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Building a greenhouse can be easy and inexpensive with this
comprehensive handbook. Practical instructions guide you through
every step of the process: Selecting a site; Laying a foundation;
Framing; Glazing; Ventilating; Insulating; Plumbing; Wiring. Eleven
specific examples from simple cold frames to large free standing
and attached to the house structures are featured.
Practical information on everything you need to know to raise
plants successfully in your home greenhouse: Selecting the right
equipment; Preparing the soil; Watering; Regulating heat and light;
Starting seeds; Outsmarting pests; Transplanting; Hardening off. In
a lively, dependable, down-to-earth manner, Mark Freeman gives
helpful advice on growing vegetables and herbs, flowering and
non-flowering houseplants, and flowers that can be harvested in
quantity.
Originally published in 1993. This book explores the process by
which individuals reconstruct the meaning and significance of past
experience. Drawing on the lives of such notable figures as St
Augustine, Helen Keller and Philip Roth as well as on the combined
insights of psychology, philosophy and literary theory, the book
sheds light on the intricacies and dilemmas of self-interpretation
in particular and interpretive psychological enquiry more
generally. The author draws upon selected, mainly autobiographical,
literary texts in order to examine concretely the process of
rewriting the self. Among the issues addressed are the relationship
of rewriting the self to the concept of development, the place of
language in the construction of selfhood, the difference between
living and telling about it, the problem of facts in life history
narrative, the significance of the unconscious in interpreting the
personal past, and the freedom of the narrative imagination. Alpha
Sigma Nu National Book Award winner in 1994
The figure of the Other is an important though underutilized
vehicle for exploring and reconceptualizing classic psychological
and philosophical issues, from identity and purpose to human
frailty and suffering. Moreover, it can be used to reorient inquiry
toward aspects of the human condition that are often regarded as
secondary or peripheral-for instance, our responsibility to others
and to the environment. A broad spectrum of disciplines including
psychology, philosophy, theology, and religious studies speak about
the challenges we face in encountering the Other vis-a-vis our
receptivity, openness, and capacity to entertain the stranger in
our midst. Through constructive critical exchange, Psychology and
the Other engages such perspectives on the Other from various
subdisciplines within psychology and related disciplines. The
volume uses the language of the Other as a vehicle for rethinking
aspects of psychological processes, especially within the
therapeutic context. As a group, the contributors demonstrate that
the language of the Other may be more fitting than the egocentric
language frequently employed in psychology. They also embrace the
challenge to create new theories and practices that are more
ethically attuned to the dynamic realities of psychological
functioning. The book is organized into three sections. The first
deals with foundational philosophical concerns and provides an
introduction to the project of "thinking Otherwise." The second
section brings these fundamental philosophical concerns to bear on
the therapeutic situation, especially in the realm of relational
psychoanalysis. The final section of the book addresses concrete
psychological situations in which the Other figures prominently and
where the power of thinking Otherwise is most visibly demonstrated.
Mark Freeman’s classic history of St Albans, first published in
2008, has been substantially rewritten by the author and brought
fully up to date, making it an invaluable guide to more than two
thousand years of St Albans’s history. From the late Iron Age,
when the new oppidum of Verlamion emerged at the site of modern St
Albans, to plans to develop the city’s unique ‘brand’ in the
2010s, this is a scholarly yet highly readable account of St Albans
from pre-Roman times to the present day. The Roman settlement of
Verulamium grew out of Verlamion soon after the Roman invasion; in
60 CE it was attacked during Boudica’s great uprising against
Roman rule, along with Colchester and London. Becoming one of the
most important towns in Roman Britain and the site of Britain’s
first Christian martyrdom, Verulamium later took the martyr’s
name as its own, the abbey dedicated to the saint among the most
significant religious houses of medieval England. For many in St
Albans, the long period of conflict between the abbey and the civic
authorities would have cast a shadow over their lives, but the
history of St Albans is also the story of political upheavals that
beset all England through the centuries, as experienced by the
citizens of a rapidly evolving town. Like many other places, it was
touched by the Norman conquest, the Wars of the Roses and the civil
wars. The emergence of urban self-government in early modern St
Albans provides a case study of a process that happened throughout
the country. The same is true for the account of St Albans’s
suburbanisation and the emergence of a commuter population fostered
by the railways in the nineteenth century, the growth and decline
of the local manufacturing economy, and its participation in the
growth of mass education, consumerism and democratic politics. At
every point in St Albans’s history, two key themes play out: the
proximity of London, and an awareness of the significance of its
own history. The past is a powerful resource, helping a community
to understand the events that have made it what it is. That process
is exemplified in this masterful volume.
Explores the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm. Focusing on its formative development between
the later 17th and the early 20th centuries, the editors bring
together a collection which employs selected documents and
analytical commentary to illustrate the external role of the firm
and public perceptions of it.
Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers
the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which
provides an overview of the development of the British and American
business corporation in their respective periods and places it in
its wider contexts.
Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers
the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which
provides an overview of the development of the British and American
business corporation in their respective periods and places it in
its wider contexts.
Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers
the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which
provides an overview of the development of the British and American
business corporation in their respective periods and places it in
its wider contexts.
