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Published to coincide with Mother Teresa's expected canonization in
early September 2016
The Paradox of Freedom is an exploration of the life and work
of Orlando Patterson, probing the relationship between the
circumstances of his life from their beginnings in rural Jamaica to
the present and the complex development of his intellectual work. A
novelist and historical sociologist with an orientation toward
public engagement, Patterson exemplifies one way of being a
Jamaican and Black Atlantic intellectual. At the generative center
of Patterson’s work has been a fundamental inquiry into the
internal dynamics of slavery as a mode of social and existential
domination. What is most provocatively significant in his work on
slavery is the way it yields a paradoxical insight into the problem
of freedom – namely, that freedom was born existentially and
historically from the degradation and parasitic inhumanity of
slavery and was as much the creation of the enslaved as of their
enslavers. The Paradox of Freedom elucidates the pathways by
which Patterson has both uncovered the relationship between
domination and freedom and engaged intellectually and publicly with
the struggles for equality and decolonization among descendants of
the enslaved. It will be of great interest to students and scholars
throughout the humanities and social sciences and to anyone
interested in the work of one of the most important public
intellectuals of our time.
Dynamo Island is an account of a contemporary ideal world set in an
Ireland-sized island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. It
expresses the possibility of a modern society living in harmonious
ecological balance with its environment. The ethos of the place is
built around the notion of the human being as a dynamo managing and
self-regulating energy in a way that draws on without harming the
natural world. One of the island's main features is that there are
no cars, only bicycles along with a comprehensive public tram and
electric train network.
This alternative textbook for courses on teaching mathematics asks
teachers and prospective teachers to reflect on their relationships
with mathematics and how these relationships influence their
teaching and the experiences of their students. Applicable to all
levels of schooling, the book covers basic topics such as planning
and assessment, classroom management, and organization of classroom
experiences; it also introduces some novel approaches to teaching
mathematics, such as psychoanalytic perspectives and post-modern
conceptions of curriculum. Traditional methods-of-teaching issues
are recast in a new discourse, provoking new ideas for making
mathematics education meaningful to teachers as well as their
students. Co-authored by a professor and coordinator of mathematics
education programs, with several practicing elementary, middle and
high school mathematics, a unique aspect of this book is that it is
a collaboration of teachers across all pre-college grade levels,
making it ideal for discussion groups that include teachers at any
level. Embracing Mathematics: integrates pedagogy and content
exploration in ways that are unique in mathematics education
features textboxes with reflection questions and suggested
explorations that can be easily utilized as homework for a course
or as discussion opportunities for teacher reading groups offers
examples of teachers' action research projects that grew out of
their interactions with the main chapters in the book is not
narrowly limited to mathematics education but incorporates
curriculum studies - an invaluable asset that allows instructors to
find more ways to engage students in self-reflexive acts of
teaching Embracing Mathematics bookis intended as a method text for
undergraduate and master's-level mathematics education courses and
more specialized graduate courses on mathematics education, and as
a resource for teacher discussion groups.
This book brings together a series of writings on the problems
facing contemporary criminology, highlighting the main theoretical
priorities of critical analysis and their application to
substantive case studies of research in action. The books starting
point is criminology's failure to adequately investigate genocide,
western state terrorism, safety crime, environmental crimes, state
crimes against children, and many other harmful acts. It
establishes the conceptual and practical foundations for a new
generation of studies in criminology, and sets a new agenda for
critical criminology. Each chapter critically assesses the main
conceptual and empirical problems encountered in research and
indicates the ways in which work has been influenced by critical
criminology paradigms and enriched by other disciplines, bringing
to life the key theoretical debates within the discipline. This
book will be essential reading for students seeking an
understanding of the nature of the discipline of cr
This book brings together a series of writings on the problems
facing contemporary criminology, highlighting the main theoretical
priorities of critical analysis and their application to
substantive case studies of research in action. The books starting
point is criminology's failure to adequately investigate genocide,
western state terrorism, safety crime, environmental crimes, state
crimes against children, and many other harmful acts. It
establishes the conceptual and practical foundations for a new
generation of studies in criminology, and sets a new agenda for
critical criminology. Each chapter critically assesses the main
conceptual and empirical problems encountered in research and
indicates the ways in which work has been influenced by critical
criminology paradigms and enriched by other disciplines, bringing
to life the key theoretical debates within the discipline. This
book will be essential reading for students seeking an
understanding of the nature of the discipline of cr
Most published bodies of work relating to curriculum theory focus
exclusively, or almost exclusively, on the contributions of men.
