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Originally published in 1982, in this book experts describe the geriatric services in Britain at the time, a country which had pioneered developments in this field over the previous thirty years. Much of the practical knowledge required to establish a service is outlined and the underlying philosophy is also discussed.

"The book gives an account of an essential part of Britain's troubled relationship with the rest of Europe after 1945, particularly considering the rivalry of France and Britain between 1945 and 2007. The record of Britain's relations with the rest of Europe, and in particular with France, from 1945 onwards was seen by the politicians and diplomats in charge of foreign policy very much in terms of a diplomatic battle. This is paradoxical given that European integration was supposedly aiming to create a European community. Although Britain has usually been seen as an at best half-hearted participant in European integration it nonetheless maintained its ambition to assume the leadership of Europe. This inevitably led to a confrontation with France which shared the same goal. This book begins by looking at the opposing ways in which these two ancient European rivals presented very different models for the sort of Europe they wished to see emerge. It goes on to consider the record of their rivalry between 1945 and 2007. After this Britain effectively gave up the battle for the political leadership of Europe. This, however, should not obscure the fact that it had succeeded in imposing much of its social and economic model on Europe. This volume will be of interest to both undergraduate students and general readers interested in Britain's position in Europe"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Exploring QTPOC lives -- 3 Theorising multiplicity -- 4 A question of belonging -- 5 Building community -- 6 Decolonising sexuality and gender -- 7 Conflict and harm in community: the possibilities for the reparative and transformative -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Index.

"Visiting the zoo is often a joyful part of childhood. Some people say that zoos help educate people about animals and can help with conservation. Other people say that animals should be able to live in the wild. Young readers may have never considered this issue before, so learning the arguments and facts can help open their mind to new ideas about a familiar situation. This book provides readers with tools-including clear arguments, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer-to make their own informed opinion on the topic of zoo animals. Readers will gain a deep understanding of the topic in this introduction to critical thinking"--

Introduction to Environmental Data Science focuses on data science methods in the R language applied to environmental research, with sections on exploratory data analysis in R including data abstraction, transformation, and visualization; spatial data analysis in vector and raster models and more.

"Many people want to protect the environment through any means necessary. They worry about global warming, pollution, and habitat loss. But other people don't think that it's their job to fix the environment, and some believe that global warming is just part of a natural cycle. This topic is popular in the news today, and now kids will be able to examine both sides of the issue to make an informed opinion of their own. Facts are presented through main text, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer to keep readers interested and informed. Readers will be able to develop critical thinking skills for a real-world situation through this timely topic"--

"Why do so many organizations fail to mobilize the social networks of employees to respond to disruptions, innovate, and change? In Digital Relationships, Jason Davis argues that individual and organizational interests about networking can come out of alignment such that the network ties that individuals form are organizationally sub-optimal for achieving their most ambitious goals. Developing a new perspective about networks and organizations, he explains through network agency theory how network problems emerge, the role of digital technology adoption by organizations in amplifying misalignment, and the capacity of managers and function of the executive to resolve agency problems and mitigate their impact. Drawing on over a decade of qualitative research in US, Asian, and European "big tech" companies and new analytical and computational modeling, this book offers new interpretations and solutions to the pathologies that emerge from organizationally detrimental networking behaviors and in the face of managerial interventions"--

Psychedelically-enhanced psychotherapy (PAP) looks set to become a common remedy for a range of serious mental health problems. The market for providing PAP, including a secondary market for the training, credentialising and monitoring of therapists, is expanding rapidly. Concerns have been raised recently by actors in that secondary market about the potential for abuse in PAP, which have been framed in terms of a failure to respect patient autonomy. Such concerns cannot be adequately addressed without a fundamental reconsideration of the role of autonomy in psychotherapy. Discussing what autonomy means in psychotherapy and thence especially in PAP is the aim of this chapter, which starts from practitioner-focused guidance, before reflecting on the history of autonomy in geopolitics and ethics and finally returning to consider its place in psychotherapy generally and PAP specifically. The conclusion reached is that while protecting autonomy is the primary concern of medical ethics today, autonomy is not equal to the phenomenology of the psychedelic experience, which is better characterised in terms of 'autoheteronomy'. The chapter's contribution to the emerging 'psychedelic humanities' is to show that PAP brings to crisis longstanding cultural compromises and uncertainties around the way in which psychotherapy has been thought to foster patient autonomy.

"Why do so many organizations fail to mobilize the social networks of employees to respond to disruptions, innovate, and change? In Digital Relationships, Jason Davis argues that individual and organizational interests about networking can come out of alignment such that the network ties that individuals form are organizationally sub-optimal for achieving their most ambitious goals. Developing a new perspective about networks and organizations, he explains through network agency theory how network problems emerge, the role of digital technology adoption by organizations in amplifying misalignment, and the capacity of managers and function of the executive to resolve agency problems and mitigate their impact. Drawing on over a decade of qualitative research in US, Asian, and European "big tech" companies and new analytical and computational modeling, this book offers new interpretations and solutions to the pathologies that emerge from organizationally detrimental networking behaviors and in the face of managerial interventions"--

Businesses are major contributors to the global problems we face, but they are also well-placed to effect positive change. John Davis offers examples of companies that are taking action and presents a framework to help C-suite leaders and executive teams develop their own blueprint for putting societal value at the heart of their business.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Maps, Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- By way of an introduction -- PART I: The defile of the signifier -- 1 Dimensions of the Body -- 2 The Disorder of Things I: Diagnostic Categories and the Classification of Illness -- 3 The Disorder of Things II: Aetiology of Disease and the Process of Divination -- 4 The Defile of the Signifier: From Symptom to Life History -- PART II: Generation of identity, (re)production of history -- 5 Illness and Personal Identity: Kiabu's Case -- 6 Illness and Local History: Mwanga Village -- PART III: Intervening in the substantial real -- 7 Bodily Therapies -- 8 The Logic of a Substantial World -- 9 Events Objectified: Words into Things -- 10 Futures Realised: Events out of Things -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index