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On Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson was once universally acclaimed as a song-and-dance man of genius; Wacko Jacko is now, more often than not, dismissed for his bizarre race and gender transfo... [Read more]
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Schizophrenia
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This fully revised second edition of Schizophrenia: The Positive Perspective uses biographical sketches and essays to discuss schizophrenia and related conditions, providin... [Read more]
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Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity
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This volume partners anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and historians studying schizophrenia and its cultural influences. From research collected worldwide, co... [Read more]
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Bulimics on Bulimia
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Thousands suffer from bulimia secretly and in silence. They are never diagnosed and their story goes untold. Bulimics on Bulimia is a collection of accounts by people who a... [Read more]
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Challenges of Conflicting School Reforms
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New American Schools (NAS) offers whole-school designs for schools and districts seeking to significantly raise the achievement of large numbers of students. This work has ... [Read more]
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Cartographies Of Diaspora
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By addressing questions of culture, identity and politics, Cartographies of Diaspora throws new light on discussions about `difference', and `diversity', informed by femini... [Read more]
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Unequal Childhoods
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Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor famili... [Read more]
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Critical Multiculturalism
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This text aims to bring together two movements, of multiculturalism and anti- racism, which have previously been distant from each other. [Read more]
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The Essence of Multivariate Thinking
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The Essence of Multivariate Thinking is intended to make multivariate statistics more accessible to a wide audience. To encourage a more thorough understanding of multivari... [Read more]
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Siting Culture
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Siting Culture will be essential reading to the many students of culture who are looking for ways of siting culture in the diffuse and complex theoretical space of present ... [Read more]
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British Medicine In An Age Of Reform
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Between 1780 and 1850 was one of the great turning points in British medicine. The authors chart the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred in this period. [Read more]
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Women And Politics In The Third World
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Women and Politics in the Third World provides a feminist analytical perspective on the forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in Third World states, in... [Read more]
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Explaining Society
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A clear introduction to the practice and theory of critical realism in social science. The first book to comprehensively present critical realism and its methodological imp... [Read more]
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Genders
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Combining cultural and literary history, this text examines one of the most controversial terms in contemporary academic debate. Aimed at the student new to the field, this... [Read more]
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A Furious Hunger: America in the 21st Century
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At the end of the twentieth century, the United States the most powerful nation on earth is driven by quasi-religious patriotism and by conspicuous materialism. At once res... [Read more]
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Culture, Politics And Television In Hong Kong
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This book focuses on how the identity categories of Hongkongers and mainlanders have changed in the 1990s and on the role, in this process, of popular media in general and ... [Read more]
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Working Women
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Working Women examines the position of women in the paid workforce in a variety of first and Third World countries and identifies the common cultural and economic factors w... [Read more]
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A Companion to Feminist Geography
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Though each of the essays can be read for its own distinctive contribution, the anthology as a whole is designed to provide a mosaic of feminist geography for both scholars... [Read more]
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Cannibal Talk
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In this radical reexamination of the notion of cannibalism, Gananath Obeyesekere offers a fascinating and convincing argument that cannibalism is mostly ""canniba... [Read more]
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No One Cries for the Dead
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At South Indian village funerals, women cry and lament, men drink and laugh, and untouchables sing and joke to the beat of their drums. No One Cries for the Dead offers an ... [Read more]
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Backlash against Welfare Mothers
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Backlash against Welfare Mothers is a forceful examination of how and why a state-level revolt against welfare, begun in the late 1940s, was transformed into a national-lev... [Read more]
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America's Longest War
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America's war on drugs. It makes headlines, tops political agendas and provokes powerful emotions. But is it really worth it? Thats the question posed by Steven Duke and Al... [Read more]
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Social Inequalities in Comparative Perspective
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This collection of original essays brings a comparative perspective to issues of social inequality. Sociologists from around the world have contributed to this rigorous vol... [Read more]
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Citizenship, Democracy and Justice in the New Europe
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The contributors to this study address the question of how political theory is relevent to the construction of new Europe and the tie-in issues of citizenship, social justi... [Read more]
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From Children's Services to Children's Spaces
