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Book SynopsisGoing beyond merely explaining how the artists in these genres achieved their peculiar effects, he presents challenging new analyses of telling craft details which help students and scholars come to know more fully this bold age of aesthetic extremism.Trade ReviewScholarly and impressive... Such a thorough consideration of the interconnectedness of modernism illuminates how truly revolutionary this artistic movement was. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction. Modernist TransvaluationI. Two Originary Texts1. Baudelaire and Symbolism2. Nietzsche and the DionysiacII. Isms3. Impressionism4. Expressionism5. Futurism6. Cubism7. Abstractionism8. Primitivism9. Imagism10. Neoclassicism11. Dadaism12. Surrealism13. Aestheticism14. Corporealism15. Totalizing Art16. Communism, Fascism, and Later ModernismEpilogue. The End of Modernism?Notes

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Book SynopsisCompulsively readable, Rome's Christian Empress is the first full-length work to give this fascinating and complex ruler her due.Trade ReviewA useful, scholarly, and engaging examination of Placidia and late antiquity. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1. The "Most Noble" Princess2. Orphan Princess in Stilicho's Shadow3. Held Hostage by the Goths4. Queen of the Visigoths5. Wife and Mother in Ravenna6. Empress of the Romans7. The Empress Mother and Her ChildrenEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIlluminating the contributions of Adolf Meyer, the pioneering father of modern American psychiatry. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Adolf Meyer was the most authoritative and influential psychiatrist in the United States. In 1908, when the Johns Hopkins Hospital established the first American university clinic devoted to psychiatrystill a nascent medical specialty at the timeMeyer was selected to oversee the enterprise. The Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic opened in 1913, and Meyer served as psychiatrist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins until 1941. In Pathologist of the Mind, S. D. Lamb explores how Meyer used his powerful position to establish psychiatry as a clinical science that operated like the other specialties at the country's foremost medical school and research hospital. In addition to successfully arguing for a scientific and biological approach to mental illness, Meyer held extraordinary sway over stTrade ReviewFortunately for anyone wishing to learn about Meyer's ideas and their influence, Lamb, a historian, has mined his unpublished papers and correspondence for the truths that became opaque when he turned them into essays. Crucially, she has also read more than 1,800 of the meticulous patient records that Meyer and his staff created at the Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, which reveal him at work as a clinician and teacher. These she presents as the key to understanding how he created an American psychiatry with his ideas at its center. The result is a tutorial in Meyer's psychobiology, and a fascinating look at patients' experiences, their suffering, and treatment in the early 20th century.—PsycCRITIQUESIn this fascinating study, Lamb examines Meyer's efforts to establish psychiatry as a clinical science and subdiscipline of biology . . . This book is a medical historian's dream.—ChoiceFull of interesting information on how Dr. Adolf Meyer, a Swiss neurologist and psychiatrist, set the basis for modern psychiatry in the United States.—Metapsychology[Lamb] aims to give us a more detailed and rounded portrait of Meyer's life and career.—Times Literary SupplementSome books are worth underlining every sentence. Pathologist of the Mind is one of them.—Psychiatric ServicesLamb’s intellectual and professional biography will inevitably stimulate further historical research on Adolf Meyer’s influence on American psychiatry.—IsisPathologist of the Mind clarifies Meyerian notions of psychobiology, psychotherapy, and evolutionary theory (among others) and places this important figure, as well as the hospital and area of specialty to which he was dedicated, into historical context. In impressively detailed fashion, the book brings the man and the era to life.—Cheiron Book Prize Citation[D]eeply researched, judiciously argued and succeeds in making he nature of Meyer's contribution more intelligible.—Social History of MedicineLamb successfully revives and humanizes Meyer as a meaningful character in the unfolding drama of American psychiatry.—History of PsychiatryLamb's descriptions of patient-staff enounters offer insights not generally found in traditional histories.—Bulletin of the History of MedicineTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Pathology as Method2. Mind as Biology3. Unique Soil in Baltimore4. The Baptismal Child of American Psychiatry5. A Wonderful Center for Mental Orthopedics6. Subconscious AdaptationConclusionNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe true story of the government conspiracy to bring down J. Robert Oppenheimer, America's most famous scientist. On April 12, 1954, the nation was astonished to learn that J. Robert Oppenheimer was facing charges of violating national security. Could the director of the Manhattan Project, the visionary who led the effort to build the atom bomb, really be a traitor? In this riveting book, bestselling author Priscilla J. McMillan draws on newly declassified U.S. government documents and materials from Russia, as well as in-depth interviews, to expose for the first time the conspiracy that destroyed one of America's most illustrious scientists. McMillan recreates the fraught years from 1949 to 1955 when Oppenheimer and a group of liberal scientists tried to head off the cabal of hard-line air force officials, anti-Communist politicians, and rival scientists, including physicist Edward Teller, who were trying to seize control of U.S. policy and build ever more deadly nuclear weapons. Trade ReviewPricilla J. McMillan understands that reality and, without patronizing the reader, writes an engrossing narrative that anyone with any level of background—or lack thereof—on this most important of subjects can follow—New York Journal of BooksTable of ContentsForeward, by Martin J. SherwinPrefaceIntroductionPart One1. David Lilienthal's Vacation2. The Maneuvering Begins3. The Halloween Meeting4. The Secret Debate5. Lost OpportunitiesPart Two6. Fuchs's Betrayal7. Fission versus Fusion8. Teller9. UlamPart Three10. Teller's Choice11. The Second Lab12. A New EraPart Four13. Sailing Close to the Wind14. Strauss Returns15. Two Wild Horses16. The Blank Wall17. Hoover18 . The Hearing Begins19 . Smyth20. Borden21. Ceasar's Wife22. Do We Really Need Scientists?23. Oppenheimer24. We Made It-and We Gave It AwayPostludeAcknowledgmentsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow can urban leaders in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis make the smart choices that can lead their city to make a comeback?The urban centers of New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco have enjoyed tremendous economic success and population growth in recent years. At the same time, cities like Baltimore and Detroit have experienced population loss and economic decline. People living in these cities are not enjoying the American Dream of upward mobility. How can post-industrial cities struggling with crime, pollution, poverty, and economic decline make a comeback? In Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities, Matthew E. Kahn and Mac McComas explore why some people and places thrive during a time of growing economic inequality and polarizationand some don't. They examine six underperforming citiesBaltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louisthat have struggled from 1970 to present. Drawing from the field of urban eTable of ContentsPreface Chapter One. Cities at a CrossroadsChapter Two. Long-Run Trends in PovertyChapter Three. Urban Labor Market DemandChapter Four. The Labor Supply of Local ResidentsChapter Five. Urban Neighborhood Quality of LifeChapter Six. Improving Urban GovernanceChapter Seven. Promising TrendsChapter Eight. New Knowledge Fuels the ComebackReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisIntroduces kids to cognitive behavioral therapy based strategies that can help them understand and deal with envy, jealousy, and self-esteem.Trade ReviewGold Medal, 2013 Mom's Choice Awards "The black-and-white illustrations and spot-on text in the thought and speech bubbles combine to create an appealing volume. The author successfully incorporates examples that will ring true with the intended audience, making this book valuable for home and school use."—School Library Journal "This particular book is a wonderful workbook that parents can use with their child to think through and work through those strong emotions."—LetsTalkKidsHealth.orgTable of ContentsIntroduction to Parents and Caregivers Chapter 1: Yo! Ho! Ho! Chapter 2: Put Down Your Spyglass Chapter 3: Steer Your Ship Chapter 4: Keep Your Ship Sailing Chapter 5: Pull Up That Anchor Chapter 6: Lighten Your Load Chapter 7: When Other People Envy You Chapter 8: All About You Chapter 9: Taking Care of Yourself Chapter 10: You Can Do It

