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War and such crises are seen as aberrations in the history and development of democracy – a time when otherwise unacceptable constraints can be imposed on the ordinary man with little or no dissent. The reasoning behind this is questioned in this book first published in 1983. It makes a detailed study of government policy towards civil liberties in Britain during the Second World War the nature of crisis government and its implications for democracy. Drawing on government documents and other primary sources the book examines policies implemented such as the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act of 1939 and Regulation 18B. Other government policies such as the internment of enemy aliens restrictions on the media and the mobilisation of propaganda for the war effort are analysed thoroughly. | Civil Liberties in Britain During the 2nd World War A Political Study

The success of an economy to adapt quickly flexibly and effectively to the demands of the changing international economic environment can only be investigated using the achievements of other national economies or regions as a benchmark. This book analyzes the fundamental factors of competitiveness which will in turn facilitate economic development and in the new post-crisis environment. In the economic social legal and technological environment that has emerged in recent years as well as in the period after the recent financial crisis it is critical to define assess and implement new pathways to competitiveness and economic development. The book covers all aspects of competitiveness and economic from financial intermediaries to tourism and the digital economy and from regulation and corporate governance to exchange rate dynamics and monetary policy issues. It uses empirical findings from a variety of different countries with divergent economic structures and policies. It examines the new system of production and the technological commercial financial and institutional environment with the aim of recommending a proportional division of benefits and costs of economic . It offers a fresh holistic and flexible concept to underscore the new relationship between competitiveness and economic . Such an approach is needed whereby competitiveness is no longer a zero-sum game between countries but is achievable for all countries. The book recommends future directions and offers policy solutions and as such will appeal to students researchers and policymakers as well as those interested in the role of competitiveness in the operation of markets productivity and economic development and how it might foster innovation and . | Competitiveness and Economic Development in Europe Prospects and Challenges

For many decades economists have disputed with economic anthropologists over the origins of money. Economists claim that money emerged from barter exchange; anthropologists claim that it originated as a ‘unit of account’ in the temples and palaces of ancient Mesopotamia. This book argues that money originated as a bargaining counter in a system of money-bargaining emerging almost seamlessly from barter-bargaining. This is not the ‘money’ of mainstream economic conception – a ‘veil’ cast over a system of resource allocation defined in mathematical terms. Confidence in the bargaining counter is sustained through ‘support-bargaining ’ a process in which individuals seek the support of their associates but seek at the same time to advance their own interests. A comprehensive ‘Introduction to Support-Bargaining and Money-Bargaining’ is provided by the work. The arrival of coin-money is recognised by many as a crucial event in the history of mankind and it is argued here that the distinctive character of support-bargaining in ancient Greek city states made possible the introduction of coin-money. The dependence of coin-money on a particular form of support-bargaining also suggests the reason why coin-money was not introduced much earlier given that the technology for producing coins was available long before their adoption. This book will be of great interest to researchers in the history and origins of money banking and economic theory more broadly. | Economics Anthropology and the Origin of Money as a Bargaining Counter

International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative investigates the most significant global‐scale international trade expansion and capital investment programme since the Second World War. This book focusses on the multi-national perspectives of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in order to interrogate the Chinese government’s representation of it as a symbol of peace cooperation development and mutual benefit. With specific focus on the interrelationship between geopolitics infrastructure investments and urban regional development the book reflects on 12 countries’ experiences in depth including those of Iran Pakistan Brazil Thailand Indonesia Japan and Ethiopia specificly to their economic development levels political systems power dynamics and socio-environmental issues. The book clarifies and contributes new knowledge on the nature of BRI concerning its relationship to globalism neo-colonialism the notion of developed vs developing countries and their institutions and macro-micro benefits and impacts. In doing so the book offers a balanced account of the antagonistic geo-political narrative of socio-political conflict and the collaborative framework of real socio-economic flows and development. The book will appeal to academics researchers and policy-makers with an interest in the BRI and its impacts on politico-economic development and urban regional and spatial systems in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. | International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative A Bottom-Up Approach

This handbook provides comprehensive and critical coverage of the dynamic and complex relationship between democracy and sustainability in contemporary theory discourse and practice. Distinguished scholars from different disciplines such as political science sociology philosophy international relations look at the present state of this relationship asking how it has evolved and where it is likely to go in the future. They examine compatibilities and tensions continuities and changes as well as challenges and potentials across theoretical empirical and practical contexts. This wide-spanning collection brings together multiple established and emerging viewpoints on the debate between democracy and sustainability which have until now been fragmented and diffuse. It comprises diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives discussing democracy’s role in and potential for coping with environmental issues at the local and global scales. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of arguments claims questions and insights that are put forward regarding the relationship between democracy and sustainability. In the process it not only consolidates and condenses but also broadens and captures the many nuances of the debate. By showing how theoretical empirical and practical accounts are interrelated focusing on diverse problem areas and spheres of action it serves as a knowledge source for professionals who seek to develop action strategies that do justice to both sustainability and democracy as well as providing a valuable reference for academic researchers lecturers and students. | The Routledge Handbook of Democracy and Sustainability

