Hardback. New. Questioning the dominant view that Deleuze and Merleau-Ponty have little of substance in common Judith Wambacq draws on unpublished primary sources and current scholarship in English and French to bring them into a compelling dialogue to reveal a shared concern with the transcendental conditions of thought. hardcover
Hardback. New. This volume recasts the concepts of vulnerability and resistance moving beyond the assumptions that they are opposites. Focusing on recent events and cultural practices in Turkey Palestine France and the former Yugoslavia the essays connect vulnerability to resistance by showing how women and other minorities use their own vulnerability as resistance. hardcover
Hardback. New. Focuses on basic education as a right and not a privilege and its role in development cooperation and poverty elimination. This title includes ten chapters offering analysis of development cooperation from the perspective of southern NGOs. Many of these focus on basic education and raise issues around transparency gender and civil society. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Most Americans would be surprised to learn that their government has declined to join other nations in UN treaties addressing inadequate housing poverty health care racial discrimination and migrant workers. This book documents how the US has for decades declined to ratify widely accepted treaties on these and many other basic human rights. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. There has been a growing sociological interest in both risk and its management and with how we cope with the uncertainties of late 20th century life. This study traces the emergence of the "accident" as a marginal misfortune in modernist thought. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This unique and comprehensive book builds bridges between palliative and neurological care expertise recognising that such people may require intensive input from rehabilitation and therapy teams at the same time as complex symptom management and supportive non clinical care. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. An individual's alcohol abuse can devastate the rest of his or her family in various ways. This book discusses the studies innovative programs and practical therapy approaches that focus on the goal of bringing alcoholic individuals into recovery and mending the psychological impact on other family members. paperback
Hardback. New. Examines the relation between representation and technological change setting forth a psychoanalytic argument which links popular culture with law and technology. hardcover
Hardback. New. Integrates time-honored approaches with more modest goals mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. This book presents illustrations to bring concepts to life and more important to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. hardcover
Hardback. New. This is a current and complete summary and synthesis of what is known about the media's role in and impact on children's cognitive social and emotional development. hardcover
Hardback. New. Provides guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature. This guide covers various aspects of the essay-writing process including: preliminary reading and choosing and researching a topic; referencing and presentation; computer use style structure vocabulary grammar and spelling; and more. hardcover
Hardback. New. A celebration of the achievements of the renowned sociologist Joseph Maier. There are biographical interviews and personal observations on Maier and his work contributions addressing some of the main themes of his work and reflections on the impact of his work on other scholars. hardcover
Hardback. New. The view that fieldwork in the "West" is easy or merely a reiteration of what is already "known" is challenged in this text which contains articles on a wide range of subjects from Gypsies to British boarding schools and feminism. hardcover
Hardback. New. <p>This fully revised and expanded fifth edition of Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context maintains its use of the Practice in Context PiC decision-making framework to explore a wide range of social work services in health care settings.</p> hardcover
Hardback. New. As the country's workforce ages the changing labor market must address various challenges as well as opportunities. This book offers insights into the challenges facing older workers in the contemporary workplace. It is suitable for employers human resources professionals work/family professionals and gerontologists. hardcover