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The Emperor and the Butterfly

By: Helen Aileen Davies

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Mac has a vision in which he meets a girl and falls in love. Caught in his obsession are Elen and her would-be suitor Rhys, Mac's wife Kata and his secretary, Carla. But there are darker forces at work. Lust, ambition and romance combine with the life of the South Wales valleys as the present mirrors the past.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1905886535

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9781905886531

Women and the People

Authority, Authorship and the Radical Tradition in Nineteenth-Century England

By: Helen Rogers

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Women and the People

Authority, Authorship and the Radical Tradition in Nineteenth-Century England

By: Helen Rogers

Based on extensive new research investigating the range of women’s involvement in early nineteenth-century popular politics, mid-Victorian reform and the women’s movements of the late century, Women and the People makes an original intervention in the historiography of the radical tradition by exploring the interconnections of populism, liberalism and feminism. Attending to authorship, the study argues that the representational forms adopted by radicals were as important as the content of what they said in shaping their self-perception, their construction of others, and the reception of their ideas. In fiction, poetry and autobiography, as well as in political writing, speeches and journalism, women reworked radical conventions and imagined new models of political identity, participation and authority. Though, in general, radicals appealed to ’the people’, women were often positioned as the suffering objects of reform rather than as the agents of change. By showing how they challenged or reinforced these conceptions of ’women’ and ’the people’, the book contends that radical women invoked alternative communities of sex, class and nation, and helped to remake and discipline the political sphere, as they strove to make it their own.

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Routledge

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1315318008

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9781315318004

The Story of Irish Dance

By: Helen Brennan

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The Story of Irish Dance

By: Helen Brennan

From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Helen Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance. Every type of dance from social to traditional to clergy is included. Brennan takes care to explain the different styles and traditions that evolved from different parts of Ireland; which results in some lively discussions as people reminisce over old favorites. She also discusses how dance evolved to become such an important part of Ireland's culture and history. An appendix is offered to help explain the various steps involved in each style of dance including the Munster or Southern style, Single Shuffle, Double Shuffle, Treble Shuffle, the Heel Plant, the Cut, the Rock or Puzzle, the Drum, the Sean Nos Dance Style of Connemara, and the Northern Style.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493069985

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9781493069989

The Backstreets of Purgatory

By: Helen Taylor

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The Backstreets of Purgatory

By: Helen Taylor

Finn Garvie’s life is one spectacular mess. He spends most of his time fannying around a makeshift Glasgow studio, failing to paint his degree portfolio, while his girlfriend Lizzi treats him like one of her psychology patients, and his best friend Rob is convinced that the tattoos he designs are the height of artistic achievement. To top it all, Finn is worried that some stinking bastard is hanging around, spying on him, laughing at his cock-ups and eating his leftover curry. Fortunately, he has plenty of techniques to distract him – tackling the church hall renovations with the help of his alcoholic neighbour; pining after Kassia, the splendidly stroppy au-pair; and re-reading that book on Caravaggio, his all-time hero. Things take a turn for the strange when he finally encounters the person who’s been bugging him, and it seems to be none other than Caravaggio himself... Art, truth and madness come to blows in this darkly funny debut novel from a startling new talent. 'Fascinating and incredibly funny – this is a bold new voice in Scottish fiction' 17 Degrees 'She has written a Scottish novel of significance and I can’t recommend it enough' Scots Whay Hae 'Memorable and intriguing' Undiscovered Scotland

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390

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Unbound Publishing

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1783525568

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9781783525560

Other Lives - Other Learning

By: Helen McCann

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Other Lives - Other Learning

By: Helen McCann

An examination of the ways in which new university students, such as women, indigenous and non-metropolitan, forge a place for themselves within university culture and pedagogy. This study has wide implications for ways of teaching, structuring and valuing tertiary knowledges.

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Lulu.com

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1847531350

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9781847531353

Postcolonial Ecocriticism

Literature, Animals, Environment

By: Graham Huggan,Helen Tiffin

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Postcolonial Ecocriticism

Literature, Animals, Environment

By: Graham Huggan,Helen Tiffin

This second edition of Postcolonial Ecocriticism, a book foundational for its field, has been updated to consider recent developments in the area such as environmental humanities and animal studies. Graham Huggan and Helen Tiffin examine transverse relations between humans, animals and the environment across a wide range of postcolonial literary texts and also address key issues such as global warming, food security, human over-population in the context of animal extinction, queer ecology, and the connections between postcolonial and disability theory. Considering the postcolonial first from an environmental and then a zoocritical perspective, the book looks at: Narratives of development in postcolonial writing Entitlement, belonging and the pastoral Colonial 'asset stripping' and the Christian mission The politics of eating and the representation of cannibalism Animality and spirituality Sentimentality and anthropomorphism The changing place of humans and animals in a 'posthuman' world. With a new preface written specifically for this edition and an annotated list of suggestions for further reading, Postcolonial Ecocriticism offers a comprehensive and fully up-to-date introduction to a rapidly expanding field.

