Books

Mile High Apple Pie
By Laura Langston, illustrated by Lindsey Gardiner
Random House Children’s Books
ISBN 0370 327365

A moving, and ultimately uplifting story of a young girl's relationship with her grandmother. Mile High Apple Pie is a poignant story that many young children will be able to relate to and a perfect introduction to any discussion about ageing grandparents.

Lindsey Gardiner is a lecturer in Textile Design at DJCAD.

Contesting Capitalism? Left parties and European integration
Manchester University Press Office
Richard Dunphy
ISBN 0 7190 6804 5

This book is a comparative and historical study of the impact of European integration upon the policies, ideology and future prospects of left parties across the European Union. It is the first such study to focus upon parties to the left of social democracy - communist, 'new left' and 'green left' parties. Contesting capitalism will be of interest to all those working in the fields of political science, history and European studies.

Richard Dunphy is Senior Lecturer in Politics.

Nutrient Induced Responses: Topics in Current Genetics
J Winderickx, & Peter Taylor. (eds)
Berlin Heidelberg,
ISBN 3 540 20917 4

In recent years, our understanding of nutrient sensing and the responses triggered by altered nutrient availability have greatly advanced. This new volume in the Topics in Current Genetics series brings together contributions from international experts to give an overview of our current knowledge of the complex but dynamic systems controlling nutrient-induced responses and also how these may break down in diseases such as cancer and diabetes. The book is suitable for students, researchers and clinicians with interests in nutritional biochemistry, physiology and medicine.

Peter Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Molecular Physiology, School of Life Sciences.

The Development of the Social Self
Eds Mark Bennett & Fabio Sani
Psychology Press
ISBN 1841 69294 8

Drawing upon the perspective of social identity theory, The Development of the Social Self is concerned with the acquisition and development of children’s social identities. In contrast to previous work on self-development, which has focused primarily on the development of the personal self, this volume makes a case for the importance of the study of the social self - that is, the self as defined through group memberships, such as gender, ethnicity, and nationality.

With a unique focus encompassing both social and developmental psychology, The Development of the Social Self will appeal to a broad spectrum of students and researchers in both disciplines, as well as those working in related areas such as sociology and child development.

Mark Bennett is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Fabio Sani is Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology.