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  • Psychiatry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tom Burns ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Psychiatry is an endlessly controversial endeavour, incorporating emotively-charged questions over the reality of mental illness, the medicalization of everyday life, and the role of nature versus nurture which cause constant discussion today, and on which almost everyone has an opinion. In this Very Short Introduction Tom Burns explores the nature of psychiatry, focusing on what it can and cannot ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Stories of Hope

    Reimagining Education

    by Sandra Abegglen ...
    Higher education is in crisis. Students are disengaged, lecturers are burned out, and universities seem more preoccupied with rankings and revenue than with knowledge and wellbeing. But rather than dwell on the problems, this book focuses on solutions—on hope.Bringing together a diverse range of educators and practitioners, this collection showcases real-world innovations that challenge the status ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Essential Study Skills

    The Complete Guide to Success at University

    by Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield ...
    Series series Student Success
    "If you′re looking to be that top student, this book is a must!" – five-star student reviewPacked with study tips, activities, templates and quotes from students, this is your essential guide to university, showing you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university. Whether you are going to university straight from school, as a mature, or as an overseas student ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Twilight of Ideologies

    by Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora y Mon ...
    Translated by Tom Burns ...
    In this classic study, now available in English for the first time, the late Spanish philosopher Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora reconsiders the antithesis of pathos and logos in the political realm. In real life, he postulates, ideology has mostly undesirable effects: social tension, extremism, pugnacity, and the substitution of myths for facts. Consistent with this observation, political life in ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Psychotherapy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Tom Burns ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an emotionally safe and structured relationship to explore and express the issues that cause distress and difficulty, whether long term self-doubts, relationship problems, or the impact of a trauma or crisis. As a ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • "There It Is": Narratives of the Vietnam War

    by Tom Burns ...
    This book provides a critical survey of the literature on the Vietnam War and is intended both for academic and general readers. Earlier works of this kind constantly recycled criticism of a half-dozen of the same works. In this study, the aim was to discuss a much greater number of works, including a few that have never been discussed. To appeal to non-academic readers, Lit-Crit jargon was kept ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Basaglia's International Legacy: From Asylum to Community

    Edited by Tom Burns, John Foot ...
    Franco Basaglia (1924-1980) was an Italian psychiatrist and activist who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals and pioneered new ideas about mental health and its treatment. Basaglia was also one of the principal proponents of Italy's Law 180, which effectively closed down large mental hospitals in Italy. His ideas and his disciples have had a decisive influence in the move away from ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • Teaching, Learning and Study Skills

    A Guide for Tutors

    by Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield ...
    Series series SAGE Study Skills Series
    ′This is an essential guide for anyone aspiring to teach in Higher Education in the UK. Not just because it is packed with practical tips and even lecture notes but crucially because it explains the nature of university teaching in the wake of the ′widening participation′ agenda... In summary this book is well worth reading′ - Educate JournalThis is a book for tutors, lecturers and teachers in ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Social Theory and Economic Change

    Edited by Tom Burns, Professor S B Saul, S. B. Saul ...
    Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Space In-Between

    Essays on Latin American Culture

    by Silviano Santiago, Fredric Jameson ...
    Translated by Tom Burns, Gareth Williams, Ana Lucia Gazzola ...
    Series series Latin America in Translation
    Silviano Santiago has been a pioneer in the development of concepts crucial to the discourse of contemporary critical and cultural theory, especially postcolonial theory. The notions of “hybridity” and “the space in-between” have been so completely absorbed into current theory that few scholars even realize these terms began with Santiago. He was the first to introduce poststructuralist thought to ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry

    by Paul Harrison, Philip Cowen, Tom Burns, Mina Fazel ...
    Widely recognized as the standard text for trainee psychiatrists, the Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry stands head and shoulders above the competition. The text has been honed over seven editions, displaying a fluency, authority, and insight rarely found in textbooks which makes the process of assimilating information effective and enjoyable. The book provides an introduction to all the ... Read more

    $99.89 USD

  • Outreach in Community Mental Health Care

    A Manual for Practitioners

    by Tom Burns, Mike Firn ...
    Outreach in the community is the treatment of choice for the severely mentally ill in the community. It involves taking services directly to patients rather than requiring them to attend clinics and hospitals. This approach is a significant addition to routine mental health care practice and addresses the needs of marginalized communities and those that struggle to attend appointments. Outreach in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD