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Book SynopsisProtest Music in Latin America: Politics, Faith, and Social Justice addresses the impact of protest music in Latin America between the late 1950s and the 2000s. This was a time of continental fervor for revolutionary change and social transformation. This book analyzes the interplay between faith and politics in the music of social protest across the region. It places these songs in historical context and offers a window into the religious and cultural life, language, and thought of social actors in Latin American history. This vital resource for teaching students about Latin American cultures and societies offers in-depth analysis of twelve songs from different countries. An opening section provides the theoretical framework and historical background for understanding Latin American protest music and its relationship to faith and social change. Each of the remaining chapters focuses on one key song. The chapters move chronologically from the 1950s to the 2000s in their analysis of the composers and performers, historical and political contexts, lyrics, musical elements, religious themes, and messages of social change. Discussion questions and further resources at the end of each chapter allow readers to engage more deeply with the music. The full lyrics of each song are included in the original language with an English translation. Broadening the resources available for courses in Latin American music, history, culture, and language, while offering new insights for researchers and academics, Protest Music in Latin America: Politics, Faith, and Social Justice is an essential resource for scholars of sociology, religion, world music, and Latin American studies.
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Book SynopsisIn today's rapidly evolving business landscape, effective leadership is increasingly synonymous with adept digital strategy.Digital Leadership: Integrating Technology for Organizational Success delves into the crucial intersection of leadership and technology, offering a comprehensive guide for leaders navigating the complexities of the digital age. This edited volume brings together insights from seasoned professionals and thought leaders, presenting practical strategies and real-world case studies that illuminate how leveraging technology can drive organizational excellence. Unique to this book is its focus on the practical integration of digital tools and technologies across various industries. Each chapter explores innovative approaches and successful implementations, providing actionable insights that empower leaders to harness technology for sustainable growth and competitive advantage. Whether addressing digital transformation, cybersecurity, or data analytics, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively lead their organizations into the future. Digital Leadership meets a critical need in the industry by bridging the gap between theoretical discussions and practical application.It serves as an indispensable resource for executives, managers, and aspiring leaders seeking to stay ahead in an increasingly digital-first world, where adaptability and strategic use of technology are paramount to organizational success.
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Book SynopsisA strong understanding of conceptual vocabulary in the Early Years supports childrenâs communication and thinking and forms the foundation for later mathematical and scientific learning. The Word Aware Concepts Assessment (WACA) is an informal assessment that can be used to baseline and track childrenâs learning of Early Years concepts such as âboth,â âthrough,â âwhole,â âfirstâ and âbetween.âThe WACA is divided into 2 volumes, each with 3 levels and this book contains the assessment tools needed for carrying out levels 1-3. It is designed to be used with children aged 3-5 across nursery and reception and contains: Clear instructions for using the resource in whole class sampling, as well as with individual children, including those with additional needs. Assessment pages for 75 concepts, brought to life with engaging illustrations. The Word Aware Concepts Assessment is an essential tool to monitor childrenâs progress and provide targeted teaching. It has been designed to accompany Concept Cat, a programme which provides a whole class approach for teaching concepts and will be a valuable resource for all Early Years educators, primary teachers and speech and language therapists.
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Book SynopsisEating well should be easy. But so often it is not. How to Eat Well at Every Age provides practical tips based on psychological theory and evidence to enable people of every age to eat well and build a good relationship with food.Eating well is key to how we interact with others, manage our emotions and our sense of wellbeing. The book describes how we can help others and ourselves to eat well across the lifespan, from good food parenting as our children are growing up, to eating well as an adult when the food environment can seem to be against us, to caring for the needs of people as they age. It describes how we learn what food we like and how our eating habits develop. It explores how parents can help their child eat well through good food parenting and the key pillars of being a good role model, saying the right things and managing their environment. It then covers how to eat well as an adult in terms of eating less to lose weight (without doing harm) or changing engrained habits to eat more healthily in general. Finally, it explores how eating well can be key to looking after ourselves or others as they age when living independently or in residential care.This book is for anyone who wants a healthy relationship with food, for themselves or those they care for. It is also valuable reading for students studying child development, nutrition, dietetics, catering, physical health, social care, nursing and psychology.
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Book SynopsisThis second edition of Essentials of Pricing Analytics provides a comprehensive introduction to pricing as a tactical business function and is a practical toolbox for implementing solutions to diverse pricing challenges.Beyond theoretical perspectives, this second edition of Essentials of Pricing Analytics demonstrates practical implementations of analytical tools using global case studies. Covering fundamental pricing theory, break-even analysis, price sensitivity, optimization techniques, revenue management, and ethical considerations, this updated edition features new content on subscription models, two-sided markets, and AI applications in pricing strategy. It also expands on implementation examples to include R and Python alongside Excel.This accessible text is ideal for advanced undergraduate, MBA, and postgraduate students of pricing strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing strategy, and operations, as well as practitioners seeking effective methods to implement pricing strategies and maximize profits.Online resources include Excel templates, R and Python scripts for most examples covered in the book, a comprehensive test bank, and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.
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Book SynopsisAmerican Education: A History, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive, highly regarded history of American education from precolonial times to the present.Chronologically organized, the new edition provides an objective overview of each major period in the development of American education, setting the discussion against the broader background of national and world events. In addition to its in-depth exploration of Native American traditions (including education) prior to colonization, it also offers strong, ongoing coverage of minorities and women. Features for the seventh edition include: Every chapter extensively revised to incorporate the most recent historical scholarship, to increase readability, and to make the content relevant for todayâs educators. Chapter overviews and end-of-chapter reflection questions to aid comprehension and discussion. Updated and expanded coverage of Native American education, the role of women progressives in schools, rural schooling, public education, minority populations, and much more. Brand new topics, such as education policy under Trump and Biden, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools, student mental health, critical race theory, culturally responsive education, and textbook censorship. This much-anticipated seventh edition is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate History of Education courses.
