2010, ISBN: 9781850657972

Viva Books Private Limited, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. Your bible for developing winning strategies in business and in the game of life. Game theory. You may have heard of … More...

Viva Books Private Limited, 2010. First edition. Paperback. New. Your bible for developing winning strategies in business and in the game of life. Game theory. You may have heard of it (or seen A Beautiful Mind) and wondered how it can help you play the game of life. This book shows you how. Whether negotiating with your six-year-old over when to go to bed, deciding how your firm \ respond to a rival’s price cut, or trying to ensure that you’ll stick to New Year’s resolution, each of us faces a myriad of strategic interactions everyday. You can muddle through and hope for good luck, or you can become better at recognizing, even anticipating, strategic situations and knowing how to respond. Game theory provides a method for strategic thinking. Put into practice, it is the art of outdoing your adversary, knowing that he or she is trying to do the same to you. It is the art of understanding what others mean based on what they do, not just on what they say. It is the art of anticipating and preempting what others will do or how they will respond to your actions. And, just as important, it is the art of finding ways to cooperate with others, even when they are motivated by selfishness, not benevolence, Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff are two of the world’s experts on game theory. From years of teaching and practice, they have found that the best way to learn this science and turn it into an art is through stories and examples. The Art of Strategy is filled with dozens of accounts from the worlds of business, politics, negotiations, sports, music, movies, and popular culture. Whether discussing strategies for losing weight or becoming a better bargainer, parent, tennis player, or bidder, this entertaining narrative is rich with insight. Through the lessons contained in the book’s pages, you will learn how to outmaneuver rivals, find avenues for cooperation, and become more successful in all your pursuits. And if you want to be fair to your adversaries, share this book with them. Contents: Introduction: How should people behave in society • Part 1- Ten tales of strategy • Games solvable by backward reasoning • Prisoners’ dilemmas and how to resolve them • A beautiful equilibrium • Epilogue to part I • Part II – Choice and change • Strategic moves • Making strategies credible • Epilogue to part II: A Nobel history • Part III – Interpreting and manipulating information • Cooperation and coordination • Auctions, bidding, and contests • Bargaining • Voting • Incentives • Case studies • Further reading • Workouts • Index Printed Pages: 504., Viva Books Private Limited, 2010, 6, Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in literature, poetry and film, not to mention performing arts and music. Till now, however, an accessibly written introductory volume on the South Asian presence has been absent from our bookshelves. A Postcolonial People is an innovative and intriguing blend of scholarship and reportage on the multi-faceted experience of British Asians covering everything from discrimination to bhangra, Bradford to chicken tikka, Asian Britsih cultural landscapes to arranged marriages. Eschewing both anthropological approaches and overtly theoretical analyses, the contributors map out the heterodox impact of British Asians on the United Kingdom, detailing their achievement and setbacks, points of intersection and divergence as a postcolonial people and everyday lives. Contents Acknowledgements The Contributors Introduction: BrAsians: Postcolonial People, Ironic Citizens Part I. Frames Narrating the Postcolonial Political and the Immigrant Imaginary - Arrival The `Asian` in Britain - Chicken Tikka Masala Politics of Blackness and Asian Identity - Curry Powder The Dialectic of `Here and There`: Anthropology `at Home` - Drugs (Im)possible Intersections: Religion, (Post-)Colonial Subjectivity and the Ideology of Multiculturalism - Football Writing a BrAsian City: `Race`, Culture and Religion in Accounts of Postcolonial Bradford Part II. Portraits Mapping the Colonial: South Asians in Britain, 1857 - 1947 - Anish Kapoor Imperial Implosions: Postcoloniality and the Orbits of Migration Demographics of BrAsian Settlement, 1951 - 2001 - Muslims! The Politics of BrAsian Electorate Brown Economy: Enterprise and Employment - Newham Policing Diversity: Racialisation and the Criminal Justice System Health Care and BrAsians: Making Sense of Policy and Practice - Palliative Care Imagining the Politics of British Asian Youth The Scandel of `Arranged Marriages` and the Pathologisation of BrAsian families - Queer A City of Surprises: Urban Multiculturalism and the `Leicester` Model Capital Gains: BrAsian Suburban North-West London Part III. Signatures Asian Sounds - Rusholme The Singular Journey: South Asian Visual Art in Britain - Uprisings South Asian/ BrAsian Performing Arts - Vasoc da Gama Planet Bollywood - Writings Metropolitan Borderlands: The Formation of BrAsian Landscapes - Zee TV Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 447., Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005, 6<

2013, ISBN: 9781850657972

Hardcover

Virago Press, London, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 324 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully in… More...

