The first decade of the twenty-first century saw a radical new approach to higher education in Cuba, as the country began slowly to recover from the economic and social devastation of the 1990s: the decision to establish local university sites in every one of its 169 municipalities. From a sector dominated by White, urban youth, participation widened to include people and, vitally, places that had been excluded or viewed as peripheral. In a country of 11 million people, university enrolmen...

This book explores how Cuba’s famously successful and inclusive education system has formed young Cubans’ political, social, and moral identities in a country transfigured by new inequalities and moral compromises made in the name of survival. The author examines this educational experience from the perspective of those who grew up in the years of economic crisis following the fall of the Soviet Union, charting their ideals, their frustrations and their struggle to reconcile revolutionary ...

The 1970s have largely been overlooked in scholarly studies of the Cuban Revolution, or, at the very least, dismissed simply as a period of “Sovietization” characterized by widespread bureaucratization, institutionalization, and adherence to Soviet orthodoxy. Consequently, scant research exists that examines the major changes that took place across the decade and their role in determining the course of the Revolution. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of th...

'Wise words... filled with love' Giovanna Fletcher'Warm, h****onest and reassuring' Sophie Ellis-Bextor*****Everyone has advice to offer on motherhood.Becoming a new parent is daunting enough without having to contend with comments and advice from seemingly every corner. 'They didn't do it like that in my day', 'You'll make a rod for your own back', 'Don't spoil the baby'...

Three gritty, gripping thrillers starring investigative journalist Rosie Gilmour. She never walks away from a story - no matter what the cost. You'll be hooked from the first page! 'Chilling and compelling' - Kimberley ChambersTHE DEAD WON'T SLEEPThe body of a teenage prostitute is washed up on the beach near Glasgow. Tracie Eadie was only fourteen, and living in a children's home in the city. How did she end up as a dead heroin addict? Rosi...

It was a terrible tragedy which first brought Rosy Smith to Derwent House, the grand home of John Hardaker and his wife Dorothy.The loss of one of their twin baby sons in a mysterious accident meant that Dorothy no longer found herself capable of caring for the surviving twin, Nicky - so Rosy, only sixteen but full of love for the helpless child, had to step into the breach. As the years went by and Dorothy became less and less able to deal with life, Rosy's mother Nell, the housekeeper, w...

'Wise words... filled with love' Giovanna Fletcher'Warm, h****onest and reassuring' Sophie Ellis-Bextor*****Everyone has advice to offer on motherhood.Becoming a new parent is daunting enough without having to contend with comments and advice from seemingly every corner. 'They didn't do it like that in my day', 'You'll make a rod for your own back', 'Don't spoil the baby'...

Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, Intermedialities: Philosophy, Arts, Politics is a comprehensive collection devoted to the new field of research called "intermedialities." The concept of intermedialities stresses the necessity of situating philosophical and political debates on social relations in the divergent contexts of media theories, avant-garde artistic practices, continental philosophy, feminism, and political theory.The "i...

A gritty, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole.Refugees are disappearing in Glasgow. The mutilated body of one has been found, but the police aren't interested. Can crime reporter Rosie Gilmour uncover the truth before the killer comes for her?Steeped in its own problems, Glasgow's mushrooming underclass is simmering with resentment and the sudden flow of Kosovan refugess into the city; and one by one, refugees are disappe...

A Mississippi Story Book 1: A story of love and committment told through the eyes of Rosie, an eight year old, the daughter of the town Blacksmith. It takes place in a small town in Northern Mississippi. It was a changing time for the town Blacksmith, Luther, his daughter Rosie and his colored helper Paul. It was a fire that bonded Luther and Paul. It was an ice storm that took them back to the haunting memories. It was the roses that reminded them of the beauty and love t...

In a world defined by and lived through media spectacle, nearly every part of human existence can now be documented, watched, and scrutinised. When mass media has the power to make the mundane not only visible but also entertaining, how have issues surrounding criminal justice, crime, and death taken centre stage in this media-saturated social world?Presenting for the first time in a published work the concept of Spectacular Justice, which was developed during the author’s doctoral...

A three-year-old girl is snatched from a beach in Spain. Nobody heard a sound. Nobody saw a thing.Rosie Gilmour's much-needed holiday is cut short when the abduction story breaks and she's sent to cover it. Her instincts tell her something's wrong: such a crime must surely have its witnesses, and the girl's mother's story doesn't add up.With a child's life at stake, Rosie must dig deeper into the seedy depths of the area, making dangerous enemies. As she cl...