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Learn to Write Badly

How to Succeed in the Social Sciences

de Michael Billig ...

Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science postgraduates being taught to write poorly? What conditions adversely affect the way they write? And which linguistic features contribute towards this bad writing? Michael Billig's witty and entertaining book analyses these questions in a quest ... Leer más

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Modern academia is increasingly competitive yet the writing style of social scientists is routinely poor and continues to deteriorate. Are social science postgraduates being taught to write poorly? What conditions adversely affect the way they write? And which linguistic features contribute towards this bad writing? Michael Billig's witty and entertaining book analyses these questions in a quest
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Banal Nationalism

de Michael Billig ...

Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism in this elegantly written book. While traditional theorizing has tended to the focus on extreme expressions of nationalism, the author turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms which are neither exotic or remote, he describes as `banal nationalism′.The author asks why people do not forget their national ... Leer más

$93.99 USD

Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism in this elegantly written book. While traditional theorizing has tended to the focus on extreme expressions of nationalism, the author turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms which are neither exotic or remote, he describes as `banal nationalism′.The author asks why people do not forget their national
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Politicians Manipulating Statistics

How They Do It and How to Oppose Them

de Michael Billig, Cristina Marinho ...

Highly original and insightful, Billig and Marinho's book investigates how politicians misuse official statistics. Setting this problem in its historical context – and offering vivid case studies of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Gérald Darmanin – the authors demonstrate that the manipulation of statistics involves the misuse of words as well as the misuse of numbers. Most importantly, the ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Highly original and insightful, Billig and Marinho's book investigates how politicians misuse official statistics. Setting this problem in its historical context – and offering vivid case studies of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Gérald Darmanin – the authors demonstrate that the manipulation of statistics involves the misuse of words as well as the misuse of numbers. Most importantly, the
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Laughter and Ridicule

Towards a Social Critique of Humour

de Michael Billig ...

Series series Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
`From Thomas Hobbes′ fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of the humourous, this is a seriously engaging book′ - David Inglis, University of AberdeenThis delightful book tackles ... Leer más

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`From Thomas Hobbes′ fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of the humourous, this is a seriously engaging book′ - David Inglis, University of AberdeenThis delightful book tackles
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The Politics and Rhetoric of Commemoration

How the Portuguese Parliament Celebrates the 1974 Revolution

de Professor Michael Billig, Dr Cristina Marinho ...

Series series Bloomsbury Advances in Critical Discourse Studies
In recent years there has been much interest in collective memory and commemoration. It is often assumed that when nations celebrate a historic day, they put aside the divisions of the present to recall the past in a spirit of unity. As Billig and Marinho show, this does not apply to the Portuguese parliament's annual celebration of 25 April 1974, the day when the dictatorship, established by ... Leer más

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In recent years there has been much interest in collective memory and commemoration. It is often assumed that when nations celebrate a historic day, they put aside the divisions of the present to recall the past in a spirit of unity. As Billig and Marinho show, this does not apply to the Portuguese parliament's annual celebration of 25 April 1974, the day when the dictatorship, established by
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More Examples, Less Theory

Historical Studies of Writing Psychology

de Michael Billig ...

In his new book, Michael Billig uses psychology's past to argue that nowadays, when we write about the mind, we should use more examples and less theory. He provides a series of historical studies, analysing how key psychological writers used examples. Billig offers new insights about famous analysts of the mind, such as Locke, James, Freud, Tajfel and Lewin. He also champions unfairly forgotten ... Leer más

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In his new book, Michael Billig uses psychology's past to argue that nowadays, when we write about the mind, we should use more examples and less theory. He provides a series of historical studies, analysing how key psychological writers used examples. Billig offers new insights about famous analysts of the mind, such as Locke, James, Freud, Tajfel and Lewin. He also champions unfairly forgotten
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The Hidden Roots of Critical Psychology

Understanding the Impact of Locke, Shaftesbury and Reid

de Michael Billig ...

