Authors:Michael D. Hill, Lena M. Hill,
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: greenwood, guides, multicultural, literature, guide, reference, ellison, invisible, man, ralph
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2008-01-30
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 031333465X
ISBN-13: 9780313334658

Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. This book gives students a thorough yet concise introduction to the novel. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison’s literary style, and the critical reception of the work. Students will welcome this book as a guide to the novel and the concerns it raises.The volume offers a detailed summary of the plot of Invisible Man as well as a discussion of its origin. It additionally considers

Author: Michael Hill
Publisher: Policy Pre
Keywords: first, century, twenty, politics, policy, pensions
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2007-05-30
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1861348517
ISBN-13: 9781861348517

This book provides a much-needed introductory guide to the issues surrounding pension policy, not just in the UK but worldwide, and offers a critique of some of the dominant ideas and assumptions. Noting the intense debate that currently surrounds the subject, the book explores a wider view of the continuing issues about pension policy. It draws attention to an ideological ’fault-line’ running through pensions policy, between a dominant view of pensions as deferred earnings on the one hand and a view of them as providers of an adequate income to enable elderly people to participate

Author: Michael Hill
Publisher: Longma
Keywords: process, policy, public
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2005-09-16
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0582894026
ISBN-13: 9780582894020

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. It provides a stimulating and accessible read that clarifies the complexities and diversities of a difficult subject. A fundamental revision of Michael Hill’s earlier book The Policy Process in the Modern State, this book demonstrates how any attempt to influence the policy process needs to be grounded in an understanding of how policy is made. It covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of the process, allowing students to see the importance of the relation

Author: Michael Hill
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: policy, social, understanding
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-05-23
List price: $58.95
ISBN-10: 1405100575
ISBN-13: 9781405100571

The seventh edition of Michael Hill’s Understanding Social Policy updates his successful text to take into account policy innovations since Labour came to power in 1997 and to reflect the many ways in which the debate about social policy is changing. A website is now available to complement this text at www.blackwellpublishing.com/socialpolicyInvestigates current constitutional changes, such as devolution and the changing central/local relationship and their potential impact upon social policy. Places UK social policy in the wider context of the European Union, both by looking at the rel

Author: Michael Hill
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: comparative, text, world, modern, policy, social
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2006-06-12
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 1405127244
ISBN-13: 9781405127240

Written in a concise and accessible style by Michael Hill, this textprovides a coherent, thematic account of social policy in the modern world.Takes a comparative approach, considering the ways in which different countries approach social policies. Discusses the applicability of comparative theory in social policy Examines individual policy areas, including social security, employment policy, health services, social care and education. Provides a comparative exploration of current issues in social policy, such as the implications of ageing societies and the impact of global forces. Written in

Author: Michael Hill
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Keywords:
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1999-02-19
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0748739092
ISBN-13: 9780748739097

This title includes a complete section on lesson planning ideas for each chapter in the text. It provides answers to all quizzes, tasks and activities. It provides guideline answers to practice exam questions. It also contains separate, differentiated activities building on the content of the book.

Author: Dr. Michael Ray Hill
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: methods, series, research, qualitative, strategies, techniques, archival
Number of Pages: 88
Published: 1993-09-28
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0803948255
ISBN-13: 9780803948259

Historical and biographical work is becoming a more common type of qualitative research done by social scientists and usually requires the extensive use of formal archives housed in universities, governments, museums and other institutions. This practical and concise book provides an introduction for the novice on conducting archival research and covers such topics as contacting and preparing to work in archives, the protocol of using archives, and ways of organizing and referencing the useful data from the archive.