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At the turn of the millennium, attitudes and actions towards children are increasingly contradictory and complex. This work explores these apparent contradictions and compl... [Read more]
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Rethinking Anti-Racisms
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This work seeks to rethink anti-racism both in light of recent social changes and also of new theoretical debates about citizenship, multiculturalism, hybridity, diaspora a... [Read more]
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Cannabis Policy, Implementation and Outcomes
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The political debate on cannabis policy is often more based on opinions than on evidence. However, evidence-based knowledge is required to design effective cannabis policy.... [Read more]
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International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse
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Ask men and women around the world to define and give examples of abuse in families and they give a wide range of responses. What aspects of cultural and historical experie... [Read more]
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Perspectives In Sociology
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This fourth edition has been wholly rewritten and restructured to include much material on contemporary social theory and particularly the challenge to sociology posed by t... [Read more]
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Living Across and Through Skins
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What if we lived across and through our skins as much as we do within them? According to Shannon Sullivan, the notion of bodies in transaction with their social, political,... [Read more]
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Culture Society and the Media
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Examines the power of the media and the divisions between the liberal pluralist and the Marxist approaches to the analysis of the nature of the media. [Read more]
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Study to Teach
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A useful and comprehensive introduction to research, this book identifies and demystifies aspects more relevant to the education student. [Read more]
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A Disease-based Comparison of Health Systems
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What approach to treating certain ageing-related diseases works best and at what cost? That is, what combination of health care system characteristics, prevention, detectio... [Read more]
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Breaking Boundaries
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This text presents evidence of the work and action of feminists in academia and shows that there is still much to be done before academia is a safe and welcoming environmen... [Read more]
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Cities And The Creative Class
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In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the ""creative class&q... [Read more]
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Feminist Review
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This book should be of interest to a wide general readership students and lecturers in the fields of women's studies, history, cultural studies, sociology. [Read more]
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Research and Multicultural Education
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A work specifically written to encourage research into multicultural education and to help researchers work through some of the inherent problems that face schools with mul... [Read more]
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De-centering Sexualities
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This book explores sexualities and sexual experiences in a variety of rural and marginal spaces, with contributions from a wide range of disciplines. [Read more]
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The Future That Failed
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This outstanding book analyses the Soviet model as a distinctive pattern of modernity - examining its historical background and institutional structure, and challenging man... [Read more]
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A Question of Manhood, Volume 2
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A Question of Manhood: A Reader in U.S. Black Men's History and Masculinity is the first anthology of historical studies focused on themes and issues central to the constru... [Read more]
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The Subjection of Women
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Published in 1869, Mills The Subjection of Women is one of the first political tracts to address what was to become known as The Woman Question in Victorian society. Mills ... [Read more]
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The Envy of the World
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With an eloquence and compassion reminiscent of James Baldwin's Letter to My Nephew, Ellis Cose presents a frank and realistic examination of the daunting challenges facing... [Read more]
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Policing Soviet Society
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The first book to look in depth at the Soviet militia. A crucial aid to understanding the authoritarianism of the communist system and its legacy for Russia and the success... [Read more]
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The Non-profit Sector in a Changing Economy
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Recent socio-economic trends, such as mounting economic pressure, welfare state reform, the emergence of civil society and participative democracy, have highlighted the gro... [Read more]
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Divisions And Solidarities
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MacEwen Scott examines the inter-relationship between gender and class, and demonstrates how this can sometimes create a shared interest amongst the `labouring class' which... [Read more]
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Meddling With Mythology
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What can we learn from the abatement of the initial panic surrounding the predicted heterosexual epidemic of AIDS? What are the responsibilities of the researcher towards t... [Read more]
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Insecure Times
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Insecure Times systematically analyzes social and economic insecurity and its effect on a range of issues and institutions in Europe and North America, including: its cause... [Read more]
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Other Cultures
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The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents: Learning from Inter-Country Comparisons
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The Welfare of Children With Mentally Ill Parents: Learning From Inter-Country Comparisons looks at different approaches to supporting families in ten European countries an... [Read more]
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Gender and Modern Irish Drama
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Gender and Modern Irish Drama argues that the representations of sacrificial violence center to the work of the Abbey playwrights are intimately linked with constructions o... [Read more]
