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A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union (2020)
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A Modern History of Russian Childhood examines the changes and continuities in ideas about Russian childhood from the 18th to the 21st century. It looks at how children were thought about and treated in Russian and Soviet culture, as well as how the... Read More about A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union.

Metaphors of Brexit: No cherries on the cake? (2019)
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How were social media posts, scripted speeches, traditional news media and political cartoons used and understood during the Brexit campaign? What phrases and metaphors were key during and after the 2016 Brexit referendum? How far did the Remain and... Read More about Metaphors of Brexit: No cherries on the cake?.

Your City's Place-Names: Cambridge (2019)
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The fourth in a new series of books from the English Place-Name Society focusing on English cities rather than counties. Interpretations published earlier (1943) by P. H. Reaney have been extensively reassessed and critiqued, and new material added.

The Discursive Construction of Blame: The Language of Public Inquiries (2019)
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This book examines the language of public inquiries to reveal how blame is assigned, avoided, negotiated and discussed in this quasi-legal setting. In doing so, the author adds a much-needed linguistic perspective to the study of blame – previously t... Read More about The Discursive Construction of Blame: The Language of Public Inquiries.

Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor (2nd edition) (2018)
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Exploring speeches by public figures such as Emma Watson, Tony Blair, Donald Trump, Julia Gillard and Lady Gaga, this engaging textbook explains the ways in which political speeches can be analysed. It examines the role of language in speeches and ho... Read More about Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor (2nd edition).

Testament (2018)
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Positioning the Self and Others (2018)
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Though positioning has been addressed in social psychology and in identity construction, less attention has been paid to the specific linguistic markers which are drawn upon in discourse to position the self and other(s). This volume focusses on addr... Read More about Positioning the Self and Others.

Bristol from Below: Law, Authority and Protest in a Georgian City (2017)
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Bristol from Below captures the substance and scale of popular politics and protest in Bristol over the course of the long eighteenth century. It charts the lives of ordinary Bristolians in the making of their city and devotes particular attention to... Read More about Bristol from Below: Law, Authority and Protest in a Georgian City.

Your City’s Place-Names: Bristol (2017)
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Double Crossed: The Failure of Organized Crime Control (2017)
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A study of American and international organized crime control efforts.

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (2016)
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Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority (2016)
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This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology and religion) and authority (political speeches and m... Read More about Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority.

How to Teach Entrepreneurship to Communication and Creative Industries Students (2016)
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This handbook has been written as a result of work undertaken in the "CreBiz - Business Development Laboratory Study Module for Creative Industries" project. The objective of creating the study module is to enhance the business knowledge of undergrad... Read More about How to Teach Entrepreneurship to Communication and Creative Industries Students.

Pragmatic Markers in British English: Meaning in Social Interaction (2016)
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Fundamental to oral fluency, pragmatic markers facilitate the flow of spontaneous, interactional and social conversation. Variously termed ‘hedges’, ‘fumbles’ and ‘conversational greasers’ in earlier academic studies, this book explores the meaning,... Read More about Pragmatic Markers in British English: Meaning in Social Interaction.

The Foreign Office, Commerce and British Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century (2016)
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This book addresses the interface of the British Foreign Office, foreign policy and commerce in the twentieth century. Two related questions are considered: what did the Foreign Office do to support British commerce, and how did commerce influence Br... Read More about The Foreign Office, Commerce and British Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century.

The Maire of Bristowe Is Kalendar (2015)
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An edition of part of this work, begun in 1478/9 in Bristol by the town clerk, Robert Ricart. This edition consists of a substantial introduction and other notes, together with extracts from the text and the illustrative material. It is designed to s... Read More about The Maire of Bristowe Is Kalendar.

Theory as Method in Research On Bourdieu, social theory and education (2015)
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While education researchers have drawn on the work of a wide diversity of theorists over the years, much contemporary theory building in these areas has revolved around the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Theory as Method in Research develops the capacity o... Read More about Theory as Method in Research On Bourdieu, social theory and education.

Yate (2015)
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A comprehensive history of the parish of Yate from its earliest record to the present day. This work forms part of the Victoria History of Gloucestershire, and the first ‘VCH Short’ produced in the county.

Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research - The Art of Application (2015)
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This collection brings together for the first time a set of researchers whose research methodologies centre on Bourdieu's concept of habitus. Full of insight and innovation, the book is an essential read for anyone wanting to know more about approach... Read More about Bourdieu, Habitus and Social Research - The Art of Application.

Study Skills for Linguistics (2015)
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