Die Möglichkeit des sozialen Aufstiegs war eines der zentralen Versprechen der» alten
«BRD–und tatsächlich wurde es meistens eingelöst: Aus dem Käfer wurde ein Audi, aus …

At the onset of the Great Recession, as house prices sank and joblessness soared, many
commentators concluded that the economic convictions behind the disaster would now be …

In this accessible new textbook, Isabela and Norman Fairclough present their innovative
approach to analysing political discourse. Political Discourse Analysis integrates analysis of …

Questions about the nature of money have gained a new urgency in the aftermath of the
global financial crisis. Even as many people have less of it, there are more forms and …

In this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social
class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on …

We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led
to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over …

The crisis of 2007–9 has cast fresh light on the ascendancy of finance in recent years, a
process that is often described as financialization. The concept of financialisation has …

The upheaval of 2007–09 is replete with historical peculiarities. It emanated in finance and
spread to production partly through financial mechanisms. Its global character was largely …

This book explores the links between neoliberalism–a view of the world that puts the market
at its centre–from the perspective of applied linguistics. Neoliberalism and Applied …

Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the
analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information …