In hard times, dissension mounts.
The old social contract flounders and cannot be revived.
Forces of reaction assert themselves.
Danger intensifies.
In dark times, opportunity appears.

Such is our time. It is time to debate and define the next social contract, to articulate its political aims and action plan. It is time to change the world.

In "Digging Out: Global Crisis and the Search for a New Social Contract," two brothers from the social and environmental justice movements engage this debate with a revolutionary proposal rooted in the power dynamics of the world's rising service-based economy. They provide a theoretical framework to reinterpret and address festering world problems through local and global initiatives. They urge cultural reinvigoration to deploy our social skills and innovation in service of others. Their proposal confirms the leading role of civil society, and it calls for a worldwide commercial transaction fee to curb financial speculation while adequately and permanently funding a sustainable future.

"Digging Out" proposes a new social contract to advance economic security, social justice, and ecological restoration worldwide. It is a clarion call, urging us to unite and demand the changes necessary for a better tomorrow.

Advances in information technologies have allowed end users to become a fundamental element in the development and application of computing technology and digital information.

This collection of essays expands the study of that immensely widely read and much-adapted novel, beyond the first book - The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (usually known simply as Robinson Crusoe) - to take in the far less well-known Farther Adventures and the almost unread Serious Reflections, beyond Defoe's texts, to their re-writing and adaptation and beyond the Atlantic and South American context to an Asian and Pacific context. The essays consider both how Asia is represented in the books (in terms of politics, economics, religion), and how the book has been received, adapted, and taught, particularly in Asian contexts.

In recent years, innovative technologies have lead to rapid progression and accelerated research studies within the field of end-user computing. ""Computational Advancements in End-User Technologies: Emerging Models and Frameworks"" contains leading research and practices into the advancement, significance, and comprehensive nature of end-user computing. A defining collection of significant tools, applications, and methodologies within this expanding field of study, this publication provides academicians, researchers, and practitioners with a complete and practical resource of expert international findings.

As technology continues to advance so does the need for understanding how this will affect us. We, as the users are subject to actions which bring into conflict the needs and characteristics of human actors, the demands of technology, and the wealth of research in End-User Interactions (EUC). Organizational and End-User Interactions: New Explorations provides a comprehensive look at studies that show a significant contribution in EUC by relating organizational and end user computing to organizational and end user performance and productivity, strategic and competitive advantage, and electronic commerce. This book touches on possible future directions of ECU, and why they are viewed as important for the future. The body of knowledge in this topic area continues to grow and with it comes a fertile ground for future exploration in the EUC domain.

As the use of internet applications with client server architecture and web browsers have increased the ability to draw on information, many managers now face the challenge of making effective decisions based on this data. Integrating end users into computer environments aid in the impact, design, and development that computer models have on performance and productivity. Innovative Strategies and Approaches for End-User Computing Advancements presents comprehensive research on the implementation of organizational and end user computing initiatives to further understand this discipline and its related fields. This book aims to bring together information technology educators, researchers, and practitioners who strive to advance the practice and understanding of organizational and end user computing.

What, and when, is British Romanticism, if seen not in island isolation but cosmopolitan integration with European Romantic literature, history and culture? The essays here range from poetry and the novel to science writing, philosophy, visual art, opera and melodrama; from France and Germany to Italy and Bosnia.

Engage students with religion, philosophy and ethics at Key Stage 3 and encourage them to develop the skills they need to succeed at GCSE. This accessible Student Book is designed to provide a firm foundation for the reformed GCSE specifications, while still allowing you to teach a broad and balanced KS3 curriculum. - Easily introduce a new scheme of work for KS3 with this cost-effective, single-book course that provides 120 ready-made lessons that can be used flexibly over a 2-year or 3-year KS3 - Teach KS3 RE with confidence whatever your level of expertise; this structured course is ready to pick up and teach whether you are an RE specialist or new to teaching the subject - Capture your students' interest with engaging lessons and activities that will encourage them to pursue Religious Education at GCSE - Lay the groundwork for GCSE, equipping your students with a solid grasp of the six major world religions, as well as the core philosophical and ethical issues - Test knowledge and understanding with regular formative assessments that enable students to keep track of their progress throughout the course - Prepare your students for assessment at GCSE, with practice questions for each lesson designed to build the confidence, understanding and evaluative skills needed for GCSE success

The provision of services on the Internet has expanded the field of e-banking to reach all major banks around the world. ""E-Banking Management: Issues, Solutions, and Strategies"" focuses on human, operational, managerial, and strategic organizational issues in e-banking. A cutting-edge reference source written by a collaboration of international experts, this book provides new theoretical constructs currently underpinning research and practices within the field. In addition, this Premier Reference Source covers significant key elements, relevant perspectives and ideas, and leading theories involving the field of e-banking management.