This is not representative of influences on educational practices
as a whole, and it is certainly not representative of educational
theory generally, as women have played a significant role in
framing the theory and practice of education in the past. Their
contribution is at least equal to that of men, even though it may
not immediately appear as visible on library shelves or lecture
lists. This book addresses this egregious deficit by asking readers
to engage in an intellectual conversation about the nature of
women’s curriculum theory, as well as its impact on society and
thought in general. It does this by examining the work of twelve
women curriculum theorists: Maxine Greene, Susan Haack, Julia
Kristeva, Martha Nussbaum, Nel Noddings, Jane Roland Martin, Marie
Battiste, Dorothea Beale, Susan Isaacs, Maria Montessori, Mary
Warnock and Lucy Diggs Slowe. The book is not an encyclopaedia, nor
is it a history book. It aims to bring to the reader’s attention,
through a semantic rendition of the world, those seminal
relationships that exist between the three meta-concepts that are
addressed in the work, feminism, learning and curriculum. It will
appeal to scholars and researchers with interests in curriculum,
and the philosophy and sociology of education.
The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition provides an
authoritative and comprehensive look at the latest developments in
the 21st-century penal abolitionism movement, both reflecting on
key critical thought and setting the agenda for local and global
abolitionist ideas and interventions over the coming decade. Penal
abolitionists question the legitimacy of criminal law, policing,
courts, prisons and more broadly the idea of punishment, to argue
that rather than effectively handling or solving social problems,
interpersonal disputes, conflicts and harms, they actually increase
individual and societal problems. The Routledge International
Handbook of Penal Abolition is organized around six key themes:
Social movements and abolition organizing Critical resistance to
the penal state Voices from imprisoned and marginalized communities
Diversity of abolitionist thought International perspectives on
abolitionism Building new justice practices as a response to social
and individual wrongdoing. A global-centred and world-encompassing
project, this book provides the reader with an alternative and
critical perspective from which to reflect and raises the
visibility of abolitionist ideas and strategies in a time when
there is considerable discussion of how we will move forward in
response to what has given rise to the criminalizing system: white
supremacy, racial capitalism and human wrongdoing. It is essential
reading for all those engaged with punishment and penology,
criminology, sociology, corrections and critical prisons studies.
It will appeal to any reader who seeks an innovative response to
the calamitous failures of the modern criminalizing system.
Comprehensive, practical and extensively illustrated, this book
accumulates years of practical knowledge when dealing with injured
birds of prey. Written by a practicing veterinarian it is a
concise, helpful, day-to-day guide which outlines everything from
handling and the intake examination, through to practical
procedures and the treatment of a comprehensive range of conditions
and injuries. Also covering advice on housing, rehabilitation and
eventual release, and fully updated throughout, this new edition
incorporates new images as well as new and expanded information on
electrocution, pesticides, feeding puppets and species habitats.
With plenty of new 'raptor tips' and questions, Raptor Medicine,
Surgery, and Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, includes handy hints,
clinical pearls and retains its emphasis on practical procedures
throughout. Forming a complete and approachable guide to raptor
veterinary care, this book also features numerous rapid reference
charts and appendices.
This Norton Critical Edition includes: Newly edited texts of the
1604 (A-Text) and the 1616 (B-Text) versions of the play. Editorial
matter by David Scott Kastan and Matthew Hunter. Sources and
background materials related to Christopher Marlowe, the
composition and publication of Doctor Faustus, early performance of
the play, the Faust legend, and Renaissance magic, including a new
selection from James I and IV’s Of Daemonologie. Eighteen
critical essays: five classic assessments and—new to the Second
Edition—thirteen recent interpretations. A chronology and an
updated selected bibliography.
