Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize strikes as well as submission techniques to defeat opponents. This book explores the carnal experience of fighting through a sensory ethnography of MMA, and how it transgresses the cultural scripts of masculinity in popular culture.

With a focus on improving student experiences in higher education, this book explores the challenge through a 'third space' perspective.

An introduction guide to animation that uses examples such as "The Incredibles", "Belleville Rendez-vous" and "Spirited Away". It is suitable for students or fans of animation.

Written to support early years professionals, this fascinating book explores the pre and post-natal development of children from conception to three.

Maria Robinson discusses behaviour in a developmental context providing a way of thinking about and understanding behaviour that follows the shifts and changes over time as the baby and young child grow and mature.

Care, Welfare and Community provides an integrated, multidisciplinary overview of the many different aspects of community care.

Structured to support teaching assistants studying for a foundation degree, this book provides an academic underpinning to each of the key topics studied. The book: develops the theoretical knowledge needed to enhance work in the classroom; and encourages students to reflect on their own practice.