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Book SynopsisStreet vendors often face disproportionate state violence not simply for their use of public space, but because of who they are as users of public space. Through a multicity comparison, Street Vending and the Right to the City demonstrates how vendors blur the lines of in/formality through their resistance tactics, and fight for their rights to the city not only as economic agents, but as residents seeking urban belonging. Given the state violence that people living and working informally face, claiming the right to exist in urban space is indeed a radical act. Cities and states, from New York City to Uruguay, have begun to formalize street vending, with many advocates arguing for this approach, but this book highlights why formalization is not a cure. With international examples and an in-depth case study featuring a comparison of Chicago and Mumbai, the chapters explore how urban informalities are produced and offer perspectives on roadblocks and pathways to gaining legitimacy. This book is essential for academics and students in urban planning, urban studies, anthropology, sociology, urban design, geography, and political science, as well as practitioners and policymakers.
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Book SynopsisDoing Learning Development in Higher Education is an essential introductory companion for those new to working in this emerging and exciting field. Filled with actionable tips, real-world advice, and illuminating anecdotes, this book will help readers navigate the challenges and opportunities of helping students unlock their full academic potential, whilst highlighting the important role that Learning Developers have.Covering the fundamental aspects of Learning Development practice, it explores everything from conducting effective workshops, collaborating with colleagues and students, leading tutorials, creating impactful learning resources, and much more. Readers will gain valuable insights into building productive relationships with students and colleagues, understanding the wider institutional context, and charting their own professional development journey. Each chapter blends theoretical foundations with practical applications, providing the tools to make an immediate impact.This practical guide will be helpful for new and early career Learning Developers working with undergraduate and postgraduate students across higher education institutions. It is equally valuable for early career academics and university staff in student-facing roles who wish to enhance their practice.
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Book SynopsisThis book explores the military and economic contributions of European reservists in Argentina and Argentine-born volunteers to the First World War. Drawing on primary sources in five languages, it explores all stages of the military mobilisation process âthe recruitment and selection of reservists and volunteers, their transfer to the war theatre, training and assignment to units, diverse wartime and combat experiences, demobilisation, return to Argentina, and reintegration into civilian life. Additionally, it examines the economic mobilisation of these communities in support of the war effort, the variations in their responses to recruitment, and, in the aftermath of the war, the commemoration of their human and material contributions. Part of the Wars and Battles of the World series, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of military history, migration studies, nationalism studies, global and transnational history, First World War studies, and Argentine and Latin American history.
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Book SynopsisProviding an overview of the knowledge and methods required by professionals working in a mandated setting with adults who have committed offences, Forensic Social Work presents evidence-based knowledge in an accessible way that can be directly translated to application in daily practice.Covering a wide range of topics, Part 1 of the book includes foundational theories that provide a solid basis for the development of practice-based methods and forensic social professionalism, the development of offending behaviour, desistance, professional reflection and resilience of professionals. Part 2 develops and organises the forensic social supervision process and deals with planning, assessment of risk and protective factors, cooperation with other professionals, volunteers, experts by experience and the social network. Part 3 contains essential practices for forensic social professionals, including the dynamics of involuntary interaction, the working alliance, motivating, strength-based and restorative practices and de-escalation strategies. Finally, Part 4 deals with unique client needs, such as debt, trauma, mild intellectual disability, substance use and mental disorders. There is also a focus on digital crimes and the online âstreet identityâ that becomes intertwined with offending behaviour in young adults.Intended for use in either practical training or theoretical study, this book will be of value to professionals such as probation workers, forensic mental health professionals and prison staff, as well as students studying or training in areas related to forensic social work.
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Book SynopsisCreating Sensory Spaces celebrates spaces enlivened with sensual richness and provides you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create them. Drawing on numerous built case studies in ten countries and illustrated with over 85 full color images, the book presents a new framework for the design of sensory spaces including light, color, temperature, smell, sound, and touch.This 2nd edition has been updated to include:An entirely new chapter on Sensory Wellbeing which presents recent research substantiating the impact of sensory design on the health and wellbeing of building occupants. This chapter includes a discussion of the broad spectrum of sensory differences among people and concludes with a set of design guidelines to promote an inclusive approach to sensory design.A new section on pedagogy which includes exercises which are useful in both academic classes and professional development to promote an embodied approach to sensory design and leverage this awareness to enrich the design of buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods.Bridging across disciplines of architecture, interior design, engineering, phenomenology and perceptual psychology, this book informs the design of buildings and neighborhoods that reclaim the role of the body and all the senses in creating memorable experiences of place and belonging.
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Book SynopsisThis book is an ethnography of the South Korean education system, the cultural pressures it reflects, and how these contribute to the mental health struggles of the Korean youth. It focuses on the young adult population of South Korea and examines how experiences of stress, alienation, and institutional pressure relate to Durkheimian themes such as anomie (normlessness) and fatalism (oppressive regulation). The author situates this analysis in the context of the post-COVID era, offering insights into youth suicide, educational inequality, mental health stigma, and generational conflict in contemporary South Korea. Drawing on rich ethnographic data, this book sheds light on social dynamics that are locally rooted yet globally resonant.Part of the Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-COVID World series, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of Asian studies, mental health studies, education, sociology, sociological theory, cultural studies, anthropology, and general readers of Korean culture.
