* This book provides exactly what is needed to assist supervisors, tutors and practitioners to integrate issues of a racea and culture into all areas of their training programme.

This is a unique, timely and engaging text with wide ranging geographical coverage. The text brings together, for the first time, information about a vast array of hazards associated with ice and snow, spanning both well known phenomenon (e.g. avalanches) and the less familiar (e.g.

A detailed study of Gilchrist's grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire.

Community psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with person-environment interactions, and how society impacts upon individual and community functioning. More interventionist than sociology, it is about understanding people within their social worlds and using that knowledge to improve their well-being.

* Contains both original research and accessible coverage of the key issues -- makes it ideal for students of Chaucer at all levels. * Completely new approach -- the volume highlights themes and issues, rather than being arranged by Chaucera s works.

* Provides a magisterial overview of the field of cultural studies * Showcases thirty writers from five continents * Considers what cultural studies is and what it is not * Includes a comprehensive bibiliography and a listing of cultural studies websites.

* Provides new perspectives on established texts. * Orientates the new student, while providing advanced students with current and new directions. * Pioneered by leading scholars. * Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies. * Illustrated with 12 single--page black and white prints. .

Brings together writings by an international team to provide an overview of the theories and methodologies that have produced this most interdisciplinary of fields. This title tackles a variety of central concepts and controversies, organized into six areas of study: foundations, production, media content, media audiences, effects, and futures.