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Paulo Freire is one of the century's great thinkers on education
and the politics of liberation. Known mostly for his literacy
campaigns in Latin America and Africa, and for his seminal work
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, his thinking continues to be
rediscovered by generations of teachers, scholars, community
activists and cultural workers in Europe and North America. While
his name is synonymous with the practice of Critical Literacy' and
A Pedagogy of Liberation', his work has been appropiated in many
diverse fields of discipline and site-based projects of social
reform. This volume represents a pathfinding analysis of Freires
work and in many cases it offers an extension of his thinking in
order to make it more applicable to first world contexts. Peter
McLaren and Peter Leonard have brought together a divergent group
of scholars widely recognized for their contributions to critical
theory and critical pedagogy. Themes addressed include Freier's
relation to feminist critique, his philosophical roots and an
evaluation of his ideas from postmodernist and postcolonialist
perspectives. The collection will be essential reading for anyone
interested in the radical sociology of education and the politics
of liberation.
The Dreamtime is a fusion of documentary and psychological fiction
inspired by the author's experience as an international war
correspondent. "Scene by scene, Chernov vividly describes battles
fought in the streets, the bombing and shelling of apartments, and
the dreams of those on the front lines, physically and
psychologically. ... [T]his timely novel from a Ukrainian author
excels at examining the connection between reality and dreams and
exploring the effects of war on the human psyche." Library Journal
"The Dreamtime is a dark, multi-layered, modern Ukrainian war
novel. It demonstrates that war doesn't only occur on the front
line, but that it quickly and relentlessly corrodes society,
breaking down its structure. Chernov's dense, labored prose is
tightly intertwined like blades of grass after a storm. But when
engaged with, these interweaving shadows and voices gradually
become clear and transparent to the reader." Serhiy Zhadan, author
of The Orphanage Alluding to the Indigenous Australian concept of
dreamtime, the novel offers a unique point of view on the beginning
of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, through four
intertwining narratives: a guilt-ridden doctor trying to exorcise
his demons by exposing himself to war; a young woman tending to her
ailing father as the bombs fall around them in Russian-occupied
Slovyansk; a mysterious sociopath playing a cat-and-mouse game with
an ex-lover; and a forensic expert solving a murder case while
trying to save her marriage with a discharged soldier. As these
threads unfurl, through harrowing scenes of personal and collective
trauma, an enigmatic pattern emerges. The plots span in space from
Ukraine's war-torn Donbas to southern Europe and southeast Asia,
tied together by themes of existential conflict and the blurred
line between reality and dreams. The novel was first published in
Kyiv in 2020 as the focal point for a video-art exhibition on the
media's role in creating public collective experiences. It was well
received by critics and audiences and praised for its realism in
depicting war, for its creative literary depiction of how dreams
reflect the psyche, and for its masterly prose.
The relationship between gender, aging and the State in determining
the material, social and psychological experiences of older people
raises profoundly important questions of theory, practice and
politics.
Featuring the character first written by Elmore Leonard, Raylan
Givens After an altercation with his superiors in Harlan County,
Kentucky, Deputy US Marshal, Raylan Givens is offered two choices.
He can either retire or finish his career on the fugitive task
force in the crime-ridden precincts of Detroit. Acting on a tip,
Raylan and his new partner, deputy marshal Bobby Torres arrest Jose
Rindo, a destructive and violent criminal. Rindo is also being
pursued by the FBI who arrive shortly after he is in custody.
Raylan bumps heads with a beautiful FBI agent named Nora Sanchez,
who wants Rindo for the murder of a one of their own. When Rindo,
escapes from the county jail and is arrested in Ohio, Raylan and
FBI Special Agent Sanchez drive south to pick up the fugitive and
bring him back to stand trial. Later, when Rindo escapes again,
Raylan and Nora--still at odds--are reunited and follow the elusive
fugitive's trail across Arizona to El Centro, California and into
Mexico where they have no jurisdiction or authority. How are they
going to bring Rindo, a Mexican citizen, across the border without
anyone knowing? Raylan Goes to Detroit is an exciting continuation
of one of Elmore Leonard's greatest heroes, an edge-of-your-seat,
page-turner in the spirit of Elmore's classic Raylan books.
A striking new feature of the welfare systems in many Western
countries is the extent to which market relations have permeated
social services. Conceptions of 'risk management' now dominate the
way parents and children are responded to, while new technologies
aim to 'measure' their relationship with state service providers.
Bureaucratic control is increasing, while resources are reduced.
These factors have led to the demise of the traditional role of the
social worker as one who engages with the client in a supportive
encounter. Professional competence within social work is
increasingly tied to 'mastering' scientific knowledge and new
technical skills. The result of collaboration between authors from
Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era
offers a critical overview of these developments and their
implications. It provides a re-evaluation of the assumptions and
practices of the critical social work tradition and explores the
possibility of rebuilding an 'emancipatory' social work. The
authors aim to disentangle the debate between Marxism, feminism and
anti-racism, in the context of both postmodern challenges and the
corporate restructuring of the welfare state. Calling for the
development of a new politics of social work practice, this book
addresses many of the urgent issues facing welfare state
practitioners in health and social services today.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The year is 1971. The place is Detroit. Harry
Levin, a scrap metal dealer and Holocaust survivor, has just
learned that his daughter was killed in a car accident. Traveling
to Washington, DC to claim the body, he learns that the accident
was caused by a German diplomat who was driving drunk. This is only
the beginning of the horror for Harry, though, as he discovers that
the diplomat will never face charges - he has already been released
and granted immunity. Enraged and aggrieved, Harry discovers the
identity of his daughter's killer, follows him to Munich, and hunts
him down. What Harry finds out about the diplomat and his plans
will explode his life and the lives of everyone around him.
