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Too Ill to Talk?: User Involvement in Palliative Care
By Penny Rhodes, Neil Small. 2000
User involvement has become an important part of health policy initiatives during the last decade, but how realistic is the…
concept and do all users want to be involved? This book brings the voices of people with serious illness, and those caring for them, into debate about how far health and social care services can reflect the views of users.Providing an overview of the literature on user involvement, the book looks at the policy and professional context within which user involvement is undertaken, in particular user involvement in pallative care. The authors discuss two key concepts - palliative care and empowerment - and analyse the role of self-help groups and new information and communication technologies in this context. The book focuses on the detailed narratives of people coping with three life-threatening illnesses - cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease - and in this way the views and experiences of the 'user' are brought into play to critique current policy and practice.Addressing a current health services issue in a refreshingly critical manner the text challenges the assumption that user involvement is either easy to achieve or that it is necessarily welcomed by all parties. It will be valuable reading for students on health studies courses, health professionals and policy makers in health and social care.Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain (British Politics and Society)
By Brock Millman. 2000
The author argues that the way the British Government managed dissent during World War I is important for understanding the…
way that the war ended. He argues that a comprehensive and effective system of suppression had been developed by the war's end in 1918, with a greater level in reserve.The Case for a Job Guarantee (The Case For)
By Pavlina R. Tcherneva. 2020
One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that unemployment is both unavoidable and necessary for the smooth functioning of…
the economy. This assumption has provided cover for the devastating social and economic costs of job insecurity. It is also false. In this book, leading expert Pavlina R. Tcherneva challenges us to imagine a world where the phantom of unemployment is banished and anyone who seeks decent, living-wage work can find it - guaranteed. This is the aim of the Job Guarantee proposal: to provide a voluntary employment opportunity in public service to anyone who needs it. Tcherneva enumerates the many advantages of the Job Guarantee over the status quo and proposes a blueprint for its implementation within the wider context of the need for a Green New Deal. This compact primer is the ultimate guide to the benefits of one of the most transformative public policies being discussed today. It is essential reading for all citizens and activists who are passionate about social justice and building a fairer economy.The Amenity Value of the Global Climate
By David Maddison. 2000
This text develops and applies a far-reaching account of the economic value of climate, derived from its amenity value or…
the benefits which a particular climate provides to the people of that region or country. As climate change moves higher on the economic and political agendas, reliable measures of the benefits and costs of specific climates and changes to them become ever-more critical. Detailed studies of a range of countries including Britain, the US, India and Russia, show that the mobility of the population is crucial. When individuals are able to move, the amenity value of the climate is reflected in land prices and wage rates. Without mobility, amenity values emerge in patterns of purchasing, either to compensate for the disadvantages of the climate or to make best use of it. Indices are generated for the cost of living as a function of climate variables, and optimal climates are identified to determine who wins and who loses from climate change.Contemporary Nationalism
By David Brown. 2000
This book examines the problematic politics of contemporary nationalism, and the worldwide resurgence of ethno-nationalist conflict. It analyses the core…
theories of nationalism, building upon these theories and offering a clear analytical framework through which to approach the subject. This outstanding volume features detailed case- studies discussing nationalist contention in areas including Spain, Singapore, Ghana and Australia as well as looking at Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Rwanda disputes.Human Rights and Global Diversity
By Simon Caney, Peter Jones. 2000
This examination of global society focuses on its conflict with local societies and questions whether the human race should be…
treated as belonging to a single global community. It considers the universality of human rights and its conflict with group claims to self-determination.The first examination of the importance of NATO's Mediterranean Initiative for the security and stability of the Euro-Mediterranean area, this…
book discusses the challenges, risks, and possible threats to NATO member states which may stem from the southern and eastern Mediterranean.Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives (Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies #Vol. 5)
By Anne-Marie Hilsdon, Martha Macintyre, Vera Mackie, Maila Stivens. 2000
In recent years, the slogan "women's rights are human rights" has become a central claim of the of the global…
women's movement. Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives examines the critical issues raised by this embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists worldwide.This volume challenges the conventional, ungendered and male-centred analysis of the politics of human rights and addresses the future of global feminisms. It is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about human rights and women's rights in the Asia-Pacific region.The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
By Thomas Dixon, Thomas Wintz. 2000
Thomas Dixon was a lawyer, North Carolina state legislator, Baptist minister, lecturer, and novelist. This novel, an abridgement by Cary…
Wintz was originally published in 1905. It reflects turn-of-the-century attitudes most southerners had about Republican rule during Reconstruction.This book traces the crystallisation of post-Marxism as a specific theoretical position in its own right and considers the role…
played in its development by post-structuralism, postmodernism and second-wave feminism. It examines the history of dissenting tendencies within the Marxist tradition and considers what the future prospects of post-Marxism are likely to be.An Introduction to the Market System
By Kalman Goldberg. 2000
The overriding objective of this text is to help students understand the economic context in which they play out their…
