Oxford University Press

There are many debates about utopia - What constitutes a utopia? Are utopias        benign or dangerous? The idea of utopia has become commonplace in social and        political thought, both negatively and positively. This        Very Short Introduction explores        utopianism, its history, and its role in modern debates....

As China is transformed, relations between society, the state, and the city have become central.   The Great Urban Transformation investigates what is happening in cities, and the development of quasi-property markets in China....

The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, taking advantage of modern findings on behavior, genetics, endocrinology, molecular biology, evolutionary theory and phylogenetics to show the connections between developmental mechanisms and...

All firms wrestle with restructuring, involving consolidation of mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and fragmentation through outsourcing and spin-offs on the other. This is an in-depth investigation into the issue of 'organizational boundaries' that arises from such restructuring, looking at Japanese corporate management and union leaders....

Witnesses to Their FightUnsure whether they would be greeted as traitors or heroes, POWs returning from Vietnam responded by holding tight to their chosen motto, "e;Return with Honor."e; "e;We're giving the American people what they want and badly need--heroes,"e; said a Vietnam jungle POW. "e;I feel it's our...

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