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Book SynopsisTaking the ethical foundations from the seminal UN Report (1987) Our Common Future, this revised and updated second edition builds a model that emphasizes three equally important moral imperatives â satisfying human needs, ensuring social justice, and respecting environmental limits.The model presented identifies sustainability themes and assigns thresholds to them, defining the space within which sustainable development can be achieved wherein it recognises that different countries face different challenges and must follow different pathways. This revised edition has been brought up to date throughout and contains three new chapters exploring the history of the concept, including the status of the UN SDGs, competing indicators and models of sustainable development, and an overview of global and local changes in the six sustainability themes. It is divided into four parts, each contributing to a deeper understanding of what sustainable development is and what is required to achieve it, including an introduction to key arguments, theoretical foundations and competing models, new empirical knowledge discussing how different countries position themselves in relation to sustainable development, and future directions, offering perspectives on how it can be achieved locally and globally.Building on the extensive literature exploring needs, equity, justice, environmental science, ecology, and economics, this book will be essential reading for everyone interested in the future of sustainable development and in the complex environmental and social issues involved.
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Book SynopsisIntersections of Feminist Technoscience and Phenomenology: Subjectivity, Embodiment, Agency brings together feminist phenomenology and feminist technoscience studies with the aim of gaining a more comprehensive understanding of subjectivity and subjectivities, as embodied and situated in the world.The book demonstrates how combining insights from both of these traditions can deepen feminist analyses of pressing contemporary issues, from climate change to medical technologies, while contributing to broader discussions in feminist theory, epistemology, and subjectivity studies. The volume is organized into three interconnected parts examining situated subjectivity and knowledge production, embodiment and normative body formation, and the relationship between affectivity and agency.Intersections of Feminist Technoscience and Phenomenology is an essential resource for both undergraduates and postgraduates studying Gender Studies, Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies, Environmental and Medical Humanities, and Bioethics.
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Book SynopsisThis book provides a guide to working with survivors and perpetrators of female-to-female child sexual abuse (F-FCSA), examining the clinical challenges of treating perpetrators and survivors of F-FCSA and how to overcome them.Divided into two parts, the first part of the book sets F-FCSA in its historical, societal, and intra-psychic context, reviewing why some women abuse children, the barriers to recognising this, and the prevalence of F-FCSA. The second part sets out ways to work more effectively with survivors and perpetrators by drawing from in-depth interviews with prominent therapists working in the field. Topics addressed include working with extreme splitting, enmeshment, and integration; complex countertransference and transference; recognising embodied feelings; and processing the extreme impacts of the work on the therapist and the therapeutic relationship. Through the heartfelt voices of the therapists and clinical case studies, this book teaches clinicians how to manage the extreme emotions evoked by difficult narratives and behaviours of the clients and how to have a new and deeper understanding of empathy as the key within this difficult work.This is an important read for clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, forensic psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, and other professionals working with this client group.
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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with a new working model of the human mind based on contemporary trends in cognitive science. Taking a distinct biological approach, the book presents mind and brain as two sides of the same coin while at the same time emphasizing the need for separate accounts. The reader is introduced step by step to the mind account showing how it operates.The text explores the mind's basic architecture examining how its family of eleven systems interact flexibly and collaboratively to process information, mostly subconsciously. Key topics include the five systems that build specialized representations from sensory input, consciousness, memory, emotions, comparisons between human and animal cognition, language processing, and concepts of Self, Free Will, and spirituality. The book illuminates how general principles of activation, association, and competition act in combination with the unique principles that govern each of the mindâs specialized systems. One chapter explains two of these systems in more detail to illustrate how expertise from any relevant area of research can be used elaborate the basic model.Written in an accessible style, The Human Mind Revealed offers valuable insights for students and scholars across cognitive science disciplines as well as general readers curious about how the mind works.
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Book SynopsisBuilding on the latest research in developmental neuroscience, this book provides an evidence-based, accessible and practical roadmap for those looking for more effective ways to support primary school pupilsâ mental health and wellbeing.The guide begins by analysing current approaches before presenting a new, comprehensive framework for mental health and wellbeing curricula in primary schools. Focusing on building up mental health knowledge and key skills of children in a neuroscience-informed and age-appropriate way, the book: Translates key developmental processes in the mind and brain into learning outcomes, knowledge and skills with focus on Reception stage, KS1, and lower and upper KS2 Lays out a 7-step, trauma-informed pedagogical approach for teaching mental health and wellbeing and provides a plethora of relevant activity examples Looks at the implementation of the curriculum framework as a whole school approach in primary schools, including its positioning within wider social contexts Explains key terms, with case studies and reflection opportunities throughout. This innovative book is a must-have guide for primary school educators interested in understanding the mental health and wellbeing development of their pupils and finding research-based ways to effectively support them long-term. It is also valuable reading for pastoral leaders in schools, mental health professionals and policy makers.
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Book SynopsisWhy do we tolerate state violence, despite it being disagreeable, painful and often harmful for our societies? Drawing on three liberal democratic countries â Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom â this book exposes how states perpetuate tolerance for their violence through representations, the management of experiences and testimonies, bureaucratic and technological architectures, and ritualistic reforms.Using contemporary case examples - including in relation to borders, welfare, surveillance, incarceration, slavery and climate crimes - the book provides an analysis of how state institutions organize and facilitate politics, laws, bureaucracies, economies, technologies and social experiences such that violence is normalized. It spells out how state harms can be known and made tolerable, with the resulting pain and trauma becoming part of everyday governance, social relations, institutional policies and personal experiences.In exploring the many state structures, strategies and techniques that facilitate and sustain violence, this book also maps out what we must challenge, and where our resistance efforts and demands for transformation must be directed. In short, the book questions: how do state institutions create the conditions for the tolerance of state violence and harms? And, from this knowledge, how might we make the violence and harms intolerable?Tolerating State Violence is indispensable reading for students and scholars of criminology and criminal justice, sociology, and political science. The book will also appeal to policymakers, legal professionals, and social justice advocates concerned with institutional reform and addressing systemic violence.
