Hospitality and service industries Books
Goodfellow Publishers Limited Food and Beverage Management: For the
Book Synopsis* Sixth edition updated and revised to take account of changes in approaches to the management of F&B operations brought about by issues such as COVID, Brexit, staff shortages, technology and sustainability ethics; * Content based on the application of systems operations management theory to traditional and current industry practice in food and beverage operations * Specially designed to support learning being divided into ten chapters, ideal for semester teaching, thorough pedagogic features, the provision of references and additional sources of information, together with supporting PowerPoint presentations * Written by an experienced team of authors who are recognised authorities in food and beverage operations and culinary arts. This 6th edition of the best-selling textbook Food and Beverage Management for the hospitality, tourism & event industries has been updated and revised to take account of current trends within education and the hospitality, tourism and leisure industries. This includes changes to management best practice brought about the consequences of COVID and Brexit, as well looking at the impact of the increasing use of technology and kitchen/service robotics, changes to allergen regulations and issues of sustainability and business ethics, including ethical sourcing. It recognises that operations are not an end in themselves and food and beverage management is as much about the management of the business, as it is about specific aspects of the food and beverage product.Trade Review”...a fantastic insight into the mechanics behind the all operational and management aspects of Food and Beverage. “ Ashley Shaw, House Manager, The Westbury, Mayfair, London "...great care has been given to detail, topics both current and futuristic and an overall operational view that a student can only cherish, treasure and use well into his or her career... This shall and will remain a brilliant reference ... " Cyrus Todiwala, Chef Patron, Café Spice Namasté, London “… should be made compulsory reading for anyone involved in studying about, or working in food and beverage operations. I would certainly recommend this book to everyone.” Carole Rodger, Senior Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University " Definitely a text I would recommend to become an expert in the Food and Beverage field, a brilliant book" Dipna Anand, Lecturer in Catering, West London College, Hammersmith“An inexpensive and comprehensive text which should be made compulsory reading for anyone involved in studying about, or working in food and beverage operations. This up to date text manages to effectively combine academic theory and practical application with a focus on the customer, the business and strategy which sets it apart from other texts. I would certainly recommend this book to everyone.” -- Carole Rodger, Senior Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Ch 1 Food and beverage operations and management; Ch 2 Concept development; Ch 3 Product development; Ch 4 Operational areas, equipment and staffing; Ch 5 Food production Ch 6 Beverage provision; Ch 7 Food and beverage service; Ch 8 Events, conferencing and banqueting; Ch 9 Performance Appraisal; Ch 10 Making Strategic Decisions; Annexes; Index
£35.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd Events Management
Book SynopsisA must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events. The book offers a systematic guide to organising successful events, examining areas such as event design, logistics, marketing, human resource management, financial planning, risk management, impacts, evaluation and reporting. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised to include content covering technology, including virtual and hybrid events, concepts such as social capital, soft power and events, social inclusion, equality, accessibility and diversity, and the latest industry reports, research and legal frameworks. The book is logically structured and features new case studies, showing real-life applications and highlighting issues with planning events of all types and scales in a range of geographical locatioTable of ContentsSection 1: Event Context 1. An Overview of the Event Field 2. Perspectives on Events 3. The Event Planning Context 4. Event Tourism Planning 5. Sustainable Event Management Section 2: Planning 6. Strategic Event Planning 7. Conceptualising the Event 8. Event Project Management 9. Event Financial Planning 10. Human Resource Management and Events 11. Marketing Planning for Events 12. Promotion: Integrated Marketing Communication for Events 13. Sponsorship of Events Section 3: Event Operations and Evaluation 14. Event Design and Production 15. Event Logistics 16. Legal Considerations in Event Planning and Management 17. Risk Management 18. Evaluation and Research
£44.64
Thomas Nelson Publishers The InsNOuts of InNOut Burger
Book SynopsisUSA TODAY BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERDiscover the official story of In-N-Out Burger––how three generations have created a thriving, family-owned company, why its fans are so wildly loyal, and what led to its explosive growth and evolution into an iconic part of American culture––as told by In-N-Out Burger’s president, Lynsi Snyder.When Lynsi Snyder''s grandparents founded In-N-Out Burger in 1948, they built it with a passion for quality and service that Lynsi embraced at a young age. After starting as a store associate at age seventeen, she then worked in other departments, gaining first-hand experience with almost every aspect of the family business until she became president in 2010. She has led the company through explosive growth––today, there are three-hundred and eighty stores and counting––and is deeply committed to the well-being of the
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Prometheus Books The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding
Book SynopsisLike most aspects of modern existence, more and more of our financial lives have migrated wholly to the digital realm. With the benefits of ease that our Internet allows us, that transition also raises numerous – and dangerous – threats to national security, our money, and the systems we use to store and transfer it. Cybersecurity is one of the most formidable challenges that the world faces today. From cyberattacks by foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the explosion of cryptocurrency, the advancement of ransomware, phishing, surveillance apps, spying software, and logic bombs, and the increasing savvy and daring shown by Internet hackers, the next financial panic is likely to be delivered to us through use or abuse of technology. In Unhackable, author and financial services and technology expert Thomas P. Vartanian exposes the vulnerabilities of the many networks that we rely on today, as well as the threats facing the integrity of our national security and financial services sector. Recent cybersecurity failures like the Solar Winds attack, which gave hackers believed to be directed by Russian intelligence unprecedented access to federal agencies and private corporations, and the breach of Equifax, which compromised the data of nearly half of all