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Don't just see the sights get to know the people. Discovering the
Russian soul is like opening a matryoshka, a Russian doll,
revealing the many layers. The Russian orthodox religion is unique;
Russian history is tragic; and the people are unpredictable. Russia
s military and political power, as well as the rich contribution of
its art and culture, is the result of an inner dynamic not always
understood by outsiders. Culture Smart! Russia sets out to help you
to become a more perceptive traveler, and to make your trip more
personally fulfilling. It explores the connections between Russia s
turbulent past and its paradoxical present; it describes
present-day values and attitudes, and offers practical advice on
what to expect and how to behave in different social circumstances.
Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better
understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes,
customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit,
while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate
unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
There has never been a more important time for those involved in
criminal justice policy, operations and civil service to know their
history. The Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice
provides a comprehensive overview of the development of criminal
justice in the United States. Criminal justice is a
multidisciplinary endeavor, emerging across time and place through
the fields of philosophy, law, biology, anthropology, and
sociology. Developments occur quickly and regularly, the meanings
of which are deeply embedded, not only in an historical context,
but in complicated social, economic, and political circumstances as
well. The field is particularly vulnerable to the exploitations of
power being as closely aligned with the forces of social control as
it is. The Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice
contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,200
cross-referenced entries on the most relevant concepts, cases,
people, and terms. This book is an excellent resource for students,
researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American
criminal justice.
Given the National Curriculum Council's failure to issue any formal
guidance on the subject, multicultural education is becoming
increasingly marginalized and left to individual schools. This book
provides guidance and advice to schools on issues of racial
equality and cultural diversity. It helps teachers, managers and
governors implement the requirements and expectations of new
educational legislation since the 1988 Education Reform Act and its
associated non-statutory advice and guidance.; Within a whole
school curriculum framework, chapters provide analysis and
practical guidance for each subject area of the National
Curriculum. With responsibility for multicultural education resting
largely on individual schools, this book sets out to aid schools of
all kinds, primary, secondary, grant maintained and LEA, to ensure
that issues of racial equality and cultural diversity are addressed
throughout the whole curriculum.; It is aimed at teachers at all
levels, Heads of Education Departments, Mentors, Governors,
Advisers, INSET course tutors, students on PGCE, BEd.MEd. courses
and those doing a BA in Education.
In the early 1980s, Mary Hall grew up in poverty in Camden, New
Jersey, with her older brother Jacob and parents who, in her words,
were "great at making babies, but not so great at holding on to
them". After her father leaves the family, she is raised among a
commune of mothers in a low-income housing complex. Then Mary's
mother sends her away to live with her maternal grandparents who
have also been raising her younger sister, Rebecca. When Mary is
legally adopted by her grandparents, the result is a family story
like no other. Mary gets a new name and a new life but she's
haunted by the past. Mary is a student when her sisters start to
get back in touch. With each subsequent reunion, her family becomes
closer to being whole again.
A city torn apart by war. A family torn apart by tragedy. At the
top of Lester Road in London's East End stands 'Paddy's Castle',
the three-storey, red-bricked Georgian house that is home to Grace
Donnelly and her family. Life may be hard in the late 1930s, but it
is nothing compared with what is about to follow. Grace's beloved
fiance Stanley decides to enlist in the fight against Nazi Germany.
And as the sirens signal blitz after blitz of bombers, the family
can only hide in the cellar and hope they will survive. But Grace
has more than just the Germans to worry about. The good-looking
Nobby Clark is keen to do more than just look out for his best
friend's fiancee. And scheming barmaid Beryl Lovesett is determined
to worm her way into the family home, seducing Grace's uncle with
her fur coat, no knickers... A classic World War Two saga, Fur
Coat, No Knickers is a perfect read for fans of Carol Rivers, Sally
Warboyes, and Annie Murray.
Maggie Paige and her brother and sister are orphaned and left to
fend for themselves. When starvation threatens, Maggie goes out to
solicit men. She cannot go through with it, but the outing is
destined to have surprising consequences.
Young Kate Browning was beginning to find the strain almost to hard
to bear. With her mother Florrie missing, and her spineless father
no use at all, it fell to Kate to look after the family. But life
in East London at the end of the nineteenth century had never been
easy, and with her cruel half-brother Alex becomingmore and more
difficult, she despaired of ever seeing her beloved mother again.
But her fortunes change when one day, searching for Florrie around
the docks, she meets a friendly face in the form of John Kelly, a
cheeky Irishman who rescues her from a tricky situation. Together
with his grandparents, John reminds her what happiness is like -
and she soon dreams of happiness with him. The dark shadow of Alex
hangs over her still, however, and when he learns of her new
friendship his cruelty slides into madness. Harbouring unnatural
desires for his beautiful half-sister, he will never allow the
Irishman to take her away - but Kate has inherited her mother's
spirit as well as her looks, and vows to forge her own way:
discovering what became of Florrie, and giving herself a deserved
chance for love...
How is the modern world shaping young people and youth crime? What
impact is this having on the latest policies and practice? Are
current youth justice services working? With contributions from
leading researchers in the field, this book offers an insightful,
scholarly and critical analysis of such key issues. Youth Offending
and Youth Justice engages constructively with current policy and
practice debates, tackling issues such as the criminalisation and
penalisation of youth, sentencer decision-making, the incarceration
of young people and the role of public opinion. It also features an
applied focus on professional practice. Drawing on a wide range of
high-quality research, this book will enrich the work of
practitioners, managers, policy-makers, students and academics in
social work, youth work, criminal justice and youth justice in the
UK and beyond.
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