This study of five key policy areas, from welfare reform to foreign policy, demonstrates that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition failed to fulfil its promise to reverse the rising power of the State. It exercised more subtle forms of 'soft power', often in partnership with the private sector, and to the detriment of ordinary citizens.
This study of five key policy areas, from welfare reform to foreign policy, demonstrates that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition failed to fu...
This edited book focuses on the organization and meaning of craft work in contemporary society. It considers how craft is related to place and the construction of a meaningful relationship with objects of consumption and explores the relationship to raw materials, the role of technology in craft work organizations, the relationship between the body, the crafted object and the mind, and the importance of skill, knowledge and learning in the making process. It raises questions about the role of craft in facing challenges of sustainability in an era of 'peak stuff' by...
This edited book focuses on the organization and meaning of craft work in contemporary society. It considers how craft is related to ...
Against the current political obsession with increasing incarceration, this book is a wake-up call for all those who feel the use of imprisonment is failing to achieve a reduction in crime.
Against the current political obsession with increasing incarceration, this book is a wake-up call for all those who feel the use of imprisonment is f...
