Social groups, communities and identities Books

This volume, first published in 1975, traces what happens when the crises of adolescence are not sufficiently well negotiated. The topics debated and explored include: emotional conflicts; educational drop-outs; social conflict; delinquency; acting-out,...

At Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, a Union force composed predominantly of former slaves met their Confederate adversaries in one of the bloodiest small engagements of the war. This important fight received some attention in the North and South but soon...

This is a history of the Vietnam war in a single province of the Mekong Delta over the period 1930-1975, focusing on the revolutionary movement that became popularly known as the "Viet Cong". It drawns on documents captured by U.S. and South Vietnamese...

This book explores Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, from the perspectives of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Positive Discourse Analysis (PDA)-informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). It is designed to encourage...

Join me on an extraordinary journey as I explore the steps I took to solve one of America's most enduring legends, the mystery of the Lost Dutchman's treasure. In this deep dive, I will walk you through my investigative process, including how I analyzed...

This edited collection traces the evolution of writing, retelling, and critically reading children's and young adult tales over decades of cultural, social, and technological changes. Global contributions cover the increasingly diverse narratives found...

This open access book compiles the contributions of the conference Collection Care: New Challenges in Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The conference held within the framework of the EU’s Horizon2020 CollectionCare...

This biographical volume includes Lilian Sauter's only published collection of poetry, Through High Windows, along with letters, photographs, and extensive biographical material, all framed by a scholarly introduction, detailed annotations, and...

サードカルチャーキッズとは、いろいろな文化の中に住み、その間を繰り返し行ったり来たりしているグローバル・ノマドのことを言います。自分らしい人生のストーリーの中に、経験したすべてのことを統合し抱擁していくこと。そこに彼らの人生の美しさと課題があります。対話や振り返りなどいろいろなアクティビティを通して、脳とからだの全体がそのプロセスに関わっていきます。そのようなアクティビティを家族またグループでいっしょに行うことで、深い関係が築き上げられていきます。子どもや大人のTCK、親、教師、派遣団体のTCKケアに関わ...

In his unique science book, The Hunter-Gatherer Principle: Evolutionary Biology and the Case for Sex-Based Female Sports, bestselling author, award-winning historian, and women's sports advocate Lochlainn Seabrook, zeroes in on a seldom discussed topic:...

Fostering to Adoption is a deeply moving and unflinchingly honest memoir that takes readers inside the heart of one family's extraordinary journey through the UK foster care system. Written by Mark Moorhouse, a dedicated foster parent, the book blends...

En 2013, French Boy quitte son pays pour l'Europe, emportant avec lui des rêves immenses et des attentes bouleversantes. Entre illusions perdues et réalités poignantes, il navigue à travers un monde qui semble vouloir lui refuser une place. Dans cette...

How can the Banaban people navigate the challenges of the modern era while preserving their cultural identity and striving for self-determination? This compelling study delves into the core of Banaban heritage, exploring the traditional law of Te Rii Ni...

Girls like me don't normally attract the attention of gorgeous wolf shifters but all that changes when my friend Tania makes a wish...Now I'm being noticed!Having landed the job of my dreams I'm settled and finally feeling content with my life for the...

In "They called me Dede" Lowell E. Kennedy delivers a riveting journey of how a man and his wife are thrust into a unknown world of poverty and hunger. They soon realize they must rely on each other to fulfill the mission God has called them to as...

These are two true tales of Providence, having never been combined in one volume it was felt that they fit perfectly together. Two different lives, two different tribes, two amazing stories of love and tragedy. Both parallel yet from opposite...

              This Crow of Montana Census 1899-1905, contains a short concise history for the Crow people; following their move from the Stillwater Valley to Yellowstone country, their...

              A unique never before transcribed series for the Identified Mississippi Choctaw Enrollment Cards, 1902-1909, including a copy of the original and a transcribed copy of...

Her first hate and first love are back in town. Things are about to get heated…Cat Byrne seems sweet, but she’s hiding a volcanic temper. Her anger-fueled fire magic can melt tires off cars. Then her ex-best friend moves back to town, and...

Studies in Rhetorics and FeminismsSeries Editors: Cheryl Glenn and Shirley Wilson LoganWhat People Are SayingRhetorical Reception addresses scholars in feminist historiography and theories of rhetoric, as well as scholars in the rhetoric of science and...

Joseph, Judah, and Plot is an exploration of narrative continuity in Genesis 37-50. It offers a new and literary reading of the story about Jacob and his sons, tracing its plot-structure from the narrative world of Genesis to the world of the reader...

