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Front Cover -- Richard Titmuss: A Commitment to Welfare -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Series -- 1 Introduction -- Titmuss in the twentieth century -- The 'Titmuss paradigm' -- Understanding Titmuss: David Reisman -- Titmuss the person -- This volume -- Notes -- Part 1 Early life and career to the end of 1941 -- 2 'As the son of a farmer ... ': origins, early employment, and personal life -- Birth, childhood, and youth -- Employment -- Marriage and private life -- Notes

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Pre-introduction -- Introduction -- 1. Why Noise Matters -- 2. Noise: Widespread and Worldwide -- 3. Hear Me Now! Noise Can Harm Your Health! -- 4. Noise: The Neglected Green Issue of Our Age? -- 5. Noise in the Workplace -- 6. Transport Noise -- 7. Neighbour/Neighbourhood Noise -- 8. Piped Music: The Music You Cannot Turn Off -- 9. Noise and the Law -- 10. Making Change Happen -- Index

1. Child guidance comes to Britain -- 2. Professionals -- 3. The spread of child guidance in the 1930s -- 4. Normalcy, happiness and child guidance in practice -- 5. Child guidance in wartime -- 6. Child guidance and the British welfare state -- 7. Child guidance in Britain at mid-century : 'more akin to magic than to medicine'.

This topical book examines social welfare in Scotland since devolution. In particular, it focuses on the politics of welfare during and after the devolution process; poverty and inequality; and the two single most important powers devolved to the Edinburgh Parliament, education and health. It is the first work to attempt such a synthesis

Understanding the Horse's Feet sets out to explain the complexity of this subject in terms that the lay person can understand, and help the horse owner to have confidence in discussing foot-related issues with their vet or farrier/trimmer. The perennial problem of laminitis is examined in depth, together with other conditions that commonly affect the horse's foot. Topics covered include: The structure of the horse's foot; Examining horses' feet; The function of the hoof and the other foot structures; Laminitis; Investigating lameness. A practical guide to understanding the complexities of the horse's feet, aimed at horse owners, riding instructors, veterinary nurses and students. Superbly illustrated with 228 colour photographs and diagrams. John Stewart is an experienced vet and has his own equine practice.

"This third edition, is a bigger, updated version of the 1989 original covering the changing political boundaries, names, and rulers of Africa. Entries give name of country, dates during which it went by that name, location, capital, alternate names including cross-references to previous and later incarnations, and a list of rulers . A table details AIDS in the Africa"--Provided by publisher

"This book is essential reading for all those concerned with the contemporary and historical dimensions of social policy in Scotland and how they relate to developments in other parts of the United Kingdom."--Jacket