books by Avebury (accommodating self-evidence librarianship)

books by Avebury

books:

Ethnicity Housing: Accommodating Differences (Research in Ethnic Relations Series)

Avebury, 2000

This work has its origins in the 1995 Congress of the International Federation for Housing and Planning, held in Belfast. The theme was "Accommodating Differences". "Differences" were defined in broad terms, and included ethnic and social, economic and political differences. However, Frederick W. Boal's own interest in ethnic differences motivated him to invite a number of Congress participants to make available their papers for inclusion in ...

Religious Militancy and Self-Assertion: Islam and Politics in Nigeria (The Making of Modern Africa)
Matthew Hassan Kukah, Toyin Falola

Avebury, 1997

This critical assessment of the origins and consequences of Islam and politics in colonial and post-colonial Nigeria covers religion and national integration; looks at the old and the new Caliphates; examines violence and deprivation in the Kaduna State; and analyses national feeling.

Degrees of Deviance: Student Accounts of Their Deviant Behavior

Avebury, 1989

The original idea for this book was to describe the deviant activities of present-day students. One of the main problems when teaching sociology is that concepts are often seen as textbook issues that have little to do with real life. In many courses on deviance students are asked to read research literature so they may understand other people's rule-breaking behavior. But the deviant behavior that they read about has little similarity in ...

Innovations in Policing Domestic Violence: Evidence from Metropolitan London
J. W. E. Sheptycki

Avebury, 1993

This study examines police reform efforts in the domestic violence area of policework, taking account of the issues and debates about police organization. Although specifically focussing on policing domestic violence, the author draws on a wide range of ideas and as well as providing an insight into real-life domestic violence situations and how police deal with them. Readers are invited to assess critically the notion of "police subculture", ...

Human Factors in Multi-crew Flight Operations

3 reviews
Linda M. Orlady

Avebury, 2005

A Book All Commercial Pilots Must Read & Own..
A father and daughter team! It is rare enough to have a flying father and a flying daughter in the real world, but sharing the same passion so intensely and to write a book together on an all-encompassing aviation Bible, (yes, this book is a Bible for aviators!) is truly unprecedented! When I said this book covers virtually all topics concerning flight operations, I meant just that. The most ...

From Occam's Razor to the Roots of Consciousness: 20 Essays on Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and ...
Gerhard D. Wassermann

Avebury, 1997

This text deals with a number of topics in philosophy, philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. It includes essays on the laws of nature, biological aspects of the philosophy of mind, and the social aspects of rationality.

Anti-Discrimination Law Enforcement: A Comparative Perspective (Research in Ethnic Relations Series)

Avebury, 1997

This text comprises a collection of essays on enforcement agencies in the area of discrimination law. It highlights commonality and difference of law and practice of enforcement in a selection of countries, exploring what works effectively and why.

Morality and International Relations: Concepts and Issues (Philosophy Series)

Avebury, 1996

An analysis of the moral problems raised by such issues as human rights, national minorities, secession, self-determination, international distributive justice, environmental pollution, international development and humanitarian intervention as well as questions raised by international ethics.

Law and Urban Change in Brazil
Edesio Fernandes

Avebury, 1995

This is a socio-legal analysis identifying the roles performed by urban law - including legislation, planning and policy - in the determining of Brazil's urban space.

Gender and Education in a Life Perspective: Lessons from Scandinavia
Gunilla Bjeren

Avebury, 1994

Discusses gender and education from a life-long perspective. This study considers whether or not higher education is the road to equality for women, looking at the creativity and life course of female intellectuals and academics.

Managing Change for Library Support Staff (Studies in Librarianship and Information Management)
Anne Goulding

Avebury, 1996

This text identifies and assesses strategies that library managers can pursue to manage support staff in times of change. In order to respond efficiently and effectively to rapidly changing circumstances, library managers need to harness all the resources at their disposal. This includes human resources. In library and information services an increasingly important section of that human resource is in the support staff. This book aims to provide ...

Labour of Love: Beyond the Self-Evidence of Everyday Life

Avebury, 1995

Amazed at the stubborn nature of the sexual division of labour in modern society, five Norwegian researchers set out to explore the sources of this pervasive resistance to change. Moving from the neutral concepts of work and money, the lofty notions of love and family and the triviality of domestic organization, social science is made to yield some surprising insights into hidden, secret, and perhaps even sacred structures of everyday life. A ...