David Miller: 205 books
by David Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
The Japanese Occupation of Singapore during the Second World War saw the lack of food on the island reach critical levels. This prompted the Japanese military administration to encourage civilians - mainly Chinese and Catholic Eurasians to start farming communes deep in the unforgiving Malayan jungle....
by David Miller
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Recently, there has been increased interest in the possibilities of using essential oils. This interest has coincided with the belief that there have to be alternatives to the dominant medication approach, which has been used by healthcare professionals as the go-to solution for any ailments. Essential...
Don't Mention the War
Northern Ireland, Propaganda and the Media
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1994
The media has told us for over twenty five years that the conflict in Northern Ireland is irrational and has ‘no objective social basis’. The role of the British Army in Northern Ireland is still described as a peacekeeping one: the cause of the ‘troubles’ as ‘terrorism’. Yet, even in...
The End of Greatness
Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
The Presidency has always been an implausible—some might even say an impossible—job. Part of the problem is that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the president's capacity and power to deliver on what ails the nations...
Justice for Earthlings
Essays in Political Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed...
Search for Security
Saudi Arabian Oil and American Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Miller shows how the American stake in Saudi Arabian oil challenged the United States to create closer ties with the Saudi kingdom, compelling the move from isolation to involvement with the Middle East. He describes the growing awareness of the stratehic importance of Saudi Arabia, U.S. shrinking...
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism
The Collapse of an Economic Order?
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The recent, devastating and ongoing economic crisis has exposed the faultlines in the dominant neoliberal economic order, opening debate for the first time in years on alternative visions that do not subscribe to a ‘free’ market ethic. Bringing together the work of distinguished scholars and dedicated...
War, Media, and Propaganda
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2004
This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....
A Century of Spin
How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
This book charts the relentless rise of the public relations industry and how it has transformed our society. Revealing the roots of the PR movement in the years leading up to the First World War, it shows how it became a key tool in the struggle to subordinate democracy to corporate rule. It is the...
by Peter Anderson, Fleur Braddick, Patricia J. Conrod
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Addictions have increased markedly in contemporary societies over the past decades. As well as widely acknowledged issues surrounding illegal substance addictions, there are increasing numbers of problems related to behavioural addictions such as the use of legal substances such as antidepressants...
Outlined in the Stars
journal and poetry collection 2007-2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
The poems and journals in this collection span 4 years of poems, pros and journals from one of today’s best young writers. Many of these poems have been recognized and received very well in reviews from the single released collections. -Included in the “Outlined in the Stars” collection- Selections...
Super Agent
The One Book the NFL and NCAA Don't Want You to Read
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Super Agent. Maverick. Reformer. Iconoclast. Dealmaker. Dentist? Jerry Argovitz has worn many hats in his remarkable life, both inside and outside of the world of sports. As a player agent representing and advising some of the biggest names in the game, Argovitz challenged the NFL both at the negotiating...
by David Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Having a pet is one of the healthiest investments you can make to your long-term health and happiness. We know that having a pet enrichs our lives, and scientific studies in the last decade, have clearly shown how companion animals benefit both our bodies and our minds. Apart from lazy days in the...
by David Miller
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Economic regions competing in a global marketplace describes the future organizing principle of urban regions. This emerging principle contrasts sharply with the historical notion of regions as the informal area in which geo-political bounded municipalities operating in an intergovernmental framework....