Exploring the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm, this two-part collection of rare texts covers
the period 1700-1850. Each part features an introduction which
provides an overview of the development of the British and American
business corporation in their respective periods and places it in
its wider contexts.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Historians in recent years have paid considerable attention to
sport and leisure in the past, and historians of education are no
exception. The chapters in this book showcase the breadth and depth
of scholarship in this area, bringing new perspectives to bear on
the history of physical education in several different European
countries. Ranging from schoolgirl cricket in early postwar England
to the varying approaches to physical education in the
nineteenth-century Netherlands, the contributions all emphasise the
importance of physical education to wider conceptions of education
for citizenship. A number of chapters tackle issues in gender
history, while others focus on the effects - often unintended - of
policy-makers and the conflicts that could arise from the
imposition of new physical education curricula. Covering England,
Scotland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece, this book
features the work of both established and emerging scholars, and is
an important contribution to the historiography of both education
and sport. This book was originally published as a special issue of
History of Education.
Historians in recent years have paid considerable attention to
sport and leisure in the past, and historians of education are no
exception. The chapters in this book showcase the breadth and depth
of scholarship in this area, bringing new perspectives to bear on
the history of physical education in several different European
countries. Ranging from schoolgirl cricket in early postwar England
to the varying approaches to physical education in the
nineteenth-century Netherlands, the contributions all emphasise the
importance of physical education to wider conceptions of education
for citizenship. A number of chapters tackle issues in gender
history, while others focus on the effects - often unintended - of
policy-makers and the conflicts that could arise from the
imposition of new physical education curricula. Covering England,
Scotland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece, this book
features the work of both established and emerging scholars, and is
an important contribution to the historiography of both education
and sport. This book was originally published as a special issue of
History of Education.
Explores the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm. Focusing on its formative development between
the later 17th and the early 20th centuries, the editors bring
together a collection which employs selected documents and
analytical commentary to illustrate the external role of the firm
and public perceptions of it.
Explores the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm. Focusing on its formative development between
the later 17th and the early 20th centuries, the editors bring
together a collection which employs selected documents and
analytical commentary to illustrate the external role of the firm
and public perceptions of it.
Explores the changing economic, social and political role of the
Anglo-American firm. Focusing on its formative development between
the later 17th and the early 20th centuries, the editors bring
together a collection which employs selected documents and
analytical commentary to illustrate the external role of the firm
and public perceptions of it.
Drawing on the difficult-to-access pamphlets, reports, periodical
literature and political tracts, this five-volume set reproduces in
facsimile a large number of neglected sources relating to rural
life in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is of
interest to scholars in nineteenth-century studies and to all
social historians.
Psychology, having come of age under the influence of Descartes and
other champions of the thinking "I," has come to focus largely on
what happens inside the self. This perspective expanded with the
emergence of social psychology and, more recently, cultural
psychology, but by and large, the field has taken an essentially
ego-centric approach. Working from this basic premise, Mark Freeman
proposes that we adopt a more "ex-centric" perspective, one that
affirms the priority of the Other in shaping human experience. In
speaking of the "Other," Freeman refers not only to other people,
but also to those non-human "others," nature, art, God, that take
us beyond the ego and bring us closer to the world. In speaking of
the Other's priority, he insists that there is much in life that
"comes before us." By thinking and living the priority of the
Other, we can therefore become better attuned to both the world
beyond us and the world within. At the heart of Freeman's
perspective are two fundamental ideas. The first is that the Other
is the primary source of meaning, inspiration, and existential
nourishment. The second is that it is the primary source of our
ethical energies, and that being responsive and responsible to the
world beyond us is a defining feature of our humanity. There is a
tragic side to Freeman's story, however. Enraptured though we may
be by the Other, we frequently encounter it in a state of
distraction and fail to receive the nourishment and inspiration it
can provide. And responsive and responsible though we may sometimes
be, it is perilously easy to retreat inward, to the needy ego. The
challenge, therefore, is to break the spell of the "ordinary
oblivion" that characterizes much of everyday life. The Priority of
the Other can help us rise to the occasion.
This is the first law book entirely devoted to the subject of truth
commissions. It sets forth standards of procedural fairness aimed
at protecting the rights of those who come into contact with truth
commissions - primarily victims, witnesses, and perpetrators. The
aim of the book is to provide recommended criteria of procedural
fairness for five possible components of a truth commission's
mandate: the taking of statements, the use of subpoenas, the
exercise of powers of search and seizure, the holding of
victim-centered public hearings, and the publication of findings of
individual responsibility in a final report (sometimes called the
issue of 'naming names'). The book draws on the experience of past
and present truth commissions, analogous investigative or fact
finding bodies in several countries, and international standards of
procedural fairness established and used by various UN bodies and
international NGOs.
Finding the Muse explores the lives of a group of aspiring artists
from the mid-1960s, when they completed art school, to the
mid-1980s, focusing especially on problems of artistic creativity
as they relate to such issues as the mystique of the artist, the
challenge of establishing community among artists, the place of the
art market in the construction of artistic identity, and the limits
and possibilities of modern and postmodern art itself. The present
exploration is a timely one; for despite the wealth of information
suggesting that recent decades have brought an unparalleled measure
of freedom for artists owing to the increasingly pluralistic
climate within which they have lived and worked, it is suggested
here that this climate has been decidedly less conducive to
creativity than is often assumed. By identifying salient problems
of contemporary artistic creativity, Mark Freeman seeks both to
reconstruct more optimal conditions of creativity and to provide
direction for how these conditions might be achieved. In addition
to having particular usefulness for psychologists of art and
sociologists of American culture, Finding the Muse will be of
interest to aspiring artists, philosophers, art historians, and art
educators.
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