Living Life in Common by Marian Barnes
This book is about communal living, as practised by the Pilsdon Community in Dorset. It describes an alternative way of providing refuge, support and a place of recovery for people experiencing mental health problems, addictions and other crises in their lives.
Marian Barnes was Professor of Social Research at the University of Birmingham and Professor of Social Policy at the University of Brighton, specialising in care, mental health and studies of user involvement. She was a Mental Health Act Commissioner from 1989 to 1994. She currently volunteers at the Pilsdon Community. Mary Davies is an oral historian, having undertaken field research in a Tanzanian village and worked at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, and at Goldsmiths College, London. She has lived at the Pilsdon Community for five years as volunteer and member, and developed the project which led to this book. David Prior worked in research and policy development in local government and as a senior research fellow at the University of Birmingham, focusing on issues of citizen and community involvement in governance and public service delivery. He is currently a volunteer at the Pilsdon Community.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803130507 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803130504 |
| Title | Living Life in Common |
| Author | Marian Barnes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2022-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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