By the early-1980s Kosovo had reached a state of permanent crisis and military occupation, and it became the main focus for the revival of Serbian nationalism. This book traces the history of Kosovo, examining the Yugoslavian conflict, and the part played by Western Europe in its destruction. 'This [...]

This text shows how team members in care services can use networking and teambuilding to strengthen their practice by being open to work with wider networks of agencies, professionals and service users. It brings traditional team development up to date, including perspectives from research, from man[...]

This book traces the origins and development of social work as we now know it. Providing an ambitious synthesis of historical and international material, it explores the different faces of social work, whether defined by social policy developments, professionalization, changes in client group, or sh[...]

Contemporary urban consumption touches the everyday lives of most citizens and permeates discussion of society and culture today. Consuming Cities looks at this topic from perspectives in both sociology and cultural theory, drawing together references from mainstream and also less obvious sources in[...]

This book couples an authoritative overview of the principal current areas of research into higher education with a guide to the processes involved in undertaking research into higher education. It offers both a classification and analysis of research on higher education, and suggestions and guidanc[...]

Recognising learning disability as a lifelong disability, this book focuses around the life cycle. It includes chapters covering: Aetiology; Breaking news and early intervention; and, People with hidden identities. It is suitable for students entering health and social care professions to work with [...]

"The first edition of Researching Higher Education has been a very helpful resource for those trying to make sense of the field of higher education. Malcolm Tight has accomplished a tour de force by updating and expanding that edition. This volume includes up-to-date analyses of recent higher educat[...]

Examines international standards and provides detailed coverage of WHO, European, UK and US standards, organisations and practice. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of various aspects of public water supply. It covers important topics such as EIA and cryptosporidium outbreaks.[...]

Due for publication in May 2009, AQA A2 Geography is the companion text to the bestselling textbook for AQA AS students. The authors, drawing on their extensive teaching experience, have ensured that coverage is not only comprehensive but also easily accessible, giving students the perfect platform [...]

THE TIPPING POINT is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple. It is that many of the problems we face - from crime to teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics. They aren't linear phenomena in the sense that they steadily and predictably change according to the level[...]

A deeply Malcolmian volume on painters, photographers, writers, and critics
Janet Malcolm's "In the Freud Archives "and "The Journalist and the Murderer," as well as her books""about Sylvia Plath and Gertrude Stein, are canonical in""the realm of nonfiction--as is the title essay of this""collec[...]