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Book SynopsisWhat is forgiveness?Are some acts unforgivable?Can forgiveness take the place of revenge?Powerful real-life stories from survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence reveal the true impact of forgiveness on ordinary people worldwide. Exploring forgiveness as an alternative to resentment or retaliation, the storytellers give an honest, moving account of their experiences and what part forgiveness has played in their lives. Despite extreme circumstances, their stories open the door to a society without revenge.All royalties from the sale of this book go to The Forgiveness Project charity.Trade ReviewThis reassuring and uplifting book testifies to the truth of forgiveness - freestanding, not dependent upon faith, but upon humanity. It is both provocative and full of hope. -- Jon Snow, journalist and presenterResentment and bitterness are cancers of the soul. Forgiveness is a healing balm. It is costly but effective as this book so clearly demonstrates. -- Terry Waite CBE, humanitarian and author, held hostage in Lebanon, 1987-91Confronting, inspiring and unforgettable. The stories in this book not only show the challenges and complexity of forgiveness but reveal unexpected pathways to creating a more tolerant and empathic world, and why we should consign revenge to the dustbin of history. -- Roman Krznaric, author of Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution and founding faculty member of The School of Life, LondonThere are many, many stories (and fine photographs) in this book and dipping into them on a grey, cold, rainy day was like walking into a room where all the lights blazed and a fire welcomed. I felt immeasurably better. Proud to be human. Hopeful that, despite all the evil that is perpetrated by the lost, ignorant and wicked, enough good people are spreading the messages which cancel it out. Uplifted, because it is true that 'to err is human, to forgive divine'. And if this is the finest aspect of the human spirit, then one thing is sure: there are many saintly souls walking the face of the world, teaching the rest of us how to be better. -- Bel Mooney, journalist and broadcasterThese testimonies show the power of forgiveness as a force for renewal and redemption that can harness reconciliation to positively transform the lives of victims and perpetrators. -- Peter Tatchell, political campaignerMarina Cantacuzino's new book asks us to consider the most challenging question: is it possible for a victim to forgive the perpetrator? Presenting us with heart-breaking and astonishing examples, she shows the answer is 'yes' - even when the victim is a grieving parent and the perpetrator is the murderer of that parent's child. Forgiveness allows the victim to recognise the humanity of the perpetrator (who may himself be a victim), to re-humanise him. And forgiveness is the antidote to a life imprisoned by bitterness and hatred. This book is an invaluable contribution to the debate surrounding peace and reconciliation. -- Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge UniversityI have seen, in warzones across the world, how destructive our human desire for revenge can be. It leads to perpetual conflict and inflicting our own sense of loss and grief on countless others. Marina Cantacuzino's work, in this important book and beyond, is a reminder that there is an antidote. These tales of forgiveness are the balm that can soothe our all too angry world. -- Dan Snow, historian and TV presenterThe testimonials in this book have taught me a great deal about forgiveness, which I think I thought was something rather easier than it is. They make me weep and they make me really think about what it is to forgive and what it is to try and understand someone instead of demonising them. I think this is probably one of the most important projects in the world today. -- Emma Thompson, actorThis book, in which the depths of human sadness are related alongside astonishing accounts of hope, courage and beauty, gives the lie to much that is said and written about forgiveness today. The introductory essay, and the stories that follow, point to the extraordinary range of experiences and situations where forgiveness is somehow relevant, and where it sometimes, often unaccountably, heals and transforms even the most wounded and broken. This is challenging and mysterious stuff, and it will draw a deep and different response from all who open themselves to the pain, truth and transcendence documented here. -- Stephen Cherry, Dean, King's College, Cambridge, and author of Healing Agony: Re-Imagining ForgivenessFor eleven years Marina Cantacuzino has been eliciting stories from people who have been able to experience the transformative power of forgiveness, people who have suffered losses that could have crippled their lives with grief and wishes for revenge. Her skill as an ex-journalist is very present as she lets the stories speak and, by not taking a strong moral stance but by being able to embrace the ambiguities inherent in forgiveness, she makes the book even more compelling. I have no doubt you will be left moved and perhaps even changed by reading them. -- Robin Shohet, psychotherapist and authorThe Forgiveness Project skillfully exposes through personal story the horror and brutality of what people too often do to each other. Thankfully, these stories are leavened with the transforming healing of non violence, understanding and forgiveness and serve as examples to us all. -- Frederic Luskin Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and HappinessThe Forgiveness Project encourages sensitive connection between parties whose only commonality may have been one of hate. The results are nothing short of miracles. Love knows no obstacles - and this book, sampling the breathtaking work of The Forgiveness Project, is evidence of that. Prepare to be astounded. -- Thandie Newton, actor...Ultimately, some very good books prove their merit by providing answers to life's dilemmas. Far rarer are those books that prove their merit by provoking us into answering questions about just such dilemmas. The Forgiveness Project is of the latter category and is well worth your attention. -- San Diego Book ReviewThe bulk of this impressive, original book, which deserves to be hugely influential, is a set of 'stories' that the author has written on behalf of people who have suffered some kind of traumatic harm at the hands of another. They are written in the first person and with such skill that the subtleties of personality and context shone through. The author is not promoting any theory of forgiveness because she doesn't have one. She believes that it takes a myriad of forms and is only known through specific and actual examples. It is, as she puts it, 'as mysterious as love'. -- Stephen Curry * Theology, 119(1) *This book combines human stories with a deep engagement with some hugely difficult issues. It is written from within the secular paradigm, but it has many overlaps and insights for theology. Concepts such as forgiveness, vengeance and reconciliation and how we address them are common to all of humanity, and this book with its telling of many human stories provides a good way in to reflecting deeply on these issues...this book is essential reading for anyone involved in the work of healing. It has the potential to be transformative. -- Revd Dr Sarah Hills * Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, Issue 4.1 (June) 2016 *This is a deeply moving book about a difficult subject...the book also shows us that forgiveness is a process, a journey that is not an easy choice but one that can transform the world if taken. -- The Reader, June 2016Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'As Mysterious as Love'. 1. Eva Kor - Poland. 2. Ray Minniecon - Australia. 3. Jayne Stewart - England. 4. Bud Welch - USA. 5. John Carter - England. 6. Ginn Fourie and Letlapa Mphahlele - South Africa. 7. Bassa, Aramin - Palestine. 8. Madeleine Black - England. 9. Sammy Rangel - USA. 10. Anne Marie Hagan - Canada. 11. Camilla Carr and Jon James - Chechnya. 12. Joe Berry and Patrick Magee - Northern Ireland. 13. Magdalene Makola - Scotland. 14. Samantha Lawler - USA. 15. Martin Snodden - Northern Ireland. 16. Katy Hutchinson and Ryan Aldridge - Canada. 17. Gill Hicks - England. 18. TJ Leyden - USA. 19. Geoff Thompson - England. 20. Grace Idowu - England. 21. Jude Whyte - Northern Ireland. 22. Wilma Derksen - Canada. 23. Satta Joe - Sierra Leone. 24. Salimata Badgi-Knight - Senegal. 25. Robi Damelin - Israel. 26. Assaad Emile Chaftari - Lebanon. 27. Linda Biehl and Easy Nofemela - South Africa. 28. Khaled al-Berry - Egypt. 29. Kelly Connor - Australia. 30. Arno Michaelis - USA. 31. Idan Barir - Israel. 32. Marian Partington - England. 33. Kemal Pervanic - Bosnia. 34. Jean Paul Samputu - Rwanda. 35. Cathy Harrington - USA. 36. Hanneke Coates - Indonesia. 37. Mary Johnson and Oshea Israel - USA. 38. Shad Ali - England. 39. Riham Musa - Palestine. 40. Bjørn Magnus Jacobsen Ihler - Norway.

