Author: Ian Taylor

This edited volume focuses on the democratic performance of regimes in some of the least populous countries on the African continent. Using a framework developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way, eac …

This book is a timely and wide-ranging account of the relationship between the development of a ‘free market society’ in Europe and North America and the fears and anxieties provoked by crime. It off …

This book is a timely and wide-ranging account of the relationship between the development of a ‘free market society’ in Europe and North America and the fears and anxieties provoked by crime. It off …

Explores to what extent Africa’s ‘rise’ has impacted on development and whether the BRICS are creating a new version of dependency. Africa is said to be rising, turning a definitive page in its histo …

This empirically and theoretically grounded book provides insights into the ascendance of powers such as Turkey, South Korea and Indonesia and their relationship with Africa. Leading scholars present …

Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that continuations and themes seem to be reflected acros …

Africa is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that continuations and themes seem to be reflected acros …

Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key area …

The New European Criminology gathers together leading criminologists from all over Europe to consider crime and responses to crime within and across national borders. For the first time it allows stu …

The Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education series will include over 20 volumes, each packed with up-to-date advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching in the key subjects in higher …

Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies. The contributors to this volume demonstrate how cultural studies has diffused into other English-speaking countries and how its o …

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Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Afri …

This book seeks to detail the origins, structure, workings and activities of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and its development over the last nine years. …

With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingl …

At the end of the twentieth century, the bookstores are full of books on crime, though this title will certainly not find a place on the same shelves. In the massive Waterstones bookstore in the city …

At the end of the twentieth century, the bookstores are full of books on crime, though this title will certainly not find a place on the same shelves. In the massive Waterstones bookstore in the city …

With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingl …

With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingl …

Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key area …

Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key area …

Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Afri …

Locating Africa on the global stage, this book examines and compares external involvement in the continent, exploring the foreign policies of major states and international organizations towards Afri …

The New European Criminology gathers together leading criminologists from all over Europe to consider crime and responses to crime within and across national borders. For the first time it allows stu …

The New European Criminology gathers together leading criminologists from all over Europe to consider crime and responses to crime within and across national borders. For the first time it allows stu …

A Tale of Two Cities is a study of two major cities, Manchester and Sheffield. Drawing on the work of major theorists, the authors explore the everyday life, making contributions to our understanding …

A Tale of Two Cities is a study of two major cities, Manchester and Sheffield. Drawing on the work of major theorists, the authors explore the everyday life, making contributions to our understanding …

Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies. The contributors to this volume demonstrate how cultural studies has diffused into other English-speaking countries and how its o …

Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies. The contributors to this volume demonstrate how cultural studies has diffused into other English-speaking countries and how its o …

"The New Criminology was written at a particular time and place; it was a product of 1968 and its aftermath: a world turned upside down .It was a time of great changes in personal politics and a …

"The New Criminology was written at a particular time and place; it was a product of 1968 and its aftermath: a world turned upside down .It was a time of great changes in personal politics and a …

The Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education series will include over 20 volumes, each packed with up-to-date advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching in the key subjects in higher …

The Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education series will include over 20 volumes, each packed with up-to-date advice, guidance and expert opinion on teaching in the key subjects in higher …

First published in 1975, this collection of essays expands upon the themes and ideas developed in the editors’ previous work, the visionary and groundbreaking text: The New Criminology. Directed at o …

First published in 1975, this collection of essays expands upon the themes and ideas developed in the editors’ previous work, the visionary and groundbreaking text: The New Criminology. Directed at o …

The increase in China’s economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War. This book seeks to detail the origins, …

The increase in China’s economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War. This book seeks to detail the origins, …

This book is a critique of claims regarding how emerging economies are supposedly rewriting the rules of global governance and ushering in alternative models to neoliberal orthodoxy. It argues that s …

This book is a critique of claims regarding how emerging economies are supposedly rewriting the rules of global governance and ushering in alternative models to neoliberal orthodoxy. It argues that s …

In this book, Ian Taylor examines how a social movement, the anti-Iraq War movement in the UK, engaged with the media as a part of their campaigning against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Movin …

