In this study, Dimitra Hartas analyses contemporary childhood. She discusses the plurality inherent in childhood and the forces that shape children's experience of growing up in the 21st century. She
Hits and Misses examines a selection of songs and recordings through the lens of textual criticism and delineates the creative process as it unfolds from the initial conception of a song to the final
This book offers students a concise and accessible introduction to Chomsky's key works and ideas, covering the important and ongoing contributions to contemporary thought and action, from this inspiri
Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel A Handmaid's Tale, engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This
'The main threat to Kant's legacy are today liberal Kantians themselves, from Jnrgen Habermas to Robert Brandom. Against these revisionists who reduce Kant to a benign discourse-ethics, Bjerre's book
Rethinking Children and Research considers the way people approach research into childhood and children's lives and examines the debates concerning the forms and g
This book offers students a concise and accessible introduction to Chomsky's key works and ideas, covering the important and ongoing contributions to contemporary thought and action, from this inspiri
A concise, yet scholarly view of Florence Nightingale's extraordinary life and career that gets to the heart of her range of interests and achievements.
A guide offering advice on: essential guidance on recognising children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN); useful advice on how to develop the reading, writing, speaking and listenin
The availability of digital technologies is an issue at the heart of international public debate today - this book explores the ethical implications of this hugely topical contemporary debate.
This text reclaims the significance of Firmilianus of Cappadocian Caearea [d.c.269 C.E] and includes a collection of the surviving testimonia about him.
Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservativethinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines, and tradition.The selection of thinkers
Defines the concept of 'child' from a philosophical perspective. This book explores the notions of personhood, self and identity, reflecting on historical perspectives on childhood. It is of interest
Afresh and contemporary introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. Firmly based around taught courses and catering to student needs, it addresses all the topics
This volume is a collection of essays by scholars who have been in dialogue with J. D. G. Dunn over the years, several of whom have contributed to the ongoing dialogue concerning orality and memory.
'A holy place...is a place that becomes a "gateway to heaven"', writes Chris Cook, 'a place in which we are aware of the presence of God.' These places may be geographical or architectural,
There is a big difference between what teachers know constitutes effective learning and what actually goes on in the classroom (The Learning Gap). Based on the author's "Closing The Learning Gap", thi
Part of "The Essential FE Toolkit" new series on further education, this book looks at leadership in the context of the challenges and opportunities of the learning and skills sector. It describes the
Words with Teeth aims at a combination of both establishing metaphor as the primary reading strategy for approaching Biblical Hebrew Poetry and applying the said strategy to a heterogeneous group of p
This is the first book to examine the causes, events and consequences of a major conflict in ancient Palestine, and assess the accounts of its star witness, Josephus.The Jewish war, culminating in the
In the early morning of 7 September 1838, Grace Darling, the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone Light on the Farne Isles, rowed with her father to rescue survivors from the wrecked steamerForfars
Elkin, an educational journalist and former teacher, collects 100 activities and games that stimulate and develop communication, language, and literacy in children up to age five. The activities are o
Offers a collection of reflective sayings from some of the monks, nuns and hermits who settled in the desert and drew followers seeking spiritual direction.
Napoleon and Russia tells, for the first time, the full story of Napoleon and his crucial relationship with Russia, from the 1790s and Bonaparte's rise to power, through the period of Austerlitz, Tils
Horses were used for many purposes in Shakespeare's England: for travel, either on horseback or in carriages, for haulage and for pleasure, and for work in the fields. The upper classes were closely i
The extraordinary case in 1874 of the Tichborne Claimant generated the longest trial, to that point, in British legal history. Was the stout man claiming to be the vanished Sir Roger Tichborne really
Following the demise of the Carolingian dynasty in 987 the French lords chose Hugh Capet as their king. He was the founder of a dynasty that lasted until 1328. Although for much of this time, the Fren
The Constructions of Ancient Space Seminar ran as a joint project of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) from 2000-05, the only cross-society venture of it
There is no book in English that treats the whole of Cyril's theological thought. In the past scholars have normally focused on Cyril's Christology and left largely unexamined the remainder of his the
In 1759 General James Wolfe was killed at Quebec, winning the battle that decided the fate of North America. Just 32 years old, he became a hero. But was there more to James Wolfe than a celebrated de
Medieval women faced many of the problems of their modern counterparts in bringing up their families, balancing family and work, and responding to the demands of their communities. Of many women in th
A guide containing forty two fun activities for teachers to use for lesson openings, or any other time when a brief activity is a boon. This book provides an introduction to the work of the UFA, who s
Containing more than 250 entries, this unique and ambitious work traces the development of management thinking and major business culture in North America.Entries range from 600 words to 2500 words an
Everyday Life in Medieval England captures the day-to-day experience of people in the middle ages -- the houses and settlements in which they lived, the food they ate, their getting and spending -- an
Written by two leading Old Testament scholars with a wide range of expertise, this unique introduction describes the historical, social and cultural setting in which the Old Testament was written and
