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Restoring Mentalizing in Attachment Relationships

treating trauma with Plain Old therapy

Jon G. Allen

therapy has become just one of many treatment options for posttraumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related illnesses. this book provides a conceptual framework for treating trauma patients and illuminates relationship factors that are empirically associated with positive outcomes.

American Psychiatric Publishing, October 2012

PB 9781585624188£43.00

A Guide to Marx’s ‘Capital’ Vols I-III

Kenneth smith

A comprehensive and user-friendly guide to all three volumes of Karl Marx’s ‘Capital’, with advice on further reading and points for further discusssion.

Anthem Press, October 2012

hB 9780857285065£60.00

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Knowledge Governance

Reasserting the Public interest

edited by Leonardo Burlamaqui, Ana Celia Castro and Rainer Kattel

Offers the novel approach of ‘knowledge governance’ as a means of understanding the role of knowledge in growth and development.


hB 9780857285355£60.00

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anthem press

The Aesthetics of Education

theatre, Curiosity, and Politics in the Work of Jacques Ranciere and Paulo Freire

tyson e. Lewis

A groundbreaking work, applying Ranciere’s theories of aesthetics and politics to the field of teaching, analysing the works of Dewey, Freire and other education thinkers.

Bloomsbury Publishing / Continuum, August 2012

hB 9781441157713£60.00

Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism

Retreat or Resurgence

edited by Bryn Jones and Mike O’Donnell

explores and re-analyses major events, debates and themes from the radical developments of the nineteen sixties and relates them to contemporary social movements and issues.


hB 9781843318958£60.00

PB 9780857285737£25.00

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Educating the Postmodern Child

the struggle for Learning in a World of Virtual Realities

Fiachra Long

traces the philosophical challenges posed by children living in an information age, drawing on a range of philosophical thinkers.

Bloomsbury Publishing / Continuum, november 2012

hB 9781441103871£70.00

bloomsbury publishing

Rethinking Knowledge within Higher Education

Adorno and social Justice

Jan McArthur

explores the relationship between knowledge in higher education and social justice, arguing that higher education should have social and economic roles at its heart, and that these should encompass the needs of all society.

Bloomsbury Publishing / Continuum, november 2012

hB 9781441197535£75.00

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Atlas of European Values

trends and traditions at the turn of the Century

Loek halman, inge sieben and Marga van Zundert

this title summarizes the beliefs and values of the europeans in informative graphs, charts and maps. it includes all european countries and shows how europeans think about work, family, sexuality, religion, politics, and morality.

Brill Academic Publishers, July 2012

PB 9789004224247€ 69.00

Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century

using an interdisciplinary approach, this book brings together work in the fields of history, Literary studies, Music and Architecture to examine the place of folklore and representations of ‘the people’ in the development of nations across europe during the 19th century.


hB 9789004211582€ 129.00


national Cultivation of Culture

brill academic publishers

Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion

Volume 3: new Methods in the sociology of Religion

edited by Luigi Berzano and Ole Preben Riis

Religion is changing in present society, and social research is more attentive to its complexity. simultaneously, new methods are developed in social research. this volume points to the potentials of methodological innovation in the social scientific study of religion, as a source of inspiration for future research.


hB 9789004176034€ 107.00


Annual Review of the sociology of Religion

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Volume 23

edited by Ralph L Piedmont and Andrew Village

the twenty-third volume of RsssR includes a landmark collection of papers on theism and non-theism in Psychological science, as well as papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and social capital.

Brill Academic Publishers, May 2012

hB 9789004229532€ 112.00


Research in the social scientific study of Religion

Freedom of Expression and the Mediaedited by Merris Amos, Jackie harrison and Lorna Woods

For the purposes of this book we are concerned with freedom of expression and the media with regard to the current application of legal standards and self-regulation to journalistic practice.

Brill Academic Publishers / Martinus nijhoff, July 2012

PB 9789004207745

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Handbook of Hyper-real Religions

edited by Adam Possamai

‘hyper-real religions’ are innovative religions and spirituality that mix elements of religious tradition with popular culture. through various case studies, this book studies the on and off-line religious/spiritual consumption of these narratives through a social scientific approach.

Brill Academic Publishers, March 2012

hB 9789004218819€ 143.00


Brill handbooks on Contemporary Religion

Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights

2nd ed.

natan Lerner

this second edition updates the information on developments that took place in the time elapsed and incorporates new chapters. such as freedom from religion, religion and freedom of assocation and expression and group rights and legal pluralism.

Brill Academic Publishers / Martinus nijhoff, August 2012

hB 9789004232150€ 175.00

studies in Religion, secular Beliefs and human Rights


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What is War?An investigation in the Wake of 9/11

edited by Mary ellen O’Connell

the meaning of armed conflict is reported on by prominent international law scholars from four continents together with perspectives by military historians, soldiers, war scholars, political scientists, peace studies scholars, and war correspondents, offering a unique interdisciplinary exploration.

Brill Academic Publishers / Martinus nijhoff, May 2012

hB 9789004172340

€ 185.00international humanitarian Law series

Shifting Frontiers of Citizenship

the Latin American experience

this book aims to assess the shifting frontiers of citizenship in Latin America, analysing contemporary practices, redefinitions, the impact and limits of the Liberal model of citizenship, the emergence of alternative models, the transnational dimensions and prospects of different paradigms of citizenship.

