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Download or read book West Midlands Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis West Midlands English by : Urszula Clark
Download or read book West Midlands English written by Urszula Clark and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. Both of these areas rose to economic prominence and success during the Industrial Revolution, and both have suffered economically and socially as a result of post-war industrial decline. The industrial heritage of both areas has meant that tight knit and socially homogeneous individual areas in each region have demonstrated in many respects little linguistic change over time, and have continued to exhibit linguistic features, especially morphological constructions, peculiar to these areas or now restricted to these areas. At the same time, immigration from other areas of the British Isles over time, from Commonwealth countries and later from EU member states, together with increased social mobility, have meant that newly developing structures and more widespread UK linguistic phenomena have spread into these varieties. This volume provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties spoken in the two areas. Following the structure of the Dialects of English volumes, it provides:*A comprehensive overview of the phonological, grammatical and lexical structure of both varieties, as well as similarities between the two varieties and distinguishing features.*Thorough discussion of the historical and social factors behind the development of the varieties and the stigma attached to these varieties. *Discussion of the unusual situation of the Black Country as an area undefined in geographical and administrative terms, existing only in the imagination. *Examples of the variety from native speakers of differing ethnicities, ages and genders.*An annotated bibliography for further consultation.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of the West Midlands by : Sarah Watt
Download or read book The Archaeology of the West Midlands written by Sarah Watt and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The west midlands region ... embraces the counties of Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the former West Midlands County."--P. xiv.
Book Synopsis Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis by : Robert Stimson
Download or read book Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis written by Robert Stimson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely and fascinating book illustrates how applied geography can contribute in a multitude of ways to assist policy processes, evaluate public programs, enhance business decisions, and contribute to formulating solutions for community-level problems. The book showcases studies by applied geographers from across the globe collaborating with the public sector, businesses, NGOs and communities to demonstrate how geography Ð with its space and place perspective and its explicitly spatial methods and tools Ð has been employed to address significant real-world issues. The 20 case studies have been conducted at a variety of levels of scale and situational contexts, and employ a range of quantitative and qualitative approaches including spatial and statistical modelling, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), impact analysis and action research. This enlightening and informative book will prove an invaluable reference tool for academics, students and practitioners with a specific interest in applied geography and spatial analysis.
Download or read book Clash of Cultures? written by Roger White and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general perception of the west midlands region in the Roman period is that it was a backwater compared to the militarized frontier zone of the north, or the south of Britain where Roman culture took root early – in cities like Colchester, London ,and St Albans – and lingered late at cities like Cirencester and Bath with their rich, late Roman villa culture. The west midlands region captures the transition between these two areas of the ‘military’ north and ‘civilized’ south. Where it differed, and why, are important questions in understanding the regional diversity of Roman Britain. They are addressed by this volume which details the archaeology of the Roman period for each of the modern counties of the region, written by local experts who are or have been responsible for the management and exploration of their respective counties. These are placed alongside more thematic takes on elements of Roman culture, including the Roman Army, pottery, coins and religion. Lastly, an overview is taken of the important transitional period of the fifth and sixth centuries. Each paper provides both a developed review of the existing state of knowledge and understanding of the key characteristics of the subject area and details a set of research objectives for the future, immediate and long-term, that will contribute to our evolving understanding of Roman Britain. This is the third volume in a series – The Making of the West Midlands – that explores the archaeology of the English west midlands region from the Lower Palaeolithic onwards.
Book Synopsis The West Midlands from AD 1000 by : Marie B. Rowlands
Download or read book The West Midlands from AD 1000 written by Marie B. Rowlands and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1987 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Introduction to Transport Studies by : John Hibbs
Download or read book An Introduction to Transport Studies written by John Hibbs and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise and Reviews `The book might well have been entitled 'The Romance of Transport'. It will appeal to many people including those who are not interested in transport!` JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATIONThe long-awaited new edition of this best-selling textbook, provides an informal overview of the transport industry, including all the major changes of the past 10 years. Ideal for undergraduates and students taking professional transport qualifications as well as for careers advisors interested in the employment opportunities, it will also appeal to general readers who want to discover what transport is all about.
Book Synopsis A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies by : John R. Bryson
Download or read book A Research Agenda for Regeneration Economies written by John R. Bryson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Research Agenda provides both a state-of-the-art review of existing research on city-regions, and expands on new research approaches. Expert contributors from across the globe explore key areas for reading city-regions, including: trade, services and people, regional differentiation, big data, global production networks, governance and policy, and regional development. The book focuses on developing a more integrated and systematic approach to reading city-regions as part of regeneration economics, identifying conceptual and methodological developments in this field of study.
