R Spencer: 35 books

This is the first survey of British immigration policy to include both its pre-World War Two origins and its development after the crucial 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act. It is an accessible introduction to a subject of increasing popularity with students and academics. It also integrates the results...

Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field....

This diverse and unique collection of essays examines a wide range of communication elements and themes in the context of the 2012 election. Topics include the early campaign and Romney’s nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of...

Histories of American Physical Anthropology in the Twentieth Century chronicles the history of physical anthropology_or, as it is now known, biological anthropology_from its professional origins in the late 1800 up to its modern transformation in the late 1900s. In this edited volume, 13 contributors...

In most languages we find 'little words' which resemble a full word, but which cannot stand on their own. Instead they have to 'lean on' a neighbouring word, like the 'd, 've and unstressed 'em of Kim'd've helped'em ('Kim would have helped them'). These are clitics, and they are found in most of the...

In the summer of 1848, a buffalo hunter named Gus met an old bull buffalo on the western plains. It turned into a deadly encounter. Many years later, a man is cutting the grass when he stops in the shade to rest. There, he comes upon the buffalo hunter dressed in buckskins and toting...

The collected works of an eclectic group from various points along the west coast, Tea, Toddlers, Doors, and Dinosaurs: A Short Story Anthology is just as varied as the title would suggest. Take a plunge into worlds both familiar and strange, with stories ranging from science fiction to every day...