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Landscape Catalogue 2013

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Hot off the press the new online version of the 2013 Landscape Catalogue. Please get in touch if you would prefer to receive a print copy through the post. victoria.johnston@tandf.co.uk

National Urban Design Awards February 2013

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This year The Temporary City has been nominated for Urban Design Groups Publisher Award 2013

The Urban Design Group's annual celebration of excellence in urban design will this year be held at the Royal Overseas League in St James's, Central London and will showcase some of the best examples of urban design work produced in the UK and beyond over the past 12 months.

For more information about the Urban Design Group

Book Review: Composition, Non-Composition

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A brilliant review by Anthony Vidler of Composition, Non-Composition in the Architectural Review.

‘Lucan’s narrative, as he develops this ‘story of a word’, is never dry or dull, as the question is always addressed through examples – whether drawn from the rule books, or analysed as the processes by which projects emerge.’

for more information about the book click the link http://ow.ly/hkAGC

2013 Archaeology Catalogue

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Two Degrees: The Built Environment and Our Changing Climate (October 2012)

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"We have our challenge laid out — Two Degrees provides a well-structured guide in which anyone who designs or builds in the built environment can find lasting value."—Ed Mazria, founder and CEO, Architecture 2030

This book now includes the feature to LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK. All you have to do is just click on the link to go to the book page on the website

Robert Janes - Author Talk

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Robert Janes author of Museums in a Troubled World and Museums and the Paradox of Change will be speaking at the School of Museum Studies, Leicester University on the evening of February 19th.

We are pleased to say that the University of Leicester Bookshop will be taking pre-orders of Museums and the Paradox of Change and will have a small number of copies of Museums in a Troubled World for sale.

Bookings are not being taken for the event, but if you would like to attend please get in touch with the School of Museum Studies on: +44(0)116 252 3963. Please also enquire for times.

Transcultural Cities (January 2013)

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In Transcultural Cities Jeffrey Hou and a cross-disciplinary team of authors argue for a more critical and open approach that sees today’s cities, urban places, and placemaking as vehicles for cross-cultural understanding.

For more information or to order your copy of the book click here

The Contemporary Middle East

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The Routledge Contemporary Middle East Series provides the first systematic attempt at studying the key actors of the dynamic, complex and strategically important MENA region. Each case study provides an easily-digestible analysis of the origins of the state, its contemporary politics, economics and international relations. All books in the series are available as free inspection copies!

In a time of great political change and unrest, these highly topical texts offer succinct accounts of the contemporary political environment in the Middle East.

Featured Title - Becoming a Social Worker

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It’s Here! Free Your Mind - All Access Behavioral Science February

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Throughout the month of February every Routledge Psychology journal is absolutely FREE to access online!

February 2013: Textbook of the Month

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Routledge Education Author of the Month February 2013: Jean McNiff

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Jean McNiff is Professor of Educational Research at York St John University, UK, and also holds Visiting Professorships at the University of Tromsø, Norway; the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa; and Beijing Normal University and Ningxia Teachers University, People’s Republic of China. Prior to her work in higher education she was a teacher and deputy head teacher in a large secondary school in the south of England. She took early retirement, went into business for herself (running a seaside gift shop), and then moved by invitation into higher education because of the interest in her writing and ideas.

Lawrence Venuti, Author of the Month

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Lawrence Venuti, author of the new book Translation Changes Everything, is a professor of English at Temple University, a translation theorist and historian, as well as a translator from Italian, French, and Catalan. He is also the Routledge Linguistics Author of the Month!

Psychology Press Authors of the Month February 2013: W. David Pierce and Carl D. Cheney

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Publishing this month is a new edition of Behavior Analysis and Learning by W. David Pierce and Carl D. Cheney!

Author Mo Wang wins APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology

2013-01-31T21:18:16Q

Routledge author Mo Wang has recently been selected as a recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of applied research.

Dr. Wang will be presented with a formal personalized award citation along with a $1,000 prize to be shared with Dr. Andres De Los Reyes of the University of Maryland at the APA Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31-August 4, 2013. An announcement of all APA award recipients will also be printed in the May 2013 APA Monitor.

We congratulate Dr.Wang on this great honor!

For more information on the APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, click here