Routledge sep 2026 (196 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 102 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Conscious Classroom draws on both the author's deep and comprehensive experience of schools and the incredible work of educators who are helping students to develop greater critical and creative awareness in classrooms. This solutions-focused book offers a pathway to mental wellbeing and ethical leadership and will enable schools to nurture those aspects of character that enable students to have an awakened conscience, rooted in a clear understanding and living of values, such as dignity, compassion, integrity, justice, trust and harmony.This work is actively informed by neuroscience and what is now known about how our brains best learn and describes how students can be more consciously aware in a process of developing the essential skill of self-leadership, which nourishes resilience, wellbeing and agency. Its central question for adults and students alike is, 'Who do you choose to be in the world ' Neil gives a fascinating overview, explaining how his original ideas emerged as a teacher, headteacher and leader of school systems. He explains how values, reflective thinking and quality education are the keys to expanding consciousness, wellbeing and self-leadership. The book focuses on ten schools that demonstrate how they are creating conscious classrooms.This essential book will help teachers to enhance the wellbeing and resilience of themselves and their students and give hope and a sense of renewed purpose to those who believe in the power of education for the general good of humanity. 182 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume charts the origins, development, and future potential of semioethics through the work of Susan Petrilli, showcasing an extended dialogue with one of the eminent figures in semiotics scholarship.Featuring a wide-ranging conversation between Petrilli and scholar Simon Levesque, the book makes the case for semioethics as a critical approach that can help us better understand important issues at stake in today's world, such as precarity, social responsibility, and climate change, through the interplay of signs, meaning-making, and interpretation. The dialogue is organized around key chapters in Petrilli's career, exploring the influences of such scholars as Peirce and Bakhtin, the collaborations with Sebeok and Eco, and the efforts in revitalizing the work of Victoria Welby. The book explores how these strands culminated in the creation of semioethics with Petrilli's longtime collaborator, Augusto Ponzio, and looks ahead to new directions for the further study of the relation between signs and values, semiotics and axiology, and communication and ethics.Highlighting the expansiveness of Petrilli's body of work and the possibilities of semioethics in addressing key questions in contemporary social life for a better world, this volume will be of interest to scholars in semiotics, language and communication, philosophy of language, and cultural studies.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 146 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book explores the socio-political practice of collective memory in the context of prejudices and stereotypes that circulate in the public sphere with regard to the role of women experiencing wartime and political violence.With a focus on Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, it draws on memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, testimonies by women authors, ideological proclamations and secular 'hagiographies' of heroines, female leaders and contemporary role models to examine the ways in which the oppression experienced by women during war is reflected in public discourse, how prejudices and stereotypes concerning the role of women are used politically and how women respond to the politicisation of their own narratives and participation in violence. Guided by the idea that memory is political, such that how we think about it, speak about it and how create it is a political issue, Women's Roles in Times of War and Political Violence highlights the fate and experiences of those who have been and are still denied their 'own voice' by society. It will therefore appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in women's studies, collective memory and women's wartime experiences. 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Bringing CBT Supervision to Life provides supervisors of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with an invaluable resource for reflecting on their current supervisory style and methods and developing their repertoire of skills in this area.Research suggests that routine supervision practices over-rely on verbal case discussion, and this can limit opportunities for more active and experiential methods such as role-play, chair work or self-practice of CBT methods that deepen therapist understanding of theory and practice. This book explains why supervision needs to be a more active experience as well as how to do this. It provides readers with specific chapters dedicated to different experiential methods and explains the rationale and benefits of utilising each. Case studies are used throughout to help illustrate the challenges for CBT supervisors, and each chapter contains handouts and worksheets to use with supervisees. The author draws upon their experience of researching supervision and providing extensive supervision and supervisor training to create a resource that supervisors of any level of expertise can dip into when looking to freshen up their skills.The book is primarily aimed at practitioners who provide supervision or supervision of supervision for CBT therapists and trainees. It will be an accessible resource for both new and experienced supervisors in healthcare, education and private practice.