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Routledge

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1317666151

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9781317666158

Working with Children, Young People and Families

By: Helen Davies,Graham Brotherton,Gillian McGillivray

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Working with Children, Young People and Families

By: Helen Davies,Graham Brotherton,Gillian McGillivray

Written from a unique interprofessional perspective, this book is an essential introduction to working with children, young people and families. It covers policy, practice and theory, exploring key themes and developments, including: - poverty and disadvantage - ethical practice - child development - education - child protection - children and young people's rights - doing research. The book introduces students to a range of theoretical perspectives, links the key themes to the existing and emerging policy and practice context and supports students in engaging with and evaluating the central debates. With case studies, reflective questions and sources of further reading, this is an ideal text for students taking courses in childhood studies, working with children, young people and families, interprofessional children's services, early years, youth work and social work.

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SAGE Publications

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1848609892

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Women, Music and Leadership

By: Helen Rusak

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Women, Music and Leadership

By: Helen Rusak

Women, Music and Leadership offers a wide-ranging survey of women in musical leadership and their experiences, highlighting women’s achievements and considering how they negotiate the challenges of the leadership space in music. Women have always participated in music as performers, teachers, composers and professionals, but remain underrepresented in leadership positions. Covering women’s leadership across a wide variety of roles and musical genres, this book addresses women in classical music, gospel, blues, jazz, popular music, electronic music and non-Western musical contexts, and considers women working as composers, as conductors, and in music management and the music business. Each chapter includes several case studies of women’s careers, exploring their groundbreaking contributions to music and the challenges they faced as leaders. Connecting management theory and leadership research with feminist musicology, this book paints a new picture of women’s major contributions as leaders in music and their ongoing struggles for equity. It will be relevant to students and scholars in arts and music management, as well as all those studying music, gender or leadership, and women music professionals.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000922952

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9781000922950

Queen Victoria

A Biographical Companion

By: Helen Rappaport

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Queen Victoria

A Biographical Companion

By: Helen Rappaport

This resource covers the life, times, and relationships of Queen Victoria, providing information about her children, her personal interests, the historic times in which she ruled, and the leaders she influenced. In this fascinating guide to every aspect of Queen Victoria's life, author Helen Rappaport analyzes the queen's personality, celebrates her achievements, and details the shortcomings of her empire, both in Britain, with its continuing divide between rich and poor, and overseas, where Britain's great empire was won by repression and exploitation. A–Z entries—including topics barely touched in standard biographies—cover things like the various assassination attempts on her life, her interest in dancing and Jack the Ripper's murders, and how her husband Prince Albert introduced the celebration of Christmas to England. Queen Victoria also describes individuals such as her companion Lady Jane Churchill, her physician Sir James Clark, and politicians such as William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli; events like the Irish potato famine; inventions like steam power; and issues such as missionary activity and prostitution. It also includes bibliographies both for each entry and overall, and a chronology.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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157607580X

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9781576075807

Women, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture

By: Helen J. Nicholson

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Women, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture

By: Helen J. Nicholson

Known worldwide among scholars of medieval Europe for her books on the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar, the trial of the Templars in Britain and Ireland, and women and the crusades, Professor Helen J. Nicholson has drawn together in this volume a selection of her shorter publications, previously published in academic journals, scholarly collections, or online. Reflecting almost thirty years of published research, this collection includes articles focusing on women’s depiction in contemporary writing on the crusades and their involvement with the military religious orders, the Templars’ and Hospitallers’ relations with the rulers of Latin Christendom and with their noble patrons and their operations in Britain and Ireland. Women, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture will interest scholars, students, and other researchers studying the military religious orders, the crusades and women’s lives in medieval Europe and the crusader states.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040132723