US citizens, have revealed the inadequacies of our current computing systems and the dysfunction of the bureaucracy that oversees them. Even further, attacks like these underscore the need for a centralized and empowered government administration charged with protecting our country’s data and information. Vartanian offers comprehensive solutions to the problems we face: fortifying our Internet with channels dedicated to financial transactions that use heightened authentication, governance, and enforcement; incorporating the benefits that blockchain has to offer; and investing more in the rapidly developing world of quantum computing are all necessary steps to shoring up our online security. This incisive and important book investigates the creation and history of our financial Internet, the vulnerabilities of our current data storage and sharing platforms, the pitfalls and potential that cryptocurrency holds, the promise that quantum computing and the blockchain offer, and how we can – and must – make a stronger and safer Internet. Trade Review“The greatest threat to today’s global financial system is not financial risk or geopolitical uncertainty, but the danger of cyber-attack through a poorly defended Internet. In TheUnhackable Internet, Tom Vartanian describes in detail how we got to this point and suggests practicable steps that could make us safer. Most important, he makes clear that our openness to such attack is a choice, and one we can change. Governments and markets should listen.”–Randal K. Quarles, Chairman and Founder of The Cynosure Group, former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve System for Supervision, Chairman of the G-20’s Financial Stability Board, member of the Federal Open Market Committee, and Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury“The UnhackableInternet brings order to the digital wild west. Data is the world's most valuable economic asset and yet we live in the age of eternal breach. Hindsight has proved the folly of Mark Zuckerberg's mantra ‘move fast and break things.’ We ignore the lessons of history at our peril; a less hackable Internet is the imperative of our time. Vartanian's compelling vision – achievable if we pull together – puts the adults back in charge of the Internet.”– James Dever, Co-Founder and Principal at Lockhaven Solutions LLC and former U.S. Air Force Professor of Cyber Warfare and U.S. Army Cyber Warfare Judge Advocate“For anyone interested in the future of the internet, this book is a tour de force. ‘Security’ is the word that comes to mind for anyone developing a business over the internet. The Unhackable Internet provides an experienced and creative approach to dealing with the risks and threats to financial infrastructures exposed by internet growth. Vartanian clearly presents the past and present of online banking, engaging in a very much needed debate on the possible paths for the future of internet security. The Unhackable Internet leaves readers not only informed, but willing to move ahead with viable alternatives to keeping the internet in the boundaries of law and order without killing its creativity drive.” – Sylvia Elaluf-Calderwood, PhD,Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Florida International University College of Business“Vartanian’s tour de force analyzes a continuum of solutions to make the Internet safer and more unhackable. It lays out a sober assessment of the financial Armageddon, however unthinkable, that could be avoided but for the demoralizing and dispiriting failure of leadership which has followed a predictable cycle of attack, rinse, and repeat. The Unhackable Internet offers comprehensive and insightful cybersecurity solutions that just may change the Internet forever. It should be required reading every executive and policymaker.” – Roslyn Layton, PhD, Aalborg University, Department of Electronic Systems, National Security Institute, George Mason University
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Simon & Schuster Players
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CABI Publishing Ecotourism: Principles and Practices
Book SynopsisEcotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one; it has been debated in theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net environmental impact of the tourism industry, via mechanisms including minimal impact management measures, education, community involvement, private conservation, contributions to public protected areas, expansion of ecotourism enterprises and mainstreaming of ecotourism principles. Focussing on fundamental ecotourism concepts, this broad-based textbook provides a basis for studies into environment-based tourism. It covers key topics such as the management, economics and potential environmental impacts both positive and negative of this popular and growing sector. Written for tourism students and an ideal resource for undergraduate courses, Ecotourism: Principles and Practices will also interest industry practitioners and researchers.Table of Contents1: Concepts and Definitions 2: Related Sectors 3: Business 4: Products 5: Marketing 6: Economics 7: Environmental Management 8: Impacts 9: Conservation 10: Guiding, Education and Interpretation 11: Community 12: Access 13: Policy and Planning 14: Accounting 15: Conclusions
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Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Henry Poole: Founders of Savile Row - The Making
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CRC Press Radical Reporting
Book SynopsisIf I were giving out an award for 'book of the year' for internal audit professionals, I would certainly award it to her outstanding manuscript: Radical Reporting: Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance and Information Security Reports. - Richard Chambers, Former President and CEO, The Institute of Internal AuditorsMost people dread writing reports; they also dread reading reports. What they donât realize is that the techniques that make writing more readable make it more powerful. This is especially relevant for professionals in areas such as audit, risk, compliance, and information security.This small volume provides the tools and techniques needed to improve reports. It does so through addressing crucial concepts all too often overlooked in the familiar rush to perform tasks, complete projects, and meet deadlines.These concepts â the role of culture in communication; the link between logic and language; the importance of organizing thoughts before writing; and how to achieve clarity â may seem academic or theoretical. Theyâre not. Unless writers understand their own thoughts, actions, and objectives, they cannot hope to communicate them at all â let alone clearly.This second edition develops these points with additional material on critical thinking, as well as the use of AI in reporting.
£42.80
Laurence King Publishing How to Set Up & Run a Fashion Label: Third
Book SynopsisA new edition to the hugely successful book aimed at fashion students and graduates. All you need to know about the fashion business, from legal structures and finance to digital marketing and social media. This new edition includes case studies from both startups as well as international chains and is a must-have for any aspiring entrepreneur.