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Book SynopsisThis book is a field guide for students and storytellers interested in the realm of social impact documentary. It explores best practices and processes for interacting with the documentary subject and framing the story of the subject in a way they find accommodating and aligned with their interests.This text will guide readers from step one of the documentary filmmaking process through to the completion of their short documentary film, in an easy-to-understand, very-repeatable process they can use and build on for the rest of their career. Beginning with the best practices for conducting comprehensive research and carrying out pre-production, the benefits of interacting with and getting to know your subject are then explored through multiple perspectives. This leads into a step-by-step framework for telling the subjectâs story, paired with real life examples from film student projects overseen by the author, as well as example work such as Character Profiles, Purpose Statements, Interview Questions, and other references.This is an essential resource for students and documentary filmmakers who want to get a clear and concise understanding of how to approach social impact documentaries.
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Book SynopsisWriting Phenomenological Research is your definitive guide to mastering phenomenological study design and execution. Tailored specifically for postgraduate researchers and scholars, this essential resource empowers you with the knowledge and tools necessary to write a compelling phenomenological research paper or dissertation. This book presents a clear, step-by-step approach that demystifies the complexities of phenomenological research.Each of the seven chapters delves into crucial elements, from identifying literature gaps and formulating problem statements to crafting precise research questions and conducting data analysis. The author emphasizes the critical role of wording, providing practical examples and resources that set phenomenological research apart from other qualitative methods.Designed to help you avoid common pitfalls, Writing Phenomenological Research equips doctoral candidates and scholars with a comprehensive checklist for solidifying their research design. With its focus on clarity and actionable guidance, this book is an indispensable addition to any research methods library, ensuring you can confidently navigate the intricacies of phenomenological studies and produce impactful academic work.
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Book SynopsisIn this thought-provoking work Yael Peri Herzovich and Aner Govrin challenge the long-standing rivalry between psychoanalysis and other psychotherapeutic approaches, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy. They address a fundamental question: How can we facilitate genuine dialogue between these dominant psychotherapy schools?Drawing on philosophical concepts such as Derrida's notion of hospitality, Hegel's dialectics and Gadamer's dialogical approach, the authors provide a new philosophical framework for encountering the other in psychotherapy integration. The book examines the barriers to integration and explores how hospitality, dialectics and dialogue processes can facilitate openness between schools while preserving their unique identities. Through engaging historical analysis and practical demonstrations, the authors show how opposing approaches can enrich each other, leading to more effective treatment possibilities.Offering a fresh perspective on the potential for integration and mutual influence between these two major psychotherapy schools, while honouring the unique contributions of each school, this book is essential reading for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, psychologists, and students of mental health.
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Book SynopsisIn this essential book, international trainer and consultant Dr Lisa Cherry engages professionals from education, social work, healthcare, and criminal justice in insightful conversations on a range of vital topics that will make a positive difference for practitioners and their workplaces today.With integrity and authenticity at its heart, the book explores what compassionate, inclusive leadership really looks like and how to get there. Each discussion brings a new perspective, exploring topics from nurturing belonging and anti-racist practices, to growing from adversity and supportive supervision. Placing an emphasis on learning from lived experience, collaboration, and caring deeply about others, these rich conversations share a range of trauma-informed practices and approaches which work, along with opportunities for the reader to reflect on themselves and their wider community. Children, young people and their families deserve the best version that adults can be, and each discussion helps all practitioners to understand that the work starts with us.This practical book is designed for action, for change, and to create something better than we have experienced before. Settings, services and systems must view themselves as connected communities that have to be well if there is any hope of supporting the people they serve. This book will inspire and encourage leadership teams across sectors to enact a change in culture which makes a difference for all.
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Book SynopsisA New Pluralistic Paradigm for Research is a comprehensive resource that equips a diverse audience with essential research knowledge. 14 informative chapters, organized into two sections, describe a new paradigm, as well as methodologies to research group analytic psychotherapy and different types of groups and populations.In addition to making group analytic thinking accessible, and offering a practical guide, the Emerging Reality Paradigm promotes the decolonization of research practices, offering an alternative to traditional Western paradigms. Whilst the focus is on a pluralism, readers will also gain valuable insight into both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms. Western and Indigenous thinking is bridged, illustrative examples are interwoven, and real research examples are included, enabling professionals and students to research analytic groups effectively. Engaging text boxes and suggestions for further reading foster a deeper understanding.This book is ideal for psychotherapists, researchers, students, supervisors, trainees, and seminar leaders, who seek to gain or deepen their knowledge of group analytic research. It serves as an essential guide for anyone interested in analytic groups and the methodologies that inform them.
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Book SynopsisPsychosis: A Contemporary Introduction offers an in-depth exploration of psychosis from a psychoanalytic perspective, combining historical developments, clinical reflections and the authorâs extensive original research.Franco De Masi outlines the history of psychoanalytic approaches to the treatment and understanding of psychosis, focusing on symptoms such as delusion, hallucination, psychotic dreams, the collapse of symbolisation and sensory withdrawal. Addressing the challenges often encountered in clinical work, De Masi explores analytic tools that may support psychotic patients, particularly where traditional approaches grounded in the dynamic unconscious might have failed. He discusses the therapeutic setting, looking at pharmacological support as well as the temporal dimension and quality of interpretative work.Written in a clear and accessible style, this volume serves as an ideal introduction for those approaching psychosis for the first time, both clinically and theoretically, as well as for those seeking contemporary and innovative perspectives on the subject. It is a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and researchers.
