Society & culture: general books

Through an analysis of several distinct state-level policies that regulate bathrooms along the dimensions of gender...  Read More >>

Close to midnight on May 17, 1951, four north Alabama lawmen drove to a bootlegger’s home to serve an arrest warrant....  Read More >>

Discover the essence of Scotland’s cultural brilliance with Demarco’s Scotland, an immersive journey into the heart...  Read More >>

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As one of the most celebrated playwrights and distinct voices of the American Theatre, August Wilson's plays have...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition...  Read More >>

First published in 1981 and now with a new preface by the renowned scholar Jeffrey Weeks, this book discusses the...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, From Author to Reader, first of its kind, is a complete review of books in modern...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink...  Read More >>

First published in 1981, The British Business Elite is a study of the attitudes to class, status and power of top...  Read More >>

This book is the second publication originating from the conference Legacy of Slavery and Indentured Labour: Past,...  Read More >>

First published in 1992, this book (now with a new preface by the author) explains changes in the period up to AD...  Read More >>

Dr Róheim, a young Hungarian anthropologist, whose work had already attracted the attention of English authorities,...  Read More >>

Britons Abroad (1968) takes the lid off nine 1960s package tours, mainly in Europe, revealing the kind of people...  Read More >>

In the early Victorian age, the streets of East London were home to migrants from different regions and religions....  Read More >>

Mobile pastoralist activities occur at different scales across the landscape, including local, regional, and supra-regional...  Read More >>

Venture into Emerald City and show off your love for Wicked with this deluxe journal featuring an elegant velvet...  Read More >>

Soup for Good shares the favourite recipes of the Cook for Good community, including soups donated by Nigella, Ed...  Read More >>

Rassemblés pour la première fois, les trois contes initiatiques de J.W. Goethe, Le Serpent Vert, Le Nouveau Pâris,...  Read More >>

We all have it-that inner light that shines as a beacon to our authentic self-but it's often dimmed by life's struggles....  Read More >>

The social fabric of life in 1990s rural India is disintegrating. Christian missionaries are getting the blame and...  Read More >>

Indonesia has become a majority urban society. Despite the classic images of rice fields, volcanoes and rural life...  Read More >>

Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce...  Read More >>