The ending of the Soviet Union in 1991 had a major political and
economic impact on Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan was one of the most
severely affected countries, suffering a deeper recession than the
other republics. During the first five or six years Kyrgyzstan
followed the advice of the International Monetary Fund and was
considered a model of both economic and political reform. This book
analyses the ability of the newly independent government in
Kyrgyzstan to create a realistic national vision, prepare a
strategy, organise and control its public services to deliver the
desired result. Covering a fifteen year period and using the case
study of the educational sector - which declined even though the
economic situation in Kyrgyzstan improved - the author throws light
on many other aspects of a country in transition, in particular, on
strategy, implementation and outcomes. Comparisons with other
sectors such as roads and pensions, and in particular the health
care sector are presented. A multifaceted approach using case
studies, phenomenology, interviews, historical and comparative
analyses offers a more complete picture of national management of
public service and the structure of government administration. The
book also investigates the contribution made by the international
aid organisations. A detailed study of institutional transformation
in Kyrgyzstan, this book is of interest to academics studying
former socialist countries in transition, the history of the Soviet
Union and Central Asian studies in general.
The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition provides an
authoritative and comprehensive look at the latest developments in
the 21st-century penal abolitionism movement, both reflecting on
key critical thought and setting the agenda for local and global
abolitionist ideas and interventions over the coming decade. Penal
abolitionists question the legitimacy of criminal law, policing,
courts, prisons and more broadly the idea of punishment, to argue
that rather than effectively handling or solving social problems,
interpersonal disputes, conflicts and harms, they actually increase
individual and societal problems. The Routledge International
Handbook of Penal Abolition is organized around six key themes:
Social movements and abolition organizing Critical resistance to
the penal state Voices from imprisoned and marginalized communities
Diversity of abolitionist thought International perspectives on
abolitionism Building new justice practices as a response to social
and individual wrongdoing. A global-centred and world-encompassing
project, this book provides the reader with an alternative and
critical perspective from which to reflect and raises the
visibility of abolitionist ideas and strategies in a time when
there is considerable discussion of how we will move forward in
response to what has given rise to the criminalizing system: white
supremacy, racial capitalism and human wrongdoing. It is essential
reading for all those engaged with punishment and penology,
criminology, sociology, corrections and critical prisons studies.
It will appeal to any reader who seeks an innovative response to
the calamitous failures of the modern criminalizing system.
Accommodating the diversity of learners in mainstream schooling and
providing high quality education for all, inclusive education is
prioritised at international and European levels as a human rights
issue and as a reform strategy which tackles inequalities and
promotes social cohesion within both schools and wider society.
This book advances critical realist ideas in empirical research in
order to close the theory-practice gap and shift the emphasis from
epistemology to ontology with regard to teachers' empowerment to
provide inclusive education. With a focus on the school context
rather than the agency of the individual teacher, the authors use
empirical data from case studies to demonstrate teachers'
disempowerment as real, and rooted in features of reality. Offering
a unified critical realist model, the book challenges
taken-for-granted ideas and practices concerning the empowerment of
teachers in inclusive education and seeks to set the ground for a
more holistic and inclusive educational change.
Paradise Lost remains as challenging and relevant today as it was
in the turbulent intellectual and political environment in which it
was written. This edition aims to bring the poem as fully alive to
a modern reader as it would have been to Milton's contemporaries.
It provides a newly edited text of the 1674 edition of the
poem--the last of Milton's lifetime--with carefully modernized
spelling and punctuation. Marginal glosses define unfamiliar words,
and extensive annotations at the foot of the page clarify Milton's
syntax and poetics, and explore the range of literary, biblical,
and political allusions that point to his major concerns. David
Kastan's lively Introduction considers the central interpretative
issues raised by the poem, demonstrating how thoroughly it engaged
the most vital--and contested--issues of Milton's time, and which
reveal themselves as no less vital, and perhaps no less contested,
today. The edition also includes an essay on the text, a chronology
of major events in Milton's life, and a selected bibliography, as
well as the first known biography of Milton, written by Edward
Phillips in 1694.
