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The Transition From Command To Market Economies In Eastcentral Europe The Vienna Institute For Comparative Economic Studies Yearbook Iv

The Transition From Command To Market Economies In Eastcentral Europe The Vienna Institute For Comparative Economic Studies Yearbook Iv

Now that the euphoria over political change has died down the formerly socialist countries of Eastern and Central Europe are facing an economic crisis. The contributors to this well-established annual publication consider the key factors affecting the economic transition process analyzing possible strategies for successful reform including the use of shock theory to accelerate the process. As well as examining various country-specific problems the authors explore the status of the Central European countries seeking integration with the European Economic Community and ask whether all the former socialist countries might do well to adopt some of the economic development strategies used so successfully by the nations of Southeast Asia. | The Transition From Command To Market Economies In Eastcentral Europe The Vienna Institute For Comparative Economic Studies Yearbook Iv

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The Spd And The Challenge Of Mass Politics The Dilemma Of The German Volkspartei

The Spd And The Challenge Of Mass Politics The Dilemma Of The German Volkspartei

This book examines the inner dynamics of one of the most significant social democratic parties in Europe and weighs the causes and effects of the policies that have shaped its chequered post-war course. At a time when political developments in Europe command a hard look at options for the future no party's post-war history offers more cogent lesso | The Spd And The Challenge Of Mass Politics The Dilemma Of The German Volkspartei

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The Life of Admiral Sir John Leake Vol. II

The Life of Admiral Sir John Leake Vol. II

Leake (1656-1720) was one of the most prominent flag officers of King William and Queen Anne’ s wars. He played a leading part in the relief of Londonderry in 1689 fought at Bantry Bay Beachy Head La Hogue and Malaga twice relieved Gibraltar captured Cartagena Alicante Ibiza Majorca Minorca and Sardinia was five times Admiral of the Fleet and in the end declined to be First Lord of the Admiralty. This life was written by the admiral’s nephew Stephen Martin-Leake Garter King of Arms whose life of his father (Vol 5) was originally appended to it. This continues his Mediterranean command in Barcelona Cartagena Mallorca Ibiza and proceedings at Alicante. There are then his activities in command of the fleet in the Channel in 1707 and the trial of Sir Thomas Hardy. In 1713 he was appointed Admiral of the Fleet for the 4th time and was subsequently to be appointed for the 5th time. With death of Queen Anne and the accession of King George ‘Sir John was removed from all his places’. He retired and lived privately until his death in 1720. | The Life of Admiral Sir John Leake Vol. II

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Glasgow The Making of a City

Glasgow The Making of a City

Originally published in 1983 this book sets the phases and elements of Glasgow’s townscape evolution in their historical framework from the medieval period when Glasgow was a small but important burgh to the growth of the town thanks to its command of the transatlantic tobacco trade in the 18th Century. Examining the solid growth which came with the textile phase of the industrial revolution and subsequent pioneering achievements in ship-building and marine engineering the book also charts the subsequent collapse of the industrial base and attempts at urban renewal on a massive scale. | Glasgow The Making of a City

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The Nigerian Oil Economy From Prosperity to Glut

The Nigerian Oil Economy From Prosperity to Glut

The development of Nigeria's oil industry is examined comprehensively in this book originally published in 1984. It charts the changing course of her economy and examines the dramatic effect oil has had on Nigeria's domestic and international policies. Oil has enabled her to command a powerful position in African affairs and within OPEC itself but at the same time has held back other forms of economic development. Nigeria's future in the oil industry as well as in related fields such as gas is assessed both in the light of her former policies and in the changing world economy. This book will be of interest to all concerned in the oil industry international finance or world power politics. | The Nigerian Oil Economy From Prosperity to Glut

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Kalila wa Dimna For Students of Arabic

Kalila wa Dimna For Students of Arabic

Specifically designed for students of Arabic this fully illustrated rendition of the Arabic literary classic enhances students’ reading listening speaking and writing skills through the medium of these fun engaging and culturally relevant tales. The first part of this second edition follows the original order of the stories with new vocabulary explained in footnotes throughout. In the second part grammar explanations and a wealth of exercises provide ample opportunities for readers to improve their understanding of the stories and strengthen their command of Arabic grammar and Arabic writing. The audio material containing the texts of the stories read by native speakers is available to download free online to help develop the learner’s listening skills. Suitable for both class use and independent study Kalila wa Dimna: for Students of Arabic is a must for all intermediate to advanced students wishing to enhance their language skills and discover one of the most popular pieces of Arabic literature ever written. | Kalila wa Dimna For Students of Arabic

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El mundo hispanohablante en textos / Reading the Spanish-Speaking World