When Adrienne Rubin enters into the jewelry business in 1970s Los Angeles, she is a maverick in a world dominated by men. She soon meets a young hotshot salesman who doesn't seem to struggle at all, and when he asks her to be his partner, she is excited...

After a lifetime of strained bonds with her aging parents, Patricia Williams finds herself in the unexpected position of being their caregiver and neighbor. As they all begin to navigate this murky battleground, the long-buried issues that have divided...

Through the cases of Damascus and Aleppo and adopting a postcolonial perspective, this book explores how urbicide (the destruction and violent recomposition of urban space) is central to the Syrian regime's wartime rearticulation of state-society...

This book offers a wide-ranging, detailed, and pleasant portrait of the author's multiple interests and experiences in growing up and reaching hundreds of thousands of people on three continents. He is known through his television documentaries, books,...

For centuries, women's voices were silenced, their contributions erased, their histories forgotten. But silence is never absolute-history waits for us to listen.History Waits to Be Heard is not just a retelling of forgotten stories; it is an exploration...

It investigates the impact of financial capability and decision-making ability on the financial wellbeing of women associated with Community Based Organisations. In light of the evolving socio-economic landscape in South Asia and the growing gender...

This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss international law and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, covering topics such as maritime security, climate change and international relations. The book will be of interest to researchers in the...

The Routledge Handbook of Museum and Heritage Education is a practical reference guide that shows how museums, galleries and heritage sites can offer opportunities for successful visitor engagement.

Helping Kids Rise and Shine is an empowering, practical guide for parents, teachers, and caring adults to learn how to support the mental and emotional well-being of children aged 7 to young teens. The book empowers adults to help children manage issues...

Farm women are virtually absent from the leadership positions which structure agricultural organisations and policy and shape the industry. This book examines the contemporary position of women in agriculture, drawing on interviews and surveys with many...

In exploring artificial intelligence (AI) in urban life, this book brings together and extends thinking on how human-AI interactions are continuously evolving. Through such interactions, people are aided on the one hand, while becoming more aware of...

This collection explores how women writers in the English-speaking world transform personal intimacy into political engagement, challenging cultural oppression across genres—life writing, novels, poetry, and theatre—from the 19th century to...

Oaxaca Stories Along the Way captures the view of the world of the Oaxacan people... a local photographer... a market vendor... a painter... an academic...all through the eyes of an author who has fallen in love. This is not the simple infatuation of...

In this book, Sedgwick examines texts from Europe and America such as Wilde, Nietzsche and Proust, and considers the historical moment when sexual orientation came to be as important a signifier of personhood as gender had been for centuries.

A unique record of the voices of Black Australia.

This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary, critical, and global overview of evidence-based parenting education (PEd) programs. Readers are introduced to the best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective PEd programs in...

Originally published in 1976, here is a comprehensive account of the role of cognitive styles in early childhood. The author considers the possible precursors of these styles in infancy, and offers a new classification scheme that helps to clarify the...

This book is not just a story - it's a brutally honest, sometimes hilarious, and often maddening account of everything going wrong, a legal system stuck in the Dark Ages, and the ways women are abandoned, mistreated and left to fend for themselves...

Discusses concepts that help in understanding gender dynamics, power relations, and pursuit of social justice. Looks at gender roles in historical and modern society. looks at how larger structural influences, and shapes lives of women. Addresses issues...

Bilingual EditionOde to Billy Buck/Ode til Billy Buck is a bilingual English/Norwegian Bokmal (facing pages of English on the left, Norwegian Bokmal on the right) story about the friendship between two children in Ames, Iowa, USA during the 1950s...

This book makes the case that societal realities--such as poverty, racism, and social marginalization--result in depleted cognitive resources for students and for those who are trying to help them succeed. This book is for teachers, parents, school...

Jack Nichols, Gay Pioneer: "Have You Heard My Message?" weaves the story of a man and a movement into this powerful biography that captures the wisdom and passion of Jack Nichols. A compelling look at this prolific activist,...

A must-read for anyone interested in Muslim cultures, this volume not only explores Muslim identities through the lens of sexuality and gender - their historical and contemporary transformations and local and global articulations - but also interrogates...

In this book, Jane O'Connor explores the paradoxical status of the child star who is both adored and reviled in contemporary society.

This volume collects eleven essays written by Japanese experts on various aspects of Japanese business management and is a sequel to the volume Industry and Business in Japan. It examines the mechanisms for Japan's phenomenal economic growth since the...

The book covers the metamorphosis from Japan's image of a feudal, exotic and romantic land inhabited by Madam Butterflies, to its sudden emergence as a geopolitical power following its defeat of Russia in 1905. More was to come. In the 1930s and 40s the...