Martin Barker & Julian Petley 
Ill Effects [PDF ebook] 
The Media Violence Debate

Originally published in 1998, The ‘Man’ Question in International Relations looks the prevalence of man in the world of international relations. The book argues that, focusing on women as a way of ch …

First published in 2001. This book provides a socio-legal analysis of disasters by setting out two sport and leisure disasters (the 1989 Hillsborough and Marchioness disasters) and considering them i …

Originally published in 1981 Social Welfare and the Failure of the State looks at how the 1980s have ushered in an intensification on the debate of the role of the state in social welfare. The book h …

The six essays in this volume are designed to introduce the general reader to some of the main issues in the fields of education, industry, politics, family changes and the like, which concern Britis …

This book explores how digital media can extend care practices among friends and peers, researching young people s negotiations of sexual health, mental health, gender/sexuality, and dating apps, and …

This book examines the role of local food movements, enterprises and networks in the transformation of the currently unsustainable global food system. It explores a series of innovations designed to …

Amazonian Caboclo Society is concerned with peasant society in Brazilian Amazonia. Most anthropological work in Amazonia has focused on Indian groups, and caboclos (peasants of mixed ancestry) have g …

In the past sheep-rearing was the main means of existence for most Bedouin. Today it is developing in a new direction. For some it is as important as ever, for others it has become only a subsidiary …