Sanjeev's dog Jigsaw is missing in the middle of winter in New
Jersey. But this tragedy is dwarfed by what happens to him in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Has he really entered the 6th Century
and become the slave to monks traveling the Silk Road to Byzantium
- and might they just be murderers? Trouble is even if he figures
out how to get out of this, he's got other problems: someone, or
something, is coming after him. Part of the answer might be Sara, a
girl who contacts him on the net and keeps talking about the
Immortals. But who or what are The Three Hares and how can they
stop the darkness about to engulf the world?
For more than three decades, Talal Asad has been engaged in a
distinctive critical exploration of the conceptual assumptions that
govern the West's knowledges-especially its disciplinary and
disciplining knowledges-of the non-Western world. The essays that
make up this volume treat diverse aspects of this remarkable body
of work. Among them: the relationship between colonial power and
academic knowledge; the historical shifts giving shape to the
complexly interrelated categories of the secular and the religious,
and the significance of these shifts in the emergence of modern
Europe; and aspects of human embodiment, including some of the
various ways that pain, emotion, embodied aptitude, and the senses
connect with and structure cultural practices. While the specific
themes and arguments addressed by the individual contributors range
widely, the essays cohere in a shared orientation of both critical
engagement and productive extension. Note that this is not a
festschrift, nor a celebratory farewell, but a series of
engagements with a thinker whose work is in full spate and deserves
to be far better known and understood.
If California were its own country, it would have the world's fifth
largest immigrant population. The way these newcomers are
integrated into the state will shape California's schools,
workforce, businesses, public health, politics, and culture. In
Immigrant California, leading experts in U.S. migration provide
cutting-edge research on the incorporation of immigrants and their
descendants in this bellwether state. California, unique for its
diverse population, powerful economy, and progressive politics,
provides important lessons for what to expect as demographic change
comes to most states across the country. Contributors to this
volume cover topics ranging from education systems to healthcare
initiatives and unravel the sometimes-contradictory details of
California's immigration history. By examining the past and present
of immigration policy in California, the volume shows how a state
that was once the national leader in anti-immigrant policies
quickly became a standard-bearer of greater accommodation.
California's successes, and its failures, provide an essential road
map for the future prosperity of immigrants and natives alike.
Exam Board: Edexcel Level: A-level Subject: Chemistry First
Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Ensure your students
get to grips with the core practicals and develop the skills needed
to succeed with an in-depth assessment-driven approach that builds
and reinforces understanding; clear summaries of practical work
with sample questions and answers help to improve exam technique in
order to achieve higher grades. Written by experienced teacher and
author David Scott, this Student Guide for practical Chemistry: -
Help students easily identify what they need to know with a concise
summary of required practical work examined in the A-level
specifications. - Consolidate understanding of practical work,
methodology, mathematical and other skills out of the laboratory
with exam tips and knowledge check questions, with answers in the
back of the book. - Provide plenty of opportunities for students to
improve exam technique with sample answers, examiners tips and
exam-style questions. - Offer support beyond the Student books with
coverage of methodologies and generic practical skills not focused
on in the textbooks.
The Handbook of India's International Relations gives an overview
of India's international relations, given the development of India
as a major economic power in the world, and the growing interest in
the impact of Asia on the international system in the future. This
book is centred on India's own description of its foreign policy as
operating in 'concentric circles'. This concentric circles concept
is reflected in the following five sections: Part 1: India.