£19.12
Taylor & Francis Ltd Special Event Production The Resources
Book SynopsisThis must-have guide to special event production resources looks deep behind the scenes of an event and dissects what it is that creates success. It analyses the resources and is an extensive reference guide to the technical details of a big event. It provides a thorough grounding on the specifications and performance of lighting and audio systems, visual presentation technology, special effects and temporary outdoor venues.This new edition includes: New content on: new audio visual technology, industry safety standards, special effect platforms, décor and new custom forms of staging for both indoor and outdoor events. Updated and new case studies from USA, Canada, India, Russia and Malaysia New Industry Voice feature, including interviews with industry experts from around the world. Comprehensive coverage of venues, staging, seating, rigging, lighting, video, audio, scenic design and décor, CADD, entertainment, special effects, tenting, elTrade Review"Great textbook for a student going into event and entertainment production. The book gives the big picture to ensure that all aspects are part of planning. I would recommend it for any student planning a career in event or venue management so they can understand all the components of the event, whether they produce the technical aspects or not" - Denise DiRienzo,Communication Studies Professor, State University of New York at Oswego "An excellent resource for special event production, covering fields rarely touched by other event management books. The book is very structured, easy-to-follow, comprehensive, and full of professionals’ experiences. Especially, the Voices of the Industry are insightful and Production War Stories are gripping. It is a must-to-have reference for special event management professionals and students." - Cathy Xin Jin, Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Sports and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Entertainment 2. Décor 3. Audio Systems 4. Visual Presentation Technology 5. Lighting Systems 6. Special Effects 7. Staging and Set Design 8. Tenting 9. Miscellaneous Technical Resources
£54.14
HarperCollins Publishers Wales AZ Road Atlas
Book SynopsisFull-colour road atlas of Wales, with extended coverage into England and including all the major routes into the country. The detailed road mapping also includes Liverpool, Warrington, Nantwich, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Bristol and Severn River Crossings.Published at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch the following features are shown on the road mapping:Motorways open with full junction detail, motorways under construction and proposed, motorway service areas, primary routes and destinations, A and B roads, selected minor roads, gradients 1:5 and steeper, tolls, mileages, national and county boundaries, spot heights and hill shadingSelected places of interest, tourist information centres and golf coursesNational Park boundaries for Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Pembrokeshire CoastAlso included are 21 city, town, airport, or port plans for; Aberystwyth; Bangor; Cardiff; Caernarfon; Carmarthen; Chester; Colwyn Bay; Hereford; Llandudno; Llanelli; Merthyr Tydfil; Newport; Prestatyn; Rhyl Shrewsbury;
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers South East England AZ Road Atlas
Book SynopsisThis A-Z map of South East England is a full colour regional road atlas featuring 46 pages of continuous road mapping extending from Banbury and Felixstowe to the south coast, and from Oxford and Southampton to Margate and Clacton-on-Sea in the east.Road map detail is shown at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch scale (1.58 km to 1 cm) and includes the following features:Motorways open with full junction detail, motorways under construction and proposed, service areas, primary routes and destinations, A & B roads, selected minor roads, gradients 1:5 and steeper, tolls, mileages, county boundaries, spot heights and hill shadingSelected fuel stationsNational Park boundariesSelected places of interest, tourist information centres and golf coursesAlso included are 21 city, town, airport or port plans for Brighton & Hove, Canterbury, Dover, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Guildford, London, Medway Towns, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading. Southampton, Winchester, Windsor, London Gatwick Airport, L
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HarperCollins Publishers Rum Made Me Do It
Book Synopsis60 Tantalisingly Tropical Cocktails!Rum is on the rise as one of the fastest-growing spirits in the drinks market; the variety of the rums you can buy is growing in number, so much so that you can now find Cachaça, British and even French Caribbean rum, all with deliciously different notes.Known to be one of the sweeter spirits, it is revered in tried-and-tested cocktail classics such as the Mojito, Daiquiri, Pina Colada, and Dark 'n' Stormy, as well as in creative new twists like the Flaming Dr Pepper, Golden Wave and Hot Buttered Rum. And of course some rum punch sharers for those sunny summer gatherings!Here, in one fabulous collection of fruity, smooth and fun recipes, you'll find all the cocktails you need to get that rum cocktail fix!
£11.69
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Setting the Table
Book SynopsisThe bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake ShackSeventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is now the co-owner of a restaurant empire. How did he do it? How did he beat the odds in one of the toughest trades around? In this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he learned developing the dynamic philosophy he calls Enlightened Hospitality. The tenets of that philosophy, which emphasize strong in-house relationships as well as customer satisfaction, are applicable to anyone who works in any business. Whether you are a manager, an executive, or a waiter, Danny’s story and philosophy will help you become more effective and productive, while deepening your understanding and appreciation of a job well done. Setting the Table is landmark a motivational work from one of our era’s most gifted and insightful business leaders.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Cant Knock the Hustle
Book Synopsis“Brilliantly audacious…written with the profundity of a sage baller and the acuity of a seasoned journalist.”—Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy An award-winning journalist''s behind-the-scenes account from the epicenter of sports, social justice, and coronavirus, Can''t Knock the Hustle is a lasting chronicle of the historic 2019-2020 NBA season, by way of the notorious Brooklyn Nets and basketball''s renaissance as a cultural force beyond the game.The Nets were already the most intriguing startup in the NBA: a team of influencers, entrepreneurs and activists, starring the controversial Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. But this dynasty-in-the-making got disrupted by the unforeseen. One tweet launched an international scandal, pitting the team''s Chinese owner and the league''s commissioner against its players and LeBron James. The sudden death of Kobe Bryant,
£22.39
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Principles of Services Marketing
Book SynopsisNow in its seventh edition, Principles of Services Marketing has been revised and updated throughout toreflect the most recent developments in this fast-moving and exciting sector. With a stronger emphasis onemerging and global economies, itâs been restructured to give clearer focus on key issues of efficiency,accessibility and customer experience. This authoritative text develops an indispensable framework forunderstanding services, their effective marketing and how this drives value creation. Key Features âOpening vignettes introduce a chapterâs key themes with short examples that present topics in familiar, everyday scenarios students can relate to âLonger case studies feature well-known companies and provide an opportunity to analyse real-life scenarios and apply understanding ââIn Practiceâ vignettes drawn from services organizations from around the world and how services are delivered and experienced by customers ââThinking Around the Subjectâ boxTable of Contents1. What is services marketing? 2. Services systems 3. Managing the customer experience 4. Making services accessible to consumers 5. Relationships, partnerships and networks 6. Understanding services buyer behavior 7. Innovation and new service development 8. Developing service brands 9. Service quality 10. Engaging employees in service delivery 11. The pricing of services 12. Yield management: matching capacity with demand 13. Managing communications 14. Globalized services marketing
£56.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Escoffier