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 194 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware 146 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book presents a unique comparative case study that details the narrative around campus design at the first institutions of public higher education in the United States. With a focus on Southern design at the turn of the 18th century, it explores the use and perception of campus green space and its influence on student wellbeing and belonging, using both structural and lived perspectives.With attention to the post-COVID-19 context, the comparative analysis of two campuses, The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and the University of Georgia, offers insight into how historical context, location, and design all influence the use of space. The case studies and analysis also serve as examples of how institutions and university systems hoping to engage with design practices can promote positive learning environments that are both inclusive and supportive. Each chapter addresses an experiential aspect of space, linking back to the dialogue on diversity, inclusion, and identity. In addition to considerations around diversity, the book also offers a rich narrative that uncovers the links between American Education and the New Southern Republic, shining a light on the role of place, historical origin, and socio-political circumstances in shaping campus design.A superb resource for scholars and postgraduates studying higher education, environmental psychology, and urban planning, it chronicles the evolution of campus design at public institutions of higher education from a unique historical perspective.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 102 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book discusses the validity, ethics, and usefulness of professional public commentary of politician's mental health and provides an alternative model for professionals to do so in an ethical manner.Rendering public opinions about politician's mental health, particularly when the professional has not conducted a first-hand assessment of the individual, can be problematic and unethical. This book reviews the legitimate methods of psychiatric and psychological evaluations, abuses of psychiatry, and ethical perspectives on publicly voicing opinions regarding public figures, and proposes an alternative assumption model for mental health professionals to render a public opinion. It is a great resource for practicing psychologists and psychiatrists to reflect on their own processes when examining the mental health of politicians.Students and trainees in the mental health sector will come away from this book with a better understanding of the ethical concerns inherent in commenting publicly on public officials' mental health, and they'll find valuable guidance on how to do so in an ethical way.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 128 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This concise overview of the theories and practice of leadership in the African context is the first of its kind. Essentials of Leadership in Africa introduces leadership as an art and science to inspire confidence and support among the people who need to achieve common organisational goals. We present a framework of leadership which emphasises the role of the African context in better understanding leadership effectiveness. According to our model, leadership in Africa can be understood by focusing on the leader's skills, motives, and behaviours; the leader's role in developing teamwork and team leadership; and the organisational context. It is important to understand that leadership does not occur in a vacuum. Each chapter includes illustrative real-life examples, experiential exercises, short cases, and/or assessments.The book appeals to undergraduate and graduate students in Africa and/or other parts of the world who are interested in leadership on the African continent. In addition, managers, trainers, and practitioners can benefit from reading Essentials of Leadership in Africa.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 142 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of corpus linguistic approaches to the study of metalinguistic discourses and language ideologies.The book traces the historical trajectories of research on language ideology and metalinguistic discourse, respectively, as a foundation for exploring both the opportunities and challenges of classic corpus linguistic approaches as applied to data sets from comparative South Slavic and English case studies. This analysis paves the way for exploring methodological innovations afforded by multivariate approaches, such as factor analysis, cluster analysis, and topic modelling by applying it to the same data sets. The book concludes by reflecting on challenges and lessons learned toward outlining future directions for the further development of research at the intersection of metalinguistic discourses and language ideologies.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. 112 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Inequality is everywhere, while at the same time, 'representative democracy' is under attack. This book considers what we are doing wrong and how we can put it right. The author argues that our inability to create and entrench social rights, which would help make societies more equal, is rooted in the structures of our political institutions and concludes that our politics, regardless of the presence of elections, cannot carry the mantle democratic. This is why substantial social rights are almost nowhere to be seen, especially in 'liberal' welfare regimes like the United States and the United Kingdom. The main lesson is that all social-change activists must make the creation of democracy a priority, because without new institutions most of their activism will prove futile. If there are no meaningful changes to our political systems, then decades from now, despite our brilliant blueprints for reform and our frequent marches in the streets, people will find themselves in familiar surroundings, in the same places we are today.