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  • The Public Sphereby Alan McKee

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00

    In this book Alan McKee provides an introduction to the concept of the public sphere, the history of the term and the philosophical arguments about its function. more...

  • A Cruel Paradiseby Leanne Olson

    Insomniac Press 1999; US$ 15.99

    These are the journals of Leanne Olson, a Canadian nurse who for four years worked in war zones around the world, delivering medicine in Bosnia, supporting rural hospitals in Africa, providing aid to people in need. She was one of the first foreigners on the scene of the Mokoto massacre in Zaire, where more than a hundred people were killed by machete-wielding Hutus. She spent one Christmas pinned down by Serbian heavy artillery with a troop of Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers. She immunized thousands of children in rural Liberia. And she has witnessed the quick progress of ethnic cleansing, watching one village after another wiped off the face of the earth. more...

  • Psychology of Disabilityby Carolyn L. Vash; Nancy M. Crewe

    Springer Publishing Company 2003; US$ 60.00

    The realities surrounding the psychological experience of disability, plus the intervention techniques used to resolve some of the problems, have changed dramatically since the publication of the first edition of this classic text. This revised edition describes changes that have come out of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as technological advances, new legislation, and evolving health care systems. It addresses the growing interest in racial and ethnic diversity, and includes an exploration of spirituality and disability, as well as a look at new partnerships, such as within the community, that have developed. ;chapter more...

  • The Essential Guide to Effect Sizesby Paul D. Ellis

    Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 29.00

    A jargon-free introduction for students and researchers looking to interpret the practical significance of their results. more...

  • An Introduction To Applying Social Work Theories And Methodsby Barbra Teater

    McGraw-Hill Education 2010; US$ 43.00

    This practical book provides a basic introduction to the most commonly used theories and methods in social work practice. The book explores the concept of a theory and a method, the difference between the two and the ways in which they are connected. Teater also discusses the social worker-client relationship and offers a handy overview of anti-oppressive practice. more...

  • Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcementby John E. Hess

    Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 23.95

    Easy-to-read and practical, this text uses a survey approach and numerous examples to illustrate interviewing skills and techniques. Using his years of experience as an instructor at the FBI Academy, the author dispels some of the mystery surrounding the interview process by sharing techniques and ideas that have been used successfully. The author has years of experience as an FBI academy instructor. Practical tips and examples throughout. more...

  • Lesbians and Lesbianismsby Claudette Kulkarni

    Routledge 1997; US$ 39.95

    Claudette Kulkarni explores lesbian experience from a Jungian and feminist perspective, through interviews with women who see themselves as lesbians or who are in a lesbian relationship. more...

  • Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Editionby Everett M. Rogers

    Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 24.99

    Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. It has sold 30,000 copies in each edition and will continue to reach a huge academic audience. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, explains how new ideas spread via communication channels over time. Such innovations are initially perceived as uncertain and even risky. To overcome this uncertainty, most people seek out others like themselves who have already adopted the new idea. Thus the diffusion process consists of a few individuals who first adopt an innovation, then spread the word among their circle of acquaintances--a process which... more...

  • Creative Industriesby John Hartley

    Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2005; US$ 48.95

    Creative Industries is a daring collection of essays that charts the noisy revolution that is transforming the production, consumption, and understanding of culture in the all-wired era. It brings together seminal essays written across traditional and new media, industry sectors, and national contexts to demonstrate that content still drives a value-neutral, knowledge economy. Chronicles the way mass culture is produced, packaged and circulated in a technology-enabled and globalized world Draws together, in one accessible volume, seminal essays written across traditional and new media, industry sectors, and national contexts Explores the subjects that have come to define the creative industries – including learning services, knowledge... more...

  • Promises I Can Keepby Kathryn Edin

    University of California Press 2004; US$ 12.95

    Millie Acevedo bore her first child before the age of 16 and dropped out of high school to care for her newborn. Now 27, she is the unmarried mother of three and is raising her kids in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Would she and her children be better off if she had waited to have them and had married their father first? Why do so many poor American youth like Millie continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? Over a span of five years, sociologists Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas talked in-depth with 162 low-income single moms like Millie to learn how they think about marriage and family. Promises I Can Keep offers an intimate look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the... more...