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The chapters in this book explore the fascinating ways global Baptists have constructed gender roles over the past four centuries. They fill a gap in scholarship, as few resources have examined Baptists' views of femininity and masculinity (and beyond) in historical and global perspectives. As a compilation of twenty-three papers prepared for the Ninth International Conference on Baptist Studies, this volume is broad in scope. Although the con...

This book provides a highly detailed, practical analysis of Article 1 of Protocol No.1 (A1P1) and its implications in the United Kingdom. A1P1 prescribes a qualified right to the peaceful enjoyment of 'possessions'. This right corresponds to a negative limit on legislators and public authorities to rationalise interferences with possessions and, where necessary, to strike a fair balance, often requiring just compensation. Through lively and ri...

My heart had broken. Cracked like a paving stone tapped by a mallet. All things in life which require effort - pleasure, passion, wit and thought - are impossible when your heart is cracked. And it's also very hard to get out of bed"Tonight everything must go.Melody's got secrets. Dirty, dark, sick-to-the-bottom-of-your-stomach secrets that she's hidden away from for years. The tattoos up her arms tell part of the story, but the truth is a lot...

A Play, A Pie and a Pint's first collected works featuring some of the most popular and critically acclaimed plays from the phenomenal back catalogue of over 500 plays. Includes plays by renowned Scottish authors such as Douglas Maxwell, Uma Nada-Rajah and Alan Bissett. Introduction by The Scotsman Theatre Critic Joyce McMillan. Short one-act plays perfect for amateur groups.

A funny, big-hearted Mod anthem to solidarity and acceptance in an increasingly hostile world.

Die Leute neigen dazu, aus der Ansicht heraus zu funktionieren, etwas sei falsch mit diesen Kindern, weil sie nicht so lernen wie wir anderen. Die Realität sieht so aus, dass sie sich Dinge auf ganz andere Art aneignen. Wir müssen aktiv werden und herausfinden, wie sie lernen, und nicht etwa versuchen, sie zu unterrichten, indem wir Methoden verwenden, die vielleicht bei uns funktioniert haben, aber bei ihnen definitiv nicht funktionieren. Was...

An explosive new play about power, privilege, blood ties and our inescapable past

DRAMA / General

Ladies and gentlemen! Let us present the romantic tenor, the couthy comedian, the speciality act and the equilibrist - a real Concert Party! In its halycon days variety theatre was part of the social life blood of the country. But in the shadow of the enemy - the technological wonder of the talkies - only the bravest or saddest of performers are left reading the boards, in cine-variety.The death throes of one of Scotland's most popular enterta...

The tragi-comic story of a gang of nine-year-old boys who spend the summer of 1983 "broncoing swings" (kicking the swing over the bar). David looks back on his friend Decky, the only one who couldn't bronco, and the unthinkable tragedy that threw the boys into adulthood.

A new play by prominent Scottish playwright who is the most performed playwright in Scotland over the last decade.

Witty, provocative and heartbreaking, the pieces in this first collection by Douglas Maxwell explore childhood trashed and innocence lost, reinvent and subvert the very idea of a play for young people. Contains the plays Decky Does A Bronco, Helmet, Mancub, The Mother Ship and Too Fast.

Creates a near perfect encapsulation of the world of the troubled teen." -Herald

Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD and Autism provides us with a refreshing and new perspective on these children who are so different from their peers. Co-authored by three practitioners who have had remarkable success working with them, this book is filled with practical tools, stories, observations, and life changing questions that can be used by anyone who has one of these kids in their lif...

Tensions run high, and fantasy and reality are blurred in this surreal comic thriller from award-winning Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell.

An exciting new one woman play from the award-winning Scottish playwright.

A new play for young adults by the award-winning playwright.

Based on La Nona, Yer Granny is a riotous new comedy about a diabolical 100-year-old granny who's literally eating her family out of house and home.

Heartbreakingly powerfula wonder of grace and beauty' - London Herald

An innovative new twist on an original comedy.