The book provides a clear chronology of events but also adopts a thematic approach to ensure that the role of women and labour are examined, in addition to the principal political and military developments during the period.
Aging and Development is the only textbook available that responds to the growing interest in social, personal and emotional development in older age. Ideally suited to complement texts on cognitive change, the book provides a holistic developmental perspective on ageing.
This book provides a series of snapshots of current English slang usage around the world, both in countries where English is a first or second language and in multi-lingual contexts.
Aconcise account of the relevance of Henri Lefebvre's writing for the theory and practice of architecture, planning and urban design. Here is an introduction accessible for students and practitioners who wish to engage with the design possibilities offered by Lefebvre's philosophy.
While the work of Henri Lefebvre has become better known in the English-speaking world since the 1991 translation of his 1974 masterpiece, The Production of Space, his influence on the actual production of architecture and the city has been less pronounced. Although now widely read in schools of architecture, planning and urban design, Lefebvre's message for practice remains elusive, inevitably so because the entry of his work into the Anglosp...
This provocative book provides insight into a finance industry that is run for the benefit of banks and service providers who rely on Beatles-era theories and regulation which are totally unsuited to the modern world.
This volume covers the concerns of contemporary anthropology and considers its construction through texts, classroom interactions, engagements with various publics, and changing relations with other academic subjects. An expert team of authors introduce key contemporary perspectives and approaches within the field and explore significant issues that can be analysed usefully through an anthropological lens. The collection provides both students...
Contemporary social and cultural life is increasingly organised around a logic of self-transformation, where changing the body is seen as key. This title examines how the future functions within this transformative logic to indicate the potential of a materially better time.
The UN is often questioned about its ongoing relevance and overall effectiveness, particularly in its involvement with educational policy and co-operation. This groundbreaking book examines the four key agencies within the UN system that share the
Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. This guide includes over 600 illustrations that present the core values and considerations that make a successful retail center: location, catchment user needs, as well as access and layout.
This book draws on the latest theory and research to define the boundaries of `social entrepreneurship¿. Global perspective and pedagogy provide students with learning tools to understand the unique structure, challenges and goals of social ventures.
A useful reference for both those caring for people in vegetative conditions as well as for those investigating the physiological basis of human consciousness.
This book draws on the latest theory and research to define the boundaries of 'social entrepreneurship'. Global perspective and pedagogy provide students with learning tools to understand the unique structure, challenges and goals of social ventures.
This book explores the relationship between recognition, statehood and self-determination showing how self-determination continues to be relevant. The book considers how and why unresolved questions of self-determination have the potential to become violent in part because there are currently no clear and fair ways to peaceable determine claims for self-determination. The book then goes on to investigate whether the International Court of Just...
In a collection of essays based on direct interview research, Say it Loud! amplifies the voice of ordinary African-Americans as they respond to media presentations of Black society. Each chapter investigates ways in which African-American identity is constructed, maintained, and represented in mass media and how these portrayals are interpreted within the African-American community. Together the essays cover a vast array of media messages in t...
Provides a comprehensive reference source that integrates counseling theory, research and practice. This book is designed for entry-level practitioners from their initial placement in schools through their first three to five years of practice. It is useful for experienced school counselors, counselor educators, and school researchers.
The vegetative state - a condition in which someone is awake but unaware with no evidence of a working mind - is both emotive and challenging. This condition and that of someone who gains partial recovery of mental and neurological functions - known as the minimally conscious state - have provoked intense debate and considerable interest amongst scientists, health care professionals, ethicists, philosophers and lawyers. This unique special iss...
In Jump¿Cut, the follow-up to the authors' acclaimed Make the Cut, leading film/TV editors and industry veterans Lori Jane Coleman and Diana Friedberg offer editing techniques, insider tips, and unwritten rules that contribute to making a great production, providing both seasoned and aspiring editors alike with the tools needed to 'jump'-start the next stage of their editing careers, or to break into this challenging industry. Using a mix of p...