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Book SynopsisWhen we draw basic geometric forms â lines, circles, points â to describe the possible future shape of our buildings and our cities, do we consider what predetermined social interactions are embedded in those forms?Though simple, this question is often overlooked. As generative and analytic algorithms increasingly automate the design of our built environment, the power of basic geometrical notation to affect social meanings becomes both more powerful and more elusive. This book examines how the geometric outcomes of spatialised algorithmic operations influence more complex human experiences of accessibility, belonging, and identity as well as shape the dynamics of equity, connectivity, privacy, and power in architectural and urban spaces.The Hidden Lives of Algorithms draws insights from architecture, urban studies, computer science, design theory, cognitive science, human geography, environmental psychology, and social theory to investigate the intersection of geometry, computation, and social meaning. Grounded in embodied cognition, the book connects fundamental thinking structures to our spatial experience and examines how algorithms operationalise these ideas in real-world design. This book challenges designers to look beyond technical implementation, urging a critical awareness of how computational processes can reinforce or reimagine the social fabric of our shared spaces.
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Book SynopsisFilm School Survival Guide is a comprehensive and approachable resource designed to address common mistakes made by film students and provide straightforward, practical solutions.Drawing upon the authorâs fifteen years of experience teaching film production at degree level, this book identifies the most common blind spots encountered at every stage of the student filmmaking process, from pre-production to post-production and beyond. Identifying these blind spots can help students to avoid certain mistakes and elevate their work. The chapters take a candid and accessible approach, incorporating anecdotes, relatable stories, and humour to engage and inspire readers at any level of experience. Supported by expert tips and advice from the authorâs alumni who now work across various roles in the film and television industry, Film School Survival Guide offers a unique perspective.This book is designed for the beginner filmmaker or new film school student. Filmmaking professionals or educators who supervise students will also find it a useful tool for guiding the next generation of filmmakers.
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Book SynopsisExperiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training Second Edition is a beginnerâs guide to Knight-Thompson Speechwork , a method that focuses on universal and inclusive speech training for actors from all language, racial, cultural, and gender backgrounds and identities.This book provides a progression of playful, practical exercises designed to build a truly universal set of speech skills that any actor can use, such as the ability to identify, discern, and execute every sound found in every language on the planet. By observing different types of flow through the vocal tract, vocal tract anatomy, articulator actions, and how these components can be combined, readers will understand and recreate the process by which language is learned. They will then be introduced to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and will practice using the IPA for narrow transcription of speech sounds. This revised second edition features: New and updated exercises exploring vowel charts More pathways for connecting Speechwork with acting work, including professional applications Updated images throughout Updated information for instructors and the use of the text in various courses New web resources, including additional exercise and video demos. Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training is an excellent resource for teachers and students of speech and actor training, as well as aspiring actors looking to diversify their speech skills.
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Book SynopsisStanislavsky and Place offers a new approach to actor training and theatrical direction by investigating Stanislavskyâs question to his actors of âœWhere?â the action that they perform (and what preceded it) took place.This book explores how place functions beyond mere location in theatrical practice, addressing politics, colonialism, conflict, and resistance through the lens of Stanislavsky's work. Featuring contributions from leading scholars Jonathan Pitches and Bella Merlin alongside diverse practitioners, the collection examines multiple dimensions of place-based performance. Essays analyze an Australian production of Ibsen's Enemy of the People addressing environmental concerns; perspectives from Australian First Nations and Settler artists; Russian concepts of place that shaped Stanislavsky's approach; and the groundbreaking site-specific Vanya Project that incorporated local environments and embodied responses. The book also investigates how actors and mise-en-scÃne become emplaced, while examining concepts of displacement in multimedia performances that position character-actors simultaneously in multiple locations, particularly in modernist narratives like Kafka's. Throughout these varied contributions, place emerges as a richly ambiguous and often contested tool for understanding theatrical experience, offering fresh perspectives on Stanislavsky's enduring influence on contemporary performance practice.Stanislavsky And... is a series of multi-perspectival collections that bring the enduring legacy of Stanislavskian actor training into the spotlight of contemporary performance culture, making them ideal for students, teachers, and scholars of acting, actor training, and directing.
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Book SynopsisThe third volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut focuses exclusively on documentary editing, bringing together the experience and insight of more than 100 of the worldâs best documentary editors.Continuing his work from the other volumes, Steve Hullfish has carefully curated extensive interviews with the most experienced professionals in their field into easily digestible topics and categories. Following a filmography that introduces the different projects and their editors, the book weaves excerpted interviews into a virtual round-table discussion of the processes and essential elements of editing a documentary. These discussions are structured around the three major skillsets required of an editor: technical, artistic, and collaborative.With the breadth and depth of expert insight from a diverse set of voices, this book is an invaluable resource for professional and aspiring editors who want to improve their skills and succeed in the field documentary editing.
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Book SynopsisThis book traces the political lives and ideas of B.R. Ambedkar and Malcolm X, and their struggles against caste and racial discrimination to present a unique East meets West subaltern history of the twentieth century.Although Ambedkar and Malcolm X came from very different backgrounds, their worldviews have many overlaps, shaped by their experiences of caste oppression, institutional violence, marginalisation and racism. This book explores their parallel ideologies and the lasting impact of their legacy on civil rights discourse and movements across the world.The volume will be of interest to researchers and scholars of race, caste and discrimination studies, history, African-American studies and South Asian studies.
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Book SynopsisThis book examines how historical injustices, especially enslavement, colonialism, and systemic racism, continue to impact societies today. Drawing on global case studies, from the legacies of transatlantic slavery and colonialism in the Americas, to indigenous experiences of reconciliation in Canada, racial healing initiatives in the US, and community intergenerational dialogues in Africa, it explores how past traumas are transmitted across generations, shaping contemporary inequalities.The authors argue that addressing these enduring harms requires collective healing, involving processes of acknowledging the wounds, truth-telling, reparations, reconciliation, and inclusive dialogue across diverse generations and communities. Innovative frameworks presented include âœEmotional Justiceâ, which emphasises relational well-being and narrative transformation, and âœintergenerational dialogue and inquiryâ that re-affirms human dignity and restores traditional wisdom and communal resilience. The book also introduces ideas of healing architecture and âœpolitics of dignityâ that outlines structural features of just society, showing how institutions and can be intentionally designed to respect equal intrinsic value of all persons, nurture social justice, and foster collective well-being.Gathering interdisciplinary perspectives and renowned global scholars in one volume, the book offers practical strategies and hopeful narratives that demonstrate how societies can move from entrenched division towards communal healing and shared flourishing. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in creating more just, empathetic, and inclusive societies in our increasingly interconnected world.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 International license.