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Book SynopsisMeet Maya. Maya always tries to be polite, and to remember to say 'thank you' but she wants to learn what it means to be truly grateful. Should she be grateful to her teachers for their hard work, even though they're only doing their job? Does she need to say thank you for the gifts she doesn't really like - like the pink scarf Nani gave her last birthday? And when Laura gives her some earrings but later asks to copy her history project in return, should Maya be grateful and give her the thank you letter she has written?This illustrated book is an ideal conversation starter for children aged 7+, helping them to understand what gratitude means, recognise when it is appropriate, and develop their own ability to be genuinely grateful.Table of ContentsN/A

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Book SynopsisCan laughter really be used to undermine the appeal of terrorist groups? And should it be? Is there any truth in the stereotypical notions of fanaticism as humourless, and of humour as the antithesis of fanaticism? What is the deeper significance of the jihadi's status as an object of mockery in Arabic popular culture? Joking About Jihad explores this thicket of problems sprouting from one of the most basic--and supposedly most innocent--of human behaviours, and looks at how it has been applied to one of the least obviously laughable phenomena in the world today. Ramsay and Alkheder draw on original interviews and hitherto unexamined texts, combining insights from fields as diverse as politics, psychology, cultural studies, Islamic studies and humour research. Examining apparently spontaneous joking, professional comedy and even the jokes told by jihadis themselves, they show how Salafi jihad has been made laughable in the modern Arab world, and why it matters.Trade Review'Timely and important.' -- The Spectator'[F]ascinating ... Ramsay and Alkheder ... ask what role humour can play in undermining the conditioned young men and women who believe that killing themselves and others is a calling.' -- Morning Star'A sharp and insightful reflection not only on the potential of humour in countering jihadi propaganda, but more generally on the impact of satire and derision in debunking oppressors' lies in the Muslim world.' -- Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)'In this original and brave book, Ramsay and Alkheder put humour at the core of what seems appallingly humourless. Invoking a surprisingly wide spectrum of practitioners, they elegantly lay bare the disgust, ridicule, hypocrisy, self-doubt, subversion, and even humanising potential of satire when it punctures taboo subjects.' -- James Piscatori, Honorary Professor of Islamic Studies, Australian National University, and co-author of 'Islam Beyond Borders: The Umma in World Politics'

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Book SynopsisCrisis dominates the present historical moment. The economy is in crisis, politics in both its past and present forms is in crisis and our own individual lives are in crisis, made vulnerable by the fluctuations of the labor market and by the undoing of social and political ties we inherited from modernity. Yet, traditional views of crises as just temporary setbacks do not seem to hold any longer; this crisis seems permanent, with no way out and no alternatives on the horizon. Reconstructing a political genealogy of the term from the Greek world to today's neoliberalism, this book demonstrates that crisis, understood as a "choice" between revolution and conservation, is a peculiarity of the modern era that does not apply to the present day. However, since its origin, the trope of crisis has proven to be one of the most effective instruments of social discipline and administration. The analytical trajectory followed by this book - which spans from Plato to Hayek, from the juridical and medical science of antiquity to the current technocracy, passing through the "weapons of criticism" of Marx and Gramsci - finally identifies, following Benjamin and Foucault, precariousness as the "form of life" that characterizes crisis understood as an art of government. But we still need to answer the question: "How can we recreate the possibility of political alternatives?"Trade ReviewDario Gentili's book on crisis is one of the first genealogies of a concept that nowadays is crucial. In this way, through the rigorous analysis of the term, he captures an uncharted aspect of our contemporary condition -- Roberto EspositoThere is a crisis, there is no alternative. This is the rhetorical strategy through which governments across the world justify and legitimize unpopular political and economic decisions in this age, the age of precarity. Dario Gentili's illuminating genealogical reconstruction of the dispositive of crisis is an indispensable tool to understand and contrast the very specific art of government implicit in today's globally predominant neoliberal policies."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">There is a crisis, there is no alternative. This is the rhetorical strategy through which governments across the world justify and legitimize unpopular political and economic decisions in this age, the age of precarity. Dario Gentili's illuminating genealogical reconstruction of the dispositive of crisis is an indispensable tool to understand and contrast the very specific art of government implicit in today's globally predominant neoliberal policies. -- Elettra StimilliDario Gentili's superb The Age of Precarity takes a concept ubiquitous in contemporary left political and social theory, precarity, and endows it with new life and explanatory power. Deftly drawing on thinkers from Plato to Benjamin, Gramsci to Foucault, Schmitt to Hayek, Gentili diagnoses a present where crisis generates an 'art of government' of precarious life, and calls against a politics as a fight-to-the-death between forms of life, for a new politics of shared forms of life through which power is expressed in common. -- Matteo Mandarini, Queen Mary University of LondonDario Gentili's book on crisis is one of the first genealogies of a concept that nowadays is crucial. Through the rigorous analysis of the term, he captures an uncharted aspect of our contemporary condition. -- Roberto Esposito, author of Communitas"There is a crisis, there is no alternative." This is the rhetorical strategy through which governments across the world justify and legitimize unpopular political and economic decisions in this age, the age of precarity. Dario Gentili's illuminating genealogical reconstruction of the dispositive of crisis is an indispensable tool helping us to understand and contrast the very specific art of government implicit in today's globally predominant neoliberal policies -- Elettra Stimilli, author of Debt and GuiltDario Gentili's radical and rigorous work offers a magisterial analysis of the figure of crisis, which so much seems to define our current socio-political situation. By tracing an intellectual counter-history of this concept and proposing a novel theorization of it as an art of government, The Age of Precarity stands out as a benchmark text across contemporary debates in critical thought and one that we need to understand present-day practices of administration under neoliberal governance. -- Andrea Mura, Goldsmiths, University of LondonDario Gentili has, through an analysis of the language of crisis, shown how its inscription into the discourse of contemporary politics has diminished its force. The language of crisis has been legitimized. In its place he proposes a rethinking of conflict. The political is then recast in terms of life. Freed of the debilitating effect of the equation of life with the biological Gentile proposes a genuine biopolitics. The point of departure is the recovery of that which has been rendered precarious in the name of a new form of commonality. -- Andrew Benjamin, University of Technology, Sydney

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Book SynopsisRegime change in Libya (2011) and Iraq (2003) catapulted a host of sub-state actors to the fore, including tribes, which have emerged as influential political, security and social actors. But despite this increased role and visibility, tribes remain poorly understood. Often mistakenly associated with the 'periphery' or with 'pre-national' or 'pre-modern' forms of political organisation, they are routinely portrayed as the antithesis of the state. Yet tribes--the Middle East's oldest, most enduring and most controversial social entities--have proved able to adapt and evolve, entering into mutually beneficial relationships with various regimes. Based on interviews with tribal sheikhs, tribal representatives and other stakeholders, Alison Pargeter traces the role of the tribe in Libya and Iraq from the revolutionary nationalist period into the fraught transitions that followed. She reveals how tribes have succeeded in developing a presence in national and local political structures; how they have engaged and bargained with major powerbrokers; and how they have become important security providers in their own right. Contrary to modernist approaches seeking to write the obituary of the tribe, this book shows how tribes have not only survived in Libya and Iraq, but remain a key component of the state in both countries.Trade Review'This ambitious, compelling and comprehensive examination of the tribes of Libya and Iraq, by one of the most impressive scholars in Middle East Studies today, will almost certainly become the "classic" treatment of the subject.' -- Ronald Bruce St John, author of 'Historical Dictionary of Libya''Readable and thought-provoking. Pargeter has given us a thorough, perceptive, evidence-based analysis. Nothing is off-limits in this full-throated argument for why and when tribes matter, in strong states and weak ones, and in urban as well as rural settings.' -- Michael Knights, Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow, The Washington Institute, and author of '25 Days to Aden: The Unknown Story of Arabian Elite Forces at War''An impressive analysis, unique in its intellectual scope and certainly one of the best available for understanding tribal–state relations in the contemporary Middle East.' -- Uzi Rabi, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, and editor of 'Tribes and States in a Changing Middle East''Moving beyond often caricatured narratives, this excellent book explores how tribes in Libya and Iraq operate in all of their complexity, as "multifaceted" bodies that play enduring roles in the negotiation of power in their respective states. Essential reading.' -- Tim Eaton, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House'An important and deeply researched contribution to the continuing debate over the role of tribes in Libya, past, present and future.' -- Mary Fitzgerald, Middle East Institute