Book SynopsisNo cook should be without the original, unabridged translation of Auguste Escoffierâs masterpiece Le Guide Culinaire, a classic recipe reference resource which popularized haute cuisine as we know it when it was first published in 1903.This handsome new edition is a treasure-trove of over 5,000 recipes to guide chefs cooking along classic lines as well as inspire them with fresh ideas. These French dishes form the foundation of modern culinary art and with it the work of every trained chef, who rightly revere this fascinating historical document. Not only a reference for professionals, itâs also a fascinating read for any foodie, offering an insight into the history and development of modern cookery and the route of French culinary art from the Victorian age to our own kitchens. In his notes we can see Escoffierâs philosophy of cooking: modern, simple and clean.This lavish new edition has been beautifully repackaged and includes a foreword by award-winnTable of Contents1. Sauces 2. Garnishes 3. Soups 4. Hors d'oeuvre 5. Eggs 6. Fish 7. Releves and Entrees of Butchers' Meat 8. Releves and Entrees of Poultry 9. Releves and Entrees of Game 10. Composite Entrees 11. Cold Preparations 12. Roasts 13. Vegetables and Farinaceous Products 14. Sweets 15. Puddings and Desserts 16. Ices 17. Savouries 18. Poached Fruits 19. Jams and Drinks
£128.25
Vintage Publishing The Fashion System
Book SynopsisFashion never ceases to interest psychologists, aestheticians and sociologists. Roland Barthes, however, examined fashion from a new point of view. Using descriptions from magazines, he uncovered a system of meaning and subjected it for the first time to semantic analysis. The Fashion System, published in France in 1967, is bold and imaginative. In his endeavour to confine his love, outrage and passion for fashion to a system, Barthes created a work of literature that is witty, humane, personal and enormously stimulatingTrade ReviewObsessed with thinking about thinking, Barthes' life was a stylish intellectual adventure. He was also a hedonist, a meticulous dresser, gay, sensitive, sardonic, sociable, gossipy. He made reading a sacrament. With his unique vision, Barthes has helped us to read the world * Independent on Sunday *Only lightweights read gushy coffee-table books of the 'Monsieur X is the best designer in the world!' variety; to be truly hardcore, get your hands on Roland Barthes' The Fashion System. Struggle to the end of this and, boy, will you feel clever * Guardian *Barthes was an enormously alluring, sympathetic and sexy character * Independent *
£14.39
Elsevier Science Forest Management and Planning
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Management of Forests and Other Natural Resources2. Valuing and Characterizing Forest Conditions3. Geographic Information and Land Classification in Support of Forest Planning4. Estimation and Projection of Stand and Forest Conditions5. Optimization of Tree- and Stand-Level Objectives6. Graphical Solution Techniques for Two-Variable Linear Problems7. Linear Programming8. Advanced Planning Techniques9. Forest and Natural Resource Sustainability10. Models of Desired Forest Structure11. Control Techniques for Commodity Production and Wildlife Objectives12. Spatial Restrictions and Considerations in Forest Planning13. Hierarchical System for Planning and Scheduling Management Activities14. Forest Supply Chain Management15. Forest Certification and Carbon Sequestration16. Scenario Analysis in Support of Strategic Planning
£74.69
Pearson Interpersonal Studies Texas CteSchool
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Pearson On Cooking
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Pearson Education New Cornerstone Grade 4 Student Edition with
Book SynopsisSix thematic units per level organised around a Big Question Engaging videos that explore the Big Question and key themes in the unit Three readings per unit from a wide range of genres including informational texts, biographies, and poems, as well as classic and contemporary literature Key vocabulary taught explicitly before each reading Clear and step-by-step grammar presentations followed by thorough and focused practice Skills workshops and hands-on projects to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of content and language skills All Student Editions come with access to the Pearson English Portal
£32.29
Pearson Education (US) New Keystone Level 4 Student Edition with eBook
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Oxford University Press Inc Spy Watching Intelligence Accountability in the
Book SynopsisGiven the dangers in the world---from terrorism to pandemics---nations must have effective spy services; yet, to prevent the misuse of secret power, democracies must also ensure that their spies are well supervised. Loch Johnson's Spy Watching focuses on the obstacles encountered by America as it pursues more effective intelligence accountability.Trade ReviewJohnson offers a necessary and encyclopedic account of intelligence oversight...bring[ing] a wealth of knowledge to this ambitious project... Spy Watching will surely come to be seen as an essential part of the literature on intelligence administration in the US. * CHOICE *In this insightful examination of America's struggle to balance liberty and security, Johnson... writes from personal experience and extensive scholarship, so readers will encounter a great deal of information, much of it unsettling... [A] thoughtful, not terribly optimistic analysis of the perpetual tension between secret services and liberal democracy. * Kirkus *This is a learned, mighty and magisterial book. * Professional Security Magazine *Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures Introduction: Democracy and Intelligence PART I: THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CHALLENGE Chapter One: Tracking an Elusive Behemoth Chapter Two: Intelligence Exceptionalism PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY Chapter Three: Democracy Comes to the Secret Agencies Chapter Four: The Experiment in Intelligence Accountability Begins Chapter Five: Spy Watching in an Age of Terror PART III: THE PATTERNS OF INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY Chapter Six: A Shock Theory of Intelligence Accountability Chapter Seven: The Media and Intelligence Accountability Chapter Eight: Ostriches, Cheerleaders, Lemon-Suckers, and Guardians PART IV: THE PRACTICE OF INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY Chapter Nine: In the Trenches: Collection-and-Analysis and Covert Action Chapter Ten: In the Wilderness: Coping with Counterintelligence PART V: THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY Chapter Eleven: Intelligence Accountability and the Nation's Spy Chiefs Chapter Twelve: The Ongoing Quest for Liberty and Security Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Codenames Appendix A: The U.S. Intelligence Community, 2016 Appendix B: U.S. Intelligence Leadership, 1947-2016 Appendix C: The Intelligence Oversight Act of 1980 Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Inc Ukraine and the Art of Strategy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFreedman skilfully sifts evidence and arguments, mostly cutting through propaganda and disinformation * Robert Brinkley, Chatham House Ukraine Forum, UK, International Affairs *Freedman's book provides an original contribution to the growing number of academic studies of the Russian-Ukrainian war since 2014. * Taras Kuzio, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Europe-Asia Studies *"Freedman's book offers a thorough and insightful accounting of not just how and why Russia seized Crimea and intervened in eastern Ukraine in 2014, but also the broader strategic lessons and implications of the crisis and the West's response. A must-read for anyone interested in Russiaâs ongoing confrontation with the West and the form that it has taken in Ukraine." Charles A. Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations"When the Dean of the Art of Strategy expounds, the students say âGive us an example.â And what an example!, It is an instant classic of the âcase study,â casting all others of the genre into the shadows. To comprehend the vicissitudes of clashing nations, the book is as surprising as it is convincing." -Charles Hill, Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy, Yale University, and Research Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University"Freedman cuts through the fog of disinformation that has engulfed Ukraine, systematically challenging Western and Russian 'hot takes' alike, grounding his study in fact and imbuing it with just the right mix of wisdom and humility. Above all, he reminds us that war is a time not to seek flippant answers, but to ask vexing questions." -Samuel Greene, Director, King's Russia Institute and Reader in Russian Politics, King's College London"Freedman places the war in Ukraine under the dispassionate eye of a master strategist and applying lessons from the study of deterrence, limited war, and strategic theory. His analysis is essential for thinking clearly about the war raging in the middle of Europe - and perhaps more important, for thinking realistically about how to end it." -Tom Nichols, author of The Death of ExpertiseTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Strategic Theory Chapter Two: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Chapter 3: War Chapter 4: The Context Shifts Evaluation: Ukraine And The Art Of Strategy
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Oxford University Press New Models for Managing Longevity Risk
Book SynopsisLongevity at older ages is likely to continue to rise in the medium and longer term. This volume explores how the private and public sectors can collaborate via public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop new mechanisms to reduce older people's risk of outliving their assets in later life.