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Take Action!: A Guide to Active Citizenship
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Based on tested and proven leadership seminars, workshops, and programs by Leaders Today, Take Action! outlines steps to social involvement, provides concrete ways for yout... [Read more]
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Building Partnerships for Service-Learning
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To be successful, service-learning must be grounded in a wide range of solid, reciprocal, democratic partnerships. Building Partnerships for Service-Learning assembles lead... [Read more]
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Basic Groupwork
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Basic Groupwork is a simple, practical guide to the processes groupwork. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the changes that have taken pl... [Read more]
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Drug Safety Evaluation
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A comprehensive safety guide to all aspects of the drug development process. Drug Safety Evaluation presents an all-inclusive, practical guide for those who are responsible... [Read more]
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Transforming Northicote School
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Northicote School in Wolverhampton was branded 'appalling in every way' by Ofsted in 1994. This is the story of how its decline has been reverted by the strategies of head,... [Read more]
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I'm with Stupid
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Is God male or female? Why do women, but not men, flush public toilets with their feet? Why are men, but not women, obsessed with parallel parking? Why do women, but not me... [Read more]
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Between Cultures
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By considering the position of young Asians in Britain in relation to education, employment, housing and the police and the responses they encounter from these institutions... [Read more]
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Images of the Street
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Images of the Street subjects the street to sustained critical scrutiny, enriching and extending our understanding of the making and meaning of urban space. [Read more]
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Development Betrayed
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This book offers a powerful critique of the modernist philosophies that have led us to the brink of environmental and cultural collapse, and outlines a potent, co-evolution... [Read more]
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Curriculum of the Future
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Young argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, school-work issues and lifelong learning. [Read more]
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Modern Political Thought
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Modern Political Thought: A Reader is an excellent introduction to the key works of the major political thinkers from the end of the English Civil War through to the 19th C... [Read more]
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On Dialogue
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In a world of modern technology, radio, television air travel and satellites, this book looks at communication and asks how we can commmunicate better. [Read more]
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Curriculum Making in Post-16 Education
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The post-16 curriculum is not a coherent one. This book identifies the flaws and provides an account of how teachers and students can construct their roles. [Read more]
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Daniel Bell
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Daniel Bell is perhaps the most famous sociologist of his generation. In this invaluable introduction, Malcolm Waters presents Bell's arguments clearly and fairly. [Read more]
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Early Civilizations of the Old World
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Tracing the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history, Early Civilisations of the Old World explains how particular forms of social structure and... [Read more]
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From Soul to Self
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From Soul to Self takes the reader on a fascinating journey through philosophy, theology, religious studies, and physiological sciences. [Read more]
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Wittgenstein
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This is a comprehensive account of Wittgenstein's work on the subject and presents a forceful challe nge to contemporary views. Written in a non-techni cal style, it throws... [Read more]
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Making Sense of Sports
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This lively and entertaining textbook will be an indispensable guide for undergraduates in sports studies and for students taking courses in the sociology of sports [Read more]
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Book of Hiding
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The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. [Read more]
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Poverty, Welfare and the Disciplinary State
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A forward-looking appraisal of the welfare state which examines issues such as poverty in Britain, demonisation of the poor in areas of social policy and other related topics. [Read more]
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Kenneth Burke
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A lucid introduction to a major thinker whose ideas have influenced a wide range of disciplines. Stephen Bygrave unfolds Burke's thought within current debates on cultural ... [Read more]
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Marxism and Human Nature
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This is an ambitious and wide ranging defence of the Marxist and Hegelian historical approach, engaging with a wide range of work at the heart of the contemporary debate in... [Read more]
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Therapeutic Approaches in Psychology
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This is a simple introduction to the many psychological therapies in use today, including cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic approaches. [Read more]
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Danger in the Field
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This book is an analysis of the 'danger' involved in various qualitative research settings. A variety of different contributions are considered providing researchers and st... [Read more]
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Breakdown
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Breakdown looks at what is happening in teaching today. Why breakdowns have become so common, what it means to suffer a breakdown, and the consequences of this epidemic for... [Read more]
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Youth, The 'Underclass' and Social Exclusion