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Book SynopsisFrom the grandiose histories of grand state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner pubs, from the rebuilding of capital cities to the provision of the humble public toilet, Clean Living in Difficult Circumstances argues for the city as a socialist project. Combining memoir, history, portraits of particular places and things, Hatherley argues for those who have tried to create and imagine a better modernity, both in terms of architecture, such as Zaha Hadid or Ian Nairn, in terms of the urban space, like Jane Jacobs or Marshall Berman, and the way we see the world more widely, like Mark Fisher or Adam Curtis. Together, these outline a vision of the city as both as a place of political argument and dispute, and as a space of everyday experience, one that we shape as much as it shapes us.Trade ReviewA brave, incisive, elegant and erudite writer, whose books dissect the contemporary built environment to reveal the political fantasies and social realities it embodies. -- Will SelfDemonstrates the qualities of empathy and social conscience, combined with acute judgement, that confirms Owen Hatherley to the only true heir today of the great architectural critic Ian Nairn. -- Gavin Stamp * Literary Review [for Ministry of Nostalgia] *Owen Hatherley brings to bear a quizzing eye, venomous wit, supple prose, refusal to curry favor, rejection of received ideas, exhaustive knowledge and all-round bolshiness. He travels, self-consciously, in the famous footsteps of J. B. Priestley and Ian Nairn, and there can be no higher praise than to suggest that he proves himself their peer. -- Jonathan Meades * [for A Guide to the Ruins . . .] *Owen Hatherley's eye is so acute, his architectural expertise so lightly deployed, his sympathies so wide and generous, that reading it is like a tour of a whole world of unsuspected curiosities and richnesses conducted by a guide whose wit is as refreshing as his knowledge is profound -- Philip Pullman * [for Landscapes of Communism] *No one else writes so clearly yet with such elegiac intensity about the symbiosis that exists between history and the built environment, or the lives that are caught, mangled and realised in its midst. -- Lynsey Hanley * [for The Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space] *The clear-sighted vision, analysis and optimism of a writer like Hatherley shines through when we need it most. * Wallpaper* *An antidote to the market-dominated colonisation of our cities. [Hatherley] celebrates the civic values that drove politicians, civil servants and architects to build good quality affordable homes, well-stocked public libraries, hospitals and schools, where people had universal access to healthcare and education. -- Eoin Ó Broin * Irish Times *A valuable exploration of the many modernist projects that have defined our society and politics. -- Esmond Sage * Morning Star *Modernism's most prolific and persuasive contemporary advocate ... One of the joys of Hatherley's writing is that he so often focuses on the unusual and eccentric. -- William Whyte * Literary Review *

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Book SynopsisHow is the modern world shaping young people and youth crime? What impact is this having on the latest policies and practice? Are current youth justice services working? With contributions from leading researchers in the field, this book offers an insightful, scholarly and critical analysis of such key issues.Youth Offending and Youth Justice engages constructively with current policy and practice debates, tackling issues such as the criminalisation and penalisation of youth, sentencer decision-making, the incarceration of young people and the role of public opinion. It also features an applied focus on professional practice.Drawing on a wide range of high-quality research, this book will enrich the work of practitioners, managers, policy-makers, students and academics in social work, youth work, criminal justice and youth justice in the UK and beyond.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent text in every possible regard... The editors gave little in the way of guidance as to what they were expecting - a brave (or foolish) course of action that could have led to a unfocused piece (or a great deal of re-writting) but has resulted in an excellent, coherent, insightful addition to the growing body of critical literature surrounding youth offending and youth justice. This slim volume is up there with the best works in this field. -- British Journal of Social WorkThis is an excellent book, which well maintains the high standard we associate with the name of Jessica Kingsley. It succeeds in its aim of being both scholarly and accessible. -- Quakers in Criminal JusticeFor those preferring a more critical analysis and who are ambitious to work in a landscape illuminated by research and what the co-editors might call "ethical principles", this book will be welcomed... More importantly, it is relevant across the range of disciplines and professions involved in youth justice and prevention... The co-editors conclude with an excellent retrospective analysis of the book as a whole, providing commentary on the themes and some useful messages for policy and practice development. All this is crucial reading at a time when youth justice is facing big changes, with few elements of practice, or governance, likely to remain stable. -- Children & Young People NowTable of ContentsPart One: Youth Offending and Youth Justice in Context. Chapter 1. Introduction. Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill, both of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, UK. Chapter 2. The Changing Landscape of Youth and Youth Crime. Sheila Brown, University of Plymouth, UK. Chapter 3. Criminal Careers and Young People. Susan McVie, University of Edinburgh, UK. Chapter 4. Children and Young People: Criminalisation and Punishment. Rod Morgan, University of Bristol, UK. Chapter 5. Youth Justice Policy and its Influence on Desistance From Crime. Monica Barry. Chapter 6. Youth, Crime and Punitive Public Opinion: Hopes and Fears for the Next Generation. Shadd Maruna, Queens University Belfast, UK and Anna King, Rutgers University, USA. Part Two: Youth Offending and Youth Justice in Practice. Chapter 7. Beyond Risk Assessment: The Return of Repressive Welfarism? Jo Phoenix, University of Durham, UK. Chapter 8. Supervising Young Offenders: What Works and What's Right? Fergus McNeill. Chapter 9. Incarcerating Young People: The Impact of Custodial 'Care'. Mark Halsey, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and James Armitage, Attorney-General's Department, Australian Government. Chapter 10. Doing Youth Justice: Beyond Boundaries? Anna Souhami, University of Edinburgh, UK. Chapter 11. Conclusions. Monica Barry and Fergus McNeill. The Contributors. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisCyberspace opens up infinitely new possibilities to the deviant imagination. With access to the Internet and sufficient know-how you can, if you are so inclined, buy a bride, cruise gay bars, go on a global shopping spree with someone else's credit card, break into a bank's security system, plan a demonstration in another country and hack into the Pentagon − all on the same day. In more than any other medium, time and place are transcended, undermining the traditional relationship between physical context and social situation. This book crosses the boundaries of sociological, criminological and cultural discourse in order to explore the implications of these massive transformations in information and communication technologies for the growth of criminal and deviant identities and behaviour on the Internet. This is a book not about computers, nor about legal controversies over the regulation of cyberspace, but about people and the new patterns of human identity, behaviour and association that are emerging as a result of the communications revolution.Table of Contents1. Crime, deviance and the disembodied self: transcending the dangers of corporeality 2. Policing the Net: crime, regulation and surveillance in cyberspace 3. Cyberpunters and cyberwhores: prostitution on the Internet 4. The electronic cloak: secret sexual deviance in cybersociety 5. Cyber-chattels: buying brides and babies on the Net 6. What a tangled web we weave: identity theft and the Internet 7. Cyberstalking: an international perspective 8. Maestros or misogynists? Gender and the social construction of hacking 9. Digital counter-cultures and the nature of electronic social and political movements 10. Investigating cybersociety: a consideration of the ethical and practical issues surrounding online research in chat rooms

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Book SynopsisThis is the first modern book on policing in Scotland and aims to provide an up-to-date and authoritative account of recent developments, taking full account of the impact of devolution and the work of the Scottish assembly. A concern throughout is to look at Scottish policing within a broader UK and comparative context, assessing both differences and similarities with policing south of the border. Contributors to the book are drawn from both academics and practitioners and include chapters on the history and development of policing in Scotland, its structure and organisation, Scottish devolution and policing, the role of policing within the wider Scottish criminal justice system, crime and policing, community policing in Scotland, policing drugs, policing and youth justice, human rights legislation and Scottish policing, and the management of Scottish policing.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Policing Scotland 2. The Organisation of Scottish Policing 3. Scottish Policing - A Historical Perspective 4. Devolution, Accountability and Scottish Policing 5. Change and Leadership in Scottish Policing: A Chief Constable's View 6. Policing Crime and Disorder in Scotland 7. Policing the Scottish Community 8. Policing Drugs in Scotland 9. Policing Youth in Scotland: A Police Perspective 10. Scottish Criminal Justice and the Police 11. Police Powers and Human Rights in Scotland 12. Semper Vigilo: The Future of Scottish Policing

