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Routledge Studies in Anthropology: Rethinking Relation-Substance Dualism: Submutances and the Body (Hardcover)

This book analyses anthropological debates on relationism (referring to methodological and theoretical issues) and sets out to reconsider these discussions with regards to the notion of substance (generally associated with the body). more

Routledge Studies in the Anthropology of Food: The Metamorphosis of Greek Cuisine (Hardcover)

This book is an ethnography of the metamorphosis of rural foods and traditional dishes and of the making of cuisine and identity in contemporary Athens. In the wake of the financial crisis in Athens in the mid-2015s forgotten rural foods of the past... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology: Decolonising Indigenous Rights (Paperback)

Covering a wide range of issues relating to the topic this book examines the experiences and perceptions of indigenous peoples in the context of the national states and political systems that have been externally imposed and implemented upon them.... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums: Material Culture in Transit: Theory and Practice (Hardcover)

Material Culture in Transit: Theory and Practice constellates curators and scholars actively working with material culture within academic and museal institutions through theory and practice. The rich collection of essays critically addresses the... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology: Anthropologists Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour: Seeking Bridges Towards Mutual Respect (Hardcover)

This collection offers the fruits of a stimulating workshop that sought to bridge the fraught relationship which sometimes continues between anthropologists and indigenous/native/aboriginal scholars despite areas of overlapping interest. Participants... more

Routledge Studies in Anthropology: Time and Its Object: A Perspective from Amerindian and Melanesian Societies on the Temporality of Images (Paperback)

This volume examines the way objects and images relate to and shape notions of temporality and history. Bringing together ethnographic studies from the Lowlands of Central and South America and Melanesia it explores the temporality inhering in images... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History: Rituality and Social (Dis)Order: The Historical Anthropology of Popular Carnival in Europe (Paperback)

Carnival has been described as one of the foundational elements of European culture bearing an emblematic and iconic status as the festive phenomenon par excellence. Its origins are partly obscure but its stratified and complex history rich symbolic... more

Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness: Childlessness in the Age of Communication: Deconstructing Silence (Paperback)

Childlessness in the Age of Communication draws on a range of disciplines and fields including sociology health gender and sexuality studies communication media studies politics and anthropology. It is a book for all those interested in childlessness... more

Routledge Revivals: Mirrors of Mortality (Routledge Revivals): Social Studies in the History of Death (Paperback)

First published in 1981 this reissue examines mankind s preoccupation with death and mortality by isolating various societies in different periods of time. The authors examine not only the formal rituals associated with the last rite of passage but... more

Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions: The Routledge Companion to New Cinema History (Paperback)

The Routledge Companion to New Cinema History presents the most recent approaches and methods in the study of the social experience of cinema from its origins in vaudeville and traveling exhibitions to the multiplexes of today. Exploring its history... more

Routledge International Case Studies in Tourism: International Case Studies in Event Management (Paperback)

This international case study book provides 27 expertly curated case studies on the topic of events management each with detailed implementation instructions for the instructor. more

Routledge Studies in Management Organizations and Society: Commitment to Work and Job Satisfaction: Studies of Work Orientations (Hardcover)

People s work orientations and attitudes to paid work are highly important for the welfare of any country. Still little is currently known about how such attitudes are distributed among different countries men and women classes occupations age groups... more

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics: Competition Value and Distribution in Classical Economics: Studies in Long-Period Analysis (Paperback)

Drawing in particular on the work of Sraffa Smith Ricardo and Marx the essays in this volume explore the characteristic features of the Classical economists approach to economic problems and the renewal of interest in that approach in modern times. In... more

Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Business and Management: Strategic Outsourcing Innovation and Global Supply Chains: A Case Study from the Aviation Industry (Hardcover)

Decision-making on outsourcing new product development (especially innovation projects) such as engaging and managing the supply chain is far from easy. It may involve addressing strategic and operational risks that might cause longer development times... more

Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies: Political Thought in Islam: A Study in Intellectual Boundaries (Paperback)

This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition (turath) and its... more

Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management: The Study of Public Management in Europe and the Us (Paperback)

This book presents an overview of the scientific study of public management gathering together some of the most authoritative experts in this area of study in Europe and the United States writing specifically about their respective countries. These... more

Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Contex: Trade Unions in Renewal: A Comparative Study (Paperback)

This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA Canada Australia New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis... more

Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History: Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter (Paperback)

Focusing on Near Eastern history in Mamluk and Ottoman times this book dedicated to Michael Winter stresses elements of variety and continuity in the history of the Near East an area of study which has traditionally attracted little attention from... more

Routledge International Case Studies in Tourism: International Case Studies in Event Management (Hardcover)

This international case study book provides 27 expertly curated case studies on the topic of events management each with detailed implementation instructions for the instructor. more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia: Revisiting Japan s Restoration: New Approaches to the Study of the Meiji Transformation (Paperback)

