Society & culture: general books

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

First published in 1927, this title represents an attempt at a more synthetic type of treatment of the field than...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1922, Juvenile Delinquency was written while the author was Director of the Ohio Bureau...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1986, this book was a major contribution to the national debate about racism, racial justice...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1961, when delinquency and its cure constituted one of the gravest problems facing modern...  Read More >>

First published in 1978, this book argues that the troubadour revival in late medieval Spain was a conservative...  Read More >>

Adventurous Film Making (1980) looks at some more ambitious and interesting techniques and shows how these serve...  Read More >>

Cine Craft (1974) is an ideal guide to the world of amateur film making, a treasure-house of authoritative information....  Read More >>

Eliminating Sexual Harassment at Work (1994) gives a clear picture of what sexual harassment is, the effects it...  Read More >>

Graduates (1972) examines the careers of UK graduates for six years following their successful completion of their...  Read More >>

Financial Aid through Social Work (1979) examines the way in which financial aid through social work has been used...  Read More >>

The Social Value of Art (1939) is a thorough examination of art activity, using the knowledge of the workings of...  Read More >>

Applied Depth of Field (1985) is a complete and convenient guide for all kinds of photographers who need to exercise...  Read More >>

Climbing the Ladder (1986) looks at the fundamentals for women breaking the glass ceiling, examining the barriers...  Read More >>

In the book Sex Education (first published in 1989), Philip Meredith focuses upon the British situation to investigate...  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 >>

First published in 1970, Ethics of Industrial Man explores the interrelationship between people’s experience of...  Read More >>

First published in 1929, Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1976 and again in 1988 under the current title, the author describes, examines and introduces...  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 >>

Este Element analiza las características de los movimientos feministas actuales en América Latina y sus respuestas...  Read More >>

Dyslexia-Friendly Edition of the riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and...  Read More >>

A first of its kind book with a breadth of coverage on the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and consumers...  Read More >>