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The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that
the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree
of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be
creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give
to this promise?
The current economic crisis is provoking a reappraisal of both
economic and educational policy. Policy makers and educationists
across the world see education as central to economic
competitiveness. However, this book asks fundamental questions
about the relationship between the economy and education since, in
contrast to policy makers rhetoric, the relationship between the
two sectors is not straightforward. An unorthodox account of the
knowledge economy and economic globalisation suggests that autonomy
in the workplace and permission to think will be only given to the
elite. In this view many aspirant well-educated middle-class young
workers are doomed to disappointment.
In this book, leading scholars from the US, the UK, Australia
and New Zealand discuss these issues and interrogate the
assumptions and links between the different elements of education
and how they might relate to the economy. Even if we assume that
the official view of the knowledge economy is correct are we
educating young people to be autonomous, creative thinkers? Are
current policies relating to knowledge, learning and assessment
consistent with the kinds of workers and skills required for the
knowledge economy?
Educating for the Knowledge Economy? will appeal to academics,
policy makers, teachers and students interested in the central role
of education in the knowledge economy.
This pamphlet examines British foreign policy from Castlereagh to
Disraeli. Focusing on Britain's relations with other European and
non-European powers such as America, Afghanistan, South Africa and
Egypt, this pamphlet examines the roles of Canning, Palmerston, and
Gladstone amongst others. The author discusses British attitudes to
empire, and analyses socio-economic, military and political factors
as they influenced foreign affairs.
This is a lucid and well-structured text dealing with key issues in
international affairs from the period of German unification to the
aftermath of World War I. It: * Provides excellent explanation and
analysis of the central issues * Clarifies a notoriously complex
period of international history * Updates traditional books in this
field of 19th and 20th century diplomatic/international history *
Takes a thematic approach * Leads students through the main events
and reviews recent trends in historical debate and scholarship *
Includes an annotated bibliography Consideration of `the German
problem' and `the Balkan problem' have taken on a new urgency and
relevance with recent developments in Europe, and this book
provides an excellent introduction to the subject.
In this pamphlet, J.C. Lowe examines British foreign policy from
Castlereagh to Disraeli. Focusing on Britain's relations with other
European and non-European powers such as America, Afghanistan,
South Africa and Egypt, this pamphlet examines the roles of
Canning, Palmerston, and Gladstone amongst others. The author
discusses British attitudes to the Empire, and analyzes
socio-economic, military and political factors as they influenced
foreign affairs.
This is a lucid and well-structured text dealing with key issues in international affairs from the period of German unification to the aftermath of World War I. It: * Provides excellent explanation and analysis of the central issues * Clarifies a notoriously complex period of international history * Updates traditional books in this field of 19th and 20th century diplomatic/international history * Takes a thematic approach * Leads students through the main events and reviews recent trends in historical debate and scholarship * Includes an annotated bibliography Consideration of `the German problem' and `the Balkan problem' have taken on a new urgency and relevance with recent developments in Europe, and this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject.
The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that
the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree
of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be
creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give
to this promise?
The current economic crisis is provoking a reappraisal of both
economic and educational policy. Policy makers and educationists
across the world see education as central to economic
competitiveness. However, this book asks fundamental questions
about the relationship between the economy and education since, in
contrast to policy makers rhetoric, the relationship between the
two sectors is not straightforward. An unorthodox account of the
knowledge economy and economic globalisation suggests that autonomy
in the workplace and permission to think will be only given to the
elite. In this view many aspirant well-educated middle-class young
workers are doomed to disappointment.
In this book, leading scholars from the US, the UK, Australia
and New Zealand discuss these issues and interrogate the
assumptions and links between the different elements of education
and how they might relate to the economy. Even if we assume that
the official view of the knowledge economy is correct, are we
educating young people to be autonomous, creative thinkers? Are
current policies relating to knowledge, learning and assessment
consistent with the kinds of workers and skills required for the
knowledge economy?
Educating for the Knowledge Economy? will appeal to academics,
policy makers, teachers and students interested in the central role
of education in the knowledge economy.
This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has
been completely revised and updated to provide a new account of the
history and scale of environmental changes during the Quaternary.
The evidence is extremely diverse ranging from landforms and
sediments to fossil assemblages and geochemical data, and includes
new data from terrestrial, marine and ice-core records. Dating
methods are described and evaluated, while the principles and
practices of Quaternary stratigraphy are also discussed. The volume
concludes with a new chapter which considers some of the key
questions about the nature, causes and consequences of global
climatic and environmental change over a range of temporal scales.
This synthesis builds on the methods and approaches described
earlier in the book to show how a number of exciting ideas that
have emerged over the last two decades are providing new insights
into the operation of the global earth-ocean-atmosphere system, and
are now central to many areas of contemporary Quaternary research.
This comprehensive and dynamic textbook is richly illustrated
throughout with full-colour figures and photographs. The book will
be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals
in Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Geography,
Geology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology, Archaeology and Anthropology
This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has
been completely revised and updated to provide a new account of the
history and scale of environmental changes during the Quaternary.