This volume presents the reader with thirty-one short chapters that capture an exciting new moment in the study of the Meiji Restoration. The chapters offer a kaleidoscope of approaches and interpretations of the Restoration that showcase the strengths... more

Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Business and Management: System Actor and Process: Keywords in Organization Studies (Hardcover)

System Actor and Process: Keywords in Organization Studies is intended as an epistemological compass to navigate through the multifaceted key concepts typically used in organizational practice and research. The book illustrates thirty-four keywords... more

Case Studies on Chinese Enterprises (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy) - Xia Donglin

This book is a collection of teaching cases on two Chinese companies UFIDA and Founder. The cases describe the management practices of typical Chinese companies. UFIDA is a well-known company providing management software while Founder is a... more

Routledge Studies in South Asian History: Bureaucracy Community and Influence in India: Society and the State 1930s - 1960s (Hardcover)

Offering a fresh approach to the issue of government and administrative corruption through everyday citizen interactions with the state this book explores changing discourses and practices of corruption in late colonial and early independent Uttar... more

Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas: Narratives against Enslavement from the Court Rooms of Nineteenth-Century Brazil: Fighting for Freedom (Hardcover)

This book examines the enslavement system in nineteenth-century Brazil demonstrating the strategies that lawyers and plaintiffs used to fight for freedom in court. In nineteenth-century Brazil countless enslaved and freed women and men appealed to... more

Routledge Studies in Management Organizations and Society: Reimagining Faith and Management: The Impact of Faith in the Workplace (Paperback)

Much contemporary research ignores or is dismissive of the growth of global religiosity even though 90 percent of the global population sees the world through a commitment to some kind of faith. Reimagining Faith and Management addresses this issue and... more

Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies: The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan (Paperback)

This book is the first account of the British diplomatic mission in Pakistan from its foundation at the end of the Raj in 1947 to the War on Terror . Drawing on original documents and interviews with participants this book highlights key events and... more

Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Ec: Chinese Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Dynamics New Synergies (Paperback)

Trade between China and Africa is increasing year on year while the West increasingly debates the nature and implications of China s presence. Yet little research exists at the organizational and community levels. While western press reporting is... more

SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East: Greeks in Turkey: Elite Nationalism and Minority Politics in Late Ottoman and Early Republican Istanbul (Paperback)

This book provides a solid and critical historical examination of the endorsement development and course of Greek nationalism among the lay/clerical leadership of the Greek Orthodox minority of Istanbul during the last phase of the dissolution of the... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History: Revolutionary Ukraine 1917-2017: History s Flashpoints and Today s Memory Wars (Paperback)

This book examines four dramatic periods that have shaped not only Ukrainian but also Soviet and Russian history over the last hundred years: the revolutionary struggles of 1917-20 Stalin s second revolution of 1928-33 the mobilization of revolutionary... more

Routledge Advances in Korean Studies: Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea: European Investors and Mismatched Globalization (Paperback)

In this book Judith Cherry analyzes the impact of economic and cultural globalization on efforts to promote inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) in South Korea over the past four decades. more

Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry: Economic Policy Covid-19 and Corporations: Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe (Hardcover)

This book addresses the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Central and East European countries and examines the effect the pandemic has had on organizations in the region. It focuses on the widely understood business environment covering... more

Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies: Csr Reporting and the Belt and Road Initiative: Implementation by Chinese Multinational Enterprises (Hardcover)

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a major development strategy launched by the Chinese government with the goal of fostering economic cooperation among countries along the proposed routes. The BRI marks a new era in which multinational enterprises... more

Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History: War and State Formation in Syria: Cemal Pasha s Governorate During World War I 1914-1917 (Paperback)

During the First World War Cemal Pasha attempted to establish direct control over Syrian and thereby reaffirm Ottoman authority there through various policies of control including the abolishment of local intermediaries. Elaborating on these Ottoman... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia: Changing Visions of East Asia 1943-93: Transformations and Continuities (Paperback)

Ralph Smith was a highly respected historian who at the time of his death in December 2000 had nearly completed a manuscript chronicling changes in the East Asia region since 1943. This fascinating work completed and edited by Chad Mitcham one of Ralph... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History: The Politics of Information in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover)

In its various European contexts the invention and spread of newspapers in the seventeenth century had a profound effect on early modern culture and politics. While recent research has explored the role of the newspaper in transforming information into... more

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics: The Development of Economics in Japan (Hardcover)

This book covers the development of economics in Japan from the inter-war period to the 2000s focusing on the international theoretical contributions of Japanese economists. The first focal point is the international contributions of Japanese... more

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia: Secularism Decolonisation and the Cold War in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover)

The intensifying conflicts between religious communities in contemporary South and Southeast Asia signify the importance of gaining a clearer understanding of how societies have historically organised and mastered their religious diversity. Based on... more

Routledge Studies in the History of Economics: Keynes and Modern Economics (Hardcover)

It is a little over seventy years since John Maynard Keynes produced his magnum opus The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money. Keynes staggering achievement has been to remain relevant to economics and other disciplines even today and this... more