John Stewart: 88 books
by Cedric Fullwood, John Stewart, David Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Based on a survey of probation work with almost 1400 young adult offenders, this book provides a unique insight into the realities of probation practice in a context of increasing poverty, drug use and community breakdown. Starting with an outline of the current policy environment, the book discusses...
by John Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals—some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries,...
The Centurion
A Historical Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The ageing Emperor Tiberius, in his fortress-villa on the island of Capri, still rules his empire. He knows he must choose his successor. Should it be the woefully inexperienced young Caligula, or someone with power and might? In Rome, the powerful Sejanus, Prefect of the Praetorial Guard, is plotting...
Morality and Justice
Reading Boylan's 'A Just Society'
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
This book is a collection of twelve essays devoted to Michael Boylan's important work in moral philosophy,A Just Society. The collection is thematically organized to mirror Boylan's own volume, so the first half explores fundamental issues of justification in ethics while the second half focuses on...
The President
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Arguing that an efficient economic system can be compatible with a fair share for all, this novel centers on a United States president who changes his mind about his policies. A deliberate parable about today’s political wars, the novel illustrates the reforms posed by a real 19th-century figure,...
by Steve Leach, John Stewart, George Jones
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
English local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central government.
This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary...
The Battle for Health
A Political History of the Socialist Medical Association, 1930–51
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
First published in 1999, this is the first scholarly study of the Socialist Medical Association (SMA), an organisation of left-wing medical practitioners founded in 1930 and affiliated to the Labour Party in the following year. The SMA’s aim was a free, comprehensive, and universal state medical...
Measuring your IT
Identifying the metrics that matter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This pocket guide brings together client and provider perspectives on IT and outlines a set of common measures that both sides can relate to. It seeks to emphasise the importance of meeting the needs of IT users and the role that measurement can play in achieving that goal effectively.
Nordic Classicism
Scandinavian Architecture 1910-1930
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Nordic Classicism presents the first English-language survey of an important yet short-lived movement in modern architectural history.
It was through the Nordic classical movement that Scandinavian architecture first attracted international attention. It was the Nordic Pavilions, rather than...
The Wreck of the San Francisco
Disaster and Aftermath in the Great Hurricane of December 1853
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
On December 22, 1853, a new steamship left New York on its maiden voyage. The San Francisco—perhaps the finest ocean-going vessel of its time—had been chartered by the U.S. Government to transport the U.S. Army’s Third Artillery Regiment to the Pacific Coast. Two days out, the ship ran into...
Why Noise Matters
A Worldwide Perspective on the Problems, Policies and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Is noise the most neglected green issue of our age? This book argues compellingly that it is, and tells you all you need to know about noise as a social, cultural, environmental and health issue.
Across the world, more people are disturbed by noise in their day-today lives than by any other...
Twentieth Century Town Halls
Architecture of Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
This is the first book to examine the development of the town hall during the twentieth century and the way in which these civic buildings have responded to the dramatic political, social and architectural changes which took place during the period. Following an overview of the history of the town...
Clinical Ethics Consultation
Theories and Methods, Implementation, Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
This volume brings together researchers from different European countries and disciplines who are involved in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC). The work provides an analysis of the theories and methods underlying CEC as well a discussion of practical issues regarding the implementation and evaluation...
The Last Romans
A Historical Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Rome has long since fallen; the legions have retreated. A Gothic overlord, Theoderic the Great, is master of Italy. He is an Arian, a heretic to most, but a tolerant monarch whose stature as a leader is unquestioned, yet in later years his anger savages those he honored most. A Roman Briton of ancient...