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 126 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book provides an account of the Triune God that attempts to offer remedy to the problems of current theological and philosophical interpretations by returning to and developing the intuitions and solutions put forward in the Patristic tradition and Plotinus' philosophy.It puts forward a solution that clarifies the account of God in terms of pure existence and, through the Christological conception of hypostasis, understood in line with some Patristic insights as the existential principle of being. It presents this solution as a rationally acceptable way of speaking about the unspeakable, espousing the mode of discussion developed by Plotinus in his consideration of the One, which, as the First Principle, is beyond being. The volume makes recourse to Plotinus' and Patristic conceptualisations when accounting for differences between hypostases that are One Triune God. As a result, it offers an approach that allows for an existential elucidation of the Triune God which is an alternative to the construals currently prevailing within philosophical theology. While the Trinity is usually interpreted in terms of essence and substance, the author conceptualises the Divinity as pure existence, fully identical with each of hypostases-principles-of-existence, while acknowledging that hypostases remain really different from each other via their modes of existence. This book is of interest to those within philosophical theology and analytical theology, scholars of dogmatic theology of various denominations focusing on Trinitology and Christology, and students of Christian theological and philosophical thought.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 106 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book uses the concept of 'learning disability' to explore what it means to be human. It argues that we need to learn with rather than from or about learning disability. This crucial distinction means being open to what learning disability can teach us about what it means to be human. This approach comes from recognising learning disability as an organising concept - a concept which radically transforms our sense of what it means to be - or not be - a person.After reflecting on the author's relationship to learning disability, the book explores relationships and tensions between conceptualisations of learning disability and of the human. Through historical ontology, the book initially examines how the phenomenon of 'learning disability' came into being. It then explores ways in which the concept of learning disability has, over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries, radically transformed our sense not only of education and learning, but also of who is or is not deemed entitled to full citizenship and the associated rights, and so who is or is not fully human. Each chapter of the book exposes tensions and contradictions apparent in the ways we tend to think about personhood and learning disability, illuminating them through a series a binary oppositions: human and not fully human; menacing and vulnerable; controlled and abandoned; capable and incapable; human and posthuman.The book concludes by drawing together these tensions and contradictions to challenge the prevailing metanarrative of disability and make the case for a more inclusive conceptualisation of what it means to be human.It will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, the history of learning disability, humanism and posthumanism, and learning disability advocacy.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 120 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Staring at a blinking cursor on a Sunday night Wondering if your students are just becoming experts at copy-pasting Welcome to the staffroom.In the time it takes to laminate a set of flashcards, the world of education has shifted. Artificial Intelligence has landed on our desks, and while the headlines are full of 'robot teachers,' the reality in the primary classroom is much messier, and a lot more interesting.This is not a technical manual, it is a front-line guide for the teachers who deal with wet play, glue-stick shortages, and the daily magic of a child's 'aha!' moment. Whether you're a tentative Explorer, an efficient Builder, or a pedagogical Artisan, this book is your pragmatic co-pilot. Inside, you will discover: - The 'Sandwich' Model: How to keep the human firmly in the loop so AI remains a scaffold, not a shortcut. - Project Based Learning: How projects and AI synthesise perfectly. - Truth Detectives: Practical ways to teach KS2 students to hunt for 'hallucinations' and navigate a post-truth world. - Unplugged Early Years: Building foundations of agency and logic for our littlest learners-without a single screen in sight. We are not being replaced; we are being promoted. It is time to hand over the boring paperwork to your new digital assistant, so you can get back to the reason you joined this profession: the children. Packed with practical strategies and grounded in pedagogy, this book proves that the more artificial the world becomes, the more our human skills-empathy, curiosity, and professional judgment-become the ultimate superpower.