The Child That Haunts Us focuses on the symbolic use of the child archetype through the exploration of miniature characters from the realms of children’s literature.Jung argued that the child archetype should never be mistaken for the ‘real’ child. In this book Susan Hancock considers how the child is portrayed in literature and fairytale and explores the suggestion from Jung and Bachelard that the symbolic resonance of the miniature is inversely proportionate to its size....

Time and Time AgainTime-traveling tourists and multiverse-hopping aliens. Ancient arts with a futuristic twist. Romantic risks lovers get to try more than once – if they're not afraid to pay the price. Temporal technologies that send travelers spinning into the realm of their wildest dreams, or the landscape of their worst nightmare.These and other stories await you in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, Vol. 2. Like its companion volume, this anthol...

It's About TimeTime-traveling thieves and assassins. Mysterious visitors from the past and future. Historical encounters that were never meant to be. Predestination paradoxes and miraculous machines. Journeys through the ages that take unpredictable twists and turns, sending the travelers—and the reader—where they least expect.Welcome to The Accidental Time Travelers Collective, featuring twelve short stories by an international group of speculative fictio...

Do you harbor passionate otherworldly desires where the normal and paranormal collide? Let Harlequin® Nocturne bring you into dark and dangerous territory where your senses will be awakened.This box set includes:TWILIGHT CROSSINGby Susan KrinardA half-blood Rider, Timon has a duty to anyone under his protection, but his intense attraction to scientist Jamie McCullough is complicating his latest mission. In a moment of desper...

What it’s really like to be a parent in the world of higher education, and how academia can make this hard climb a little less steepAcademia has a big problem. For many parents—especially mothers—the idea of “work-life balance” is a work-life myth. Parents and caregivers work harder than ever to grow and thrive in their careers while juggling the additional responsibilities that accompany parenthood. Sudden disruptions and daily constraints such as breastfeeding, sick days that kee...

How can clothing better serve people with disabilities?Drawing from research and personal interviews from industry representatives and consumers, author Susan Rothman Kolko examines the roles the fashion industry plays in supporting and encouraging inclusive products. The apparel industry has challenges but is moving towards realistic adaptive solutions in clothing. From equal rights to understanding identity in the social world, this book provides...

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic de...

The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy ...

First published in 1998 , A Guide to Children’s Reference Books and Multi Material provides essential information on over 250 children’s reference products for parents, teachers and librarians wishing to purchase the best books and multimedia material in the late 90’s.

Most recent works about the efforts of local communities caught up in a civil war have focused on their efforts to remain places of security and safety from the violence that surrounds them—neutral peace communities or zones. This book, in contrast, focuses on local peace communities facing new challenges and opportunities once a peace agreement has been signed at the national level, such as those in South Africa, the Philippines, Burundi, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and the present peace pr...