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Book SynopsisWhen a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to explain it to a young child, particularly if you are grieving the loss yourself. Sensitively written and gently illustrated, Something Very Sad Happened explains death in developmentally appropriate terms for two-and three-year-old childern. It reassures the child that it is okay to feel sad, and that love never dies. Ages 2-3Trade Review“No one likes to think about it, and even fewer plan for it, but explaining death to a toddler can be a difficult task…. The author acknowledges that a book on death written just for little ones is a bit niche but emphasizes in the foreword the need to properly discuss this tough situation with young children…. An important book to have on hand for those who serve toddlers.” —School Library Journal “Essential, powerful, and psychologically researched resource to equip adults to model healthy grieving and help children at this age with loss.” —Booklist “Something Very Sad Happened is impressively exceptional and an invaluable addition to family, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections.” —Midwest Book Review

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Book Synopsis My name is Kiko. I''m a gradener. I grow happy.Let me show you how. Kiko is a gardener. She takes care of her garden with seeds, soil, water, and sunshine. In Grow Happy, Kiko also demonstrates how she cultivates happiness, just like she does in her garden. Using positive psychology and choice theory, this book shows children that they have the tools to nurture their own happiness and live resiliently. Just as Kiko possesses the resources needed?seeds, soil, water?to build a thriving garden, she also has the tools to nurture her own happiness?including social support, choices, and problem-solving skills. Grounded in principles of positive psychology and choice theory, Grow Happy helps kids understand that they play an important role in cultivating their own happiness using resources at their disposal. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregiverswith information on how our choices and paying attention to our bodies and feelings affects happiness.Trade Review“Creating and caring for a garden serves as an apt metaphor for self-care in this sensitive story from the father-daughter team of Lasser and Foster-Lasser….. Crinkly, textured papers bring pleasing warmth to Lyles’s mixed-media collages, creating an atmosphere of positivity to match the girl’s confident attitude.”—Publishers Weekly “A charming and to-the-point book for addressing mindfulness with young children, perfect for classrooms and libraries.” —School Library Journal “Children are learning very early that the world is a tough place in which to grow up. Giving kids the tools to get it done will be a tremendous boost. And these three books contribute to that effort in a delightful way.” —Children’s Books Heal “Wonderfully entertaining from beginning to end and with an invaluable life affirming message, Grow Happy is unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended for family, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections.”—Midwest Book Review “I love that this book teaches kids that they have the power to make themselves happy.”—Mom’s Radius “This book should lead to many good discussions around well being and each person’s ability to cultivate their own contentment.”—School Library Connection “All readers could learn from Grow Happy, but like gardening it’s much more fun when you read it together.”—Plant Talk

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Book SynopsisCharlie feels like he has a whirling, twirling motor running inside him all the time and sometimes he just can?t settle. When his mom wants to talk to him, he figures he?s in trouble…but she has a surprise for him instead! Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on ADHD, behavior management, and helping children focus on the positives. Trade Review“The story reinforces that his being overactive and impulsive is not intentional and does not make him bad. The young narrator eventually internalizes his parents’ focus on his accomplishments, rather than his challenges, and he wonders what positive things he will do tomorrow… A must-have for young readers with any type of behavior difficulty and their caregivers.” —School Library Journal (Starred Review) “A great strategy to increase positive behaviors is through positive reinforcement. I can only imagine how low a child's self-esteem goes if they are only being told to fix the negative—they need to hear the good too.” —Books That Heal Kids “This is a wonderful tale of how a small boy feels with his hyperactivity and behavior and focuses on the positives of what he can do versus what he feels is he always doing wrong.” —Kids’ Book Buzz “From the perspective of the boy, you can sympathize with his difficulties and as he puts it, his ‘whirling, spinning, humming motor’ that gets him into trouble. AD/HD can be a difficult concept for kids to wrap their heads around, so the metaphor of a constantly running car motor is an easier way to unpack the condition.” —BookTrib “It is common for some adults to view excess energy as negative and this book does a great job of focusing on the positive and coming alongside a child and helping them see their worth. I think this book is equally as important for an adult to read as it is for children to read. I recommend this book for elementary school libraries and for public libraries. If you have a child in your life who has excess energy, this book will help them feel good about themselves.” —Oregon Coast Youth Book Preview Center “A sweet natured and practical reminder to focus children (and ourselves) on strengths, gratitude and success, even when (especially when) times feel challenging.” —Mark Bertin MD, author of Mindful Parenting for ADHD and How Children Thrive “Lyrical, as it wonderfully captures the voice of a child with ADHD. Beautifully illustrated, bringing the reader directly into Charlie's world. This picture book, despite its simplicity and clarity, will help youth and families struggling with this disorder to understand the essential importance of understanding such children's experiences and providing them with positive feedback whenever possible.” —Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley; Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Francisco; Author, The ADHD Explosion and Another Kind of Madness “In her delightfully illustrated book, Merriam Saunders shares the story of Charlie as he goes through his day with a whirling twirling motor in his brain that creates distractions and not-so-good outcomes. By tracking all the good things Charlie that did that day, his parents help Charlie feel good about himself and more confident about the days ahead. This story can help children with ADHD understand that while they cannot always control their whirling, twirling motors, they can be successful every day. Parents, caregivers and teachers will find the author’s notes valuable as they navigate how to reinforce the positive and catch kids doing something good.” —Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC, BCC, Founder & CEO, JST Coaching & Training