Virago Press, London, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 324 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Previous owner has partially removed a nameplate. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. In Her Brilliant Career, Rachel Cooke goes back in time to offer an entertaining and iconoclastic look at ten women in the 1950s--pioneers whose professional careers and complicated private lives helped to create the opportunities available to today's women. These plucky and ambitious individuals--among them a film director, a cook, an architect, an editor, an archaeologist, a race car driver--left the house, discovered the bliss of work, and ushered in the era of the working woman. Daring and independent, these remarkable unsung heroines--whose obscurity makes their accomplishments all the more astonishing and relevant --loved passionately, challenged men's control, made their own mistakes, and took life on their own terms, breaking new ground and offering inspiration. Their individual portraits gradually form a landscape of 1950s culture, and women's unique and rapidly evolving role. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; 1950s; Women & Feminism. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781844087402. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7072. . 9781844087402, Virago Press, 2013, 5, Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in literature, poetry and film, not to mention performing arts and music. Till now, however, an accessibly written introductory volume on the South Asian presence has been absent from our bookshelves. A Postcolonial People is an innovative and intriguing blend of scholarship and reportage on the multi-faceted experience of British Asians covering everything from discrimination to bhangra, Bradford to chicken tikka, Asian Britsih cultural landscapes to arranged marriages. Eschewing both anthropological approaches and overtly theoretical analyses, the contributors map out the heterodox impact of British Asians on the United Kingdom, detailing their achievement and setbacks, points of intersection and divergence as a postcolonial people and everyday lives. Contents Acknowledgements The Contributors Introduction: BrAsians: Postcolonial People, Ironic Citizens Part I. Frames Narrating the Postcolonial Political and the Immigrant Imaginary - Arrival The `Asian` in Britain - Chicken Tikka Masala Politics of Blackness and Asian Identity - Curry Powder The Dialectic of `Here and There`: Anthropology `at Home` - Drugs (Im)possible Intersections: Religion, (Post-)Colonial Subjectivity and the Ideology of Multiculturalism - Football Writing a BrAsian City: `Race`, Culture and Religion in Accounts of Postcolonial Bradford Part II. Portraits Mapping the Colonial: South Asians in Britain, 1857 - 1947 - Anish Kapoor Imperial Implosions: Postcoloniality and the Orbits of Migration Demographics of BrAsian Settlement, 1951 - 2001 - Muslims! The Politics of BrAsian Electorate Brown Economy: Enterprise and Employment - Newham Policing Diversity: Racialisation and the Criminal Justice System Health Care and BrAsians: Making Sense of Policy and Practice - Palliative Care Imagining the Politics of British Asian Youth The Scandel of `Arranged Marriages` and the Pathologisation of BrAsian families - Queer A City of Surprises: Urban Multiculturalism and the `Leicester` Model Capital Gains: BrAsian Suburban North-West London Part III. Signatures Asian Sounds - Rusholme The Singular Journey: South Asian Visual Art in Britain - Uprisings South Asian/ BrAsian Performing Arts - Vasoc da Gama Planet Bollywood - Writings Metropolitan Borderlands: The Formation of BrAsian Landscapes - Zee TV Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 447., Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005, 6<

2005, ISBN: 9781850657972

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in … More...

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in literature, poetry and film, not to mention performing arts and music. Till now, however, an accessibly written introductory volume on the South Asian presence has been absent from our bookshelves. A Postcolonial People is an innovative and intriguing blend of scholarship and reportage on the multi-faceted experience of British Asians covering everything from discrimination to bhangra, Bradford to chicken tikka, Asian Britsih cultural landscapes to arranged marriages. Eschewing both anthropological approaches and overtly theoretical analyses, the contributors map out the heterodox impact of British Asians on the United Kingdom, detailing their achievement and setbacks, points of intersection and divergence as a postcolonial people and everyday lives. Contents Acknowledgements The Contributors Introduction: BrAsians: Postcolonial People, Ironic Citizens Part I. Frames Narrating the Postcolonial Political and the Immigrant Imaginary - Arrival The `Asian` in Britain - Chicken Tikka Masala Politics of Blackness and Asian Identity - Curry Powder The Dialectic of `Here and There`: Anthropology `at Home` - Drugs (Im)possible Intersections: Religion, (Post-)Colonial Subjectivity and the Ideology of Multiculturalism - Football Writing a BrAsian City: `Race`, Culture and Religion in Accounts of Postcolonial Bradford Part II. Portraits Mapping the Colonial: South Asians in Britain, 1857 - 1947 - Anish Kapoor Imperial Implosions: Postcoloniality and the Orbits of Migration Demographics of BrAsian Settlement, 1951 - 2001 - Muslims! The Politics of BrAsian Electorate Brown Economy: Enterprise and Employment - Newham Policing Diversity: Racialisation and the Criminal Justice System Health Care and BrAsians: Making Sense of Policy and Practice - Palliative Care Imagining the Politics of British Asian Youth The Scandel of `Arranged Marriages` and the Pathologisation of BrAsian families - Queer A City of Surprises: Urban Multiculturalism and the `Leicester` Model Capital Gains: BrAsian Suburban North-West London Part III. Signatures Asian Sounds - Rusholme The Singular Journey: South Asian Visual Art in Britain - Uprisings South Asian/ BrAsian Performing Arts - Vasoc da Gama Planet Bollywood - Writings Metropolitan Borderlands: The Formation of BrAsian Landscapes - Zee TV Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 447. Postcolonial People: South Asians in BritainN. Ali,S. Sayyid,V. S. Kalra9781850657972, Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005, 6<

2005, ISBN: 9781850657972

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in … More...

