The Economics and Politics of Convergence and Concentration in the UK and European Media
This book offers an up-to-date and timely critical overview of the contemporary media environment. The author: - examines the socio-political and cultural implications of media concentration - analyses how policy makers have responded - investigates the commercial and strategic advantages of consolidation - assesses the relationship between media ......
Individuals experiencing rehabilitation are subject to profound life adjustments, and the contributors to this book explore how the relationship between counsellor and client can be a source of support during that time. Describing pioneering initiatives in a range of rehabilitation settings the authors draw out the historical background and ......
Kantian Philosophy, Environmental Policy, and the Law
Most decision making in environmental policy is based on the economic cost-benefit argument. Criticizing the shortcomings of the market paradigm, this title proposes an alternative way to conceptualize and create environmental policy, one that allows for the protection of moral and ecological values in the face of economic demands.
This manual is written for professionals working with people suffering with bulimia nervosa and for sufferers themselves. It provides a framework for understanding what maintains the disorder and why it has developed. In addition, there is a step-by-step programme to aid recovery. The authors draw on developments in cognitive theory and on ......
`This is an ambitious contribution to the ever-growing market for research textbooks. The book concludes with an excellent appendix on sources of literature... useful for postgraduate students and staff wishing to fill gaps and/or double-check their facts' - Physiotherapy `In lieu of serving up the usual fare of methods and applications to be ......
Damian McCann is the principal family therapist in a child and family mental health service unit, a supervisor at the Institute of Family Therapy and an honorary lecturer at University College, London.
The contributors to this topical volume explore the role of family support in promoting the welfare of children and their families. They show how children can be supported in the development of their full potential despite adverse experiences. Family support enables children to access the variety of resources available to them in the multiplicity ......
Drawing on professional experience from a broad range of perspectives, this is a consideration of the central features of the development of a responsive fostering service. The book focuses on the effectiveness and efficiency of existing assessment methods, with a view to improving and innovating foster care. Each chapter introduces an important ......
Harding to Eisenhower-A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics
The first volume of America at the Polls covers elections from Warren G. Harding's landslide in 1920 through Dwight D. Eisenhower's second term. The front section contains national summary tables of the state-by-state and Electoral College vote for each election. A chapter for each state follows, beginning with a summary of the statewide vote and Electoral College, a county outline map, and the county-by-county details of each election. Sizable votes for third party candicates are also provided, as are summaries of presidential elections.
