Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses and commentaries. Revised and updated throughout, this fifth edition of Practical English Phonetics and Phonology:treats British and American English side by side throughout the book, which is new to this edition;presents the essentials...

An undergraduate introduction to the research process and research methods in media studies. Uniquely student-centred, and built around first year teaching at the world’s #1 ranked media studies department.

An exploration of both the context and practice of increasingly automated welfare states. From the complex technological systems behind implementation, to the lived experiences of citizens and workers in these new systems, to the possibilities for resisting and re-directing this datafication.

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From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a ...

This book chronicles and analyzes the role of the perspective within the history and evolution of landscape architecture and design. The first part of the book examines perspectives produced at key stages of the profession's history, beginning with their origins in Renaissance art, and moving chronologically into present day practice. It charts how both linear and atmospheric perspective helped visualize imagined landscapes, first in paintings, later real spaces, and expanding from private ga...

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. Everyone knows that Maxim de Winter was obsessed with his glamorous wife - and devastated by her tragic death. So when he proposes to a shy, anxious young woman after a whir...

Now in its fourth edition, Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the exciting and diverse world of poetry. Jeffrey Wainwright’s accessible introduction demystifies poetic forms and traditions, which can at first seem bewildering. It is a must read for anyone interested in the art of poetry.

Loaded with numerous case studies and stories of successful innovation projects, this book helps the reader understand how to leverage AI to help fulfill the promise of technology in enabling superior business and clinical outcomes.