Play therapy is one of the fastest-growing specialty areas in mental health. Understanding the skills knowledge and strategies that make play therapy supervision effective is essential in supporting the integrity and needs of a thriving field. Play Therapy Supervision: A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices is an all-encompassing play therapy supervision compendium. In these pages current and prospective play therapy professionals and supervisors will find effective strategies for engaging in supervision with literature that is firmly rooted in empirical research and practical examples. Useful for novice and experienced supervisors this book describes best practices in supervision and contemporary topics for building an effective play therapy supervision practice. This text also emphasizes the critical importance of cultural humility in play therapy supervision. Other important features include: Ethical and legal issues in play therapy supervision Building a play therapy supervision relationship Evaluation in play therapy supervision Technology in play therapy supervision including extended reality School-based play therapy supervision Techniques in play therapy supervision: mindfulness sand tray self-compassion art and movement and more! | Play Therapy Supervision A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices

With attention to the ways in which new reproductive technologies facilitate the gradual disembodiment of reproduction this book reveals the paradox of women's reproductive experience in patriarchal cultures as being both and often simultaneously empowering and disempowering. A rich exploration of birth appropriation in the West New Reproductive Technologies and Disembodiment investigates the assimilation of women's embodied power into patriarchal systems of symbolism culture and politics through the inversion of women's and men's reproductive roles. Contending that new reproductive technologies represent another world historical moment both in their forging of novel social relations and material processes of reproduction and their manner of disembodying women in unprecedented ways - a disembodiment evident in recent visual and literary popular and academic texts - this volume locates the roots of this disembodiment in western political discourse. A call to feminist political theory to re-remember the material dimensions of bodies and their philosophical significance New Reproductive Technologies and Disembodiment will appeal to scholars of sociology gender studies political and social theory and the study of science technology and health. | New Reproductive Technologies and Disembodiment Feminist and Material Resolutions

Wilfred R. Bion was one of the foremost psychoanalysts of his generation whose work has shaped and enriched psychoanalysis and psychotherapy indelibly. Renowned for some highly original and sometimes cryptic ideas such as the alpha function and theory of the grid Learning from Experience is arguably his most important and enduring work. Bion brings knowledge into the psychoanalytic spotlight. What forces he asks interfere with knowledge? Crucially Bion doesn't mean knowing only facts but the lifelong process of understanding and coming to know things that is a consequence of the development of knowledge. However Learning From Experience is perhaps best-known for its emphasis on the way emotion and knowledge are interwoven. Bion links the emotional capacity to develop and know to the capacity to tolerate frustration: if we can hold ourselves in check whilst we endure frustration then we can come to know things. A remarkable and brilliant work by a fascinating psychoanalyst and thinker Learning From Experience continues to inspire psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Robert Hinshelwood.

This book presents a culture change in addictions treatment that places wellness at the forefront of relapse addiction and recovery. The authors introduce a wellness-based conceptualization of addiction and recovery including the wellness model that grounds Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling (WBAC) and the techniques of this approach. Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling advocates for wellness as the primary variable in addiction and recovery outcomes presents a wellness-based model of addiction and recovery and highlights techniques for unlocking the motivational and strength-based aspects of this approach. Specifically the authors provide wellness questions and screening tools to incorporate into the clinical evaluation and structure for creating a wellness plan and family wellness plan for the client’s loved ones. Readers will learn numerous wellness-based techniques related to the mind body spirit emotions and connection that can prevent relapse and facilitate well-being. All WBAC interventions are grounded in developmental culturally responsive and strength-based perspectives. Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling is essential reading for professionals who provide addictions treatment and counseling as well as scholars who conduct writing and research on addiction. | Wellness-Based Addictions Counseling Facilitating Holistic Recovery