Brimming with action and dark humor, VOICES OF THE DEAD, firmly
positions Peter Leonard as a writer ever suspense fan needs to
read.
A striking new feature of the welfare systems in many Western
countries is the extent to which market relations have permeated
social services. Conceptions of 'risk management' now dominate the
way parents and children are responded to, while new technologies
aim to 'measure' their relationship with state service providers.
Bureaucratic control is increasing, while resources are reduced.
These factors have led to the demise of the traditional role of the
social worker as one who engages with the client in a supportive
encounter. Professional competence within social work is
increasingly tied to 'mastering' scientific knowledge and new
technical skills. The result of collaboration between authors from
Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era
offers a critical overview of these developments and their
implications. It provides a re-evaluation of the assumptions and
practices of the critical social work tradition and explores the
possibility of rebuilding an 'emancipatory' social work. The
authors aim to disentangle the debate between Marxism, feminism and
anti-racism, in the context of both postmodern challenges and the
corporate restructuring of the welfare state. Calling for the
development of a new politics of social work practice, this book
addresses many of the urgent issues facing welfare state
practitioners in health and social services today.
Detroit, 1971. Harry Levin, scrap metal dealer and holocaust
survivor, learns that his daughter has been killed in a car
accident. Travelling to Washington DC, he's told by Detective
Taggart that the German diplomat, who was drunk, has been released
and afforded immunity; he will never face charges. So Harry is left
with only one option - to discover the identity of this man, follow
him back to Munich and hunt him down. The first of a two-hander,
Peter Leonard's new novel is a classic cat-and-mouse thriller. Told
with swagger, brutal humour and not a little violence, it follows a
good man who is forced to return to the horrors of his past.
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When Bobby and Lloyd decide to rob local restaurant owner Lou
Starr's home in the night, they don't reckon on being propositioned
about an even bigger scam by Lou's so-called girlfriend Karen. But
after yet another bad decision in her life Karen has been looking
for a way out and, more specifically, a way to recover her life
savings, stolen from her by the treacherous Samir. And so set in
motion is a plan that sounds all too simple. Following his much
loved debut novel, Quiver, Peter Leonard returns to the mean
streets of Detroit with a high octane novel of money, guns and some
serious double crossing. Featuring a virtuoso cast of bad guys, a
disgraced ex-cop who finds himself in more trouble than he
bargained for, and an anti-heroine to die for, Trust Me is the
superb sophomore novel from one of the emergent voices in crime
writing today.
Jack McCann is a high-stakes Wall Street trader who sneaks into his
office early one morning to try and clear out his things and get
out of dodge; he knows he's in trouble, deep legal trouble, a fact
highlighted by the urgent phone calls from his boss. Outside his
office window, Jack hears a booming sound, and then the worst thing
imaginable. He works in the World Trade Center, and it is September
11, 2001. His wife in Connecticut, Diane, is visited the next day
by a grief counselor, and then the mob, where she learns her
husband owes them $750,000. Their personal bank accounts have been
emptied. She's totally and utterly broke. Lost in grief and now
shock, Diane soon learns her husband was not the loving spouse he
appeared to be. But neither is she, owing to that Beretta she keeps
tucked into her handbag. The perfect summer read, Unknown Remains
boasts an exciting crime story, inventive plot twists, and a cast
of rogues, who just might be using a national tragedy to cover up
their own deep transgressions and greed.
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Substantial federal assistance allowed GM and Chrysler to
restructure their costs and improve their financial condition.
Through federally-funded restructuring, GM and Chrysler reported
lowering production costs and capacities by closing or idling
factories, laying off employees, and reducing their debt and number
of vehicle brands and models. These changes enabled both companies
to report operating profits and reduce costs enough to be
profitable at much lower sales levels than ever before.
Nevertheless, to remain profitable, both companies must manage
challenges affecting both their costs, including debt levels, and
vehicle demand, such as launching products that are attractive to
consumers amid rising fuel prices. This book examines the role of
TARP assistance in the restructuring of the U.S. motor vehicle
industry with a focus on unwinding the government stake in GMAC and
Chrysler.
Peter Leonard provides an accessible analysis of debates about the
crisis of the welfare state under the contemporary conditions of
postmodern scepticism and the triumphs of global market capitalism.
In the last two decades Western governments have sought to replace
the post-war welfare compact with neo-conservative individualism.
The prospects for the Left look bleak. At the same time, postmodern
critique raises profound questions about the validity of a mass
politics of emancipation based on the universal values of justice,
reason and progress. From a critical perspective founded in Marxism
and feminism, Leonard uses elements of postmodern deconstruction to
consider how we might now re-think the present and future of
welfare. He draws the reader into a dialogue about the implications
for reconstructing welfare: of changes in ideas about the
individual subject; the context of culture and racism; the
organization of welfare; the nature of 'the new economy'; and the
possibilities of a politics of resistance.
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