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Book SynopsisBrilliant Bea is an endearing and empowering story that demonstrates that a learning difference like dyslexia doesn’t define who you are. Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller. With the help of a kind-hearted teacher, Beatrice uses an old-fashioned tape recorder so she can speak her words and then play them back, as a technique for learning in whole new way. With her new approach, Beatrice is able to show her classmates who she really has been all along.This book is set in EasyReading, a dyslexia-friendly font  Trade ReviewA child with dyslexia gains confidence in herself… Appropriately, said text is set in a readable, sans-serif type to support dyslexic readers who might encounter her story… Affirming and helpful. * Kirkus Reviews *This book succeeds as a story about dyslexia not because the characters spout definitions of dyslexia, but rather because the story opens a window into the mind of one dyslexic child, Bea, and shows readers how adults can make a significant impact on the emotional state, and therefore the education, of children with learning differences… A heartwarming story that will expand the understanding of dyslexia for children and adults. * School Library Journal *The teacher’s supportive actions are wonderful to see, but even better is how the tape recorder helps Bea connect with her classmates. Printed in a dyslexia-friendly font, this affirming story about finding your feet and your voice is a lovely confidence booster for young readers, especially those who may learn differently. * Booklist *

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Book Synopsis What is the sound of kindness? How does kindness talk? We can learn by listening. Let's take a kindness walk. Trade ReviewA parent and child go for a walk in their neighborhood, finding examples of kindness in the dialogue they hear… Martínez’s illustrations effectively highlight the parent and child and the people interacting in each spread… Inspiration to find—and perhaps spread—acts of kindness in our world. -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisIn the remote highlands of the country of Georgia, a small group of mountaindwellers called the Khevsurs used to express sexuality and romance in ways that appear to be highly paradoxical. On the one hand, their practices were romantic, but could never lead to marriage. On the other hand, they were sexual, but didn't correspond to what North Americans, or most Georgians, would have called sex. These practices were well documented by early ethnographers before they disappeared completely by the midtwentieth century, and have become a Georgian obsession. In this fascinating book, Manning recreates the story of how these private, secretive practices became a matter of national interest, concern, and fantasy. Looking at personal expressions of love and the circulation of these narratives at the broader public level of the modern nation, Love Stories offers an ethnography of language and desire that doubles as an introduction to key linguistic genres and to the interplay of langTrade ReviewLove Stories contains an abundance of translated examples; in the case of poetry, the Khevsur Georgian original is also provided (in transliteration). In addition to their informational and aesthetic value, the textual materials find use as pedagogical resources to illustrate concepts such as genre, sociability and performativity. -- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Although of interest to scholars of post-socialism, the Caucasus, and linguistics, the book is that much sought-after, brief, jargonless, and vividly written ethnographic introduction to anthropological 'intersections' that brings together a variety of classical anthropological topics, all in about 140 pages. -- Anthropologica Love Stories is a highly readable and interesting ethnography that will captivate the imagination of its readers as it has Georgian intellectuals. Accessible to undergraduates as an introduction to ethnography, it will also stimulate those interested in kinship, love poetry, socialism and post-socialism, queer anthropology and the history of anthropology. -- Anthropology NewsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Setting the Stage for Romance A Brief Introduction to Khevsur Love Well, Did They, or Didn't They? Georgian Stereotypes about Khevsurs and "the Romance of the Mountains" Language and Desire: Genres and Practices The Khevsurs in History Plan of the Book 1. THE AMBASSADOR The Elchi as Mediator Autonomy, Persuasion, and Desire The Elchi at Work: A Girl's First Night of Sts'orproba Conversation 1: The Elchi and the Girl Conversation 2: The Elchi and the Boy Conversation 3: The Elchi and the Mother 2. SPENDING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Lying Down and Getting Up: Sociable Talk and Sociable Sexuality Intimate Contact: Prohibition and Transgression Boundary: Sex Boundary: Marriage Sociability and Obligation The Role of Different Genres 3. GOING STEADY The Social Life of Vodka Going with Vodka Visiting Vodka Road Vodka The Sexual Life of Vodka Stealing Vodka Saving and Hiding Vodka Drinking Vodka From Casual to Durable Sexual Relations: Sts'orperis and Dzmobilis The Dzmobili Relationship and Its Rivals Night and Day Creating and Maintaining Durable Relationships over Time Creating the Relationship: Oaths and Hints Maintaining the Relationship: Waiting and Exchange 4. INVISIBLE LOVE POETRY The Invisibility of Khevsur Love Poetry: The Absence of the Lyric Mode Articulating Desire in Pshavian Lyric The Erasure of Desire in Khevsur Love Poetry Anonymity: Erasure of the Author of Love Poetry Replacing Individual Desire with Desirability in Praise Poetry 5. DEMONS, DANGER, AND DESIRE: THE "ARAGVIAN" SEXUAL REVOLUTION Scandal Narratives Russian Marriage The Aragvian Way of Love Khevsur Girls' Love Stories: Three Case Studies Mariemi's Story Nanuk'i's Story Ashekali's Story 6. INTELLIGENTSIA AND PEOPLE: A LOVE STORY Genres of Realism and Romance The Story of Natela: A Khevsur Romance of the Nineteenth Century The Story of Natela: A Native Ethnographer of the Twentieth Century 7. ECHOES OF LOVE LOST: SOCIALIST NOVELS AND FILMS Socialist Ethnographies Modernist Novels Socialist Films Modernity and Tradition: Frame Narrative and Framed Narrative Romance, Poetry, and Violence Echoes of Sts'orproba Conclusion: Virtual Romance From Film to Image: Khevsurs in Late-Socialist Art Virtual Romance on Georgian Teen Forums Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisWelfare Reform in Canada provides systematic knowledge of Canadian social assistance by assessing provincial welfare regimes and emphasizing changes since the late twentieth century. The book examines activation, social investment, and economic inequalities and provides nuanced perspectives on social welfare across Canada's provinces in relation to trends and issues in the country and beyond. These conceptual, international, and historical perspectives inform in-depth case studies of social assistance reform in each province. The key issues of social assistance in Canada, including gender relations, immigrants, Aboriginal peoples, and the impact of activation programs, are addressed, as is the possibility of convergence taking place in provincial welfare policy.This book is the second volume in the Johnson-Shoyama Series on Public Policy, published by the University of Toronto Press in association with the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, an interdisTrade ReviewBeland and Daigneault have assembled a wide-ranging and comprehensive study of what remains an essential component of Canada's social security system, as it is in most liberal welfare states. The chapters are effectively organized to offer a thorough overview of Canadian social assistance. Almost all empirical chapters are detailed and well organized, which attests to fine editorial oversight and the careful selection of participants, as well as reflecting consistent dedication by the authors. By bringing the volume to print so quickly, the University of Toronto Press is offering readers very current assessments of these programmes. This is an important study. Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Preface Introduction: Understanding Welfare Reform in the Canadian Provinces Pierre-Marc Daigneault and Daniel B land Part I: International, Comparative, and Multilevel Perspectives 1. International Trends in Social Assistance Robert Henry Cox 2. Federal Policies, National Trends, and Provincial Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Recent Developments in Social Assistance in Canada, 1990-2013 Gerard W. Boychuk 3. An Overview of Social Assistance Trends in Canada Ronald Kneebone and Katherine White 4. Poverty and Inequality Trends in Canada Brian Murphy, Andrew Heisz, and Xuelin Zhang Part II: The State of Social Assistance in the Provinces 5. Social Assistance in Ontario Peter Graefe 6. Qu bec: The Ambivalent Politics of Social Solidarity Alain No l 7. Social Assistance in British Columbia Jane Pulkingham 8. The State of Social Assistance in Alberta Donna E. Wood 9. Social Assistance in Saskatchewan: Development, Reform, and Retrenchment Rick August 10. Social Assistance in Manitoba Wayne Simpson 11. Social Assistance in New Brunswick: Origins, Developments, and Current Situation Luc Th riault and H l ne Lebreton 12. Welfare Reform in Canada: Nova Scotia Stella Lord 13. The State of Social Assistance in Newfoundland and Labrador Matthieu Mondou 14. The State of Social Assistance in Prince Edward Island Kathleen Flanagan Part III: Contemporary Issues and Challenges 15. Gendering Social Assistance Reform Amber Gazso 16. Entrenched Residualism: Social Assistance and People with Disabilities Michael J. Prince 17. Immigrants on Social Assistance in Canada: Who Are They and Why Are They There? Tracy Smith-Carrier and Jennifer Mitchell 18. Playing Catch-up with Ghosts: Income Assistance for First Nations on Reserve Martin Papillon 19. Aging and Social Assistance in the Provinces Patrik Marier and Anne-Marie S guin 20. Shelter and the Street: Housing, Homelessness, and Social Assistance in the Canadian Provinces Michael J. Prince 21. Do Active Programs Work? A Review of Canadian Welfare-to-Work Experiments Kelly Foley Conclusion: A Brief Survey of Welfare Reform in the Canadian Provinces Daniel B land and Pierre-Marc Daigneault Postface: From Welfare Reform-to Welfare Reformulation Sherri Torjman and Ken Battle Index