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Oxford University Press Pilgrimage
Book SynopsisPilgrimage is found in most religious cultures, from Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and India, to France, Spain, and Japan. In this Very Short Introduction Ian Reader explores the key themes of pilgrimage throughout the ages, considering its various forms and its identity as a 'spiritual tourism' industry, to explain why it has remained so popular.Trade Reviewa stimulating introduction to an important feature of all religions. * Church of England Newspaper *The author has successfully written a little book on a much needed topic, especially for urban dwellers nowadays. This is a high recommended 'very short' introduction to the subject. * Josaphat C. Tam, The Expository Times *Table of Contents1. Introduction: the multiple forms of pilgrimage ; 2. Examining pilgrimage: forms, types, and interpretations ; 3. Pilgrimages worldwide: a global and historical outline ; 4. Motives and means: Asceticism and the package tour ; 5. Tourism, entertainment, relics, and souvenirs ; 6. Modern developments, secular sites, and the reshaping of pilgrimage ; 7. Conclusion: an ever-changing phenomenon ; Further reading ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Rules of Security
Book SynopsisThis book demystifies and explains a subject that affects every one of us in our private lives and at work. Security is a practical discipline concerned with safeguarding lives, property, information, wealth, reputations, and social wellbeing. It is the basis of civilised society. People, businesses, and nations cannot thrive in its absence, whereas the right kind of security frees us to live fulfilling lives.But deciding what is needed, and then making it happen, is not easy. The threats to our security are complex and continually evolving, as criminals, hackers, terrorists, and hostile foreign states continually find new ways of staying one step ahead of us, their potential victims. At the same time, we are continually creating new vulnerabilities as we adopt new technologies and new ways of working. Those who do not understand the fundamentals of security, risk, and resilience open themselves, and those around them, to avoidable dangers, needless anxieties, and unnecessary costs. InTrade ReviewAn impeccable and important work that security people can push into the hands of others [...] who want an authoritative, yet crisply-written book on security. * Professional Security *... a deceptively easy read in that there are ten bite-size takeaway nuggets of digestible information that will make you more aware, informed and alert. Where Martin scores heavily is in the authenticity he brings to the subject, making his set of ideas less of a management self-help book and more of a first step towards protecting your assets. * Nick Smith, E & T Magazine *Table of ContentsLord (Jonathan) Evans of Weardale, Director General of MI5 (2007DS2013): Foreword 1: Rule 1: Security Rules 2: Rule 2: Risk is the Key 3: Rule 3: Think like an Attacker 4: Rule 4: There are Three Ways to Reduce Risk 5: Rule 5: Build Resilience 6: Rule 6: It's All About People 7: Rule 7: Everyone is Biased 8: Rule 8: Cyber is New Ways of Doing Old Things 9: Rule 9: Know What Good Looks Like 10: Rule 10: Know Who's in Charge
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Oxford University Press Norges Bank 18162016
Book SynopsisNorges Bank has been an integrated part of Norwegian economic development from the complicated birth of the new nation-state after the Napoleonic wars to the present nouveau-richness of the Norwegian oil economy. This book traces its 200-year history, focusing on its relations with political institutions that have shaped and reshaped the bank''s role since its establishment in 1816. In the first fragile years of the new nation, Norges Bank took centre stage in the discussion on how to reconstruct a collapsed monetary system, and how trust and resources should support the core financial function of the State apparatus. The financial and political role of the bank came to the fore from the late 1800s and peaked during the turbulent interwar years of the 1920s, after which the bank became the foremost defender of the monetary order and the gold standard, in bitter conflict with the emerging Labour Party. The blow that the Second World War delivered to central bank independence left the bank firmly subordinated to the Ministry of Finance. Not until 1986 was larger autonomy in monetary policy granted, and since then the bank''s weight and responsibilities have continued to expand with its position as manager of the Norwegian oil fund.The bank''s role has been largely defined by perceptions of what kind of financial services Norway needed, how economic policy was coordinated, and how discretionary power was distributed between the elected bodies, the executive branch, and underlying institutions with a defined mandate. The central aim of this book is to trace and explain these changes over the past two centuries.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Norges Bank 1816-2016 1: A Bank of Issue Forged in Silver and Tears 2: A Bank with a Divided Mandate 3: A Relieved Norges Bank 4: Gold and Coins in the Age of Standardization 5: A Banker's Bank 6: Blurring the Borders: The Bank During the First World War 7: The Pyrrhic Victories of the 1920s 8: The 1930s Crisis: Collapse and Zenith 9: Occupation and Loss of Autonomy 10: The Government's Bank 11: The Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Policy Up Until 1986 12: Downfall of the Regulatory System and Triumph of the Market 13: In Search for an Anchor 14: The Investment Manager Conclusion: Norges Bank and the State, in Present and Past
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Oxford University Press The Danish Pension System Design Performance and
Book SynopsisThe need for pension reform is widely discussed against the backdrop of falling fertility rates and rising longevity, with reference often made to Denmark as a model for pension system reform. This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Danish pension system; its design, performance, benefit structure, investment policies, regulation, and more.Table of Contents1: Torben M. Andersen, Svend E. Hougaard Jensen, and Jesper Rangvid: The Danish Pension System: Design, Performance, and Challenges 2: Torben M. Andersen: The Danish Pension System in an International Comparison 3: Niels Lynggaard Hansen and Svend E. Hougaard Jensen: Income during Retirement: On the Role of Occupational Pensions and Home Equity as a Pension Device 4: Søren Fiig Jarner, Claus Munk, and Mogens Steffensen: Pension Product Design and Relations to the Danish Market 5: Peter Løchte Jørgensen, Henrik Ramlau-Hansen, and Jesper Rangvid: Asset Allocation, Investment Policies, and Returns 6: Jesper Berg: Regulation and Supervision of the Danish Pension System 7: Malene Kallestrup-Lamb, Søren Kjærsgård, and Søren Fiig Jarner: The Impact of Longevity on Pension Systems 8: Henrik Yde Andersen, Niels Lynggaard Hansen, and Andreas Kuchler: Pension Wealth and Macroeconomic Stability 9: Torben M. Andersen and Svend E. Hougaard Jensen: Public Finances and the Interplay Between Public and Private Pensions
£87.43
Pearson Education (US) Working with People The Helping Process
