This is a book that revolutionised our understanding of English social history. E. P. Thompson shows how the English working class emerged through the degradations of the industrial revolution to create a culture & political consciousness of enormous vitality. ...

Lydia Robyn & Dean don't know each other
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In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand & she listens to the story of his life to his regrets & to his secrets. & then he tells her about the children he has never met & never will. He talks of them wistfully. His legacy he calls them. Lydia Dean & Robyn dont know each other. Yet. & they are all facing difficult changes. Lydia is still wearing the scars from her traumatic childhood & although she is wealthy & successful her life is lonely & disjointed. Dean is a young man burdened with unexpected responsibility whose life is going nowhere. & Robyn wants to be a doctor just like her father
- a man shes never met. But is her whole life built on an illusion? Three people leading three very different lives. All lost. All looking for something. But when they slowly find their way into each others lives everything starts to change.. .
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In this compelling & rigorously documented exposition Vandana Shiva demolishes the myths propagated by corporate globalisation in its pursuit of profit & power & shows its devastating environmental impact. Shiva argues that consumerism lubricates the war against the earth & that corporate control violates all ethical & ecological limits. She takes the reader on a journey through the world's devastated eco-landscape one of genetic engineering industrial development & l&-grabs in Africa Asia & South America. She concludes that exploitation of this order is incurring an ecological & economic debt that is unsustainable. Making Peace with the Earth outlines how a paradigm shift to earth-centred politics & economics is our only chance of survival & how collective resistance to corporate exploitation can open the way to a new environmentalism. ...

Written for students & professionals alike Making Sense of Change Management" is the classic text in the field of change management. It is aimed at anyone who wants to understand why change happens how it happens & what needs to be done to make change a welcome rather than a dreaded concept. It offers considered insights into the many frameworks models & ways of approaching change & helps the reader to apply the right approach to each unique situation. This completely revised & fully updated new edition

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I became a psychology student because Im curious about why people behave as they do. Why am I expected to study statistics? Statistics is one of the most useful elements of any psychology degree. This popular textbook will equip you with the tools needed not only to make sense of your own data & research but also to think critically about the research & statistics you will encounter in everyday life. Features include:
- Logical intuitive organization of key statistical concepts & tests with an emphasis on understanding which test to use & why
- Innovative graphic illustrations & insightful dialogues that help you to get to grips with statistics
- Concise easy-to-follow guidelines for making sense of SPSS
- COverage of more complex tests & concepts for when you need to dig deeper Making Sense of Data & Statistics in Psychology will help you design experiments analyse data with complete confidence & establish a solid grounding in statistics; it will become a valuable resource throughout your studies. Gerry Mulhern is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queens University Belfast UK & was President of the British Psychological Society from 2010 to 2011. Brian Greer is Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University USA. He has taught statistics to psychology students for many years & has published widely on mathematics education. At www.palgrave.com/psychology/mulhern 2e students & lecturers will find a wealth of resources including additional data sets extra guidance on tests & lecture slides.



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This much-needed book examines the implications of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda for working with children. It analyses the key issues from the perspective of the different professions that make up the 'new children's workforce' & explores interprofessional considerations. It describes & analyses the Every Child Matters programme in relation to the wider social context for children with a consideration of inter-professional issues. The chapters give an overview of the recent history current position & main trends of the specific professions. It

Includes:: practice issues & case examples from health education social work playwork children's centres & early years. It is updated to take into account recent changes including the creation of the new Department of Children Schools & Families. It considers the opportunities & challenges presented by the current agenda including the possible implications for future multi-disciplinary working. Offering a clear guide to the implications of Every Child Matters on practice this book will be widely welcomed by tutors & practitioners alike enabling readers to make sense of the legislation & national guidance & to better understand the new agendas for children's services.

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Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding. This series will motivate engage & develop the conceptual understanding of students at KS3 & KS4. Students build their own problem solving strategies based on their understanding of the world around them which then support them to tackle functional questions. The write-in workbook provides students with an opportunity to consolidate & apply techniques they have learnt from the student book activities that build mathematical understanding from within real world contexts. Answers to the exercises are provided in the teacher book. Making Sense of Maths has been based on Realistic Maths Education (RME) & extensively trialled in KS3 & KS4 classrooms in the UK by a team from Manchester Metropolitan University. Use alongside existing resources or on its own Ideal for Year 10s heading for the C/D borderline Ideal for intervention groups Supports the move from modular to linear specifications by improving knowledge retention Provides support for good teaching & learning under the current Ofsted criteria ...