- Numerous research contributions from leading scholars from all over the world on all aspects of communities of practice in information and knowledge management.
- Comprehensive coverage of each specific topic, highlighting recent and future trends and describing the latest advances.
- A compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms written by eminent international experts.
- Thousands of comprehensive references on existing literature and research on communities of practice in information and knowledge management
- Organized by titles and indexed by authors and topics, making it a convenient method of reference for readers.
- Cross referencing of key terms, figures and information pertinent to communities of practice in information and knowledge management.
- With the purchase of a print copy, your library will have access to the electronic edition, free of charge for the life of the publication

End users have become increasingly integrated into computing environments, necessitating continued inquiry into successful models for end user design and development and the impact that these models have on performance and productivity. End-User Computing, Development and Software Engineering: New Challenges explores the implementation of organizational and end user computing initiatives and provides foundational research to further the understanding of this discipline and its related fields. This book reviews the factors and barriers to ICT adoption in organizations, opportunities and benefits of communities of practice, and impact that end user computing can have on overall firm performance.

Contesting the idea that the study of Anglophone literature and literary studies is simply a foreign import in Asia, this collection addresses the genealogies of textual critique and institutionalized forms of teaching of English language and literature in Asia through the 19th and 20th centuries, along with an examination of how its present options and possible future directions relate to these historical contexts. It argues that the establishment of Anglophone literature in Asia did not simply "happen": there were extra-literary and -academic forces at work, inserting and domesticating in Asian universities both the English language and Anglo-American literature, and their attendant cultural and political values. Offering new perspectives for ongoing conversations surrounding the globalization of Anglophone literature in literary and cultural studies, the book also considers the practicalities of teaching both the language and its canon of classic texts, and that the historical formation and shape of English studies in Asia offers lessons that relate not only to the discipline but also may be applied to the humanities as a whole.

As a progressive field of study, end-user computing is continually becoming a significant focus area for businesses, since refining end-user practices to enhance their productivity contributes greatly to positioning organizations for strategic and competitive advantage in the global economy.""Evolutionary Concepts in End User Productivity and Performance: Applications for Organizational Progress"" represents the most current investigations into a wide range of end-user computing issues. This book enhances the field with new insights useful for researchers, educators, and professionals in the end-user domain.

The 1990s have witnessed a major reassessment of Blake initiated by a new and more rigorous comprehension of his modes of production, which in turn has led to re-evaluation of other literary and cultural contexts for his work. Blake in the Nineties grapples with the implications of the new bibliography for Blake studies, in its editorial, interpretative, and historical dimensions. As well as providing an international overview of recent Blake criticism, the collection contributes to current debates in a variety of disciplines dealing with the Romantic period, including art history, counter-Enlightenment-scholarship, theology and hermeneutic theory.

Blake said of his works, 'Tho' I call them Mine I know they are not Mine'. So who owns Blake? Blake has always been more than words on a page. This volume takes Blake 2.0 as an interactive concept, examining digital dissemination of his works and reinvention by artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers across a variety of twentieth-century media.

Bring out the best in every student; enable them to develop in-depth subject knowledge with this accessible and engaging Student Book, created by subject specialists and covering the content your students need to know for the reformed specification in a single book. - Helps students of all abilities fulfil their potential and increase their understanding through clear, detailed explanations of the key content and concepts - Motivates students to build and cement their knowledge and skills using a range of imaginative, innovative activities that support learning and revision - Provides a variety of quotes from sources of authority that students can draw on to enhance their responses and extend their learning - Encourages students to make links between the world religions and philosophical and ethical issues so they develop a holistic view of religion in modern Britain - Prepares students for examination with a rich bank of exam-style questions, guidance on how to improve responses and student-friendly assessment criteria - Enables you to teach unfamiliar topics and systematic studies confidently with clear explanations of Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh beliefs and practices, verified by faith organisations

"Historicizing Blake" puts Blake back into the cultural context of his times. These essays by both established and younger scholars re-address Blake's contemporary milieu after the neglect of ten years of post-structuralist, reader-orientated, methodology. By employing notions of history wider than the purely 'literary', and featuring an important new essay by the period's foremost subcultural historian, lain McCalman, "Historicizing Blake" represents a significant contribution towards the re-historicizing of Romanticism.

This volume brings together research from international scholars focusing attention on the longevity and complexity of Blake's reception in Japan and elsewhere in the East. It is designed as not only a celebration of his art and poetry in new and unexpected contexts but also to contest the intensely nationalistic and parochial Englishness of his work, and in broader terms, the inevitable passivity with which Romanticism (and other Western intellectual movements) have been received in the Orient.

This innovative course gives you the flexibility to deliver Key Stage 3 Religious Education however you want - both thematically and/or by religion. InspiRE comprises two parallel sets of books: Themes to InspiRE, three books (one for each year of Key Stage 3) that cover the non-statutory Programme of Study for Religious Education through an exploration of thematic issues and concepts. Religions to InspiRE, seven 'by religion' books that exemplify the themes and expand them from the points of view of the major religions of the UK. Each book is supported by an accompanying Teacher's Resource Book. Each title: - Contains a series of lessons in three major themes - each with a 'big assignment' at the end which allows you to asses pupil's progress against the eight level scale - Engages all your pupils in their learning and enable them to progress with differentiated pupil centered activities and variety of stimulus material for each lesson - Helps you teach, plan and assess learning whether you are a non-specialist or a time-strapped Religious Education teacher. Themes to Inspire Book 1 This title, explores concepts like: 'Who am I?' 'Who or what is God?' 'How did religion develop?' and 'Why is forgiveness important?'

