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      • Martini Maria Cristina | MMC Edizioni

        MMC EDIZIONI is a publishing house based in Rome.Born in 2001 as a generalist, along the time it has specialized almost exclusively in non-fiction, dedicated in particular (but not only) to the city of Rome.The main series, called "A walk with history" offers an alternative vision of the city through the historical reconnaissance and analysis of some of its urban furnishings that are not taken into consideration such as small fountains, clocks, inscriptions, sacred shrines, plaques. This series stands out for a particular graphic style and for the abundance of photographs, specially made for these books.Other series on Rome are instead dedicated to in-depth studies on specific historical and customs themes, or on the mysterious aspects of the city that also reveal its dark side.In the MMC catalogue are other non-fiction books on topics such as Music, Interculture, Anthropology and a series of stories for children encouraging solidarity, non-violence and respect for the environment

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      • Marshall Cavendish

        Topical, authentic and high quality books under the Marshall Cavendish Editions imprint provide general interest content that informs, entertains and engages readers.

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        Political parties
        August 2008

        Political marketing and British political parties (2nd Edition)

        by Jennifer Lees-Marshment

        The first edition of this book demonstrated that British political parties now attempt to offer a complete product that will appeal to a majority of voters, rather than being influenced by a political ideology and firm belief system. This new edition provides an updated and more in-depth exploration of the political marketing approach, including analysis of the 2001 and 2005 elections. It re-presents the influential theory of market, sales and product-oriented parties, discussing the potential and the limits of consumerism, and the need to blend business concepts with a traditional understanding of politics. Lee-Marshment examines Blair's New Labour government in order to draw out lessons on delivery, maintaining market intelligence and the effect of changing to a leadership approach that goes against country and party. Analysis of the Conservatives in opposition shows how the best intentions of party leaders to implement a market-orientation can be thwarted by internal resistance and traditional party elites. Providing a more reflective and critical analysis, the second edition offers a more nuanced discussion on how political parties can not only win elections but govern successfully.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2005

        Political marketing

        A comparative perspective

        by Darren Lilleker, Jennifer Lees-Marshment

        Political marketing has become a global phenomenon as parties try to copy the market-oriented approach employed by Tony Blair to win power for New Labour in 1997. Increasingly voters choose parties like consumers choose products, and this study looks at how some political parties, such as Sinn Fein, have been able to capitalise on this to gain support. It raises fresh perspectives on the more established political marketing practices in the UK and US, such as how to incorporate political leadership within the market-oriented framework and the democratic implications when faced with the actually business of governing. This book also highlights how the market-oriented party approach has spread around the world, including Europe and the new democracies of Brazil and Peru. The chapters, in demonstrating this convergence in practices, also question whether this strategy is appropriate for political systems based on proportional representation and coalition governments such as those in Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Canada, and devolved systems in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The collection also introduces the debate on whether such practices enhance or undermine democracy, raising important questions on the future of political marketing. This book should become an established essential text for students and academics of political science and marketing. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2004

        The political marketing revolution

        Transforming the government of the UK

        by Jennifer Lees-Marshment

        This book shows how British politics is being transformed from a leadership-run system to one dictated by public needs and demands. No longer confined to party politics, organisations including the monarchy, the BBC, universities, local councils, charities and the Scottish Parliament are adopting the tools of market intelligence to understand their market needs and demands. The political marketing revolution raises many questions, such as whether the student or patient really does know best and can decide their own education and health care. The book calls for a debate about the movement of the British political system towards a market-orientation and a re-negotiation of the relationship between leaders and the market. Whilst recognising the need for political leaders to listen, this debate places some responsibilities on the political consumer, looking to create a new relationship that might work more effectively for both sides.

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        March 2026

        Darkly

        Nicht du bestimmst das Spiel. Das Spiel bestimmt dich | Psychothriller für junge Erwachsene über das dunkle Erbe eines berüchtigten Spieledesigners

        by Marisha Pessl, Katrin Segerer, Jennifer Michalski

        Wofür würdest du töten? Diese Frage muss die siebzehnjährige Dia beantworten, um einen begehrten Praktikumsplatz bei der Louisiana Veda Foundation in London zu gewinnen. Dia ist seit Jahren besessen von der legendären Veda, deren ebenso geniale wie furchteinflößende Darkly-Spiele Kultstatus erreicht haben. Die wenigen Werke, die nach Vedas mysteriösem Tod erhalten blieben, werden für mehrere Millionen Dollar gehandelt. Unter Tausenden Bewerbern aus aller Welt werden Dia und sechs andere Jugendliche als Praktikanten ausgewählt. Doch gleich nach der Ankunft in London werden sie auf eine abgelegene Insel gebracht – das Herzstück von Vedas Spiele-Imperium. Dort finden sie sich in einem Darkly-Spiel auf Leben und Tod wieder. Wer führt die Fäden in diesem Netz? Dia weiß nicht, wem sie noch trauen kann. Ein Labyrinth voller verborgener Hinweise, ein dunkles Vermächtnis und ein Geheimnis in Dias Vergangenheit – ein fesselnder Thriller voller überraschender Twists.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        April 2024

