Success out of near disaster, finances taken to the edge of bankruptcy, resignations - this volume tells the dramatic stories of the major new commercial television developments in Britain between 1981-92.
This book examines how the Russian Empire expanded across the barrier of the Caucasus mountains to take control of the Georgian lands at the... Læs mere
The behaviour of many Poles towards the Jewish population during the Nazi occupation of Poland has always been a controversial issue.
This study examines Hardy's prolonged struggle with his contemporary readers, whose bourgeois values he despised. Wright attempts to balance historical research into the response... Læs mere
This book examines the relationship between medicine and the media in 1960's Britain, when the first wave of heart transplants were as much... Læs mere
This book deconstructs the equation of nationalism with the extreme right in Russia. This study rejects the interpretation that... Læs mere
This look at Hopkins' life and social work career broadens our understanding of the political and cultural currents that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the bedrock of the American welfare state.
The Hiplife in Ghana explores one international site - Ghana, West Africa - where hip-hop music and culture have morphed over two decades into... Læs mere
Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide.
Humanities Computing provides a rationale for a computing practice that is of and for as well as in the humanities and the interpretative social sciences.
This is the first manifesto for Health Humanities worldwide. It sets out the context for this emergent and innovative field which extends beyond Medical Humanities to advance the inclusion and impact of the arts and humanities in healthcare, health and well-being.
This book questions the 'role model' status of the Turkish Republic with respect to the advancement of female agency in a secular context by using the... Læs mere