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Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments and thanks -- Introduction -- Chapter One 'Sister Mary' and 'Sister Emmie' 1860-1895 -- Chapter Two 'Dreaming the Impossible Dream': The Esperance Girls' Club 1895-1905 -- Chapter Three Mary and the Morris -- Emmeline and the Suffragettes 1906-1907 -- Chapter Four 'Merrie England once more': Dancing for the Cause 1908-1909 -- Plates -- Chapter Five A Bitter Feud: Mary Neal and Cecil Sharp 1910-1911 -- Chapter Six A Split in the Ranks 1912 -- Chapter Seven Exile, War and the Vote 1913-1918 -- Chapter Eight 'A Masculine Rhythm': 1919 to the Present Day -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Uncover the fascinating history of virtual communities and how we connect to each other online. The Rise of Virtual Communities, explores the earliest online community platforms, mapping the technological evolutions, and the individuals, that have shaped the culture of the internet. Read in-depth interviews with the visionary founders of iconic online platforms, and uncover the history of virtual communities and how the industry has developed over time. Featuring never-before told stories, this exploration introduces new ideas and predictions for the future, explaining how we got here and challenging what we think we may know about building online communities. Readers will: Learn what a virtual community is and how it has become an integral part of modern society Review key insights into building virtual communities and platforms from the founders and pioneers who created them See what the current developments and the potential challenges are related to the future of virtual communities Who is this for: Community managers, company founders and those who want to know more about the origins and future of virtual communities. interviews Include: Randy Farmer & Chip Morningstar - Lucasfilm Games 'Habitat' and creators of the modern AvatarHoward Rheingold - Community expert and member of the WELLStacy Horn - Founder of Echo NYCJim Bumgardner - Founder of The PalacePhilip Rosedale - Founder of Second LifeSampo Karjalainen - Co-founder of Habbo HotelLance Priebe - Co-Founder of Club Penguin Angelo Sotira - Co-Founder of Deviant Art Caterina Fake - Co-Founder of FlickrAlexis Ohanian- Founder of Reddit Kevin Rose - Co-Founder of Digg & PROOF CollectiveJason Citron - Founder of Discord Trevor McFedries - Founder of FWB & Brud Cherie Hu - Founder of Water & MusicMichelle Kennedy - Founder of Peanut

Lots of people talk about community, but few know how to build it. To understand the history of internet communities, and be inspired to build your own, this is the book to read. - Mike Butcher, Editor-at-large, Tech Crunch Every start-up founder who goes through Y Combinator sees first-hand the power of being part of a community. Atherton's book provides a history of valuable insights for the next generation to build legendary communities upon. - Michael Seibel, Managing Director, Y-Combinator This book is an excellent read for any founder or leader looking to learn how to build community from the very best. - Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME INC Reading this book is a masterclass in managing and designing communities.. - @GregIsenberg, Community Expert Uncover the fascinating history of virtual communities and how we connect to each other online. The Rise of Virtual Communities, explores the earliest online community platforms, mapping the technological evolutions, and the individuals, that have shaped the culture of the internet. Read in-depth interviews with the visionary founders of iconic online platforms, and uncover the history of virtual communities and how the industry has developed over time. Featuring never-before told stories, this exploration introduces new ideas and predictions for the future, explaining how we got here and challenging what we think we may know about building online communities. You will: Learn what a virtual community is and how it has become an integral part of modern society Review key insights into building virtual communities and platforms from the founders and pioneers who created them See what the current developments and the potential challenges are related to the future of virtual communities.

This book is the first systematic attempt to examine one of the biggest challenges facing universities and society in the 21st century: how do we create opportunities to allow people from all social backgrounds to benefit from higher education? It examines how policymakers, higher education institutions and civil society organisations are meeting this challenge across the globe. Each chapter focuses on one of 12 countries, including the economically powerful US and Germany, developing nations from Africa and South America and the new higher education 'superpowers' of China and India. Access to Higher Education shows that across these different nations inequalities in higher education participation are common, but their nature differs. It argues for a new, 'nationhood' based approach to understanding why these differences exist.

Available for the first time in paperback, the book provides a detailed analysis of deaf people's leisure during the second half of the twentieth century, which questions perceptions of deafness as a disability, investigates the importance of shared leisure in community formation more generally and examines the ways in which changing patterns of socialisation are affecting British society. Although focusing on the British deaf community, the concepts and principles explored in this book can be applied across a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic groups.This book draws upon a wide range of subject areas and will consequently be of interest to students and academics working in the fields of disability, history, community and cultural minority studies, sport, leisure and regional studies

5. Unbundling, diversification and the ecological university: new models for higher education -- Introduction -- Access to higher education -- The first case for higher education -- The second case for higher education -- Beyond access and the battle for the soul of higher education -- Imagination and the role of higher education -- Disruptive forces and massive open online courses -- A pedagogy for holistic social mobility -- The 'unbundling' of higher education -- Conclusions -- 6. The shape of the labour market: hourglass, diamond or molecule? -- The 'hourglass economy' -- The shape and size of the hourglass(es) -- The need for low-skilled work -- The nature of work' -- 'The meaning of work -- Conclusions -- 7. Social mobility, well-being and class -- Introduction -- A broken Britain? -- Welcome to well-being -- Can well-being be measured? -- Is happiness everything? -- Where does class come in? -- Conclusions -- 8. A new politics of social mobility -- The space for a new politics -- The social contract -- Making equality matter -- Enlightened instrumentalism -- The living salary -- Why does changing the powerful matter? -- Elites and social transformation -- 'It's the economy, stupid ... ' -- Creating 'good growth' -- Social mobility and the Left -- The potential for a new social mobility politics -- Conclusions -- 9. Reframing social mobility -- Step 1: Recalibrate occupational stratification -- Step 2: Change the mission of education as well as the method -- Step 3: Connect success with society -- Step 4: Take middle-class social mobility seriously -- Step 5: Creating a manifesto for holistic social mobility and success -- The case for holistic social mobility -- Bibliography -- Index.