Paul Oliver

ENGLISH TEXT- NEW IN PAPERBACKThe Vernacular House Worldwide Paul Oliver An exploration of the types and forms of vernacular houses around the world and how they are constructed, decorated and inhabited by their occupants A revised and expanded edition of a classic text, containing new field research and scholarship Includes new academic developments in cultural geography, gender studies, sociology and anthropology Beautifully illustrated throughout, largely by photographs compiled in the course of the author's field research A useful survey of how different communities cope with issues of climate, migration, mass development and symbolic and cultural meaning in architecture Paul Oliver is the Chair of the Master's course in International Studies in Vernacular Architecture at the School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University.

The material is very accessible and it is surely one of the best of the genre' - "Nurse Researcher " This book will undoubtedly benefit anyone whatever stage they are with their work. Despite my bookshelf having several books devoted to writing a PhD, I would happily trade them for this book' - "Scott Buckler, Institute of Education, University of Worcester " The book covers its subject thoroughly and comprehensively. It uses simple language, is easy to read and the advice is good. Just about anything a student would want to know about writing a thesis is discussed' - "Douglas Newton, Professor of Education, University of Newcastle" This book is designed to help postgraduate and research students with the process, preparation, writing and examination of their theses. Many students are able to design their programme of research and to collect the data, but they can find it more difficult to transform their data into a thesis. Using his extensive experience as a successful thesis supervisor, the author outlines: the purpose of the thesis and what it should achieve; strategies for organizing your work as you write your thesis; how to the incorporate a theoretical perspective; sound techniques of academic writing; how to benefit from your supervisors' experience; what to do about publishing preliminary findings; and tips on preparing for the oral examination. This book is essential reading for students who are completing theses on 'taught' Masters programmes, M.Phil. and Ph.D. students and for those working on the newer 'taught' doctoral programmes.

The architecture of the people represents in excess of 90 per cent of the world's buildings, including some 800 million dwellings. This edition acknowledges theoretical developments since the mid-80s, when the book was first published, in the areas of cultural geography, sociology and anthropology.

El libro contiene ideas que permiten mejorar la planificación del trabajo y del esfuerzo en el tiempo de estudio y, con ello, conseguir los mejores resultados:? Explica cómo prepararse y organizar los recursos necesarios para el estudio.? Incluye consejos practicos para ayudar en la realizacion de trabajos escritos y en la preparacion de los examenes.? Aporta ideas eficaces sobre la gestion del tiempo y como tomar mejores apuntes.? Incluye comentarios realizados por estudiantes, de varias disciplinas, sobre distintas tecnicas de estudio.? Invita al estudiante a conocer y utilizar nuevas tecnicas para el aprendizaje.

Yonder Come the Blues combines three influential and much-quoted books: Savannah Syncopators; Blacks, Whites and Blues and Recording the Blues. Updated with additional new essays, the book discusses the crucial early development of the blues as a music of Blacks in the United States, explaining some of the most significant factors that shaped this music. Together, these three texts emphasise the significance of the African heritage, the mutuality of much white and black music and the role of recording in consolidating the blues, thus demonstrating the importance of these formative elements in its complex but combined socio-musical history. Redressing some of the misconceptions that persist in writing on African-American music, this book will be essential reading for all enthusiasts of blues, jazz and country music and will be important for students of African-American studies and music, popular music and popular culture.