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Setting the Stage Chapter 2. Understanding Ourselves Chapter 3. Understanding the Human Condition Chapter 4. Working with Ethnic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society Chapter 5. Developing and Maintaining Communication with People Chapter 6. Establishing and Using Helping Relationships Chapter 7. Using the Basic Problem-Solving Process Chapter 8. Developing an Eclectic Approach to Practice Chapter 9. Utilizing Skills and Techniques Chapter 10. Working with People in Groups Chapter 11. Dealing with Vulnerability, Dependency, and Resistance Chapter 12. Getting It All Together References and Related Readings
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The University of Chicago Press Temporarily Yours
Book SynopsisDespite increased economic opportunities for women, sexual commerce has not only thrived in the Western world, it has diversified along technological, spatial, and social lines. This work paints a picture of the state of global sexual commerce and its relationship to a burgeoning consumer culture.Trade Review"This is an ambitious book - highly readable, compelling, and original. Bernstein's claim is that the character and organization of sex work has shifted. Whereas the signature form of sex work used to be the nonwhite streetwalker working in largely marginal neighborhoods, today, she reveals, sex work is largely private, relying heavily on the Internet, and provided by someone that is as often white and middle-class as nonwhite and poor." - Steven Seidman, author of Beyond the Closet"
£26.60
University of Chicago Press The Risks of Financial Institutions
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The University of Chicago Press Synthetic Worlds The Business and Culture of
Book SynopsisFrom EverQuest to World of Warcraft, online games have evolved from the exclusive domain of computer geeks into an extraordinarily lucrative staple of the entertainment industry. People of all ages and from all walks of life now spend thousands of hoursand dollarspartaking in this popular new brand of escapism. But the line between fantasy and reality is starting to blur. Players have created virtual societies with governments and economies of their own whose currencies now trade against the dollar on eBay at rates higher than the yen. And the players who inhabit these synthetic worlds are starting to spend more time online than at their day jobs. In Synthetic Worlds, Edward Castronova offers the first comprehensive look at the online game industry, exploring its implications for business and culture alike. He starts with the players, giving us a revealing look into the everyday lives of the gamersoutlining what they do in their synthetic worlds and why. He then describes the economies inside these worlds to show how they might dramatically affect real world financial systems, from potential disruptions of markets to new business horizons. Ultimately, he explores the long-term social consequences of online games: If players can inhabit worlds that are more alluring and gratifying than reality, then how can the real world ever compete? Will a day ever come when we spend more time in these synthetic worlds than in our own? Or even more startling, will a day ever come when such questions no longer sound alarmist but instead seem obsolete? With more thanten million active players worldwideand with Microsoft and Sony pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into video game developmentonline games have become too big to ignore. Synthetic Worlds spearheads our efforts to come to terms with this virtual reality and its concrete effects. Illuminating. . . . Castronova's analysis of the economics of fun is intriguing.Virtual-world economies are designed to make the resulting game interesting and enjoyable for their inhabitants. Many games follow a rags-to-riches storyline, for example. But how can all the players end up in the top 10%? Simple: the upwardly mobile human players need only be a subset of the world's population. An underclass of computer-controlled 'bot'citizens, meanwhile, stays poor forever. Mr. Castronovaexplains all this with clarity, wit, and a merciful lack of academic jargon.The EconomistSynthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games on the Internet. What Castronova has realized is that these games, where players contribute considerable labor in exchange for things they value, are not merely like real economies, they are real economies, displaying inflation, fraud, Chinese sweatshops, and some surprising in-game innovations.Tim Harford, Chronicle of Higher Education
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The University of Chicago Press New York Undercover Private Surveillance in the
Book SynopsisTo combat behavior they viewed as sexually promiscuous, politically undesirable, or downright criminal, social activists in Progressive-era New York employed private investigators to uncover the roots of society's problems. This title reveals the central role of undercover investigation in social change and the constitution of political authority.Trade Review"This impressively researched book makes an important contribution to a wide range of central themes in modern American history, including the growth of state power and the policing of class, race, and gender relations. In this age of terrorism, 'homeland security' initiatives, the expanded use of wiretapping and other forms of surveillance, and a new debate about the relationship between civil liberties and governmental authority, New York Undercover is also timely." - Jeffrey Adler, University of Florida"
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University of Chicago Press Individual Social Responsibility Child Care
Book SynopsisThis work explores the political, social and economic forces that shape US policies affecting human services. Seeking to shed light on the tension between individual and social responsibility, it should appeal to economists, social scientists and policy-makers concerned with social policy issues.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Victor R. Fuchs 1: Overview Timothy Taylor 2: Child Care: Private Cost or Public Responsibility? Arleen Leibowitz Comment: Francine D. Blau 3: Rationalizing School Spending: Efficiency, Externalities, and Equity, and Their Connection to Rising Costs Eric A. Hanushek Comment: Christopher Jencks 4: Health Care Reform: The Clash of Goals, Facts, and Ideology Henry J. Aaron Comment: Martin Feldstein 5: To Comfort Always: The Prospects of Expanded Social Responsibility for Long-Term Care Alan M. Garber Comment: John B. Shoven 6: Consumption Externalities and the Financing of Social Services Robert H. Frank Comment: Amartya Sen 7: Preferences, Promises, and the Politics of Entitlement Paul M. Romer Comment: Roger G. Noll 8: Information, Responsibility, and Human Services Kenneth J. Arrow Comment: Glenn C. Loury 9: The Changing Roles of Public, Private, and Nonprofit Enterprise in Education, Health Care, and Other Human Services Henry Hansmann Comment: Joseph A. Grundfest 10: Government Intervention in the Markets for Education and Health Care: How and Why? James M. Poterba Comment: Richard J. Zeckhauser 11: The Politics of American Social Policy, Past and Future Theda Skocpol Comment: Seymour Martin Lipset Contributors Author Index Subject Index
£92.00
The University of Chicago Press Windows into the Soul Surveillance and Society in
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University of Chicago Press Building a Market
Book SynopsisEach year, North Americans spend as much money fixing up their homes as they do buying new ones. This title charts the rise of the home improvement industry in the United States and Canada from the end of World War I into the late 1950s.
