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Issues in Social Policy
Kathleen Jones, John Brown, Jonathan Bradshaw
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R2,702
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First published in 1978, Issues in Social Policy is designed as a
basic textbook for social administration students in universities,
polytechnics and similar institutions, and for students in allied
fields such as medicine, nursing and public administration. What is
meant when we talk of ‘equality’ and ‘equity’ as social
goals? Do the two conflict? What are the social needs and the
social resources which our society tries to reconcile? Is voluntary
social service any more than a frill tacked on an expanding
statutory empire – or perhaps a way of cutting public
expenditure? Is there a conflict between universalist and
selectivist social policies? What is the impact of deviancy theory
on social policy? Is the growing professionalisation of social work
in the true interests of clients? These are some of the questions
which form the material of the book. The authors see the
development of social policy as central to the development of a
more just society, and the academic study of issues in social
policy as crucial to clear thinking and effective action.
First published in 1975, Opening the Door is a survey of policies
and problems in services for the mentally handicapped. It describes
the improvements which have taken place since 1969, when the
inquiry into conditions of patients at Ely hospital in South Wales
stimulated public concern into the quality of life of many mentally
handicapped people in hospital. The authors discuss the continuing
gap between the idea – as laid down in the 1971 Government White
Paper, Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped, which set out
a blueprint for development in the 1980s that was to make the
antithesis of ‘hospital’ or ‘community’ obsolete – and
the reality. The study is based on detailed work in one Region by a
team of staff and postgraduate students in the Department of Social
Administration and Social Work at the University of York. The
survey covers hospital provisions, with special attention to
nursing attitudes and to problems of the ‘back wards,’ the
relationship between hospitals and their surrounding communities,
and the development of local authority social work and residential
care services. This book will be of interest to students of social
administration, social policy and health.
This book provides a timely and nuanced analysis of the successes
and shortcoming of efforts to move beyond market democracy in
Bolivia and Venezuela. A twin crisis of democratic representation
and socio-economic precarity created space for anti-system
outsiders to emerge on the left flank of traditional party-systems
in Bolivia and Venezuela, paving the way for a "post-neoliberal"
democratization process. Over the course of the projects headed by
Evo Morales in Bolivia and Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas
Maduro in Venezuela, however, power struggles emerged between a
recalcitrant elite, the left-led government, and organized popular
sectors. These tensions shaped the pathways that processes
followed, with simultaneous democratization and de-democratization
occurring whereby a partial deepening and extending of democratic
quality for popular sectors was accompanied by the bending of
liberal norms. Comparing the varying balance and forms of power
between competing actors, this book offers a novel and rich
explanation of the partial and stuttering efforts to advance a
post-neoliberal democracy in Bolivia and Venezuela. Bringing
important insights on the reasons for the emergence of anti-system
leaders and parties, the impact that they have on the quality of
democracy, and how progressive governments interact with social
movements, this book will be of interest to researchers studying
Latin America, as well as those specializing in development and
political science more broadly.
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Secret Orlando
John Brown, Joshua Ginsberg
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R704
R578
Discovery Miles 5 780
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This major introductory textbook is from one of the leading
educators working in theatre today. What Is Theatre? will make its
reader a better playgoer, responding more fully to performance,
with a keener appreciation of all the resources of theatre-acting,
design, direction, organization, theatre buildings, and audiences.
By focusing on the best professional practice and the most helpful
learning processes, Dr. Brown shows how to read a play-text and to
see and hear its potential for performance. Throughout this book,
suggestions are given for student essays and class discussions, to
help both instructor and reader to clarify their thoughts on all
aspects of theatre-going. While the main focus is on present-day
theatre in North America, history is used to illuminate current
practice. Theatres in Europe and Asia also feature in the
discussion. A view is given of all contributors to performance,
with special emphasis placed on actors and the plays they perform.
This textbook is not tied to a few specific play-texts, but
designed to be effective regardless of which play a student sees or
reads. In Part Two, leading practitioners of different generations
and cultural backgrounds describe their own work, providing a
variety of perspectives on the contemporary theatre. All this is
supplemented by nearly 100 black and white and color illustrations
from productions, working drawings, and plans. This new text
engages its readers in the realities of the theatre; it is
up-to-date, comprehensive, and packed with practical advice for
understanding how theatre works and how plays come alive in
performance. John Russell Brown is professor of Theatre at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has taught at a variety of
colleges including New York and Stanford Universities. For 15 years
he was an associate director of the National Theatre in London, and
he has directed plays in many other theatres including Cincinnati
Playhouse.
