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  • The Honourable Ladies

    Volume II: Profiles of Women MPs 1997–2019

    Biteback Publishing is delighted to announce a major new project, a two volume series of biographies of every female MP ever to be elected to the House of Commons.When Constance Markievicz stood for election as MP for Dublin St Patrick's in 1918, few people believed she could win the seat – yet she did.A breakthrough in the bitter struggle for female enfranchisement had come earlier that year, ... Read more

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  • The Honourable Ladies: Volume I

    Profiles of Women MPs 1918–1996

    FOREWORD BY PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAYWhen Constance Markievicz stood for election as MP for Dublin St Patrick's in 1918, few people believed she could win the seat – yet she did. A breakthrough in the bitter struggle for female enfranchisement had come earlier that year, followed by a second landmark piece of legislation allowing women to be elected to Parliament – and Markievicz duly became the ... Read more

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  • Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Abused Adults

    Series series Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice
    What constitutes real recovery for adult victims of abuse? Current support offered to adults is often poorly planned and informed; this book sheds light on the true impact of abuse and how it can be healed.Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Abused Adults explores the idea of 'recovery' being something physical in the short-term and 'healing' as an emotional process for long-term ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Life-Span Development

    "The handbook is an impressive collection of research studies and theories provided by knowledgeable contributors on life-span development from conception to old age."--Anthropology and Aging QuarterlyThe doubling of our average life span since the turn of the 20th century is considered by many scholars to be one of the most important changes in human existence. This definitive text is the only ... Read more

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