Product Info An up-to-date text on an important social policy issue that needs constant updating. Essential reading for all students on social policy and administration courses. more »

In the course of the book, Roger Woolhouse provides a systematic treatment of the central metaphysical views of these important and interrelated philosophers, considering their areas of agreement and disagreement. Going beyond the conventional classification of the three as `The Rationalists'', he explores ... more »

Family life has changed rapidly over the past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year. Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies ... more »

Brings together an authoritative collection of essays from different countries and examines sexual behaviour, the reasons men sell sex, the meanings involved, and implications for HIV prevention. more » more »

Product Info International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration focuses on the roles of community, power and security, within the European Union. more »

Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the social action and community development traditions in social work. In Social Action with Children and Families ... more »

The work of Gilles Deleuze has had an impact far beyond philosophy. He is among Foucault and Derrida as one of the most cited of all contemporary French thinkers. This searching new collection considers Deleuze's relation to the philosophical tradition and beyond to the future of philosophy, science ... more »

Between 1960 and 1962 over 14,000 children were sent out of Cuba alone by desperate parents who feared for their children's future under Castro. Yvonne M. Conde, herself a Pedro Pan child, has recorded hundreds of their diverse stories and experiences from American foster homes and orphanages. These ... more »

Votes for Women examines the importance of the suffrage movement to women's general emancipation in the twentieth century, and discusses its role as catalyst to women's social and political equality... more » more »

A challenging and provocative book that contests the liberal assumption that the rule of law will go hand in hand with a transition to market-based economies and even democracy in East Asia. more » more »

Hume's Naturalism provides a clear and concise guide to the debates that have raged over whether Hume's empiricism or his ''naturalism'' in the tradition of the Scottish ''Common Sense'' school of philosophy gained his upper hand. This debate is central to any understanding of Hume's thought. H.O. Mounce ... more »

Disaffected pupils respond well in circumstances where they feel secure, where they have a sense of being valued and respected, and where they perceive there to be opportunities for them to succeed. Paul Cooper offers some insights into how these outcomes might be achieved in both mainstream and segregated ... more »