In this book, Ian Taylor examines how a social movement, the anti-Iraq War movement in the UK, engaged with the media as a part of their campaigning against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Movin …

In seeking to cultivate external relations with African countries, China has long stressed its commonly shared roots with African nations as a developing country rather than a Western state, and as s …

In seeking to cultivate external relations with African countries, China has long stressed its commonly shared roots with African nations as a developing country rather than a Western state, and as s …

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Although China has rapidly increased foreign aid to Africa and is now a relatively major player in the developmental assistance regime, little is still known regarding how China delivers its foreign …

Although China has rapidly increased foreign aid to Africa and is now a relatively major player in the developmental assistance regime, little is still known regarding how China delivers its foreign …

Railways played a central role in the development of the American West. The railroad came to Fort Worth in 1876, and with it came the boom that transformed a city into a metropolis. From the arrival …

This title was first published in 2003. This volume advances our understanding of how Southern Africa is currently being reconfigured, critically examining what has been marketed as the "flagshi …

This book is to help architects, design teams and University clients (estates departments, and academics) in their pursuit of practical and innovative solutions for the creation of enabling higher ed …

This book is to help architects, design teams and University clients (estates departments, and academics) in their pursuit of practical and innovative solutions for the creation of enabling higher ed …

Was unterscheidet echte Pokerprofis von Amateuren? Sind es übernatürliche Fähigkeiten wie Gedankenlesen, ein Gehirn mit der Funktionsweise eines Supercomputers oder tausende Stunden Spielerfahrung? N …

Essays into numerous aspects of the Domesday Book, shedding fresh light on its mysteries. Compiled from the records of a survey of the kingdom of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085 …

The ability to effectively use one’s thoughts, emotions and motivation to enhance performance and well-being is one of the most important skills in sport and exercise contexts. Motivation and Self-Re …

The ability to effectively use one’s thoughts, emotions and motivation to enhance performance and well-being is one of the most important skills in sport and exercise contexts. Motivation and Self-Re …

This edited book examines the experience of small states in Europe during the 2015–2016 migration crisis. The contributions highlight the challenges small states and the European Union faced in …

The world has changed. How will society emerge post-pandemic? Will we take the opportunity to reset the status quo? And, if so, what possibilities are there for architects to take the initiative in d …

The world has changed. How will society emerge post-pandemic? Will we take the opportunity to reset the status quo? And, if so, what possibilities are there for architects to take the initiative in d …

Paul Milton, um jovem vigário dinâmico, tem sucesso em trazer o povo de volta à Igreja. Renovado por um triunfo no sul de Londres, ele e sua esposa Sarah, uma rosa inglesa emocionalmente frágil, diri …

Después de que su madre y su hermana mueren en un incendio de un remolque, Luke Smith recurre al robo para recaudar dinero y proteger a su pueblo de la opresión. En el mundo de los viajeros gitanos y …

Social drama meets rite of passage and the supernatural in GUILT, a riveting psychological thriller set in 1962 small town England. It’s a time of class consciousness and jobs for life, where a man i …

With a lengthy list of suspects and a host of duplicitous motives, the shocking double homicide of two lovers brings seasoned state detective Al Bruce to the town of Hunter’s Creek. Determined to fin …

A strange object crashes in a field behind the Half Moon Inn. Soon after, two barmaids vanish without a trace, drawing the attention of local reporter Jan Barnes. Increasingly strange events lead Jan …

At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his rookie colleague, Detective Constable Lumb, are called to the scene of a double murder committed on a burial ground. They discov …

After his mother and sister are killed in a trailer fire, Luke Smith turns to thievery to raise money and protect his people from oppression. In the world of gypsy travelers and underworld brigands, …

Paul Milton, a dynamic young vicar, is successful at bringing folk back to the Church. Fresh from a South London triumph, he and his wife Sarah, an emotionally fragile English rose, head north to a n …

Sozialdrama trifft auf das Erwachsenwerden und auch auf übernatürliche Kräfte in DIE SCHULD. Dieses Buch spielt 1962 in einer Kleinstadt in England. Es ist eine Zeit des Standesdünkels, wo ein Mensch …

