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Citizenship in Britain

Citizenship in Britain

Derek Heater

Edinburgh University Press
2006
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An historical introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain, starting in the Middle Ages and bringing the story right up to the present day. Both the status and understanding of citizenship in practice and the theoretical and advisory writings on the subject are introduced, and their inter-relationships are explored. Among the key themes to be examined are: * local and national strata * the issue of parliamentary suffrage * women excluded and included as citizens * the influence of classical ideas * nationhood and imperialism * the role of political and social theorists * interpretations by modern political parties * the role of education * environmental citizenship * multiculturalism * globalisation * human rights Organised chronologically, each chapter is divided into sections in order to present the reader with different themes in a manageable form. The focus throughout is on accessibility, with no previous knowledge of the subject being assumed. Key Features * Unique in its historical coverage of citizenship in Britain - moving from the Middle Ages to the present day * Reveals the great complexity of the development of citizenship in Britain * Leading campaigners, politicians and theorists enliven the story and analysis * Demonstrates the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the issue of citizenship in Britain today
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Citizenship in Britain

Citizenship in Britain

Derek Heater

Edinburgh University Press
2006
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An historical introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain, starting in the Middle Ages and bringing the story right up to the present day. Both the status and understanding of citizenship in practice and the theoretical and advisory writings on the subject are introduced, and their inter-relationships are explored. Among the key themes to be examined are: * local and national strata * the issue of parliamentary suffrage * women excluded and included as citizens * the influence of classical ideas * nationhood and imperialism * the role of political and social theorists * interpretations by modern political parties * the role of education * environmental citizenship * multiculturalism * globalisation * human rights Organised chronologically, each chapter is divided into sections in order to present the reader with different themes in a manageable form. The focus throughout is on accessibility, with no previous knowledge of the subject being assumed. Key Features * Unique in its historical coverage of citizenship in Britain - moving from the Middle Ages to the present day * Reveals the great complexity of the development of citizenship in Britain * Leading campaigners, politicians and theorists enliven the story and analysis * Demonstrates the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the issue of citizenship in Britain today
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Reading and Responsibility

Reading and Responsibility

Derek Attridge

Edinburgh University Press
2010
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What is the importance of deconstruction, and the writing of Jacques Derrida in particular, for literary criticism today? Derek Attridge argues that the challenge of Derrida's work for our understanding of literature and its value has still not been fully met, and in this book, which traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades and reflects an interest in that work going back a further two decades, shows how that work can illuminate a variety of topics. Chapters include an overview of deconstruction as a critical practice today, discussions of the secret, postcolonialism, ethics, literary criticism, jargon, fiction, and photography, and responses to the theoretical writing of Emmanuel Levinas, Roland Barthes, and J. Hillis Miller. Also included is a discussion of the recent reading of Derrida's philosophy as 'radical atheism', and the book ends with a conversation on deconstruction and place with the theorist and critic Jean-Michel Rabate. Running throughout is a concern with the question of responsibility, as exemplified in Derrida's own readings of literary and philosophical texts: responsibility to the work being read, responsibility to the protocols of rational argument, and responsibility to the reader.
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Reading and Responsibility

Reading and Responsibility

Derek Attridge

Edinburgh University Press
2011
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What is the importance of deconstruction, and the writing of Jacques Derrida in particular, for literary criticism today? Derek Attridge argues that the challenge of Derrida's work for our understanding of literature and its value has still not been fully met, and in this book, which traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades and reflects an interest in that work going back a further two decades, shows how that work can illuminate a variety of topics. Chapters include an overview of deconstruction as a critical practice today, discussions of the secret, postcolonialism, ethics, literary criticism, jargon, fiction, and photography, and responses to the theoretical writing of Emmanuel Levinas, Roland Barthes, and J. Hillis Miller. Also included is a discussion of the recent reading of Derrida's philosophy as 'radical atheism', and the book ends with a conversation on deconstruction and place with the theorist and critic Jean-Michel Rabate. Running throughout is a concern with the question of responsibility, as exemplified in Derrida's own readings of literary and philosophical texts: responsibility to the work being read, responsibility to the protocols of rational argument, and responsibility to the reader.
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Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory

Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory

Derek Ryan

Edinburgh University Press
2013
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Explores Woolf's writing alongside Deleuze's philosophy and new materialist theories of 'sex', 'animal', and 'life' How does Virginia Woolf conceptualise the material world? In what ways has Woolf's modernism affected understandings of materiality, and what new perspectives does she offer contemporary theoretical debates? Derek Ryan demonstrates how materiality is theorised in Woolf's writings by focusing on the connections she makes between culture and nature, embodiment and environment, human and nonhuman, life and matter. Through close readings of texts including To the Lighthouse, Orlando, A Room of One's Own, The Waves, Flush, and 'Sketch of the Past', he details the fresh insights Woolf provides into issues concerning the natural world, sexual difference, sexuality, animality, and life itself. Ryan opens up Woolf studies to new theoretical paradigms by placing Woolf in dialogue with Gilles Deleuze - who cites her modernist aesthetics as exemplary of some of his most important philosophical concepts - as well as eminent contemporary theorists including Rosi Braidotti, Donna Haraway, Karen Barad, and Jane Bennett, all of whom have influenced the recent critical turn towards new materialisms. Locating theory within Woolf's writing as well as locating Woolf within theory, Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory: Sex, Animal, Life brings her modernism firmly into to the foreground of current debates in literary studies, feminist philosophy, queer theory, animal studies and posthumanities.
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Animal Theory

Animal Theory

Derek Ryan

Edinburgh University Press
2015
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A critical introduction to theoretical approaches to animals and animalityFrom caged orangutans to roasted pig, from dog training to horse phobias, from communicating bees to ruminating cows, Derek Ryan explores how animals are encountered in theoretical discourse. Across four thematically organised chapters on 'Animals as Humans', 'Animal Ontology', 'Animal Life' and 'Animal Ethics' he offers extended discussions of Nietzsche, Freud, Lacan, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Deleuze, Singer, Nussbaum, Adams and Haraway among others, as well as lively readings of contemporary literary texts by Carter, Coetzee, Auster and Foer. Intended as a resource for researchers, students, teachers and all those interested in human-animal relationships, Animal Theory: A Critical Introduction provides an accessible and authoritative account of the challenges and potential in thinking about and with animals.Key FeaturesProvides a wide-ranging discussion of theoretical approaches to animals in modern and contemporary philosophyOffers an accessible guide to key concepts in animal theoryIntervenes in current debates by critically engaging with theoretical issues and suggesting new ways to consider human-animal relationsIncludes close readings of four contemporary literary texts to supplement the theoretical discussionContains a list of 'Key Texts' and 'Further Reading' at the end of each chapterDerek Ryan is Lecturer in Modernist Literature at the University of Kent and author of Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory: Sex, Animal, Life (Edinburgh University Press, 2013). His other publications include articles and essays that combine interests in modernism, philosophy and animal studies.
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Animal Theory

Animal Theory

Derek Ryan

Edinburgh University Press
2015
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From caged orangutans to roasted pig, from dog training to horse phobias, from communicating bees to ruminating cows, Derek Ryan explores how animals are encountered in theoretical discourse. Over the course of an introduction and four thematically organised chapters on 'Animals as Humans', 'Animal Ontology', 'Animal Life' and 'Animal Ethics', he critically engages with a diverse range of ancient, modern and contemporary thinkers including Aristotle, Plutarch, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume, Locke, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Lacan, Nagel, Levinas, Deleuze, Derrida, Singer, Regan, Diamond, Adams, Haraway, Nussbaum, Badiou and Braidotti. To supplement the theoretical material, each chapter contains lively close readings of contemporary literary texts by Carter, Coetzee, Auster and Foer. Intended as a resource for researchers, students, teachers and all those interested in human-animal relationships, Animal Theory: A Critical Introduction provides an accessible and authoritative account of the challenges and potential in thinking about and with animals.
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Competences for School Managers

Competences for School Managers

Derek Esp

Routledge Falmer
1993
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This study examines the development of competency approaches for school management in the UK. Using examples of current attempts to apply competency models for staff selection and professional development in education, it provides practical suggestions for the everyday use of these models.
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The Management of Mentoring

The Management of Mentoring

Derek Glover; George Mardle

Routledge Falmer
1995
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As initial teacher education moves increasingly to the school, mentoring is becoming an ever more crucial part of the training process. This book examines the policy issues surrounding mentoring, at both the national and school levels, drawing on research and case studies.
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An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology

