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A legacy of slavery, abolition, colonialism, and class struggle has profoundly impacted the people and culture of the Caribbean. In Tropic Tendencies, Kevin Adonis Browne examines the development of an Anglophone Caribbean rhetorical tradition in response to the struggle to make meaning, maintain identity, negotiate across differences, and thrive in light of historical constraints and the need to participate in contemporary global culture. Browne bases his study on the concept of the "Caribbean carnivalesque" as the formative ethos driving cultural and rhetorical production in the region and beyond it. He finds that carnivalesque discourse operates as a "continuum of discursive substantiatio...
Formerly known as O'Hare & Hill: Civil Litigation, this text is widely regarded as the 'bible' on the subject. It is a portable and accessible work that offers both student and experienced litigators indispensable 'how to' advice on all types of civil litigation. It takes the reader step-by-step through every stage of an action in a logical sequence, from the preliminary stages of litigation - such as taking a witness statement - through the directions stage, to trial, costs, enforcement and appeals. The authors, both experienced writers and practitioners, adopt a narrative approach to help readers search by subject and obtain a wider range of information than provided by an annotated work. This new edition takes into account all the latest changes relating to the ongoing reform and consolidation of the civil litigation process. A one-volume, portable guide through all stages of litigation; Covers all types of civil litigation at Queen's Bench and County Court levels; Essential introduction to the subject for the student; Useful aide-memoire for the trainee and more experienced practitioner; Highly practical approach, with liberal use of examples throughout.
Immigration Law is a straightforward, up-to-date and practical introduction to this changing area of law.
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The new edition of this popular handbook gives an authoritative, informative and accessible account of key areas of child protection practice. Covering research, policy and practice it is relevant to all professionals working in child care. No other book on child protection offers such comprehensive coverage of policy and practice. It provides research findings in all areas of child abuse, latest policies and indications of good practice, plus specialist chapters for different professionals. Chapters have been contributed by known experts in the field, both distinguished academics and practitione...
Having experienced plenty of love, life, excitement and the loss of such desirable and very important aspects towards and within the human spirit of enthused dedicated moments in life where the undercurrent pattern in writing about ‘The Intentions Of Love’ will only leave readers to dwell upon the true colour of a thriving and an abundance of diversity of thrilling words constructed to get the blood running through anyone’s veins. There is a spectrum of knowledge across all fields in compiling this stunningly penned poetry book by the author, Kevin Browne.
Overall Winner of the 2019 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature High Mas: Carnival and the Poetics of Caribbean Culture explores Caribbean identity through photography, criticism, and personal narrative. Taking a sophisticated and unapologetically subjective Caribbean point of view, the author delves into Mas—a key feature of Trinidad performance—as an emancipatory practice. The photographs and essays here immerse the viewer in carnival experience as never before. Kevin Adonis Browne divulges how performers are or wish to be perceived, along with how, as the photographer, he is implicated in that dynamic. The resulting interplay encourages an informed, nuanced approach to the imaging...
Civil Litigation introduces students to the processes and procedures involved in making and defending civil litigation claims. The text is ideal for students taking the Legal Practice Course or relevant LLB or LLM modules and features case studies on both a personal injury matter and a commercial matter, making it suitable for students with either a high street or a commercial focus. Following the chronological progression of a civil litigation claim, the book offers practical guidance on advising clients whilst ensuring that the latest principles of the SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct are maintained. Students on CILEx courses, new trainees in practice, and paralegals will find this practic...
Kevin Killeen addresses one of the most enigmatic of seventeenth century writers, Thomas Browne (1605-1682), whose voracious intellectual pursuits provide an unparalleled insight into how early modern scholarly culture understood the relations between its disciplines. Browne's work encompasses biblical commentary, historiography, natural history, classical philology, artistic propriety and an encyclopaedic coverage of natural philosophy. This book traces the intellectual climate in which such disparate interests could cohere, locating Browne within the cultural and political matrices of his time. While Browne is most frequently remembered for the magnificence of his prose and his temperament...
Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system. Topics include: criminal justice assessments offenders with mental disorders family violence policy and practice
Incorporating HC 1206-i, session 2007-08 previously unpublished