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Some of the tales and happenings revealed are not untypical of those in other English towns, but their telling in this context will appeal to all those with an interest in St Albans and its history, and the book’s period illustrations and modern photography will delight.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299580490101,"sku":"9781445690735","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445690735_eebcfac8-7ea8-4cc4-b107-5182b4daa3f9.jpg?v=1786020584"},{"product_id":"9781447332756","title":"Protecting Children – A Social Model","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection. Against this tense background, this innovative book argues that child protection policies and practices have become part of the problem, rather than ensuring children’s well-being and safety. Building on the ideas in the best-selling Re-imagining child protection and drawing together a wide range of social theorists and disciplines, the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenges existing notions of child protection, revealing their limits;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnsures that the harms children and families experience are explored in a way that acknowledges the social and economic contexts in which they live;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplains how the protective capacities within families and communities can be mobilised and practices of co-production adopted;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaces ethics and human rights at the centre of everyday conversations and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300146819445,"sku":"9781447332756","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781447332756_c382ec65-b3e9-4c60-89ed-9f83f28f5065.jpg?v=1786020889"},{"product_id":"9781848992979","title":"The World In My Kitchen","description":"Imagine a book that transports kids thousands of miles away with the fresh, healthy dishes of different lands. This book leads little people to explore countries and cuisines to try themselves. Simple recipes, using fresh, healthy and easy-to-source ingredients, with suggested substitutions, will open up different tastes, aromas and cuisines.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308493320565,"sku":"9781848992979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848992979_e8db293f-3183-40a6-8a9f-75ad49a0eec3.jpg?v=1786028958"},{"product_id":"9781447308010","title":"Re–imagining Child Protection – Towards Humane Social Work with Families","description":"Why has the language of the child and of child protection become so hegemonic? What is lost and gained by such language? Who is being protected, and from what, in a risk society? Given that the focus is overwhelmingly on those families who are multiply deprived, do services reinforce or ameliorate such deprivations?  And is it ethical to remove children from their parents in a society riven by inequalities? This timely book challenges a child protection culture that has become mired in muscular authoritarianism towards multiply deprived families.  It calls for family-minded humane practice where children are understood as relational beings, parents are recognized as people with needs and hopes and families as carrying extraordinary capacities for care and protection.  The authors, who have over three decades of experience as social workers, managers, educators and researchers in England, also identify the key ingredients of just organizational cultures where learning is celebrated. This important book will be required reading for students on qualifying and post-qualifying courses in child protection, social workers, managers, academics and policy makers.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312399921525,"sku":"9781447308010","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781447308010_2bd68efc-303d-4927-ab40-0421333e5b98.jpg?v=1786020866"},{"product_id":"st-albans","title":"St Albans","description":null,"brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490204983669,"sku":"9781859373415","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781859373415.jpg?v=1786442090"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-kate-morris.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}