El mundo hispanohablante en textos / Reading the Spanish-Speaking World

El mundo hispanohablante en textos / Reading the Spanish-Speaking World es un libro de texto para estudiantes de español de nivel intermedio y avanzado. Recoge textos auténticos que acercarán al estudiante al mundo hispanohablante y le permitirán desarrollar su dominio de la lengua española y reflexionar críticamente sobre temas de actualidad. Cada capítulo gira en torno a un texto escrito por un autor contemporáneo. Las actividades fomentan la reflexión sobre el tema abordado así como el desarrollo de las destrezas receptivas y de producción del estudiante ampliando en el proceso su vocabulario y conocimientos gramaticales. El estudiante podrá observar y trabajar con diversos registros y estilos de escritura; a través de las actividades se le invita a investigar y responder a temas políticos culturales y sociales muchos de los cuales son específicos al mundo hispanohablante. Se incluyen además un extenso glosario de palabras así como explicaciones detalladas de aspectos gramaticales; estos recursos proporcionan un valioso material de referencia. Este es el libro ideal para cualquier curso de lengua española de niveles B2 y C1. Se puede usar dentro y fuera del aula. El mundo hispanohablante en textos / Reading the Spanish-Speaking World is a content-based textbook written in Spanish which aims to develop command of the Spanish language and critical thinking skills through response to a series of texts originating from a number of different Spanish-speaking countries. The nineteen chapters all including texts by contemporary authors cover a range of themes of up-to-date interest. Users are encouraged to engage with these topical works through a selection of activities which will develop reading writing and speaking skills together with a wider command of vocabulary and grammatical structures. Users will also learn about different styles and registers of writing and be able to respond to a variety of contemporary political cultural and social issues most of which are specific to the Spanish-speaking world. Additionally the inclusion of an extensive word glossary and detailed explanations of grammatical points provides valuable reference material for users. This is the ideal textbook to accompany any course in Spanish language at B2 and C1 level and can be used both within and outside the classroom.

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The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram

The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram

This rich volume explores the complex problem of obedience and conformity re-examining Stanley Milgram’s famous electric shock study and presenting the findings of the most extensive empirical study on obedience toward authority since Milgram's era. Dolinski and Grzyb refer to their own series of studies testing various hypotheses from Milgram’s and others’ research examining underlying obedience mechanisms as well as factors modifying the degree of obedience displayed by individuals in different situations. They offer their theoretical model explaining subjects’ obedience in Milgram’s paradigm and describe numerous examples of the destructive effect of thoughtless obedience both in our daily lives as well as in crucial historical events stressing the need for critical thinking when issued with a command. Concluding with reflections on how to prevent the danger of destructive obedience to authority this insightful volume will be fascinating reading for students and academics in social psychology as well as those in fields concerned with complex social problems. | The Social Psychology of Obedience Towards Authority An Empirical Tribute to Stanley Milgram

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The Music of John Ireland

The Music of John Ireland

This title was first published in 2000. John Ireland (1879-1962) was as elusive as the music that he composed. His music resists easy categorization in part because it is linked so closely to specific events places and people in Ireland's personal life. The Music of John Ireland explores the expressive and extramusical qualities of Ireland's compositions and their complex system of personal musical symbols images and ideas. Fiona Richards interweaves biography and musical analysis in a series of chapters which take their themes from the significant influences in Ireland's life: Anglo-Catholicism paganism the countryside the city love and war. Ireland emerges as highly individual struggling with his religious beliefs his sexuality and an uncertainty as to his success. His music often an expression of a state of mind is given for the first time the close investigation that it merits. Ireland preferred to compose on a small scale showing a masterful command of form and a gift for melody. Richards reveals how the essence of the man shines through in the miniatures that he wrote.

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The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

In 2011 the U. K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include all forms of extremism with an emphasis on right-wing extremism. This book - written by the former Head of Strategy and Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Prevent - provides the most detailed assessment yet of this shift in emphasis. It explores how the inclusion of right-wing extremism within the counter terrorism Prevent Strategy impacted local responses to the English Defence League. This is explored through numerous interviews and several case studies which were carried out by the author while he was serving as a senior police officer within the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police Service. The book balances empirical research with practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners from a unique insider perspective. This book will be of appeal to an array of audiences including scholars and students of Terrorism Studies professionals working in the areas of counter terrorism public order policing and the promotion of community cohesion and to those who have an interest in wider non-political responses to right-wing extremism. | The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism A Case Study of the English Defence League

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Visual Communication for Architects and Designers Constructing the Persuasive Presentation

Visual Communication for Architects and Designers Constructing the Persuasive Presentation