This major introductory textbook is from one of the leading
educators working in theatre today. What Is Theatre? will make its
reader a better playgoer, responding more fully to performance,
with a keener appreciation of all the resources of theatre-acting,
design, direction, organization, theatre buildings, and audiences.
By focusing on the best professional practice and the most helpful
learning processes, Dr. Brown shows how to read a play-text and to
see and hear its potential for performance. Throughout this book,
suggestions are given for student essays and class discussions, to
help both instructor and reader to clarify their thoughts on all
aspects of theatre-going. While the main focus is on present-day
theatre in North America, history is used to illuminate current
practice. Theatres in Europe and Asia also feature in the
discussion. A view is given of all contributors to performance,
with special emphasis placed on actors and the plays they perform.
This textbook is not tied to a few specific play-texts, but
designed to be effective regardless of which play a student sees or
reads. In Part Two, leading practitioners of different generations
and cultural backgrounds describe their own work, providing a
variety of perspectives on the contemporary theatre. All this is
supplemented by nearly 100 black and white and color illustrations
from productions, working drawings, and plans. This new text
engages its readers in the realities of the theatre; it is
up-to-date, comprehensive, and packed with practical advice for
understanding how theatre works and how plays come alive in
performance. John Russell Brown is professor of Theatre at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has taught at a variety of
colleges including New York and Stanford Universities. For 15 years
he was an associate director of the National Theatre in London, and
he has directed plays in many other theatres including Cincinnati
Playhouse, the Empty Space in Seattle, and the Clurman Theatre in
New York. Professor Brown has written extensively about theatre,
especially about Shakespeare and contemporary theatre. He is editor
of The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre.
A rich picture of the complexities of early industrial development
in the north-east of England. Historians increasingly emphasise
that, in order to understand the industrial revolution fully as an
economic, social and political process, the subject is best viewed
from a regional, rather than a national, perspective. This book
applies such an approach to the north-east of England in the early
modern period, when, it is argued, the region experienced an early
industrial revolution. Putting forward several new research
findings and much new thinking, and covering many aspects of the
economy of north-east England in the period, the book shows how
rich and varied it was, and how vital the interplay of social,
political and cultural forces was for industrial development. The
book demonstrates that the economy of north-east England was not
dominated by coal alone, and that previous historians' focus on
'the working class' misrepresents the full complexities of society
in the period. Overall, the book has much to offer economic and
social historians and historians of regional development generally,
not just those interested in north-east England. ADRIAN GREEN is
Lecturer in History at Durham University. He is co-editor
ofRegional Identities in North-East England, 1300-2000 (The Boydell
Press, 2007). BARBARA CROSBIE is Assistant Professor in History at
Durham University, and is completing a study of The Rising
Generations: AgeRelations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-Century
England. Contributors: A. T. BROWN, JOHN BROWN, ANDY BURN, BARBARA
CROSBIE, ADRIAN GREEN , MATTHEW D. GREENHALL, LINDSAY HOUPT-VARNER,
GWENDA MORGAN, PETER RUSHTON, LEONA SKELTON, PETER D. WRIGHT, KEITH
WRIGHTSON
In this study of sexual and political intrigue, a fascinating but
dangerous woman consents to the murder of her ineffectual husband.
Her defence against the charge of adultery transforms the lurid
tale of crime into high tragedy. A compellingly dangerous and
fascinating play with a comprehensive set of notes and criticism.
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More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever
before, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is here presented in
an improved, accessible and throughly up-to-date edition. Starting
with the authoritative Revels Plays edition of 1964, John Russell
Brown has augmented the notes and collations, and casts new light
on Webster's dramatic dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely
new introduction encompasses a stage history from its
well-documented early performances right through to recent
productions in the twenty first century. The bibliography has also
been expanded.
Students, actors, directors, academics and theatre-goers will
find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age
of English theatre.
Today's unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives.
Has social media robbed us of our privacy and fed us with false information? Are the decisions about our health, security and finances made by computer programs inexplicable and biased? Will these algorithms become so complex that we can no longer control them? Are robots going to take our jobs? Will better healthcare lead to an ageing population which cannot be cared for? Can we provide housing for our ever-growing urban populations? Will we all be terrorised by autonomous drones that can identify and kill us, one by one? And has our demand for energy driven the Earth's climate to the edge of catastrophe?
