Presents essays from Christian and Muslim leaders that discuss the fragile relationship between the two faiths in England, covering topics such as cooperative efforts, Islamophobia, and a Muslim prote
Cox (philosophy, U of Birmingham) not only pulls from famous existential philosophers and thinkers but from modern day comedians and musicians in this entertaining and honest guide to living authentic
When Debra Massey took over as Head of Howe Dell it had a deficit budget, falling numbers on roll, poor SATs results and an ever-delayed new school build. Within a year the school was oversubscribed a
Following up on his approved (and approving) biography of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Aitken (a former journalist and Conservative Minister of Parliament in the UK) here present
The third edition of this bestselling book for teachers of secondary mathematics has been brought right up to date and benefits from an extra teacher voice. Together, the authors show how active learn
The German Picaro and Modernity reads the re-emergence of the picaresque narrative in twentieth-century German-language writing as an expression of modernity and its social imaginaries. Malkmus argues
One doesn't need to look far to find examples of contemporary locations of cultural opposition. Digital piracy, audio mashups, The Onion and Wikipedia are all examples of transgression in our current
This is a book about airport stories. It is about common narratives of airports that circulate in everyday life, and about the secret stories of airports—the strange or hidden narratives that do not
Foundations of Education is organized around the major problems facing contemporary American education. It offers a thorough, scholarly treatment of these problems from historical, philosophical, and
Contemporary education is held captive by an obsession with assessment. The culture of ‘teaching-to-the-test' and ‘spoon-feeding' has distorted the purpose of teaching and destroyed the joy of free en
Three issues feature as the central themes throughout this book: the nature of social science in general; the nature of educational enquiry in particular; and the links between the language and concep
Prominent evangelical churchman, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, gives his views on and solutions to the problems of aggressive secularism, radical Islamism and multiculturalism.
The term ‘temporality' often refers to the traditional mode of the way time is: a linear procession of past, present and future. As philosophers will note, this is not always the case. Christine Ross
Reading Authority and Representing Rule in Early Modern England explores the publication and reception of authority in early modern England. Examples are drawn from a broad range of source, including
The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer'sepic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus,but also to that other great Ancient Greek tra