Visual Communication for Architects and Designers teaches you the art of designing a concise clear compelling and effective visual and verbal presentation. Margaret Fletcher has developed a reference manual of best practices that gives you the necessary tools to present your work in the best way possible. It includes an impressive 750 presentation examples by over 180 designers from 24 countries in North America South America Europe the Middle East Asia Oceania and Africa. This book offers actionable advice to solve a variety of complex presentation challenges. You will learn how to: Understand differences in communication design representation design and presentation design and know how to use these skills to your advantage; Structure the visual and verbal argument in your presentation; Design your presentation layouts architectural competitions boards and digital presentations; Manage issues related to the presentation of architectural and design ideas; Present yourself professionally. Your ability to communicate your design ideas to others is an invaluable and important skill. Visual Communication for Architects and Designers shows you how to develop and implement these skills and gain command of your presentations. | Visual Communication for Architects and Designers Constructing the Persuasive Presentation

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Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe

Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe

The collapse of previous command economic structures in Eastern Europe has led to an often chaotic reorganization of transport operations. Southeastern Europe in particular not only lags behind the western EU countries in terms of transport infrastructure but also in terms of management and policy. However despite this or perhaps even because there are no long-standing established patterns this region is a fertile territory for innovation. Based on the first major international conference dealing with transport issues in Southeastern Europe this edited volume brings together key researchers and policy makers to discuss and critically analyse these innovations. Focusing on issues related to privatization and harmonization of national legislation the contributors also address the countries' struggle with inadequate management structures and the challenges posed in running shipping ports and railways in a region fragmented into numerous nations and states. It not only provides an up-to-date overview of transport operations and planning in Southeastern Europe but also provides more general insights into recent and current developments in a region that has undergone widespread upheavals in the past two decades and is now experiencing renewed growth. | Transport Issues and Problems in Southeastern Europe

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Understanding Military Doctrine A Multidisciplinary Approach

Understanding Military Doctrine A Multidisciplinary Approach

This book puts military doctrine into a wider perspective drawing on military history philosophy and political science. Military doctrines are institutional beliefs about what works in war; given the trauma of 9/11 and the ensuing 'War on Terror' serious divergences over what the message of the 'new' military doctrine ought to be were expected around the world. However such questions are often drowned in ferocious meta-doctrinal disagreements. What is a doctrine after all? This book provides a theoretical understanding of such questions. Divided into three parts the author investigates the historical roots of military doctrine and explores its growth and expansion until the present day and goes on to analyse the main characteristics of a military doctrine. Using a multidisciplinary approach the book concludes that doctrine can be utilized in three key ways: as a tool of command as a tool of change and as a tool of education. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies civil-military relations strategic studies and war studies as well as to students in professional military education. | Understanding Military Doctrine A Multidisciplinary Approach

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The Law in War A Concise Overview

The Law in War A Concise Overview

The Law in War offers an insightful roadmap to understanding a broad range of operational humanitarian and accountability issues that arise during armed conflict. Each chapter provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the impact that international law has on military operations. The second edition has been fully revised to reflect recent advances in international humanitarian law and expands the analysis to include as a brand-new chapter on international human rights law which addresses issues such as the conduct of law enforcement during hostilities. The revusions are particularly focused on updates concerning the status of combatants and unprivileged belligerents the protection of civilians targeting the treatment of POWs and detainees weapons law air and missile warfare naval warfare and neutrality command responsibility and accountability. New material has also been added to address the increasing involvement of private security contractors in warfare. The Law in War is an ideal text for students in a variety of domains to include international humanitarian law international human rights law international relations and military science. It is also a valuable resource for those involved in the planning execution and critique of military operations across the spectrum of conflict. | The Law in War A Concise Overview

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Gender Space and City Bankers

Gender Space and City Bankers

Gendered processes of globalisation transnationalisation and urbanisation are increasing local and global inequalities and widening the gap between the rich and the poor. The global finance industry plays a key role in these processes directing its operations from local command points in global cities such as London. Drawing on empirical data collected after the 2008 financial crisis – in depth interviews with male City of London bankers who are also fathers in depth interviews with the bankers’ wives observational data of work and family spaces and banks’ promotional online material –this book explores the day-to-day individual and institutional social practices of wealthy City bankers and banks. The book’s analysis offers insight into how the spaces of work and home are integrally linked in ways that mutually shape support and sustain the gendered dominance of the industry and its highly paid workers. This book will appeal to postgraduate students researchers and academics interested in the fields of gender studies critical studies of men and masculinities urban and metropolitan studies sociology studies of globalisation and transnationalisation anthropology cultural studies and business management. It will also be interesting for those concerned about the role of the finance industry and neoliberal capitalist ideologies values and practices in ever-widening local and global inequalities. | Gender Space and City Bankers