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Book SynopsisIn Sanity, Madness, Transformation, Ross Woodman offers an extended reflection on the relationship between sanity and madness in Romantic literature. Woodman is one of the field's most distinguished authorities on psychoanalysis and romanticism. Engaging with the works of Northrop Frye, Jacques Derrida, Sigmund Freud, and Carl Jung, he argues that madness is essential to the writings of William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Percy Shelley, and that it has been likewise fundamental to the emergence of the modern subject in psychoanalysis and literary theory. For Frye, madness threatens humanism, whereas for Derrida its relationship is more complex, and more productive. Both approaches are informed by Freudian and Jungian responses to the psyche, which, in turn, are drawn from an earlier Romantic ambivalence about madness.This work, which began as a collection of Woodman's essays assembled by colleague Joel Faflak, quickly evolved into a new book that approached Romanticis

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Book SynopsisThe theory of deliberative democracy promotes the creation of systems of governance in which citizens actively exchange ideas, engage in debate, and create laws that are responsive to their interests and aspirations. While deliberative processes are being adopted in an increasing number of cases, decision-making power remains mostly in the hands of traditional elites.In Democratic Illusion, Genevieve Fuji Johnson examines four representative examples: participatory budgeting in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Deliberative Polling by Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, a national consultation process by the Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and public consultations embedded in the development of official languages policies in Nunavut. In each case, measures that appeared to empower the public failed to challenge the status quo approach to either formulating or implementing policy.Illuminating a critical gap between deliberative democratic tTrade Review‘In this volume Fuji Johnson deftly navigates the choppy waters between cynicism and criticism… The book is a valuable addition to both the literature on deliberative democracy and public policy and it should be read by any scholar concerned about the state of Canadian democracy.’ -- David Moscrop * Canadian Journal of Political Science vol 51:01:2018 *Table of Contents1. The Hope for and Illusion of Deliberative Democracy 2. Participatory Budgeting and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation 3. Deliberative Polling and Nova Scotia Power Incorporated 4. National Consultations and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization 5. Embedded Policy Consultations and Nunavut's Official Languages 6. Contextual Complexity and the Importance of Deliberative Democracy Epilogue. Interpretive Case-Study Research, Its Challenges and Rewards

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Book SynopsisInsight is widely regarded as Bernard Lonergan’s masterwork. Worked out over a period of twenty-eight years, its aim was to present a theory of human knowing that underpinned the wide range of disciplines it addressed and their distinctive insights. In Lonergan’s Quest, William A. Mathews details the genesis, researching, composition, and question structure of Insight. The path to Insight began for Lonergan in the 1920s with his studies in philosophy at Heythrop College. Questioning many of the accepted truths of those studies, Lonergan's interests moved to economics while teaching in Depression-era Montreal, and later to theology and the philosophy of history while studying in Rome. The writing of Insight began in earnest in 1949 and soon evolved into Lonergan’s masterpiece, encompassing his many divergent, but philosophically coherent, streams of thought. An intellectual biography, Lonergan’s Quest locates

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Book SynopsisPaul Ricoeur is one of the most important modern literary theorists and a philosopher of world renown. This collection brings together his published articles, papers, reviews, and interviews that focus on literary theory and criticism. The first of four sections includes early pieces that explore the philosophical foundations for a post-structural hermeneutics. The second contains reviews and essays in which Ricoeur engages in debate over some of the central themes of literary theory, including figuration/configuration and narrativity. In the third section are later essays on post-structuralist hermeneutics, and in the fourth, interviews in which he discusses text, language, and myths. Mario Valdés provides an introduction to the literary theories of Paul Ricoeur and the works in this collection particularly. He also includes a complete bibliography of Ricoeur's works that have appeared in English.