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 248 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Discover why effective learning depends just as much on being physically, mentally, and emotionally prepared as it does on study strategies, and learn how to harness that knowledge for academic success in college and beyond. The Complete College Skills Guide for Neurodivergent Students goes beyond generic study tips to reveal the neuroscience behind how we learn, empowering you to understand why certain strategies work so you can adapt them to your unique brain and lifestyle.Through evidence-based insights on everything from sleep and nutrition to motivation and metacognition, you'll learn to design flexible study systems that actually stick. Written in a direct, no-nonsense conversational style, this book features real student experiences, expert-reviewed content, and practical 'In Brief' summaries that get straight to the point. Rather than prescribing rigid techniques, you'll explore the science behind your need to take breaks, sleep, move, and much more, giving you the freedom to create personalized approaches that evolve with your needs.Perfect for neurodivergent college students and lifelong learners who benefit from knowing the 'why' behind learning strategies, and for educators, professionals, and parents working with neurodivergent college students who seek evidence-based approaches to academic support.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 174 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Transform Your Classroom into a Space for Justice, Healing, and BelongingPeacebuilding instructional methods can be powerful tools to address conflict, inequity, and exclusion in upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Peacebuilding Pedagogies shows how to cultivate nurturing learning environments, create space for students to critically engage with social issues and use restorative circles and critical race dialogue. These practices interrupt cycles of harm and silence, replacing them with connection, accountability, and care.Dr. Crystena Parker-Shandal offers concrete, classroom-tested models for facilitating these conversations with integrity and intention. Through vivid, research-based examples of dialogue and discussion, she illustrates how students learn to connect personal experiences to broader systemic realities, developing critical consciousness, empathy, and social awareness in ways that are both rigorous and developmentally appropriate.Drawing on practical strategies and richly contextualized case studies, this book offers a clear roadmap for transforming classrooms into inclusive, relational spaces where students and teachers can grapple honestly with racism, power, and oppression-and imagine more just ways of being together.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 304 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -First published in 1983, in The Crown, the Sages and Supreme Morality the first account of the universal science of Supreme Morality, or Moralogy, to be published in the West, Robert Ball shows how it is based on the moral teaching of Christ, Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, and is influenced by ancient Chinese thought. He shows that morality stresses the lines of authority- national, spiritual and family-that are inherent in all relationships. As a former Master of the Supreme Court closely involved in the organization and supervision of legal process, Mr Ball is much concerned to reinforce the position of the British Crown on a theoretical basis, and he therefore examines in detail monarchy and its possible future role in a changing world. The discussion also extends to other matters, such as commerce, politics and religion in an evolutionary context. The author concludes by identifying morality as the key to Britain's self-restoration and the necessary thread in human evolution. This is an interesting work for students and scholars of philosophy, religion, philosophy of religion, and social anthropology. 222 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1983, this book filled a gap in the existing literature, because the effect of credit upon a family's real income was frequently omitted in studies of living standards. The book highlights daily routines and relationships which would otherwise remain hidden, using interviews with pawnbrokers, credit personnel and their customers in the Manchester and Salford areas of the UK. These supplement unusual documentary sources such as pledge records from the inter-war years which suggest how sensitive a barometer the trade was of working-class poverty or prosperity.The pawnshop epitomized the economic dependence of women, whose critical role in domestic management and credit organization is a key theme. Yet indebtedness became the fulfilment of a damning sexual stereotype. Insecurity of income and the physical conditions of life combined to produce a distinct set of values, of which pawning was a central part. At a time when the cost-of-living crisis is affecting the global population, and pawnbroking in the UK is on the increase, this book has an enduring relevance. 266 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -First published in 1979, Revolt Against the Dead describes the changing lifestyle of the Aguacatec Indians, a Mayan peasant people of the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. The author presents the societal transformation from an economic, social, political, and religious perspective.The book explores both internal and external factors responsible for bringing about the change in the Aguacatan community. It emphasizes the interplay between changing local conditions and outside influences. As many factors that occurred at different times were responsible for the transformation, most of the book is organized into a kind of history. The local events are therefore presented as three major epochs-traditional Aguacatan; a transitional period of collapse; and the contemporary, new order. This volume will be of interest to students and researchers of anthropology and history. 226 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1985 the discussions in this book open up a series of important issues for the ethical practice of social work, including questions about the proper relations between personal and professional values, professional responsibility, relations between professionals and their employers, the rights of clients and the education appropriate to ethical social work practice.