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Adventures in Criminology

Routledge, 1999

[The book] is one of great distinction, scholarship and wit. ...a pleasure to read and which, itself, is a primary source of evidence from which much can be learnt.
–Punishment and Society

Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century....

Social Work, Health and Equality

Routledge, 2000

The authors use this volume to demonstrate how social work can make a significant contribution to creating greater equality in the experience of illness and health care as well as to describe the major adjustments in conceptualization, practice, and organization necessary to achieve this change. The book focuses on four key aspects, health...

The Dying Process : Patients' Experiences of Palliative Care

Routledge, 2000

A strong feature of the book... is the copius discussion of socila theory. This is a very good book, by an auhor who is never willing to take fashionable or politically correct statemnets for granted but attempts to assess these in light of knowledge gained through painful fieldwork experience. Clive Seale, University of London.

Focusing...

The Archaeology of Household Activities

Routledge, 1999

There were a number of chapters I thought were exceptionally well written and researched... valuable reading for all classical and historic archaeologists unfamiliar with Schiffer's work or with prehistoric archaeology, where point pronveniencing, object functions, use of space, and similar foci are routine. Others will enjoy reading Chapters 3 and...

Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science

Routledge, 2000

Social constructivists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Or, more provocatively, are scientific facts--is everything--constructed? Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science is a clear assessment of this critical and...

Science and Social Science

Routledge, 1999

Is social science really a science at all, and if so in what sense? This is the first real question that any course on the philosophy of the social sciences must tackle. In this brief introduction, Malcolm Williams gives the students the grounding that will enable them to discuss the issues involved with confidence.

Is social science...

Reconnecting Culture, Technology and Nature

Routledge, 2000

This exciting new book uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the car and TV remote control to question some of the fundamental dichotomies thought which we make sense of the world.

This book uses case studies of mundane technologies such as the walking boot, the car and the TV remote control to question some of the fundamental...

Designing Educational Video and Multimedia for Open and Distance Learning (Open & Flexible Learning)

Routledge, 2006

In recent years there has been a resurgence in the use of video in teaching and training contexts, due to technological advances that enable good quality moving pictures through CD-Rom, DVD and broadband Internet. This book offers advice and assistance to a growing group of teachers and trainers, technical and support staff in the most effective...

Literary Representations of “Mainlanders” in Taiwan (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)

Routledge, 2020

This book examines literary representations of mainlander identity articulated by Taiwan’s second-generation mainlander writers, who share the common feature of emotional ambivalence between Taiwan and China.

Closely analyzing literary narratives of Chinese civil war migrants and their descendants in Taiwan, a...

Reusing Online Resources: A Sustainable Approach to E-learning (Open and Flexible Learning Series)

Routledge, 2003

As the number of resources for networked learning continues to grow steadily, it becomes increasingly pressing that knowledge of those resources should be made widely available and the reuse of those resources by other groups should be facilitated.

This volume addresses these questions. It provides essential reading for all those...

Violence at Sea: Piracy in the Age of Global Terrorism

Routledge, 2006

Violence at Sea is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat. The essays analyze piracy activities in key shipping lanes (including the African coast, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Straits of Malacca-South China...

Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture

Routledge, 2003

Focusing on architecture from all regions of the world, this three-volume set profiles the twentieth century's vast chronicle of architectural achievements, both within and well beyond the theoretical confines of modernism. Unlike existing works, this encyclopedia examines the complexities of rapidly changing global conditions that have dispersed...

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