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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities
One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life
played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant
critic of power and authority, the roots of Animal Farm and
Nineteen Eighty-Four began to grow in his formative years as a
pupil at a strict private school in Eastbourne. His essay Such,
Such Were The Joys recounts the ugly realities of the regime to
which pupils were subjected in the name of class prejudice,
hierarchy and imperial destiny. This graphic novel vividly brings
his experiences at school to life. As Orwell earned his place
through scholarship rather than wealth, he was picked on by both
staff and richer students. The violence of his teachers and the
shame he experienced on a daily basis leap from the pages,
conjuring up how this harsh world looked through a child's innocent
eyes while juxtaposing the mature Orwell's ruminations on what such
schooling says about society. Today, as the private school and
class system endure, this is a vivid reminder that the world Orwell
sought to change is still with us.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have become features of
organizations as a result of both legal and societal advances as
well as neoliberal economic reasoning and considerations. While
current research approaches frequently fall short of addressing the
challenges faced in EDI research, this benchmark Handbook brings
coverage of research methods in EDI up to date, and advances the
development of research in the field. Bringing together well-known
academics and researchers, this Handbook is a distillation of
current and novel research in the field of EDI. Chapters present
groundbreaking new research and methodological perspectives on
international, regional and national issues, from equal
opportunities and gender mainstreaming to managing diversity in
legal, political and socio-economic contexts. Alongside this, the
authors discuss new analytic directions to advance empirical EDI
research. This Handbook will help to shape the present and future
EDI discourse. The book is an invaluable addition to the current
literature, particularly for students of EDI and researchers
working in the fields of human resource management, strategic
management and organization, and culture and change management as
well as entrepreneurship and marketing. Contributors include: D.
Atewologun, C. Baron, I. Bleijenbergh, E.H. Buttner, H.A. Downs, H.
Eberherr, D. Foley, K.M. Hannum, E. Henry, J. Hofbauer, R. Hofmann,
E.L. Holloway, C.A. Houkamau, M. Janssens, D. Jones, A. Klarsfeld,
K. Kreissl, M. Lansu, J. Louvrier, K. Lowe, R. Mahalingam, A.J.
Mills, J.H. Mills, S. Mooney, E. Ng, B. Poggio, N. Rumens, I. Ryan,
B. Sauer, H.L. Schwartz, C.G. Sibley, A. Striedinger, P. van
Arensbergen, I. Wasserman, J. Wergin, P. Zanoni
From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife When
Scarlett West's useless husband, Luke walks out one day and never
returns, she's left to try and make a new life for herself and her
four-year-old daughter, Ava. But with debts mounting, there's only
one place she can go... Returning home to the village where she
grew up, Scarlett starts to slowly rebuild her life. Their cottage
is beautiful, Scarlett has a new job and also the support of her
family and friends. Maybe this is the second chance she so
desperately needs? And then there's Cameron Ellis, Scarlett's
gorgeous new boss. Everyone thinks Scarlett and Cameron are perfect
for each other, and as Scarlett spends more and more time with him,
she begins to think that maybe he could be part of their new
future, too. That is until Luke returns, desperate to get his
family back.... From Jo Bartlett, the bestselling author of The
Cornish Midwives Series, perfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Holly
Martin and Christie Barlow. This title was previously published as
The Little Village on the Hill
What would happen if I accepted an invitation to Bible Study from
Jehovah's Witnesses? What would attending a Kingdom Hall meeting
involve? And if I invited door-knocking Witnesses into my home?
This book introduces Jehovah's Witnesses without assuming prior
knowledge of the Watch Tower organization. After outlining the
Society's origins and history, the book explains their key beliefs
and practices by taking the reader through the process of the
seeker who makes initial contact with Witnesses, and progresses to
take instruction and become a baptized member. The book then
explores what is involved in being a Witness - congregational life,
lifestyle, rites of passage, their understanding of the Bible and
prophetic expectations. It examines the various processes and
consequences of leaving the organization, controversies that have
arisen in the course of its history, and popular criticisms.
Discussion is given to the likelihood of reforms within the
organization, such as its stance on blood transfusions, the role of
women and new methods of meeting and evangelizing in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given
area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject
in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of
travel. They are relevant but also visionary. City-regions are
regeneration economies, or in other words, places that are
experiencing on-going processes of recovery, adaptation or
transformation. This Research Agenda provides both a
state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and
expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across
the globe explore key areas of research for reading city-regions,
including: trade, services and people, regional differentiation,
big data, global production networks, governance and policy, and
regional development. The book focuses on developing a more
integrated and systematic approach to reading city-regions as part
of regeneration economics by identifying conceptual and
methodological developments in this field of study. Students in
geography, urban studies and city and regional planning will
greatly benefit from reading this, as it provides a wealth of
stimuli for essays and dissertation topics. Advanced business and
public policy students will also benefit from the focus on
translating research into practice, an approach that this Research
Agenda takes in several chapters. Contributors include: L. Andres,
J.R. Bryson, J. Clark, G.J.D. Hewings, N. Kreston, M. Nathan, P.