Book Synopsis West Midlands English by : Urszula Clark
Download or read book West Midlands English written by Urszula Clark and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. It provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties
Book Synopsis Global Challenge and Local Response by : Walter B. Stöhr
Download or read book Global Challenge and Local Response written by Walter B. Stöhr and published by United Nations University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume grew out of research undertaken as a part of the UN University's European Perspectives Project. It addresses the consequences of the failure of large-scale industrial enterprise, and the inability of central government policies to cope with the results of economic restructuring, in a series of comparative case studies showing how local communities throughout Europe (East and West, rural and industrial) have responded to economic dislocation and decline, and how these local initiatives have become the basis for economic regeneration. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Regional Development Agencies and Business Change by : Gill Bentley
Download or read book Regional Development Agencies and Business Change written by Gill Bentley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000. Providing an introduction to contemporary regional economic development issues, this book analyzes whether the Regional Development Agencies (ROAs) have the organizational capacities to cope with complex business and economic development challenges.
Book Synopsis When We Build Again by : Bournville Village Trust
Download or read book When We Build Again written by Bournville Village Trust and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many UK cities Birmingham was heavily bombed during the Second World War and as with so many bombed British cities, and many un-bombed ones that jumped on to the re-planning bandwagon, there was a clear imperative to reconstruct. But Birmingham was atypical in how it went about this. The city had begun planning in the mid-1930s, principally to replace vast quantities of slum housing – and there had been suggestions about ring roads even from the time of the First World War. So plans were available virtually ready to go, and were approved by a private Act of Parliament in 1946. Yet within Birmingham there were individuals and organisations with a great interest and influence in planning matters. This followed a significant and long-standing local tradition from the Chamberlain family to Nettlefold’s pioneering work on planning and housing at the start of the twentieth century. Prominent amongst these was the Cadbury family and the Bournville Village Trust, and one of its immediate responses to bomb damage was the book, When We Build Again. This was immediately influential in several respects, as contemporary reviews and ongoing citations demonstrate. It highlighted some less-palatable truths about conditions in the city and more widely, with ideas about what might be done. To modern eyes some of these are radical – for example the wholesale redevelopment of the Jewellery Quarter – an area which was recently proposed for World Heritage status. The origins of the derided post-war comprehensive clearance approach lie in these papers. Further, it used innovative and striking graphics to communicate statistical information to lay readers, including the use of striking photography of places and, particularly, people. Also included in this volume is a facsimile of a second Bournville Trust publication from 1955, Birmingham - Fifty Years On. This less famous but equally important publication grew from a frustration at the slow pace of post-war reconstruction, and envisaged what the city would look like half a century later.
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Knowledge and Innovation by : Helen Brown
Download or read book Knowledge and Innovation written by Helen Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-10-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book presents case studies from the US, the UK and Japan. Packed full of vignettes from cases studies and subscribing to a socio-cultural approach rather than the often tacit assumption that knowledge and ‘technology transfer’ is a logistical problem, this excellent volume illuminates the often misunderstood process of knowledge transfer. Arguing that partnership between public and private sector organizations can take many forms, some of which are very complicated Brown shows that 'partnership' should not be prescribed as a panacea for the delivery of complex policy in education, health and economic regeneration. Instead policy makers need to adopt a much more subtle and sophisticated concept of multi-agency partnership that acknowledges the time and effort needed to build trust and new shared practices. Taking issue with weak theories of change endemic in some policies and emphasizing the process of knowledge creation and the significance of consequent changes in the dynamics of human relations Brown conceptualizes innovation as collaboration between diverse organizations and individuals, the result of which is organizational learning. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in policy studies, business and management and education, as well as policy makers engaged with communities of practice theory.
Download or read book The Review of English Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a section: Summary of periodical literature.
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Book Synopsis Blacks and Britannity by : Danièle Joly
Download or read book Blacks and Britannity written by Danièle Joly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001: Featuring original research concerning young African-Caribbeans in Birmingham, this book addresses complex issues of urban violence and insecurity, racism and discrimination, alienation, resistance and social networks. Employing the methodology of sociological intervention developed by Alain Touraine, the book explores the experiences of a group of young people who are simultaneously presumed to be victims and perpetrators of violence. It examines their relationship to this violence, its meanings for and effects upon them, how they constitute themselves as social actors and subjects, and their capacity for action. The book also addresses the fact that ethnic monitoring and multicultural policies place the question of ethnicity on the British social and political agenda alongside issues of racism and discrimination. Exploring both the perceived and personally experienced position of young people within this context, it sheds important new light upon processes of group identification and action.