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The Public Sector in Hong Kong
Hong Kong University Press 2010; US$ 48.00This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Hong Kong. It discusses critical constitutional, organizational and policy problems and examines their effects on relationships between government and the people. more...
American Politics in Hollywood Film
Edinburgh University Press 2011; US$ 75.00In this second edition of American Politics in Hollywood Film, Ian Scott takes up his analysis of political content and ideology through movies and contends that American culture and the institutional process continues to be portrayed, debated and influenced by a whole series of films. more...
From Pinewood to Hollywood
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 90.00This book is about the emigration, film careers and socio-cultural influence of British filmmakers moving to Hollywood in the studio era. It deals with some of the unknown and neglected émigrés, as well as the leading lights who founded, initiated and ensured that American film became the leading national cinema of the twentieth century. more...
The Rise and Fall of Athens
Penguin Books Ltd 1973; Not AvailableNine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander. more...
Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 178.00Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional financial crisis that seriously affected some of them. It analyses reform efforts comparatively against a backdrop of governance problems, and seeks to establish... more...
Reading the Past
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 29.00The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address cutting-edge developments in areas such as post-structuralism and neo-evolutionary theory, and the emergence of new branches of theory such as phenomenology. more...
Statistics for Health Care Professionals
SAGE Publications 2005; US$ 68.00Challenging the notion that statistics are often incomprehensible and complex to use, the authors help readers to understand the language of statistics, which is often a stumbling block for those coming to the subject for the first time. As the results of health care research are so integral to decision-making and developing new practice within the... more...
The Makers of Rome
Penguin Books Ltd 2004; Not AvailableThese nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome?s greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch?s Roman Lives, they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as soldierly... more...
Ivanhoe
OUP Oxford 1996; US$ 8.99More than a century after the Norman Conquest, England remains a colony of foreign warlords. The dissolute Prince John plots to seize his brother's crown, his barons terrorize the country, and the mysterious outlaw Robin Hood haunts the ancient greenwood. The secret return of King Richard and the disinherited Saxon knight, Ivanhoe, heralds the... more...
Practice Based Learning in Nursing, Health and Social Care: Mentorship, Facilitation and Supervision
Wiley 2013; US$ 44.95Work based learning facilitation, mentoring and coaching are all integral to the health care professions. Practice Based Learning in Nursing, Health and Social Care promotes effective professional learning in the workplace and helps health care professionals to develop, enhance, reflect on and change their practice and perceptions of mentoring,... more...