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Book SynopsisIn the seventeenth century, Florence was the splendid capital of the Medici Grand Dukedom of Tuscany. Meanwhile, the Jews in its tiny Ghetto struggled to earn a living by any possible means, especially loan-sharking, rag-picking and second-hand dealing. They were viewed as an uncanny people with rare supernatural powers, and Benedetto Blanis—a businessman and aspiring scholar from a distinguished Ghetto dynasty—sought to parlay his alleged mastery of astrology, alchemy and Kabbalah into a grand position at the Medici Court. He won the patronage of Don Giovanni dei Medici, a scion of the ruling family, and for six tumultuous years their lives were inextricably linked.Edward Goldberg reveals the dramas of daily life behind the scenes in the Pitti Palace and in the narrow byways of the Florentine Ghetto, using thousands of new documents from the Medici Granducal Archive. He shows that truth—especially historical truth—can be stranger than fiction, when viTrade Review'Goldberg has sifted the correspondence between Blanis and Don Giovanni, rich with two hundred letters, plus other archival sources, in order to deduce a new image of Counter Reformation Tuscany. ' -- Giulio Busi; Storia Moderna: October 2011 'Goldberg has sifted the correspondence between Blanis and Don Giovanni, rich with two hundred letters, plus other archival sources, in order to deduce a new image of Counter Reformation Tuscany.' -- Giulio Busi, Il Sole 24 Ore, 16 October 2011 ' Never a dull read, this book provides fine background to the Jews of that region... Recommended for college libraries with Jewish or European history collections.' -- Hallie Cantor Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter vol 02:01:2012 'Edward Goldberg's fascinating and compulsively readable study of Benedetto Blains, is all the more remarkable for the vividness with which he is able to reconstitute the life and thought of this ambitious and troubled man.' -- Michael Keefer Renaissance and Reformation vol 37:01:2014 'These are two fascinating books... Edward Goldberg presents us with an excellent edition of the letters of Blains and a monograph on this enigmatic Jew... the two books are a treasure trove of knowledge and details as well as a look into the fascinating era of the late Renaissance and the dei Medici period.' -- Giuseppe Veltri Renaissance Quarterly vol 67:03:2014Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Illustration Credits Notes on Sources The Blanis Family CHAPTER ONE The Piazza CHAPTER TWO The Palace The Medici Family - Palazzo Pitti - Don Giovanni dei Medici - Benedetto Blanis at Court CHAPTER THREE The Ghetto Benedetto at Home - The Blanis Family - The Creation of the Ghetto - Segregation, Conversation, and Confusion - Ghetto Government - Benedetto's Neighbours CHAPTER FOUR The Synagogue The Synagogue as It Was - On the Bench - Men of Authority - Quarrels and Dissension - Italians and Levantines CHAPTER FIVE Memory and Survival The Jewish Year - Home and Family - Observance - Justice and Commandments CHAPTER SIX The Market Shopping - Market and Ghetto - Blanis and Sons - Stolen Goods - Scrocchi Barocchi - Rich Jews CHAPTER SEVEN Knowledge and Power Books - Tree of Kabbalah - Medicean Planets - Silver, Gold, and Grappa - The Fish Pond CHAPTER EIGHT Games of Chance Porta al Prato - Risky Business - Jew Made Christian CHAPTER NINE The Mirror of Truth On the Road - Venice - The Mirror of Truth - At Home with Livia and Don Giovanni - Fire at the Fair - Florence CHAPTER TEN The Magic Circle Fellow Travellers - The Late Cosimo Ridolfi - The Workshop - The Apprentice CHAPTER ELEVEN Curious and Forbidden Books Passover and Easter - Days of Scruples - Holy Cross - Bad Jew - Business as Usual (I) - Divine Favours - Jews and Converts - Business as Usual (II) CHAPTER TWELVE Prison Misery and Woe - Beginning of the End - Cosmic Battle - Out of Sight and out of Mind CHAPTER THIRTEEN Habeas Corpus? Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSuburbs can be incubators of creativity: innovative and complex, but all too often underappreciated. In Creative Margins, Alison L. Bain documents the unique role of Canadian artists and cultural workers in suburban place-formation and dismantles mischaracterizations of suburbs as cultural wastelands.Creative Margins interweaves stories of the challenges and opportunities presented by the creation of culture in suburbs, focusing on Etobicoke and Mississauga outside Toronto, and Surrey and North Vancouver outside Vancouver. The book investigates whether the creative process unfolds differently for suburban and urban cultural workers, as well as how this process is affected by the presence or absence of cultural infrastructure and planning initiatives.Bain shows how suburban culture can enhance a city-region’s vitality and sustainability. This book firmly debunks the myth of culture as a solely urban phenomenon and demonstrates the Trade Review'This logically organized book, written in accessible style, is rich in fact and anecdote, making it engaging reading for varied audiences.' -- Ginny Ratsoy BC Studies spring 2017 # 193Table of ContentsList of illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction: creating from the margins Chapter 2 The geography of somewhere: the suburbs Chapter 3 (Un)usual suburbanites? Explorations and interventions at the cultural frontier Chapter 4 Why (not) here? Valuing the intermediate landscape Chapter 5 Suburban cultural infrastructure planning formulas: from district to multiplex Chapter 6 The creative art of place complexity in suburbia Chapter 7 Networked geographies of suburban cultural workers Chapter 8 Conclusion: culture from the outside in Appendix 1 Notes References

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Book SynopsisConscience and Its Critics is an eloquent and passionate examination of the opposition between Protestant conscience and Enlightenment reason in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Seeking to illuminate what the United Nations Declaration of Rights means in its assertion that reason and conscience are the definitive qualities of human beings, Edward Andrew attempts to give determinate shape to the protean notion of conscience through historical analysis.The argument turns on the liberal Enlightenment's attempt to deconstruct conscience as an innate practical principle. The ontological basis for individualism in the seventeenth century, conscience was replaced in the eighteenth century by public opinion and conformity to social expectations. Focusing on the English tradition of political thought and moral psychology and drawing on a wide range of writers, Andrew reveals a strongly conservative dimension to the Enlightenment in opposing the egalitarian and anti

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Book SynopsisThis first full-length study of Erasmus’ translations of classical literature examines his approach to translation and, more generally, his role as a transmitter of the classics. It traces in chronological order the progress of his Greek studies and the publication history of his translations from Greek into Latin; these included selections from the works of Libanius, Euripides, Plutarch, Lucian, Galen, Isocrates and Xenophon. It also illustrates Erasmus’ methods with appropriate examples from his own texts and from those of his predecessors and contemporaries. In so doing it provides an overview of the state of Greek literature in the Renaissance.Erasmus shifted from literal translation to a more liberal approach – a change in attitude that was accompanied by a redefinition of his role as translator. In his early work he had pursued private goals, regarding his versions from secular authors as private pieces for his magnum opus, the New Testament. In later

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Book SynopsisYouth Work is a sophisticated examination of the troubling experiences of young people living outside the care of parents or guardians, as well as of the difficulties of the frontline workers who take responsibility for assisting them.Trade Review'This work is a fantastic example of ethnographic research and is put together in a way that allows the research to tell a story. A story indeed worth telling.' -- Chad Brown The Journal of Youth Adolescence April 2015

