Julian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts uncovers the life of one of the first beaux arts trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth century, Abele received his architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902.Wilson traces Abele’s progress as he went on to become the most formally educated architect in America at that time. Abele later contributed to the architectural history of America by...

The field of palliative care promises support for a dying person’s physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs, as well as the needs of family and community. Has this powerful vision been achieved? This state-of-the-field book argues that palliative care has drifted away from its transformative goals—and shows what to do about it.Bringing together leading international scholars and practitioners, Well-Being at the End of Life demonstrates how contemporary palliati...

'A wonderful book' - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee'Highly convincing' - Daily Express'Pioneering' **-**The Telegraph'The strength of the book lies in its description of how community life can have a transformative effect on individuals' - British Journal of General PracticeAcross the country, general hospital admissions are on the rise. But in a small town in rural England...

Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular society?A comprehensive look at why and how this work needs to be done, each chapter will be a rich resource for hospice chaplains and anyone working within a hospice multi-disciplina...

'It could... be one of the most dramatic medical breakthroughs of recent decades. It could transform treatment regimes, save lives, and save health services a fortune. Is it a drug? A device? A surgical procedure? No, it's a newfangled intervention called community.' George Monbiot, The GuardianFrome in Somerset has seen a dramatic fall in emergency hospital admissions since it began a collective project to combat isolation. While emergency admissions to hospitals across S...

In "Rudolph Eucken: A Philosophy of Life," Abel J. Jones meticulously explores the profound ideas of the German philosopher Rudolf Eucken, whose work resides at the intersection of idealism and vitalism. Jones delves into Eucken's philosophy, presenting a thematic analysis that emphasizes the individual's spiritual development and the pursuit of meaningful existence. Written in a clear, accessible style, the book engages both scholarly discourse and general readers by contextualizing Eucke...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they have created inviting classrooms; established friendly educational experiences both within and beyond the classroom; engaged faculty and enhanced the teaching experience; and developed instrumen...

Este é o quarto livro de casos de gestão, organizado a partir de dados colhidos em escolas e analisados pelos estudantes do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Práticas Educacionais, agora também com a participação de vários dos docentes do Programa de Gestão e Práticas Educacionais – Progepe – Mestrado Profissional em Educação da Universidade Nove de Julho. O primeiro, publicado em 2015, intitulado Gestão na Educação Básica – casos de Gestão, enfocou a gestão democrática e participativa em ...

The Genesis story of Cain’s murder of Abel is often told as a simplistic contrast between the innocence of Abel and the evil of Cain. This book subverts that reading of the Biblical text by utilising Giorgio Agamben’s concepts of homo sacer, the state of exception and the idea of sovereignty to re-examine this well-known tale of fratricide and bring to the fore its political implications.Drawing from political theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, this book creates a the...

Death, dying, loss, and care giving are not just medical issues, but societal ones. Palliative care has become increasingly professionalised, focused around symptom science. With this emphasis on minimizing the harms of physical, psychological, and spiritual stress, there has been a loss of how cultures and communities look after their dying, with the wider social experience of death often sidelined in the professionalisation and medicalisation of care. However, the people we know and love...