        Riddles at work in the early medieval tradition

        Words, ideas, interactions

        by Megan Cavell, Jennifer Neville

        Capitalising on developments in the field over the past decade, Riddles at work provides an up-to-date microcosm of research on the early medieval riddle tradition. The book presents a wide range of traditional and experimental methodologies. The contributors treat the riddles both as individual poems and as parts of a tradition, but, most importantly, they address Latin and Old English riddles side-by-side, bringing together texts that originally developed in conversation with each other but have often been separated by scholarship. Together, the chapters reveal that there is no single, right way to read these texts but rather a multitude of productive paths. This book will appeal to students and scholars of early medieval studies. It contains new as well as established voices, including Jonathan Wilcox, Mercedes Salvador-Bello and Jennifer Neville.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2007

        Videogame, player, text

        by Edited by Barry Atkins and Tanya Krzywinska

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        Social & cultural history
        November 2013

        British queer history

        by Edited by Brian Lewis

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        Film theory & criticism
        February 2014

        The Encyclopedia of British Film

        Fourth edition

        by Edited by Brian McFarlane

        With well over 6,300 articles, including over 500 new entries, this fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of British Film is a fully updated invaluable reference guide to the British film industry. It is the most authoritative volume yet, stretching from the inception of the industry to the present day, with detailed listings of the producers, directors, actors and studios behind a century or so of great British cinema. Brian McFarlane's meticulously researched guide is the definitive companion for anyone interested in the world of film. Previous editions have sold many thousands of copies and this fourth edition will be an essential work of reference for enthusiasts interested in the history of British cinema, and for universities and libraries.

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        Political structure & processes
        May 2007

        Devolution and constitutional change in Northern Ireland

        by Edited by Paul Carmichael, Colin Knox and Robert Osborne

        This edited book, written by a collection of scholars with an interest in Northern Ireland, tracks its uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. The volume brings together researchers from the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) 'Devolution and Constitutional Change' Programme and other experts to record four key perspectives on Northern Ireland. First, it considers the inextricable link between devolution and constitutional developments. Second, it examines how the main political parties responded to devolution and the major challenges faced by society in moving beyond conflict (such as political symbolism, the role of women, equality and human rights issues). Third, it attempts to assess some of the workings of devolved government in its short-lived form or those seeded in devolution and carried on by direct rule ministers. Finally, Northern Irelands devolved government and associated institutions are located within the wider relationships with Westminster, the Republic of Ireland and Europe. This edited volume will be of interest to students of Irish politics and public policy, but more generally, from a comparative perspective, those with an interest in devolution and constitutional change. It may even assist politicians in Northern Ireland to reflect on the real potential to restore its devolved institutions and draw back from the brink of permanently copper-fastening 'direct rule' from Westminster.

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        Non-graphic art forms
        May 2012

        The 'do-it-yourself' artwork

        Participation from Fluxus to New Media

        by Edited by Anna Dezeuze

        Viewers of contemporary art are often invited to involve themselves actively in artworks, by entering installations, touching objects, performing instructions or clicking on interactive websites. Why have artists sought to engage spectators in these new forms of participation? In what ways does active participation affect the viewer's experience and the status of the artwork? Spanning a range of practices including kinetic art, happenings, environments, performance, installations, relational and new media art from the 1950s to the present, this critical anthology sheds light on the history and specificity of artworks that only come to life when you - the viewer - are invited to 'do it yourself.' Rather than a specialist topic in the history of twentieth- and twenty-first century art, the 'do-it-yourself' artwork raises broader issues concerning the role of the viewer in art, the status of the artwork and the socio-political relations between art and its contexts.

