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Through a historical analysis of the bicycle industry, this book explores how the bicycle was developed, manufactured and marketed, from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the present day. The author highlights the contributions made by the bicycle industry to marketing as it is understood today, tracing key innovations in product development and marketing. Addressing a gap in the literature, this book provides an insightful history of marketing practice for one of the most important products of the twentieth century.

This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.

About the author; Introduction; ONE The states of Latin America: between rhetoric and pragmatism; Introduction; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; Venezuela; Bolivia; An overview of the rest of Latin America; Conclusions; TWO Latin American regionalism: between unity and diversity; Introduction; The roots and development of Latin American regionalism; Latin American regionalism during the Cold War; From open regionalism to the search for new solutions; Mercosur; NAFTA; The Andean Community; The inter-American system; Latin American regionalism in the new millennium; Conclusions.

Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.

About the Author; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction . Globalization's Debacle: Crisis and Opportunity; Part I: The Destructive Dynamics of Finance Capital; Chapter 1 . Why and How Finance Became Dominant; A primer on Wall Street meltdown; Recovery recedes, convulsion looms; Chapter 2 . The US: Cutting Edge of Crisis; Capitalism in an apocalyptic mood; The political consequences of stagnation; Lessons of the Obama debacle; Chapter 3 . Europe's Tragic Spiral; The Celtic Tiger follows the Asian Tigers to extinction; Greece: same tragedy, different scripts.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Tuvalu -- Chapter 2: Fiji -- Chapter 3: New Zealand -- Chapter 4: Australia -- Chapter 5: At Sea -- Chapter 6: Thailand -- Chapter 7: Laos -- Chapter 8: Cambodia -- Chapter 9: China -- Chapter 10: Kazakhstan -- Chapter 11: Kyrgyzstan -- Chapter 12: Morocco: UN Climate Talks -- Chapter 13: United States -- Chapter 14: Canada -- Chapter 15: Peru -- Chapter 16: Denmark -- Chapter 17: Sweden -- Chapter 18: Norway -- Chapter 19: Turkey -- Chapter 20: United Kingdom -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Copyright.

Cover -- WHEN THE MEDIUM WAS THE MISSION -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction: The Divine Destiny of the Shrinking Planet -- 1. What's the Matter with Networks? Spectacular Technology, US Mission, and Global Unity -- 2. The Great Fizzle: Protestant Affect, Obsolete Telegraphs, and US Nationalism -- 3. The End of Distance and the End of War: The Oneida Community and US Techno-Utopianism -- 4. "Received but Not Intelligible": Signals and Infrastructuralist Meaning -- Epilogue: Network Resonance -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section I. Leadership in the Changing Health System -- Chapter 1. The Changing Health System -- Chapter 2. Accelerating Your Development as a Leader -- Section II. The Seven Disciplines -- Chapter 3. Values -- Chapter 4. Health System Literacy -- Chapter 5. Self-Development -- Chapter 6. Relations -- Chapter 7. Execution -- Chapter 8. Boundary-Spanning -- Chapter 9. Transformation -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Developing Mentoring Relationships -- Appendix 2: Developing a Longer-Term Mindset -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author.

Intro -- About the author -- 1 Understanding democracy -- What this book is about -- The problem of 'democracy' -- Limiting democracy -- The attraction of democracy -- More problems of understanding -- The need for clarity -- 2 The history of democracy -- Greek democracy -- The Roman Republic -- The medieval period -- The early modern period -- Constitutional republicanism -- Liberal democracy -- The expansion of democracy ... -- ... beyond its limits? -- The death of democracy? -- 3 Democratic institutions -- The purpose and power of government -- The key role of democracy -- Direct democracy

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Introduction: Why Helen Keller Matters -- Chapter 1. Intersections: Alone We Can Do So Little -- Chapter 2. Interventions -- Chapter 3. Helen's Pen Pals -- Chapter 4. Articulating Helen -- Chapter 5. Money Talks -- Chapter 6. The Boundless Universe -- Chapter 7. Wrentham -- Chapter 8. What Is in a Name? -- Chapter 9. Preparedness and Paradoxes -- Chapter 10. Between Persona and Image -- Chapter 11. Together We Can Do So Much -- Timeline -- Primary Source Documents -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Along Axes of Power: Workings of the Credibility Complex -- 2: Of Perfect Victims and Monster Abusers: How Myths Distort Our Credibility Judgments -- 3: Whose Truth?: How Victims Are Distrusted -- 4: Blame-Shifting: How Victims Are Faulted -- 5: The Care Gap: How Victims Are Disregarded -- 6: "Even Worse": Why the Credibility Complex Harms Victims -- 7: Beyond Belief: When Survivors Matter -- Conclusion -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright -- About the Publisher.

Front Cover -- The Children of Looked after Children: Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- About the author and contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- My interest in and commitment to the research -- Overview of the study -- Aims of the book -- Recurring themes and questions -- A note on language -- Structure and overview -- 2 Early pregnancy risk and missed opportunities to plan for parenthood -- Introduction and background

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The National Context: Neoliberal Education Reform, Race, and Resistance -- 2. The Reformers: Race, Privilege, and Saving Children from Disaster -- 3. The Dispossessed: Neighborhood Activists Beating Back Gentrification -- 4. Fragile Alliances: Cross- Racial Solidarity and Conflict in Community Claims to the Neighborhood School -- 5. No Permanent Enemies, No Permanent Allies: The Politics of Reformer- Community Nonprofit Partnerships -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Methodological Appendix: Researching Urban School Reform and Community Movements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

Intro -- Preface: Stories That Write Themselves -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Anti-revolutionary Imagination in the Anthropocene -- References -- 2 The Preforming of the Mall at the End of the World -- References -- 3 The People-to-Come of Capital and Their Memories of the Present -- References -- 4 In the Viscera of Capital: Practical Acceleration in the Contemporary Business School -- References -- 5 Living Without Hope: Stories for the Rising Tide -- References -- Postscript: So What Are We Supposed to Do? -- Index.

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