E. A. Howe

Age-old ideas about the deserving and undeserving poor are still pervasive in our society. Stereotypes of the scrounger and the malingerer, and the widespread belief that much joblessness is voluntary, continue to constitute the ideological basis of conservative social policy on unemployment and poverty. In this study of unemployment in Belfast, Dr Howe successfully refutes some of the widely held myths about the black economy, the welfare benefit system and the so-called culture of dependency. This is a major ethnography of unemployment and the first community-based book on contemporary unemployment in the United Kingdom. It is an account of the social, psychological and material circumstances of working-class, long-term unemployed married men in both Catholic and Protestant communities in Belfast. Dr Howe shows how the experience of unemployment is shaped both by local factors and by factors that are more generally characteristic of industrial societies. These include the bureaucrati

Marriages and Families in the 21st Century provides an in-depth exploration of a traditional field of study using a new and engaging approach. Tasha R. Howe covers all the important issues - including

Professor Peterson examines these questions in relation to Hitler's government with its reputedly unlimited internal power; he traces the flow of power throughout the Nazi state from 1933 to 1945, fro

The quality of the American character, the structure of American society, and the meaning of America's historical experience all had important implications for John Adams' political thought. Professor

In this comprehensive study of Voltaire's intellectual development, he provides the first full treatment of the effect of the English experience on Voltaire, the diversity of activity at Cirey, and th

In tracing the history of the anti-mercantilist movement, the author shows that many of the ideas and attitudes associated with eighteenth centuryphilosophes were first formulated in the anti-mercanti

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Principles of Water Treatment has been developed from the best selling reference work Water Treatment, 3rd edition by the same author team. It maintains the same quality writing, illustrations, and wo

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Peer Groups and Children’s Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development Focuses on

Peer Groups and Children’s Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development Focuses on

The author's comprehensive lecture notes, accumulated during 45 years of teaching aircraft design at Cranfield University, provided the basis for this valuable reference text which offers a straightfo

The Nonprofit Leadership Team is written for nonprofit executive directors and CEOs, senior staff, board members and nonprofit consultants, it focuses on the key leadership team - the board and its c

Like most Christians, Mary Blye Howe was uninformed about Jewish ritual and tradition. To satisfy her curiosity she joined a Jewish study group held in the home of a Hasidic rabbi. A Baptist Among the

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The first edition of this book was one of the first to present the ideas of the psychology of learning in an integrated text. This fully revised edition includes the psychological research into childr

Explores current understandings of the issues surrounding adoption with a focus upon social, behavioral and personality development. Fifteen chapters analyze the wide range of research and theoretical

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Provides financial plans and savings advice suited to all income levels and savings goals

Index funds have experienced explosive growth over the past 10 to 15 years, primarily from institutional investors. In this book, two investment insiders reveal why index funds are the way to go. Thro

Using a combination of practical tips and anecdotes, this essential guide provides an overview of the world market and explains in clear, non-technical language exactly how investors can realize big g

Raising questions about the stability of the mutual fund investment industry, a business reporter for the New York Times describes how Fidelity used its power to bend the rules of investing to its own

Fisher Howe's enthusiasm, insight, and ability to clearly articulate the whats and hows of effective strategic planning provides the reader with the tools to strenghten governance and manage effective

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.

Gathers information on international trade opportunties

This book is written for you if you need to achieve results with and through other people.. "In a brief, easy-to-read format, this newly revised fifth edition summarizes practical skills and strategie

Explains how to apply essential skills in four critical thinking areas--problem-solving, decision-making, anticipation of future trends and opportunities, and sorting through complexity--to create sma