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1. The Human Capacity for Transformational Change

   The Future of the Collective Mind

   By Valerie A. Brown, John Harris

   Pressures for transformational change have become a regular feature of most fields of human endeavour. This book presents the case that to succeed individually the power systems of society will need to work collectively. Working collectively goes further than collaboration to the development of a...

   To Be Published December 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Liverpool and Merseyside

   Essays in the Social & Economic History of the Port and its Hinterland

   Edited by John Raymond Harris

   First published in 1968...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Dawn in Darkest Africa

   With the original Introduction by the Earl of Cromer

   By John Hobbis Harris

   First published in 1968...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
4. Sport, Tourism and National Identities

   Edited by John Harris

   The role of both sport and tourism in the (re)creation and (re)presentation of national identities is well established, yet relatively little work has critically explored the inter-relationship between sport, tourism and the creation and maintenance of national identities. Despite the advances of...

   To Be Published August 5th 2013 by Routledge
5. World Yearbook of Education 1989

   Health Education

   Edited by Chris James, John Balding, Duncan Harris

   Series: World Yearbook of Education

   Published March 25th 2012 by Routledge
6. Tackling Wicked Problems

   Through the Transdisciplinary Imagination

   By Valerie A. Brown, John A. Harris, Jacqueline Y. Russell

   From climate change to GM foods, we are increasingly confronted with complex, interconnected social and environmental problems that span disciplines, knowledge bases and value systems. This book offers a transdisciplinary, open approach for those working towards resolving these 'wicked' problems...

   Published June 24th 2010 by Routledge
7. Working with Older People

   By John Harris, Denise Tanner

   Series: The Social Work Skills Series

   Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book will be a vital source of information and help. Working...

   Published October 10th 2007 by Routledge
8. On Cloning

   By John Harris

   Series: Thinking in Action

   Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world, and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly...

   Published June 15th 2004 by Routledge
9. The Social Work Business

   By John Harris

   Social work has become a business. The traditional distinction drawn between social work as a non-commercial activity in the public and voluntary sectors of the welfare state and private commercial activities driven by the market's profit motive has largely disappeared. In The Social Work...

   Published September 25th 2002 by Routledge
10. Early Language Development

    Implications for Clinical and Educational Practice

    By John Harris

    Language is of central importance in children's education and development, so providing help for the child suspected of having language difficulties is clearly of vital concern. Providing such help, or advising a teacher or parent on how best to proceed is, however, far from straightforward. Early...

    Published September 25th 2002 by Routledge