In Acts of Modernity, David Buchanan reads nineteenth-century historical novels from Scotland, America, France, and Canada as instances of modern discourse reflective of community concerns and methods that were transatlantic in scope. Following on revolutionary events at home and abroad, the unique combination of history and romance initiated by Walter Scott’s Waverley (1814) furthered interest in the transition to and depiction of the nation-state. Established and lesser...

Taste, Memory traces the experiences of modern-day explorers who rediscover culturally rich forgotten foods and return them to our tables for all to experience and savor.In Taste, Memory author David Buchanan explores questions fundamental to the future of food and farming. How can we strike a balance between preserving the past, maintaining valuable agricultural and culinary traditions, and looking ahead to breed new plants? What place does a can...

He wakes to pain and a name that isn't his: N57. Engineered, erased, and expelled, he carries only fragments of a past he doesn't understand—a creator's conflicted gaze, the ghost of a brother with golden eyes, and powers that defy nature.His journey through a desolate America is one of brutal discovery, both of the world and of the immense, volatile potential within him. Guided by chance encounters and haunted by fractured visions, N57 searches for identity and purpose. But the or...

Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of "combat gnosticism"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism o...

Drug dealing is a dangerous business, and being the head of a drug ring is impossibly dangerous. Red Dog, a secretive one-dealer drug ring, operates on the West Coast, where he is nothing but a shadow. Red Dog is at his best when it comes to surviving. He makes the big bucks and manages to live through the week. At least until he crosses paths with Con Meehan. This novel will have you running on adrenaline with Red Dog, as he becomes a walking "Wanted" poster...

It isn't always the hero that saves the day. Sometimes, the lowly assistant comes through. The Sidekick. That one person on the edge of the spotlight, stepping up and making a difference.Thrill Ride Magazine is an ongoing themed anthology of action-adventure fiction, where the stakes are high and the pay-offs are even higher.

Secrets.We all have them. Sometimes, merely embarrassing. Sometimes, they fatal.See what happens when those secrets come into the light of day, and how lives are changed, and ended, as a result.Thrill Ride Magazine is an ongoing themed anthology of action-adventure fiction, where the stakesare high and the pay-offs are even higher.

Organization politics can be seen as a game in which players compete for different kinds of territory such as status, power, and influence.In Power, Politics and Organizational Change, David Buchanan and Richard Badham ask: What’s the relevance of politics to change and innovation? What kind of game is this? What, if any, are the rules? How is the game played? What ethical issues arise? Should one play this game to win, and if so, how? How can you develop political experti...

Originally published in 1989. Management styles in developed western countries are undergoing a crisis phase. Increased levels of international competition and volatile trading conditions are creating new demands of job skills and responsibilities. The management challenge is to find work organization and employment strategies that sustain and develop employee performance and commitment.This book analyses the ‘high performance work systems’ that a number of American and European co...

If you are a new student in social science, looking for an engaging textbook in Organizational Behaviour that is not confined to traditional academic resources, then this is the right book for you.**Organizational Behaviour,**10th edition by Buchanan and Huczynski, is one of the most established books in the field, ideal for undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional students who do not necessarily have a background in social science.Well-known for its...

Skills and workforce development are at the heart of much research on work, employment, and management. But are they so important? To what extent can they make a difference for individuals, organizations, and nations? How are the supply and, more importantly, the utilization of skill, currently evolving? What are the key factors shaping skills trajectories of the future? This Handbook provides an authoritative consideration of issues such as these. It does so by drawing on experts...

Originally published in the "International Quarterly of Community Health Education", this work presents twenty-one chapters about the state of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in a global context.