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This book highlights how, since the recent financial crises, the expression 'liberal reform' has come to convey an evocative image of austerity and economic malaise, especially for the working classes and a part of the middle class. It will interest readers on capitalism, political economy, history of the global economy and British history.

Beyond Liminality: Ontologies of Abundant Betweenness examines the concept of liminality, exposing and critiquing its ontological assumptions. It is key reading for scholars and students across social sciences, humanities, and applied disciplines interested in ritual, performance, change, ontology, and epistemology.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Undoing Dignity -- 2 COVID-19 Caretaking: In/dignity at and beyond the Bedside -- 3 Death-with-Dignity's Biopolitical Topoi -- 4 Embodied Dignities in an Assistive Technology Clinic -- 5 Dignified Care as Ethical Praxis -- Appendix A. Corpora Specifications for MAiD Testimony -- Appendix B. Inventory of Data from the AT Clinic -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: A Collective Matter -- The New Natufians -- What Do We Do with the Digital Dead? -- Everyone's Concern -- 1. From Bones to Bytes -- Beginnings -- The Deep Time of the Dead -- The Portable Dead -- The Port from Which We Depart -- Where Are We Now? -- 2. How to Think about Digital Remains -- What Are Digital Remains? -- Ghost Cars and Prayer Bots -- The Informational Corpse -- Can the Dead Be Harmed? -- The Digital Encyclopedia of the Dead -- Brutus's Closet -- Not So Valuable After All? -- 3. The Rise of the Digital Afterlife Industry -- Ash & -- Martha -- The Digital Afterlife Industry -- Critiquing the Industry -- Online Museums -- 4. Who Owns the (Digital) Past? -- Grave Dangers -- Who Is Worth Preserving? -- What If Facebook Goes Bust? -- Orwell's Warning -- Decentralizing Control -- 5. Living in the Post-Mortal Condition -- In the Shoes of Max Brod -- The Meaning of "Post-Mortal" and "Condition" -- Archeopolitan Duties -- What Is to Be Done? -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Anthropological Faith -- 2: "Do Not Call Yourselves Christians" -- 3: Pentecost Barker -- 4: The Intervening Years -- 5: Philalethes and Charistes -- 6: The Cygne Noire -- 7: The Politics of Fear -- 8: The Economy of Love -- 9: "This is my Man" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: City and Country in Environmental and Political Disorder -- 1-Great Divides -- 2-Metabolically Adrift -- Part II: An Ecological Narrativefor the City and Region -- 3-Exploiting Productive Eco -- 4-Managing Precarious Settlements and Inspiring Civic Loyalty -- 5-In Search of Ourselves -- 6-The Regional Moment -- 7-Decentralization and Recentralization -- 8-The Origins of Urban Sustainability -- Part III:The Challengesbefore Us -- 9-Whither Phoenix? -- 10-Reclaiming a Democratic Tradition -- EpilogueThe Need for Resilience -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

This is the first book written specifically for Social Prescribing Link Workers in the UK and is filled with insights and perspectives on social prescribing. Whether you are new to social prescribing or seeking a deeper understanding of the role, this book is your go-to guide for comprehending the complexities and identities of the profession.