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        August 2026

        Pure Grace Academy (Band 2) - The Highest Fall

        by Jennifer Bright

        Wenn der Applaus verstummt Luna Delgados großer Traum ist zum Greifen nah: eine Position im Ballettensemble der Pariser Oper nach ihrem Abschluss an der Pure Grace Academy. Doch kurz vor den finalen Prüfungen gerät sie ins Fadenkreuz anonymer Drohungen gegen ihre Mutter, der Chefin des spanischen Geheimdienstes. Um in Paris bleiben zu dürfen, bekommt Luna einen Bodyguard zugewiesen. Zane ist kompromisslos, selbstbewusst, gefährlich attraktiv – und zu allem Überfluss auch noch der beste Freund ihres Bruders. Er stellt Regeln auf, die sie sofort brechen will. Während die Bedrohung näher rückt, verschwimmen die Grenzen zwischen Pflicht und Verlangen. Doch zwischen Luna und Zane steht nicht nur sein Auftrag, sondern Geheimnisse, die sie beide zerstören könnten. Zwischen Barcelona und Paris : In der Fortsetzung der Pure Grace Academy entfesselt SPIEGEL -Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Bright eine verbotene Liebe inmitten gefährlicher Intrigen . Ballett im Dark-Academia-Stil trifft auf Haters To Lovers und eine mitreißende Bodyguard Romance , die knistert wie ein Lauffeuer. Ein eleganter Tanz zwischen Gefahr und Intrigen : Dynamische Action trifft auf die formvollendete Welt des Balletts Geheimnisse aus der Vergangenheit , die eine verbotene Liebe auf die Probe stellen Haters to Lovers mit heißem Bodyguard , Brother’s Best Friend und Dark Academia Vibes Immersiver Schreibstil mit bildhafter Sprache und leidenschaftlichem Spice ! Mit edlem Farbschnitt und exklusiver Charakterpostkarte in der Erstauflage - Nur solange der Vorrat reicht!

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        Sociology: work & labour
        July 2015

        The sociology of unemployment

        by Edited by Tom Boland and Ray Griffin

        The sociology of unemployment is an analysis of the experience and governance of unemployment. By considering unemployment as more than just the absence of work; the book explores unemployment as a distinctive experience created by the welfare state. Each chapter explores an aspect of the experience or governance of unemployment; beginning with how people talk about their experience of being unemployed individually and collectively, to the places of unemployment, and on to the processes, policies and forms of the social welfare system. Clear explanations of classic theories are explored and extended, all against the backdrop of new primary research. Chapter by chapter, The sociology of unemployment challenges the 'deprivation theory of unemployment' which dominates sociology, psychology and social policy, by focusing on how governmental power forms the experience of unemployment. As a result, the book is both an introductory text on the sociology of unemployment and a fresh, critical perspective.

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        March 2026

        Pure Grace Academy (Band 1) - The Final Bow

        by Jennifer Bright

        Die Wahrheit endet dort, wo der Abgrund beginnt. Aurélie ist zurück an der Pure Grace mit nur einem Ziel: den Tod ihrer Mutter aufzuklären. Cécile Cardot, gefeierte Primaballerina und Gründerin der angesehenen Ballettakademie in Paris, soll  sich das Leben genommen haben – doch ihre Tochter sieht das anders. Zurück in einer Welt, deren scheinbarer Perfektion Aurélie einst abgeschworen hatte, versucht sie, die Scherben ihrer Familie wieder zusammenzufügen. Dort trifft sie auf ihren ehemals besten Freund Lucian, von dem sie seit ihrem Weggang kein einziges Wort gehört hat. In den smaragdgrünen Augen des Klavierspielers regen sich Gefühle, die auch sie jahrelang verleugnet hat. Doch ihr gemeinsamer Pas de Deux bringt nicht nur seine Fassade zu Fall. Hinter den makellosen Gesichtern des Balletts tanzen noch immer die dunklen Schatten der Vergangenheit, bis der letzte Vorhang fällt – und Aurélie mit ihm. "Die Geschichte von Aurélie und Lucian hat mich atemlos zurückgelassen. Eine perfekte Mischung aus knisternder Spannung, tiefen Gefühlen und drängenden Fragen. Die Suche nach der Wahrheit hat mich vollkommen in die Welt der Pure Grace Academy gezogen." SPIEGEL -Bestsellerautorin Carolin Wahl Dark Academia und Friends to Haters to Lovers meets Suspense : Eine Pariser Ballettakademie voller Intrigen , Leidenschaft und Spice . The Final Bow von SPIEGEL -Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Bright erzählt eine spannungsvolle Romance hinter den brüchigen Masken der Perfektion. Anmutiger Tanz hinter düsteren Schleiern : eine Ballettakademie mit gefährlichen Intrigen und dunklen Geheimnissen Friends to Haters to Lovers trifft auf emotionale Fallhöhe mit bildhaftem Schreibstil : Spannung, die unter die Haut geht und Herzschmerz garantiert! Mit edlem Farbschnitt und exklusiver Charakterpostkarte in der Erstauflage - Nur solange der Vorrat reicht!

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        1989

        Jennifer-Fieber

        Ohne Treue: Der Männertraum vom wahren Glück mit einer neuen, jungen Frau

        by Gordon, Barbara / Übersetzt von Strasmann, Ilse

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