Social Science : Customs & Traditions

The Asperger Social Guide is a pocket sized travel guide for adults with Asperger s syndrome exploring the social world. Genevieve and Dean have written a practical handbook based on their personal experiences. They know what people with Asperger s syndrome need to know and write in a clear and engaging style. I endorse their explanations, tips and strategies and will be recommending The Asperger Social Guide to my adult clients and those who support them . Professor Tony Attwood. `This looks like a book that our social skills groups and some of our schools could use Social skills are a big problem area for people with AS, so quality help is always needed' - Cathy Mercer, NAS. The imposition of `social skills' teaching is sometimes seen as stemming from a negative attitude to social difference. Participation in `activities' might be resented by the AS community and the choice to learn and adopt neuro-typical behaviour should to be offered as an option and in a very respectful way. This book is a self-help manual written by two AS adults who offer others the benefits of their experiences. It is suitable for private study by AS individuals and can also be used in FE and higher education establishments for support and personal development courses. more...

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French manners and civility were the model for European civilization, while feud is associated with backward societies. Yet in France thousands of men died in duels in which the supposed rules of honour were regularly flouted. In this detailed and original book Stuart Carroll explores the nature of vengeance and reveals the dark side of Renaissance civilization. - ;The rise of civilized conduct and behaviour has long been seen as one of the major factors in the transformation from medieval to modern society. Thinkers and historians alike argue that violence progressively declined as men learned to control their emotions. The feud is a phenomenon associated with backward societies, and in the West duelling codified behaviour and channelled aggression into ritualised combats that satisfied honour without the shedding of blood. French manners and. codes of civility laid the foundations of civilized Western values. But as this original work of archival research shows we continue to romanticize violence in the era of the swashbuckling swordsman. In France, thousands of men died in duels in which the rules of the game were regularly flouted. Many duels were in fact mini-battles and must be seen not as a replacement of the blood feud, but as a continuation of vengeance-taking in a much bloodier form. This book outlines the nature of feuding in France and its intensification in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, civil war and dynastic weakness, and considers the solutions proposed by thinkers from Montaigne to Hobbes. The creation of the largest standing army in Europe since the Romans was one such solution, but the. militarization of society, a model adopted throughout Europe, reveals the darker side of the civilizing process. - ;...this book will force early modern French historians to rethink the categories that we have been using concerning both violence and the nobility, and it will force some of us also to stop relying on prescriptive sources as a substitute for more...

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Explores knightly stories of the medieval manners. This is a commentary on what people wore, how they prayed, what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories help readers learn what was important to aristocrats and the upper middle classes in the middle ages. more...

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A practical guide, with checklists and exercises, offering step-by-step guidance for those embarking on an international career. Advice is also given to organisations on how to develop and manage international career experiences. more...

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Calendar of historical events, births, holidays and observances. Find out who was born on the same day with you, what holiday is celebrated on that day around the world. The calendar also includes more than 100 detailed biographies of historical figures and actors as well as holidays and observances. Who was born when!. Do you know what is celebrated on March 8, and where?. Educate yourself about world history by quick look to what happened on that date around the world. Use your down time to find when you favorite actors were born. Table of Contents. January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11....... February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...... March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ....... May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ....... June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ....... September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ....... November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... more...

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