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses Labour's policies of local crime control from 1997 through to 2006. Picking up on the Conservative legacy, it follows the establishment of local crime and disorder reduction partnerships and tracks developments from Labour's attempts to subject them to a centrally-imposed performance management regime, through to the emergence of a strong neighbourhoods agenda, combined with the imposition of a largely enforcement-oriented attack on anti-social behaviour. It also explores Labour's attempts to address the causes of crime through a policy agenda that has crystallised around themes of social exclusion, social capital, community cohesion and civil renewal; and that operates through an architecture that aspires to be joined up centrally and locally, and neighbourhood-based. The main focus of the book is upon the unfolding of Labour's 'third way' political project from the centre downwards, but the limitations of this project are exposed through an exploration of a number of key themes. These include Labour's dependence upon the different translations of local practitioners, with whom it engages in a discursive politics of crime reduction versus community safety, and through whom the conceptual and practical weaknesses of evidence-based practice, performance management and joined-up government are revealed.Trade Review'Daniel Gilling's text provides us with the definitive criminological analysis of New Labour's national project on community safety and crime prevention over the last decade. Written in an authoritative yet accessible style, it will become a classic case study of the contradictions of this UK government's ambitious if flawed governmental experiment in local crime control. Gilling's careful and penetrating diagnosis of government rhetoric and policy is measured, provocative and ultimately profoundly disturbing. 'Must read' for students, teachers, researchers and, you'd hope, practitioners and policy makers in the UK and beyond.' - Professor Gordon Hughes, Cardiff UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Labour's political project 3. Imposing the crime reduction agenda 4. From crime reduction to community safety? 5. Getting tough: anti-social behaviour and the politics of enforcement 6. Going soft? Tackling the causes of Labour's crime problem 7. Losing control: from politics into practice 8. Leaving its mark: Labour and the new landscape of local crime control

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comparative analysis of the potential of restorative justice approaches to dealing with mass victimization in the context of large-scale violent conflicts focusing on case studies from Kosovo, Israel-Palestine and Congo, incorporating contributions from leading authorities in these areas. One of the main objectives of the book is to examine if, how and to what extent restorative justice is applicable in various different cultural, social and historical contexts, and what common themes can be identified within the different regions under analysis. The book will also provide a critical analysis of the UN Basic Principles on the use of restorative justice programmes in criminal matters as applied to the context of large scale violence.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Part I – Introduction 1 Challenging restorative justice – State-based conflict, mass victimisation and the changing nature of warfare, Holger-C. Rohne, Jana Arsovska and Ivo Aertsen 2 Dealing with violent conflicts and mass victimisation. A human dignity approach, Finn Tschudi Part II – Case studies Section 1 The Kosovo conflict 3 Prologue to the Kosovo drama: origin, causes and consequences of a violent ethno-political conflict, Jana Arsovska, Marta Valiñas and Borbala Fellegi 4 Criminal judicial qualification and prosecution in the Racak case according to national and international legislation - Albanian perspective, Haki Demolli 5 Criminological views and informal responses to the Racak massacre according to the Albanian customary law and principles of international law - Albanian perspective, Rexhep Gashi 6 Potential for the use of informal mechanisms and responses to the Kosovo conflict - Serbian perspective, Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic 7 A restorative approach for dealing with the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict – Opportunities and Limits, Marta Valiñas and Jana Arsovska Section 2 – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict 8 The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the second intifada – A cycle of violence, Holger-C. Rohne 9 Courting the Intifada: discussing legal perspectives, Khalid Ghanayim 10 Israeli-Jewish cultural aspects of an event of violence: between biblical codes and Zionist ideology - Israeli perspective, Michal Alberstein 11 Cultural aspects in responding to violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Palestinian perspective, George Irani 12 Opportunities and limits for applying restorative justice in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holger-C. Rohne Section 3 – The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo 13 The conflict in the DRC: a story of failed transitions and interlocking conflicts, Tyrone Savage and Kris Vanspauwen 14 Decayed, decimated, usurped and inadequate: the challenge of finding justice through formal mechanisms in the Congo, Tyrone Savage and Olivier Kambala 15 Between peace and justice: informal mechanisms in the DRC, Theodore Kamwimbi 16 Restorative justice and truth-seeking in the DRC. Much closing for peace, little opening for justice, Kris Vanspauwen and Tyrone Savage Part III – Conclusion 17 Racak, Mahane Yehuda and Nyabyondo: restorative justice between the formal and the informal, Ivo Aertsen 18 From micro to macro, from individual to state: restorative justice and multi-level diplomacy in divided societies, Jana Arsovska, Marta Valiñas and Kris Vanspauwen Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is concerned with the nature of computer misuse and the legal and extra-legal responses to it. It explores what is meant by the term 'computer misuse' and charts its emergence as a problem as well as its expansion in parallel with the continued progression in computing power, networking, reach and accessibility. In doing so, it surveys the attempts of the domestic criminal law to deal with some early manifestations of computer misuse and the consequent legislative passage of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. This book will be of interest to students of IT law as well as to sociologists and criminologists, and those who have a professional concern with preventing computer misuse and fraud.Trade Review'Provides a comprehensive, valuable and timely critical review of the legal and extra-legal governance of computer misuse.' − Professor Martin Wasik CBE, Keele UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Constructing the Problem of Computer Misuse 2. The Emergence of the Problem of Computer Misuse 3. The Evolution of the Problem of Computer Misuse 4. Computer Misuse and the Criminal Law Part 2: The Governance of Computer Misuse 5. The Risk of Computer Misuse and its Governance 6. The Legal Governance of Computer Misuse: Beyond the Domestic Criminal Law 7. The Extra-legal Governance of Computer Misuse Part 3: Examining the Solution 8. The Constellation of Control