£53.57
The University of Chicago Press Housekeeping by Design
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The University of Chicago Press Far Out Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist
Book SynopsisWesterners have long imagined the Himalayas as the world's last untouched place and repository of redemptive power and wisdom. Beatniks, hippie seekers, spiritual tourists, mountain climbers diverse groups of people have traveled there over the years, searching for their own personal Shangri-La. In Far Out, Mark Liechty traces the Western fantasies that captured the imagination of tourists in the decades after World War II, asking how the idea of Nepal shaped the everyday cross-cultural interactions that it made possible. Emerging from centuries of political isolation but eager to engage the world, Nepalis struggled to make sense of the hordes of exotic, enthusiastic foreigners. They quickly embraced the phenomenon, however, and harnessed it to their own ends by building tourists' fantasies into their national image and crafting Nepal as a premier tourist destination. Liechty describes three distinct phases: the postwar era, when the country provided a Raj-like throwback experience for
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The University of Chicago Press Far Out Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist
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The University of Chicago Press High Art Down Home An Economic Ethnography of a
Book SynopsisA comprehensive description of an avant-garde centre, this text seeks to explore the tensions and difficulties artists, collectors, dealers and curators experience in an atmosphere where aesthetic ambitions compete with economic exigencies.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1: Introduction 2: The Rise of the Modern Art Market 3: The St. Louis Metropolitan Area 4: Artists 5: Dealers 6: Collectors 7: Conclusion App. 1: Glossary of Art Speech App. 2: A Note on Art and Craft App. 3: Art as Investment App. 4: The Influence of the Japanese on Auction Prices App. 5: Statistical Comparisons among the Largest Metropolitan Areas App. 6: Art in America and Local Gallery Guide Listings App. 7: Secondary Skills Necessary for a Professional Artist App. 8: Gender and Teaching Positions Notes References Index
£80.00
The University of Chicago Press The Problem with Feeding Cities The Social
Book SynopsisFor most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy Chilean grapes in a Philadelphia supermarket in the middle of winter. Yet every piece of food represents an interlocking system of agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, logistics, retailing, and nonprofits that controls what we eator don't. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a sociological and historical examination of how this remarkable network of abundance and convenience came into being over the last century. It looks at how the US food system transformed from feeding communities to feeding the entire nation, and it reveals how a process that was once about fulfilling basic needs became focused on satisfying profit margins. It is also a story of how this system fails to feed people, especially in the creation of food deserts. Andrew Deener shows that problems with food access are the result of infrastructural failings stemming from how Trade Review"...a major addition to the literature on food infrastructure history and analysis." * Civil Engineering Magazine *"We take food for granted—that it will always be on the shelf, mostly affordable, and safe to eat. Andrew Deener no longer takes the food supply for granted and in this book, using the City of Philadelphia as a case study, examines the high-volume, high-variety food system on which the U.S. relies." * CHoW Line *"The Problem with Feeding Cities is a tour de force in its examination of the logistical and supply chain effects on our food system...[It] is a valuable book for those interested in food insecurity and organizational sociology." * Sociological Forum *"Deener urges us to think of food as similar to other goods, [such as] electricity [and] housing that changed dramatically in the twentieth century. He does an excellent job taking the reader on the trip--by boat, by railroad, long haulers, and cars--to see how food gets from point A to point B (with a lot of other points in-between)...Changes in food distribution in the twentieth century led to much of the infrastructural decay we see in US cities in the 21st century and exacerbated food inequalities that we still see today." * Urbanities: The Journal of Urban Ethnography *"Andrew Deener’s fascinating book represents an important contribution to the sparsely populated field of social studies of food infrastructure. . . . The Problem with Feeding Cities represents an ambitious attempt to unpack the black box of fresh food provisioning in the United States and theorize the role of food infrastructure in shaping the contemporary city. . . .[It] reveals the importance of understanding what stands between the proverbial farm and table in terms of crafting policies and theories that can adequately confront the 'problem with feeding cities.'" * Gastronomica *“Most of us give little thought to the question of how our food gets to the grocery store, or of how and why this matters. But Deener has spent years investigating the hidden infrastructure that shapes what we grow, what we eat, what we spend, and, most surprisingly, how we’ve built cities, suburbs, and transit networks around the world. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a revelatory study, loaded with ideas about how to create healthier, more sustainable systems for our changing world.” -- Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People and Heat Wave“This is the food chain fully traced and newly understood. We learn how grocery companies, road builders, and bar codes have shaped cities and fields—and what goes in our mouths. Deener combines politics, technology, and taste for lessons in urban history, consumption, and the wiles and woes of business. He brings the concept of infrastructure to explanatory life.” -- Harvey Molotch, author of Where Stuff Comes From“The Problem with Feeding Cities is a masterpiece of sociological imagination, making the familiar grocery store aisle into a strange concoction of methyl bromide and Universal Product Codes. Deener narrates the ‘social life of infrastructure’ over a century of history and with a remarkable variety of foodstuff examples. This book is a model of urban, economic, organizational, and environmental sociology.” -- Mary Pattillo, author of Black on the Block"What is singularly insightful about this volume is that it disaggregates the food system, showing how supplying cities with grains or meats, about which much has been written...is quite different from feeding cities fresh fruits and vegetables...[Deener] underlines the epistemic consequences of separating rural sociology from urban sociology and a sociology of production from a sociology of consumption, with the ties between the two falling out of analytical view. That sets his task for the rest of the book, which includes exemplary chapters on technologies and techniques of classifying uneven organic material." * City & Community *"Sociologists with interests in food, urban studies, and politics will find The Problem with Feeding Cities to be a helpful resource for many years to come. Any evolution of our food distribution system that expands beyond today’s supermarket model (e.g., home delivery) will require new infrastructure to succeed. Deener’s framing of the problem of getting food to people will help us keep track of the ways industry and government mutually adapt to stock the household pantries of the future." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface One / The Transformation of the Food System Two / The Rise and Fall of the Urban Middlemen Three / Infrastructural Exclusion Four / The Bar Code: A Micro-technical Force of Change Five / Defeating Seasons: Reassembling the Produce Aisle Six / Cracks in the System Seven / Food Distribution as Unfinished Infrastructure Eight / The Problem with Feeding Cities Acknowledgments Methods Appendix: Strategic Variation and Historical Excavation Notes References Index