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Book SynopsisMargaret Archerâs contribution to the development of sociological theory has been significant and lasting. This volume by Graham Scambler offers both an account of her evolving body of work over time and an appraisal of its salience for contemporary sociological theory and practice.The author demonstrates how Archerâs work drew on Roy Bhaskarâs critical realist philosophy while displaying a strong streak of independence and originality, making a compelling case for why her work warrants wider consideration within the sociological community. The book begins by offering four expository chapters, tracing the evolution of Archerâs thinking from her studies of national education systems conducted in France with Bourdieuâs research team to her later expansive work on aspects of the morphogenetic society. It explores Archerâs commitment to a realist approach throughout her work and traces the inspiration of the critical realist tradition. The second part of the book explores debates, critical responses, and empirical applications of Archerâs work.Accessibly written and clearly elucidating Archerâs work and the debates and applications it has given rise to, it will appeal to scholars and students of Critical Realism, sociological theory, and the philosophy of social science.
£46.74
Book SynopsisThis insightful text offers vivid, fly-on-the-wall portraits of history teaching in action. Drawing on long-term observations of four teachers working in diverse school contexts, it explores what âœgoodâ history teaching looks like in practice.Rather than offering a checklist of strategies or quick fixes, Golledge delves into the lived complexity of teaching. The book examines the structures, relationships, and contextual factors that shape and constrain professional practice, using the theory of practice architectures to illuminate the situated nature of teachersâ work. Through rich case studies and the inclusion of student voice, it reveals how exemplary teachers engage, inspire, and adapt to meet the needs of their learners. In doing so, it underscores how good history teaching plays a vital role in shaping societyâs future by helping students understand the past, think critically about the present, and become informed citizens who can contribute meaningfully to their communities. The result is a nuanced, engaging, and deeply contextual account of what it means to teach history well â highlighting the relational, intellectual and creative dimensions of exemplary practice.This book is essential reading for current and future history teachers, as well as researchers and academics interested in the lived realities of classroom practice.
£39.99
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook examines the digital maturity of modern supply chains, presenting innovative frameworks for assessing and enhancing digital capabilities across procurement, production, distribution, and city logistics while offering forward-looking scenarios for supply chain evolution.Logistics and Digital Transformation: The Challenges of Modern Supply Chains leads the reader through the various applications of information and communication technology (ICT) in logistics and suggests how digital logistics systems may develop in the future. These concepts present research conducted at the scale of the entire supply chain, as well as at the scale of individual logistics subsystems (supply logistics, production logistics, distribution logistics), and in the area of city (urban) logistics, which is closely related to the development of modern distribution systems. Unique to this book is its description of the relationship between the digital development of individual subsystems and entire supply chains, to identify the determinants of this development and challenges â this approach has not yet been addressed in the literature.This book will find an appreciative audience amongst advanced students, researchers, practitioners in logistics, supply chain management, manufacturing, trading, IT companies, and policymakers interested in logistics innovation and digital maturity.
£39.99
Book SynopsisWomen and Jazz: European Perspectives from Female Researchers and Artists is an edited volume bringing together the work of female researchers exploring the complex relationship between jazz and gender. Who are the European and Europe-based women in jazz, and do they perceive jazz as still being a male-dominated world? Women and Jazz encompasses a broad range of views and themes, including the role of women in European jazz history, their daily lives, motherhood, music education, festivals, and live performance.The volume features interviews with twenty-six female European or Europe-based jazz artists. These interviews serve as tangible illustrations of the female experience in professional jazz. This volume also sheds light on hidden gems within jazz, introducing readers to talented female artists who may have been overlooked. Readers can gain insight into inspiring stories of perseverance and creativity, as well as unique perspectives that each musician brings to the music. By reading this book, individuals can contribute to amplifying underrepresented voices in the world of jazz and promoting a more inclusive understanding of the music and society. Women and Jazz will be of interest to jazz professionals, popular music scholars, gender studies scholars, teachers, students, and anyone wanting to learn more about womenâs perspectives on the field of jazz.
£39.99
Book SynopsisThis book unlocks the transformative potential of Micro Human Efforts (MHE) in the domain of disaster resilience through an interwoven narrative of human resilience, grounded in insights from the influential special issue of the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.This work delves into the critical, often neglected, role of individual, intuitive initiatives in the wake of catastrophic events. By illuminating how these efforts can significantly reshape post-disaster recovery strategies, this book underscores the importance of local knowledge and community ingenuity. It posits that MHE has the capability to amplify grassroots movements into impactful agents of change. Readers will embark on a comprehensive exploration that redefines disaster management through a human-centred lens and highlights the essential contributions of individuals in fostering resilience.The volume serves as an invaluable resource for academics, practitioners, and all stakeholders committed to advancing sustainable and adaptive responses in the face of climate-induced challenges.
