the cultural revolt of the 1960s....
James Michael Curran James Curran Dr John Buckleton
Intended for forensic scientists and students of the discipline, this handbook provides the practising forensic scientist with the statistical tools and methodology to introduce forensic glass evidence into the laboratory. With free software available for downloading at the author's Web site, scientists can apply their own data and draw conclusions using principles practised in the text.
Intended for forensic scientists and students of the discipline, this handbook provides the practising forensic scientist with the statistical tools a...
This title offers an original and compelling insight into why Australians have come to exhibit their nationhood in curious new ways - such as spontaneously bellowing the national anthem at sporting events. It argues that the critical period for understanding this phenomenon is the twilight of the British Empire in the 60s and 70s.
This title offers an original and compelling insight into why Australians have come to exhibit their nationhood in curious new ways - such as spontane...
