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Now You're Thinking!
If you can change the way you think, you can change the world. That's the theme of Now You're Thinking! as it tells the story of how a 2-year old Iraqi girl's life was saved …
Gender, Health and Welfare
Gender, Health and Welfare deals primarily with the century before the creation of the classic welfare state in Britain. It provides a stimulating introduction to an historical era …
Twentieth Century Town Halls
This is the first book to examine the development of the town hall during the twentieth century and the way in which these civic buildings have responded to the dramatic political, …
Terror, Security, and Money
In seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses--which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs--the common query has been, …
Human Rights and Disability
The formerly established medically-based idea of disability, with its charity-based approach to treatment and services, is being replaced by a human rights-based approach in which …
Politics of Hung Authorities
In the 1980s there was a marked increase in the number of hung local authorities or authorities in which there was no clear majority. This book describes the different patterns of …
Child Guidance in Britain, 1918-1955
Stewart presents a history of child guidance in Britain from its origins in the years after the First World War until the consolidation of the welfare state. This is the first …
Chasing Ghosts
Since 2001, the United States has created or reorganized more than two counterterrorism organizations for every apprehension it has made of Islamists apparently planning to commit …
Global Ethics and Moral Responsibility
The philosophy of Hans Jonas was widely influential in the late twentieth century, warning of the potential dangers of technological progress and its negative effect on humanity …
Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa
There is growing consensus in the development economics literature that ethnic diversity is a very significant factor in explaining Africa's poor economic performance. Ethnic …
Changing Organisation and Management of Local Government
Local government organisation and management in Britain is in the throes of a major transformation brought about by changing economic, social and political circumstances and …