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in literature, poetry and film, not to mention performing arts and music. Till now, however, an accessibly written introductory volume on the South Asian presence has been absent from our bookshelves. A Postcolonial People is an innovative and intriguing blend of scholarship and reportage on the multi-faceted experience of British Asians covering everything from discrimination to bhangra, Bradford to chicken tikka, Asian Britsih cultural landscapes to arranged marriages. Eschewing both anthropological approaches and overtly theoretical analyses, the contributors map out the heterodox impact of British Asians on the United Kingdom, detailing their achievement and setbacks, points of intersection and divergence as a postcolonial people and everyday lives. Contents Acknowledgements The Contributors Introduction: BrAsians: Postcolonial People, Ironic Citizens Part I. Frames Narrating the Postcolonial Political and the Immigrant Imaginary - Arrival The `Asian` in Britain - Chicken Tikka Masala Politics of Blackness and Asian Identity - Curry Powder The Dialectic of `Here and There`: Anthropology `at Home` - Drugs (Im)possible Intersections: Religion, (Post-)Colonial Subjectivity and the Ideology of Multiculturalism - Football Writing a BrAsian City: `Race`, Culture and Religion in Accounts of Postcolonial Bradford Part II. Portraits Mapping the Colonial: South Asians in Britain, 1857 - 1947 - Anish Kapoor Imperial Implosions: Postcoloniality and the Orbits of Migration Demographics of BrAsian Settlement, 1951 - 2001 - Muslims! The Politics of BrAsian Electorate Brown Economy: Enterprise and Employment - Newham Policing Diversity: Racialisation and the Criminal Justice System Health Care and BrAsians: Making Sense of Policy and Practice - Palliative Care Imagining the Politics of British Asian Youth The Scandel of `Arranged Marriages` and the Pathologisation of BrAsian families - Queer A City of Surprises: Urban Multiculturalism and the `Leicester` Model Capital Gains: BrAsian Suburban North-West London Part III. Signatures Asian Sounds - Rusholme The Singular Journey: South Asian Visual Art in Britain - Uprisings South Asian/ BrAsian Performing Arts - Vasoc da Gama Planet Bollywood - Writings Metropolitan Borderlands: The Formation of BrAsian Landscapes - Zee TV Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 447., Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005, 6<

2005, ISBN: 9781850657972

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in … More...

Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005. First edition. Softcover. New. The diversity and complexity of British Asian life is plain for all to see and has been celebrated in literature, poetry and film, not to mention performing arts and music. Till now, however, an accessibly written introductory volume on the South Asian presence has been absent from our bookshelves. A Postcolonial People is an innovative and intriguing blend of scholarship and reportage on the multi-faceted experience of British Asians covering everything from discrimination to bhangra, Bradford to chicken tikka, Asian Britsih cultural landscapes to arranged marriages. Eschewing both anthropological approaches and overtly theoretical analyses, the contributors map out the heterodox impact of British Asians on the United Kingdom, detailing their achievement and setbacks, points of intersection and divergence as a postcolonial people and everyday lives. Contents Acknowledgements The Contributors Introduction: BrAsians: Postcolonial People, Ironic Citizens Part I. Frames Narrating the Postcolonial Political and the Immigrant Imaginary - Arrival The `Asian` in Britain - Chicken Tikka Masala Politics of Blackness and Asian Identity - Curry Powder The Dialectic of `Here and There`: Anthropology `at Home` - Drugs (Im)possible Intersections: Religion, (Post-)Colonial Subjectivity and the Ideology of Multiculturalism - Football Writing a BrAsian City: `Race`, Culture and Religion in Accounts of Postcolonial Bradford Part II. Portraits Mapping the Colonial: South Asians in Britain, 1857 - 1947 - Anish Kapoor Imperial Implosions: Postcoloniality and the Orbits of Migration Demographics of BrAsian Settlement, 1951 - 2001 - Muslims! The Politics of BrAsian Electorate Brown Economy: Enterprise and Employment - Newham Policing Diversity: Racialisation and the Criminal Justice System Health Care and BrAsians: Making Sense of Policy and Practice - Palliative Care Imagining the Politics of British Asian Youth The Scandel of `Arranged Marriages` and the Pathologisation of BrAsian families - Queer A City of Surprises: Urban Multiculturalism and the `Leicester` Model Capital Gains: BrAsian Suburban North-West London Part III. Signatures Asian Sounds - Rusholme The Singular Journey: South Asian Visual Art in Britain - Uprisings South Asian/ BrAsian Performing Arts - Vasoc da Gama Planet Bollywood - Writings Metropolitan Borderlands: The Formation of BrAsian Landscapes - Zee TV Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 447., Cambridge University Press/Hurst Publication, 2005, 6<