John Browne argues that we need not and must not put the brakes on technological advance. Civilisation is founded on engineering innovation; all progress stems from the human urge to make things and to shape the world around us, resulting in greater freedom, health and wealth for all. Drawing on history, his own experiences and conversations with many of today's great innovators, he uncovers the basis for all progress and its consequences, both good and bad. He argues compellingly that the same spark that triggers each innovation can be used to counter its negative consequences. Make, Think, Imagine provides an eloquent blueprint for how we can keep moving towards a brighter future.
More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before,
John Webster's" The Duchesss of Malfi "is here presented in an
accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Based on the often
reprinted "Revels Plays Edition "of 1964, the notes have been
augmented to cast further light on Webster's amazing dialogue and
on the stage action which it implies. An entirely new introduction
sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives
a revealing view of its themes, action and visual imagery. From its
well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in
the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives
an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors
and theatre-goers will fiind here a reappraisal of Webster's
artistry in the tragedy which stands in the very first rank of
plays from perhaps the greatest age of English theatre, and reasons
why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of
the twentieth century.
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A John Brown Reader (Paperback)
John Brown, Frederik Douglass, W. E. B Du Bois, Others
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R243
R201
Discovery Miles 2 010
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The Non-Ferrous Foundryman's Handbook provides a practical
reference book for all those concerned with dealing with aluminium,
copper and magnesium casting alloys.
International SI units are used throughout, but in almost all
cases conversions to the more familiar Metric and Imperial units
are given. Wherever possible, Casting Alloy Specifications include
equivalent specifications for several countries as well as
international specifications. Individual chapters cover the casting
of all types of non-ferrous metals. For each group of alloys,
specifications, and typical applications are described, together
with details of melting practice, metal treatment and casting
practice. Sand moulding materials, including green sand and
chemically bonded sands are also included. Recently there have been
many major technical developments including new sand binders, the
adoption of metal filtration of castings and widespread use of
computers for the optimisation of feeder design.
In the UK's current climate of budget cuts and policy changes,
local government officials need to be aware of best practice in
both broadcasting their services and responding to crises in their
communities. Meanwhile, changes in the media - from the rise of
social media, to web access for older consumers - present new
challenges for local councils about how to best convey their key
messages and protect their 'brand'. Full of expert advice, tools
and case studies from a variety of sources, PR and Communication in
Local Government and Public Services is a practical reference guide
to delivering professional public relations for both communications
and the delivery of local services. It offers a detailed analysis
of the issues that are unique to this challenging and fast-moving
environment, whilst reinforcing the importance of effective and
meaningful communication to both local democracy and the planning
and delivery of quality services. PR and Communication in Local
Government and Public Services is also supported by a range of
online resources, including case studies, appendices, and a bonus
chapter on local authority publicity. About the PR in Practice
series: Published in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of
Public Relations (CIPR), the PR in Practice series comprises
accessible, practical introductions to day-to-day issues of public
relations practice and management. The series' action-oriented
approach keeps knowledge and skills up to date.
Humans have put the Earth's resources to extraordinary use. Carbon
provides us with heat, light and mobility at the flick of a switch.
From silver came photography, the preservation of memories, and a
task which for centuries was confined to painters, sketchers and
our imaginations. Silver in turn was eventually replaced by
silicon, an element which enables us to communicate and transmit
information across the globe in an instant. But our use of the
Earth's resources is not always for the benefit of humankind. Our
relationship with the elements is one of great ambivalence. Uranium
produces both productive nuclear power and destructive atomic
bombs; iron is the bloody weapon of war, but also the economic tool
of peace; our desire for alluring gold is the foundation of global
trade, but has also led to the death of millions. This book vividly
describes how seven key elements have shaped the world around us -
for good and for bad. Seven Elements takes you on an adventure of
human passion, ingenuity and discovery. This journey is far from
over: we continue to find surprising new uses for these seven
elements. Discover how titanium pervades modern consumer society;
how natural gas is transforming the global energy sector; and how
an innovative new form of carbon could be starting a technological
revolution. Seven Elements is a unique mix of science, history and
politics, interwoven with the author's extensive personal and
professional experience.
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Gun Runner (Paperback)
Larry Correia, John Brown
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R275
R237
Discovery Miles 2 370
Save R38 (14%)
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THE HEART OF A WARRIOR Once, Jackson Rook was a war hero. Raised
from boyhood to pilot an exosuit mech, he'd fought gallantly for
the rebellion against the Collectivists. But that was a long time
ago, on a world very far away. Now, Jackson Rook is a cri
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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