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  • Disability Praxis

    The Body as a Site of Struggle

    by Bob Williams-Findlay ...
    ‘A masterful intervention that is particularly pertinent for an age of austerity, pandemic, and rising living costs’ Robert Chapman, author of Empire of Normality‘A brilliant and much-needed contribution to current debates’ Ioana Cerasella Chis, University of Birmingham‘A comprehensive analysis which also intelligently looks at how disability can fit into the modern world’ Joshua Hepple, activist, ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coming to terms with disability

    by Bob Williams-Findlay ...
    This book brings together selected texts by a longstanding disabled political activist. The aim of the book is to enable its readers to gain insights into theoretical, political, social, and personal issues Bob has explored along with others. From how disabled people are viewed and treated, through to revealing some of the consequences of facing disablism, the book challenges our thinking. The ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Towns and Town Life in Scotland

    Edited by Rosie Findlay, Tri Tran, William Findlay ...
    Series series GRAAT
    In the modem western world urbanisation has often been both the companion and corollary of industrialization and no more so than in Britain. Here the population changed dramatically during the long nineteenth century, transforming parts of England and Scotland into some of the most industrial and urban societies in the world. Scottish society was particularly affected by this process. The growth ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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    Now in its fifth edition, this international best-selling textbook is a classic in its field. Written by one of the leading names in social work, it provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the main practice theories that will act as a companion for students throughout their course and their career as a practitioner. In this substantially reworked and updated edition of his best-selling ... Read more

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  • Social Perspectives in Mental Health

    Developing Social Models to Understand and Work with Mental Distress

    by Sarah Carr, Peter Beresford, Martin Webber ...
    Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment, and on building on the experiences of service users. The contributors explore the impact of ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • The New Politics of Disablement

    by Michael Oliver, Colin Barnes ...
    Disability luminary Mike Oliver is joined by Colin Barnes in this agenda-setting response to a capitalist society faced with globalisation, financial instability and lower public expenditure. A timely new edition which reignites the debate on the nature of disability and reasserts the political power of the academic field of disability studies. ... Read more

    $54.69 CAD

  • Madness, Distress and the Politics of Disablement

    Edited by Helen Spandler, Jill Anderson, Bob Sapey ...
    This book explores the challenges of applying disability theory and policy, including the social model of disability, to madness and distress. It brings together leading scholars and activists from Europe, North America, Australia and India, to explore the relationship between madness, distress and disability.Whether mental health problems should be viewed as disabilities is a pressing concern, ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • An A-Z of Social Work Theory

    by Malcolm Payne ...
    Series series A-Zs in Social Work Series
    Puzzled by terminology, skills, law, or theory? Revising for your placement or exam? Then look no further! This series of concise and easy-to-use A-Zs will be your guide.Designed for both students and newly-qualified social workers, this book will introduce you to over 350 key theories, theorists and concepts in a concise and no-nonsense way. Careful cross-referencing will help you make important ... Read more

    $49.59 CAD

  • Law Express: Criminology

    by Noel Cross ...
    Series series Law Express
    From the makers of the bestselling law revision series, Law Express: Criminology is designed to help both law and social science students revise effectively. This is your guide to understanding essential concepts, remembering and applying key theories, developing good critical analysis, and making your answers stand out. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory

    Edited by Malcolm Payne, Emma Reith-Hall ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory provides an interdisciplinary and international introduction to social work theory. It presents an analytical review of the wide array of theoretical ideas that influence social work on a global scale. It sets the agenda for future trends within social work theory.Separated into four parts, this handbook examines important themes within the discourses ... Read more

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  • Foundations of Inclusive Education Research

    Edited by Chris Forlin, Phyllis Jones, Scot Danforth ...
    Series Book 6 - International Perspectives on Inclusive Education
    This volume focuses on inquiry into inclusive education from the perspective of scholarly influences in the field of practice and research. A group of key international researchers in the field of inclusive education have each contributed a chapter about a piece of scholarship they believe has influenced inquiry in the field, as a whole. ... Read more

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  • Key Concepts and Theory in Social Work

    by David Hodgson, Lynelle Watts ...
    Social work is a discipline committed to social justice and human rights, and to improving the well-being of individuals, families, communities and societies. But the world is changing, with environmental disasters, an increase in violent conflict and the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis impacting negatively on human and ecological well-being. Social workers are often working at the ... Read more

    $52.59 CAD