Speaking Out: Issues and Controversies 各抒己见 is an advanced Chinese language textbook that explores topics such as human nature moral values mass consumption Western influences and technological innovation. In presenting subjects that reflect major concerns in contemporary China the book invites students to reflect upon the forces shaping modern Chinese society. This textbook presents ten lessons in five units entitled Constancy and Change Joy and Sorrow Right and Wrong Chinese Tradition and Western Influence and New and Old. These pairs of opposites conjure up an ever-changing world of ebb and flow a world that stimulates learners’ imaginations and arouses their enthusiasm for open dialogue and lively discussion. Concise in language and with lessons in both simplified and traditional characters the textbook is a valuable aid for university students interested in passing the HSK Level VI or attaining ACTFL advanced-level proficiency. Accompanying audio recordings can be found online at www. routledge. com/9780367902704. | Speaking Out: Issues and Controversies 各抒己见 An Advanced Chinese Reader 汉语高级读本

Living with Energy Poverty: Perspectives from the Global North and South expands our collective understanding of energy poverty and deepens our recognition of the phenomenon by engaging with the lived experiences of energy-poor households across different contexts. Understanding the lived experience of energy poverty is an essential component in the design of any effort to alleviate what is fundamentally a deep-rooted multi-faceted wickedly complex problem. This requires a nuanced understanding of the causal factors and the research methods that can respond to the flexible spatial and temporal nature of the condition as well as its wellbeing and justice implications. Drawing together the expertise and connectedness of authors from the Global South and North this book presents novel approaches to understanding the often hidden forms of domestic energy deprivation. Case studies from 20 countries provide critical perspectives on this phenomenon while analysing the policy practices government strategy and sustainability implications of divergent manifestations. The book takes a multidimensional perspective challenging the bias towards energy production and service provision which often do not align with the aspirations and realities of energy households across global contexts thus facilitating a useful dialogue on the nature of energy poverty. The book is a timely source for policymakers practitioners and scholars seeking fresh diverse insights into the everyday reality of energy poverty and wanting to better understand the challenges a people-centred just energy transition can present. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4. 0 license. Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4. 0 license. Chapter 22 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4. 0 license. | Living with Energy Poverty Perspectives from the Global North and South

Place Pedagogy and Play connects landscape architecture with education psychology public health and planning. Over the course of thirteen chapters it examines how design and research of places can be approached through multiple lenses – of pedagogy and play and how children as competent social agents are engaged in the process of designing their own spaces – and brings a global perspective to the debate around child-friendly environments. Despite growing evidence of the benefits of nature for health wellbeing play and learning children are increasingly spending more time indoors. Indeed new policy ideas and public campaigns suggest how children can become better connected with nature yet linking outdoor space to pedagogy is largely overlooked in research. By focusing on three themes within these debates place and play; place and pedagogy; and place and participation this book explores a variety of angles to show that best practice requires dialogue between research disciplines designers educationists and psychologists and a move beyond seeing the spaces children inhabit as the domain only of childhood professionals. Through illustrated case studies this book presents a wider picture of the state of childhood today and offers practical solutions and further research avenues that promote a more holistic and internationally focused perspective on place pedagogy and play for built-environment professionals. Chapter 12 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Place Pedagogy and Play Participation Design and Research with Children

This book explores how the education sector can transition to being truly sustainable and why necessary innovations for educational change are being subverted and undermined when mapped onto the existing industrial educational system. Based on Ph D case study research with schools that are modelling and teaching sustainability action research and the author’s 40 years of working in the K-12 system this volume examines how education continues to perpetuate the status quo and why education innovations are thus undermined. It shows the importance of redesigning education based on the principles of sustainable living systems and explores how this can be achieved across all levels of the educational system. The first part of the book establishes a new vision of sustainable education whilst the second brings to light the industrial mechanistic root metaphors in current practice across leadership and administration buildings and grounds curriculum design teaching and learning that are subverting innovative efforts. From understanding the foundational influential problematic root metaphors of our Industrial educational system it moves to explore how the ecological principles of sustainability can be used to rethink and redesign an educational system from its administration leadership and policy to curriculum buildings grounds and resources through to teaching and learning that will support sustainability innovation and creativity developing systems thinking and sustainability as a frame of mind. Exploring how the education sector can transition to being truly sustainable and find new ways to traverse the problematic Industrial world view at this pivotal moment will appeal to administrators post-secondary educators policymakers and researchers and scholars of sustainability education educational leadership curriculum design and educational philosophy. | Ecological Principles for Sustainable Education Challenging Root Metaphors and the Industrial Schooling System

This title was first published in 2002. This provocative volume explores key aspects of the contemporary relationship between the United States and the European powers as they attempt to address common issues as the international community enters a new millennium. Representing diverse perspectives opinions analyses and recommendations regarding the regional and global problems and opportunities confronted by both the United States and the Europeans the book is particularly suitable for scholars and policy makers alike who contribute to ongoing discussions concerning this critical relationship. | The United States and Europe: Policy Imperatives in a Globalizing World

