Language: history and general works

This text provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the essential aspects of youth substance abuse-an important contemporary personal, social, and public health issue.

Extensive Gallup research offers a unique glimpse inside the heads and hearts of today's teens.

Meaningful relationships, genuine connections, and real love: if those are the things this generation of teens-- the Millennial Generation--is crying out for, who can deliver?

_______________'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy .

Latin names frequently unpronounceable, all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel have been annoying the layman since they first became formalised as scientific terms in the eighteenth century.

'A sprinkling of delightful nuggets about the uses and abuses of the English Language' Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year'[There are] myriad delights in Ben Macintyre's musings on language' The Times, Books of the Year_____________________Do you know your geek-speak from your geek-chic?

Language is always changing.

Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases.

Most of us never realise how many words and expressions used ineveryday English have a nautical origin.

Would you Adam and Eve it?

This is Volume 2 of Dangerous Language.

A new collection that addresses the problematic pathologization of queer youth, this book argues that the majority of educators and youth workers still know little about queer youth's negotiations of identity and community.

Youth Fantasies is a collection of studies conducted in cross-cultural collaboration over the past ten years that theorizes 'youth fantasy'; as manifested through the media of TV, film, and computer games.

Henry Giroux continues his critique of American culture and the way it impinges on the lives of our children.

How do boys see themselves?

When my children were young after we had said our prayers for the night, sometimes they would be a little scared.

Noel is a seven-year-old girl who feels anxious and sad that her family moves a lot, due to her father having to relocate because of his job.

Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.

Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.

This is Volume 2 of Dangerous Language.

From its publication in 1992 Pause and Effect has become a cornerstone of the study of punctuation across the world.

From its publication in 1992 Pause and Effect has become a cornerstone of the study of punctuation across the world.

Drawing on case studies from around the world, contributors to this ground-breaking book explore a major contemporary paradox: on the one hand, young people today are at the forefront of political campaigns promoting social rights and ethical ideas that challenge authoritarian orders and elite privileges.

Drawing on case studies from around the world, contributors to this ground-breaking book explore a major contemporary paradox: on the one hand, young people today are at the forefront of political campaigns promoting social rights and ethical ideas that challenge authoritarian orders and elite privileges.

The coming together of linguistics and sociology in the 1960's, most notably via the work of William Labov, marked a revolution in the study of language and provided a paradigm for the understanding of variation and change.

The coming together of linguistics and sociology in the 1960's, most notably via the work of William Labov, marked a revolution in the study of language and provided a paradigm for the understanding of variation and change.

Young Germany explores the revolt of the younger generation in Germany from 1896 to 1933.

Young Germany explores the revolt of the younger generation in Germany from 1896 to 1933.

Periods are a fact of life for roughly half the population, yet discussions of the menstrual cycle are often shrouded in confusion and embarrassment.

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives.

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives.

This book represents the first major analysis of Anglo-Australian youth justice and penality to be published and it makes significant theoretical and empirical contributions to the wider field of comparative criminology.

This book represents the first major analysis of Anglo-Australian youth justice and penality to be published and it makes significant theoretical and empirical contributions to the wider field of comparative criminology.

Originally published in 2000.

Originally published in 2000.

Originally published in 1937.

Originally published in 1937.

At the onset of the twenty-first century, 'youth studies' emerged as a distinct field of inquisition.

At the onset of the twenty-first century, 'youth studies' emerged as a distinct field of inquisition.