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Book SynopsisIn The Changing Voice of the Anti-Abortion Movement, Paul Saurette and Kelly Gordon suggest that anti-abortion activism increasingly presents itself as pro-women, employing rhetorical tactics to present the anti-abortion position as more feminist than pro-choice feminism.Table of ContentsPreface Ch. 1 - Introduction Part I: Historicizing the Abortion Debate in North America Ch. 2 - The History of the Abortion Debate in the United States Ch. 3 The Abortion Debate in the United States Post Roe v. Wade Ch. 4 - The History of The Abortion Debate in Canada Ch. 5 - The Abortion Debate in Canada: Morgentaler and Beyond Ch. 6 - Intermezzo: The History of the Abortion Debate in North America Part II: The Changing Voice of Canada's Contemporary Anti-Abortion Movement Ch. 7 - Shifting Strategies: A Little Old, A Lot of New, A Bit of Both Ch. 8 - Women Up Front, God Out Back: The Changing Anti-Abortion Arguments Ch. 9 - We're All Progressives Now: Rebranding the Movement Ch. 10 - Anti-Abortionism as the New Feminism: Reframing the Position Ch. 11 - From Jezebel to Snow White: Moralizing Through Narrativizing Part III: Comparisons, Conclusions, Implications Ch. 12. Pro-Woman' Discourse in the United States Ch. 13 - Theoretical Implications Ch. 14 - Where to Now? Practical Implications For Abortion Rights Advocates Appendix A: Glossary of Key Legal and Political Events, Organizations and Individuals Appendix B: Historical Timeline - Abortion Politics in UK, Canada and US Appendix C: Historical Timeline - Abortion Discourse in Canada and US

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Book SynopsisOriginally published between 1988 and 2008, these twelve essays cover a wide range of mythological and heroic poems and have been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Essays 1. 'Voluspa and the Feast of Easter' 2. 'On Heidr and Gullveig'* 3. 'The Evolution of Havamal'* 4. 'Havamal B: a Reconstructed Poem of Sexual Intrigue'* 5. 'Wisdom from Dead Relatives: the Ljodatal Section of Havamal'* 6. 'The Paradox of Vafprudnismal'* 7. 'Motivation and Meaning in Lokasenna'* 8. 'Myth as Therapy: the Function of Prymskvida' 9. 'Volundarkvida: Origins and Interpretation'* 10. 'Female Reactions to the death of Sigurdr' 11. 'Two Sex Goddesses: Porgerdr Holgabrudr and Freyja in Hyndluljod'* 12. 'The Trouble with Father: Hervararkvida and the adaptation of traditional story-patterns'* Bibliography and Abbreviations Index

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Book SynopsisDoes a poet make himself, or do his culture and his fiction make him? Sir Philip Sidney is one of the most popular and enduring of Elizabethan authors, and one of those most preoccupied with the relationship between self, society, and art. Edward Berry's The Making of Sir Philip Sidney explores how Sidney 'made' or created himself as a poet by 'making' representations of himself in the roles of some of his most literary creations: Philisides, Astrophil, and the intrusive persona of the Defence of Poetry. Focusing on the significance of these and other self-representations throughout Sidney's career, Berry combines biography, social history, and literary criticism to achieve a carefully balanced portrayal of the poet's life and work.This is a book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Sidney, and is likely to appeal to both students and scholars of Sidney, as well as to those wishing to understand the cultural events that shap

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Book SynopsisThis is the sixth volume of ancient cuneiform texts being prepared under the auspices of The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, and the first volume for the Babylonian periods. The purpose of the project is to locate and publish standard editions of the texts known as the Royal Inscriptions from ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria). Since the texts were first deciphered in the nineteenth century, the close affinity between them and events and people in the Bible has stirred great interest.The texts presented in this volume are from the important transitional period extending from the fall of the Kassite dynasty in the middle of the twelfth century BC to the collapse of Assyrian power towards the close of the seventh century. During these five centuries there were a number of short-lived dynasties in Babylonia, and for a time the area was controlled by its northern neighbour, Assyria. The first part of this period has been described as a 'Dark Age' in Bab

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Book SynopsisIn Masterminding Nature, Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s. A clear and concise introduction to the science and practice of artificial selection, Derry’s book puts the history of breeding in its scientific, commercial, and social context.Masterminding Nature explains why animal breeders continued to use eighteenth-century techniques well into the twentieth century, why the chicken industry was the first to use genetics in its breeding programs, and why it was the dairy cattle industry that embraced quantitative genetics and artificial insemination in the 1970s, as well as answering many other questions. Following the story right up to the present, the book concludes with an insightful analysis of today’s complex relationships between biology, industry, and ethics.Trade Review'This is a richly informative book that draws on Derry's academic training and long experience as practical breeder.' -- Ann Norton Greene Agricultural History vol 90:01:2016 'The book offers a gold mine of information for historians of breeding and of the agricultural sciences more generally, and several of its overreaching themes are potentially of interest to a wider range of historians.' -- Jonathan Harwood Isis Journal September 2016 'This is a historian with deep and personal fascination for the world of animal breeding... There is much information in this book. It can be used as a reference for the key movements, ideas and people in the history of animal breeding.' -- Jennifer Adlem The British Journal for the History of Science vol 49:01:2016 'Masterminding Nature is an ambitious and a valuable contribution to the literature.' -- Rebecca J.H. Woods Endeavour vol 30:10:2016 'Masterminding Nature is an informative account of the various innovations that have marked the livestock industry.' -- Anna Thompson Hajdik Business History Review vol 90:01:2016Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Artificial Selection Theory and Livestock Breeding, 1750-1900 2. Early Developments in Genetics 3. Practical Breeding via Theoretical Population Genetics 4. New Directions: Artificial Insemination Technology and Quantitative Genetics 5. Molecular Genetics, Genomics, and Livestock Breeding 6. Biology, Industry Needs, and Morality in Livestock Breeding Conclusions Notes Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn Dante's Journey to Polyphony, Francesco Ciabattoni's erudite analysis sheds light on Dante's use of music in the Divine Comedy.Trade Review'Ciabattoni makes a brilliant contribution to the field of music. He has provided scholars with a vivid picture of the practice of singing improvisational polyphony in the Commedia.' -- Eleonora M. Beck, Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association: March2011 'Ciabattoni's detailed and elegant description of the use of music within the Divine Comedy provides us with a meticulous analysis of Dante's diverse musical references and their sources... His book will surely be fascinating and useful to anyone with a strong interest in the interactions between music and literature.' -- Aliyah Shanti Early Music America: Summer 2011 'Dante's Journey to Polyphony is a brilliant example of the precious contribution musicology can offer when applied to the study of literature. It is beautifully written and thoroughly researched work that addresses the still underrepresented topic of Dante and music... After reading this book it will be hard to deny the fundamental unity of all musical references in the Comedy.' -- Lorenzo Salvagni Annali d'Italianistica - vol 28:2010