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9781040132722

Tails from the Classroom

Learning and teaching through animal-assisted interventions

By: Dr Russell Grigg,Helen Lewis

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Tails from the Classroom

Learning and teaching through animal-assisted interventions

By: Dr Russell Grigg,Helen Lewis

Written by Helen Lewis and Russell Grigg, Tails from the Classroom: Learning and teaching through animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) is a fascinating exploration of the use of AAIs in educational settings and how they can inspire and support learners' all-round development. There is growing interest in the idea of bringing animals into the classroom, but it is only recently that researchers have gathered clear data to show the impact of AAIs on the behavioural, emotional, physical and cognitive development of children and young people. Tails from the Classroom brings together this research in a highly accessible way, illustrated with real-life case studies from a range of classroom contexts. It also includes lots of practical guidance on how to set up, manage and evaluate a project, ensuring that the welfare of all participants, including the animals, is a priority. Helen and Russell discuss how AAIs can contribute towards learning in different subject areas and across the curriculum, sharing a wide range of examples to illustrate possible starting points for teachers in a range of subject and thematic contexts - even in less obvious areas such as the arts, literature, and religious and moral codes. They also provide a historical overview of human-animal interactions, highlighting how animals have played a central part in humans' social, spiritual and cultural development. This then underpins the authors' exploration into animals' potential role in enhancing particular dimensions of children's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development and well-being. This groundbreaking book is not just for animal-loving educators, however. It is for anyone who is serious about inspiring learners of all ages and prepared to explore new ways of doing so. Suitable for educators working with learners of all ages.

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Crown House Publishing Ltd

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1785835165

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9781785835162

Down The Belliard Steps

Discovering the Brontes in Brussels

By: Helen MacEwan

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Down The Belliard Steps

Discovering the Brontes in Brussels

By: Helen MacEwan

A craze blown across the Channel from Britain to Brussels - people who meet to talk about the works of the Brontë sisters.' (From a Brussels press article about the newly-formed Brussels Brontë Group). In 1842 Charlotte and Emily Brontë arrived in Brussels to study French at the Pensionnat Heger boarding school at the bottom of the 'Belliard steps'. Their stay in the Belgian capital is the least-known episode of their lives, despite the importance of Charlotte's years in Belgium for her life and work; two of her novels ('Villette' and 'The Professor') were inspired by her time in Brussels and her love for her teacher, Constantin Heger. 'Down the Belliard Steps' tells the story of a group of enthusiasts coming together in Brussels to explore the sisters' time in the city. Beginning with her personal experience as a newcomer to 'the capital of Europe' in 2004, Helen MacEwan tells of her journey of discovery into the history of a vanished quarter of Brussels and her quest to seek out fellow Brontë enthusiasts - a quest that leads to the formation of a literary society, the Brussels Brontë Group. 'Down the Belliard Steps' describes the people she encounters and the adventures she has along the way. We meet an Heger descendant, learn about the re-discovery of a lost Brontë 'devoir' (one of the Brontës' 40 extant French essays written under Heger's direction) and search in Brussels cemeteries for the tomb of a friend of the Brontës who died in a Brussels school. We meet researchers and people inspired creatively by the Brontës. We delve into what it is that draws so many people, from all walks of life, to feel an affinity with members of the world's most famous literary family. Today, the Brussels Brontë Group is a flourishing, multinational literary community, promoting interest in the Brontës through talks, guided walks and reading groups. 'Down the Belliard Steps', crammed with information and anecdotes about Charlotte and Emily's time in the Belgian capital, is a light-hearted but intensely personal and romantic account of the Group's genesis and flowering. The book is a 'must-read' for literary enthusiasts and if any encouragement were needed to visit the Brontës' Brussels, it would be difficult to find anything more seductive than this enchanting narrative.

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Grosvenor House Publishing

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1803818662

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9781803818665

The Late Show

A Semiwild But Practical Survival Plan for Women Over 50

By: Helen Gurley Brown

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The Late Show

A Semiwild But Practical Survival Plan for Women Over 50

By: Helen Gurley Brown

Brown hasn't looked back since her first book, Sex and the Single Girl, hit the New York Times bestseller list in 1962 and remained there for 26 weeks. Now she describes in her distinctive voice what it's like to grow old--covering marriage, money, sex, beauty, exercise, health, doctors, work, and more.

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Avon Books

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0380776545

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9780380776542

Book's by Helen Aileen Davies

The Emperor and the Butterfly

The Emperor and the Butterfly

Women and the People

Women and the People

The Story of Irish Dance

The Story of Irish Dance

The Backstreets of Purgatory

The Backstreets of Purgatory

Other Lives - Other Learning

Other Lives - Other Learning

Postcolonial Ecocriticism

Postcolonial Ecocriticism

Working with Children, Young People and Families

Working with Children, Young People and Families

Women, Music and Leadership

Women, Music and Leadership

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Women, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture

Women, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture

Tails from the Classroom

Tails from the Classroom

Down The Belliard Steps

Down The Belliard Steps

The Late Show

The Late Show

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