The evidence is extremely diverse ranging from landforms and
sediments to fossil assemblages and geochemical data, and includes
new data from terrestrial, marine and ice-core records. Dating
methods are described and evaluated, while the principles and
practices of Quaternary stratigraphy are also discussed. The volume
concludes with a new chapter which considers some of the key
questions about the nature, causes and consequences of global
climatic and environmental change over a range of temporal scales.
This synthesis builds on the methods and approaches described
earlier in the book to show how a number of exciting ideas that
have emerged over the last two decades are providing new insights
into the operation of the global earth-ocean-atmosphere system, and
are now central to many areas of contemporary Quaternary research.
This comprehensive and dynamic textbook is richly illustrated
throughout with full-colour figures and photographs. The book will
be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals
in Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Geography,
Geology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology, Archaeology and Anthropology
The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by
political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman 'This is not
just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and
reconciliation' Sunday Times Collingwood Ingram, born in 1880,
became known as 'Cherry' for his defining obsession. As a young
man, he travelled to Japan and learned of the astonishing displays
of cherry blossoms, or sakura. On a return visit in 1926, Ingram
witnessed frightening changes to the country's cherry population. A
cloned variety was sweeping the landscape and being used as a
symbol for Japan's expansionist ambitions. Determined to protect
the diversity of the trees, Ingram began sending the rare varieties
from his own garden in England back to Japan with the help of a
network of 'cherry guardians'. This is an eloquent portrait of an
extraordinary man whose legacy we enjoy every spring, and his
unsung place in botanic history. 'Engrossing . . . A portrait of
great charm and sophistication' Christopher Harding, Guardian
Winner of the 2020 Award for Excellence from The Council on
Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
The New South--replete with shopping malls, hub airports, educated
African Americans, and immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and
Haiti--is still haunted by the Gothic ghosts of its past. Does the
collision between past and present account for the continued
preeminence of Southern writers in America's literary culture?
Bobbie Ann Mason, Ernest Gaines, Rita Mae Brown, Robert Olen
Butler, Cormac McCarthy, Dorothy Allison, and Allan Gurganus are
just a few of the writers who draw on a new kind of Southern
background while reaching out to a broad American readership. Yet
many of these writers have been accused of catering to the
stereotypes they think a national audience requires. It would seem
that questions of Southern identity continue to be bound up with
rage against attacks on Southern culture.
Jefferson Humphries and John Lowe have assembled a remarkable team
of scholars and writers to examine aspects of the contemporary
literature of the South. From Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Fred
Hobson to esteemed scholar James Olney to poets Kate Daniels and
Brenda Marie Osbey, the contributors try to define Southern culture
today and ask who will be writing Southern literature tomorrow.
Addressing topics such as humor, the past, black autobiography,
ethnicity, and female oral traditions, the essays form a volume
that is of interest to readers of Southern literature and history,
creative writers, and scholars and students of Southern culture.
The New South--replete with shopping malls, hub airports, educated
African Americans, and immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, and
Haiti--is still haunted by the Gothic ghosts of its past. Does the
collision between past and present account for the continued
preeminence of Southern writers in America's literary culture?
Bobbie Ann Mason, Ernest Gaines, Rita Mae Brown, Robert Olen
Butler, Cormac McCarthy, Dorothy Allison, and Allan Gurganus are
just a few of the writers who draw on a new kind of Southern
background while reaching out to a broad American readership. Yet
many of these writers have been accused of catering to the
stereotypes they think a national audience requires. It would seem
that questions of Southern identity continue to be bound up with
rage against attacks on Southern culture.
Jefferson Humphries and John Lowe have assembled a remarkable team
of scholars and writers to examine aspects of the contemporary
literature of the South. From Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Fred
Hobson to esteemed scholar James Olney to poets Kate Daniels and
Brenda Marie Osbey, the contributors try to define Southern culture
today and ask who will be writing Southern literature tomorrow.
Addressing topics such as humor, the past, black autobiography,
ethnicity, and female oral traditions, the essays form a volume
that is of interest to readers of Southern literature and history,
creative writers, and scholars and students of Southern culture.
Rachel Kneebone (born 1973, Oxfordshire) is a London-based artist
internationally renowned for her porcelain sculptures that
intricately fuse human, natural and abstract forms to explore
universal themes such as sexual desire, mortality, anguish and
despair. Launched in anticipation of '399 Days', Kneebone's latest
presentation at White Cube, London, in summer 2014, this
publication features works from Kneebone's acclaimed solo
exhibition at Brooklyn Museum in 2012, which included eight of the
artist's works in dialogue with fifteen bronze sculptures by
Auguste Rodin. Featuring a foreword by Catherine Morris and a text
by Ali Smith, this beautifully designed and produced hardback
publication contains over fifty colour reproductions and has been
developed with support from Brooklyn Museum.
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