Brill Academic Publishers, november 2012

hB 9789004226562€ 139.00

international Comparative social studies

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cambridge scholars publishing

commonwealth secretariat

jessica kingsley publishers

new york university press

Professional Ethics

education for a humane society

edited by Feng su and Bart McGettrick

Contributors from a variety of occupational fields and geographical regions unite in their concern for developing an ethical response to the changing institutional contexts within which they operate. Practitioners, trainers, managers and scholars will find this book thought-provoking and insightful.

Cambridge scholars Publishing, March 2012

hB 9781443836302£34.99

Liverpool hope university studies in ethics series

Implementing Inclusive Education

A Commonwealth Guide to implementing Article 24 of the un Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Richard Rieser

examines the adoption of the Convention and provides examples, both through illustrated case studies and on the accompanying DVDs, of how inclusive education systems for all children have been established in pockets throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.

Commonwealth secretariat, March 2012

hB 9781849290739£25.00

No University is an Island

saving Academic Freedom

Cary nelson

A comprehensive account of the social, political, and cultural forces undermining academic freedom. At once witty and devastating, it confronts these threats with exceptional frankness, then offers a prescription for higher education’s renewal.

new York university Press, December 2011

hB 9780814758595£18.99

PB 9780814725337£16.99


Autism Spectrum Disorders Through the Life SpanDigby tantam

the definitive guide to the autism spectrum from birth to old age. An indispensible primary resource containing the latest research on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, intervention and support of individuals with AsD, and examines their implications at various stages of life.

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, september 2012

hB 9781843109938

£75.00PB 9781849053440

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The Psychology of Ageing

An introduction

5th ed.

ian stuart-hamilton

An accessible text providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing. it examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in a variety of domains.

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, May 2012

PB 9781849052450£29.99


palgrave macmillan

Interculturalism

the new era of Cohesion and Diversity

ted Cantle

ted Cantle sets out his new concept of ‘interculturalism’ which he argues should replace multiculturalism as our approach for managing community relations. Cantle argues that in an increasingly globalized and super-diverse world, multicultualism no longer works, and a new framework and new systems of governance are needed to deal with this 21st century problem.

Palgrave Macmillan, August 2012

hB 9781137027481£60.00

PB 9781137027467£19.99

springer


Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a ScienceAn iconoclastic Perspective

Luciano L’Abate

this book demonstrates how clinical psychology and psychotherapy practices may reach a scientific level provided they change the three basic paradigms that have controlled those practices in the last century. these paradigms have served well in the past but they are now less helpful in the current digitally focused world.

springer, september 2012

hB 9781461444503

£117.00

taylor & francis

Advances in Intergroup Contact

Gordon hodson and Miles hewstone

this volume draws together experts in prejudice and intergroup contact to provide a long-awaited update on the state of affairs in intergroup contact research.

taylor & Francis / Psychology Press, september 2012

hB 9781848720541£105.00

PB 9781848721142£34.99

Fathers in Cultural Context

David W. shwalb, Barbara J. shwalb and Michael e. Lamb

this new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population.

taylor & Francis / Routledge, september 2012

hB 9781848729476£91.00

PB 9781848729483£37.99


Handbook of Father Involvement

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

2nd ed.

natasha Cabrera and Catherine s. tamis-LeMonda

this second edition reviews new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade.


hB 9780415878678£63.00

Handbook of Self-Regulatory Processes in Development

new Directions and international Perspectives

Karen C. Barrett et al.

this handbook highlights the relationship between mastery motivation and self-regulation, and self-regulation and brain and physiological processes.

taylor & Francis / Psychology Press, november 2012

hB 9781848729193£185.00

PB 9781848726246£71.99

International Handbook of Migration Studies

steven J. Gold and stephanie J. nawyn

Featuring forty-seven essays written by leading scholars, the title offers a conceptual approach to the study of international migration.


hB 9780415779722£120.00

Routledge international handbooks

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Qualitative Mathematics for the Social Sciences

Mathematical Models for Research on Cultural Dynamics

Lee Rudolph

Rudolph introduces readers from the social sciences to the rich contribution that modern mathematics has made to our knowledge of logic, structures, and dynamic systems.

taylor & Francis / Routledge, August 2012

hB 9780415444828£95.00

Cultural Dynamics of social Representation

Routledge International Companion to Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties

ted Cole, harry Daniels and John Visser

this topical and exhaustively-researched companion examines the difficulties of defining eBD, and the dangers of allocating this imprecise label to children.


hB 9780415584630£120.00

Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies

Ken Albala

this interdisciplinary food studies handbook will offer students, scholars and all those interested in food-related research a one stop easy-to-use reference guide.

taylor & Francis / Routledge, August 2012

hB 9780415782647£135.00

Routledge international handbooks

Social Representations in the ‘Social Arena’

Annamaria silvana de Rosa

this text brings together international experts to explore the relevance of a variety of applications of social representation theory in both institutional and organizational settings.


hB 9780415591195£100.00

Cultural Dynamics of social Representation

Working Memory

the Connected intelligence

tracy Packiam Alloway and Ross G. Alloway

A comprehensive overview of many of the key applications of working memory research and theory to different areas of human life and activity.

taylor & Francis / Psychology Press, October 2012

hB 9781848726147£90.00

PB 9781848726185£32.99

Frontiers of Cognitive Psychology

Youth Studies

An introduction

Andy Furlong

this book is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies.

taylor & Francis / Routledge, October 2012

hB 9780415564762£95.00

PB 9780415564793£26.99

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