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press The Problem with Feeding Cities The Social
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...a major addition to the literature on food infrastructure history and analysis." * Civil Engineering Magazine *"We take food for granted—that it will always be on the shelf, mostly affordable, and safe to eat. Andrew Deener no longer takes the food supply for granted and in this book, using the City of Philadelphia as a case study, examines the high-volume, high-variety food system on which the U.S. relies." * CHoW Line *"The Problem with Feeding Cities is a tour de force in its examination of the logistical and supply chain effects on our food system...[It] is a valuable book for those interested in food insecurity and organizational sociology." * Sociological Forum *"Deener urges us to think of food as similar to other goods, [such as] electricity [and] housing that changed dramatically in the twentieth century. He does an excellent job taking the reader on the trip--by boat, by railroad, long haulers, and cars--to see how food gets from point A to point B (with a lot of other points in-between)...Changes in food distribution in the twentieth century led to much of the infrastructural decay we see in US cities in the 21st century and exacerbated food inequalities that we still see today." * Urbanities: The Journal of Urban Ethnography *"Andrew Deener’s fascinating book represents an important contribution to the sparsely populated field of social studies of food infrastructure. . . . The Problem with Feeding Cities represents an ambitious attempt to unpack the black box of fresh food provisioning in the United States and theorize the role of food infrastructure in shaping the contemporary city. . . .[It] reveals the importance of understanding what stands between the proverbial farm and table in terms of crafting policies and theories that can adequately confront the 'problem with feeding cities.'" * Gastronomica *“Most of us give little thought to the question of how our food gets to the grocery store, or of how and why this matters. But Deener has spent years investigating the hidden infrastructure that shapes what we grow, what we eat, what we spend, and, most surprisingly, how we’ve built cities, suburbs, and transit networks around the world. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a revelatory study, loaded with ideas about how to create healthier, more sustainable systems for our changing world.” -- Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People and Heat Wave“This is the food chain fully traced and newly understood. We learn how grocery companies, road builders, and bar codes have shaped cities and fields—and what goes in our mouths. Deener combines politics, technology, and taste for lessons in urban history, consumption, and the wiles and woes of business. He brings the concept of infrastructure to explanatory life.” -- Harvey Molotch, author of Where Stuff Comes From“The Problem with Feeding Cities is a masterpiece of sociological imagination, making the familiar grocery store aisle into a strange concoction of methyl bromide and Universal Product Codes. Deener narrates the ‘social life of infrastructure’ over a century of history and with a remarkable variety of foodstuff examples. This book is a model of urban, economic, organizational, and environmental sociology.” -- Mary Pattillo, author of Black on the Block"What is singularly insightful about this volume is that it disaggregates the food system, showing how supplying cities with grains or meats, about which much has been written...is quite different from feeding cities fresh fruits and vegetables...[Deener] underlines the epistemic consequences of separating rural sociology from urban sociology and a sociology of production from a sociology of consumption, with the ties between the two falling out of analytical view. That sets his task for the rest of the book, which includes exemplary chapters on technologies and techniques of classifying uneven organic material." * City & Community *"Sociologists with interests in food, urban studies, and politics will find The Problem with Feeding Cities to be a helpful resource for many years to come. Any evolution of our food distribution system that expands beyond today’s supermarket model (e.g., home delivery) will require new infrastructure to succeed. Deener’s framing of the problem of getting food to people will help us keep track of the ways industry and government mutually adapt to stock the household pantries of the future." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface One / The Transformation of the Food System Two / The Rise and Fall of the Urban Middlemen Three / Infrastructural Exclusion Four / The Bar Code: A Micro-technical Force of Change Five / Defeating Seasons: Reassembling the Produce Aisle Six / Cracks in the System Seven / Food Distribution as Unfinished Infrastructure Eight / The Problem with Feeding Cities Acknowledgments Methods Appendix: Strategic Variation and Historical Excavation Notes References Index
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press International Trade in Services and Intangibles
Book SynopsisQuantitative measures of international exchange have historically focused on trade in tangible products or capital. However, services have become a larger portion of developed economies and international trade. This book examines patterns of trade, especially the importance of transactions involving services or intangible assets.
£99.00
The University of Chicago Press The Market Structure of Sports
Book SynopsisThrough an economic assessment of the business of professional sports and prospects for its future in the United States, this study examines factors that determine players' salaries, management practices and franchise values, and long- and short-term corporate ownership.Table of ContentsPt. 1: Introduction 1: The Economics of Sports Leagues Pt. 2: The Players' Market 2: The Structure of Player Salary 3: The Distribution of Player Earnings Pt. 3: The Market for Sports Franchises 4: Of Winners and Losers: Momentum in Sports 5: Reputational Capital and the Sale of Franchises 6: Profits, Capital Appreciation, and the Duration of Ownership Pt. 4: The Market for Coaching Talent 7: Managerial Performance and Tenure 8: Does Firing the Manager Improve Club Performance? Notes Index
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