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  • The Wartime Presidentby William G. Howell; Saul P. Jackman; Jon C. Rogowski

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 30.00

    “It is the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority,” wrote Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers. The balance of power between Congress and the president has been a powerful thread throughout American political thought since the time of the Founding Fathers. And yet, for all that has been... more...

  • Child Guidance in Britain, 1918–1955by John Stewart

    Pickering & Chatto Publishers 2013; US$ 99.00

    Stewart presents a history of child guidance in Britain from its origins in the years after the First World War until the consolidation of the Welfare State. This is the first study of child guidance in this period and makes a significant contribution to the historiography. more...

  • No Matter Whatby Sally Donovan

    Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2013; US$ 16.95

    No Matter What is the uplifting true story of an ordinary couple's journey from a diagnosis of infertility to their decision to adopt two children who suffered abuse in their early life. By turns heart-rending, inspiring and hilarious, Sally and Rob's story offers a rare insight into the world of adoptive parents. more...

  • Social Injustice and Public Healthby Barry S. Levy; Victor W. Sidel

    Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 58.99

    This second edition of Social Injustice and Public Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date, evidence-based resource on the relationship of social injustice to many aspects of public health. With contributions from leading experts in public health, medicine, health, social sciences, and other fields, this integrated book documents the adverse effects... more...

  • Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Familiesby Graham Brotherton; Mark Cronin

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95

    The potential for early intervention to prevent social problems later in life has become the focus of much debate in recent years and finds itself at the centre of contemporary social policy. The meaning of ?vulnerability? ? one of the key concepts in this drive ? is examined in this book, as well as the relationship between vulnerability and the... more...

  • Policy analysis in Brazilby Jeni Vaitsman; Jose M. Ribeiro; Lenaura Lobato

    Policy Press 2013; US$ 99.00

    Policy analysis in Brazil is the first book to paint a comprehensive panorama of policy analysis activities in Brazil. It brings together 18 studies by leading Brazilian social scientists on policy analysis as a widespread activity and offers key insights into the practice of this field. more...

  • English Pris&Borstal Ils 205by LIONEL W FOX

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 255.00

    First published in 2013. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. more...

  • Working Together For Young Childrenby Tricia David

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95

    With 1994 designated the United Nations Year of the Family, young children and their relationship with parents and carers is firmly back on the political agenda. Amongst recent legislation to meet this agenda in Britain is the Children Act 1989. The Act seeks to improve the position and perception of children in society, by stressing the rights of... more...

  • Policing Cities: Urban Securitization and Regulation in a 21st Century Worldby Randy K Lippert; Kevin Walby

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 135.00

    Policing Cities brings together international scholars from numerous disciplines to examine urban policing, securitization, and regulation in nine countries and the conceptual issues these practices raise. Chapters cover many of the world?s major cities, including New York, Beijing, Paris, London, Berlin, Mexico City, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro,... more...

  • The Hanged Manby Robert Bartlett

    Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 20.95

    Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed... more...