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Is youth crime, unemployment and homelessness evidence of a new and dangerous youth underclass? Contributors focus on unemployment, training and the labour market, crime an... [Read more]
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Struggle For Nature
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The Struggle for Nature presents a well researched and erudite survey of the historical development and current state of environmantal thinking. [Read more]
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Inquiring Man
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A completely revised and updated edition of the classic introduction to Kelly's theory of Personal Constructs. [Read more]
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Who's Who in The New Testament
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Over 300 entries cover each character's biography, with historical, geographical and archaeological context. In addition there are entries focusing on the growth of the Chu... [Read more]
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Tabloid Television
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This book provides an eclectic and intriguing look at one of the most maligned areas of television news; John Langer offers some interesting speculation about where televis... [Read more]
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`Race', Sport and British Society
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`Race', Sport and British Society challenges the view that sport is one part of society where 'good race-relations' are developed. The book offers a wealth of research mate... [Read more]
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Overcoming Learning and Behaviour Difficulties
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All teachers will be familiar with the problems of effectively managing a class of children with varying abilities. This book considers issues such as empowerment and sourc... [Read more]
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Teaching in the Primary School
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It is now widely recognized that learners are more successful when they are active participants in the learning relationship. This book offers general introduction to prima... [Read more]
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Organizing Modernity
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This book provides a re-evaluation of Weber's work on the current debates about the institutional and organizational dynamics of modernity, offering interpretations of his ... [Read more]
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Troubles With Postmodernism
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In this original and eye-opening study, Stefan Morawski sheds light on the often confused debate about postmodernism, postmodernity and human values. It is an indispensable... [Read more]
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Secondary Science
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This practical resource for trainee teachers and their mentors covers every aspect of science teaching offering helpful suggestions for discussion activities and references... [Read more]
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Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities
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Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities is a second generation waterfront publication which reflects on recent and contemporary developments. Successful examples are Amsterda... [Read more]
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Children with Visual Impairments
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This book sets out a basis for addressing the individual needs of children with a wide range of visual impairments, It includes a comprehensive range of strategies for enab... [Read more]
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Perception of the Environment
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An integrated approach to understanding how people live, learn, work in and perceive their environments. [Read more]
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Leaving Early
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Present the findings of new research into the problem of students dropping-out from their courses, and provides information that will help institutions understand and addre... [Read more]
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On Paul Ricoeur
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This book focuses on the later work of Paul Ricoeur. The contributors are headed by Ricoeur himself and others include Richard Kearney, Jonathan Ree and Jay Bernstein. [Read more]
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Texts, Facts and Femininity
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Texts, Facts and Femininity is a collection of essays which illustrate the full range of work by this leading feminist scholar on social relations as texts. It includes Smi... [Read more]
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Stereotypes During the Decline and Fall of Communism
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Hunyady provides a summary of unique data from a series of 14 substantial surveys from the mid-1960s through to 1994 on how Hungarians viewed themselves and others. [Read more]
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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Descartes and the
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This guidebook will be an indispensable introduction to what is one of the most important texts in the history of philosophy. Offering an introduction to the background, a ... [Read more]
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Politics of Nature
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A balanced and comprehensive survey of current green political ideas - their varying responses to fundamental problems in political theory and their relationships with othe... [Read more]
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Hybrids of Modernity
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Hybrids of Modernity considers the relationship between three Western modernist institutions: anthropology, the nation state and the universal exhibition, in particular exa... [Read more]
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Science and Technology Ethics
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This text re-examines and assesses the ethical systems in place and proposes new approaches. It will be of interest to all students of science and technology and all profes... [Read more]
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Cultural Rights
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This astute and timely book investigates the radical potential of technically unlimited reproduction in postmodern culture. It describes a move towards a regime of cultural... [Read more]
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Homosexuality, Law and Resistance
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This book explores contemporary social theory and developments in the study of sexuality through the analysis of law and its practices. [Read more]
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Primary Teaching Skills
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An enlightening and comprehensive guide to the skills required of today's primary teachers. Chapters cover explaining new topics, questioning, facing new classes and proble... [Read more]
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