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated and expanded second edition of Policing Scotland takes account of recent developments in Scottish policing and criminal justice against the backdrop of a dynamic political landscape and looming fiscal constraints in public services. The book offers contributions from both academics and practitioners, and not only shows police at work in contemporary Scotland, but also gives some insight into those areas where policing is carried out by non-police people and organisations.It seeks to identify what it is about Scottish policing that is distinctly Scottish, the main characteristics of modern policing in Scotland, how these have developed over the recent past, and what they have become today. In answering these questions, the book analyses policing in Scotland in the context of the new and emerging ideas about the nature, purposes and methods of policing that are developing elsewhere in the world, and seeks to determine how far Scottish policing is maintaining its own traditions, or simply becoming a localised example of wider global trends.The second edition of this popular text introduces new chapters on crime investigation, police unionism, ethnic minorities, policing violence and forensic science, as well as incorporating a major new theme which seeks to explain how those responsible for policing Scotland set about dealing with current issues such as terrorism and organised crime. This book makes a significant contribution to the current debate on policing in Scotland, and as such is an essential text for academics and those interested in policing issues.Trade ReviewSCOTTISH HERALD Policing in Scotland should be all for one and one for all0 comments Published on 17 Jul 2010 As The Herald has reported this week, belt-tightening in the Scottish police forces has resulted in chief constables foregoing their bonuses and a freeze on recruitment being implemented.Future cuts in police budgets will, in all probability, lead to radical changes to policing in Scotland. Recent discussions in police circles have not ruled out restructuring of the eight police forces or even amalgamation into a national police service. What has been missing, however, is a meaningful and open argument of the pros and cons of structural change to policing in Scotland. A number of reasons for such change exist. First, the demands made on Scottish policing in recent years have stretched resources beyond what is comfortable, even with a marked increase in resources. Additions to the policing mandate continue with regularity, in the form of anti-terrorism measures, expanding the war on drugs, and dealing with serious organised crime networks, sex offending and computer crime, to name but some of the new responsibilities. If the police in Scotland are going to respond effectively to these issues, approp ­riate structures will have to be put in place that recognise the boundaries of crime are more likely to be national and international. Secondly, there are about 17,400 police officers and 7,500 police staff in Scotland to provide a police service for a population of five million people. Improved uniformity in training, experience, conditions of service and career structures is called for. The largest force, Strathclyde Police, has the capacity and the scale to operate in a way that brings such uniformity to half of the country. However, there is a requirement in changing times for a more flexible workforce and greater freedom of movement of personnel across Scotland to produce more integrated working and introduce a wider range of experience; the aim being to provide a more equal delivery of service to the public in all parts of the country. Without formal restructuring, the current force boundaries get in the way of such initiatives. Thirdly, because Strathclyde is responsible for at least 50% of Scotland’s policing needs, there is an obvious inequality when a single police force has a massive responsibility while the other half of Scotland is policed by no fewer than seven forces. At operational level, a divisional commander in Strathclyde has more than 1,000 personnel under his or her command, more than the total numbers in each of the three smallest forces. Yet each of these is managed by a full hierarchy of chief, deputy and assistant chief constables. Further, a range of operational specialisms is available within such a large force which cannot be provided in a smaller force. A national structure is more likely to ensure that resources are directed towards operations wherever needed.Fourthly, because of new legislation, Scottish policing is now more accountable by statute at both a national and strategic level and to local, multi-agency partnerships. In certain respects, the local political context of governance and accountability in which the police have traditionally operated is being overtaken by a national framework led by a Scottish minister charged with overseeing policing and a Scottish Parliament enacting legislation and debating issues that influence policing. This demands a police response at a more national level. Fifthly, there is a strong case for arguing that, in reality, Scotland is already very close to having a national police service, headed by a corporate board of eight chief executives under the title of Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos). Examples of national forms of police working include the National Police Board, Scottish Police Authorities Con ­veners’ Forum, Scottish Police Services Authority, National Violence Reduction Unit, Scottish Policing Performance Framework, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and the Scottish Police Information and Co-ordination Centre. There will also be the new National Command and Control System. What, in Scottish policing, is now not national? The model of eight territorial police forces assisted by a small number of common service organisations is over-simplistic. The actual model shows a system of eight police forces delivering policing at a local level, but in co-operation with, and strongly constrained by, a multi-level and wide-ranging series of national influences. What Scotland has, to all intents and purposes, is a national police service in embryo, at such an advanced stage of development that it might only require a limited amount of financial resource and a degree of political will to create it. For many people, there are genuine anxieties about the risk of losing local democratic control but the example of Strathclyde does not suggest that a bigger scale necessarily means a weakening of local community policing. In addition, any re-structuring legislation could allow for adequate statutory protection of local policing reflecting local needs within a national framework. For the public, local policing would remain what it always has been: police officers working on local streets from a local police station led by a local commander. As for force headquarters and most of the activities that go on there, they have never figured high on the public’s radar. Ireland, Belgium, Norway, Finland and, most recently, Denmark have successfully combined national and local policing within a single organisational system. The global economic situation is so firmly rooted in every nation that politicians and communities alike will have difficult choices to make. Policing is not only expensive, with costs continuing to rise; it is also growing in complexity and global reach. Organisational structures will come under greater pressure to sustain the present level of service and to do so at less cost to the public purse. Perhaps the crisis in public finance, allied to the recession, will stimulate new thinking on police structures. The issue of principle is less about the politics and cost of restructuring but more about how more efficient and effective a restructured police service would be for the people of Scotland. The present situation is unco-ordinated, unclear, complicated and in need of transparency. Reorganisation, it is argued, would provide opportunities to introduce a more straightforward structure in which all the different policing agencies would find a home, and the various accountabilities to which policing is rightly subject would be more clearly defined. It would be a policing system easier to organise, coordinate, manage, oversee and audit in a manner that is capable of winning public confidence. In all probability, it would lead to a more efficient and effective police service for Scotland. Dr Daniel Donnelly and Dr Kenneth Scott (director) are in the Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies, Hamilton Campus, University of the West of Scotland. The second edition of their book Policing Scotland will be published next month.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Policing Scotland Part 1: Overview 2. Structure and Organisation of Scottish Policing 3. Scottish Policing - A Historical Perspective 4. Governance, Accountabilities and Scottish Policing 5. Managing the police resource in Scotland 6. Police Unionism in Scotland Part 2: Key Areas of Policing in Scotland 7. Policing Crime and Disorder in Scotland 8. Policing the Scottish Community 9. Young People and the Police in Scotland 10. The Police and Ethnic Monorities in Scotland 11. Crime Investigation in Scotland Part 3: Scottish Policing Contexts 12. Police Powers and Human Rights in Scotland 13.The Police and Criminal Justice in Scotland 14. Forensic Science and Policing in Scotland 15. Violence, Culture and Policing in Scotland 16. The Role of the Police in Modern Scotland - Myths and Realities Conclusions 17. Semper Vigilo: The Future of Policing in Scotland

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Book SynopsisMillions of young people-and increasingly some not-so-young people-now work as interns. They famously shuttle coffee in a thousand magazine offices, legislative backrooms, and Hollywood studios, but they also deliver aid in Afghanistan, map the human genome, and pick up garbage. Intern Nation is the first exposé of the exploitative world of internships. In this witty, astonishing, and serious investigative work, Ross Perlin profiles fellow interns, talks to academics and professionals about what unleashed this phenomenon, and explains why the intern boom is perverting workplace practices around the world.The hardcover publication of this book precipitated a torrent of media coverage in the US and UK, and Perlin has added an entirely new afterword describing the growing focus on this woefully underreported story. Insightful and humorous, Intern Nation will transform the way we think about the culture of work.Trade Review'Interns built the pyramids,' the great magazine The Baffler once declared. And that was just the beginning of their labors, as Ross Perlin demonstrates in this fascinating and overdue exposé of the wage labor without wages, the resumé-building servitude, at the heart of contemporary capitalism. -- Benjamin Kunkel, a founding editor of n+1 and author of the novel IndecisionA book that offers landmark coverage of its topic. -- Andrew Ross * London Review of Books *Perlin contends that most internships are illegal, according to the Fair Labor and Standards Act, stripping people who are employees in all but name of workers' rights. * New Yorker *A portrait of how white-collar work is changing ... thought-provoking and at times jaw-dropping-almost a companion volume to Naomi Klein's celebrated 2000 exposé of modern sweatshops, No Logo. -- Andy Beckett * Guardian *A compelling investigation of a trend that threatens to destroy 'what's left of the ordered world of training, hard work and fair compensation' ... Full of restrained force and wit, this is a valuable book on a subject that demands attention. -- Anna Winter * Observer *[An] eye-opening, welcome exposé. * Sunday Times *This vigorous and persuasive book ... argues that the fundamental issue is the growing contingency of the global workforce. -- Roger D. Hodge * Bookforum *Organizations in America save $2 billion a year by not paying interns a minimum wage, writes Ross Perlin in Intern Nation. * Economist *Well-researched and timely. * Daily Telegraph *[E]ye-opening ... The book tackles a sprawling topic with earnestness and flair. -- Katy Waldman * Washington Post *Perlin ... has an eye for polemical effectiveness. * Times Literary Supplement *A timely book addressing the exploitation of the nation's younger workforce under the guise of the 'internship model.' -- Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2011 * Huffington Post *A serious and extremely well-written text that offers sophisticated historical material about the origins of internship and its impact on the individuals concerned, the firms that use it and the world of work more generally. -- Cary L. Cooper * Times Higher Education *Perlin's attempt to understand internships as a symptom of wider trends in the economy ... makes the book such a fascinating read. * Spectator *When you are competing for jobs during a recession, the only thing worse than being exploited can be not being exploited. Yes, many internships are really crummy, but then some of them do ultimately lead to something ... which is why, when people have no access to internships at all, it makes them invisible. -- Ross Perlin speaking to Kaya Burgess * Times of London *Perlin dissects the employment practices of some of the world's biggest corporations, inc¬luding Disney, which he accuses of replacing "well-trained, decently compensated full-timers" with an army of low-paid interns. But for employers that approach recruitment strategically, internships are typically a cost-albeit one they hope will pay off in better, happier recruits. * Financial Times *[Perlin's] exposé on the internship model initiates a critical conversation on internships ... his thoughtful book is necessary reading for the millions of young people trying to break into the working world through internships. * Publishers Weekly *That fact that it took this long for someone to write this book seems as blatantly wrong as the practice itself. Perlin provides a welcome, long-overdue and much-needed argument. * Kirkus Reviews *Perlin's writing is engaging and the questions he raises are valid ones in an increasingly competitive job market. * Library Journal *[A] blistering, highly entertaining attack on today's internship culture. * Boston Globe *Cloaked in the innocent idea of the intern, aggressive employers are using young people trying to get a foothold to weaken the leverage of existing workers, especially professionals. Ross Perlin gives us an account of another subterranean strategy to undermine working people in the US. -- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNYAlas, the valuable internship institution is being widely and flagrantly abused, as Ross Perlin demonstrates in this eye-opening book. A huge chunk of the American workplace has been distorted in an unhealthy way, and Perlin provides not only the diagnosis but the beginnings of a prescription. -- James Ledbetter, editor in charge of Reuters.com, and author of Unwarranted InfluenceThe world has been waiting for this book. It's lucky that someone as thoughtful and politically aware as Ross Perlin was there to write it. -- Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt and DIY UFew books have been written about the effect of internships, so this short book will be eye-opening for many. Students and parents should add it their reading lists. -- Repps Hudson * St. Louis Post-Dispatch *For critics such as Ross Perlin, author of Intern Nation, unpaid labor harms everyone in the labor market. -- Alexandra Alper * Reuters *Intern Nation provides a wide-angle overview of an international system of labor subsidization masked as career opportunity-indeed, as a de rigueur component of baccalaureate and even postgraduate degree work, without which a young person cannot hope to secure a gratifying and adequately remunerative professional career in the twenty-first century. -- Cecelia Tichi * Academe Magazine *[A] scathing look at the internship culture ... * Washingtonian *[Intern Nation] tracks how the explosion of internships in creative fields changed the entry level of many industries. * New York Times Critic's Notebook *