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The Armed Forces Of The Ussr

The Armed Forces Of The Ussr

This up-to-date analysis of the development and organization of the Soviet Armed Forces provides a profound insight into the military thinking that has determined the course of Soviet military history from the birth of the first Communist armed forces organization to the present. The eminent authors of this book have drawn on thousands of Soviet Ministry of Defense publications—only a very few of which have been translated into English—and four years of research in the USSR to portray the fundamentals of Soviet military doctrine and strategy. They cover fully the postwar development of the Soviet military looking at the High Command each of the five services combat formations and supporting agencies and give a comprehensive account of the Soviet military-industrial complex military training of Soviet youth military manpower mobilization and the Soviet officer corps. Their discussion of the relationship between the Party and the Armed Forces based on Soviet data includes an examination of popular Western myths about internal Soviet military-Party splits. The wealth of detailed information contained in this book includes numerous notes tables and figures and a broad range of other data—all based exclusively on primary sources—as well as an extensive bibliography. | The Armed Forces Of The Ussr

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Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy A Content-Based Approach

Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy A Content-Based Approach

Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy develops the reader’s command of the Persian language via thematic units that explore global issues involving contemporary Iran. The textbook features six units covering a broad range of themes with 12 corresponding topic-based lessons that are logically intertwined and introduced through authentic Persian resources. Starting from the Shah’s ousting in the pivotal year of 1979 each unit presents unique perspectives on important moments in history and their impact on social demographic economic and environmental issues in Iran today. Every unit contains a wide array of skills-focused and practice activities which are carefully scaffolded to support learners as they develop and consolidate their reading writing speaking and listening skills with vocabulary and language structures specific to the lesson. Accompanying multimedia content further resources along with grammar and vocabulary sheets are available for download at www. routledge. com/9781138347199 . The textbook facilitates attainment of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Advanced High level and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) C1 level respectively and it is designed for students who have achieved the ACTFL’s Intermediate High or CEFR’s B1 proficiency standards. | Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy A Content-Based Approach

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Ontopolitics in the Anthropocene An Introduction to Mapping Sensing and Hacking

Ontopolitics in the Anthropocene An Introduction to Mapping Sensing and Hacking

The Anthropocene captures more than a debate over how to address the problems of climate change and global warming. Increasingly it is seen to signify the end of the modern condition itself and potentially to open up a new era of political possibilities. This is the first book to look at the new forms of governance emerging in the epoch of the Anthropocene. Forms of rule which seek to govern without the handrails of modernist assumptions of ‘command and control’ from the top-down; taking on board new ontopolitical understandings of the need to govern on the grounds of non-linearity complexity and entanglement. The book is divided into three parts each focusing on a distinct mode or understanding of governance: Mapping Sensing and Hacking. Mapping looks at attempts to govern through designing adaptive interventions into processes of interaction. Sensing considers ways of developing greater real time sensitivity to changes in relations often deploying new technologies of Big Data and the Internet of Things. Hacking analyses the development of ways of ‘becoming with’ working to recomposition and reassemble relations in new and creative forms. This work will be of great interest to students and scholars of international politics international security and international relations theory and those interested in critical theory and the way this is impacted by contemporary developments. | Ontopolitics in the Anthropocene An Introduction to Mapping Sensing and Hacking

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Study Skills for Students with SLCN A Group Programme Supporting Young Students Through Revision and Exams

Study Skills for Students with SLCN A Group Programme Supporting Young Students Through Revision and Exams

This highly practical resource has been designed to support professionals working with students who have SLCN (Speech Language and Communication Needs) following a mainstream educational curriculum. Structured as a flexible 10-session programme it takes a holistic approach to learning encouraging students to take an active role in their studies by identifying individual learning strengths and building a toolbox of successful strategies for revision. With photocopiable pages and downloadable resources the advice and skills explored in this programme can be adapted to suit students with a range of abilities and incorporated into a timetable that can be used flexibly over as many weeks as necessary with very little planning required. Sessions focus on: Learning about revision and study methods using a combination of visual auditory and kinaesthetic techniques Creating a study skills folder and revision timetable Teaching command words (words used in exam questions) and exam preparation Building healthy study habits and managing anxiety Being proud of achievements and developing self esteem Setting goals and becoming independent Created to support a range of students including those with a known diagnosis of autism developmental language disorder dyslexia dyspraxia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder this is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to support young adults in the build up to exams. | Study Skills for Students with SLCN A Group Programme Supporting Young Students Through Revision and Exams

