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With contributions from an international team of highly respected
authors and researchers, Tourism and Crime brings together
concepts, ideas and empirical evidence from two distinct fields of
research enquiry - criminology and tourism studies - and maps out a
cross-disciplinary research agenda for scholars and policymakers in
this area.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open
Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.
Trouble in the workplace - whether it is bullying, harassment or
stress - is always in the headlines. Yet, in many discussions, the
research and statistics that are cited prove unreliable. This book
summarizes the largest specialist research programme on
ill-treatment in the workplace so far undertaken. It provides a
powerful antidote to half-truths and misinformation and offers a
new way of conceptualizing trouble at work, moving the discussion
away from individualized explanations - and talk of 'bullies' and
'victims' - towards the workplace characteristics that cause
trouble at work. The biggest problems arise where organisations
fail to create a workplace culture in which individuals really
matter. Paradoxically, these are often the organizations which are
well-versed in modern management practices.
Originally published in 1976, this book describes one of the most
important and colourful episodes in black Africa’s
twentieth-century history. Kwame Nkrumah, the dynamic leader who
brought Ghana to independence in 1957, abandoned the Westminster
model of representative government to which his country once seemed
so well suited. He reached out towards the goals of Pan-Africanism
and socialism, emphasizing the primacy of political action to
regenerate his people and their continent. But his vision of the
‘political kingdom’ led quickly to the destruction of his
Republic and his hopes. Using the (then) latest evidence to examine
political life, parliament, civil service, farmers, workers and
army in Ghana’s first Republic, the author argues that
Nkrumah’s experiment failed because his rule was strong enough to
distort traditional values but was unable to transform them. The
result was a bizarre and paralysing mixture of despotism and
anarchy which defied political analysis in conventional terms.
Policing is changing rapidly and radically. An increasingly complex
array of public, private and municipal bodies - as well as public
police forces - are now engaged in the provision of regulation and
security. It is, therefore, widely recognized that policing has
become increasingly "pluralized" in many countries. This relates to
three key developments across the globe:
- The huge expansion of the commercial security sector since the
1970s
- The increasing "market pressures" and importation of business
management techniques from the private sector, coupled with
increasingly strict regimes of performance targets and monitoring
placed on state police forces
- The emergence of new forms of patrol provision that can be
distinguished both from commercial security and traditional state
constabularies.
"Plural policing" is now a central issue within criminology and
police studies throughout the world, and there is a growing body of
research and theory concerned with its extent, nature and
governance. To date, however, this work has been dominated by
Anglo-American perspectives. This volume takes a detailed
comparative look at the development of plural policing, and
provides the most up-to-date work of reference for scholars in this
field.
Edited by two leading authorities on policing, and including
individual contributions from internationally recognized experts in
criminology and police studies, this is the first ever volume to
focus on "plural policing" internationally, and to draw together
empirical evidence on its developments in a formal comparative
framework.
Policing is changing rapidly and radically. An increasingly complex
array of public, private and municipal bodies - as well as public
police forces - are now engaged in the provision of regulation and
security. It is, therefore, widely recognized that policing has
become increasingly "pluralized" in many countries. This relates to
three key developments across the globe:
- The huge expansion of the commercial security sector since the
1970s
- The increasing "market pressures" and importation of business
management techniques from the private sector, coupled with
increasingly strict regimes of performance targets and monitoring
placed on state police forces
- The emergence of new forms of patrol provision that can be
distinguished both from commercial security and traditional state
constabularies.
"Plural policing" is now a central issue within criminology and
police studies throughout the world, and there is a growing body of
research and theory concerned with its extent, nature and
governance. To date, however, this work has been dominated by
Anglo-American perspectives. This volume takes a detailed
comparative look at the development of plural policing, and
provides the most up-to-date work of reference for scholars in this
field.
Edited by two leading authorities on policing, and including
individual contributions from internationally recognized experts in
criminology and police studies, this is the first ever volume to
focus on "plural policing" internationally, and to draw together
empirical evidence on its developments in a formal comparative
framework.
The seventh volume of Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences heralds a
welcome continuation of this well-respected series. Acknowledged
experts provide comprehensive statements of current research and
development in selected fields of pharmaceutical technology. This
book will be of great value to those working in academia and the
pharmaceutical industry.
In recent years, many museums have implemented sweeping changes in
how they engage audiences. However, changes to the field's
approaches to collections stewardship have come much more slowly.
Active Collections critically examines existing approaches to
museum collections and explores practical, yet radical, ways that
museums can better manage their collections to actively advance
their missions. Approaching the question of modern museum
collection stewardship from a position of "tough love," the authors
argue that the museum field risks being constrained by rigid ways
of thinking about objects. Examining the field's relationship to
objects, artifacts, and specimens, the volume explores the question
of stewardship through the dissection of a broad range of issues,
including questions of "quality over quantity," emotional
attachment, dispassionate cataloging, and cognitive biases in
curatorship. The essays look to insights from fields as diverse as
forest management, library science, and the psychology of
compulsive hoarding, to inform and innovate collection practices.
Essay contributions come from both experienced museum professionals
and scholars from disciplines as diverse as psychology, education,
and history. The result is a critical exploration that makes the
book essential reading for museum professionals, as well as those
in training.