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Book SynopsisA critique of the globalisation of the culture principle, arguing that theory is dependent on the actual study of peoples.Table of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgements, 1. History 'Functionalised', 2. A historico-functionalist debate: (Ernesto De Martino, Michel Leiris and E.E. Evans-Pritchard), 3. Deconstructing Descent, 4. Frontier Fetishism and the 'Ethiopianisation' of Africa, 5. Writing Nationalism in the Horn of Africa, 6. Present and Past in North-East African Spirit-Possession, 7. The 'Wise Man's Choice': Conversion Theories, 8. Shamans and Sex: a Comparative Perspective, 9. Ethnography and Theory in Anthropology, Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisIn the Eurowest pain is discursively framed as something that elides discourse and therefore is outside language. In this framing, pain, as outside language, is given asocial and ahistorical status understood to be beyond human construction. Indeed, played out in systems of belief and practice, pain acts as a medium for reciprocal relations with the metaphysical other since it too is understood as originating and sharing a part in the ‘authentic’ or ‘real’ from which the metaphysical, and therefore truth, is understood to emerge. Understood as part of this domain, pain is linked to truth and therefore understood to be a means to truth; hence the use of torture to secure the truth. With this kind of discursive framing, this book works to make apparent the rhetorical play of pain demonstrating its social and political imperatives.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Pain, the Body and Signification Chapter 2: Mythic Caesura, Pain and the Boundary between the Non-human and Human Animal Chapter 3 Pain and the Significant of Ancient Spartan Masculinities - A Case Study Chapter 4 Penetrating the Body of the Masculine Other: White Masculinity, War, and Ritualized Torture Chapter 5 The Cut of Pain: Circumcision and Identity: A Genealogical Play Afterwords

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Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1973, was regarded on publication as the definitive study of the 'Young Turks', or Committee of Union and Progress, the name given to a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and who in 1908 led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II. The author also discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. With the rout of the Ottoman armies in the First Balkan War and the loss of Macedonia, the Unionists, led by the charismatic Enver Bey, carried out a coup on 23 January 1913 and regained power. Thereafter they pursued a more moderate and conciliatory policy abandoning the idea of 'union'. The book concludes by examining the impact of territorial losses and of six years of revolution and war on the Ottoman state and society.Trade Review'It is a fascinating story of political conflict investigated and skillfully narrated by Ahmad. His book will be the standard work on the crisis of legitimacy that characterized much of the Young Turk period.' * C.H. Dodd, SOAS Bulletin *'This outstanding study of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) during 1908-14, based on Turkish and Western sources, is a significant contribution to the literature of the Young Turk Movement... The author has demonstrated a profound knowledge of Turkish politics and his scholarship is meticulous.' * The American Historical Review *

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Book SynopsisThis is the first collection of art therapy work concerned exclusively with offenders. It describes how the use of art therapy has grown in adult prisons, young offender institutions, secure psychiatric and probation centres. Examples of work by women and men of many different backgrounds show how art therapy can contribute to the understanding of offenders, and to their own understanding of themselves. This opens up the possibility of personal change, and of developing a more constructive life style.At a time of great concern about the damaging effects of crime, this book shows a positive way forward. It is illustrated with black and white photographs and many line drawings.The authors are all experienced art therapists who explore different ways of working, both in groups and with individuals. The book will be of interest to all those who work in the criminal justice system, as well as art therapists.Trade ReviewIf the Prison Service is to fulfil its stated duty - to help prisoners lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and after release, this book must be one of the more important guides on how to achieve it... art therapy with offenders seems both necessary and desirable at this stage of regime development, and each chapter in this book provides fresh ideas for it. -- Judge Stephen TumimIt is an important milestone as prior to its publication recorded debate on Art Therapy forensic work was fairly limited nationally and internationally. The introduction and contributions offer a useful historical overview, literature review, and points for appraisal in establishing first services. Important issues are raised on the need to appraise gender roles, and vulnerabilities for both clients and therapists. Art Therapy with Offenders provides the onus for us to take this body of illustration and use it as a frame for constructing new theoretical foundations for forensic work. It is a helpful stepping stone which I would encourage all to read. -- Inscapethis book contributes to our understanding of the uses and meaning of art through its descriptions of how and why prisoners make art. Art Therapy with Offenders will be useful to anyone attempting to establish an art therapy program in a correctional setting. It will also, I think, prove enlightening to anyone interested in viewing the strange, gloomy world of prison through the eyes of artists and therapists. -- American Journal of Art TherapyEach chapter stands in its own right, and authors set out very clearly what they intend to say. Each work setting is vividly described, giving the reader a sense of what it must feel like to work in such settings. There is a wealth of information on the 'nuts and bolts' of establishing oneself in an institution, inviting referrals, setting up a group sessions, making contact with clients, introducing them to the medium and documenting the process of therapy. I felt these accounts to be as useful to music therapists as art therapists, and relevant to therapists setting up work with any client group, not just offenders. I found so much to stimulate and inspire me, and little to criticise. This book demonstrates the value of art therapy with offenders. -- Journal of British Music TherapyThe foreword by Judge Stephen Tumim sets the scene for a thoroughly good book. It is in essence a practical and pragmatic series of essays offering new horizons about art as a vehicle for the understanding and addressing of offending behaviour. Each contributor whilst adding their own dimension appears to reflect a common thread. A book of reference as well as ideas, those involved in the training of prison and probation staff would do well to find a place for this book on their reading list. What it is not, is a book for the Art Teacher alone. It has much more to offer. -- AMBOV QuarterlySelf and Society readers will find this superb book a valuable contribution to in-depth work in their therapy and with themselves... brilliant and beautiful collection of papers and illustrations. -- Self and Societya valuable insight into how the setting for therapeutic work shapes its form and potential. There are interesting contributions from art therapists working with adolescent sex offenders. -- Assoc for Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review and NewsletterAn extensive reading list adds to the value of this comprehensive book as a resource for work with offenders. -- Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental HealthThis book is ideal for those who work with offenders and have an interest in art therapy but know very little about it. It gives a good overview of art therapy, the different styles of work and its use with offenders. -- Labour Campaign for Criminal Justice NewsletterThe reader is easily able to understand the material that the authors present a very readable book of interest to health professionals wanting to know more about the value of art therapy with offenders and the impact of the environment on the delivery of therapy. -- Australian Occupational Therapy JournalTexts such as this are beneficial as art therapists expand their areas of practice to forensic settings This book is recommended for therapists working in offender treatment setings and is also highly recommended to those contemplating this kind of work. Through vivid descriptions and extensive case examples, the authors give an excellent feel for working with this difficult, resistant, and at the same time, rewarding group of clients. Quality reproductions of client imagery engage the reader in the clinical vignettes presented an enjoyable and helpful book that provides new information and information on forensic art therapy only previously available in journal articles. This book will be especially useful to those contemplating work with offenders, and it provides a useful perspective to therapists working in any setting where issues of client vulnerabilities, substance abuse and perpetration are present. -- The ArtsTable of ContentsIntroduction, Marian Liebmann. 1. `Mists in the Darkness' Working with long term prisoners in a high security prison - a therapeutic paradox? Julie Murphy. 2. Building up to a Sunset - A story of development through art therapy, Eileen McCourt. 3. Art as therapy with young offenders in a young offenders institution, Celia Baillie. 4. Ways of working: Art therapy with women in Holloway Prison, Pip Cronin. 5. Therapeutic aspects of art teaching in prisons, Colin Riches. 6. Art therapy with `vulnerable' prisoners, Shn Edwards. 7. Art therapy in a forensic psychiatric unit, Barbara Karban. 8. Individual art therapy with adolescent sex offenders: Towards an understanding of fear and loathing, sexuality and gender issues within the therapeutic relationship, Lynn Aulich. 9. The use of art therapy in the treatment of adolescent sex offenders, Maralynn Hagood. 10. Art therapy - alternative to prison, Barry Mackie. 11. Art therapy and changing probation values, Marian Liebmann.

