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David Howe
Science and Sensibility unveils the stories of scientists with the thoughts and feelings of artists, embracing what the sciences and arts can reveal together.
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David Howes
This Element pries the examination of the senses and perception loose from the psychology laboratory to focus on how they have been constructed and lived differently in different historical periods…
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David Howe, Darren Hill
"Fully revised and updated, this is a must-have text for students and practitioners looking for a concise introduction to social work theory"--
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Marking a new direction for disability sport scholarship, this book explores cutting-edge issues and engages creatively with contemporary approaches to research in this important emerging discipline.
Written by a top commentator on attachment theory, this brief introduction neatly summarises the latest thinking and research on attachment from childhood through to adulthood. It offers an essential overview…
This clear and compelling textbook provides a complete survey of the field of child abuse and neglect from the perspective of modern developmental attachment theory.
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Empathy is key to good relationships. In its absence, behaviour becomes puzzling, even dangerous. David Howe’s fascinating new book examines what empathy is, why we have it and how it…
This crisp text, by one of social work’s most highly regarded commentators offers the perfect entry point into the complex world of social work theory. Written in a clear conversational…
The quality of early social relationships has a bearing on our psychological and social development; adversity in childhood can lead to adult relationships that may be difficult and distressing. This…
Will David Howe
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Senses and Sensation: Critical and Primary Sources offers a comprehensive collection of key writings essential to anyone wishing to gain a critical understanding of sensory studies. The four volumes include…
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What does an American refrigerator mean in the Solomon Islands? Cross-Cultural Consumption is a fascinating guide to the cultural implications of the globalization of a consumer society.
Drawing upon cutting-edge research findings, David Howe develops a theory of the link between medicine, the body and culture and asks whether the athlete or the administrator has more control…
Raising questions and debates crucial to students of social and disability studies, this book queries the Paralympic games’ development as a positive one, and questions its role as a vehicle…
What is the sixth sense? Is it physical, mental or spiritual? Do we all possess it or is it unique to exceptional individuals? Might there be a seventh sense and…
With groundbreaking contributions by Marshall McLuhan, Oliver Sacks, Italo Calvino and Alain Corbin, among others, Empire of the Senses overturns linguistic and textual models of interpretation and places sensory experience…
"Presents a history of the senses in the fields of anthropology, psychology, and law, identifying important shifts and key disciplinary concerns"--
History of the Target Doctor Who Novelisations.
Through an eclectic and penetrating exploration of the relationship between sensory experience and cultural expression, Sensual Relations contests the conventional exclusion of sensuality from intellectual inquiry and reclaims sensation as…
Offers a framework to help social workers develop an understanding of the theories which inescapably underpin their thoughts and actions. This book covers a range of theoretical approaches, demonstrating through…
The geology, landscape, history, traditions, art and people of the Lake District, England’s most dramatic landscape,
‘This book explores what clients have to say about their experience of the psychotherapeutic process. David Howe observes that, regardless of the therapist’s theoretical orientation, clients say similar things about…
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This text provides coverage of the major research and theoretical perspectives on adoption, reviewing the work of several disciplines within psychology, sociology and social work. It also looks at the…
A novelisation of the original drama produced by Reeltime Pictures and released on DVD by Koch Media.
The Sensory Studies Manifesto explores the origin and development of the revolutionary new field of sensory studies.
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Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, this key textbook offers an insight on the theory of emotional intelligence and its vital practical value.
Tracing our environmental impact through time, David Howe demonstrates how humanity’s exploitation of the Earth’s natural resources has pushed our planet to its limit and asks: what’s next for our…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
