Sociology

The essays compiled in this book explore aspects of Walter Benjamins discourse that have contributed to the formation of contemporary architectural...

The summer of 2022 saw the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation, the first time in British history that a mo...

Puck Fair, Irelands oldest festival, was established by a royal patent in October 1613, granted to the Welsh planter, Jenkyn Conway, of Killorglin....

The county of Lincolnshire is a beautiful mixture of low-lying marshy fen land, modest hills and the steep valleys of the rolling Wolds. It is also...

Mining is Britains oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New ...

The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink and celebrations of Hogmanay, fr...

The most comprehensive textbook for students in advanced social work and mental health courses is now completely revised and updated for a new gene...

In this lively illustrated anthology, Anne Harvey recreates the spirit of childhood Christmases past, from Washington Irvings Christmas Day in 1820...

Victoria's Children of the Dark tells the story of Queen Victoria's invisible subjects - women and children who laboured beneath her 'green and ple...

Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse - in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand, eithe...

Parenting in the modern world is an overwhelming concept. It seems to divide everyone from psychologists and politicians to scientists and salesmen...

Literally the last word for Hollywood trivia buffs, a celebrity death certificate is also strangely compelling. Its matter-of-fact reportage mak...

The cultural economy forms a leading trajectory of urban development, and has emerged as a key facet of globalizing cities. Cultural industries inc...

Over the course of time, more and more longitudinal and cross sectional data on work values and work ethics has been gathered by researchers and in...

For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers the families who move with the military to stay with their men. This bo...

The relationship between crime and community has a long history in criminological thought, from the early notion of the criminogenic community deve...