Mary Dumont is a third officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Service working at the Admiralty Communica... more

This book looks at the making and the consuming of places in the contemporary world. Illustrated thr... more

, known and unknown. The future is rarely a simple extrapolation from the present. In this important book, John Urry seeks to...... more

compelling book Birtchnell and Urry examine such a new possible future involving the mass adoption of 3D printing. The locating...... more

compelling book Birtchnell and Urry examine such a new possible future involving the mass adoption of 3D printing. The locating...... more

Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidde... more

In contemporary times, with rising demands oil exploration and extraction is on the highest peak. Th... more

This book discusses the latest advances in the field of oil and gas industry. Oil and gas are the mo... more

This book presents practical concepts of EOR procedures. It describes the basics of bioremediation o... more

Petroleum is an intricate mixture of various phases and components. It is a nonrenewable source of e... more

Most recent sociological work on the theory of class is based on a distinction between Weberian and ... more

as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies...... more

levels of income and wellbeing would be likely? In this groundbreaking book, John Urry analyzes how the twentieth century...... more

worlds solve energy problems? What levels of income and wellbeing would be likely?Urry analyzes how the twentieth century...... more

First published in 1973, this is a reissue of John Urry’s important and influential study of the theory of revolution...... more

Books on engineering design, like designs them- selves, are highly individual. In this one, the auth... more

Bringing together the leading authors currently working at the intersection of social science and tr... more

The Tourist Gaze, Third Edition restructures, reworks and remakes the groundbreaking previous versio... more

First published in 1973, this is a reissue of John Urry’s important and influential study of the theory of revolution...... more

Increasingly, everyday living and practices depend on how mobility (and immobility) is articulated t... more

Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book discusses the linkages between the economic, soc... more

This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific meth... more

In the twenty-first century, more than ever, everything and everybody seems to be on the move. Globa... more

provocative study of "life on the move", Anthony Elliott and John Urry explore how complex mobility systems are transforming...... more

provocative study of "life on the move", Anthony Elliott and John Urry explore how complex mobility systems are transforming...... more

Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance o... more

It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this...... more

It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this...... more

Aeromobilities is a collection of essays that tackle in many different ways the growing importance o... more

describes and seeks to develop. John Urry has been at the centre of these debates and he draws upon an extensive array of new...... more

a scientific response to Schroedinger’s work "What is Life?" Urry’s text contains elements of memoir, history, and a...... more

Mobile communications technologies are taking off across the world, while urban transportation and s... more

Many places around the world are being produced, converted, interpreted and made fit for tourist con... more

While most construction management books are project based, this book looks at management principles... more

In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the...... more

In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the...... more

Demonstrating that all notions of nature are inextricably entangled in different forms of social lif... more

Demonstrating that all notions of nature are entangled in different forms of social life, the text e... more

It is becoming ever clearer that while people tour cultures, cultures and objects themselves are in ... more

John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years. In Consuming...... more

UK and US, the new Germany and Japan, Lash and Urry show how restructuration after organized capitalism has its basis in...... more

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... more

Objects and materials are on the move like never before, often at astonishing speeds and along hidde... more

Petroleum is a naturally occurring fluid which is refined to extract varied types of fuels. It is pr... more

The past ten years have seen local government in the UK facing two major challenges: to survive in t... more

回顧大眾觀光歷史及文化變遷 以視覺、展演、攝影、全球化等元素 探索二十一世紀觀光實踐及多元凝視 旅行已是現代生活不可或缺的一部分。呼朋引伴前往著名景點，拿相機、手機留下當地影像以證明到此一遊，或以... more

.與國家教育研究院合作翻譯發行，此學術著作出版經專家推薦及審查。 作者簡介 約翰.厄里 John Urry (1946-) 英國蘭開斯特大學社會學教授，曾任該校社會學系主任(1983-1989)、社會科學院院長(1989-1994)、研究部...... more

何謂「觀光客的凝視」?簡單來說，就是觀光客帶著慾望消費觀光景點的符碼。觀光客的凝視是社會建構而成，自成完整的體系。John Urry指出視覺經驗是觀光旅遊的重要面向，更強調「凝視主體」和「凝視對象」之間社會權力關係的操作與展演。觀光經驗的...... more

本書關注的是愉悅(pleasure)，是假日，旅游和旅行，是人們怎樣短期離開自己日常工作和生活的地方，而又為什麼這樣。 本書還關注人們對之所以這樣消費，是因為這些物品和服務可能會給他們帶來與日常生活活... more

This popular study aid provides concept maps, chapter summaries, word roots, and a variety of intera... more