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Written for undergraduate and post -16 level students, this book approaches the topic from a chronological and thematic angle and breaks down concepts into their component parts.

Garden ornaments can breathe life into a garden, no matter its size. This new book presents nearly 500 color photographs of over 350 garden ornaments: animals, maidens, children, miniature trains, urns, gates, pavilions, topiary, birdhouses, and more. Experience an insider's tour of garden ornaments and learn from five notable artists. You may find a favorite garden ornament here, or find the inspiration to create a setting and display your ow...

Drawing on resources as diverse as Sufism, Benedictine Monasticism, the Gurdjieff Work, and the string theory of modern physics, Cynthia Bourgeault has crafted her own unique vision of the Wisdom way in this very accessible book, nicely balanced between concept and practice."--Gerald May, senior fellow, Shalem Institute, and author, "Addiction and Grace" and "Will and Spirit" "The spiritual wisdom and practical suggestions in this lively and b...

Conserving historic buildings continues to excite and inflame opinion. The means of protecting such buildings and areas are well established but frequently suffer a lack of wider understanding. Conservation and Planning takes a detailed look at the way these processes have evolved and their use today by policy makers and local decision makers. This book presents original research into how national and local decision-makers construct and implem...

Advertising is often portrayed negatively, as corrupting a mythically pure relationship between people and things. In Advertising Myths Anne Cronin argues that it is better understood as a 'matrix of transformation' that performs divisions in the social order and arranges classificatory regimes. Focusing on consumption controversies, Cronin contends that advertising is constituted of 'circuits of belief' that flow between practitioners, client...

Timothy Asch (1932-1994) was probably the greatest ethnographic filmmaker of the latter 20th century, and one of the best-known anthropologists of his generation. This title provides a biographical overview of Asch's life and a guide to his aims and ideas, methodology and major projects.

This book provides an in-depth study of the Japanese-Soviet neutrality pact, which held between 1941 and 1945 and ended with the USSR's declaration of war against Japan. Slavinsky draws on recently opened Russian archival material to demonstrate that the Soviet Union was passing information about the Allies to Japan during the Second World War. The book contains empirical data not previously available in English.

What is the nature of scientific progress and what makes it possible? When we look back at the scientific theories of the past and compare them to the state of science today, there seems little doubt that we have made progress. But is it a continuous process which gradually incorporates past successes into present theories, or are entrenched theories overthrown by superior competitors in a revolutionary manner? Theories of Scientific Progress...

In the last decades of the twentieth century, French poststructuralist 'theory' transformed the humanities. Yet it also met with resistance, and today we frequently hear that theory is 'dead'.Brilliantly argued and clearly written, this is an account of the past and present fortunes of theory, suitable for anyone researching, teaching, or studying in the field. It also maps out a way forward for the humanities in which theory will play a cruci...

The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers. He explains and discusses postmodern criticisms of history, providing students and teachers of history w...

Pupils with Fragile X syndrome are currently being educated in many different types of mainstream and special school settings. This definitive book, published in association with the Fragile X society, provides invaluable information, support, and guidance on educating a child with Fragile X, background on the origins of this syndrome, and what the implications are for such a child's teaching and learning. Featuring contributions from professi...

Easy, affordable strategies for home makeovers-now updatedFirst published in 1998, this easy-to-use guide has already helped thousands get a handle on interior design basics. Now updated to cover the latest fabrics, floor coverings, textures, and accessories, it shows novice decorators how to put together a low-budget home makeover that looks like a million bucks. Featuring new projects and 24 pages of new color photos, its packed with ideas f...

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge (Newton's old position). He is the author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Curiously, Hawking was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died.

* As well as those who receive the preview at PDC, it is anticipated that all other ASP.NET developers will be hungry for information on the new version. * Will be one of the very first books on ASP.NET 2.0, available as soon as the technology itself becomes available to a wider audience. * Very fast moving, because it assumes prior knowledge of ASP.NET, but never intimidating. * Strong focus on real tasks that web developers will need to perf...

The time is 1994, and the place is the national convention of the Federal Baptist Church in Chicago. Campbell pits the fundamentalist faction versus the moderates with all the malfeasance and intrigue that a wedding of church and state suggests.

The post-Norman ecclesiastical and political transformation of south-east Wales, recorded in early C12 manuscript.

When Prince Oroonoko's passion for the virtuous Imoinda arouses the jealousy of his grandfather, the lovers are cast into slavery and transported from Africa to the colony of Surinam. Oroonoko's noble bearing soon wins the respect of his English captors, but his struggle for freedom brings about his destruction. Inspired by Aphra Behn's visit to Surinam, "Oroonoko" reflects the author's romantic views of native peoples as being in ?the first s...

In this innovative book Fabio Folgheraiter presents a systematic introduction to networking and reflexive practice in social work. The text explores how the interested parties in social care can acquire a shared power in care planning and decision making and that when this networking occurs, the efficacy of caring initiatives increases.

Andreas Bosch ist begeisterter Berufs-Feuerwehrmann und liebt seine Arbeit über alles. Ehrenamtlich unterstützt er mit seiner Erfahrung das Rote-Kreuz, um Menschen helfen zu können. Er wird selbst jedoch plötzlich zum "hilflosen" Helfer, geschwächt durch eine sich anbahnende, mysteriöse Krankheitsgeschichte. Er bemerkt einen sich steigernden Leistungsabfall, schon acht Jahre bevor es zu einer Krise kommt, als unerklärbare Symptome und Krankh...

Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt aktuelle wirtschaftspolitische Fragen aus ordnungspolitischer Sicht. Schwerpunkte der problemorientierten Darstellung bilden die Themenbereiche Prinzipien marktwirtschaftlicher Wirtschaftspolitik einschließlich europäischer Wirtschaftsordnung, ethische Aspekte der Marktwirtschaft, europäische Wettbewerbspolitik, die klassischen konjunkturpolitischen Probleme und notwendige Marktkorrekturen (Öffentliche Güter, Struktur...