Paul Milton, um jovem vigário dinâmico, tem sucesso em trazer o povo de volta à Igreja. Renovado por um triunfo no sul de Londres, ele e sua esposa Sarah, uma rosa inglesa emocionalmente frágil, diri …

Después de que su madre y su hermana mueren en un incendio de un remolque, Luke Smith recurre al robo para recaudar dinero y proteger a su pueblo de la opresión. En el mundo de los viajeros gitanos y …

At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his rookie colleague, Detective Constable Lumb, are called to the scene of a double murder committed on a burial ground. They discov …

Africa is said to be rising, turning a definitive page in its history, heralding new and exciting possibilities for the continent. This discourse maintains that with upsurge in economic growth comes …

Will and Alice Harding, and their seven-year-old son Toby, have just moved to a new house in the countryside. Hoping for a fresh start, Will’s and Alice’s past hides dark secrets that are just waitin …

Social drama meets rite of passage and the supernatural in GUILT, a riveting psychological thriller set in 1962 small town England. It’s a time of class consciousness and jobs for life, where a man i …

With a lengthy list of suspects and a host of duplicitous motives, the shocking double homicide of two lovers brings seasoned state detective Al Bruce to the town of Hunter’s Creek. Determined to fin …

Paul Milton, a dynamic young vicar, is successful at bringing folk back to the Church. Fresh from a South London triumph, he and his wife Sarah, an emotionally fragile English rose, head north to a n …

Sozialdrama trifft auf das Erwachsenwerden und auch auf übernatürliche Kräfte in DIE SCHULD. Dieses Buch spielt 1962 in einer Kleinstadt in England. Es ist eine Zeit des Standesdünkels, wo ein Mensch …

An essential guide to all aspects of car painting, for keen amateurs and professionals alike. With step-by-step instructions and illustrations throughout, Car Painting covers the entire process – fro …

‘Mastering Go Network Administration’  is a structured beginning for network administrators looking to improve network efficiency, scalability, and security.  This book provides a one-stop …

A collection of three mystery novels by Ian Taylor & Rosi Taylor, now available in one volume! Catching Phantoms : At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his partner, Dete …

A collection of three thrillers Ian Taylor & Rosi Taylor, now available in one volume! Ghost Boy : Looking for a fresh start, Will and Alice Harding move with their young son Toby to the tranquil cou …

This title was first published in 2003. This volume advances our understanding of how Southern Africa is currently being reconfigured, critically examining what has been marketed as the "flagshi …

After his mother and sister are killed in a trailer fire, Luke Smith turns to thievery to raise money and protect his people from oppression. In the world of gypsy travelers and underworld brigands, …

A strange object crashes in a field behind the Half Moon Inn. Soon after, two barmaids vanish without a trace, drawing the attention of local reporter Jan Barnes. Increasingly strange events lead Jan …

A collection of three thrillers Ian Taylor & Rosi Taylor, now available in one volume! Ghost Boy : Looking for a fresh start, Will and Alice Harding move with their young son Toby to the tranquil cou …

A collection of three mystery novels by Ian Taylor & Rosi Taylor, now available in one volume! Catching Phantoms : At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his partner, Dete …

What are the impacts of Chinese investment in Africa? Is it transforming economic development on the continent? This book is different from many other studies of this issue, …

The  Go Programming Cookbook  ensures Go programmers may confidently and effectively navigate the complex software development landscape. Both newcomers to the world of Go programming and s …

Web Programming with Go is a must-have book for software professionals and web developers looking to harness Go’s potential for creating excellent web apps.  The extensive knowledge imparted by …

Will and Alice Harding, and their seven-year-old son Toby, have just moved to a new house in the countryside. Hoping for a fresh start, Will’s and Alice’s past hides dark secrets that are just waitin …

Shusha follows two complex women – an alluring Egyptian high priestess and a scandalous Victorian heiress – connected by a mysterious, supernatural bond across centuries. This historical fantasy foll …

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