£35.99
Book SynopsisThis book explores the intricate relationship between copyright law and internet meme culture, challenging an assumption that copyright is a barrier to digital creativity.Using the lens of internet memes to analyse copyright law in the context of participatory remix culture, the book confronts a common perception that copyright is the 'destroyer' of internet memes on social media platforms. Following the European Unionâs Copyright Directive, widely known as the 'Meme Ban', this book critically examines whether copyright might instead be reimagined to foster rather than inhibit re-creations that define internet meme culture. The book argues that this culture directly challenges copyright's core assumptions, and proposes a new, holistic approach to copyright that distinguishes between traditional and emergent forms of creative processes. Arguing for a flexible interpretation of copyright that limits private proprietary rights in the case of internet memes, it provides a legal framework to support socio-cultural discourse without undermining copyright's foundational principles. Covering core copyright concepts such as authorship, idea/expression, originality, fair dealing, and user rights, the book provides a compelling argument as to how copyright can adapt to the digital age as a 'protector' of cultural expressions, ensuring that internet memes are not only preserved but celebrated.The book will be of interest to researchers in the field of copyright law, the law of emerging technologies, and intellectual property law.
£39.99
Book SynopsisFlow in positive psychology describes a mental state of being fully immersed and energised in the successful performance of a task. Teaching for Flow explores a radical transformation of the primary curriculum with a look at adopting a thematic, investigatory approach based on the childrenâs interests; exploring ways to foster the right conditions for children to enter into the optimal state for learning, known as âflowâ or more colloquially as 'being in the zone'.Practical activities and classroom resources encourage deeper engagement and motivation among all students regardless of their backgrounds or neurodiversity whilst simultaneously cultivating a love for learning, critical thinking, and creativity. Informed by neuroscience, areas covered include learning and development, teaching for flow, special educational needs (SEND), outdoor learning and Forest School, homework and integrating flow into the curriculum. The book suggests a complete overhaul of the current curriculum to place emphasis on a more child-centred and engaging learning experience. Focusing on curriculum design and lesson planning and assessment, the author demonstrates how this inclusive approach can be applied practically, and how teachers can have autonomy over curriculum content driven by the interests of their pupils.Teaching for Flow is an essential resource for any classroom teacher or school leader looking to develop a more active, investigatory and child-centred approach to learning in their school that allows children to grow and flourish.
£21.99
Book SynopsisWritten by experts who have trained global audiences in finance and designed real-life solutions, this book provides exactly what financial decision-makers need: a survival kit for disruptive times.The increasing use of AI has posed challenges and brought benefits at organizational and individual levels. However, financial decision-makers are often not equipped with the necessary skills and may even feel threatened by the speed at which AI is automating the decision-making process. This book takes a balanced look at how AI and ML are applied across operations, finance, and risk management. It is not meant to turn finance professionals into coders; instead it shows clearly how these tools can be used to tackle real business problems. This will help financial decision-makers actively engage with projects involving the implementation of ML tools in their organizations. Beyond simple ML tool identification, the book goes one step further and provides representative codes that the reader can use by tweaking information to make it relevant to their own situation. To keep up with the rapid developments in AI and ML, this book is accompanied by a website where tools and codes will be regularly updated as standards change.Anyone involved in financial decision-making will find this book to be an invaluable resource, whether a CFO, finance director, management accountant, budget officer, auditor, strategic planner, or early career professional.
£43.99
Book SynopsisSpiritual Interventions and Attachment offers a variety of models of lay minister-driven spiritual interventions to which clergy from diverse religious backgrounds might consider referring their congregants. Each chapter reviews a specific model, providing a history, description, inclusion and exclusion criteria, training requirements, and a clinical illustration. The author also provides a critique of each model using attachment theory as the organizing framework.All these models are designed to ease the overwhelming burden of clergy, who are unable to provide appropriately matched pastoral care to all their congregants who experience spiritual and emotional struggles. University course instructors, clergy, chaplains, pastoral counselors, lay ministers, and mental health professionals will benefit from this insightful book.
£35.76
Book SynopsisThis book provides clinicians with a CBT informed curriculum specifically designed for neurodiverse children and teens with co-occurring anxiety disorders.Research has shown that neurodivergent individuals respond better to mental health interventions when they are adapted to their unique needs. The concepts and strategies in this book, guided by CBT principles, address these needs and provide clinicians with an affirming and supportive approach to treatment with neurodiverse clients. The visually engaging templates throughout help clients recognize and communicate their feelings with others, allowing them to self-regulate and feel their emotions, leading to a sense of achievement during treatment.A must have resource on the bookshelf of any psychologist, social worker, counselor, and other professionals working with neurodivergent children and teens.
£27.99
Book SynopsisWar and Violence in Early and High Medieval Venice presents a comprehensive collection of primary sources, providing insight into all aspects of Venetian warfare and internal conflict during this formative period.This valuable sourcebook offers annotated English translations alongside original Latin texts chronicling Venice's remarkable journey from its emergence as an independent Adriatic force to its rise as one of the major powers in the Mediterranean in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The sources reveal how Venetians maintained independence against neighboring rulers and raiders while establishing internal stability despite occasional coups. Readers will also discover how Venice strategically exploited the conquest of the Holy Land and the weakening of Byzantine naval power to expand eastward, often through military force, and successfully challenged powers like the German Empire during the 1150sâ1170s.Through its chronological and topical approach, this resource will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Venice, Europe, and the Mediterranean, as well as those interested in military and political history.
£39.99
Book SynopsisNow in its 3rd edition, Profession and Purpose is the essential resource for MBA students interested in applying their business skills and expertise in careers that address the climate and sustainability challenges the world is facing. Whether youâre interested in corporate sustainability strategy, climate tech venture capital, clean energy development, purpose-driven business, or any number of other career paths, Katie Kross will serve as your guide as you navigate your options and strategies.This third edition presents ideas for researching companies, making the most of your networking, identifying job and internship openings, and preparing for interviews. With new sections, references, and profiles, it directs you to the best resources and helps you to fine-tune your sustainability job search strategy. Since the publication of earlier editions, there has been a shift in hiring trends, with many more climate and clean energy jobs becoming available, and newer career options, like circular economy specialist roles, replacing less-frequently posted titles like the corporate social responsibility specialist. This new edition clearly indicates hiring trends, including in clean energy, as well as lists of example internships and jobs. It provides up-to-date resources, including conferences, recruiters, and job boards.This guide is your roadmap to climate and sustainability careers, whether you are focused on an off-campus search or participating in the on-campus recruiting process. No matter what stage of the search process you're in, this book is your go-to guide for your sustainability career.