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 198 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1977, this book presents a selection of work by historians and sociologists on medicine and society in the 19th century. It concentrates on practitioners and patients, quackery and folk medicine, as elements in the social, cultural, political and economic structure of the community at large. The relevance of social history in medicine to the analysis of the role of medicine in society is discussed as well as the knowledge of sex and sexuality and the professionalisation of medicine. 204 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1965, this introductory textbook provides the student with an outline of the subject matter of Social Administration. It deals with the growth of this discipline of study, its inter-relatedness with the other social sciences, and examines the historical development and structure of the social services in the 20th Century. The book discusses the complexity of the study of the study of the formation and implementation of social policy in the United Kingdom and will be of interest to those in the areas of the history of social policy and the welfare state.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 258 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -First published in 1951, In Defence of Reason is a series of philosophical essays written at various times. Some of them are devoted to the interpretation of Kant's philosophy, a subject which the author has made specially his own. Many of them, however, are concerned with more general topics, among which may be mentioned fashion and philosophy, self-identity, and Existentialism as an attitude to life. The main interest throughout is the defence of reason against views which reduce man to a plaything of circumstances and make his moral judgments the mere expression of non-rational emotions. This book will appeal to students and researchers of philosophy. 290 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1979, this book concentrates on the major developments in social policy in the second half of the 20th century. The first part considers these in relation to the economic and social environment, comprising essays on social policy in relation to industry, urban planning, and housing need. Further chapters consider social policies designed to meet individual needs such as education, health, and the maintenance of income. The final section deals with personal social services, and the relation of social policy to crime. For its breadth and scope of coverage the book will be of interest to all students of the history of social policy and social work.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 298 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -First published in 1963, The Lotus and the Spinning Wheel tells the story of India's two great sons, the Buddha and the Mahatma. Both were the teachers their age and country needed, and this book goes beyond the merits of their teaching. The reader is invited to come with the author firstly through the land the Buddha trod. Through the present-day landscape, the book tries to bring to life again the people who lived in these places 2500 years ago and listen to the Buddha teaching the way to deliverance from suffering.Through the lesser-known stories of his ministerial life the book seeks to discover the Buddha his disciples knew, not the Buddha of legend nor of learned abstract discourses, but the human being who lived and taught. Then on the long train journey from northern India to Wardha, near Gandhi's ashram the book reviews the main events of Gandhi's life, connecting them where possible with the teaching of the Buddha. This fascinating work will be of interest to students of Asian studies, Buddhism, Gandhi studies and Indian philosophy. 260 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1980, this book introduces students of social studies to ideas in moral, social and political philosophy which are useful for assessing social policy. At the same time the book enables philosophy students to discover the value of social and political philosophy beyond its traditional confines. The book begins with the claim that modern social welfare has to be thought of as help given to strangers and goes on to ask how services of this sort can be justified. The first part of the book discusses the distinction between social and economic policy. Using Titmuss' notion of 'the gift-relationship' it shows its implications for our understanding of social integration, alienation, community and the importance of moral status in social life. It then considers the justification of our ways of discriminating among strangers in our social policies. The idea of social justice and the implications of the 'work ethic' are examined, particularly in relation to our views of what help strangers need or deserve and the relationship between welfare rights and human rights is also discussed.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 158 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Originally published in 1974, this book provides a critique of official policy towards families with young children living on low incomes and looks in detail at some of the myths prevalent in the public debate - both political and academic - about the 'cycle of deprivation', a phrase coined by Sir Keith Joseph (British Politician, 1918-1994). One of these myths is that it is possible to provide, on a selective basis, the best services for the poorest members of the community. Anthe is that the poorest group is the one which is in most need of every kind of social service. A third is that the more generous provision of social services to areas with high concentrations of poor families can reduce tensions and conflicts between social groups. The author contends that these myths are being used to obscure the fact that the persistent force behind post-war social policy is none other than the spirit of the Poor Law.Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24, 80331 München, Germany, München 210 pp. Englisch.…