Local Literacies is a unique study of everyday reading and writing. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Britain, the authors analyze how they use literacy in their day to day lives. This exploration provides a description of literacy at one point in time, and also reveals the nature and significance of communication to people, households and communities.
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These 16 collected essays open with a contribution by Fergus Millar in which he defends the continuing significance of the study of Classics and argues for expanding the definition of what constitutes that field.
In this volume he also questions the dominant scholarly interpretation of politics in the Roman Republic, arguing that the Roman people, not the Senate, were the sovereign power in Republican Rome.
'Your unquestioning obedience. You will be my man.' Such is Manfred's demand when he offers Rod Ironsides the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine.
For Rod, ambitious and hard-living but totally gripped by the life of the mine, it is the chance of a lifetime. Manfred Steyner is neurotic and ruthless, a compulsive gambler who treats people as counters in a private game and his beautiful, frustrated wife Terry as a social prop and source of cash.
Whether you are a first-time manager, a function specialist, or someone running your own organization, your objectives will always be the same: how do I obtain”and sustain the best performance from both myself and my team? Based on in-depth experience of developing people and initiating change within many types of organizations, Mark Thomas provides a practical guide to mastering the essential techniques of people management. He explains all the key concepts clearly and his book, packed with examples, charts, tips, and techniques, is full of practical advice and shrewd insights.
