Palgrave Macmillan

Intellectual Property Law continues to be a fantastically accessible and stimulating text...useful to both students and practitioners. - Student Law Journal. Intellectual Property Law offers an introduction to the complex and technical area of commercial law that covers the world of copyright, patents and trade mark law. The authors combine their...

The refreshingly clear style of the series and student-centred approach enable learners to progress step-by-step and provide ample material for revision and practice. This is a handy reference book, which deserves a place on the company bookshelf. Manager, The British Journal of Administrative Management. Employment law is one of the fastest moving...

The second edition of this very successful textbook updates and expands its coverage of the many facets of life in Europe in the new century. It retains the strengths of the first edition with its focus on both East and West but expands its coverage of the themes of convergence and divergence, and includes a new chapter on the European Economy. It...

This Guide introduces literature and science as a vibrant field of critical study that is increasingly influencing both university curricula and future areas of investigation. Martin Willis explores the development of the genre and its surrounding criticism from the early modern period to the present day, focusing on key texts, topics and debates....

Asa Briggs has been a prominent figure in post-war cultural life - as a pioneering historian, a far-sighted educational reformer, and a sensitive chronicler of the way in which broadcasting and communication more generally have shaped modern society. He has also been a devoted servant of the public good, involved in many inquiries, boards and...

Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture is a timely and engaging multidisciplinary collection of essays that examines both historically and contemporary manifestations of appropriated and commodified forms of African American popular culture. The book includes analyses of the misuse and in some...