Between the Wolfenden Report of 1957 & the homophobic Section 28 of 1987 was a period of unprecedented optimism & political activism among lesbians & gay men in Britain. 'Radical Records' explores the diverse & sometimes conflicting attempts of lesbian & gay people to build a new world for themselves & those they loved.
Between the Wolfenden Report of 1957 & the homophobic Section 28 of 1987 was a period of unprecedented optimism & political activism among lesbians & ...
Throughout the OECD, 30% of the average firm's total labour costs comprises items which are other than direct remuneration. This reissue, first published in 1984, focuses upon these non-wage labour costs, which include: fringe-benefit payments, obligatory social-welfare contributions, holiday entitlements and expenditures on recruitment and training.
Throughout the OECD, 30% of the average firm's total labour costs comprises items which are other than direct remuneration. This reissue, first publis...
Bob Hart offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of workweek reductions on employment & hours as well as coverage of part-time employment, temporary lay-offs, short-time working, labour subsidies, social security funding, mandatory & early retirement & collective bargaining.
Bob Hart offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of workweek reductions on employment & hours as well as coverage of part-time employment, tempo...
Part journal, part ethnographic observation, part social and moral commentary, this very personal and sensitive book depicts not only the intricate relationships among the valley people, but also those between them and the anthropologist who has come from the outside world to study them.
Part journal, part ethnographic observation, part social and moral commentary, this very personal and sensitive book depicts not only the intricate re...
First published in 1983, this important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be taken to build a socialist society in the 1980s. It covers topics as diverse as concepts of equality and fairness, sexual discrimination, economic policy, health and urban policy, pensions, poverty and the economics of the welfare state, defence and internationalism.
First published in 1983, this important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be tak...
This is a reissue of Henri Pirenne's extremely popular and influential history of Europe in the Middle Ages. It begins with the Barbarian and Musulman invasions in the 5th century AD, which signalled the end of the Roman world in the West, and ends in the middle of the 16th century with the Renaissance and the Reformation.
This is a reissue of Henri Pirenne's extremely popular and influential history of Europe in the Middle Ages. It begins with the Barbarian and Musulman...
First published in 1990, this reissue contains the papers presented at the First World Scientific Congress of Golf, held at the University of St Andrews. This Congress was the first gathering of its kind, bringing together leading scientists researching into golf, including specialists in sports medicine, exercise psychology, coaching, sports psychology, equipment design and golf construction and management.
As the first overview of the science of golf, this reissue will be a key reference in libraries serving sports science and sports medicine researchers and will be required...
First published in 1990, this reissue contains the papers presented at the First World Scientific Congress of Golf, held at the University of St An...
First published in 1924, Max Beer's work comprises the history of social thought from the 4th to the 14th century. He considers in detail the heretical social movement and the story is brought up to the period of the peasants' wars and the social struggles in the towns, which form the prelude to modern times.
First published in 1924, Max Beer's work comprises the history of social thought from the 4th to the 14th century. He considers in detail the heretica...
This reissue, first published in 1995, focuses on philosophy and social science in human ecology, and includes case studies dealing with the problems of political implementation of development plans and schemes. Part One deals with theory, including a comprehensive introduction to the field and an overview of the conceptual modelling typical in human ecology. Part Two moves towards questions of human behaviour and action, exploring the relationship between environmental ethics and policy in terms of the justification and implementation of human interactions with nature and the environment...
This reissue, first published in 1995, focuses on philosophy and social science in human ecology, and includes case studies dealing with the proble...
This study deals with a number of influential figures in the European tradition of Marxist theories of aesthetics, ranging from Lukacs to Benjamin, through the Frankfurt School, to Brecht and the Althusserians. Pauline Johnson shows that, despite the great diversity in these theories about art, they all formulate a common problem.
This study deals with a number of influential figures in the European tradition of Marxist theories of aesthetics, ranging from Lukacs to Benjamin, th...