`Billig′s is a fascinating work of brilliant scholarship. It is written in an elegant style, spiced with humour, and gives one the feeling that it was a labour of love. It can be recommended without reservation′ - Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology`This is a quite extraordinary and original book. Billig has managed seamlessly to interweave History of Philosophy, History of ... Leer más

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`Billig′s is a fascinating work of brilliant scholarship. It is written in an elegant style, spiced with humour, and gives one the feeling that it was a labour of love. It can be recommended without reservation′ - Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology`This is a quite extraordinary and original book. Billig has managed seamlessly to interweave History of Philosophy, History of
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Schwarz. Rot. Müll

Die schmutzigen Deals der deutschen Müllmafia

de Michael Billig ...

Michael Billig deckt die Machenschaften der deutschen Müllmafia auf und schreibt einen wahren Wirtschaftskrimi. Deutschland sieht sich gern als Vorbild in Sachen Müllentsorgung und lässt sich als Recycling-Weltmeister feiern. Doch: So sauber, wie es scheint, ist Deutschland nicht. Eine etablierte Schattenwirtschaft mit unzähligen beteiligten Unternehmen täuscht eine fachgerechte Entsorgung nur vor ... Leer más

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Michael Billig deckt die Machenschaften der deutschen Müllmafia auf und schreibt einen wahren Wirtschaftskrimi. Deutschland sieht sich gern als Vorbild in Sachen Müllentsorgung und lässt sich als Recycling-Weltmeister feiern. Doch: So sauber, wie es scheint, ist Deutschland nicht. Eine etablierte Schattenwirtschaft mit unzähligen beteiligten Unternehmen täuscht eine fachgerechte Entsorgung nur vor
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Talking of the Royal Family

de Prof Michael Billig, Michael Billig ...

To talk about royalty is to talk of many things: privilege, equality, nationality, morality, family life, parenting, divorce, the media and more. Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial everyday chatter about royalty.Now with a new preface, Talking of the Royal Family was the first serious full-length study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and remains ... Leer más

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To talk about royalty is to talk of many things: privilege, equality, nationality, morality, family life, parenting, divorce, the media and more. Important themes and issues flow through the seemingly trivial everyday chatter about royalty.Now with a new preface, Talking of the Royal Family was the first serious full-length study of royalty to emerge from this rhetorical perspective and remains
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A History of Irish Thought

de Thomas Duddy ...

The first complete introduction to the subject ever published, A History of Irish Thought presents an inclusive survey of Irish thought and the history of Irish ideas against the backdrop of current political and social change in Ireland.Clearly written and engaging, the survey introduces an array of philosophers, polemicists, ideologists, satirists, scientists, poets and political and social ... Leer más

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The first complete introduction to the subject ever published, A History of Irish Thought presents an inclusive survey of Irish thought and the history of Irish ideas against the backdrop of current political and social change in Ireland.Clearly written and engaging, the survey introduces an array of philosophers, polemicists, ideologists, satirists, scientists, poets and political and social
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Radical Uncertainty

Decision-Making Beyond the Numbers

de John Kay, Mervyn King ...

Much economic advice is bogus quantification, warn two leading experts in this essential book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we need instead robust narratives that give us the confidence to manage uncertainty.“An elegant and careful guide to thinking about personal and social economics, especially in a time of uncertainty. The timing is ... Leer más

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Much economic advice is bogus quantification, warn two leading experts in this essential book, now with a preface on COVID-19. Invented numbers offer a false sense of security; we need instead robust narratives that give us the confidence to manage uncertainty.“An elegant and careful guide to thinking about personal and social economics, especially in a time of uncertainty. The timing is
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Humour

A Very Short Introduction

de Noël Carroll ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote goodwill among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some have even claimed that it improves health and fights sickness. In this Very Short Introduction Noel ... Leer más

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Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote goodwill among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some have even claimed that it improves health and fights sickness. In this Very Short Introduction Noel
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