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  • Radical Adult Education

    A Political Critique

    by Brendan Evans ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1987, Radical Adult Education examines the critical relationship between politics and adult education, exploring how public policy shapes educational opportunities for adults. It traces the evolution of adult education from voluntary sector origins to substantial state involvement following World War I.The book critically analyzes both conservative and radical approaches, ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Devolution in Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region

    The first mayoral term

    by Georgina Blakeley, Brendan Evans ...
    Greater Manchester and Liverpool were among the first areas of England to undergo urban devolution. Under the leadership of metro-mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, they were in the forefront of attempts to ‘level up’ the north and to address the problem of regional inequalities. This book looks at how the metro-mayors evolved their office, examining the fields of economic development, ... Read more

    $91.49 USD

  • The regeneration of east Manchester

    A political analysis

    by Georgina Blakeley, Brendan Evans ...
    East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the ‘regeneration capital’ of the United Kingdom.While the book focuses on a single project, it has wider relevance to national and international regeneration initiatives. The book assesses the outcomes of the regeneration, ... Read more

    $33.09 USD

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  • Irish Business and Society

    Governing, Participating and Transforming in the 21st Century

    Edited by John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly, Brendan K. O'Rourke ...
    A collection of stimulating essays exploring the wide-ranging debates surrounding the relationship between business and society in 21st century Ireland.Wide-ranging, diverse and thought-provoking contributions from leading business researchers, economists, sociologists and political scientists from Ireland and abroad probe five central themes: the making and unmaking of the Celtic Tiger; ... Read more

    $20.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Introduction to Rural Settlement Planning (Routledge Revivals)

    by Paul Cloke ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This book, first published in 1983, provided the first thorough and informative introduction to the theory, practice and politics of rural settlement planning. It surveys the conceptual and ideological leanings of those who have developed, implemented and revised rural settlement practice, and gives detailed analysis of planning documentation to assess the extent to which policies have been ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

    Edited by John Smyth ...
    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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  • The New Working Class

    How to Win Hearts, Minds and Votes

    by Claire Ainsley ...
    Recent events such as the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election result highlight the erosion of traditional class identities and the decoupling of class from political identity. The majority of people in the UK still identify as working class, yet no political party today can confidently articulate their interests. So who is now working class and how do political parties gain their support ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Industrial Efficiency and State Intervention

    Labour 1939-1951

    by Dr Nick Tiratsoo, Nick Tiratsoo, Jim Tomlinson ...
    Nick Tiratsoo and Jim Tomlinson describe and assess the Labour Party's development of a policy of improving industrial efficiency. They concentrate on the debates and initiatives of the wartime period and subsequent implementation of policy under Attlee. The book modifies existing historiography in two ways - it shows that the Labour Party of 1945-51 was concerned mainly with industrial ... Read more

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  • For Youth Workers and Youth Work

    Speaking Out for a Better Future

    by Doug Nicholls ...
    In this unique and passionate book, Doug Nicholls proposes a cultural revolution within youth work. He draws on the best of youth work's past to redesign the youth work map for today. He speaks with wit, wisdom and warmth to youth workers about their craft. Yet he takes no intellectual prisoners in proposing a new role for youth work in the struggle for social justice. No student or practitioner ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The community development reader

    History, themes and issues

    Edited by Gary Craig, Marjorie Mayo, Keith Popple, Mae Shaw, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Community development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This unique Reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. It will be invaluable to those pursuing community ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Arise

    Power, Strategy and Union Resurgence

    by Jane Holgate ...
    Series series Wildcat
    'Jane Holgate is a brilliant thinker' - Jane McAleveyIn Arise, Jane Holgate argues that unions must revisit their understanding of power in order to regain influence and confront capital. Drawing on two decades of research and organising experience, Holgate examines the structural inertia of today’s unions from a range of perspectives: from strategic choice, leadership and union democracy to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Alternative

    Towards a New Progressive Politics

    by Lisa Nandy ...
    The 2015 election result was a disaster for progressives in British politics, delivering a majority Conservative government at Westminster. And the outlook for the next election is not auspicious either, particularly amid the aftershocks of the momentous 2016 EU referendum result and with possible boundary changes in the offing.There is a growing recognition, however, that cross-party cooperation ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus