Jim Dawson 
Did Somebody Step on a Duck? [EPUB ebook] 

This accessible work provides a ‘political sociology’ of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underp …

This book introduces a historical perspective on the emergence and development of social welfare. Starting from the familiar ground of “the family“, it traces some of the crucial historical roots a …

In 1990, Paula Caplan, a nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women, wrote the groundbreaking Don“tBlame Mother. Now, almost ten years later, she finds that we are still blaming mothers …

All institutions concerned with the process of judging – whether it be deciding between alternative courses of action, determining a judge’s professional integrity, assigning culpability for an alleg …

Targeting Terrorists: A License to Kill? examines the political history and ethics of targeted killing. Avery Plaw“s analysis addresses the questions of moral, political and legal justification in t …

The recent turbulence in the stock market has brought into question the way, and prices at which, shares are traded, and how the market effectively values companies. It has also raised public concern …

Traditionally, tourism media has referred to the image of destinations constructed through media texts such as brochures and postcards, with increasing attention towards other mediascapes such as fil …

First published in 2005. Baron Brisse is one of the great names and authorities of European cuisine. His book, whose carefully selected recipes come from many schools of cookery and include dishes to …

First published in 1986. This book looks at the World Oil industry before OPEC, the emergence of international oil companies, pricing, and the development of OPEC, the Organisation and Petroleum-Expo …

Drawing on findings from a large EU-funded research project that took place over three years, this book analyses educational trajectories of young people in eight European countries: Finland, France, …