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Book SynopsisNow in its 23rd edition, the Europa International Foundation Directory 2014 provides an unparalleled guide to the foundations, trusts, charitable and grantmaking NGOs, and other similar not-for-profit organizations of the world. It provides a comprehensive picture of third sector activity on a global scale. New introductory essays offer an overview of non-profit sector activity in various countries and regions of the world, and an analysis of the growing importance and impact of community foundations.Indexes, which allow the reader to find organizations by area of activity (including conservation and the environment, science and technology, education and social welfare) and geographical region of operations (e.g. South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Australasia, Western Europe and North America), are included for ease of use.Users will find names and contact details for over 2,500 institutions worldwide. This new edition has been revised and expanded to include the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on this growing sector.Trade Review'There is no other directory to foundations which is truly international in scope.' - Reference Reviews'The best place to start grant research ... an important addition to any international studies library.' - World DevelopmentHighly recommended for all academic and public libraries.' - SLA Social Division BulletinTable of ContentsPart 1: Essays The State of Global Civil Society and Volunteering: Patterns and Possible Explanations Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski and Megan A Haddock The Growing Importance of Community Foundations Eleanor Sacks Non-profits during Times of Crisis: Organizational Behaviour and Policy Responses Helmut K. Anherier, Annelie Beller and Norman SpenglerPart 2: Directory Albania - Zimbabwe Part 3: Indexes

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Book SynopsisBased on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of child health.Table of ContentsIs there a future for humane imprisonment? First impressions. Life inside. Psychopathological considerations of prison systems. How to create madness in prison. Resolving prisoners conflicts before they escalate into violence. Can there be ‘best practices’ in supermax? The UK prison service close supervision centres. Creating the elements of a humane prison system. Women’s imprisonment: how getting better is getting worse. Governing a humane prison. Clinical supervision for staff in a therapeutic community prison. Psychotherapy in prisons — a supervisor’s view. Peer-review and accreditation. Independent inspection of prisons. Humane prisons — are they worth it?

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Book Synopsis* An exploration of the creative explosion that occurred when the campaign for the vote brought together the talents of so many female writers and artists at the start of the 20th century. * An overview of the artists, designers, writers and actors involved in the long campaign for women's suffrage. * Originally published to coincide with a major exhibition on the Suffragettes in 2010. Writers and artists included: Cicely Hamilton, Chris St. John, Inez Bensusan, Elizabeth Robins, Ernestine Mills, Pamela Colman Smith, Mary Lowndes, Emily Ford and Sylvia Pankhurst.Trade ReviewWhat a fabulous book. Certainly recommend it strongly when I give talks, etc. Great there's so much in it about their marketing strategies, use of visual devices, etc and the strong staging opportunities such as Emily D's funeral. They were so much before their time.' Susan Homewood, Sylvia Pankhurst Trust ... this is not a book about the gesture. It's a story of connected and concerted bravery... a compelling reminder of a fierce and quietly-neglected artistic movement. Exeunt MagazineTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1. THE EARLY YEARS The New Woman X The Struggle for Women's Suffrage: The 1866 Petition X The Cause behind the Campaign X 2. THE CAMPAIGN National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies X Women's Social & Political Union X Women's Freedom League X 3. THE ANTIs National League for Opposing Women's Suffrage X The Arguments Against X 4. ART FOR VOTES' SAKE Annie Swynnerton XX Sylvia Pankhurst XX Ernestine Mills XX Olive Hockin XX Edith Hinchley XX May Morris XX Emily Ford XX Clemence Housman XX A Patriot (Alfred Pearse) XX Flying Colours: Suffrage Banners XX Mary Lowndes XX Photographers XX Lena Connell XX The Anti League in Art XX 5. PERFORMING WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE Revolting Women: The Monstrous Regiments XX Joan of Arc XX Pilgrimage XX Funeral X 6. ACTING UP! THE ACTRESSES FRANCHISE LEAGUE Actresses, Writers and Stage Designers Inez Bensusan XX Ellen Terry Cicely Hamilton XX Edith Craig XX Christopher St John XX Elizabeth Robins XX Pamela Colman Smith XX Some other feminist theatres The Pioneer Players XX The Play Actors XX The Propaganda Players XX Performances at WSPU's Women's Suffrage Exhibition, Princes' Skating Rink, Knightsbridge for 13-26 May 1909 XX Performances at National WSPU's Christmas Fair and Festival, 1911 XX Other Players: Lena Ashwell XX Elizabeth Baker XX Jenny (Mrs Herbert) Cohen XX Jess Dorynne XX Beatrice Forbes Robertson XX Gertrude Elliott XX Gabrielle Enthoven XX Rosina Filippi XX Beatrice Harraden XX Kate Harvey XX Bessie Hatton XX Marian Emma Holmes XX Annie Horniman XX Laurence Housman XX Violet Hunt XX Gertrude Jennings XX Dame Madge Kendal XX Dame Edith Lyttelton XX Margaret Mack XX Winifred Mayo XX Lillah McCarthy XX M. Slieve McGowan XX Decima Moore XX Eva Moore XX Margaret Wynne Nevinson XX Adela Pankhurst XX 'George Paston' XX Madeleine Lucette Ryley XX Sime Seruya XX Athene Seyler XX Mabel Annie St Clair Stobart XX Sybil Thorndyke XX Irene Vanbrugh XX Violet Vanbrugh XX Vera Wentworth XX Edith Zangwill XX Israel Zangwill XX 7. MUSIC March of the Women XX Ethel Smyth XX 8. SPREADING THE WORD Platform Speakers XX Lady Frances Balfour XX Rose Lamartine Yates XX The Garden Party XX 9. FORMS OF PROTEST Tax Resistance XX Census Boycott XX The Argument of the Broken Window XX Kitty Marion XX Lilian Lenton XX Hunger Strikes XX 10. OFF WITH CORSETS! THE FASHION REVOLUTION 11. GILDING THE LILY Badges XX Presentation Jewellery XX Personal Jewellery XX 12.CONTEMPORARYRESPONSESTO THESUFFRAGE MOVEMENT Television XX Theatre XX Art XX Ann Dingsdale and the 1866 Women's Suffrage Petition History Recorded in the Subversive Stitch Four Generations XX 13. 1832-1928: THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO WINNING EQUALITY 14. THE LONG CENTURY OF CATCHING UP FOR WOMEN WORLDWIDE APPENDIX XX ANTHEMS OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT XX

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Book SynopsisLike so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to encourage a more meritocratic society. In this highly personal book, Hennessy examines the rise of meritocracy as a concept and the persistence of the shadowy notion of an establishment in Britain's institutions of state. He asks whether these elusive concepts still have any power to explain British society, and why they continue to fascinate us. To what extent are the ideas of meritocracy and the establishment simply imagined? And if a meritocracy rose in the years following 1945, has it now stalled? With its penetrating examination of the British school system and postwar trends, Establishment and Meritocracy is an important resource for those concerned about the link between education and later success, both for individuals and their societies.

