Since its timid introduction onto the EC agenda in 1974, reconciliation of work and family life has developed into a fully-articulated principle.... Læs mere
This book is about property, informality and institutions relevant to both the developed and the developing world. The author introduces a new... Læs mere
This book takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday... Læs mere
Through penetrating analysis of twentieth-century historical fiction from Central America this book asks: why do so many literary texts in the region address historical issues?
Viewing those acts as a threat to states' rights, as well as indicative of a national government that sought... Læs mere
In this work, Jansen explores a recurring theme in writing by women: the dream of finding or creating a private and secluded retreat from the world of men.
This collection of essays by an international team of experts, explores the wideranging impact of Renaissance humanism on sixteenth century England.
It calls for the addition of a selective control over the flow of credit in the economy as an addition to the conventional Keynesian contracyclical tools for keeping... Læs mere
This topical collection of eleven commissioned essays by well-established contributors from sociology, religious studies and theology, is one of the first treatments of the relationship between postmodernity and religion from a sociological perspective.
This collection examines two recent phenomena: the return of realist tendencies and practices in world cinema and television, and the 'rehabilitation' of realism in... Læs mere
Drawing on recent developments within the sociology of family life, this book examines family connection and solidarity within different stepfamily networks, focusing on relationships from... Læs mere
Presenting cutting-edge science in a playful manner, this exploration of a topic that has been veiled by taboo, the psychology of excretion, surveys an assortment of... Læs mere