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Rosemary Daniell, best known for her controversial memoirs "Sleeping with Soldiers" and "Fatal Flowers", shares what she has discovered as a poet and author. For more than 15 years, Daniell has led creative writing workshops for adults, school children, mental patients, and prisoners.

Whenever schools adopt programs that reflect political climate changes in the outside world, the temperature of discussion among politicians, students, teachers and parents rises to a fever pitch. What happens when programs designed to promote equitability across gender difference are applied to individual schools, with their unique demographics and local cultures? In this groundbreaking collection, which draws its insights from the classroom...

This book is an accessible introduction to European monetary integration which provides a historical background to current debates, as well as an analysis of future developments. It includes: a chronology of economic and monetary unification from 1958-1999, a clear non-technical presentation of the economic issues regarding the costs and benefits of creating a monetary union, a detailed presentation of the economic and legal framework for the ...

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book explores the way political economy understands human motivation. In it, the author argues that the assumptions typically made by economists regarding want and choice cannot adequately lay a foundation for answering important questions about the design of economic institutions and the appropriate use of markets. This volume offers an exciting and unusual contribution to political economy, offering a novel integration of the insights o...

This volume brings together some of the best-known and highly-regarded academics in the field to present a timely and comprehensive review of the prospects for economic integration and development in Southern Africa, and to analyse alternative strategies and policies for the future. It presents in-depth country-specific studies of Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique and Tanzania, and has wide appeal to both policy makers and academics.

This volume is contemporary in focus, and explores key issues in current debates concerning international trade policy. The contributors are leading economists and political economists from Britain, Europe, the US and Japan.

This book takes a comparative look at state intervention in labour markets in Britain and France during the 1950s and 1960s. Contributors include Jonathan Zeitlin, one of the world's leading scholars in political economy.

Magazine Law" is a comprehensive guide to the law for magazine journalists, editors and managers. Written by a London barrister experienced in publishing and copyright law, the book addresses the special needs of the magazine industry and explains how laws affecting the media are applied. The legal and regulatory framework is illustrated with case studies and up-to-date examples of precedent setting cases. Topics covered include: the distincti...

Roger Backhouse is a key figure in the field of economic methodology. Explorations in Economic Methodology both clarifies and responds to the issues raised by the literature and argues that methodology is an essential activity. Offering a constructive, but critical, response to the recent literature, this collection provides important new insights for students and researchers in economic methodology and the philosophy of science.

By examining human resource management (HRM) techniques and processes from the `receiving end', Experiencing Human Resource Management provides a rich and valuable view of HRM initiatives and strategies. If HRM is to contribute to the objectives of the organization, it is imperative to understand how HRM techniques are being applied and experienced. The current HRM literature is dominated by a managerial focus and perspective, however this bo...

This book explores the effectiveness of the response of environmental groups and organisations in Britain in to the challenges of European integration. Examining the relative European orientation of British environmental policy, and the impact of British concerns on European environmental policy, the book examines issues of environmental diplomacy, institutional dynamics, and policy debates relating to specific concerns such as: * pollution * ...

This book moves beyond the narrow focus of much of the work on media and cultural studies to examine the whole process of interaction between the media and the social world. Rejecting approaches which focus only on ownership or discourse or audience reception, this new book from the Glasgow Media Group, examines: promotional strategies, media production, representation and audience responses, as well as broader impacts on policy, culture and s...

Containing over 50 activities (exercises, worksheets and games) which can be used in working with children, adolescents or families, this text aims to encourage creativity in therapy and assist in talking with children to facilitate change.

Come face to face with the ancient peoples of the bible lands in the evocative images on these 22 full-color postcards of objects featured in "Canaan and Ancient Israel, " the first major North American exhibition dedicated to the archaeology of ancient Israel and neighboring lands. This permanent installation at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology features more than 500 rare artifacts, excavated by Museum arc...

This edited volume, based upon the first Williams Symposium on Classical Architecture, focuses on the theme of the well-appointed Roman country house. Using archaeological and textual evidence, the chapters address issues of villa composition, economy, and society. This fine volume also explores the possible reasons that Greeks did not embrace the villa lifestyle as the Romans so eagerly did. Finally, this book provides a promising foundation ...

Twenty-four evocative images, in postcard format, from the new book "Excavating Voices: Listening to Photographs of Native Americans, " by such renowned photographers as William Henry Jackson and Edward S. Curtis. Selected from the more than 300, 000 images in the archives of the University of Pennsylvania Museum.Also of interest--Excavating VoicesListening to Photographs of Native AmericansEdited by Michael Katakis1998 / 86 pages / 8 1/2 x 11...

Lions and rams and bulls! Oh, my! See them in all their golden splendor. This book contains 20 full-color postcards featuring the animals that decorated the treasures of Ur--the gold and lapis lazuli bull-head from the Great Lyre, the gold and lapis lazuli statuette of the "Ram in the Thicket, " intricately carved animals and human-headed beasts from the inlaid plaques and engraved seal stones, delicate molded bulls and stags from pendants and...

Details of the material to be published in forthcoming volumes will be provided on request by Professor C. J. Greenwood.

Time Out introduces a revolutionary process, Visible Pull, for integrating the new world-class management tools aimed at cycle time reduction, quality improvement, and optimum customer service. Many leading companies— DuPont, Union Carbide, and International Specialty Chemicals— have seen significant benefits from its application. Typical benefits have included a 10 to 20 percent gain in capacity, a 30 to 40 percent reduction in inventory, a 5...