Peter Fleming: 24 books
Sugar Daddy Capitalism
The Dark Side of the New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018
What is the connection between the sleaziness of Harvey Weinstein’s ‘business meetings’ and the passionless doctrine of neoclassical economics? In this witty and incisive examination of the new economy, Peter Fleming argues that they are closer than you might think.
The quest to rid society...
The Mythology of Work
How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
There was once a time when 'work' was inextricably linked to survival and self-preservation; where the farmer ploughed the land so their family could eat. But the sun has long since set on this idyllic tableau, and what was once an integral part of life has slowly morphed into a painful and meaningless...
by Peter Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Peter Fleming was special correspondent for The Times in the 1930s, He was tasked with 'investigating the communist situation in south China', little did his bosses realise he would create a new type of travel writing. Travelling for seven months through Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express to Manchuria...
Contesting the Corporation
Struggle, Power and Resistance in Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2007
In an age when large corporations dominate the economic and political landscape, it is tempting to think that their power goes largely unchecked. Originally published in 2007, Contesting the Corporation counters this view by showing that today's corporations are driven by political struggle, power...
Negotiation Skills In A Week
Brilliant Negotiating In Seven Simple Steps
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Effective negotiation skills just got easier
There was a time, not that long ago, when negotiation was seen, in the main, as the province of industrial relations folk and car-sales advisers. But, no longer! Repeated financial crises have squeezed profit margins and, in some markets, discouraged buyers...
by Carl Cederstrom, Peter Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Capitalism has become strange. Ironically, while the ‘age of work’ seems to have come to an end, working has assumed a total presence – a ‘worker’s society’ in the worst sense of the term – where everyone finds themselves obsessed with it. So what does the worker tell us today? "I feel...
The Death of Homo Economicus
Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
In today's workplaces we work harder and longer, labouring under the illusion that this will bring us more wealth. As this myth becomes increasingly preposterous, it's time to understand why we believe in it, and where it came from. *BR**BR*The Death of Homo Economicus explores the origin of this...
The End of Corporate Social Responsibility
Crisis and Critique
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here
Providing a much-needed critique of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice and scholarship, this book seeks to redress CSR advocacy, from a political and critical perspective.
A strident approach backed up by...
by Peter Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Sunday: Get your preparation right
Monday: Who will I meet?
Tuesday: Higher-level techniques
Wednesday: Exchanging proposals and trading concessions
Thursday: Listening and consulting skills
Friday: The small print
Saturday: Keep track of successful outcomes
The Worst Is Yet to Come
A Post-Capitalist Survival Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Capitalism is about to commit suicide and is threatening to take us down with it. But will it give way to a grand social utopia or the beginning of a new dark age... albeit WiFi enabled?
The Worst is Yet to Come explores the disturbing possibility that the current crisis of neoliberal capitalism...
Successful Middle Leadership in Secondary Schools
A Practical Guide to Subject and Team Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
This book aims to help those in middle leadership posts become more confident and effective in their roles. It will also assist anyone considering becoming a middle leader to prepare for the challenges ahead and avoid common mistakes made by the novice team leader.
Packed with practical advice,...
The Art of Middle Management in Secondary Schools
A Guide to Effective Subject and Team Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Becoming a Secondary School Teacher
How to Make a Success of your Initial Teacher Training and Induction
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Aimed at supporting those undertaking initial teacher training and the statutory Induction period that follows, Becoming a Secondary School Teacher explores the skills, roles and knowledge needed to become a successful teacher in today’s secondary schools. Providing detailed guidance on key areas...
The Art of Middle Management
A Guide to Effective Subject,Year and Team Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Like its predecessor on secondary middle management, this book uses a succinct and accessible style. The authors; highlight the special challenge of middle management; cover the full range of middle management activities in primary schools; link to the Teacher Training Agency's National Standards...
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