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International Handbook of Maritime Economicsby Kevin Cullinane
Edward Elgar Publishing 2011; US$ 60.00This timely and comprehensive new Handbook brings together an unrivalled group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to provide in-depth analysis and a contemporary perspective on a wide-ranging array of topics in maritime economics. Inherently global in nature, the economics of the maritime sector has proved pivotal in facilitating globalization and international trade. This Handbook offers a unique and indispensable source of reference and information for researchers, students and practitioners interested in the relationship between these developments and maritime markets. This well-documented Handbook will appeal to postgraduate students of maritime studies, international business, international trade, economics and marine technology.... more...
Privatisation and Liberalisation in Europeanby Willem Hulsink
Routledge 1998; US$ 208.00This book looks at comparative telecommunications regimes in the context of the EC. It analyzes individual policy management and change in three diverse regulatory cultures, namely Britain, the Netherlands and France. more...
Desperately Seeking the Audienceby Ien Ang
Routledge 1991; US$ 42.95Ang's ethnographic perspective on the television audience gives new insights into our television culture, with the audience seen not as an object to be controlled, but as an active social subject. more...
Selling the Sixtiesby Robert Chapman
Routledge 1992; US$ 39.95The development of pirate radio is examined in a study , focusing on Radios Caroline and London, that looks beyond its hip image to analyse the populist consumerism and economic machinations involved. more...
30 Minutes ... Before Your Driving Testby Edward Baker; Peter Dore
Kogan Page 1998; US$ 3.95Are you worried about taking your first driving test? Do you feel so nervous that you can't concentrate on what you have learnt? Taking your driving test can be a nerve-racking business - but it needn't be that bad. This practical guide will help you overcome your fears. It provides hints on the measures you can take, and attitudes that you can adopt to tip the odds of passing in your favour. more...
Maritime Economicsby Martin Stopford
Routledge 1997; US$ 75.00Now in its second edition, Maritime Economics provides a valuable introduction to the organisation and workings of the global shipping industry. It is an excellent and up to date treatment of shipping as an economic activity. more...
Trans-European Telecommunication Networksby Colin Turner
Routledge 1997; US$ 200.00Examining the nature of telecommunication networks and the rationale for the development of trans-European networks, the study explores the features networks need to exhibit if they are to compliment Europe's industrial policy. more...
International Strategies in Telecommunicationsby Anders Pehrsson
Routledge 1996; US$ 190.00Dealing primarily with the telecommunications industry, this book applies the strategic states model to international business strategy. more...
Paying for Broadcastingby Tim Congdon; Andrew Graham; Gavyn Davies; Brian Sturgess; William B. Shew
Routledge 1992; US$ 80.00With British broadcasting standing on the threshold of immense change, this handbook leads a wide-ranging discussion of funding options open to broadcasters. more...
Stealing Timeby Alec Klein
Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 11.99In January 2000, America Online and Time Warner announced the largest merger in U.S. history, a deal that would create the biggest media company in the world. It was celebrated as the marriage of new media and old media, a potent combination of the nation's No. 1 Internet company and the country's leading entertainment giant, the owner of such internationally renowned brands as Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, and Time magazine. But only three years later, nearly all the top executives behind the merger had resigned, the company had lost tens of billions of dollars in market value, and the U.S. government had begun two investigations into its business dealings. How did the deal of the century become an epic disaster? Alec Klein has covered... more...