The Companion to Development Studies contains over a hundred chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise & authoritative overview of the key theoretical & practical issues dominating contemporary development studies Covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections each prefaced by a section introduction written by the editors The sections cover the nature of development theories & strategies of development globalization & development rural development urbanization & development environment & development gender health & education the political economy of violence & insecurity & governance & development This third edition has been extensively updated & contains 45 new contributions from leading authorities dealing with pressing contemporary issues such as race & development ethics & development BRICs & development global financial crisis the knowledge based economy & digital divide food security GM crops comparative urbanism cities & crime energy water hydropolitics climate change disability fragile states global war on terror ethnic conflict legal rights to development ecosystems services for development just to name a few Existing chapters have been thoroughly revised to include cutting-edge developments & to present updated further reading & websites The Companion to Development Studies presents concise overviews providing a gateway to further reading & a flexible resource for teaching & learning It has established a role as essential reading for all students of development studies as well as those in cognate areas of geography international relations politics sociology anthropology & economics ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company
- & how that affects them their families & their communities When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company&s balance sheet during the 2010 recession thousands of employees will take the hit like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle & the loss of his home but also his feelings of self-worth Actors Ben Affleck Kevin Costner Tommy Lee Jones Maria Bello Chris Cooper William Hill & Craig T Nelson Director John Wells Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company
- & how that affects them their families & their communities When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company&s balance sheet during the 2010 recession thousands of employees will take the hit like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle & the loss of his home but also his feelings of self-worth Actors Ben Affleck Kevin Costner Tommy Lee Jones Maria Bello Chris Cooper William Hill & Craig T Nelson Director John Wells Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English
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Adventurous heroine Cass sets out from the only city she's ever known in search of answers about her past 320 pages Whitehorn Harriet ...

A small mound on white feathers lies on a tussock of grass made grey by a Highland winter It is all the monument there will ever be to the life of a swan' With these words & those that follow Jim Crumley has ensured that there will be a more enduring witness to the life of this swan & of all swans than that pyre of white feathers Crumley watches year in year out as a pair of mute swans struggles against the odds to raise young on a wild patch of lock But the pen starts to lose her eggs to predators; & the cob begins to disappear for longer & longer periods Until comes the day when a third swan stronger & younger than the first pen appears at the other end of the loch This journal of a swan-watcher as he calls himself is an elegy to these noble creatures; & most poignantly it is a memorial to one swan whose silent drama he has recorded ...

When young teenager Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) sleeps she enters a nightmarish yet alluring dream world populated by werewolves Her magical encounters become ever more fantastic as they give expression to her own burgeoning sexuality Meanwhile rumours grow that a real-life wolf is stalking the dark forest that edges onto Rosaleen&s home This adult interpretation of the & Little Red Riding Hood& fairy tale is adapted from a series of short stories by Angela Carter ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play THE COMPANY OF WOLVES is a psychologically themed retelling of Little Red Riding Hood from a Freudian & slightly feminist angle Grandma tells her granddaughter strange stories of handsome yet heavily eyebrowed strange men spouses who disappear during the full moon & storks & eggs ...

Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful & hard We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself & others can help us face up to & win through the hardship & find a sense of inner peace However in modern societies we rarely focus on this key process that underpins successful coping & happiness & can be quick to dismiss the impact of modern living on our minds & well-being Instead we concentrate on 'doing achieving' & having' Now bestselling author & leading authority on depression Professor Paul Gilbert explains how new research shows how we can all learn to develop compassion for ourselves & others & derive the benefits of this age-old wisdom In this ground-breaking new book he explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive & quick to react to perceived threats & how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety depression & aggression He describes how studies have also shown that developing kindness & compassion for self & others can hep in calming down the threat system as a mother's care & love can soothe a baby's distress so we can learn how to soothe ourselves Not only does compassion help to soothe distressing emotions it actually increases feelings of contentment & well-being Here Professor Gilbert outlines the latest findings about the value of compassion & how it works & takes readers through basic mind training exercises to enhance the capacity for & use of compassion ...

Many of us have a tendency to measure our self-worth by comparing ourselves to others But when we fail to reach our own families communities or societies 'ideals' this often results in feelings of inadequacy anxiety & low mood We may become self-critical experience shame & a sense of being different from others Although an improvement in 'self-esteem' is what we may feel we want this is not necessarily what we need This is because self-esteem is often associated with times when things are going well but can fail us when things do not go to plan In contrast self-confidence built from self-compassion can help us when things are going well & make us more resilient when things are difficult This book uses the ideas & practices of Compassion Focused Therapy to help build self-confidence Attention is also paid to difficulties that often come hand in hand with lack of self-confidence such as anxiety depression substance use & anger ...

There is good & increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self & others can have a profound impact on our physiological psychological & social processes In contrast concerns with inferiority shame & self-criticism can have very negative impacts on these processes & are associated with poorer physical & mental health The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion
- in the form of ideas & practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) & other approaches
- may help us to engage with understand & ultimately try to alleviate suffering CFT utilises both Buddhist practices & Western psychological science It draws on neuroscience insights into emotion regulation & identity formation interpersonal psychology & a range of psychotherapeutic models CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves be open to the compassion of others & develop compassion for others This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind & ways to work with whatever difficulties you're struggling with in life The exercises prompts & case stories in this book provide an understandable & practical way to develop compassion

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