This timely book analyses and evaluates ethical and social implications of recent developments in reporting surgeon performance. It contains chapters by leading international specialists in philosophy, bioethics, epidemiology, medical administration, surgery, and law, demonstrating the diversity and complexity of debates about this topic, raising considerations of patient autonomy, accountability, justice, and the quality and safety of medical services. Performance information on individual cardiac surgeons has been publicly available in parts of the US for over a decade. Survival rates for individual cardiac surgeons in the UK have recently been released to the public. This trend is being driven by various factors, including concerns about accountability, patients??? rights, quality and safety of medical care, and the need to avoid scandals in medical care. This trend is likely to extend to other countries, to other clinicians, and to professions beyond health care, making this text an essential addition to the literature available.

Exam Board: OCR Level: GCSE Subject: RS First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Motivate every student to deepen their understanding and fulfil their potential by following a stimulating, well-paced course through the strengthened content requirements; produced by subject specialists and OCR's Publishing Partner. - Equips students with the detailed knowledge they need to succeed with clear, lively explanations that make key concepts accessible to all ability levels. - Provides opportunities for students to learn, review and develop their knowledge and skills through a variety of engaging activities, discussion points and extension tasks to stretch high achievers. - Ensures that your lessons are both innovative and inclusive, supplying a bank of tasks that draw on best practice teaching methods. - Encourages students to take an active interest in every topic, using relevant news articles, real-life viewpoints and quotations from sacred texts to bring religious principles and practices to life. - Boosts students' confidence approaching assessment via practice questions and guidance on tackling different question types. - Enables you to teach the systematic study content confidently with comprehensive coverage of Christianity and Islam. OCR GCSE RS Spec Content covered: Christianity - Beliefs and teachings - Practices Islam - Beliefs and teachings - Practices Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective - Relationships and families - The existence of God - Religion, peace and conflict - Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes - Covers the short course content.

This innovative course gives you the flexibility to deliver Key Stage 3 Religious Education however you want - both thematically and/or by religion. InspiRE comprises two parallel sets of books: Themes to InspiRE, three books (one for each year of Key Stage 3) that cover the non-statutory Programme of Study for Religious Education through an exploration of thematic issues and concepts. Religions to InspiRE, seven 'by religion' books that exemplify the themes and expand them from the points of view of the major religions of the UK. Each book is supported by an accompanying Teacher's Resource Book. Each title: - Contains a series of lessons in three major themes - each with a 'big assignment' at the end which allows you to asses pupil's progress against the eight level scale - Engages all your pupils in their learning and enable them to progress with differentiated pupil centered activities and variety of stimulus material for each lesson - Helps you teach, plan and assess learning whether you are a non-specialist or a time-strapped Religious Education teacher. Themes to Inspire Book 2 This title explores concepts like: 'Is there a purpose to life?' 'How do people celebrate?' 'Do humans have rights?' and 'Are we responsible for planet Earth?'

In this extraordinary and bold book, S.H. Clark explores and constructs a history of poetic misogyny. For the first time, a wide range of English poetry by men is examined for evidence of the articulation of heterosexual masculine desires.
But Clark goes beyond a straightforward oppositional model of reading the male canon, to ask how we read this work 'after feminism', and whether it is possible to value these texts as misogynist texts in the light of feminist theory?
Sordid Images is a challenging, controversial book. It will excite and unsettle its readers, and inspire many to look again at some of the cornerstone works of English literature.

Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Religious Studies First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2018 For the new Welsh specification for first teaching 2017 Stretch and challenge your students to achieve their full potential with learning materials that guide them through the new Unit 1 content and assessment requirements; developed by subject experts with examining experience and the leading Religious Studies publisher - Enables you to teach philosophical themes confidently with clear explanations of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist beliefs and practices. - Motivates students to build and cement their knowledge and skills using a range of imaginative, innovative activities that support learning and revision. - Prepares students for examination with exam focus sections at the end of each unit that provide guidance on how to tackle questions. - Helps students of all abilities fulfil their potential and increase their understanding through clear, detailed explanations of the key content and concepts. WJEC GCSE Religious Studies Unit 1 Religious Responses to Philosophical Themes Covering: - Christianity - Islam - Judaism - Buddhism - Life and Death - Good and Evil

During the 18th century medicine became an autonomous discipline and practice. Surgeons justified themselves as skilled practitioners and set themselves apart from the unspecialized, hack barber-surgeons of early modernity. This title presents 17 essays on the relationship between medicine and literature during the Enlightenment.