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The New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism Celebrity Tech Founders and Networks of Power

The New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism Celebrity Tech Founders and Networks of Power

This book offers an original critique of the billionaire founders of US West Coast tech companies addressing their collective power influence and ideology their group dynamics and the role they play in the wider sociocultural and political formations of digital capitalism. Interrogating not only the founders’ political and economic ambitions but also how their corporations are omnipresent in our everyday lives the authors provide robust evidence that a specific kind of patriarchal power has emerged as digital capitalism’s mode of command. The ‘New Patriarchs’ examined over the course of the book include: Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google Elon Musk of Tesla Jeff Bezos of Amazon Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Peter Thiel. We also include Sheryl Sandberg. The book analyses how these (mostly) men legitimate their rapidly acquired power tying a novel kind of socially awkward but ‘visionary’ masculinity to exotic forms of shareholding. Drawing on a ten million word digital concordance the authors intervene in feminist debates on patriarchy masculinity and postfeminism locating the power of the founders as emanating from a specifically racialised structure of oppression tied to imaginaries of the American frontier the patriarchal household and settler colonialism. This is an important interdisciplinary contribution suitable for researchers and students across Digital Media Media and Communication and Gender and Cultural Studies. | The New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism Celebrity Tech Founders and Networks of Power

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The Barrington Papers Vol. I

The Barrington Papers Vol. I

Samuel Barrington (1729-1800) a son of the first Viscount Barrington entered the Royal Navy in 1740. He was posted in 1747 and eventually was promoted to Admiral in 1787. Papers in the possession of Barrington’s collateral descendants form these two volumes and cover his naval career. They comprise order books (1747-71) a private letter book (1770-99) his journal and three bound documents relating to the Leeward Islands command (1778-79) some loose correspondence and printed matter: the general sailing and fighting Instructions two signal books and instructions. None of Barrington’s public letter books survives. This includes Barrington’s negotiations at Tetuan to release British subjects held by the Barbary corsairs and his cruising off the coast of Guinea where some Royal Navy captains had been personally profiting from commercial dealings including the transportation of slaves. Commanding the 60-gun Achilles he served from 1757-59 off the coast of France in 1760 under Captain the Hon John Byron destroying the fortifications of Louisbourg in North America and in 1761 under Commodore Augustus Keppel in the operations against Belle-Île. From 1762 until the 1763 Treaty of Paris he commanded the 74-gun Hero. From 1768 when he again took to sea until 1778 when he received his flag he saw service in the dispute with Spain over the Falkland Islands (1771) and in the Channel. | The Barrington Papers Vol. I

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Reducing Crime A Companion for Police Leaders

Reducing Crime A Companion for Police Leaders

How do I reduce crime in my police command? How do I tackle chronic crime problems? How do I address the long-term issues that have plagued my community? How do I analyze crime and criminal behaviour? How do I show evidence of success in crime reduction? What works what doesn’t and how do we know? Providing answers to these questions and more this engaging and accessible book offers a foundation for leadership in modern policing. Blending concepts from crime science environmental criminology and the latest research in evidence-based policing the book draws on examples from around the world to cover a range of issues such as: how to analyze crime problems and what questions to ask why the PANDA model is your key to crime reduction key features of criminal behavior relevant to police commanders the current research on what works in police crime prevention why to set up systems to avoid surprises and monitor crime patterns how to develop evidence of your effectiveness forming a crime reduction plan tracking progress and finally how to make a wider contribution to the policing field. Crammed with useful tips checklists and advice including first-person perspectives from police practitioners case studies and chapter summaries this book is essential reading both for police professionals taking leadership courses and promotion exams and for students engaged with police administration and community safety. | Reducing Crime A Companion for Police Leaders

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Introducing Sociolinguistics

Introducing Sociolinguistics

This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff’s highly successful textbook provides a solid up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style social power and national identity. New features of the third edition: Every chapter has been revised and updated with current research in the field including material on sexuality polylanguaging and lifespan change; Additional Connections with theory and Facts: No really? are included throughout; Data from sign languages historical linguistics and Asia-Pacific sociolinguistics have been revised and expanded; A brand new companion website featuring more examples and exercises can be found at www. routledge. com/textbooks/meyerhoff. Chapters include exercises that enable readers to engage critically with the text break-out boxes making connections between sociolinguistics and linguistic or social theory and brief lively add-ons guaranteed to make the book a memorable and enjoyable read. With a full glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading this text gives students all the tools they need for an excellent command of sociolinguistics. It can also be used in conjunction with The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader Doing Sociolinguistics and the online resources shared by all three books. | Introducing Sociolinguistics

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