Product Description: This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works.

Product Description: Translated from the critical edition by John Clarke, OCD. Includes general and biblical index, with 12 photos.Those who attended St. Thérèse of Lisieux during her last illness were living in the company of one of God's greatest saints, one prepared for our times...read more

Product Description: Nonfiction. FROM FEATHERS TO IRON--a series of lectures by John Clarke--has virtually no precedent in the literature of poetic interpretation. It is at once a profound revelation of the physics of poetic intelligence and a brilliantly conceived declaration of "the implicate order of the universe...read more

Product Description: Over the last decade the post-war consensus on the welfare state has been undermined by economic recession and political controversy. The new right has denounced the profligacy of public services and proclaimed the virtues of privatization...read more

Product Description: This book constitutes an attempt to re-examine some of the main areas of the field of cultural studies, using the USA as the source of material. The author admits that he has been highly selective in the topics he has dealt with, and that there is a distinct bias in the book towards coming to grips with contemporary theoretical arguments in cultural analysis...read more

Product Description: This stimulating and authoritative book offers a distinctive analysis of the state of social work in contemporary Britain. Among the issues addressed are: challenges from the state in the form of inquiries, reviews and new legislative initiatives, including the Children Act and community care legislation; challenges posed by criticisms from social workers themselves, clients and potential clients about the ways in which power and control are exercised in social work; and challenges arising from the social and cultural diversity of needs which social work must meet, including issues of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability...read more

Offering an introduction to the study of both British and comparative social policy, this book provides a unique approach to understanding the British welfare state through its wider international focus. The British experience is related to those of Hong Kong, Sweden, Germany and Ireland and is set in the context of policy issues within the European Community. Particular attention is paid to the interactions between family policies and issues of race and gender, and to the processes by which individuals or groups are given or denied access to full welfare citizenship. Individual chapters move easily between national and international levels in ways which highlight the richness and complexity of welfare regimes in different

This innovative text offers an assessment of the role of management in the restructuring of social welfare in contemporary Britain. In the transformation of the welfare state since the 1970s, management has been accorded a central role. New forms and ideas of management have had profound consequences for: the organization and delivery of public services; the political processes of policy formation; systems of accountability; and the experiences both of the recipients of services and of those working within public sector organizations. Examining the significance of managerialism, this book offers a unique insight into the current shaping of social welfare.

This original analysis of the creation of new state forms critically examines the political forces that enabled `more and better management' to be presented as a solution to the problems of the welfare state in Britain. Examining the micro-politics within public service, the authors draw links between politics, policies and organizational power to present an incisive and dynamic account of the restructuring of social welfare. Clarke and Newman expose the tensions and contradictions in the managerial state and trace the emergence of new dilemmas in the provision of public services. They show that these problems are connected to the recurring difficulties in defining `the public' that receives these services. In partic (view table of contents)

Product Description: Son tres tomos que abarcan los medicamentos de su época, pero su cuidadosa descripción en su patogenesia, lo mantienen como un libro de aprendizaje y consulta. Muy completo, muy preciso en la descripción de los síntomas, y su uso en diferentes cuadros clínicos...read more

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Product Description: New Managerialism, New Welfare? is a carefully integrated textbook that explores the continuing restructuring of the state and social welfare in the United Kingdom. It combines studies of specific policy areas - such as health, education, criminal justice, local government - with chapters that examine cross-cutting themes and developments...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Curriculum Vitae is a passport to employment, presenting skills, targets and career history. The key lies in an ability to market the product - the product being the job applicant. This book has, in its previous editions, proved to be suitable for a range of jobseekers, including school leavers, the unskilled, the unemployed, and the high flyer...read more

Product Description: Rethinking Social Policy is a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the complex mixture of problems and possibilities within the study of social policy. Contributors at the cutting edge of social policy analysis reflect upon the implications of new social and theoretical movements for welfare and the study of social policy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)