In this volume, Lena Sommestad explores the influence of agrarian womanhood on the gender division of labor in the dairy industry and of rural women’s activism in the formation of Sweden’s gender-egalitarian welfare state during the early twentieth century.
The book includes theory and applications of various types of multi-criteria decision making and optimization techniques... Læs mere
This book offers an empirically-grounded account of the emergence and political activities of a new collective actor in Berlin’s art field, unpacking the political organization of one of the most compelling contemporary art scenes, worldwide.
First published in 1985. This book exploresthe agricultural growth of the Punjab in Northern India. It shows how agricultural output is affected by, and affects, demographic changes, income distribution, state involvement and structural changes both in society and the economy.
First published in 1985. This study explores the agricultural depression in the United States of America in the 1920’s. The... Læs mere
First published in 1980. Agriculture and the European Community examines the reasons for the existence of the CAP and its format. This title will serve as a... Læs mere
First published in 1983. In this study, John Bowers and Paul Cheshire examined the real value of agricultural support in successive policy phases since the Second World War, and analysed the effects this support had on income distribution.
Originally published in 1990. This is the first part of a project dealing with the long-term food crisis in Africa primarily at the level of... Læs mere
Originally published in 1991. This project evaluates the often-retrogressive results of foreign aid to African nations, offering an... Læs mere
The structure and future of Britain’s agriculture are the focus of this book, first published in 1986. What is distinctive about the social and economic organisation of... Læs mere
An autobiographer and pioneering ethnographer, Michel Leiris (1901-90) also produced important criticism on art, opera, jazz and literature. Hand here defines and situates Leiris' core themes and analyses his criticism in each of the art areas examined.