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Book SynopsisFrom the cheaply made “tax-shelter” films of the 1970s to the latest wave of contemporary “eco-horror,” Canadian horror cinema has rarely received much critical attention. Gina Freitag and André Loiselle rectify that situation in The Canadian Horror Film with a series of thought-provoking reflections on Canada’s “terror of the soul,” a wasteland of docile damnation and prosaic pestilence where savage beasts and mad scientists rub elbows with pasty suburbanites, grumpy seamen, and baby-faced porn stars.Featuring chapters on Pontypool, Ginger Snaps, 1970s slasher films, Quebec horror, and the work of David Cronenberg, among many others, The Canadian Horror Film unearths the terrors hidden in the recesses of the Canadian psyche. It examines the highlights of more than a century of Canadian horror filmmaking and includes an extensive filmography to guide both scholars and enthusiasts alike througTrade Review'These excellent essays identify precisely what sets the Canadian horror film apart from its American and British brethren... Highly recommended.' -- G.A. Foster Choice Magazine vol 53:08:2016Table of ContentsTerror of the Soul: An Introduction - Gina Freitag and Andre Loiselle I - SHAPING THE CANADIAN HORROR LANDSCAPE 1. Monsters Up North: A Taxonomy of Terror - Caelum Vatnsdal 2. Viral Culture: Canadian Cultural Protectionism and Pontypool - Andrea Subissati II - THE TERRITORIES OF HORROR: TERROR STORIES ON PAGE AND SCREEN 3. Blood in the Bush Garden: Indigenization, Gender and Unsettling Horror - Aalya Ahmad 4. Pure Laine Evil: The Horrifying Normality of Quebec's Ordinary Hell in the Film Adaptations of Patrick Senecal's 'Romans d'Epouvante' - Andre Loiselle III - A GOLDEN AGE OF GORE: THE TAX SHELTER SLASHER 5. (Who's in the) Driver's Seat: The Canadian Brute Unleashed in Death Weekend - Paul Corupe 6. The Creation and Codification of the Forest Slasher during the Tax Shelter Years 1977-1982 - Mark R. Hasan IV - THE TRUE NORTH, STRONG AND VIOLENT: ECO-HORROR IN CANADA 7. The [Hostile] Nature of Things: A Cultural Dialogue on Environmental Survival - Gina Freitag 8. Eco-Horror and Boundary Transgressions in Orca: The Killer Whale - Peter Thompson V - HORROR BY ANY OTHER NAME: ANIMATION AND THE AVANT GARDE 9. A Song From the Heart Beats the Devil Every Time: The Fear of Selling out in Nelvana's The Devil and Daniel Mouse and Rock and Rule - Kier-La Janisse 10. Where is Fear? Space, Place, and the Sense of Horror in the Canadian Avant-Garde Film - Scott Birdwise VI - BLOOD, GUTS, AND BEYOND: AN HOMAGE TO CRONENBERG 11. Traces of Horror: the Later Films of David Cronenberg - Bill Beard 12. The Physician as Mad Scientist: A Fear of Deviant Medical Practices in the Films of David Conenberg - James Burrell 13. Contagious Characters: Cronenberg's Rabid, Demarbre's Smash Cut and the Reframing of Porn- fame - Sean Moreland 'Canadian Mental-Case': A Conclusion - Gina Freitag and Andre Loiselle Bibliography Filmography

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Book SynopsisPerformance Anxiety analyses the efforts of German elites, from 1890 to 1945, to raise the productivity and psychological performance of workers through the promotion of mass sports. Michael Hau reveals how politicians, sports officials, medical professionals, and business leaders, articulated a vision of a human economy that was coopted in 1933 by Nazi officials in order to promote competition in the workplace. Hau’s original and startling study is the first to establish how Nazi leaders’ discourse about sports and performance was used to support their claims that Germany was on its way to becoming a true meritocracy. Performance Anxiety is essential reading for political, social, and sports historians alike.Trade Review‘Hau has written an extremely astute, well-researched study about the use of sport to promote performance enhancement in Germany from 1890 to 1945…. Highly recommended.’ -- S.A. Riess * Choice Magazine vol 55:02:2017 *"[Performance Anxiety’s] thoughtful analysis of various discourses surrounding performance bears both broad and very specific conclusions that many scholars will find valuable." -- David Imhoof, Susquehana University * European History Quarterly, Vol. 48 no 4, 2018 *"Sophisticated, original, and richly detailed, Hau’s work sheds new light on the histories of sports, performance, health, state coercion, gender, and modernity in Germany." -- Lisa Fetheringill Zwicker, Indiana University, South Bend * Journal of Modern History, March '19 *"This monograph examines the relation between sports and work as well as their meaning and exploitation in the German Empire in an impressive way…very successful and readable." -- Marcus Coesfeld, Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen * Journal of Social History, Summer 2019 *"Performance Anxiety will be of particular benefit to those interested in the histories of German business, labor, and the wartime economy, as well as those interested in the history of sport and of biopolitical regimes more generally." -- Erik Jensen, Miami University * Monatshefte, vol 110 no 4, 2018 *Table of ContentsIllustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Wehrkraft and Volkskraft: The "Human Economy" and Performance Enhancement during the Empire 2 Conditioning Bodies and Minds during the Weimar Republic 3: Conditioning People's Comrades 4 The Olympics of Labor: The Reich Vocational Competitions, 1934-1939 5 The Performance Community at War Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFemininity in the form of the donna-crisi, or “crisis-woman,” was a fixture of fascist propaganda in the early 1930s. A uniquely Italian representation of the modern woman, she was cosmopolitan, dangerously thin, and childless, the antithesis of the fascist feminine ideal – the flashpoint for a range of anxieties that included everything from the changing social roles of urban women to the slippage of stable racial boundaries between the Italian nation and its colonies.Using a rich assortment of scientific, medical, and popular literature, Natasha V. Chang’s The Crisis-Woman examines the donna-crisi’s position within the gendered body politics of fascist Italy. Challenging analyses of the era which treat modern and transgressive women as points of resistance to fascist power, Chang argues that the crisis-woman was an object of negativity within a gendered narrative of fascist modernity that pitted a sterile and decadentTrade Review'This book should appeal to anyone interested in the fascist period, and not only to literary critics. Historians of Italy and of fashion, as well as feminist scholars, to name a few, will find much to learn in Chang's engaging and well-written monograph.' -- Cristina Mazzoni Annali D'Italianistica vol 35:2016Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Donna-crisi in the Fashion World: From Revolution to Regulatory Ideal 2. Scientific Discourse and the Making of the Donna-crisi 3. Esci fuori, mattacchiona!: Satirical Representations of the Donna-crisi 4. Ideologies and Economies of Crisis Conclusion Appendix A. Rodolfo De Angelis, "Mah, cos'e questa crisi?" (1933) Appendix B. Romolo Balzani, "Donna Crisi" (1933) Appendix C. Mameli Barbara, "Donna crisi utilitaria" (1933) Appendix D. Mameli Barbara, "Donna crisi inutilitaria" (1933)

