Cultural safety is just one of a number of culture-focused approaches to health care.An Introduction to Cultural Safety is the first textbook to define, examine and position the concept in an internat
Cultural safety is just one of a number of culture-focused approaches to health care.An Introduction to Cultural Safety is the first textbook to define, examine and position the concept in an internat
Richardson explores how a powerful culture of writing was created in late medieval London, even though initially few inhabitants could actually write themselves. Whilst previous studies have tended to
Working with Challenging Youth, Second Edition is a practical, reader-friendly guide through the pitfalls and problems that arise when working with at-risk youth. As in the first edition, the newWorki
Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century’s most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers. His early fusion of phenomenology with existentialism inspired Sartre a
Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century’s most influential, but also most cryptic and controversial philosophers. His early fusion of phenomenology with existentialism inspired Sartre a
This book gives a comprehensive survey of the field of Industrial Relations, focusing on general principles and problems. Illustrations are drawn from the practices adopted in many parts of the world
Series: Routledge Library Editions: IslamAnalysing the social contract theorists through the lens of contemporary feminist philosophy, this work focuses on the relationship between the 'self' and the
Series: Economic HistoryWhilst feminist philosophy has frequently engaged with political theory, this original book instead considers legal theory and the practical operation of law. The work consider
George Bataille (1867-1962) is widely recognized as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. This is the first book in English to examine Bataille's work as a whole. It offers an a
The Political Economy of Bureaucracy applies Public Choice theory and a complex systems view of government institutions to analyze policy implementation as an economic process. It addresses the common
There are nearly 20,000 general-purpose municipal governments—cities—in the United States, employing more people than the federal government. About twenty of those cities received charters
In applying the tools of literacy studies to the musical genre of hip-hop (rap), Richardson (English and applied linguistics, Pennsylvania State U.) has two primary aims. The first is to locate hip-ho
This exciting new book places its critical focus at the intersection of environmental textual meanings and media ecologies. While existing volumes on environmental media have very often concentrated o
The suburbanization of North America has been was one of the most significant social, political, and cultural transformations of the twentieth century. Originally seen as an alternative to the chaotic
Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification, debates about obesity and issues of age being brought into focus by the med
This book is an indispensable "cutting edge" book for students and researchers of journalism studies seeking a text that illustrates and applies a range of linguistic and discourse-analytic approaches
Richardson (executive dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard U.) presents the first of three books to emerge out of the March 2005 International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism, and Se
The Roots of Terrorism is the first volume in the new Democracy and Terrorism series, a three volume project intended to explore one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to reconcile the need
Scholars of business and organizations provide other academics and business managers insights into how the organization of work is changing under pressure from competition, global integration, and tec
In recent years the ‘body’ has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Bodybuilding, in particular, continues to be of interest to schola
Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; i
Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; i
How does language comprise the implicit or explicit curriculum of teaching and learning in multicultural science settings? Building on a growing interest in the ways in which language and literacy pra
This book studies the uses of orality in Italian society, across all classes, from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, with an emphasis on the interrelationships between oral communication and t
The book examines a group of recently released TV drama serials in China which focus upon, and to various degrees represent, topical political, social and cultural phenomena. The selected TV serials r
This book provides an exploration of the latest developments in technology-enhanced learning and the processing of languages for specific purposes. Combining theoretical and applied research from an i
The continual growth in the significance of mass-mediated communication makes it essential that we are able to reflect upon and critically appreciate the semiotic processes that are involved in their
"The iPhone represents an important moment in both the short history of mobile media and the long history of cultural technologies. Like the Walkman of the 1980s, it marks a juncture in which notions
The rise of Web 2.0 has pushed the amateur to the forefront of public discourse, public policy and media scholarship. Typically non-salaried, non-specialist and untrained in media production, amateur
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning, Tenth Edition challenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication by using original case studies and commentaries about rea
The past decade has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in the intellectual interplay between geography and the humanities in both academic and public circles. The metaphors and concepts of geography no
The past decade has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in the intellectual interplay between geography and the humanities in both academic and public circles. The metaphors and concepts of geography no
