Society & culture: general books

The rule of law is an inevitable choice for human society to move from a barbaric society that glorifies violence...  Read More >>

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You did everything ""right."" You followed the rules, chased success, and kept the hard parts hidden... hoping that...  Read More >>

Bilingual: English and Farsi ""The Twelve Iranian Festivals"" offers a clear and heartfelt bridge between the ancient...  Read More >>

""For I know the plans I have for you,"" declares the Lord... (Jeremiah 29:11) Every woman carries a story, but...  Read More >>

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The Artist Award for Excellence in Contribution to the Labour Movement, 2025 (Winner) The Art of Solidarity delves...  Read More >>

L'immagine un tempo radiosa delle regioni mediterranee si è visibilmente offuscata negli ultimi decenni a causa...  Read More >>

A practical guide to more fully achieving a meritocratic society. As America's most vaunted cultural value, meritocracy...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive history of the Ryukyu Islands region in English. The Ryukyu islands between Japan and...  Read More >>

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James McMaster studies the forms of care that Asian Americans have taken up to survive the suffering they experience...  Read More >>

During the interwar years, the discourse of regional planning profoundly reformulated the spatiality of race and...  Read More >>

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Miles Franklin-award winner Melissa Lucashenko's searing essays and journalism published together for the first...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1978, this book provided a multi-disciplinary study of the process of ageing for those in...  Read More >>

First published in 1976, Caring for Elderly People rapidly established itself as a standard guide for anyone dealing...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1976, this book highlights the modern approach to the care of the elderly at the time, and...  Read More >>

First published in 1981, this book presented an important contribution toward the necessity for a multidisciplinary,...  Read More >>

First published in 1973, this study describes the last 12 months in the lives of 785 adults. Based mainly on the...  Read More >>

Physical activity should be a key element in the life of older people. First published in 1984, different aspects...  Read More >>

In the 1980s there was growing interest in the topic of ageing and learning disabilities. First published in 1988,...  Read More >>

In the 1980s the need for long-term care for elderly people in Western societies was quite obvious and countries...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, the title looks at the field of elderly care and domiciliary work from the perspective...  Read More >>

First published in 1988, this title looks at why it is that women come to care, and considers the legacy of their...  Read More >>