£31.34
Book SynopsisObsessions and compulsions have plagued humanity for millennia, and yet no major psychological theory has considered their content to be meaningful â until the work of Carl Jung. This book presents Jungâs symbolic approach to the understanding and treatment of OCD.The strength-based Jungian perspective restores dignity and efficacy to what can be an experience of frustration and, for the sufferer, humiliation. In this book, Morgan Stebbins employs his 30 years of practice as a clinician, professor and teacher to outline a step-by-step process: we see how obsessional ideas and compulsive actions can be understood from a symbolic standpoint, and how that both changes the personality and heals the suffering from unwanted ideas and urges.Featuring clinical material throughout, this will be a valuable guide for Jungian analysts, clinicians of all kinds, as well as individuals in advanced study and clinical training who want to learn about the Jungian approach to the spectrum of obsessive and compulsive struggles.
£31.99
Book SynopsisSocial workers prioritize understanding and advocating for unjustly at-risk vulnerable populations. Honoring this moral imperative requires critical empathy, imagination, knowledge, theorizing, and action.This textbook provides a comprehensive, practical, and normative framework for assessing a population with a problem in a place, for using standards of justice to appraise âwhat isâ, âwhat could beâ (ideals), and âwhat should beâ (norms), and for using the (in)justice profile as a foundation for planning transformative interventions. Focusing on marginalized and vulnerable populations, it shows their differential exposure to hazardous intersections and perilous paths, and the consequential harms they often suffer. Expanding on Nancy Fraserâs multi-theory, multidimensional justice paradigm, topics covered include the grounds of social workâs justice imperative; the forms of injustice-recognition denial, resource deprivation, representation deficiencies, and rights violations; environmental injustice and the ecosystems perspective; risks and protectors; creative agency, resistance, and well-being; privilege and penalty; resiliency and vulnerability; and plausible explanations. It also includes content on pivotal social systems; the intersectional life course perspective and other critical theories of inequity; processes of injustice including blaming, dominating, exploiting, stereotyping, and stigmatizing; and descriptions of possibilities, real alternatives to oppressive, inequitable, and unsustainable structures and processes.Designed for use as a core text on all HBSE modules on BSW and MSW social work programs, it will also be of interest to novice social workers, social workers engaged in professional development, and allied human services professionals.
£39.99
Book SynopsisLeaders as Architects of Change provides new approaches, frames and tools for leaders and their teams to design, drive, and support cultures of workplace inquiry which create collective capacity and adaptivity, and which ground and connect people in times of change.Written by scholar-practitioners, alongside global business leaders, the book explores how organizations can thrive in a brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible (BANI) world. Drawing on evidence-based research and real-world experience, the contributors present practical frameworks for antifragility, emotional intelligence, adaptive culture, and collaborative leadership. Through chapters on AI-driven disruption, organizational resilience, dissent by design, and trust in virtual teams, the book reveals how leaders can design adaptive systems that bend without breaking, cultivate psychological safety, and unlock human flourishing. Rather than offering prescriptive fixes, it provides tools to architect conditions for resilience, innovation, and belonging.The book will resonate with executives, academics, consultants, and students of leadership who seek actionable strategies to navigate volatility. Readers will gain both insight and courage to reimagine organizations not as machines of control but as living systems of connection, adaptability, and purpose.
£35.76
Book SynopsisThe field of public policy is so broad, diffuse, and balkanized that imposing order on it from an instructorâs perspectiveâlet alone from a studentâs perspectiveâcan be a difficult and frustrating undertaking. The Public Policy Theory Primer, 4th Edition is designed to provide a firm grounding in public policy, while also offering an introduction to the research agendas that are rising fastest from its foundations. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer utilize a unique approach: they define the key research questions in the field and then organize policy studies into coherent subfields that address those questions.In delving into newly published research and rapidly developing literatures, the book continues to ask a fundamental question in the field of public policy studies: Does such a field really exist? This substantially revised new edition draws clear connections between theory and practice, examines whether policy process models can help illuminate program adoption and outcomes, explores the Narrative Policy Frameworkâs commonalities with rationalist and post-positivist policy analysis camps, investigates the âœdeservingness heuristicâ and the notion of the âœpublicâ in policy design, and makes a stronger case for the role that human psychology plays in policy choices. The authors do not simply report on these sorts of changes and updates, instead meticulously integrating them into their coherent framework of public policy studies. This novel structure, along with an appendix of sample discussion and exam questions, makes The Public Policy Theory Primer, 4th Edition a clear, organized, and thought-provoking introduction to the field, indispensable for any public policy course.
£44.99
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Being Indigenous presents perspectives from 24 Indigenous scholars who share their knowledge on the interconnected fabric of activism, culture, language, and identity that defines Indigenous existence in the twenty-first century.The book explores personal narratives, cultural traditions, and resistance strategies of Indigenous peoples from 11 countries. This expanded edition features significant updates including a new introduction, restructured organization prioritizing traditional cultural knowledge, and five entirely new chapters on power dynamics, pedagogical approaches, climate change impacts on Indigenous foodways, gender perspectives, and collaborative research methodologies in the Amazon.Being Indigenous is essential reading for students and researchers in Indigenous studies, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, and cultural studies seeking authentic perspectives on sovereignty, identity, and cultural resilience from those who have lived these experiences.
£39.89
