This book is a companion with Mannership which sought to explore how an individual mind becomes ‘poisoned’ by a self-destructive tendency. Mannership III looks at the question of how our cultural environment developed in such a way that this ‘poison’ became thrust so deep within our children’s minds.

30 short stories from 50 years off the beaten track, illustrated by many photographs.

Mark has an unusual history. After losing his hearing as an eighteen-month-old infant, the next six years were silent as he honed his way of watching. Wandering Africa and Asia as a teenager and being adopted by nomadic tribes opened his eyes to the cultural nuances of different lands and peoples.Mannership is an enquiry into origins of self-destruction which is uniquely human, focusing on 3 questions:How does an individual mind become ‘poisoned’ by a self-de...

Introducing Human Geographies is a ‘travel guide’ into the academic subject of human geography and the things that it studies. The coverage of the new edition has been thoroughly refreshed to reflect and engage with the contemporary nature and direction of human geography.This updated and much extended fourth edition includes a diverse range of authors and topics from across the globe, with a completely revised set of contributions reflecting contemporary concerns in human...

A continual problem in modern societies is how housing of a good standard can be provided for all those who need it. Some countries, and some local areas within any one country, have clearly succeeded better than others. Originally published in 1985, Housing, States and Localities shows how and why success and failure in housing provision come about. It does this using comparative analysis of two countries – Britain and Sweden – and four localities within Britain – Sheffield, rura...

What if Bitcoin and the dollar aren't competing-but evolving together?Money is more than a medium of exchange. It is a technology for communicating trust, coordinating human action, and settling value across time and space. Throughout history, every monetary system has evolved to solve these fundamental challenges.In The Bitcoin-Dollar, Mark Goodwin explores how Bitcoin represents the next state change in the evolution of money. Rather than viewing...

Bringing together many of the leading human geographers from around the English-speaking world, Envisioning Human Geographies offers a series of personal visions for the future of human geography. The result is a vigorous and far-sighted debate about what human geography could and should be concerned with in the twenty-first century.The individual contributors develop their arguments to address the shape and direction of human geographies, with each chapter looking forward and envi...

In the quaint town of Willow Creek, Christmas is a time for joy and celebration. But for the residents of Willow Creek Manor, the festive season brings a chilling secret to light. As the snow falls and the carols ring, a series of mysterious and sinister events unfolds, threatening to shatter the peace and goodwill of the holiday. Amidst the twinkling lights and festive cheer, a killer lurks in the shadows, their motive shrouded in darkness. As the body count rises, fear and suspicion spre...

In the provocative opening essay Kenway and Fahey explore ways in which the notion of the imagination itself might be mobilized by researchers. They are encouraged to develop 'defiant' global imaginations and communities with the capacities to think, 'be' and 'become' differently in a world of research increasingly governed by rampant reductionist rationality.To support this view there follows a series of detailed interviews with some of the world's leading intellectuals where the ...

Superb! How refreshing to see a Handbook that eschews convention and explores the richness and diversity of the geographical imagination in such stimulating and challenging ways.- Peter Dicken, University of Manchester"Stands out as an innovative and exciting contribution that exceeds the genre."- Sallie A. Marston, University of Arizona"Captures wonderfully the richness and complexity of the worlds that huma...

Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap is a reprint of the very first Lonely Planet guide, originally published in 1973. It gives anyone interested in travel a unique insight into how Lonely Planet began and an idea of what it was like to travel overland from Europe to Asia, 40 years ago.Inside Lonely Planet Across Asia on the CheapIntroduction to the Lonely Planet storyLatest eBooks Discove...

Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a political phenomenon and as an organizing framework of political thought and action. It explores the changing understandings of ideology as a concept, and the arguments of the main ideologies....