personal and professional lives, both in the United States and in the world. It seeks to overcome the indifference of non-economics majors at the college level.Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically Mediated Innovations In Political Practice In Western Europe (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)
By Jens Hoff, Ivan Horrocks, Pieter Tops. 2000
Drawing on case studies from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK, this book discusses new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).…
Contributors argue that ICTs play an important role in the process of restructuring and redefining basic relations within the political systems of Western democracies.National and International Conflicts, 1945-1995: New Empirical and Theoretical Approaches (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics #11)
By Christoph Rohloff, Frank R. Pfetsch. 2000
The information flow about crises and conflicts is highly selective, the media only focus on a few major conflicts at…
a time. Many conflicts are neglected, others soon forgotten after the fighting ends. This book fills the gaps and offers a systematic overview of all crises and conflicts in and among states since 1945 and traces the global trends of conflict development.Based on the broad empirical basis of the Conflict Simulation Model KOSIMO, Pfetsch and Rohloff use an integrated approach to cover many forms and types of political conflicts, both peaceful and violent.Ethnic Conflict and International Intervention: Crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1990-93
By Steven L. Burg, Paul S. Shoup. 2000
This book examines the historical, cultural and political dimensions of the crisis in Bosnia and the international efforts to resolve…
it. It provides a detailed analysis of international proposals to end the fighting, from the Vance-Owen plan to the Dayton Accord, with special attention to the national and international politics that shaped them. It analyzes the motivations and actions of the warring parties, neighbouring states and international actors including the United States, the United Nations, the European powers, and others involved in the war and the diplomacy surrounding it. With guides to sources and documentation, abundant tabular data and over 30 maps, this should be a definitive volume on the most vexing conflict of the post-Soviet period.Transit Crime and Sexual Violence in Cities: International Evidence and Prevention
By Vania Ceccato. 2020
How cities are planned and designed has a major impact on individuals’ mobility and safety. If individuals feel unsafe in…
public transportation or on the way to it, they may avoid certain routes or particular times of the day. This is problematic, since research has also found that, in some cities, especially those in the Global South, a large percentage of women are "transit captives". Namely, they have relatively less access to non-public forms of transportation and are, therefore, especially reliant on public transport. This issue is important not only because it affects people’s safety but also because it influences the long-term sustainability of a city. In a sustainable city, safety guarantees the ability to move freely for everyone and provides a wider sense of place attachment. Transit Crime and Sexual Violence in Cities examines the evidence of victimization in transit environments in countries around the world, exploring individuals’ feelings of perceived safety or lack thereof and the necessary improvements that can make transit safer and, hence, cities more sustainable. The book’s contributions are grounded in theories at the crossroads of several disciplines such as environmental criminology, architecture and design, urban planning, geography, psychology, gender and LGBTQI studies, transportation, and law enforcement. International case studies include Los Angeles, Vancouver, Stockholm, London, Paris, São Paulo, Mexico City, Bogotá, Tokyo, Guangzho, Melbourne, and Lagos, among others.Seeking to extend existing scholarship on gender and colonialism and on women and American religion, this cross-cultural study examines the…
work of American missionary women in South Asia at several levels. A primary concern of the study is to historicize the interventions of these women and situate them within the dual contexts of the sending society and the receiving culture. It focuses on missionaries Isabella Thoburn and Ida Scudder, who founded some of the premier women's colleges and hospitals in British colonial India. The book also draws upon the narratives and reminiscences of South Asian women, now in their seventies, who attended such institutions in the 1940s, and whose voices texture our understanding of American women's missionary work in "Other" cultures.Upholstery Conservation: Principles and Practice (Conservation And Museology Ser.)
By Dinah Eastop, Kathryn Gill. 2000
This well referenced book provides an amply illustrated publication on upholstery conservation which discusses and reviews the issues related to…
the care, interpretation and treatment of upholstered furniture.Through many well illustrated case studies the inter-disciplinary collaboration fundamental to upholstery conservation, and the complex decision-making process involved in the treatment of upholstered furniture, are made evident. The case histories are contributed by leading international practitioners in the field and concern objects and collections in the care of English Heritage, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other internationally renowned institutions.Likewise, the contributors, from both sides of the Atlantic, are world-renowned specialists and leaders in this area of conservation working for the public and private sectors. The case histories, illustrated in colour, black and white and specially prepared line drawings, concern object treatment and documentation, the conservation of information, the function and the artefact. They range from the documentation of eighteenth century removable chair covers and the treatment of a nineteenth century carriage to a twentieth century foam-filled chair belonging to a museum.Fully accessible to students and scholars alike, this engaging book introduces the constructivist approach to understanding world affairs. In a…
highly readable and witty way, it shows how people and their social relations are the basis for everything around us -- International Relations included.Parliaments in Asia: India, Pakistan And Bangladesh (Routledge Studies In South Asian Politics Ser.)
By Philip Norton, Nizam Ahmed. 2000
This is a description and assessment of Asian parliaments. It looks at the parliaments of India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, China,…
Mongolia and Nepal and assesses key variables that determine the impact of parliaments.