An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology

Derek Raine; E.G. Thomas

Institute of Physics Publishing
2001
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A thorough introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology explores various theories and ideas in big bang cosmology, providing insight into current problems. Assuming no previous knowledge of astronomy or cosmology, this book takes you beyond introductory texts to the point where you are able to read and appreciate the scientific literature, which is broadly referenced in the book. The authors present the standard big bang theory of the universe and provide an introduction to current inflationary cosmology, emphasizing the underlying physics without excessive technical detail. The book treats cosmological models without reliance on prior knowledge of general relativity, the necessary physics being introduced in the text as required. It also covers recent observational evidence pointing to an accelerating expansion of the universe. The first several chapters provide an introduction to the topics discussed later in the book. The next few chapters introduce relativistic cosmology and the classic observational tests. One chapter gives the main results of the hot big bang theory. Next, the book presents the inflationary model and discusses the problem of the origin of structure and the correspondingly more detailed tests of relativistic models. Finally, the book considers some general issues raised by expansion and isotropy. A reference section completes the work by listing essential formulae, symbols, and physical constants. Beyond the level of many elementary books on cosmology, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology encompasses numerous recent developments and ideas in the area. It provides more detailed coverage than many other titles available, and the inclusion of problems at the end of each chapter aids in self study and makes the book suitable for taught courses.
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Self-Assessment In Accident and Emergency Medicine

Self-Assessment In Accident and Emergency Medicine

Derek Burke; Ian Greaves; Philip Hormbrey

Hodder Arnold
1996
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A pocket-sized self-test book designed for junior doctors. It features not only multiple choice questions, but also case histories, questions on ECGs, data interpretation, x-ray and picture questions. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive andthe answers informative and unambiguous.Designed for junior doctors, Self Assessment in Accident and Emergency Medicine features not only MCQs but also case histories, questions on ECGs, data interpretation, X-ray and picture questions. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive, coveringall the common problems encountered in the Accident and Emergency Department. Also included are the rarer conditions which many inexperienced doctors find difficult to diagnose. This entertaining and informative guide provides a convenient way ofaquiring information and testing knowledge for all doctors working in A&E. It will also become an indispensible study aid for candidates for the Accident and Emergency Fellowship and the Accident and Emergency Faculty exams.
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Hospitality Sales and Promotion

Hospitality Sales and Promotion

Derek Taylor

Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
2001
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'Hospitality Sales and Promotion' is the essential guide for every manager in the hospitality industry wanting to achieve maximum profits from their sales promotions. Practical and down-to-earth, this guide discovers: * who is your customer? market segments and groups * how can you reach them effectively? the secrets of successful public relations * new and traditional technologies; from direct mail to using the Internet to maximum advantage. Derek Taylor has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry and has worked with and advised numerous international corporate hospitality companies. Concrete and relevant case studies and examples from his experience are used to illustrate throughout the guide, from companies such as: Whitbread, Hilton International, Pizza Express and Stakis.
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Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

Derek Beavis

Sutton Publishing Ltd
2000
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A pictorial chronicle of the history of the Devon town of Newton Abbot. The author presents a nostalgic record of the town's history down through the years.
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Roman Murder Mystery

Roman Murder Mystery

Derek Parker

Sutton Publishing Ltd
2007
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Derek Parker unravels a tale of duplicity, treachery and betrayal set in the most romantic period of Italian history, when children were married off for gain and society condoned the murder of adulterous wives. It has intrigued everyone who has heard of it for over 300 years. In 1697, a teenage girl named Pompilia tried to escape from her abusive husband, Count Guido Franceschini, with the help of a man called Guiseppe Caponsacchi. Arrested for adultery and put on trial, Pompilia was found guilty and sent to a nunnery. She was later allowed to return to her parents' home in Rome, where she gave birth to a son. During the night of the 3 January 1698, her elderly parents, Pietro Camparini and his wife Violante, were stabbed to death, their heads almost hacked from their bodies. Pompilia was also attacked, dying the next day from 20 stab wounds inflicted by the same five men. The men were arrested that evening. Seven weeks later, they were all convicted of one of the most notable and controversial crimes of the century and led to their executions by the Brotherhood of Death. After her death, the Franceschini continued to claim her dowry, while others tried to clear Pompilia's name. But was Pompilia saint or sinner? Had her parents set up a match for their child-bride, knowing that she was illegitimate? Who was the father of her son? Was her murder justified (17th-century Italy condoned the killing of adulterous wives)?
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