This title was first published in 2000: This text aims to provide a clear understanding of the complex relationship that exists between nationalism national identity the state the direction and trend of China's transition and the subsequent prospects for democratization. While describing the rise of Chinese nationalism and the accompanying discourse on Chinese national identity it focuses on the national identity question and its impact on democratization. The text argues that Chinese nationalism is not monolithic and that popular Chinese nationalism attempts to exclude the role of the party-state in defining national identity. Most importantly it has the potential to demand democratic reform and push for democratization in China. Nevertheless the alliance between nationalism and democracy will expedient. Chinese nationalism whether official or popular comes into conflict with democracy when it confronts the national identity/boundary problem. They clash with each other where territoriality is involved. The Chinese nationalist solution to the problem is logically and inherently opposed to the contemporary trend towards democracy. | Nationalism National Identity and Democratization in China

This book brings together perspectives on resource exploitation to expose the continued environmental and socio-political concerns in post-colonial Africa. The continent is host to a myriad of environmental issues largely resulting from its rich diversity of natural resources that have been historically subjected to exploitation. Colonial patterns of resource use and capital accumulation continue unabated making environmental and related socio-political problems a dominant feature of African economies. The book pursues the manifestation of these problems through four themes: environmental justice violent capitalocenes indigenous knowledge and climate change. The editors locate the book within the broad fields of political ecology and environmental geopolitics to highlight the intricate geographies of resource exploitation across Africa. It uniquely focuses on the socio-political and geopolitical dynamics associated with the exploitation of Africa’s natural resources and its people. The case studies from different parts of Africa tell a compelling story of resource exploitation related issues of environmental degradation in a continent particularly vulnerable to climate change and the continued plundering of its natural resources. The book will be of great interest to scholars and students from the interdisciplinary fields of the environmental humanities and environmental studies more broadly as well as those studying political ecology environmental policy and natural resources with a specific focus on Africa. | Environmental Humanities of Extraction in Africa Poetics and Politics of Exploitation

Essential Law for Information Professionals offers easy-to-follow practical advice on the law as it affects information management and the fundamental principles underlying practice. The seven years since the last edition was published has seen the introduction of important new pieces of legislation as well as relevant legal cases which have demonstrated how the law has played out in practice. This new fully upto- date 4th edition includes examples across a range of legal topics both in the UK and internationally. Each topic is comprehensively covered with an outline of the legal framework background context and practical examples included.

This book analyzes the specifically Soviet historical and ideological conditions for a change of the system that could take place without dangerous disruptions. It outlines the possibilities for qualitative changes in the Soviet system and the limits to Gorbachev's reforms. | Can Gorbachev Change The Soviet Union? The International Dimensions Of Political Reform

Advanced materials are essential for economic security and human well-being with applications in industries aimed at addressing challenges in clean energy national security and human welfare. Yet it can take years to move a material to the market after its initial discovery. Computational techniques have accelerated the exploration and development of materials offering the chance to move new materials to the market quickly. Computational Technologies in Materials Science addresses topics related to AI machine learning deep learning and cloud computing in materials science. It explores characterization and fabrication of materials machine-learning-based models and computational intelligence for the synthesis and identification of materials. This book 　 • Covers material testing and development using computational intelligence • Highlights the technologies to integrate computational intelligence and materials science • Details case studies and detailed applications • Investigates challenges in developing and using computational intelligence in materials science • Analyzes historic changes that are taking place in designing materials. 　 This book encourages material researchers and academics to develop novel theories and sustainable computational techniques and explores the potential for computational intelligence to replace traditional materials research.

In recent years the demand for rejuvenating treatments for the face has grown dramatically for both men and women. Alongside that demand a wide variety of treatments have evolved and a combination of different treatments can often result in much greater improvement than single-treatment approaches. With contributions from an impressive cast of international experts Textbook of Facial Rejuvenation details current treatments recommends approaches and suggests how they may be tailored towards individual needs and combined for optimum results. | Textbook of Facial Rejuvenation The Art of Minimally Invasive Combination Therapy

Originally published in 1984 this collection of original papers highlights the major problems and challenges that lie ahead in U. S. Japanese energy relations. Energy cooperation both through joint projects and bilateral planning has become an important barometer of the U. S. diplomatic relationship with Japan as evidenced by the high-level U. S. Japan Energy Working Group set up in January 1984 following Prime Minister Nakasone's visit to Washington. Contributions to this book detail the problems posed by energy security differences and uncertain oil markets; U. S. crude oil exports to Japan; and nuclear coal solar-energy; and they consider the prospects for conflict over investment in Siberia and Asia | U. S. Japanese Energy Relations Cooperation And Competition