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It includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea broad overview of core themes, concepts, basic practices and key issues in community development;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on community life and well-being, along with the implications for longer-term community support;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eadditional brand new content on the pressing issues of democratic decline, social fragmentation and isolation, social care pressures, technological developments and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299691344245,"sku":"9781447360728","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781447360728_69416307-a1b0-4209-816a-04dd5e680c41.jpg?v=1786021004"},{"product_id":"9781788495806","title":"17 Martin Street","description":"Graphic novel adaptation of the classic wartime novelWhen Hetty Golden’s family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they’re not sure of their welcome. And next door, Ben Byrne’s family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: it’s the Emergency and these strangers could be spies!To repay a debt, Ben agrees to do odd jobs for the Goldens, keeping it a secret from his family. But there’s a bigger secret: Renata, a refugee from Nazi Germany, is on the run in the city, and Hetty is determined to rescue her.Can Hetty and Ben overcome their differences and save Renata, or are they just meddling in things they know too little about?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306706514293,"sku":"9781788495806","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788495806_0dd248d2-8c38-4fc9-b8c7-ab87e01f73a2.jpg?v=1786026962"},{"product_id":"9781350384934","title":"Public Policy in the Community, Third Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommunity and the ideas associated with it – civil society, social capital, mutuality, networks – are often called upon to address the challenges of contemporary society, from poverty and rising inequality to, most recently, COVID-19, climate change, democratic renewal and the rise of populism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA key source of theory and practice for those interested in engaging communities in the policy process, the third edition of this authoritative textbook provides the ideal introduction to the development of policy and practice in relation to community over the past sixty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubstantially revised and updated to reflect advances in research, theory and practice, this third edition enables readers to combine theoretical discussion of policy with practical national and international case studies. Addressing in particular the challenges, contradictions and dilemmas inherent in ideas of community empowerment, Taylor’s indispensable text asks how far communities of place still have relevance in a fast-changing world and how far practices developed over the decades remain relevant to the challenges of the coming years. A pivotal assessment of the place of community in policy and practice today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56368687546741,"sku":"9781350384934","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57682760466805,"sku":"9781350384927","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350384934.jpg?v=1792511660"},{"product_id":"faraway-home","title":"Faraway Home","description":"Karl and Rosa's family watch in horror as Hitler's troops parade down the streets of their home city -- Vienna. It has become very dangerous to be a Jew in Austria, and after their uncle is sent to Dachau, Karl and Rosa's parents decide to send the children out of the country on a Kindertransport, one of the many ships carrying refugee children away from Nazi danger.   Isolated and homesick, Karl ends up in Millisle, a run-down farm in Ards in Northern Ireland, which has become a Jewish refugee centre, while Rosa is fostered by a local family.   Hard work on the farm keeps Karl occupied, although he still waits desperately for any news from home. Then he makes friends with locals Peewee and Wee Billy, and also with the girls from neutral Dublin who come to help on the farm, especially Judy. But Northern Ireland is in the war too, with rationing and air-raid warnings, and, in April 1941 the bombs of the Belfast Blitz bring the reality of war right to their doorstep.   And for Karl and Rosa and the other refugees there is the constant fear that they may never see their parents again.   Based on a true story -- there was a refugee farm at Millisle and among its occupants was a young boy called Karl.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481395994997,"sku":"9780862786434","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780862786434.jpg?v=1786089653"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-marilyn-taylor.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}