A fictionalised version of the events surrounding the Ku Klux
Klan's murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964.
Anderson and Ward (Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe) are the FBI men
sent to investigate the case. What they find is a tangled web of
intimidation and silence, with no one willing to speak about the
events for fear of Klan reprisals. The supporting cast features
Brad Dourif as a local lawman and Frances McDormand in an
Oscar-nominated performance as his wife.
In recent years, many museums have implemented sweeping changes in
how they engage audiences. However, changes to the field's
approaches to collections stewardship have come much more slowly.
Active Collections critically examines existing approaches to
museum collections and explores practical, yet radical, ways that
museums can better manage their collections to actively advance
their missions. Approaching the question of modern museum
collection stewardship from a position of "tough love," the authors
argue that the museum field risks being constrained by rigid ways
of thinking about objects. Examining the field's relationship to
objects, artifacts, and specimens, the volume explores the question
of stewardship through the dissection of a broad range of issues,
including questions of "quality over quantity," emotional
attachment, dispassionate cataloging, and cognitive biases in
curatorship. The essays look to insights from fields as diverse as
forest management, library science, and the psychology of
compulsive hoarding, to inform and innovate collection practices.
Essay contributions come from both experienced museum professionals
and scholars from disciplines as diverse as psychology, education,
and history. The result is a critical exploration that makes the
book essential reading for museum professionals, as well as those
in training.
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Dinotopia (DVD)
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The complete TV mini-series based on the children's books by James
Gurney. Washed ashore on an unknown island, Karl and David Scott
begin looking for their missing father and instead find a
civilization known as Dinotopia in which human beings co-exist
alongside dinosaurs. As they explore this strange new world, Karl
and David make friends with Zippo, a Stenonychosaurus who speaks
fluent English, and Marion, a young woman who is destined to become
a leader of Dinotopian society, and also soon find that they have a
vital role to play in the island's fight for its future.
Collection of three British romantic comedies. In 'About Time'
(2013), following yet another uneventful New Year's Eve Party,
21-year-old Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) learns a life-changing secret
from his father (Bill Nighy). It seems that the men in Tim's family
possess the unique ability to travel in time by simply entering a
dark space, clenching their fists, and imagining the place they
want to be. Armed with this knowledge, Tim decides to leave rural
Cornwall behind and move to London to become a lawyer, and in the
process, find love. All seems to be going well when he meets and
falls for the dazzling Mary (Rachel McAdams), using his newfound
abilities to help win the day. But when a mishap in the time
travelling manoeuvre threatens his future happiness, Tim soon comes
to realise that, above all else, it's how you live your life in the
present that really matters. In 'Love Actually' (2003), eight
stories involving the love lives of more than a dozen characters
are brought together over one Christmas and climax on Christmas
Eve; from the recent widower Daniel (Liam Neeson), the failing
marriage of Karen (Emma Thompson) and Harry (Alan Rickman), the
aging rocker (Nighy) who just wants to get paid (and laid if
possible), through to the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) falling for a
member of Number 10's staff (Martine McCutcheon). In 'Notting Hill'
(1999), Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) is the world's most famous movie
star, whilst divorcee William Thacker (Grant) owns an ailing travel
bookstore in his local neighbourhood of Notting Hill. One day Anna
buys a book from William's shop and later collides messily with him
on a street corner. She accompanies him home to clean herself up,
and from there springs an unlikely romance. However, the path of
true love is littered with obstacles, not least the media, the
adoring fans and the differences in their lifestyles.
This book contains the first major survey of the private security industry in Britain. The authors scrutinize the operation of private security and its relationship with the police force - providing a detailed analysis of the concepts of `public' and `private', using examples drawn from both local and national studies. They then go on to examine the startling growth of private security, and consider the implications this will have for the future of policing.
Would you give up your pet to save your country? During WWII, the
U.S. Military established the Fort Robinson War Dogs Training
Center in western Nebraska, training over 17,000 "dogs for defense"
and deploying them to battlefields and installations all over the
world. This book tells the incredible story of the War Dog program
as seen through the eyes of Major, a World War Two soldier dog. At
the beginning of the program, without a ready supply of dogs to
train, the U.S. government asked civilians throughout the region to
volunteer their dogs for service. Thousands answered the call, and
their pets served our country courageously as guards, scouts,
messengers, sled runners, and more. Told from the point of view of
Major, a border collie based on a real dog from North Dakota,
Major: A Soldier Dog tells the incredible story of the War Dog
program through his eyes, following him through the heartbreaking
separation from his family, the training at Fort Robinson, his
harrowing war service in Italy, his return home for detraining and
discharge, and finally the wonderful reunion with his family.
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From Hell (Blu-ray disc)
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Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Abberline, the Victorian detective
charged with catching Jack the Ripper, in this big screen
adaptation of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's acclaimed graphic
novel. Despite the fact that he is struggling with an opium
addiction and the ghosts of his dead wife and child, Abberline
nevertheless quickly discovers that the Ripper is a man with an
expert's knowledge of human anatomy and some kind of connection to
the Freemasons. As his investigations continue, he meets prostitute
Mary Kelly (Heather Graham) and following her leads discovers that
the killings are connected to people in the highest reaches of
British society; but as he gets closer to revealing the culprit,
both he and Mary find themselves in mortal danger.
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