National 'aspirations' of a rising power; India's 'strategic
culture'; India's 'power' attributes; geopolitics for India;
geoeconomics and energy for India. Part 2: India's 'Immediate
Neighbourhood'. India's relations with Pakistan; with the Himalayan
states; with Bangladesh; with Sri Lanka; with Afghanistan; India's
role in 'regional' integration. Part 3: India's 'Extended
Neighbourhood'. Looking east, South-East Asia and the ASEAN and
East Asia and Australasia/Oceania; looking south, Indian Ocean;
looking west, Iran and the Gulf and beyond the Gulf; looking west,
Africa; looking north, Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization. Part 4: India's Great Power Relations. India's
relations with Russia; with the European Union; with China; with
the USA. Part 5: India and Global Issues. India and its diaspora;
India and international terrorism; India and the United Nations;
India and nuclear weapons; India and climate change; India and
outer space. Edited by David Scott of Brunel University, and with
chapters written by a variety of experts, the Handbook of India's
International Relations offers an up-to-date, unbiased and
comprehensive resource to academics and students of international
relations.
This new Complete Works marks the completion of the Arden
Shakespeare Third Series and includes all of Shakespeare's plays,
poems and sonnets, edited by leading international scholars. New to
this edition are the 'apocryphal' plays, part-written by
Shakespeare: Double Falsehood, Sir Thomas More and King Edward III.
The anthology is unique in giving all three extant texts of Hamlet
from Shakespeare's time: the first and second Quarto texts of 1603
and 1604-5, and the first Folio text of 1623. With a simple
alphabetical arrangement the Complete Works are easy to navigate.
The lengthy introductions and footnotes of the individual Third
Series volumes have been removed to make way for a general
introduction, short individual introductions to each text, a
glossary and a bibliography instead, to ensure all works are
accessible in one single volume. This handsome Complete Works is
ideal for readers keen to explore Shakespeare's work and for anyone
building their literary library.
In a quickly growing and evolving society, organizations at all
levels face ongoing challenges and complexities that require
specific leadership skills. Contemporary Leadership in Sport
Organizations, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, brings together
research on leadership-both within and outside of sport settings-to
provide comprehensive knowledge of skills and practices relevant to
the sport industry. With sport-specific examples, students will
learn an effective approach to leadership thought, strategy, and
action to apply in recreational, interscholastic, intercollegiate,
and professional sport organizations as well as the rapidly growing
esports industry. Students will first learn the historical and
foundational concepts of leadership, defining what effective
leadership is and the primary outcomes of good leadership.
Contemporary thought and leadership approaches for present-day
challenges are then presented, bringing concepts to life within the
unique contexts of sport organizations of all levels and types.
Modern leadership concepts that are explored include emotional
intelligence and its role in developing authentic leadership,
data-informed decision making and problem solving, behaviors and
actions that are most effective in crisis situations, and the
leadership-as-practice movement. Updates in this edition include
the following: Expanded content on leadership for achieving
diversity, equity, and inclusion in sport organizations, including
new content on LGBTQ+ research in sport Content on global
leadership in sport, including the emergence of esports and sport
as a tool for social change Discussion of ethical decision making
and the challenges and responsibilities for leaders in the
development of the values and culture of an organization New
student learning activities, delivered through HKPropel, are
designed to engage students in a learning experience that turns the
principles learned into practical leadership skills. Case studies
(some of which include video examples) expand on chapter content
and present real-world examples of sport leadership across a broad
range of roles. These contain open-ended discussion questions that
encourage students to think critically about the cases and about
their own future careers. Activities encourage students to put
research into practice, while interactive branching scenarios
immerse students in the decision-making process, applying
strategies presented in the book to navigate through each
simulation to discover the most optimal outcome. Modern sport
organizations at all levels are evolving into increasingly complex
and diverse entities that require adaptable and effective leaders.
Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations provides the
theoretical knowledge and practical skills to inspire students to
become successful leaders in the sport industry. Note: A code for
accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.
This International Handbook gives an overview of India 's
international relations, given the development of India as a major
economic power in the world, and the growing interest in the impact
of Asia on the international system in the future. Edited by David
Scott of Brunel University, and with chapters written by a variety
of experts, the Handbook of India 's International Relations offers
an up-to-date, unbiased and comprehensive resource to academics,
students of international relations, business people, media
professionals and the general reader.
There is a pre-publication price on this title. The price rises to
150 three months after publication.
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