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Book SynopsisBack in 1969 when Morocco's ancient capital was a hashish clouded happy mecca, Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded their cheesy (and hopelessly inaccurate) foot-tapping anthem 'Marrakech Express'. A generation on, award-winning journalist, author, and one-time glamrock fan Peter Millar uses what is now the country's best visited tourist destination as the embarkation point for a literally reverse-engineered train journey through this still exotic, diverse and challenging North African country, struggling to maintain its unique blend of tradition and tolerance in the turbulent winds of the Arab Spring.

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Book SynopsisIn 2011, the borough of Thurrock in Essex stepped into the national spotlight when it came bottom of the national league table for life satisfaction. By 2015 that disaffection and anger had boiled over into political insurrection, and Thurrock led Britain out of the door of the EU with one of the highest 'leave' votes in the country. Starting from the underlying causes of the mass dissatisfaction that brought us to here, this book spells out a clear vision for what a post-Brexit Britain should look like. From unemployment to immigration, council estates to the banking industry, and local communities to the global environment, it takes a long, hard look at what really creates the conditions for people and communities to flourish and why we're just not feeling it as a nation. The answers combine radical political ideas with grass roots Essex reality; because if the solutions don't work for White Van Man then they probably won't work at all.

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Book SynopsisAs the aftermath of Brexit continues to unfold, people around the world are wondering just how Brexit happened, where post-referendum Britain is heading, and what lessons might be learned by the global community. Gary Gibbon, a preeminent political broadcaster who had extraordinary access to both sides of the campaign leading up to the referendum, explores all of these issues in Breaking Point. Examining official and off-the-record meetings with both senior politicians and ordinary voters, Gibbon addresses tough questions that are troubling the entire European continent: Now that the United Kingdom has voted for Brexit, to what extent can it truly “leave” a set of relationships that extend to the country’s doorstep? And will the decision be a lethal blow to the European Union, perhaps spurring on copycat secession movements?

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Book SynopsisEveryone has something interesting to say if you take the time to listen. The Interview Chain is a series of conversations-each interviewee was asked to nominate someone they admire as the next link. Starting from a casual conversation on a boat on the Thames, the chain wended its way for over 23,000 miles, alighting on three continents and gathering up personal perspectives on issues that really matter in the world today. The interviewees include a theatre director, a rabbi, a philanthropist, a sculptor, a New York Mayoral candidate, a pioneering documentary maker, and a man who rescues giant trees. Some have worked in challenging places-Kabul in the time of the Taliban, a Romanian orphanage, immigration detention centres, remote Indian villages-while others have found themselves caught up in extraordinary situations such as the Rwandan genocide, the Ferguson uprising, and the UN Climate Change Negotiations. This is the most lovely approach to tell social change stories that I have read about ever, and it is an overwhelming honor to be part of this book. Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador to the American Jewish World Service and former New York City political leader.

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Book SynopsisInCitations offers a series of memorable quotes, aphorisms and expressions (that is, citations) and by delving into their history and meaning(s) you will find ways of applying - or just pondering on - them that incite insight and add to a sense of smartness. The range of inspiring quotes, aphorisms and words provided aim to illuminate and trigger debate, conversation and reflection that will enliven and enrich writing and thinking. From the arts to sciences, advertising, psychology and behavioural economics, to myths and classic stories, etymology and punctuation, The New Yorker cartoons and TV, this book encompasses it all!Trade Review"A delightful potpourri of annotated punchlines - that's what I would call this easy and entertaining book. Here are some wonderful, wise, insightful and witty quotes, phrases and acronyms by myriad writers, storytellers and even a toilet seat. There is rich insight behind each one, and we learn why they have come to mean so much more than just the words that describe them. Here's one place you can give it full attention for a partial period, rather than CPA." - Shekhar Deshpande, Head of Strategy Global Accounts, Facebook "InCitations will not tell you all of life's answers boiled down to one phrase like some over-praised, over-priced 'self-help' book. It will, however, provoke you to think and question how you see and interact with the people around you. The author explores everything from behavioural economics, complexity theory, sport, mythology, humour, advertising and TV with a sense of humility that is refreshing and approachable. The more challenging content in each section is followed by a realistic reflection and breakdown of how to apply the topic to your own work or life. This moreish diversity of citing everything from current pop culture to world-renowned physicists keeps the reader wanting to read 'just one more section'."- Krista Bradley, Senior Manager Market Research, Microsoft "There is a Chinese proverb - knowledge is the best charity. Whether you are stuck or eager to express yourselves, this series of memorable quotes, aphorisms and expressions will spark your thinking and communication. InCitations is also a meaningful gift to share with the person you cherish." - Katie Zhou, Co Founder and Managing Director, MetaThink Strategic Branding & Innovation Consultancy "Earnest, inquisitive readers should read this book for the plethora of valuable lessons it contains while taking extensive notes. Everyone else should read it just for fun." - Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy and author, Alchemy

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Book SynopsisThe French are famously enigmatic: fiercely independent yet deeply romantic, conservative yet avant-garde, rational yet emotional. What is it, exactly, that makes the French so... French? Written for anyone interacting with the French-tourists, businesspeople, international students, Francophiles-Au Contraire! offers a perceptive understanding of French cultural beliefs, assumptions and attitudes, along with practical advice on building strong personal and professional relationships with the French. Addressing issues like friendship, politics, work, education and romance, bilingual and bi cultural authors Asselin and Mastron draw upon their own experiences as consultants and trainers, as well as those of students and professionals, giving readers a complete - and compelling - look at French culture. This revised edition of Au Contraire! includes updated information about France's changing social and political climate, advice for succeeding as an expat, information about the French educational system, overviews of France's diverse regions - and more.Trade ReviewMastron and Asselin have truly grasped the complex interfacing with Frenchculture. And nobody’s right or wrong, just different! I find Au Contraire! delightfully validating—a great piece of work. -- Nancy Bragard, Franco-American interculturalist, trainer and coachAu Contraire! takes you on a journey of not only uncovering cultural differences but understanding and appreciating these differences in practically every aspect of life-whether it is business, public, or private. . . . A must-read for anyone seeking to gain better insight into French culture -- Michael O. Davenport, director, Human Resources, UniStar Nuclear EnergyThis new edition rightly underlines the regional and cultural diversity that contributes to the charm of France. The authors have moved France far from the cliches of an old-fashioned country. Vive le dialogue interculturel! -- Olivia Brunet, European Commission's Regions of Knowledge ProgrammeChock-full of practical examples, humor, and just the right amount of historical context, Au Contraire! is a valuable book for anyone working or living with the French. Even better than the first edition! -- Natalie Lutz, intercultural trainerGive it three Michelin stars for both nourishing the mind and charming the heart. -- George Simons, associate director, Diversophy France

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Book SynopsisDoorways is an expansive, layered and self-reflexive anthology exploring the personal stories of one of society’s most marginalised groups – women experiencing street homelessness. Growing out of the extreme personal experience that informed the sound and photographic works of artist Bekki Perriman’s The Doorways Project, ​Doorways ​combines personal testimonies with new essays and commentary by renowned academics, activists, journalists, therapists and practitioners, exploring the cultural, social and political dimensions of homelessness, as well as the role of artists and institutions in challenging it.‘Doorways is an urgent book in this time of social crisis. The devastating stories of homeless women hit hard, while the essays show how this brutality is no accident – it’s the result of a deliberate policy against women and working class people. The book demonstrates the full scale of this tragedy: from housing policies designed to benefit developers to a collapsing mental health service, it is women who pay the highest price.’ – Kate Tempest

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