Social Sciences

First published in 1998. Based on the author’s personal experience and first encounter as a member of the sandwich generation revealed which revealed they had a great deal to learn. This book conside …

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This book brings together articles by leading international scholars from diverse disciplinary perspectives who focus on the legal, social and cultural dimensions of intellectual properties – includi …

In the past few years the topic of work and ageing has received much public and professional interest. The progressive ‘greying’ of the population and its impact on work is a problem of widespread an …

From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke is the first time a collection of these interviews is being published as a book. They have been conducted by one of England …

The seven-step Independent Investigation Method (IIM) guides students through group and independent research projects, empowering them with the skills to conduct research in any discipline and to pur …

Integrative Feminisms presents a unique discussion of feminist radicalism in North America in the context of feminism”s global development since the 1960s. Across divergent agendas, Angela Miles ill …

Reluctant Capitalists examines Russia”s plodding, sometimes painful, journey toward a free-market. Through case studies, interviews and first-hand observation, Randall tells us of Russia”s economic …

Published in 1998, Understanding Human Society is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science. …

Barranquitas, Venezuela is real. Nearly half of its population has inherited a malicious, mutated gene that causes a deadly neurological disease. Marina Valdesa, age 36, lies dying in a Casa Hogar Am …