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Book SynopsisWolfe's transnational and multilingual study is a landmark work in the study of classical reception that has a great deal to offer to anyone examining the literary, political, and intellectual life of early modern Europe.Trade Review'A rich survey of Homeric reception in the Renaissance... This book will appeal to students of classical reception generally and to Renaissance scholars in particular.' -- P. Nieto Choice Magazine vol 53:07:2016 'I loved this text, a wonderful read, delightfully informative, and the kind of scholarship to which the academy should aspire.' -- Gary W. Jenkins The Sixteenth Century Journal vol 47:04:2016 'The book represents a work of wide-ranging learning and careful delving, and it is a comprehensive study; therefore, it is certainly very useful and valuable to philologists, historians, and Homeric scholars.' -- Luigi Ferreri Renaissance Quarterly vol 70: 01:2017 'Among the most wide-ranging and extensively researched publications on classical reception in recent years, Homer and the Question of Strife is a welcome contribution.' -- David Katz Renaissance and Reformation, vol 39:02:2016Table of ContentsIntroduction: Homer and the Question of Strife Chapter 1: Homer, Erasmus, and the Problem of Strife Chapter 2: The Remedy of Contraries: Homer, Rabelais, and Epic Parody Chapter 3: Spenser, Homer, and the Mythography of Strife Chapter 4. Chapman's Ironic Homer Chapter 5. The Razors Edge: Homer, Milton, and the Problem of Deliberation Chapter 6: Hobbes' Homer and the Idols of the Agora Epilogue: The Homeric Contest from Vico to Arendt

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Book SynopsisThis fully-updated, accessible textbook considers the theory and practice of critical social work in addressing inequality and social injustice. It is essential reading for students, educators and practitioners of child and family social work.Trade Review“Contemporary developments in social work mean that a critical perspective may be more important than ever, and this new edition places this perspective front and centre.” Joe Hanley, The Open University“An inspiring and essential read for all social workers who really aim to make a difference in the lives of those we aim to support and empower.” Tracee Green, Centre for Child Protection"This is an interesting book which provides an insightful overview of some of the key issues Child and Family social workers and managers face in current practice." Clive Diaz, Cardiff University“Rogowski ... has come up trumps with this latest work which focuses on children and family work in the UK ... the book is a useful complement to the contemporary UK radical literature in its attempt to bridge the divide between the academic standpoint of those works and the actualities of practice." British Journal of Social Work “... a much needed contribution to social work knowledge." Journal of Social Policy“A valuable contribution to social work literature and is particularly timely in the current economic and social climate." Laura Davis, Senior Practitioner Social Worker, Emergency Duty Service“Steve Rogowski provides an urgent, powerful and critical connection of theory and practice, set in its historical and political context by a real social worker about real social problems with real service users." Kevin Brown, MCI Management Center InnsbruckTable of ContentsIntroduction: critical social work and why we need it; Part One - Theory and Context: Critical social work: theory and concepts; Critical social work in the neoliberal world: challenging times; Part Two - Practice considerations: Child protection and looked-after children; Children in need and those with mental health issues; Young offenders and youth justice; Asylum-seeking and refugee children and families; Disabled children and families; Conclusion: critical social work and its future

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Book SynopsisPacked full of images, case studies, reflection points, this accessibly written textbook is designed to introduce undergraduate students on social science courses to the science behind the brain.Trade Review“Developmental neuroscience is an exciting area of research that is increasing in importance. This text is a good, accessible, introduction to this field including what neuroscience can add to our understanding of key development throughout childhood.” Dawn Watling, Royal Holloway, University of London"The editors stress some deficits in information and common misconceptions about the brain...helpful aspects of the volume include the use of boldface for terminology, a good glossary, and section summaries." Choice“A highly accessible introduction to developmental neuroscience. Abbott and Burkitt explain complex issues with clarity and elegance, and their engaging text is a pleasure to read. An exemplary book.” Martyn Barrett, University of SurreyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Beginnings and Basics; Developing Visual Perception; The Development of Thinking; Emotional Development; Language Development; The Learning Brain; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; The Future.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on principles and theory and their application in the process of constructing housing policy, with boxed examples and case studies throughout, this fully revised 3rd edition addresses the range of socio-economic factors that have influenced UK housing policy in recent years.Trade Review"Understanding Housing Policy is an insightful exploration of contemporary housing problems and an excellent introduction to the subject." Social Policy, Vol. 36 (4) - 2007"...this is a refreshing and different contribution to the literature. It clearly will prove of considerable value as an introductory text book and it maybe more accessible to undergraduates than the other books available are." Housing Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 1, 2007"It should be on the bookshelf of anyone, novice or veteran, interested in UK housing policy, and will be essential for undergraduate and graduate students specialising in the area." Joe Finnerty, University of Cork, Housing Studies journal (review of 2nd ed)"An excellent historical and theoretical review of housing policy: thoughtful, well informed, critical and up to date." Chris Paris, Professor of Housing Studies, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland“An excellent update that puts current housing policy into an historical context. This will be very helpful to my students.” Alan Winter, Associate Professor of Housing, London South Bank UniversityTable of ContentsUnderstanding Housing Policy; Housing policy: continuity and change; Governing housing; Comparative housing policy; Need, demand and supply; ‘Affordable’ housing; Homelessness; Decent and sustainable homes; Neighbourhood deprivation; Housing and social justice; Conclusion: Let’s be builders.

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Book SynopsisThis extensively updated fourth edition by the key author in the field will maintain its place as the most important text on education policy and makes essential reading for all students and anyone interested in education policy more generally.Trade Review"Stephen Ball is one of the few academics who can embrace policy, research and learning with a fierce and illuminating critical spirit." Richard Andrews, University of East Anglia"This must-read book is forensic in its analysis and points to the imperative for new thinking on education." Hugh Lauder, University of Bath"This invaluable new edition of this powerful and provocative book offers fresh insights into political context and policy narratives." Phillip Brown, Cardiff University"Informative, wise and angry in equal measure about the continued injustices meted out to students in the guise of 'progress', 'what works' and equity." Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham"My students need a book that introduces them to policy analysis in a rigorous yet accessible manner; this is it." Meg Maguire, King’s College London"Policy researchers are deeply indebted to Ball’s detailed analysis that underpins the sociological contribution in this book." Helen Gunter, University of Manchester"This brilliant book should be compulsory reading for all sociologists of education everywhere, and for all those interested in education." Bob Lingard, University of QueenslandTable of ContentsIntroduction: The great education debate (1976-2016); Key concepts: education policy, economic necessity and education reform; Class, comprehensives and continuities: a short history of English education policy; Policy Technologies and The UK government’s approach to public service reform; Policy, inequity and advantage; A sociology of education policy: past, present and future.

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