Nijkamp, J. Steenbruggen, R.J. Stimson, E. Tranos, A. Weaver, D.
Wojcik, G. Yeung
Mortality, With Friends is a collection of lyrical essays from
Fleda Brown, a writer and caretaker, of her father and sometimes
her husband, who lives with the nagging uneasiness that her cancer
could return. Memoir in feel, the book muses on the nature of art,
of sculpture, of the loss of bees and trees, the end of marriages,
and among other things, the loss of hearing and of life itself.
Containing twenty-two essays, Mortality, With Friends follows the
cascade of loss with the author's imminent joy in opening a path to
track her own growing awareness and wisdom. In ""Donna,"" Brown
examines a childhood friendship and questions the roles we need to
play in each other's lives to shape who we might become. In
""Native Bees,"" Brown expertly weaves together the threads of a
difficult family tradition intended to incite happiness with the
harsh reality of current events. In ""Fingernails, Toenails,"" she
marvels at the attention and suffering that accompanies caring for
our aging bodies. In ""Mortality, with Friends,"" Brown dives into
the practical and stupefying response to her own cancer and
survival. In ""2019: Becoming Mrs. Ramsay,"" she remembers the
ghosts of her family and the strident image of herself, positioned
in front of her Northern Michigan cottage. Comparable to Lia
Purpura's essays in their density and poetics, Brown's intent is to
look closely, to stay with the moment and the image. Readers with a
fondness for memoir and appreciation for art will be dazzled by the
beauty of this collection.
"Relax The horror stories you have heard about adolescence are
false."
This is Dr. Laurence Steinberg's reassuring message to parents in
this newly revised edition of his classic book "You and Your
Adolescent," which "Publishers Weekly "says is "filled with solid
advice for the parents of adolescents." Among the new topics in
this updated edition:
* An expanded definition of adolescence to age 25, recognizing that
college graduates often remain dependent on their parents for an
extended period, creating a new parent-child dynamic
* A discussion of social media that addresses whether parents of
preteens and young teens should monitor use of these new
communication tools
* What new research into the adolescent brain tells us about
teenage behavior
As Dr. Steinberg writes, "Most books written for parents of
teenagers were survival guides (many still are). Nowadays,
adolescence is too long--15 years in some families--for mere
survival. Knowledge, not fortitude, is what today's parents need.
That's where this book comes in."
"Measured but emotional, illuminating but challenging."
-- "The San Francisco Chronicle"
"A profoundly humane and intelligent book."
-- Thom Bunn in "The Los Angeles Times"
"In a provocative and persuasively argued "cri de coeur" against
New York City's gentrification and the redevelopment of Times
Square in the name of 'family values and safety, ' acclaimed
science fiction writer Delany proves himself a dazzlingly eloquent
and original social commentator. . . . This bracing and
well-calibrated blend of journalism, personal history and cultural
criticism will challenge readers of every persuasion."
-- "Publishers Weekly" [starred review]
"Both a celebration of the kaleidoscopic possibilities inherent
in urban diversity and a eulogy for the plurality of human contact
and stimulation squelched by the Times Square makeover."
-- "Village Voice"
"The book presents an interesting assessment of the reality
behind the Disney takeover of Times Square."
-- "Philadelphia Gay News"
"[An] incredible polemic in defense of queer public sex...well
worth our time"
-- "el boletin"
If one street in America can claim to be the most infamous, it
is surely 42nd Street. Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, 42nd
Street was once known for its peep shows, street corner hustlers
and movie houses. Over the last two decades the notion of
safety-from safe sex and safe neighborhoods, to safe cities and
safe relationships-has overcome 42nd Street, giving rise to a
Disney store, a children's theater, and large, neon-lit cafes. 42nd
Street has, in effect, become a family tourist attraction for
visitors from Berlin, Tokyo, Westchester, and New Jersey's
suburbs.
Samuel R. Delany seesa disappearance not only of the old Times
Square, but of the complex social relationships that developed
there: the points of contact between people of different classes
and races in a public space. In Times Square Red, Times Square
Blue, Delany tackles the question of why public restrooms,
peepshows, and tree-filled parks are necessary to a city's physical
and psychological landscape. He argues that starting in 1985, New
York City criminalized peep shows and sex movie houses to clear the
way for the rebuilding of Times Square. Delany's critique reveals
how Times Square is being "renovated" behind the scrim of public
safety while the stage is occupied by gentrification.
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue paints a portrait of a
society dismantling the institutions that promote communication
between classes, and disguising its fears of cross-class contact as
"family values." Unless we overcome our fears and claim our
"community of contact," it is a picture that will be replayed in
cities across America.
In original essays drawn from a myriad of archival materials,
Society Women and Enlightened Charity in Spain reveals how the
members of the Junta de Damas de Honor y Merito, founded in 1787 to
administer charities and schools for impoverished women and
children, claimed a role in the public sphere through their
self-representation as civic mothers and created an enlightened
legacy for modern feminism in Spain.
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