1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452775003321

Autore

Feld Merle <1947->

Titolo

A spiritual life [[electronic resource] ] : a Jewish feminist journey / / Merle Feld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1999

ISBN

1-4384-3650-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture

Disciplina

305.48/8924073

B

Soggetti

Jewish women - United States

Jewish women - Religious life - United States

Feminism - Religious aspects - Judaism

Feminists - United States

Spiritual life - Judaism

Jewish religious poetry, American

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Content""; ""Beginnings""; ""Beginning Again""; ""The Necessity of Poetry in My Life""; ""Report from the Trenches""; ""Passion""; ""Yizkor""; ""Israel""; ""Repairing the World: The Work of Tikkun Olam""; ""Daily Prayer""; ""We All Stood Together""; ""Brigadoon, A Place for Dreams to Grow""; ""Readers� and Writers� Guide""; ""Back Matter""; ""Glossary""; ""Index of Poems""; ""Literary Sources""; ""About the Author""; ""Back Cover""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451309403321

Autore

Blackman Tim

Titolo

Urban Policy in Practice [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-134-87154-6

1-280-35488-7

0-203-42192-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Disciplina

307.76/0941

307.760941

Soggetti

Municipal government

Urban policy

Urban policy--Great Britain

Urban policy - Great Britain

Municipal government - Great Britain

Communities - Urban Groups

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Urban Policy in Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I:Urban policy and the state; 1. The Scope and Purposes of UrbanPolicy; 2. Urban Policy and LocalGovernment; 3. Urban Policy and CentralGovernment; 4. Paying for LocalServices; Part II:Approaches to urban policy; 5. Management ofQuality; 6. CommunityDevelopment; 7. Urban Policy andResearch; Part III:Key goals for urban policy; 8. Education, Training and the LocalEconomy; 9. Sustainable UrbanPolicy; 10. Health forAll

Part IV:Issues for urban policy in the 1990s11. Issues for Urban Policy in the1990s; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy



in contemporary Britain. The book covers a range of topics including: * Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and local government finance. Throughout, the concern is for a clear analysis of corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development.