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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “roderick martin”
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  • The Sociology of Power

    by Roderick Martin ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1977, The Sociology of Power presents a broad comparative study in the sociology of domination by placing empirical research in political and industrial sociology in a comprehensive theoretical framework, derived from Marxism and social exchange theory. Roderick Martin argues that conventional definitions of ‘political sociology’ are no longer relevant, having been replaced by a ... Read more

    Was $69.99 USD Now $41.99 USD

  • Investor Engagement

    Investors and Management Practice under Shareholder Value

    by Roderick Martin, Peter D. Casson, Tahir M. Nisar ...
    The growth of shareholder value has been a major change in Western economies since the 1980s. This growth has reignited debates concerning relations between investors and managers. This book argues that investors are more than passive providers of finance, on whose behalf managers seek to maximize shareholder returns. Instead, many investors directly influence management practice, through investor ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Sport in Films

    Edited by Emma Poulton, Martin Roderick ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    Sport offers everything a good story should have: heroes and villains, triumph and disaster, achievement and despair, tension and drama. Consequently, sport makes for a compelling film narrative and films, in turn, are a vivid medium for sport.Yet despite its regularity as a central theme in motion pictures, constructions and representations of sport and athletes have been marginalised in terms of ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Work of Professional Football

    A Labour of Love?

    by Martin Roderick ...
    A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived.A former professional, Martin Roderick’s familiarity with the world of football is the foundation ... Read more

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    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
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  • Telling True Stories

    Navigating the challenges of writing narrative non-fiction

    by Matthew Ricketson ...
    'In this excellent and provocative book, Matthew Ricketson lays bare the challenges of modern storytelling. I have found myself thinking about it every day, long after I put it down.' - William Powers, author of Hamlet's BlackBerry'An essential guide for the true storyteller.' - Chloe Hooper, award-winning author of fiction and non-fictionIt's etched into our neurological pathways; we can't live ... Read more

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  • New Keywords

    A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society

    Edited by Tony Bennett, Lawrence Grossberg, Meaghan Morris ...
    Over 25 years ago, Raymond Williams' Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society set the standard for how we understand and use the language of culture and society.Now, three luminaries in the field of cultural studies have assembled a volume that builds on and updates Williams’ classic, reflecting the transformation in culture and society since its publication. New Keywords: A Revised ... Read more

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  • Canada's Game

    Hockey and Identity

    by Andrew C. Holman ...
    Contributors include Julian Ammirante (Laurentian University at Georgian), Jason Blake (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Robert Dennis (Queen's University), Jamie Dopp (University of Victoria), Russell Field (University of Manitoba), Greg Gillespie (Brock University), Richard Harrison (Mount Royal College), Craig Hyatt (Brock University), Brian Kennedy (Pasadena City College), Karen E.H. ... Read more

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  • The Moral Foundations of Politics

    by Ian Shapiro ...
    Series series The Institution for Social and Policy St
    When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro investigates this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book.Shapiro discusses the different answers that have been proposed by the major political theorists in the utilitarian, Marxist, and social contract traditions over the past four centuries. Showing how these political ... Read more

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  • Nuthin' but a "G" Thang

    The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap

    by Eithne Quinn ...
    Series series Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives
    In the late 1980s, gangsta rap music emerged in urban America, giving voice to—and making money for—a social group widely considered to be in crisis: young, poor, black men. From its local origins, gangsta rap went on to flood the mainstream, generating enormous popularity and profits. Yet the highly charged lyrics, public battles, and hard, fast lifestyles that characterize the genre have incited ... Read more

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  • Action Movies

    The Cinema of Striking Back

    by Harvey O'Brien ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back is a study of action cinema, exploring the ethics and aesthetics of the genre with reference to its relatively short history. It moves from seminal classics like Bullitt (1968) and Dirty Harry (1971) through epoch-defining films like Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Die Hard (1988) to revisions, reboots, and renewals in films like Kill Bill Vol. 1 ... Read more

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  • Media and Modernity

    A Social Theory of the Media

    by John B. Thompson ...
    This wide-ranging and innovative book develops an original theory of the media and their impact on the modern world, from the emergence of printing to the most recent developments in the media industries. ... Read more

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